Belleville Day News

Gardner Elementary Welcomes 5th Grade Teacher Danielle Sellers

Please give a warm Waterloo welcome to Danielle Sellers, joining Gardner Elementary as a 5th Grade Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year! Danielle brings valuable experience, having taught 5th and ...

WCUSD#5 Transitions to ParentSquare Communication Platform

Parents/Guardians & Students,Now that WCUSD#5 is using ParentSquare, we will no longer be utilizing the WCUSD#5 app (The Waterloo Athletics app is still active!). If you have this app currently...

Waterloo Schools Students' Last Day of School Set for May 22

Provided no further emergency days are required, we look forward to dismissing students for the summer on May 22nd! 🐾📅

Waterloo High School Welcomes Back 2016 Graduate Kaitlyn Polacek

Please join us in giving a warm welcome back to Kaitlyn Polacek! As a 2016 Waterloo High School graduate, she is thrilled to return home as the newest social studies teacher at WJHS. 🐾🖤🧡

HNS Summer Lunch Program Available to Waterloo Students

Please see the message below from House of Neighborly Service regarding their summer lunch program: Hello, friends!We are pleased to announce the launch of our HNS Summer Lunch Program! This except...

Waterloo Schools Announces April Staff Members of the Month

Let’s hear it for our April Standouts! We are so proud to announce this month's Staff Members of the Month. Amanda Hill - Early Childhood Teacher, Zahnow Elementary Kristen Schutt - Paraprofessiona...

Gardner Elementary Welcomes 5th Grade Teacher Bill Pawlak

We're excited to introduce Bill Pawlak, who will be joining Gardner Elementary as a 5th Grade Teacher for 2025-2026! He's new to the area and can't wait to get to know our students and families.Ple...

Summer Reading & Family Fun Opportunities Available to Waterloo Students

As summer continues, we wanted to share a couple of opportunities available to Waterloo students and families through two of our community partners.Morrison-Talbott Library Summer Reading ProgramTh...

WCUSD #5 Celebrates Paraprofessional Contributions

Today we celebrate the dedicated paraprofessionals of WCUSD#5, whose work in our classrooms provides the vital academic, behavioral, and physical support our students need to thrive. Whether they a...

WHS Drama Club Presents 'This Murder was Staged' April 30-May 1

WHS Drama Club presents This Murder was Staged on Thursday, April 30th and Friday, May 1st at 7pm in the WHS Auditorium. Adults are $10 and students are $5. We'd love to see you all there!

Gardner Elementary Welcomes Special Education Teacher Dr. Ryan Sherp

Please join us in extending a warm Waterloo welcome to Dr. Ryan Sherp, a new Special Education Teacher at Gardner Elementary School! Dr. Sherp brings a unique and diverse background to our district...

Waterloo High School Welcomes New Social Studies Teacher Collin Gilreath

Let's give a warm Waterloo welcome to Collin Gilreath, our newest social studies teacher at Waterloo High School! Mr. Gilreath brings a year of teaching experience from Richland County High School ...

WCUSD#5 Adopts ParentSquare for School-to-Home Communications

Dear Families,We are excited to announce that WCUSD#5 has adopted a new form of school-to-home communication called ParentSquare. This unified communications platform is designed to keep parents, g...

Gardner Elementary Welcomes New 5th Grade Teacher Averi Clifton

Please join us in welcoming Averi Clifton to Gardner Elementary. She is excited to begin her teaching journey as our newest 5th Grade Bulldog, and we are thrilled to have her! 🐾🖤🧡

WCUSD #5 Releases 2026-2027 Official School Calendar

The 2026-2027 Official School Calendar was approved by the Board of Education at the February 23, 2026 Regular Board Meeting. See the attached PDF for the full document, or view here.

Waterloo JH Welcomes New Physical Education Teacher Emeline Brockland

Join us in celebrating Emeline Brockland, who is enthusiastically joining Waterloo Junior High School as a Physical Education Teacher! A recent graduate of McKendree University, Emeline is passiona...

Waterloo High School Welcomes Social Studies Teacher Rebecca Boyce

Please join us in giving a warm Waterloo welcome to Rebecca Boyce, our new Social Studies Teacher at Waterloo High School! Rebecca brings a Master's in Teaching from McKendree University and a pass...

Waterloo JH/HS Welcomes New Chorus Teacher Laura Hollingsworth

Waterloo Junior High and High School are thrilled to welcome Laura Hollingsworth to the Bulldog Family as our new Chorus Teacher! Laura brings 5 years of experience teaching music and choir, and sh...

Rogers Elementary Welcomes Logan Crowl as 2nd Grade Teacher

We're thrilled to have Logan joining Rogers Elementary as a 2nd Grade Teacher for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year! Many of you might recognize him, as he's been a sub for our district.When he's ...