Wells Combined School

Mrs. Safford at the Writer's Festival Awards in Elko. We are thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to all the talented and hardworking students who submitted their exceptional work to the Elko County Writer's Festival. Elementary Dallas P- 2nd Place Brielle S- 2nd Place D'angelo S-D- 3rd Place Vanessa F- Honorable Mention Frances S- Honorable Mention Dorothy H- Honorable Mention Jr./ Sr. High Avery S- Cover Contest Winner RileyJo G- Honorable Mention Avery S- Honorable Mention Kira B- Honorable Mention Way to go students!! We are so proud of you!!

Don't forget to join Hope Squad tomorrow, Monday, May 13th for WEAR GREEN DAY for Mental Health Awareness Month "Green signifies new life, new growth, and new beginnings. Therefore, we wear green to raise public awareness, better the lives of children with serious emotional disorders and show our support of these children and their families." -National Federation of Families

Arbordale Publishing is sharing free, no obligation access to Arbordale’s “Science and Math Through Picture Books” digital books. To access all books, click the link below and use password Ju4AX. The link will work until the end of July at which time it turns into a pumpkin and just disappears. https://arbordale.fathomreads.com/app/groupaccess.php?org=BT0HAX. Simultaneous, unlimited access. Use the “filter” and “search” on the top left of the library page to find books by subject, language, etc. All books are available in English and Spanish. Some books have multiple languages. To switch languages, click on the globe on the bottom left side of the digital book. To use the bilingual feature, the primary language is the one you want with the read-along features while the secondary language will be displayed statically. Want physical books? Use coupon code “SCHOOL24” for 50% off on our online store: https://www.arbordalepublishing.com/catalog.php. The coupon is valid through the end of July. Please note, that they do still have a supply of some books printed in languages other than Spanish. Sadly, post-Covid printer requirements no longer allow them to print those languages. When those languages are sold out, they are gone for good. They will continue to print in both English and Spanish. Want multilingual digital books? Books are available through our publishing partner, Fathom Reads (fathomreads dot com). You can find Arbordale books on their platform as well as books from 11 other educational publishers that support core-subject learning in multiple languages.

EVEN YOU COULD BE A WIZARD! HOW (NOT TO BE) A WIZARD-a comedy Sign up now or come and watch on May 29TH at the WHS Auditorium

The winners of the Pinwheel Coloring Contest are Reagan Y and Riley M. Congratulations to both of you for your outstanding creative work!

Congratulations to our boy's golf team for placing 2nd at the 2024 NIAA 2A East League Boys Golf Championship tournament at the Dayton Valley Golf Course. They will be headed to state golf on May 14-15 at the Ruby View Golf Course in Elko. Congratulations Lars, Tucker, Jesse, Truman, and coaches Mike Speir and Cameron Huff!

The following students were inducted into the Wells High Swisher Chapter of the Honor Society on Monday evening. Torrey G Sam P Hannah P Lucy B Zaden P Anton M Jose C Chris B Evelyn W Marco F Cristina S Elizabeth RC Callie B Meg F Gonzalo R Carson B Cameron L (not all inductees are pictured) The seniors also received their cords in preparation for graduation.

Baseball and Softball Playoffs

Track & Field Regionals

WHS agriculture education students and FFA members (and some NDOW employees) packaged their last crop of sagebrush seedlings to be planted in the Wildcat Fire area later this week. 9,000 seedlings were grown in the school's greenhouse and will be planted for the habitat and forage to benefit local wildlife.

We love the hardworking and dedicated staff members at Wells Elementary! We wanted to share with you a glimpse of their fantastic team spirit, as this photo shows some of the staff members wearing the colorful and vibrant shirts generously donated by Thaysha Groves. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Teach of the Year 2024 Congratulations to Mr. DON NOORDA Teacher of the Year recipients are nominated by their school administration teams for their exceptional dedication and teaching skills. Mr. Noorda will receive $250 for classroom supplies as a thank you for his commitment to education demonstrated through his outstanding teaching abilities.

Wells High Class of 2024 is selling cookbooks! The book contains recipes from the senior class members and some WHS staff. Cookbooks are $10 and can be purchased from any senior, Nancy Livingstone, Rosa Santiago, or Carla Boner. Please support our senior class!

Track & Field 1A Northern Regional Trials results from May 4th-Reed High School Boys 100 meter Keene W: 9th, 13.49 qualified Boys 400 meter Mason N: 5th, 56.07 qualified Henry M: 18th, 1:08.66 Boys 800 meter Mason N: 5th, 2:23.22 qualified Boys 1600 meter Isaac G: 8th, 5:41.62 qualified Chris B:14th, 6:42.56 Henry M:16th, 6:48.94 Boys 110 m hurdles Marco F: 8th, 20.98 qualified Boys 300 m hurdles Keene W: 19th, 50.19 Boys long jump Marco F: 11th, 15-09.25 Cameron L: 13th, 15-07.75 Boys shot put Carson B: 12th, 30-08.00 Skylar H: 24th, 23-08.50 Boys discus throw Carson B: 10th, 92-09 Chris B: 21st, 69-10 Skylar H: 22nd, 67-05 Girls 100 m Marli D: 7th, 14.95 qualified Girls 200 m Samantha I: 5th, 30.69 qualified Girls 400 m Samantha I: 5th: 1:11.56 qualified Girls shot put Lillian H: 3rd: 27-10.00 qualified Lucy B: 14th; 21-03.00 Aderyn M: 17th, 20-08.00 Cristina S: 18th, 19-10.50 Girls discus throw Lillian H: 5th, 81-00 qualified Lucy B: 14th, 54-06 Aderyn M: 17th, 51-00 Cristina S: 20th, 40-09

Some of the classes @ Wells Elementary have been participating in the ABC Countdown to Summer! Two of our student brought their favorite animals for F-FAVORITES DAY. (The animals were only in the school for a very short time and then returned to their homes) May 7th is H-Hat Day May 8th is I-Ice Pop Day May 9th is J-Jammies Day

Golf results for the Wells Tournament on May 2nd and the Battle Mountain tournament on April 29th Truman shot a 98 for 18 holes and placed 4th overall. Tucker shot 111 for 18 holes Jesse shot 109 for 18 holes Spencer shot 153 for 18 holes Team total: 471 we took 3rd place as a team overall These are the scores for Battle Mountain Truman shot a 91 for 18 holes Tucker shot a 99 for 18 holes Jesse shot a 114 for 18 holes Lars shot 110 for 18 holes Team total score: 414 for 2nd place as a team overall Way to go golfers!

On a pleasant Thursday, May 2nd, the Leopards' golf team hosted their home golf tournament at the Chimney Rock Municipal Golf Course. The golf team will play at the Dayton Valley Golf Course for the 2024 NIAA 2A East League Boys Golf Championship Tournament on Wednesday, May 8th. Good luck to our golfers, Truman, Jesse, Lars, Tucker, and their coach Mr. Speir!

Class 1A Nothern Region Baseball Playoffs @Carlin High School Wells vs Excel Christian 11:30 am May 10th-11th

Classs 1A Nothern Region Softball Playoffs May 10th-11th @Carlin High School Wells vs Coleville @ 11:30 am

The boy's golf team at Wells High School took a moment to celebrate one of their own on Thursday, May 2nd, at the Chimney Rock Municipal Golf Course. The occasion was in honor of senior Spencer G. Spencer's hard work and commitment to the sport and his school have inspired his teammates and coaches alike. His parents Brian and Julie Gale are not pictured but still honored.