Open Houses at Wells Combined School
Join us for our Open Houses and get ready for a great new school year!
Wells Elementary School
Tuesday, August 18
5:00–6:00 PM
Wells Junior High/High School
Wednesday, August 19
6:00–7:00 PM
Come meet our new principal, new staff members, and your students’ teachers! We look forward to seeing everyone and welcoming you back for the 2026–2027 school year! 🐾🧡🖤
Join us for our Open Houses and get ready for a great new school year!
Wells Elementary School
Tuesday, August 18
5:00–6:00 PM
Wells Junior High/High School
Wednesday, August 19
6:00–7:00 PM
Come meet our new principal, new staff members, and your students’ teachers! We look forward to seeing everyone and welcoming you back for the 2026–2027 school year! 🐾🧡🖤
Wells Elementary School
After School Dismissal Procedures
After School Dismissal Procedures
Free & Reduced Lunch Applications
The online Free and Reduced Lunch Application is now available!
Please scan the QR code to complete your application. 🥪🍎
Thank you for helping us make sure our students have access to the meals they need!
The online Free and Reduced Lunch Application is now available!
Please scan the QR code to complete your application. 🥪🍎
Thank you for helping us make sure our students have access to the meals they need!
WELLS COMBINED SCHOOL BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLY EVENT
Come see us and get ready for the new school year!
We’ll have:
Lightly used clothing
Backpacks
Hygiene products
Community resources
And more!
Tuesday, August 18th
5:00 PM
Wells Elementary School
🌟 All ages are welcome! 🌟
Come see us and get ready for the new school year!
We’ll have:
Lightly used clothing
Backpacks
Hygiene products
Community resources
And more!
Tuesday, August 18th
5:00 PM
Wells Elementary School
🌟 All ages are welcome! 🌟
Wells High School Sport Season Passes
Student Activity Pass: $25
Single-Season Adult Pass: $60
Single-Season Couple Pass: $70
Single-Season Family Pass: $100
Single Adult All-Season Pass: $80
Couple All-Season Pass: $100
Family All-Season Pass: $160
Student Activity Pass: $25
Single-Season Adult Pass: $60
Single-Season Couple Pass: $70
Single-Season Family Pass: $100
Single Adult All-Season Pass: $80
Couple All-Season Pass: $100
Family All-Season Pass: $160
WELLS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC GATE PRICES
Come out and support our Wells Leopards at all Wells High School athletic events!
2026–2027 Gate Prices
Adults: $10
Students K–12: $5
65 & Over: FREE
Under 5: FREE
Bring your family, fill the stands, and cheer on our Wells Leopards! 🐆🧡🖤
Come out and support our Wells Leopards at all Wells High School athletic events!
2026–2027 Gate Prices
Adults: $10
Students K–12: $5
65 & Over: FREE
Under 5: FREE
Bring your family, fill the stands, and cheer on our Wells Leopards! 🐆🧡🖤
Calling All Junior High & High School Students 🐾
Chromebook & Schedule Pickup
Wednesday, August 12
🕙 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Grades 10–12
Thursday, August 13
🕙 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Grades 7–9
📍 Wells High School Foyer
While you’re here, you can also:
Purchase PE uniforms $20
Purchase student passes $25
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone and having a GREAT school year! 🧡🖤
Go Leopards! 🐾
Chromebook & Schedule Pickup
Wednesday, August 12
🕙 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Grades 10–12
Thursday, August 13
🕙 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Grades 7–9
📍 Wells High School Foyer
While you’re here, you can also:
Purchase PE uniforms $20
Purchase student passes $25
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone and having a GREAT school year! 🧡🖤
Go Leopards! 🐾
FREE English Language classes!
Clases de ingles gratis
ABE/ESL Fall Registration
Registration begins 24 August
Classes begin 31 August
Elko Adult Learning Center
120 Elm Street Elko, Nevada
📦 FREE Food Boxes for Kids & Teens! 📦
LAST DAY!!
Today, 5 August
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Come to Wells Elementary School to pick up your FREE food box!
Food boxes are available for all children and teens ages 2–18.
LAST DAY!!
Today, 5 August
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Come to Wells Elementary School to pick up your FREE food box!
Food boxes are available for all children and teens ages 2–18.
💉 Back-to-School Immunization Clinics Available! 📚
The first day of school is just around the corner! If your student still needs required immunizations for the upcoming school year, several local healthcare providers are offering back-to-school immunization clinics to help families get ready.
Upcoming Clinics:
📍 Browning Medical Group
🗓️ August 7 | 🕛 12:00–4:00 p.m.
📍 1780 Browning Way, Elko
📍 Elko Family Medical & Dental Center
🗓️ August 5 & 12 | 🕗 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
📍 762 14th Street, Elko
📞 Call 775-738-5850 to schedule.
📍 Wendover Community Health Center
🗓️ August 13 | 🕗 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
📍 925 Wells Avenue, Wendover
📞 Call 775-664-2220 to schedule.
A complete list of ECSD-required immunizations and additional Elko County vaccine providers is available on the ECSD Health Services webpage. Families can also find information about accessing immunization records through Nevada WebIZ and other helpful health resources.
🔗 Learn more: https://www.ecsdnv.net/page/health-services-department
The first day of school is just around the corner! If your student still needs required immunizations for the upcoming school year, several local healthcare providers are offering back-to-school immunization clinics to help families get ready.
Upcoming Clinics:
📍 Browning Medical Group
🗓️ August 7 | 🕛 12:00–4:00 p.m.
📍 1780 Browning Way, Elko
📍 Elko Family Medical & Dental Center
🗓️ August 5 & 12 | 🕗 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
📍 762 14th Street, Elko
📞 Call 775-738-5850 to schedule.
📍 Wendover Community Health Center
🗓️ August 13 | 🕗 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
📍 925 Wells Avenue, Wendover
📞 Call 775-664-2220 to schedule.
A complete list of ECSD-required immunizations and additional Elko County vaccine providers is available on the ECSD Health Services webpage. Families can also find information about accessing immunization records through Nevada WebIZ and other helpful health resources.
🔗 Learn more: https://www.ecsdnv.net/page/health-services-department
2026 Leadership Boot Camp
All 7th-12th grade class advisors and class officers please plan to attend
Monday, August 10th
2 pm
Ms. H's room Wells High School
All 7th-12th grade class advisors and class officers please plan to attend
Monday, August 10th
2 pm
Ms. H's room Wells High School
📣 Attention All Junior High Athletes!
This is a reminder that a current physical is required to participate in all intramural sports for the 2026–2027 school year
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lfNRf0loZ7YXJPBlUffvIEqr3Y2KLmlZ/view?usp=sharing
Please ensure your physical examination is completed and submitted before the season begins!
Let’s get ready for a great season! 💪🏽
If you have questions, please contact the school office.
This is a reminder that a current physical is required to participate in all intramural sports for the 2026–2027 school year
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lfNRf0loZ7YXJPBlUffvIEqr3Y2KLmlZ/view?usp=sharing
Please ensure your physical examination is completed and submitted before the season begins!
Let’s get ready for a great season! 💪🏽
If you have questions, please contact the school office.
📢 Important Immunization Reminder for 7th & 12th Grade Students 📢
As we gear up for the new school year, please ensure your student has the required immunizations completed before the first day of school:
💉 12th Grade Students
Must receive their second dose of the Meningococcal (MenACWY) vaccine.
💉 7th Grade Students
Must receive their first dose of the Meningococcal (MenACWY) vaccine
and their Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) vaccine.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Nurse Manning at mmanning2@ecsdnv.net
As we gear up for the new school year, please ensure your student has the required immunizations completed before the first day of school:
💉 12th Grade Students
Must receive their second dose of the Meningococcal (MenACWY) vaccine.
💉 7th Grade Students
Must receive their first dose of the Meningococcal (MenACWY) vaccine
and their Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) vaccine.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Nurse Manning at mmanning2@ecsdnv.net
💉 Back-to-School Immunization Clinics Available! 📚
The first day of school is just around the corner! If your student still needs required immunizations for the upcoming school year, several local healthcare providers are offering back-to-school immunization clinics to help families get ready.
Upcoming Clinics:
📍 Browning Medical Group
🗓️ August 7 | 🕛 12:00–4:00 p.m.
📍 1780 Browning Way, Elko
📍 Elko Family Medical & Dental Center
🗓️ August 5 & 12 | 🕗 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
📍 762 14th Street, Elko
📞 Call 775-738-5850 to schedule.
📍 Wendover Community Health Center
🗓️ August 13 | 🕗 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
📍 925 Wells Avenue, Wendover
📞 Call 775-664-2220 to schedule.
A complete list of ECSD-required immunizations and additional Elko County vaccine providers is available on the ECSD Health Services webpage. Families can also find information about accessing immunization records through Nevada WebIZ and other helpful health resources.
🔗 Learn more: https://www.ecsdnv.net/page/health-services-department
The first day of school is just around the corner! If your student still needs required immunizations for the upcoming school year, several local healthcare providers are offering back-to-school immunization clinics to help families get ready.
Upcoming Clinics:
📍 Browning Medical Group
🗓️ August 7 | 🕛 12:00–4:00 p.m.
📍 1780 Browning Way, Elko
📍 Elko Family Medical & Dental Center
🗓️ August 5 & 12 | 🕗 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
📍 762 14th Street, Elko
📞 Call 775-738-5850 to schedule.
📍 Wendover Community Health Center
🗓️ August 13 | 🕗 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
📍 925 Wells Avenue, Wendover
📞 Call 775-664-2220 to schedule.
A complete list of ECSD-required immunizations and additional Elko County vaccine providers is available on the ECSD Health Services webpage. Families can also find information about accessing immunization records through Nevada WebIZ and other helpful health resources.
🔗 Learn more: https://www.ecsdnv.net/page/health-services-department
Welcome to Wells Combined School.
Wells is a school where students can grow up known—by their teachers, their classmates, and a community invested in who they are becoming. Because we serve students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, we have a rare opportunity to support each child across the full arc of his or her education.
Our responsibility is larger than helping students earn credits or pass classes. We want students to think critically, communicate competently, work well with others, persist through difficulty, and use what they learn with purpose. That requires strong teaching, high expectations, and adults who know when a student needs challenge, encouragement, or support.
Schools do their best work when families and staff speak honestly, solve problems together, and keep students at the center of their decisions. I welcome that partnership and the accountability that comes with it.
I am honored to serve as principal of Wells Combined School and to be a part of a community with deep roots and high hopes for its young people.
Dr. Angela Silva
Principal
Wells is a school where students can grow up known—by their teachers, their classmates, and a community invested in who they are becoming. Because we serve students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, we have a rare opportunity to support each child across the full arc of his or her education.
Our responsibility is larger than helping students earn credits or pass classes. We want students to think critically, communicate competently, work well with others, persist through difficulty, and use what they learn with purpose. That requires strong teaching, high expectations, and adults who know when a student needs challenge, encouragement, or support.
Schools do their best work when families and staff speak honestly, solve problems together, and keep students at the center of their decisions. I welcome that partnership and the accountability that comes with it.
I am honored to serve as principal of Wells Combined School and to be a part of a community with deep roots and high hopes for its young people.
Dr. Angela Silva
Principal
📦 FREE Food Boxes for Kids & Teens! 📦
Today, July 29
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Come to Wells Elementary School to pick up your FREE food box!
Food boxes are available for all children and teens ages 2–18.
Today, July 29
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Come to Wells Elementary School to pick up your FREE food box!
Food boxes are available for all children and teens ages 2–18.
Join Elko County School District on Thursday, August 13, from 4:00–6:00 PM at the Southside Elementary School Big Gym for our annual Back-to-School Resource Fair!
Families can:
✅ Connect with 20+ community organizations
✅ Learn about ECSD programs and services
✅ Receive a FREE backpack and school supplies for students in Pre-K through 12th grade by completing a Resource Fair Passport (while supplies last).
Whether you're new to ECSD or returning for another great school year, this is a one-stop opportunity to get connected and start the year prepared.
📍 Southside Elementary School – Big Gym
501 S. 9th St., Elko
🗓️ Thursday, August 13
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM
See flyer for additional details.
Families can:
✅ Connect with 20+ community organizations
✅ Learn about ECSD programs and services
✅ Receive a FREE backpack and school supplies for students in Pre-K through 12th grade by completing a Resource Fair Passport (while supplies last).
Whether you're new to ECSD or returning for another great school year, this is a one-stop opportunity to get connected and start the year prepared.
📍 Southside Elementary School – Big Gym
501 S. 9th St., Elko
🗓️ Thursday, August 13
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM
See flyer for additional details.
⭐ Re-Enrollment Time at Wells Combined School⭐
It's time to complete your student's 2026–2027 school year re-enrollment.
Elementary Students
Please complete online re-enrollment before Monday, August 17, to ensure your student is ready to begin school on the first day.
Junior High & High School Students
Class scheduling appointments will be held August 5–12. More information about scheduling will be shared soon.
Please complete your student's online re-enrollment before your scheduling appointment.
Dual Credit Students
Students enrolled in dual credit college courses must attend a required meeting on Wednesday, August 5, at 3:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. During this meeting, we will:
Confirm enrollment
Review important program expectations and guidelines
If you are unable to attend, please contact Ryan to arrange an alternate meeting time.
Need Assistance?
If you need help with re-enrollment, please contact:
Malcolm Hale – High School Office
Cuca Rodriguez – Elementary Office
We look forward to welcoming everyone back for a great 2026–2027 school year!
2026–2027 High School Athletic Participation Fee
Beginning with the 2026–2027 school year, all high school athletes will be required to pay a $25 fee for each sport in which they participate.
These funds will be pooled at the district level and used to help offset athletic program expenses.
A SuccessFund Campaign has been established for payment of this fee. Please use the following link or scan the QR code to submit your payment:
https://sfnd.io/23gv9
Please note: Payments will not be accepted at the high school or through student-athletes' coaches.
Beginning with the 2026–2027 school year, all high school athletes will be required to pay a $25 fee for each sport in which they participate.
These funds will be pooled at the district level and used to help offset athletic program expenses.
A SuccessFund Campaign has been established for payment of this fee. Please use the following link or scan the QR code to submit your payment:
https://sfnd.io/23gv9
Please note: Payments will not be accepted at the high school or through student-athletes' coaches.
🎉 Congratulations to Mr. Don Noorda! 🎉
We are proud to congratulate Mr. Don Noorda on receiving the Nevada ACTE Lifetime Achievement Award!
This prestigious award recognizes Career and Technical Education (CTE) professionals for their outstanding leadership within ACTE, innovative contributions to CTE, and lasting impact on the field throughout their careers.
To be considered for this honor, candidates must be current or retired CTE professionals and members of their state ACTE organization. Nominees are evaluated based on:
⭐ Leadership in ACTE at the local, state, regional, or national level
⭐ Innovation in Career and Technical Education throughout their professional careers
⭐ Significant contributions to the CTE profession and the greater CTE community
Congratulations, Mr. Noorda, on this well-deserved recognition and thank you for your years of dedication, leadership, and service to CTE and the students of Wells High School!
We are proud to congratulate Mr. Don Noorda on receiving the Nevada ACTE Lifetime Achievement Award!
This prestigious award recognizes Career and Technical Education (CTE) professionals for their outstanding leadership within ACTE, innovative contributions to CTE, and lasting impact on the field throughout their careers.
To be considered for this honor, candidates must be current or retired CTE professionals and members of their state ACTE organization. Nominees are evaluated based on:
⭐ Leadership in ACTE at the local, state, regional, or national level
⭐ Innovation in Career and Technical Education throughout their professional careers
⭐ Significant contributions to the CTE profession and the greater CTE community
Congratulations, Mr. Noorda, on this well-deserved recognition and thank you for your years of dedication, leadership, and service to CTE and the students of Wells High School!
