August 22, 2025

Upcoming Events

Connect Retreat:  Wednesday, August 27, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
On August 27, the third full day of school, all students will participate in a Connect Retreat, a day-long experience built around growing teacher and student relationships to promote moments of connection and belonging. To learn more information about your student’s Connect Retreat Day, click HERE. Please note: All Freshman and Sophomore parents must complete this Connect Retreat Permission Form, and all Senior parents must complete this Connect Retreat Permission Form by the first day of school, Monday, August 25.

2025-2026 School Year Bell Schedule
We are looking forward to the new school year! The 2025-26 school year bell schedule may be found here. The first day of school is Monday, August 25. We will run a modified bell schedule during the first two weeks of school. You may see the first week bell schedule by clicking here. You may see the second week bell schedule by clicking here.

Picture Day! 
Picture Day this year will be September 3 and September 4. A make-up/retake day will be October 8. Lifetouch will be set up in the Atrium from 8:00-1:30 on these days. It is very important that your student stop by to take his/her picture within the given time frame on one of those three days. There is no allotted time for students to take their pictures, so it is up to the student to ensure they get their picture taken. Before school, study hall, lunch, and passing periods are all great times to stop by! Please note, Lifetouch will be gone by the end of the day, so they will not be available after school. Please reach out to Miss Rusthoven (krusthoven@wheatonacademy.org) with any questions. Thank you!

2025 Todd Beamer Golf Outing
Monday, September 8
Join us for the Todd Beamer Golf Outing, a beloved Wheaton Academy tradition supporting our mission by equipping every student with a Christ-centered education made possible through the Warrior Fund. This year, you can look forward to exciting new auction items, meaningful community, and a full day of purpose-driven fun! Click here to register and learn more!

WA Women’s Prayer Fall Luncheon
Tuesday, September 9
12:00-2:30 pm
All women are invited to attend the first Women’s Prayer event of the season, the Fall Luncheon. Please join us for a time of prayer, fellowship, and food. Please click here for more information and to RSVP.

General News

New Parent Night Recap
It was a privilege to host parents of new freshmen and transfer students on Wednesday night at our New Parent Night. Our parent ambassadors and faculty enjoyed getting to know you and fostering our community together. If you were unable to make it or would like the resources we distributed, you can access them on our new families resources page. This page includes information that will help you and your students have a great first week of school.  We look forward to seeing your students on Monday for the first day of school!

Back-to-School-Checklists
Please make sure your students check their schedules before Monday, as the order of their classes may have changed. Also, if you are a new family to Wheaton Academy, please click here to ensure you have completed all you need to before school begins. If you are a returning family, please click here to see and complete your checklist.

Meet Wheaton Academy’s New Employees!
Please click here to learn about our new employees at Wheaton Academy this year. We praise God for the team He has brought together.

Textbook Acquisition for the 2025-2026 School Year
Families are responsible for purchasing or renting books for their student(s). Wheaton Academy has worked with our bookstore company, eCampus, to provide each family a convenient option to purchase or rent books.

Families can shop for each student’s books using eCampus’ “Shop by Schedule” option on their website. Then, eCampus will ship the purchased or rented books directly to each family’s home. Here are some important things to note:

  • All books must be shipped to your home, not Wheaton Academy.
  • You must use your student’s Wheaton Academy email (lastname@walearner.org) to order books.
  • If you have more than one student at Wheaton Academy, you will need each student’s email and must log in separately for each student, as their schedule information automatically populates the customized booklist through their email.
  • For details steps on how to order books, click here.

Trap Team
Did you know that Wheaton Academy has a competitive precision team shooting club that meets on Tuesday evenings and Saturday middays in both the fall and spring seasons at the St. Charles Sportsmen’s Club in Elburn? Trap Shooting is a team sport with a strong individual and team component designed to emphasize safety and improve accuracy when using firearms. 

At least one parent must have an active FOID card for anyone interested in joining the Trap Team this season. A shooting membership and safety course is offered by St. Charles Sportsmen’s Club on Saturday, September 20, at 9:45 am, and is required to participate.

Existing members’ first practice is Tuesday, September 2, at 5:45 pm, and new members begin Saturday, September 20, at 11:45 am. Hope to see you there! For more information, contact Mr. McCallum.

Resource Guide: Sexual Abuse and Prevention
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) maintains a resource guide on sexual abuse response and prevention, and requires non-public schools to share this information with their communities. The guide contains information on and the location of children’s advocacy centers, organizations that provide medical evaluations and treatment to victims of child sexual abuse, organizations that provide mental health evaluations and services to victims and families of victims of child sexual abuse, and organizations that offer legal assistance to and provide advocacy on behalf of victims of child sexual abuse. This guide can be accessed through the ISBE website at www.isbe.net.

Driver’s Ed
In an effort to accommodate student schedules and extracurricular activities, Wheaton Academy offers after-school and summer driver’s education courses by hosting Excel Driving School. This year’s Driver’s Education Class Schedule can be found on the Families page and has a class starting in just a few weeks!

Senior Picture Submission
Please begin thinking about the photo your student would like to submit to the yearbook. For their senior year, students are able to choose a photo that they would like to submit to the yearbook as their senior portrait. Your student may have chosen to take their senior picture with Prestige over the summer, or they may have had their photos taken through a different company. Either option is perfectly fine, but each requires different steps for submitting their photo. 

If your student chose to take their photos with Prestige, Prestige will ask you which photo you would like to select for the yearbook, and it will automatically be sent to us. If this is the option your student chose, please simply select the photo you want submitted to the yearbook, and no further action is needed. You are all set! 

If your student had their photo taken with a different company, that is perfectly fine as well. However, since Wheaton Academy does not work directly with other companies, you will need to submit your chosen photo to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org. Once you have sent in your student’s photo, you are good to go!

Please keep a few things in mind when selecting the photo you plan to submit to the yearbook: 

  1. Please do not send in a cropped or altered photo. Our system will not allow us to import a screenshot or cropped photo. Please make sure to send the original photo via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org. Please send the photo as a file, not a link. Thank you! 
  2. Please submit a forward-facing, clear picture of your student’s face from the shoulders up, with a non-distracting background. Due to the dimensions of the yearbook photo frame, all photos will be cropped from the shoulders up. You are welcome to send in a full body photo, but please understand that, given the dimensions of the frame, it will need to be cropped. Please do not crop the photo before sending it, as the program will not allow us to upload it. We will crop it when we import it. 
  3. When emailing your student’s photo, please include their first and last name. 

All photos must be submitted by December 19, 2025. Please reach out to Miss Rusthoven with any questions (krusthoven@wheatonacademy.org). Thanks!

The Center for Lifelong Learning

The Center for Lifelong Learning provides on-campus, personalized academic support to help students thrive. From executive functioning coaching and college testing preparation to subject tutoring, we’re here to partner with families and equip students for success this year. 

Coming Up This Month: 

  • CHADD Parent Talk – September 9 at 7:00 pm (in Wheaton) Holly Taritas, Wheaton Academy’s Student Success Coach, will speak at the local CHADD meeting on how families can work together to create supportive, growth-oriented home environments—especially for students with ADHD. This free event is open to the community. Click here for more details and to RSVP. 
  • Parent Workshop – Supporting Executive Functioning in High School 
    September 17, 7:00–8:00 pm | Academic Building Join us for a practical, parent-focused workshop led by Holly Taritas, designed to equip families with tools to support organization, time management, task initiation, and study skills at home. This event is free and open to all WA families, with a special invitation for parents of new students. Happening alongside the student worship night, it’s an easy way to make the most of your time on campus. RSVP here. 

We offer various events and workshops throughout the year for both parents and students. To see a list of upcoming opportunities, visit our “Upcoming Events” page on our website. 

Year-Round Services Include: 

Let’s start the year strong—together. 
Visit our website to schedule a session, register for an event, or learn more.

Athletics

All required August Schools forms MUST be completed by the first day of school, August 25. A student will not be allowed to participate in athletics (including tryouts), retreats, or any school-sponsored events without these forms. If you are a new family to Wheaton Academy, please click here to ensure you have completed all you need to before school begins. If you are a returning family, please click here to see and complete your checklist.

Athletic Passes
We are happy to announce again that this year we will be providing to all Wheaton Academy families, faculty, and staff one athletics pass per household that will provide you and your family free entry into any regular season home sports game(s) for the 2025-26 season. Please stop by the Athletic or Front Office any time M-F from 9 am-4 pm to pick up your pass. Or you can pick one up at the boys’ home soccer opener on Monday, August 25, at the gate table.