Author: Jenn Trott

November 15, 2024

Upcoming Events

WA Women’s Saturday Prayer
November 16
Board Room
9:00 a.m.
Every third Saturday, women from the Wheaton Academy community meet to pray for our school. Please join us on Saturday, November 16 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room (enter the new front office doors and the Board Room is on your right) for our next prayer time. We will hear from WA employee Kyra Cozzi.

Evening of Classics
Monday, November 18
7:00 pm
Fine Arts Center
Evening of Classics is a classical music recital put on by WA students. It takes place in the FAC auditorium, admission is free, and all are welcome. Over twenty students involved in solos and small ensembles are excited to perform! Light refreshments will be served.

Christmas Gala
Friday, December 6
7:00-9:30 pm
Hotel Baker
Monday and Tuesday (November 18-19) are the last two days for students to buy their Christmas Gala tickets. Tickets will be on sale in the Student Union for $80. Push Coin and cash are accepted. The Gala will be held Friday, December 6 at the Hotel Baker along the Fox River in St. Charles, IL from 7:00 – 9:30 pm. No tickets will be sold at the door, so make sure your student(s) purchase their tickets before the end of lunch on Tuesday, November 19. Non-Wheaton Academy guests will need a completed permission waiver to attend. Please click here for the guest waiver and to see full details about the Gala.

MTS Showcase
Thursday, November 21
7:00 pm
Alumni Chapel
Please join of for the Musical Theatre Studies Showcase on Thursday, November 21. You may click here for details.

General News

2025-2026 School Session Dates
To view the 2025-2026 school session dates you may click here. Please note – all of these dates may change. The most accurate calendar is always our online calendar which you can find here. We appreciate your flexibility.

Senior Cap and Gown Orders Due November 25
Senior cap and gown orders should be made online. Orders are due November 25 – any orders placed after this time will be subject to increased pricing. You can place your order at Jostens.com. If you have a cap and gown from a sibling, you are welcome to use that. Please ensure it is in good condition. You would only need to order a tassel if you use a sibling’s cap and gown. All NHS members will receive a good tassel and cord in April when cap and gowns are delivered, and the senior photo is taken.

Winterim Internships
If your student plans to do an internship for Winterim, here is the link to the overview and application. If you have questions, please get in touch with Phil Strzalka at pstrzalka@wheatonacademy.org.
Internship Overview
Internship Application

How To Access Your PSAT Results
Students should have access to the scores for the PSAT test they took in October. Please watch this video for a step-by-step guide to viewing scores and interpreting the data: Understanding Your Digital PSAT Score Report. To access their score, students should do the following:
If they provided their phone number during exam setup, they should be able to access their test score via the Big Future App on their phone.

  1. If not, have students go to the following website: studentscores.collegeboard.org/home Student Score Reports.
  1. Have students create a College Board account if they do not have one already or log in to their account if they have an existing one.
  2. Have students write down their password/ username and share it with you so you can access it each year throughout high school.
  3. If they have issues with their login or password, they need to contact the College Board customer service phone number for more help. Wheaton Academy cannot assist with College Board account information or passwords.

** Please note that accessing the test results using their College Board Account provides more robust information and connection to Khan Academy practice. So, this is the best way to access their scores. They will also need this account to register for future SAT tests or to access AP test results.

If a student cannot access their score using options 1 and 2 above, please have them come to Student Services and talk to Bart Gregersen. He can assist them with locating their scores.

Timeshares for Teachers
Wheaton Academy is once again seeking vacation opportunities to be used by our Living Curriculum Teachers. If you have a timeshare, a privately-owned vacation home, vacation packages, or airline miles, we invite you, as a friend and supporter, to provide our faculty and staff a much-deserved vacation at little or no cost to them.

How does this program work? Click Timeshares for Teachers to learn more.
If you have a property you would like to share, please fill out this form.

Financial Aid Now Open for Next School Year 
Returning Family Financial Aid Application Deadline: December 6 
The financial aid process at Wheaton Academy is officially open for the 2025-2026 school year. The application timeline is changing this year—the financial aid application deadline for returning families is now Friday, December 6, 2024. We hope that this adjusted timeline will help both families and Wheaton Academy financially plan for the 2025-2026 year. 

Like previous years, we have partnered with the financial aid processing company—Blackbaud Financial Aid. We then hope to distribute financial aid decisions to returning families starting as early as mid-December and continuing through January. This timeline allows Wheaton Academy to grant aid awards to returning families before new family aid awards are considered, as over 80% of our financial aid awards are historically distributed by February. 

For more information, please click here Link: https://families.wheatonacademy.org/aid/

Please note: If you have an incoming student for the 2025-2026 school year, be sure to include them on your family’s financial aid application. Additionally, be sure your new incoming student is applied and accepted through our admissions process as soon as possible as we only award financial aid to accepted students. 

2025-2026 Admissions Season Now Open! 
We are excited to announce that the Application for the 2025-2026 School Year opened on Monday, Sept 16!  We invite you to APPLY NOW by visiting wheatonacademy.org/apply. Applicants who apply this fall will be considered for early decision (before Christmas time). Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator, or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

AP Exams Timeline
For full details on AP Exam Registration, timeline, and deadlines, please click here.

Senior Ads for the Yearbook! 
Senior yearbook ads will be available for purchase again this year! Please follow this link if you would like to purchase an ad for your student. Size options include a quarter-page, half-page, or full-page ad. You will design the ad on the website, which will be directly imported into the yearbook – nothing needs to be sent to Wheaton Academy. In past years, a free yearbook was included with the purchase of an ad. Please note that Jostens has changed its policy and no longer includes a free yearbook with ad purchase, so yearbooks will need to be purchased separately. Please contact Ms. Rusthoven with any questions (krusthoven@wheatonacademy.org). Thanks!

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning
Upcoming Events & Classes Sign up now for these seasonal offerings! 
Preparing for Finals Class December 4th @ 3:15 – 4:15 pm 
Sign up to jumpstart your student’s preparation for the final exam season! In this group session, Holly Taritas, a certified executive functioning skills coach, will lead students through a self-assessment of executive functioning skills and the creation of a personalized study schedule. Finals season is a stressful time, and your student will leave this session not only with a written study plan but with increased confidence to finish strong.  

*Sign up before Thanksgiving break to receive 20% off the $100 course registration, using code THANKS20 (valid through 11.26.24) 

Spring Test Preparation Classes January – February 
Equip your student for success on critical standardized tests! Course registration is $550 for 12 hours of instruction. Select from our in-depth courses on either the ACT or SAT.  

SAT Classes Mondays @ 6:30-8:30 pm 
Spring Session 1 (Jan-Mar): 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 3/10, 3/17 
Spring Session 2 (Apr-May): 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 

ACT Classes Saturdays @ 10 am-12 pm 
Spring Session 1 (Feb-Mar): 2/1, 2/8, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15 
Spring Session 2 (Mar-May): 3/22, 4/12, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17 

End-of-the-Semester Support Individualized academic coaching based on your schedule. 

Subject-Specific & AP-Level Coaching Support your student’s classroom learning and sign up for a session with a qualified coach in any subject area, freshman English through AP Calculus. 

Student-Success Coaching Individualized coaching will help your student utilize executive functioning skills to get organized, prepare a study plan, and manage stress.  

Accommodations Does your student have an ISP? If they need a test reader or scribe, the Center will partner with Student Services to provide the support your student needs.  

Interested in our other offerings?  
We offer single sessions, packages, and group courses in a variety of areas. View our website and scheduling page for more information. Don’t see a time or offering that works for you?  Let us know at thecenter@wheatonacademy.org, and we will work with you to meet your needs! information.  

November 8, 2024

Upcoming Events

WA Men’s Prayer
Saturday, November 9
8:00 a.m.
Alumni White Chapel
On the second Saturday of every month, the men from Wheaton Academy meet to pray for our community and hear from one of our faculty/staff members. Please join us on Saturday, November 9. This month we will hear from Wheaton Academy teacher Chip Dykema. Light refreshments are served.

Visionary Families Parenting Seminar
Saturday, November 9
9:30 – 11:00 am
Student Union
Join Visionary Families Ministry in the new Wheaton Academy Student Union as Rob Rienow focuses on helping parents catch a biblical vision for the purpose of parenting, a call to take the lead in spiritually shepherding their kids, with practical ways to get started—special emphasis on not giving up on spiritual intentionality in the teen years.

Veteran’s Day Chapel
Tuesday, November 12
David Iglesias, retired Naval officer and current Wheaton College professor will be the speaker for our Veteran’s Day chapel. We look forward to hearing his message and are grateful for the opportunity to honor our military veterans.

WA Women’s Saturday Prayer
November 16
Board Room
9:00 a.m.
Every third Saturday, women from the Wheaton Academy community meet to pray for our school. Please join us on Saturday, November 16 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room (enter the new front office doors and the Board Room is on your right) for our next prayer time. We will hear from WA employee Kyra Cozzi. Light refreshments are served.

Christmas Gala
Friday, December 6
7:00-9:30 pm
Hotel Baker
Mark your calendars for the WA Christmas Gala! Open to all Wheaton Academy Students and their guests. This year’s Gala will return at the beautiful Hotel Baker along the Fox River in St. Charles, Il. Tickets will go on sale Thursday, November 14 through Tuesday, November 19 for $80. This price includes the historic and beautiful venue, dancing, DJ + lighted dance floor, hors d’oeuvres, fine dining, festive food bars (including hot chocolate and sweet treat bar), games, raffle gifts, Christmas photo ops, and more! Tickets will only be on sale in the Student Union during lunchtime these four days. There will be no tickets sold at the door. The dress will be formal (jacket and tie, suit, or tux for the boys and long/maxi dresses/gowns for the girls). Guests will be allowed with signed permission slips. Click here to see full details about the Gala.

General News

Senior Cap and Gown Assembly
On Monday, November 11 during Advisory seniors will attend an assembly in the Student Union to hear from our Jostens Rep about how to order their cap and gown. Seniors will also confirm their names for how they appear on their diplomas. Please make sure your student attends.

2025 Winterim Class Registration
Our 2025 Winterim courses are now live and registration has begun. For details on how to find the classes and register, click here. If your student is a senior or junior and hasn’t registered, please stop by to see Mrs. Roberts to register. Registration for sophomores and freshmen is as follows:

Sophomores: Monday, November 11, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Freshmen: Wednesday, November 13, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Specific registration instructions will be emailed home before registration begins. Please contact Jenn Trott with any questions.

Winterim Internships
If your student is planning on doing an internship for Winterim, here is the link to the overview and application. If you have questions, please contact Phil Strzalka at pstrzalka@wheatonacademy.org.
Internship Overview
Internship Application

Timeshares for Teachers
Wheaton Academy is once again seeking vacation opportunities to be used by our Living Curriculum Teachers. If you have a timeshare, a privately-owned vacation home, vacation packages or airline miles, we invite you, as a friend and supporter, to provide our faculty and staff a much-deserved vacation at little or no cost to them.

How does this program work? Click Timeshares for Teachers to learn more.
If you have a property you would like to share, please fill out this form.

Financial Aid Now Open for Next School Year 
Returning Family Financial Aid Application Deadline: December 6 
The financial aid process at Wheaton Academy is officially open for the 2025-2026 school year. The application timeline is changing this year—the financial aid application deadline for returning families is now Friday, December 6, 2024. We hope that this adjusted timeline will help both families and Wheaton Academy financially plan for the 2025-2026 year. 

Like previous years, we have partnered with the financial aid processing company—Blackbaud Financial Aid. We then hope to distribute financial aid decisions to returning families starting as early as mid-December and continuing through January. This timeline allows Wheaton Academy to grant aid awards to returning families before new family aid awards are considered, as over 80% of our financial aid awards are historically distributed by February. 

For more information, please click here Link: https://families.wheatonacademy.org/aid/

Please note: If you have an incoming student for the 2025-2026 school year, be sure to include them on your family’s financial aid application. Additionally, be sure your new incoming student is applied and accepted through our admissions process as soon as possible as we only award financial aid to accepted students. 

2025-2026 Admissions Season Now Open! 
We are excited to announce that the Application for the 2025-2026 School Year opened on Monday, Sept 16!  We invite you to APPLY NOW by visiting wheatonacademy.org/apply. Applicants who apply this fall will be considered for early decision (before Christmas time). Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator, or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

AP Exams Timeline
For full details on AP Exam Registration, timeline, and deadlines, please click here.

Senior Ads for the Yearbook! 
Senior yearbook ads will be available for purchase again this year! Please follow this link if you would like to purchase an ad for your student. Size options include a quarter-page, half-page, or full-page ad. You will design the ad on the website, which will be directly imported into the yearbook – nothing needs to be sent to Wheaton Academy. In past years, a free yearbook was included with the purchase of an ad. Please note that Jostens has changed its policy and no longer includes a free yearbook with ad purchase, so yearbooks will need to be purchased separately. Please contact Ms. Rusthoven with any questions (krusthoven@wheatonacademy.org). Thanks!

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
Finals are approaching! The Center is here to help. 

Prepare. Equip your student for the testing season with Student Success Coaching. Our coaches will help your student get organized, prepare a study plan, and manage stress.  

Study. Support your student’s classroom learning with Subject-Specific Coaching. Sign up for a session with a qualified coach in any subject area, freshman English through AP Calculus.  

Support. Does your student have an ISP? If they need a test reader or scribe, the Center will partner with Student Services to provide the accommodations your student needs.  

Don’t see a time or offering that meets your needs? Let us know at thecenter@wheatonacademy.org, and we will work with you to get something scheduled!     

Interested in our other offerings? We offer single sessions, packages, and group courses in a variety of areas. View our website and scheduling page for more information.  

November 1, 2024

Upcoming Events

Get to Know Wheaton Academy
November 7
6:45 pm
Middle school students and their parents are invited to Get To Know Wheaton Academy, on November 7 at 6:45 pm. This evening will provide an opportunity for families to learn about our school’s commitment to academics, spiritual life, co-curricular activities, and college readiness, as well as experience the community, connection, and culture that Wheaton Academy offers our students and families. 

Our time together will include: 

  • Opening Welcome from Mrs. Hockett, Principal 
  • Individual Family Tours 
  • Meet and Greet with Teachers, Coaches, and Program Leaders  

Register online at www.wheatonacademy.org/visit and discover what it’s like to be a Wheaton Academy Warrior. Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

WA Men’s Prayer
Saturday, November 9
8:00 a.m.
Alumni White Chapel
On the second Saturday of every month, the men from Wheaton Academy meet to pray for our community and hear from one of our faculty/staff members. Please join us on Saturday, November 9. This month we will hear from Wheaton Academy teacher Chip Dykema. Light refreshments are served.

Visionary Families Parenting Seminar
Saturday, November 9
9:30 – 11:00 am
Student Union
Join Visionary Families Ministry in the new Wheaton Academy Student Union as Rob Rienow focuses on helping parents catch a biblical vision for the purpose of parenting, a call to take the lead in spiritually shepherding their kids, with practical ways to get started—special emphasis on not giving up on spiritual intentionality in the teen years.

General News

2025 Winterim Class Registration
Our 2025 Winterim courses are now live. Registration begins next week. For details on how to find the classes and how to register you may click here. Registration dates are as follows:

Seniors: Monday, November 4, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Juniors: Wednesday, November 6, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Sophomores: Monday, November 11, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Freshmen: Wednesday, November 13, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Specific registration instructions will be emailed home before registration begins. Please contact Jenn Trott with any questions.

Winterim Internships
If your student is planning on doing an internship for Winterim, here is the link to the overview and application. If you have questions, please contact Phil Strzalka at pstrzalka@wheatonacademy.org.
Internship Overview
Internship Application

Sophomore Class Rings
On Monday, October 28 Sophomores met with our representative from Jostens during Advisory on ordering class rings. If you are interested in purchasing a class ring for your student, you may order it directly at Jostens.com. Jostens will return on Tuesday, November 5 during lunch to do ring sizing and answer any questions. All orders placed by Tuesday, November 5 receive a $75 discount toward the purchase of the ring.

Timeshares for Teachers
Wheaton Academy is once again seeking vacation opportunities to be used by our Living Curriculum Teachers. If you have a timeshare, a privately-owned vacation home, vacation packages or airline miles, we invite you, as a friend and supporter, to provide our faculty and staff a much-deserved vacation at little or no cost to them.

How does this program work? Click Timeshares for Teachers to learn more.
If you have a property you would like to share, please fill out this form.

Construction Update
Starting Monday, November 11 the sidewalk in front of the atrium will be closed while they pour new concrete. You can access the building by using the sidewalks through the cross plaza and entering door 12. The sidewalk will be closed for the whole week unless the job is completed earlier.  

Financial Aid Now Open for Next School Year 
Returning Family Financial Aid Application Deadline: December 6 
The financial aid process at Wheaton Academy is officially open for the 2025-2026 school year. The application timeline is changing this year—the financial aid application deadline for returning families is now Friday, December 6, 2024. We hope that this adjusted timeline will help both families and Wheaton Academy financially plan for the 2025-2026 year. 

Like previous years, we have partnered with the financial aid processing company—Blackbaud Financial Aid. We then hope to distribute financial aid decisions to returning families starting as early as mid-December and continuing through January. This timeline allows Wheaton Academy to grant aid awards to returning families before new family aid awards are considered, as over 80% of our financial aid awards are historically distributed by February. 

For more information, please click here Link: https://families.wheatonacademy.org/aid/

Please note: If you have an incoming student for the 2025-2026 school year, be sure to include them on your family’s financial aid application. Additionally, be sure your new incoming student is applied and accepted through our admissions process as soon as possible as we only award financial aid to accepted students. 

2025-2026 Admissions Season Now Open! 
We are excited to announce that the Application for the 2025-2026 School Year opened on Monday, Sept 16!  We invite you to APPLY NOW by visiting wheatonacademy.org/apply. Applicants who apply this fall will be considered for early decision (before Christmas time). Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator, or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

AP Exams Timeline
For full details on AP Exam Registration, timeline, and deadlines, please click here.

Senior Ads for the Yearbook! 
Senior yearbook ads will be available for purchase again this year! Please follow this link if you would like to purchase an ad for your student. Size options include a quarter-page, half-page, or full-page ad. You will design the ad on the website, which will be directly imported into the yearbook – nothing needs to be sent to Wheaton Academy. In past years, a free yearbook was included with the purchase of an ad. Please note that Jostens has changed its policy and no longer includes a free yearbook with ad purchase, so yearbooks will need to be purchased separately. Please contact Ms. Rusthoven with any questions (krusthoven@wheatonacademy.org). Thanks!

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
Don’t see a time or offering that meets your needs? Let us know at thecenter@wheatonacademy.org, and we will work with you to get something scheduled!    

College Essay Coaching. Is your student struggling to get started on or make progress on their college essays? Sign up for a single session or a three-session package with one of our coaches, who will provide resources and feedback to guide your student toward a successful, finished essay!  

Accommodations. Does your student have an ISP? If they need a test reader or scribe, you can purchase a single session or package, and our coaches will partner with student services to help support your student’s success. 

Subject-Specific Learning. Our coaches provide high-level, individualized instruction that will support your student’s academic success this year in any academic subject area. We have expanded our AP-level offerings! Choose from the following options: AP Seminar, AP English Language & Composition, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics. 

Life Coaching. In this exciting new offering, upper-level high schoolers, college students, and adults can work with a John Maxwell certified coach to achieve their full potential, both personally and professionally. Free, thirty-minute phone consultations are available now while the program debuts! Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information.  

Student Success Coaching. Schedule a one-on-one student success coaching session to support your child’s academic and personal growth this school year. These offerings will be a game-changer for all levels of high school and college students who want to develop their executive functioning skills such as planning and prioritization, organization, time management, and task initiation. Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information. 

Athletics

Post Season Games
Just a reminder that the athletic passes Wheaton Academy passed out to gain free admission into home games are not eligible to be used during any post-season playoff games, either home or away.

October 25, 2024

Upcoming Events

Fall Fun Donuts
Student Council will be selling Fall Fun Donuts before classes on Thursday, October 31 from 7:30 to 8:00 in the morning in the Atrium and Student Union. (Push Coin will be available to pay).

Get to Know Wheaton Academy
November 7
6:45 pm
Middle school students and their parents are invited to Get To Know Wheaton Academy, on November 7 at 6:45 pm. This evening will provide an opportunity for families to learn about our school’s commitment to academics, spiritual life, co-curricular activities, and college readiness, as well as experience the community, connection, and culture that Wheaton Academy offers our students and families. 

Our time together will include: 

  • Opening Welcome from Mrs. Hockett, Principal 
  • Individual Family Tours 
  • Meet and Greet with Teachers, Coaches, and Program Leaders  

Register online at www.wheatonacademy.org/visit and discover what it’s like to be a Wheaton Academy Warrior. Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

Visionary Families Parenting Seminar
Saturday, November 9
9:30 – 11:00 am
Student Union
Join Visionary Families Ministry in the new Wheaton Academy Student Union as Rob Rienow focuses on helping parents catch a biblical vision for the purpose of parenting, a call to take the lead in spiritually shepherding their kids, with practical ways to get started—special emphasis on not giving up on spiritual intentionality in the teen years.

General News

2025 Winterim Courses Will be Revealed Week of October 28
Our 2025 Winterim courses will be posted on the Wheaton Academy website the week of October 28. We will be offering over 40 exciting and different courses to choose from. Students will register online for an am and pm class in OnCampus at home during the following dates and times:

Seniors: Monday, November 4, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Juniors: Wednesday, November 6, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Sophomores: Monday, November 11, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Freshmen: Wednesday, November 13, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Specific registration instructions will be emailed home before registration begins. Please contact Jenn Trott with any questions.

Sophomore Class Rings
On Monday, October 28 during Advisory Sophomores will meet in the FAC for an assembly. Our representative from Jostens with packets on how to order class rings. Please be sure to ask your student to see the information.

Financial Aid Now Open for Next School Year 
Returning Family Financial Aid Application Deadline: December 6 
The financial aid process at Wheaton Academy is officially open for the 2025-2026 school year. The application timeline is changing this year—the financial aid application deadline for returning families is now Friday, December 6, 2024. We hope that this adjusted timeline will help both families and Wheaton Academy financially plan for the 2025-2026 year. 

Like previous years, we have partnered with the financial aid processing company—Blackbaud Financial Aid. We then hope to distribute financial aid decisions to returning families starting as early as mid-December and continuing through January. This timeline allows Wheaton Academy to grant aid awards to returning families before new family aid awards are considered, as over 80% of our financial aid awards are historically distributed by February. 

For more information, please click here Link: https://families.wheatonacademy.org/aid/

Please note: If you have an incoming student for the 2025-2026 school year, be sure to include them on your family’s financial aid application. Additionally, be sure your new incoming student is applied and accepted through our admissions process as soon as possible as we only award financial aid to accepted students. 

2025-2026 Admissions Season Now Open! 
We are excited to announce that the Application for the 2025-2026 School Year opened on Monday, Sept 16!  We invite you to APPLY NOW by visiting wheatonacademy.org/apply. Applicants who apply this fall will be considered for early decision (before Christmas time). Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator, or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

AP Exams Timeline
For full details on AP Exam Registration, timeline, and deadlines, please click here.

Senior Ads for the Yearbook! 
Senior yearbook ads will be available for purchase again this year! Please follow this link if you would like to purchase an ad for your student. Size options include a quarter-page, half-page, or full-page ad. You will design the ad on the website, which will be directly imported into the yearbook – nothing needs to be sent to Wheaton Academy. In past years, a free yearbook was included with the purchase of an ad. Please note that Jostens has changed its policy and no longer includes a free yearbook with ad purchase, so yearbooks will need to be purchased separately. Please contact Ms. Rusthoven with any questions (krusthoven@wheatonacademy.org). Thanks!

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
Don’t see a time or offering that meets your needs? Let us know at thecenter@wheatonacademy.org, and we will work with you to get something scheduled!    

College Essay Coaching. Is your student struggling to get started on or make progress on their college essays? Sign up for a single session or a three-session package with one of our coaches, who will provide resources and feedback to guide your student toward a successful, finished essay!  

Accommodations. Does your student have an ISP? If they need a test reader or scribe, you can purchase a single session or package, and our coaches will partner with student services to help support your student’s success. 

Subject-Specific Learning. Our coaches provide high-level, individualized instruction that will support your student’s academic success this year in any academic subject area. We have expanded our AP-level offerings! Choose from the following options: AP Seminar, AP English Language & Composition, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics. 

Life Coaching. In this exciting new offering, upper-level high schoolers, college students, and adults can work with a John Maxwell certified coach to achieve their full potential, both personally and professionally. Free, thirty-minute phone consultations are available now while the program debuts! Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information.  

Student Success Coaching. Schedule a one-on-one student success coaching session to support your child’s academic and personal growth this school year. These offerings will be a game-changer for all levels of high school and college students who want to develop their executive functioning skills such as planning and prioritization, organization, time management, and task initiation. Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information. 

Athletics

Post Season Games
Just a reminder that the athletic passes Wheaton Academy passed out to gain free admission into home games are not eligible to be used during any post-season playoff games, either home or away.

October 18, 2024

Upcoming Events

WA Women’s Saturday Prayer
October 19
WA Board Room
9:00 a.m.
Every third Saturday, women from the Wheaton Academy community meet to pray for our school. Please join us on Saturday, October 19 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room (enter the new front office doors and the Board Room is on your right) for our next prayer time. Light refreshments are served.

Picture Retakes
Picture retakes are on Monday, October 21! If your student would like to retake their picture, they need to stop by the atrium before school or at lunch to retake their picture. Also, if your student was absent or did not take their picture on Picture Day, they may take this picture on October 21 as well.

Mandatory Winterim Trips Parent Meeting
Monday, October 21
7:00-9:00 pm
Fine Arts Center
This meeting is for the parents of students participating in a Winterim Trip. If you need paperwork notarized please come at 6:30 pm. we will also have notaries available after the group session in team breakout sessions. Please contact Amy Heavey with any questions at Aheavey@wheatonacademy.org.

Get to Know Wheaton Academy
November 7
6:45 pm
Middle school students and their parents are invited to Get To Know Wheaton Academy, on November 7 at 6:45 pm. This evening will provide an opportunity for families to learn about our school’s commitment to academics, spiritual life, co-curricular activities, and college readiness, as well as experience the community, connection, and culture that Wheaton Academy offers our students and families. 

Our time together will include: 

  • Opening Welcome from Mrs. Hockett, Principal 
  • Individual Family Tours 
  • Meet and Greet with Teachers, Coaches, and Program Leaders  

Register online at www.wheatonacademy.org/visit and discover what it’s like to be a Wheaton Academy Warrior. Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

General News

Next Week’s Bell Schedules
Wednesday, October 23 – All-School Testing Day 8:00-11:00 am (Grades 9-11); 8:00-11:30 am (Grade 12)
Thursday, October 24: 7-Period Day
8:00 – 8:48            Period 1
8:54 – 9:42            Period 2
9:48 – 10:36          Period 3
10:42 – 11:30       Period 4
11:35 – 12:19        Lunch
12:24 – 1:12          Period 5        
1:18 – 2:06            Period 6                    
2:12 – 3:00            Period 7

School-wide Testing Day, Wednesday, October 23
On Tuesday of this week, an email was sent to all school families regarding our school-wide testing day on October 23. If your student is in 9th-11th grade, please click here to read the letter. Grades 9-11 will take the suite of PSAT. If your student is a 12th grader, you may click here. 12th-graders will take the ACT. Please contact Gina Churchill if you have any questions. For details on what students should bring to school that day and test times, please click here

Online Testing and Internet Filtering Software
WA parents, please be advised that parental control software used to filter Internet content (highly recommended for use at home!) may interfere with the software used to administer the PSAT and ACT that our students will be taking on Wednesday, October 23.  You may want to disable that software for the morning, just to avoid any issues.  It is also possible to exempt specific websites instead of turning it off altogether.  The required URLs for the ACT are listed on page 7 of the TestNav technical guide (seniors will use this software), or for the PSAT you can just exempt .collegeboard.org and sentry.io   Please test that beforehand by logging in to the software. 

2025 Winterim Courses Will be Revealed Week of October 28
Our 2025 Winterim courses will be posted on the Wheaton Academy website the week of October 28. We will be offering over 40 exciting and different courses to choose from. Students will register online for an am and pm class in OnCampus at home during the following dates and times:

Seniors: Monday, November 4, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Juniors: Wednesday, November 6, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Sophomores: Monday, November 11, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Freshmen: Wednesday, November 13, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Specific registration instructions will be emailed home before registration begins. Please contact Jenn Trott with any questions.

Sophomore Class Rings
On Monday, October 28 during Advisory Sophomores will meet in the FAC for an assembly. Our representative from Jostens with packets on how to order class rings. Please be sure to ask your student to see the information.

Host an International Student in your Home!
We are currently looking for host families for next semester and next year. Hosting an international student is a wonderful ministry opportunity for your family. Wheaton Academy provides a monthly stipend for host families. Please reach out to Julie Grant, International Student and Host Family Coordinator, at jgrant@wheatonacademy.org for more information.

2025-2026 Admissions Season Now Open! 
We are excited to announce that the Application for the 2025-2026 School Year opened on Monday, Sept 16!  We invite you to APPLY NOW by visiting wheatonacademy.org/apply. Applicants who apply this fall will be considered for early decision (before Christmas time). Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator, or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

WA Teacher/Staff Appreciation Team
If you are interested in showing appreciation to our faculty and staff, please click here for how to do so.

AP Exams Timeline
For full details on AP Exam Registration, timeline, and deadlines, please click here.

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
Don’t see a time or offering that meets your needs? Let us know at thecenter@wheatonacademy.org, and we will work with you to get something scheduled!    

Coming This Weekend!… 

Saturday, 10/19: Student Success and Executive Skills Parent Workshop. Does your student struggle with organization, planning, prioritization, or task initiation? You are not alone! Register for this free workshop, which will equip you with an understanding of the skills that can strengthen your student’s performance in the classroom and beyond. All attendees will receive one free session for their child to work with a Student Success coach. Saturday, 10/19, 9-10 a.m., Wheaton Academy.  

Saturdays, starting 10/19: Test Preparation: ACT Group Course. Equip your student for success on this critical standardized test! Course registration is $550 for 12 hours of instruction. Saturday Mornings (10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23), 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Wheaton Academy. 

College Essay Coaching. Is your student struggling to get started on or make progress on their college essays? Sign up for a single session or a three-session package with one of our coaches, who will provide resources and feedback to guide your student toward a successful, finished essay!  

Accommodations. Does your student have an ISP? If they need a test reader or scribe, you can purchase a single session or package, and our coaches will partner with student services to help support your student’s success. 

Subject-Specific Learning. Our coaches provide high-level, individualized instruction that will support your student’s academic success this year in any academic subject area. We have expanded our AP-level offerings! Choose from the following options: AP Seminar, AP English Language & Composition, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics. 

Life Coaching. In this exciting new offering, upper-level high schoolers, college students, and adults can work with a John Maxwell certified coach to achieve their full potential, both personally and professionally. Free, thirty-minute phone consultations are available now while the program debuts! Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information.  

Student Success Coaching. Schedule a one-on-one student success coaching session to support your child’s academic and personal growth this school year. These offerings will be a game-changer for all levels of high school and college students who want to develop their executive functioning skills such as planning and prioritization, organization, time management, and task initiation. Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information. 

October 11, 2024

Upcoming Events

WA Men’s Prayer
Saturday, October 12
8:00 a.m.
Alumni White Chapel
On the second Saturday of every month, the men from Wheaton Academy meet to pray for our community and hear from one of our faculty/staff members. Please join us on Saturday, October 12. This month we will hear from Wheaton Academy teacher Justin Swider. Light refreshments are served.

WA Women’s Saturday Prayer
October 19
WA Board Room
9:00 a.m.
Every third Saturday, women from the Wheaton Academy community meet to pray for our school. Please join us on Saturday, October 19 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room (enter the new front office doors and the Board Room is on your right) for our next prayer time. Light refreshments are served.

Get to Know Wheaton Academy
November 7
6:45 pm
Middle school students and their parents are invited to Get To Know Wheaton Academy, on November 7 at 6:45 pm. This evening will provide an opportunity for families to learn about our school’s commitment to academics, spiritual life, co-curricular activities, and college readiness, as well as experience the community, connection, and culture that Wheaton Academy offers our students and families. 

Our time together will include: 

  • Opening Welcome from Mrs. Hockett, Principal 
  • Individual Family Tours 
  • Meet and Greet with Teachers, Coaches, and Program Leaders  

Register online at www.wheatonacademy.org/visit and discover what it’s like to be a Wheaton Academy Warrior. Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

General News

Next Week’s Bell Schedules
Monday, October 14: No School/Offices Closed – Columbus Day
Tuesday, October 15: Off-Campus Learning Day and Parent/Student/Teacher/Conferences
Wednesday, October 16: No School and Parent/Student/Teacher/Conferences
Thursday, October 17: 7-Period Day
8:00 – 8:48            Period 1
8:54 – 9:42            Period 2
9:48 – 10:36          Period 3
10:42 – 11:30       Period 4
11:35 – 12:19        Lunch
12:24 – 1:12          Period 5        
1:18 – 2:06            Period 6                    
2:12 – 3:00            Period 7
Friday, October 18: Regular Chapel Schedule

Fall Conferences Sign-ups
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 15 and 16 are Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences. We highly encourage students to attend. Sign-ups will be open through Sunday, October 13 (Closing at midnight). For more information and the link on how to sign-up click here.

Conference Dinners
Each year parents supply our teachers with dinner during the conference days. If you would like to supply dinner items for our teachers on October 15, please sign-up for items by clicking here.

Food may be dropped off during the day on October 15.  If you would like to give a monetary gift to help supplement our catered dinner on October 16, you may drop a check off in the front office. Checks can be made payable to WA and sent to Jim Holtrop’s attention. If you have any questions, please reach out to him. Thank you so much for making the conference time special for our faculty!

Tips from Parent Ambassadors About Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
Please click here to find some useful information prepared by our Parent Ambassadors on Conferences! If you would like to watch a video: Learn about Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences.
 
Host an International Student in your Home!
We are currently looking for host families for next semester and next year. Hosting an international student is a wonderful ministry opportunity for your family. Wheaton Academy provides a monthly stipend for host families. Please reach out to Julie Grant, International Student and Host Family Coordinator, at jgrant@wheatonacademy.org for more information.

2025-2026 Admissions Season Now Open! 
We are excited to announce that the Application for the 2025-2026 School Year opened on Monday, Sept 16!  We invite you to APPLY NOW by visiting wheatonacademy.org/apply. Applicants who apply this fall will be considered for early decision (before Christmas time). Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

Picture Retakes
Picture retakes are on Monday, October 21! If your student would like to retake their picture, they need to stop by the atrium before school or at lunch to retake their picture. Also, if your student was absent or did not take their picture on Picture Day, they may take this picture on October 21 as well.

WA Teacher/Staff Appreciation Team
If you are interested in showing appreciation to our faculty and staff, please click here for how to do so.

School-wide Testing Day, Wednesday, October 23
On Tuesday of this week, an email was sent to all school families regarding our school-wide testing day on October 23. If your student is in 9th-11th grade, please click here to read the letter. Grades 9-11 will take the suite of PSAT. If your student is a 12th grader, you may click here. 12th-graders will take the ACT. Please contact Gina Churchill if you have any questions. For details on what students should bring to school that day and test times, please click here.

Online Testing and Internet Filtering Software
WA parents, please be advised that parental control software used to filter Internet content (highly recommended for use at home!) may interfere with the software used to administer the PSAT and ACT that our students will be taking on Wednesday, October 23.  You may want to disable that software for the morning, just to avoid any issues.  It is also possible to exempt specific websites instead of turning it off altogether.  The required URLs for the ACT are listed on page 7 of the TestNav technical guide (seniors will use this software), or for the PSAT you can just exempt .collegeboard.org and sentry.io   Please test that beforehand by logging in to the software. 

AP Exams Timeline
For full details on AP Exam Registration, timeline, and deadlines, please click here.

A Reminder from the Health Office
If you have a current 9th grader, they must have a physical that includes vaccinations on an Illinois Certificate of Health Examination form  https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/forms/child-health-exam-form-revised-01-31-2024.pdf.  A sports physical does not meet this requirement.  If this is not uploaded into August Schools (our health information platform), or turned in by October 15, your child will be excluded from school until it is completed.

If you have a current 12th grader, they must show proof of 2 Meningococcal vaccines by the October 15 deadline as well or be excluded.

If you have any questions, please contact Jenn Sezonov, School Nurse at jsezonov@wheatonacademy.org or 630-562-7504.

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
Parent Workshop: Student Success and Executive Skills
Sign up now for a free, Student Success Workshop with Holly Taritas, the Center’s certified executive functioning coach. This workshop will equip you with an understanding of the core executive functioning skills as well as how these skills can strengthen your student’s performance in the classroom and all areas of life. All attendees will receive one, complimentary Student Success session for their child to work with an Academic coach in the Center for Lifelong Learning. Click here to register.
Date: Saturday, October 19
Time: 9-10 am
Location: Wheaton Academy Campus

College Essay Coaching. Is your student struggling to get started on or make progress on their college essays? Sign up for a single session or a three-session package with one of our coaches, who will provide resources and feedback to guide your student toward a successful, finished essay!  

Test Preparation: Group Courses for October and November. Equip your student for success on critical standardized tests! Course registration is $550 for 12 hours of instruction.  

Oct./Nov. ACT Group Course 
              Dates: Saturday Mornings (10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23)  
              Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 10/16 

Accommodations. Does your student have an ISP? If they need a test reader or scribe, you can purchase a single session or package, and our coaches will partner with student services to help support your student’s success. 

Subject-Specific Learning. Our coaches provide high-level, individualized instruction that will support your student’s academic success this year in any academic subject area. We have expanded our AP-level offerings! Choose from the following options: AP Seminar, AP English Language & Composition, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics. 

Life Coaching. In this exciting new offering, upper level highschoolers, college students, and adults can work with a John Maxwell certified coach to achieve their full potential, both personally and professionally. Free, thirty-minute phone consultations are available now while the program debuts! Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information.  

Student Success Coaching. Schedule a one-on-one student success coaching session to support your child’s academic and personal growth this school year. These offerings will be a game-changer for all levels of high school and college students who want to develop their executive functioning skills such as planning and prioritization, organization, time-management, and task initiation. Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information. 

October 4, 2024

Upcoming Events

Get to Know Wheaton Academy
October 10 or November 7
6:45 pm
Middle school students and their parents are invited to Get To Know Wheaton Academy, October 10 or November 7 at 6:45 pm. This evening will provide an opportunity for families to learn about our school’s commitment to academics, spiritual life, co-curricular activities, and college readiness, as well as experience the community, connection, and culture that Wheaton Academy offers our students and families. 

Our time together will include: 

  • Opening Welcome from Mrs. Hockett, Principal 
  • Individual Family Tours 
  • Meet and Greet with Teachers, Coaches, and Program Leaders  

Register online at www.wheatonacademy.org/visit and discover what it’s like to be a Wheaton Academy Warrior. Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

Mother/Daughter Evening Together
Monday, October 7
On Monday, October 7, Christ Presbyterian Church of Wheaton will partner with Visionary Family Ministries to host a Mother/Daughter Evening Together for mothers and daughters, 6th grade and older.  The evening will begin at 5:30 pm and will be held in the chapel at Crossway-Good News Publishers (1300 Crescent St, Wheaton, IL).  A light dinner is included.  Guests can register here.  

WA Women’s Prayer Gathering
Tuesday, October 8
1:30-2:30 pm
Student Union
Please join us as we prayer for our school. All women are welcome.

WA Men’s Prayer
Saturday, October 12
8:00 a.m.
Alumni White Chapel
On the second Saturday of every month, the men from Wheaton Academy meet to pray for our community and hear from one of our faculty/staff members. Please join us on Saturday, October 12. This month we will hear from Wheaton Academy teacher Justin Swider. Light refreshments are served.

General News

Fall Conferences Sign-ups
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 15 and 16 are Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences. Sign-ups will begin on Monday, October 7 at 6 pm and run through Sunday, October 13 (Closing at midnight). For more information on how to sign-up click here. This is the link you will use to sign up, however, you will not be able to sign up until Monday at 6 pm.

Tuesday, October 15 will be an Off-Campus Learning Day, and Wednesday, October 16 will be a no-school day to allow students to attend conferences with their parents.

Conference Dinners
Each year parents supply our teachers with dinner during the conference days. If you would like to supply dinner items for our teachers on Oct. 15, please sign-up for items by clicking here.

Food may be dropped off during the day on October 15.  If you would like to give a monetary gift to help supplement our catered dinner on October 16, you may drop a check off in the front office. Checks can be made payable to WA and sent to the attention of Jim Holtrop. If you have any questions, please reach out to him. Thank you so much for making the conference time special for our faculty!

Tips from Parent Ambassadors About Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
Please click here to find some useful information prepared by our Parent Ambassadors on Conferences! If you would like to watch a video: Learn about Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences.
 
Host an International Student in your Home!
We are currently looking for host families for next semester and next year. Hosting an international student is a wonderful ministry opportunity for your family. Wheaton Academy provides a monthly stipend for host families. Please reach out to Julie Grant, International Student and Host Family Coordinator, at jgrant@wheatonacademy.org for more information.

2025-2026 Admissions Season Now Open! 
We are excited to announce that the Application for the 2025-2026 School Year opened on Monday, Sept 16!  We invite you to APPLY NOW by visiting wheatonacademy.org/apply. Applicants who apply this fall will be considered for early decision (before Christmas time). Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

Picture Retakes
Picture retakes are on Monday, October 21! If your student would like to retake their picture, they need to stop by the atrium before school or at lunch to retake their picture. Also, if your student was absent or did not take their picture on Picture Day, they may take this picture on October 21 as well.

WA Teacher/Staff Appreciation Team
If you are interested in showing appreciation to our faculty and staff, please click here for how to do so.

School-wide Testing Day, Wednesday, October 23
On Tuesday of this week, an email was sent to all school families regarding our school-wide testing day on October 23. If your student is in 9th-11th grade, please click here to read the letter. Grades 9-11 will take the suite of PSAT. If your student is a 12th grader, you may click here. 12th-graders will take the ACT. Please contact Gina Churchill if you have any questions. For details on what students should bring to school that day and test times, please click here.

AP Exams Timeline
For full details on AP Exam Registration, timeline, and deadlines, please click here.

A Reminder from the Health Office
If you have a current 9th grader, they must have a physical that includes vaccinations on an Illinois Certificate of Health Examination form  https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/forms/child-health-exam-form-revised-01-31-2024.pdf.  A sports physical does not meet this requirement.  If this is not uploaded into August Schools (our health information platform), or turned in by October 15, your child will be excluded from school until it is completed.

If you have a current 12th grader, they must show proof of 2 Meningococcal vaccines by the October 15 deadline as well or be excluded.

If you have any questions, please contact Jenn Sezonov, School Nurse at jsezonov@wheatonacademy.org or 630-562-7504.

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
Parent Workshop: Student Success and Executive Skills
Sign up now for a free, Student Success Workshop with Holly Taritas, the Center’s certified executive functioning coach. This workshop will equip you with an understanding of the core executive functioning skills as well as how these skills can strengthen your student’s performance in the classroom and all areas of life. All attendees will receive one, complimentary Student Success session for their child to work with an Academic coach in the Center for Lifelong Learning. Click here to register.
Date: Saturday, October 19
Time: 9-10 am
Location: Wheaton Academy Campus

College Essay Coaching. Is your student struggling to get started on or make progress on their college essays? Sign up for a single session or a three-session package with one of our coaches, who will provide resources and feedback to guide your student towards a successful, finished essay!  

Test Preparation: Group Courses for October and November. Equip your student for success on critical standardized tests! Course registration is $550 for 12 hours of instruction.  

Oct./Nov. SAT Group Course  
              Dates: Monday Nights (10/7, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18) 
              Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building  
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 10/3 

Oct./Nov. ACT Group Course 
              Dates: Saturday Mornings (10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23)  
              Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 10/16 

Accommodations. Does your student have an ISP? If they need a test reader or scribe, you can purchase a single session or package, and our coaches will partner with student services to help support your student’s success. 

Subject-Specific Learning. Our coaches provide high-level, individualized instruction that will support your student’s academic success this year in any academic subject area. We have expanded our AP-level offerings! Choose from the following options: AP Seminar, AP English Language & Composition, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics. 

Life Coaching. In this exciting new offering, upper level highschoolers, college students, and adults can work with a John Maxwell certified coach to achieve their full potential, both personally and professionally. Free, thirty-minute phone consultations are available now while the program debuts! Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information.  

Student Success Coaching. Schedule a one-on-one student success coaching session to support your child’s academic and personal growth this school year. These offerings will be a game-changer for all levels of high school and college students who want to develop their executive functioning skills such as planning and prioritization, organization, time-management, and task initiation. Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information. 

September 27, 2024

Upcoming Events

Homecoming Family Picnic
Friday, September 27
5:30 – 8:00 pm
Wheaton Academy is inviting all families to their Family Picnic tonight. This is part of their Homecoming Activities. The event will be from 5:30 -8:00 pm. There will be FREE bounce houses, face painting, and balloon sculptures. Burger 302 and Billy Bricks Pizza will have dinner for sale from their food trucks! And the football game will start at 7:30 as well.  We have it all! Come out for dinner, fun, and football!!

Homecoming Fall Informal
Saturday, September 28
7:00-9:30 pm
The student council would like to invite the entire student body to the fall informal on September 28. Our annual event will be held in the Student Union and parking lot from 7:00 – 9:30 pm. The night will include multiple food trucks, carnival games, the Pirate Ship Swing, and our homecoming dance. Tickets will be on sale September 24-27 at lunch. The cost is $35.00 during the week and $40.00 at the door. Push coin is available to pay. Students may bring a guest from another school, after filling out the permission form available at the front office. This event is informal and casual attire is the norm. Although students may attend with a date, friend groups are encouraged.  We are looking forward to an amazing, fun, and safe night! Parents – Below are examples of what to wear to the informal on Saturday night!

Mother/Daughter Evening Together
Monday, October 7
On Monday, October 7, Christ Presbyterian Church of Wheaton will partner with Visionary Family Ministries to host a Mother/Daughter Evening Together for mothers and daughters, 6th grade and older.  The evening will begin at 5:30 pm and will be held in the chapel at Crossway-Good News Publishers (1300 Crescent St, Wheaton, IL).  A light dinner is included.  Guests can register here.  

Get to Know Wheaton Academy
October 10 or November 7
6:45 pm
Middle school students and their parents are invited to Get To Know Wheaton Academy, October 10 or November 7 at 6:45 pm. This evening will provide an opportunity for families to learn about our school’s commitment to academics, spiritual life, co-curricular activities, and college readiness, as well as experience the community, connection, and culture that Wheaton Academy offers our students and families. 

Our time together will include: 

  • Opening Welcome from Mrs. Hockett, Principal 
  • Individual Family Tours 
  • Meet and Greet with Teachers, Coaches, and Program Leaders  

Register online at www.wheatonacademy.org/visit and discover what it’s like to be a Wheaton Academy Warrior. Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

General News

Off-Campus Learning Day, Monday, September 30
This Monday will be our second off-campus learning day of the school year. All assignments should be posted by 9 am with instructions from their teachers.

Fall Conferences Sign-ups
October 15 and 16 are Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences. Sign-ups will begin on
Monday, October 7 at 6 pm and run through Sunday, October 13 (Closing at midnight). On Monday, October 7 at 6 pm the link to sign up will be posted on the families website. Look for the Conferences Button. You will not see this button until Monday at 6 pm.
 
2025-2026 Admissions Season Now Open! 
We are excited to announce that the Application for the 2025-2026 School Year opened on Monday, Sept 16!  We invite you to APPLY NOW by visiting wheatonacademy.org/apply. Applicants who apply this fall will be considered for early decision (before Christmas time). Questions? Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions.

School-wide Testing Day, Wednesday, October 23
On Tuesday of this week, an email was sent to all school families regarding our school-wide testing day on October 23. If your student is in 9th-11th grade, please click here to read the letter. Grades 9-11 will take the suite of PSAT. If your student is a 12th grader, you may click here. 12th-graders will take the ACT. Please contact Gina Churchill if you have any questions. For details on what students should bring to school that day and test times, please click here.

AP Exams Timeline
For full details on AP Exam Registration, timeline, and deadlines, please click here.

A Reminder from the Health Office
If you have a current 9th grader, they must have a physical that includes vaccinations on an Illinois Certificate of Health Examination form  https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/forms/child-health-exam-form-revised-01-31-2024.pdf.  A sports physical does not meet this requirement.  If this is not uploaded into August Schools (our health information platform), or turned in by October 15, your child will be excluded from school until it is completed.

If you have a current 12th grader, they must show proof of 2 Meningococcal vaccines by the October 15 deadline as well or be excluded.

If you have any questions, please contact Jenn Sezonov, School Nurse at jsezonov@wheatonacademy.org or 630-562-7504.

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
Don’t see a time or offering that meets your needs? Let us know at thecenter@wheatonacademy.org, and we will work with you to get something scheduled!    

College Essay Coaching. Is your student struggling to get started on or make progress on their college essays? Sign up for a single session or a three-session package with one of our coaches, who will provide resources and feedback to guide your student towards a successful, finished essay!  

Test Preparation: Group Courses for October and November. Equip your student for success on critical standardized tests! Course registration is $550 for 12 hours of instruction.  

Oct./Nov. SAT Group Course  
              Dates: Monday Nights (10/7, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18) 
              Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building  
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 10/3 

Oct./Nov. ACT Group Course 
              Dates: Saturday Mornings (10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23)  
              Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 10/16 

Accommodations. Does your student have an ISP? If they need a test reader or scribe, you can purchase a single session or package, and our coaches will partner with student services to help support your student’s success. 

Subject-Specific Learning. Our coaches provide high-level, individualized instruction that will support your student’s academic success this year in any academic subject area. We have expanded our AP-level offerings! Choose from the following options: AP Seminar, AP English Language & Composition, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics. 

Life Coaching. In this exciting new offering, upper level highschoolers, college students, and adults can work with a John Maxwell certified coach to achieve their full potential, both personally and professionally. Free, thirty-minute phone consultations are available now while the program debuts! Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information.  

Student Success Coaching. Schedule a one-on-one student success coaching session to support your child’s academic and personal growth this school year. These offerings will be a game-changer for all levels of high school and college students who want to develop their executive functioning skills such as planning and prioritization, organization, time-management, and task initiation. Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information. 

Volunteer Corner

Volunteers Needed for Homecoming Alumni Events!
We are seeking volunteers to assist with alumni events during Homecoming. Opportunities include:

  • Friday, 9/27: Help with set-up (decorating and food prep) during the day.
  • Friday Evening: Assist with serving and clean-up at the Alumni Dinner and Dessert Reception.

Your service is a wonderful way to bless our WA alumni and contribute to the success of these special events. Click here to review and sign up for volunteer slots.

September 20, 2024

Upcoming Events

Homecoming Tailgate
We need your help! We are still in need of about 10 people to donate taco meat. Here is the link:  Volunteer Sign Ups: Homecoming FAMILY TAILGATE 2024 (signupgenius.com)  The more that is donated means more money will be sent to the kids in the DR and Haiti!

When? Thursday, September 26 from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Who? This event is for EVERYONE! There will be good food, games, face painting, and more! Bring your students and your families and enjoy time together before heading to the soccer game!
Why? All proceeds will go to support the students that Wheaton Academy supports in the Dominican Republic and Haiti through Kid’s Alive International.

Please reach out to Melanie Marr (mmarr@wheatonacademy.org) with any questions. We are excited to see you there!

WA Women’s Prayer
Tomorrow, September 21
9:00 am
Wheaton Academy Board Room
Every third Saturday, women from the Wheaton Academy community meet to pray for our school. Please join us on tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room (enter the new front office doors and the Board Room is on your right) for our next prayer time. We will hear from WA employee Angie Roberts. Light refreshments are served.

FALL SOCIAL for Freshman and Transfer Parents
Wedensday, September 25
7:00-8:30 pm
Parents of Freshman or Transfer students, please join us for a time of fellowship, light refreshments and we have a special gift just for you! Drop your student off at Sonny Acres for the service project during Homecoming week then head over to the Wheaton Academy Student Union to spend some time with new and old friends here at school. If you have younger children, they are welcome to attend. FALL SOCIAL for Freshman and Transfer Parents RSVP HERE

Parent Ambassador Program: Quick Tips about Homecoming for New Families
Parents – as your students plan for Homecoming Week festivities, below are a few tips that may answer some commonly asked questions. All students and faculty participate in the dress-up days! Also provided are examples of what to wear to the informal on Saturday night!


Homecoming Family Picnic
Friday, September 27
5:30 – 8:00 pm
Wheaton Academy is inviting all families to their Family Picnic on Friday, September 27. This is part of their Homecoming Activities. The event will be from 5:30 -8:00 pm. There will be FREE bounce houses, face painting, and balloon sculptures. Burger 302 and Billy Bricks Pizza will have dinner for sale from their food trucks! And the football game will start at 7:30 as well.  We have it all! Come out for dinner, fun, and football!!

Homecoming Fall Informal
Saturday, September 28
7:00-9:30 pm
The student council would like to invite the entire student body to the fall informal on September 28. Our annual event will be held in the Student Union and parking lot from 7:00 – 9:30 pm. The night will include multiple food trucks, carnival games, the Pirate Ship Swing, and our homecoming dance. Tickets will be on sale September 24-27 at lunch. The cost is $35.00 during the week and $40.00 at the door. Push coin is available to pay. Students may bring a guest from another school, after filling out the permission form available at the front office. This event is informal and casual attire is the norm. Although students may attend with a date, friend groups are encouraged.  We are looking forward to an amazing, fun, and safe night!

Mother/Daughter Evening Together
Monday, October 7
On Monday, October 7, Christ Presbyterian Church of Wheaton will partner with Visionary Family Ministries to host a Mother/Daughter Evening Together for mothers and daughters, 6th grade and older.  The evening will begin at 5:30 pm and will be held in the chapel at Crossway-Good News Publishers (1300 Crescent St, Wheaton, IL).  A light dinner is included.  Guests can register here.  

General News

Homecoming Week, September 23-29
Please click here for a comprehensive list of details about Homecoming 2024! We hope to see you are the events.

Homecoming Week Bell Schedules
Homecoming is two weeks away. We will run modified schedules each day which are listed below.
Monday, September 23 – Field Day Schedule
8:00-8:20     Advisory
8:20-8:30     Class meeting
8:40-9:20     Opening Ceremony
9:20-9:30     Meet in advisory
9:30-12:00   Field Day
12:00-1:15   Lunch
1:15-2:30     Lip Sync Contest
2:30             Dismiss

Tuesday, September 24 – Chapel Schedule
Homecoming Assembly during chapel time

Wednesday, September 25 – Modified Block with Assembly
9:00-10:30      1st period
10:35-11:20    Assembly
11:25-12:55    2nd period
12:55-1:25      Lunch
1:30-3:00        3rd period

Thursday, September 26 – Modified Block with Assembly
8:00-9:25.      4th period
9:30-10:55.    5th period
11:00-11:25    Assembly
11:25-12:05.  Lunch
12:05-1:30.    6th period
1:35-3:00.      7th period

Friday, September 27 – Modified Chapel Schedule
8:00-8:33        1st period
8:39-9:12         2nd period
9:18-9:51          3rd period
10:00-10:30    Chapel
10:35-10:55     Cross Dedication
11:00-11:35       LUNCH
11:38-12:11     4th period
12:17-12:50       5th period
12:56-1:29        6th period
1:35-2:08         7th period
2:14-2:24        Meet as class
2:30-3:00         Pep Rally

Help Needed for Fall Informal
If you would like to help with the carnival games for our Homecoming Informal on September 28, please contact Jim Holtrop or click here to sign up.  We could use you to make our night a huge success! Thank you.

A Reminder from the Health Office
If you have a current 9th grader, they must have a physical that includes vaccinations on an Illinois Certificate of Health Examination form  https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/forms/child-health-exam-form-revised-01-31-2024.pdf.  A sports physical does not meet this requirement.  If this is not uploaded into August Schools (our health information platform), or turned in by October 15, your child will be excluded from school until it is completed.

If you have a current 12th grader, they must show proof of 2 Meningococcal vaccines by the October 15 deadline as well or be excluded.

If you have any questions, please contact Jenn Sezonov, School Nurse at jsezonov@wheatonacademy.org or 630-562-7504.

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
Don’t see a time or offering that meets your needs? Let us know at thecenter@wheatonacademy.org, and we will work with you to get something scheduled!    

College Essay Coaching. Is your student struggling to get started on or make progress on their college essays? Sign up for a single session or a three-session package with one of our coaches, who will provide resources and feedback to guide your student towards a successful, finished essay!  

Test Preparation: Group Courses for October and November. Equip your student for success on critical standardized tests! Course registration is $550 for 12 hours of instruction.  

Oct./Nov. SAT Group Course  
              Dates: Monday Nights (10/7, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18) 
              Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building  
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 10/3 

Oct./Nov. ACT Group Course 
              Dates: Saturday Mornings (10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23)  
              Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 10/16 

Accommodations. Does your student have an ISP? If they need a test reader or scribe, you can purchase a single session or package, and our coaches will partner with student services to help support your student’s success. 

Subject-Specific Learning. Our coaches provide high-level, individualized instruction that will support your student’s academic success this year in any academic subject area. We have expanded our AP-level offerings! Choose from the following options: AP Seminar, AP English Language & Composition, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics. 

Life Coaching. In this exciting new offering, upper level highschoolers, college students, and adults can work with a John Maxwell certified coach to achieve their full potential, both personally and professionally. Free, thirty-minute phone consultations are available now while the program debuts! Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information.  

Student Success Coaching. Schedule a one-on-one student success coaching session to support your child’s academic and personal growth this school year. These offerings will be a game-changer for all levels of high school and college students who want to develop their executive functioning skills such as planning and prioritization, organization, time-management, and task initiation. Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information. 

Volunteer Corner

Volunteers Needed for Homecoming Alumni Events!
We are seeking volunteers to assist with alumni events during Homecoming. Opportunities include:

  • Friday, 9/27: Help with set-up (decorating and food prep) during the day.
  • Friday Evening: Assist with serving and clean-up at the Alumni Dinner and Dessert Reception.

Your service is a wonderful way to bless our WA alumni and contribute to the success of these special events. Click here to review and sign up for volunteer slots.

September 13, 2024

Upcoming Events

WA Men’s Prayer
Saturday, September 14
8:00 am
Student Union
Tomorrow, September 14, we will kick off this year’s Men’s Prayer in our new Student Union. Please join us for a full breakfast beginning at 7:45 a.m., followed by a time of prayer. We are thrilled to welcome Mike Swider, Assistant WA Football Coach, and former Wheaton College Head Football Coach, as our guest this month.

Fall Spiritual Life Week
September 16-20
Created: In the Beginning
Next week’s Fall Spiritual Life week will culminate our September chapel sub-theme “Created: In the Beginning.” Mr. Thornton and Mr. Hogan will unpack the final days of creation during our Tuesday and Friday chapels. In addition to chapels, there are a few other events to put on the calendar as we worship and pray together throughout the week.
Monday-Friday: Prayer Circles – Our Project LEAD Spiritual Life team will be hosting prayer circles every day during lunch. This will be a great opportunity to seek the Lord and express community in smaller groups. Students will meet in the following classrooms.
Seniors – Studio 22 Classroom
Juniors – Room 202
Sophomores – Room 105
Freshmen – Room 232
Wednesday – We will gather in the White Chapel from 7:00-8:00 pm for a night of worship. Worship leaders Hayden Bradley, Janson Roberts, and Katie Gordiyenko will lead us.
Friday – See You at the Pole – At 7:15 am we will gather at the flagpole on the south end of Performance Trust field to pray for our country, our community, and our school.

FALL SOCIAL for Freshman and Transfer Parents
Wedensday, September 25
7:00-8:30 pm
Parents of Freshman or Transfer students, please join us for a time of fellowship, light refreshments and we have a special gift just for you! Drop your student off at Sonny Acres for the service project during Homecoming week then head over to the Wheaton Academy Student Union to spend some time with new and old friends here at school. If you have younger children, they are welcome to attend. FALL SOCIAL for Freshman and Transfer Parents RSVP HERE

Homecoming Tailgate
When? Homecoming is approaching and Project LEAD is excited to announce the annual tailgate held on Thursday, September 26 from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Who? This event is for EVERYONE! There will be good food, games, face painting, and more! Bring your students and your families and enjoy time together before heading to the soccer game!
Why? All proceeds will go to support the students that Wheaton Academy supports in the Dominican Republic and Haiti through Kid’s Alive International.

Finally, to make this event successful, we need your help! Please sign up to donate food, plates, napkins, etc. Here is the link:  Volunteer Sign Ups: Homecoming FAMILY TAILGATE 2024 (signupgenius.com) Please reach out to Melanie Marr (mmarr@wheatonacademy.org) with any questions. We are excited to see you there!

Homecoming Family Picnic
Friday, September 27
5:30 – 8:00 pm
Wheaton Academy is inviting all families to their Family Picnic on Friday, September 27. This is part of their Homecoming Activities. The event will be from 5:30 -8:00 pm. There will be FREE bounce houses, face painting, and balloon sculptures. Burger 302 and Billy Bricks Pizza will have dinner for sale from their food trucks! And the football game will start at 7:30 as well.  We have it all! Come out for dinner, fun, and football!!

Homecoming Fall Informal
Saturday, September 28
7:00-9:30 pm
The student council would like to invite the entire student body to the fall informal on September 28. Our annual event will be held in the Student Union and parking lot from 7:00 – 9:30 pm. The night will include multiple food trucks, carnival games, the Pirate Ship Swing, and our homecoming dance. Tickets will be on sale September 24-27 at lunch. The cost is $35.00 during the week and $40.00 at the door. Push coin is available to pay. Students may bring a guest from another school, after filling out the permission form available at the front office. This event is informal and casual attire is the norm. Although students may attend with a date, friend groups are encouraged.  We are looking forward to an amazing, fun, and safe night!

Mother/Daughter Evening Together
Monday, October 7
On Monday, October 7, Christ Presbyterian Church of Wheaton will partner with Visionary Family Ministries to host a Mother/Daughter Evening Together for mothers and daughters, 6th grade and older.  The evening will begin at 5:30 pm and will be held in the chapel at Crossway-Good News Publishers (1300 Crescent St, Wheaton, IL).  A light dinner is included.  Guests can register here.  

General News

Homecoming Week, September 23-29
Please click here for a comprehensive list of details about Homecoming 2024! We hope to see you are the events.

Homecoming Week Bell Schedules
Homecoming is two weeks away. We will run modified schedules each day which are listed below.
Monday, September 23 – Field Day Schedule
8:00-8:20     Advisory
8:20-8:30     Class meeting
8:40-9:20     Opening Ceremony
9:20-9:30     Meet in advisory
9:30-12:00   Field Day
12:00-1:15   Lunch
1:15-2:30     Lip Sync Contest
2:30             Dismiss

Tuesday, September 24 – Chapel Schedule
Homecoming Assembly during chapel time

Wednesday, September 25 – Modified Block with Assembly
9:00-10:30      1st period
10:35-11:20    Assembly
11:25-12:55    2nd period
12:55-1:25      Lunch
1:30-3:00        3rd period

Thursday, September 26 – Modified Block with Assembly
8:00-9:25.      4th period
9:30-10:55.    5th period
11:00-11:25    Assembly
11:25-12:05.  Lunch
12:05-1:30.    6th period
1:35-3:00.      7th period

Friday, September 27 – Modified Chapel Schedule
8:00-8:33        1st period
8:39-9:12         2nd period
9:18-9:51          3rd period
10:00-10:30    Chapel
10:35-10:55     Cross Dedication
11:00-11:35       LUNCH
11:38-12:11     4th period
12:17-12:50       5th period
12:56-1:29        6th period
1:35-2:08         7th period
2:14-2:24        Meet as class
2:30-3:00         Pep Rally

Help Needed for Fall Informal
If you would like to help with the carnival games for our Homecoming Informal on September 28, please contact Jim Holtrop or click here to sign up.  We could use you to make our night a huge success! Thank you.

A Reminder from the Health Office
If you have a current 9th grader, they must have a physical that includes vaccinations on an Illinois Certificate of Health Examination form  https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/forms/child-health-exam-form-revised-01-31-2024.pdf.  A sports physical does not meet this requirement.  If this is not uploaded into August Schools (our health information platform), or turned in by October 15, your child will be excluded from school until it is completed.

If you have a current 12th grader, they must show proof of 2 Meningococcal vaccines by the October 15 deadline as well or be excluded.

If you have any questions, please contact Jenn Sezonov, School Nurse at jsezonov@wheatonacademy.org or 630-562-7504.

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
Don’t see a time or offering that meets your needs? Let us know at thecenter@wheatonacademy.org, and we will work with you to get something scheduled!    

College Essay Coaching. Is your student struggling to get started on or make progress on their college essays? Sign up for a single session or a three-session package with one of our coaches, who will provide resources and feedback to guide your student towards a successful, finished essay!  

Test Preparation: Group Courses for October and November. Equip your student for success on critical standardized tests! Course registration is $550 for 12 hours of instruction.  

Oct./Nov. SAT Group Course  
              Dates: Monday Nights (10/7, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18) 
              Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building  
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 10/3 

Oct./Nov. ACT Group Course 
              Dates: Saturday Mornings (10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23)  
              Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 10/16 

Accommodations. Does your student have an ISP? If they need a test reader or scribe, you can purchase a single session or package, and our coaches will partner with student services to help support your student’s success. 

Subject-Specific Learning. Our coaches provide high-level, individualized instruction that will support your student’s academic success this year in any academic subject area. We have expanded our AP-level offerings! Choose from the following options: AP Seminar, AP English Language & Composition, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics. 

Life Coaching. In this exciting new offering, upper level highschoolers, college students, and adults can work with a John Maxwell certified coach to achieve their full potential, both personally and professionally. Free, thirty-minute phone consultations are available now while the program debuts! Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information.  

Student Success Coaching. Schedule a one-on-one student success coaching session to support your child’s academic and personal growth this school year. These offerings will be a game-changer for all levels of high school and college students who want to develop their executive functioning skills such as planning and prioritization, organization, time-management, and task initiation. Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information. 

September 6, 2024

Upcoming Events

Glow Dance Tonight!
Student Council invites the entire student body to the annual Glow Dance tonight, Friday, September 6, following the home football game. All students are invited to our first dance in the Student Union! The dance ends at 11 pm. Tickets will be on sale next week Wednesday – Friday in the Student Union during lunch. Tickets will be $20 ($25 at the door). Push Coin will be available for ticket sales. For further questions email Kat Haase.

WA Women’s Prayer
Wheaton Academy Moms in Prayer Fall Brunch
All Ladies are welcome to attend whether you have come before or not! We’d love to have you!
Tuesday, September 10, 9:30-11:30 am
RSVP to Jodi Bauer for more information at jodisuebauer@gmail.com or 630-465-1596.

Parent Ambassador Program
Tuesday, September 10
7:00-8:00 pm VIRTUAL Informational Meeting
Please join us where we will discuss these: Navigating the next six weeks of school, helping your student adjust to high school, and details about what to expect during Homecoming week September 22-28.
VIRTUAL Informational Parent Meeting RSVP here

WA Men’s Prayer
Saturday, September 14
8:00 am
Student Union
Next Saturday, September 14, we will kick off this year’s Men’s Prayer in our new Student Union. Please join us for a full breakfast beginning at 7:45 a.m., followed by a time of prayer. We are thrilled to welcome Mike Swider, Assistant WA Football Coach, and former Wheaton College Head Football Coach, as our guest this month.

FALL SOCIAL for Freshman and Transfer Parents
Wedensday, September 25
7:00-8:30 pm
Parents of Freshman or Transfer students, please join us for a time of fellowship, light refreshments and we have a special gift just for you! Drop your student off at Sonny Acres for the service project during Homecoming week then head over to the Wheaton Academy Student Union to spend some time with new and old friends here at school. If you have younger children, they are welcome to attend. FALL SOCIAL for Freshman and Transfer Parents RSVP HERE

Homecoming Tailgate
When? Homecoming is approaching and Project LEAD is excited to announce the annual tailgate held on Thursday, September 26 from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Who? This event is for EVERYONE! There will be good food, games, face painting, and more! Bring your students and your families and enjoy time together before heading to the soccer game!
Why? All proceeds will go to support the students that Wheaton Academy supports in the Dominican Republic and Haiti through Kid’s Alive International.

Finally, to make this event successful, we need your help! Please sign up to donate food, plates, napkins, etc. Here is the link:  Volunteer Sign Ups: Homecoming FAMILY TAILGATE 2024 (signupgenius.com) Please reach out to Melanie Marr (mmarr@wheatonacademy.org) with any questions. We are excited to see you there!

Mother/Daughter Evening Together
Monday, October 7
On Monday, October 7, Christ Presbyterian Church of Wheaton will partner with Visionary Family Ministries to host a Mother/Daughter Evening Together for mothers and daughters, 6th grade and older.  The evening will begin at 5:30 pm and will be held in the chapel at Crossway-Good News Publishers (1300 Crescent St, Wheaton, IL).  A light dinner is included.  Guests can register here.  

General News

Off-Campus Learning Day, Monday, September 9
Once again this year, we are excited to provide our students with the opportunity to participate in Off-Campus Learning Days. These days afford our students time for uninterrupted learning on days they typically would have off for in-service/teacher conferences. Additionally, our Off-Campus Learning Days will prepare our students to seamlessly continue in their classes during snow/inclement weather days.

Our first Off-Campus Learning Day this year will take place on Monday, September 9. Students should plan to allocate the same amount of time for schoolwork as they would for a traditional on-campus day (approximately 7 hours). Teachers will make expectations clear to our students, and they will be able to access all work via OnCampus. 

Modified Bell Schedule
Wednesday, September 11
We will run the following bell schedule next Wednesday:
Time                         Class
9:00 – 10:30              Period 1
10:40 – 11:13            Extended Community Time
11:20 – 12:50            Period 2
12:50 – 1:25              Lunch
1:30 – 3:00                Period 3

Winterim Trips 2025 Fall Registration
Parents: We have a few Winterim 2025 trips still open. The application is live on the families’ website.
Click here to see it. This application is due next Tuesday, September 10 by midnight with a $1000 deposit. See Amy Heavey with any questions.

A Reminder from the Health Office
If you have a current 9th grader, they must have a physical that includes vaccinations on an Illinois Certificate of Health Examination form  https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/files/forms/child-health-exam-form-revised-01-31-2024.pdf.  A sports physical does not meet this requirement.  If this is not uploaded into August Schools (our health information platform), or turned in by October 15th, your child will be excluded from school until it is completed.

If you have a current 12th grader, they must show proof of 2 Meningococcal vaccines by the October 15th deadline as well or be excluded.

If you have any questions, please contact Jenn Sezonov, School Nurse at jsezonov@wheatonacademy.org or 630-562-7504.

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
For all the following, you can access course descriptions, pricing, and sign-ups on our website; contact thecenter@wheatonacademy.org with any questions! 

Test Preparation. Equip your student for success on critical standardized tests! The Center for Lifelong Learning will be offering another session of ACT and SAT group courses this October/November. Course registration is $550 per student, which covers 12 hours of instruction. Sign up soon, as registration deadlines are approaching, and space is limited.  

SAT Group Course  
              Dates: Monday Nights (10/7, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18) 
              Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building  
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 10/3 

ACT Group Course 
              Dates: Saturday Mornings (10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23)  
              Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building  
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 10/16 

Wheaton Academy Testing Dates 
Wheaton Academy administers one standardized test each semester to students at no additional cost. Students are automatically registered for these tests! The testing schedule is as follows: 

*Fall, 10/23 Grades 9-11: PSAT; Grade 12: ACT 
*Spring, 4/16 Grades 9-10: PSAT; Grade 11: SAT; Grade 12: None 

Life Coaching. Take advantage of this exciting new offering, which will provide John Maxwell certified coaching and curriculum to individuals who want to achieve their full potential, both personally and professionally. This offering is designed for upper-level high school students through adults. Customized coaching with free, thirty-minute phone consultations is available now while the program debuts! Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information.  

Student Success Coaching. Schedule a one-on-one student success coaching session to support your child’s academic and personal growth this school year. These offerings will be a game-changer for all levels of high school and college students who want to develop their executive functioning skills such as planning and prioritization, organization, time-management, and task initiation. Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information. 

Subject-Specific Learning. Set your student up for a strong start to the school year with one-on-one academic coaching in any core subject area! Learning Center coaches provide high-level, individualized instruction that will support your student’s academic success this year.  

Athletics

Athletic Passes
We are happy to announce again 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 2024-25 season. Please stop by the athletics office any time M-F from 9:00 am-5:00 pm to pick up your pass.

We are also offering a digital version of the card this year, click here to download the digital card on GoFan. Both digital and physical cards will be accepted at the gate for free entry into a game.

August 30, 2024

Upcoming Events

No School/Offices Closed Monday, September 2
There will be no school and offices will be closed on Monday, September 2 to observe Labor Day. We will resume with our regular bells schedule on Tuesday, September 3. Enjoy the long weekend!

Picture Day – September 3 & 4
Picture Day at Wheaton Academy is September 3 and September 4. Lifetouch will be set up in the Atrium for students to have their pictures taken. Please remind your student(s) that there will not be a designated time for them to have their picture taken on these days. They can stop by at a time that is convenient for them either before school, at lunch, after school, or between classes.

Back-to-School Night, Thursday, September 5
We are excited to invite you to Back to School Night, on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Our goal is that you would have the opportunity to experience life at Wheaton Academy the way your student does each day. You will begin the evening in your student’s first-period class. The evening’s schedule will be as follows:
6:30 p.m. Arrive and find 1st-period class
6:40 – 6:50 p.m. Period 1
6:56 – 7:06 p.m. Period 2
7:12 – 7:22 p.m. Period 3
7:28 – 7:38 p.m. Period 4
7:45 – 8:00 p.m. All Community Assembly, FAC
8:10 – 8:20 p.m. Period 5
8:26 – 8:36 p.m. Period 6
8:42– 8:52 p.m. Period 7
There will not be classes for study halls or TAs. You are welcome to head to the Student Union during a study hall period, where you can get information on Winterim, purchase some WA Wear, pick up a yard sign, QR code magnet, and Athletic Pass, get information on the Center for Lifelong Learning, and get information on being an international host parent. We look forward to seeing you there!

GLOW DANCE!
Friday, September 6
Student Council invites the entire student body to the annual Glow Dance on Friday, September 6, following the home football game. All students are invited to our first dance in the Student Union! The dance ends at 11 pm. Tickets will be on sale next week Wednesday – Friday in the Student Union during lunch. Tickets will be $20 ($25 at the door). Push Coin will be available for ticket sales. For further questions email Kat Haase

Todd Beamer Benefit Golf Outing
Stonebridge Country Club – September 9, 2024
Wheaton Academy’s 2024 Todd Beamer Benefit Golf Outing will return to Aurora’s beautiful and challenging Stonebridge Country Club. This event is held to remember the life of former WA student Todd Beamer ’87 and his heroic actions on 9/11.

New this year, we will offer morning and afternoon golf rounds, beginning at 7:30 am or 1:00 pm. In addition to golf, the day will include a grab-n-go breakfast, lunch, and dinner, followed by a brief awards presentation, and auction. Click here for additional information and to register!

WA Women’s Prayer
Women of WA please mark your calendars and join us to pray for our school and community. Here are the dates for the 2024-2025 school year:
Wheaton Academy Moms in Prayer Fall Brunch
All Ladies Welcome whether you have come before or not! We’d love to have you!
Tuesday, September 10, 9:30-11:30 am
RSVP to Jodi Bauer for more information at jodisuebauer@gmail.com or 630-465-1596.
The 2nd Tuesday of the month from 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Student Union
October 8
November 12
December 10
January 14
February 11
March 11
April 8
May 13
Women’s Prayer Evening Prayer Dates (more info. will follow)
October 22 & February 18

General News

Welcome New Faculty and Staff
We are excited to welcome new faculty and staff to Wheaton Academy as we kick off the school year. Learn more about these new faces here and be sure to say hello!

Senior Picture Submission
It’s time to submit senior pictures for the yearbook! If your student booked an appointment with Prestige Photography to have their picture taken on campus over the summer, and that is the picture your student wants to include in the yearbook, you are good to go! Prestige will automatically send us that photo and no further action is needed.  

If you did not use Prestige Photography for your student’s senior portraits, that is no problem, but we will need you to submit a photo of your own to be included in the yearbook. Photos need to be submitted by December 20 to be included in the yearbook publication. We require a forward-facing portrait taken from the shoulders up, with a plain/non-distracting background. Please note that if you send in a full-body image, it will be cropped from the shoulders up as the yearbook file is not large enough to accommodate a full-body photo. Please submit your student’s chosen picture via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org along with your student’s first and last name. Thank you!

Traffic Flow Explanation for Drop Off/Pick Up and Parking
We are re-introducing our two-way traffic pattern to our campus this year. You may enter and exit from both Hawthorne Road and Prince Crossing Road. Review the traffic flow map here.

If parents are dropping off or picking up, parents must enter from Hawthorne Ln. Follow the signs to access the drop zones in the Central Lot and along the main entrance of the Academic Building. Drop zones are marked in blue on this map.

If students are parking, they may enter from either entrance to park in the North and West Lots in their assigned parking spot.

Please note: Westbound Geneva Rd is closed west of Winfield Rd to replace the bridge over the DuPage River. If you are coming to school from the east, consider taking Jewel Rd or Winfield Rd to High Lake Road to avoid the closure. Alternate routes include taking Pleasant Hill Rd or County Farm Rd to North Ave.

New Parent Night Digital Resources
On Thursday, August 22 we hosted New Parent Night which was orientation for all Freshman and Transfer parents. We enjoyed hearing from leadership, meeting Parent Ambassadors, and creating connections within the school community before the start of the new year. If you were unable to attend, please refer to this page which reflects all the information and PowerPoint presented that night.

The Center for Lifelong Learning 
For all the following, you can access course descriptions, pricing, and sign-ups on our website; contact thecenter@wheatonacademy.org with any questions! 

Test Preparation. Equip your student for success on critical standardized tests! The Center for Lifelong Learning will be offering another session of ACT and SAT group courses this October/November. Course registration is $550 per student, which covers 12 hours of instruction. Sign up soon, as registration deadlines are approaching, and space is limited.  

SAT Group Course  
              Dates: Monday Nights (10/7, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18) 
              Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building  
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 10/3 

ACT Group Course 
              Dates: Saturday Mornings (10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23)  
              Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm  
              Location: Main Academic Building  
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 10/16 

Wheaton Academy Testing Dates 
Wheaton Academy administers one standardized test each semester to students at no additional cost. Students are automatically registered for these tests! The testing schedule is as follows: 

*Fall, 10/23 Grades 9-11: PSAT; Grade 12: ACT 
*Spring, 4/16 Grades 9-10: PSAT; Grade 11: SAT; Grade 12: None 

Life Coaching. Take advantage of this exciting new offering, which will provide John Maxwell certified coaching and curriculum to individuals who want to achieve their full potential, both personally and professionally. This offering is designed for upper-level high school students through adults. Customized coaching with free, thirty-minute phone consultations is available now while the program debuts! Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information.  

Student Success Coaching. Schedule a one-on-one student success coaching session to support your child’s academic and personal growth this school year. These offerings will be a game-changer for all levels of high school and college students who want to develop their executive functioning skills such as planning and prioritization, organization, time-management, and task initiation. Contact htaritas@wheatonacademy.org for more information. 

Subject-Specific Learning. Set your student up for a strong start to the school year with one-on-one academic coaching in any core subject area! Learning Center coaches provide high-level, individualized instruction that will support your student’s academic success this year.  

Athletics

Athletic Passes
We are happy to announce again 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 2024-25 season. Please stop by the athletics office any time M-F from 9:00 am-5:00 pm to pick up your pass.

We are also offering a digital version of the card this year, click here to download the digital card on GoFan. Both digital and physical cards will be accepted at the gate for free entry into a game.