
Congrats to junior Piper Smith for competing and finishing 90th at the State Cross Country meet today!

Mark Your Calendars! The AGWSR drama and music departments are presenting Emma! A Pop Musical Nov. 15-16, 2025 in the HS Gym. Tickets are $7 and available at the Door. Our story is a retelling of Jane Austen's classic novel using contemporary pop music. We hope you can join us!


Our 5th grade group for Halloween


Third Grade teachers are ready for a second day at the 2024 Decoding Dyslexia Iowa Educator Conference with Board Member Mrs. Brandt introducing the keynote speaker!



Happy Halloween from Mrs Culver's Class!







Happy Halloween from Mrs. Abbas's 4th grade!






Winners of the Fall/Halloween 4th and 5th grade acrostic poems in Language class were: Elly Buseman, Easton Carolous, Aubrey Sailer, and Bella DeJesus.


Happy Halloween from Mrs. Meyer's Kindergarten Class!


🎉 Quarter 1 Attendance Improvement Celebration! 🎉
Thanks to the amazing partnership of our students, families, and community, we’ve made fantastic strides in attendance. Check out the numbers from Quarter 1 Last Year vs. This Year:
District-Wide Absenteeism:
📉 Last Year: 6.94%
🎉 This Year: 4.40%
School-by-School Progress:
AGWSR Elementary: Last Year 5.86% ➡️ This Year 3.23%
AGWSR High School: Last Year 8.84% ➡️ This Year 5.76%
AGWSR Middle School: Last Year 6.73% ➡️ This Year 4.82%
Wellsburg Elementary & Discovery Preschool: Last Year 4.73% ➡️ This Year 2.12%
The Cougars Den: Last Year 8.15% ➡️ This Year 6.89%
This success is a true team effort! Let’s keep up the momentum in Quarter 2—every day counts! 🙌📚

Happy Halloween! Today, our Wellsburg Center brought the emotions from "Inside Out 2" to life. Wishing everyone a safe and fun Halloween – check out our team’s Halloween spirit below!



Support AGWSR After Prom!


Congratulations to our Quarter 1 Honor Roll students! 🎉
Your hard work, commitment, and perseverance toward excellence show! Your success sets a positive example for others, and we encourage you to keep striving for excellence. We look forward to seeing even more students join the Honor Roll next quarter!
Here is the list of our 1st Quarter Honor Roll students for the 2024-2025 school year:
📚 AGWSR Middle School 1st Quarter Honor Roll
"A" Honor Roll
A = 3.668 - 4.000
6th Grade:
Avery Clark, Alexa Haupt, Kennedy Meyer, Emma O’Kane
7th Grade:
Levi Bear, Greeley Everts, Gracie Hardman, Reagan Huffman, Brielle Mutschler
8th Grade:
Hadley Bright, Kaydence Brown, Cole Burkley, Clay Buseman, Cora Louk, Alex Meyer, Eli Rose, Kaesyn Slifer
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"B" Honor Roll
B = 3.250 - 3.667
6th Grade:
Hayden Bakker, Cody Benning, Marshall Claussen, Henry Crawford, Caleb Haupt, Audra Hollander, Eden Jones, Blake Mennenga, Colton Meyer, Mae Meyer, Izabella Oplinger, Kyleigh Scallon, Kyli Willems
7th Grade:
Braxton Dozier, Everett Gronewold, Charles Struck
8th Grade:
Lyla Brekunitch, Logan Deike, Bently Dirks, Meika Guevara, Braxtyn Hill, Brynn Kappel, Bella King, Nicole Linthicum, Teagan Mennenga, Dakota Nederhoff, McKinley Nevenhoven, Lane Olson, Kenzleigh Pickering, Aubrey Ross, Addi Stahl, Bailey Stilwell, Phin Ubben, Laynie Viet, Robert Walker, Kade Willems
Keep up the great work!







Stay informed with the November edition of Cougar Tracks! Along with the printed version, we’ll send it by email and post it on our website a few days before the end of each month. Apologies for the misprinted date at the top of this month's article. See the article here: https://www.agwsr.org/page/school-newsletter

October has been a busy month for Discovery Preschool! The 3 year olds have been learning about fall and pumpkins, and the 4 year olds loved riding "on a real bus" to our field trip to Pine Lake. Both classes were able to enjoy a visit from the Wellsburg Fire Dept. and Ag In The Classroom!










📣 TONIGHT in Wellsburg from 6:30 - 7PM! Join us for our final Bond 2024 Open House! Brief presentation to begin at 6:30pm, questions regarding the November 5 bond referendum to follow.
🗓️ FINAL OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, Oct 24 // AGWSR Middle School Gym (Wellsburg) // 6:30 to 7:00 PM
LEARN MORE TODAY! 🔗 bit.ly/agwsr-ref24


Congratulations to junior Piper Smith on qualifying for the state cross country meet!

Tonight's regional volleyball game will also be livestreamed, use the link below to access:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/denver/organization/17636/denver-high-school

Cougar volleyball continues regional action tonight at Denver. Game starts at 7, tickets again will be cashless. They can be purchased at the door or using the link:
https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h2024100909463359333858a5af4524b/checkout
Good luck Cougars!

WAC 2nd grade enjoyed visiting the Wells Hotel this morning. Thank you for the goodie bags!







📣 TONIGHT in Ackley from 6:30 - 7PM! Join us for our Bond 2024 Open House! Brief presentation to begin at 6:30pm, questions regarding the November 5 bond referendum to follow.
🗓️ ATTEND AN OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, Oct. 22 // AGWSR High School Gym (Ackley) // 6:30 to 7:00 PM
Can't attend? Mark your calendar for a future event!
Thursday, Oct 24 // AGWSR Middle School Gym (Wellsburg) // 6:30 to 7:00 PM
LEARN MORE TODAY! 🔗 bit.ly/agwsr-ref24
