Talk the Wauk

Talk the Wauk Episode 40: Waukee Northwest High School Spring Musical Anastasia

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:31:01 -0500

Hear from cast members from Waukee Northwest High School's production of Anastasia.

Talk the Wauk Episode 39: Waukee High School Spring Musical Pippin

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:04:59 -0500

Hear from cast members of the Waukee High School spring musical Pippin!

Talk the Wauk Episode 38: NWHS Marching Band Trip to Ireland

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:31:12 -0500

Tune in as Waukee CSD APEX associates sit down with NWHS marching band students to learn more about their spring break trip to Ireland!

Talk the Wauk Episode 37: Students Discuss Cell Phone Policy

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:04:40 -0600

Hear from Waukee CSD students on their thoughts on possible updates to the District's cell phone policy.

Talk the Wauk Episode 36: Upcoming Student Body Presidents

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:00:00 -0500

Hear from the '24-'25 student body presidents, Alexis Moore and Greta Paulsen about their goals for next year!

Talk the Wauk Episode 35: Esports at Waukee High School

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0500

Listen to Sam Graeve and Ethan Keller talk about their experiences with esports at Waukee High School!

Talk the Wauk Episode 34: Musicals

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:00:00 -0500

Listen in to hear students Jack Anderson, Colin Gach, Alex Siegle, and Ashlyn Yu talk about the spring musicals!

Talk the Wauk Episode 33: Northwest Speech & Debate

Mon, 13 May 2024 15:00:00 -0500

Hear from Northwest speech and debate students, Grace Fisher and Lily Severson, about their experiences, stories, and advice regarding the activity!

Talk the Wauk Episode 32: Cricket at South Middle

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:28:41 -0500

Hear from South Middle School's cricket club about what the sport means to them and how it got started at the school!

Talk the Wauk Episode 31: Intro to Ed

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:59:00 -0500

Hear from Intro to Ed students Rachel Coon, Haidi Duong, and Ellie Straka. Listen in to hear about their advice, experiences teaching, what they've learned about the education field!

Talk the Wauk Episode 30: Student Body Presidents

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0600

Hear from Northwest and Waukee High School's Student Body Presidents Finley Habgood and Quinn Monson. Listen in to learn more about their experiences, advice, and what they love about the Waukee Community School District!

Talk The Wauk Episode 29: Show Choir

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:28:21 -0600

Learn more about the Waukee and Northwest High School's show choir groups! Hear from Abby Banwart, Caleb Briggs, and Noah Kohtz about the upcoming season, their show choir experiences, advice, and more!

Talk the Wauk Episode 28: Northwest Volleyball

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:50:00 -0600

Hear from our 2023 volleyball state champions! Coach Jodi Vogt interviews two of her Northwest players, Chloe Jones and Kate Hoover, to hear more about the season, the amazing win at state, future plans, and more! Listen in to learn more!

Talk the Wauk Episode 27: Career Center

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:38:16 -0500

Coming soon — The Waukee Community School District Career Center. The Career Center will be at the Waukee Innovation & Learning Center (WILC), which currently houses the District’s other work-based learning programs. Hear about the new Career Center from Career Services Coordinator — Mindi Heitland and Work-Based Learning Director — Michelle Hill.

Talk the Wauk Episode 26: Performing Arts

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:29:22 -0500

Learn more about our amazing Performing Arts programs here in Waukee from two of our students. Also, hear more about our upcoming Spring musicals, Mary Poppins and Chicago.

Talk the Wauk Episode 25: Discussing Mental Health

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:54:17 -0600

Discussing student mental health is a priority for Waukee Community School District. Hear from Mental Health Coordinator about the supports in place for students, staff, and families, community partnerships, and ways in which students are supporting students.

Talk the Wauk Episode 24: Girls Wrestling Debut

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:41:05 -0500

Girl's wrestling makes a historic debut as a sanctioned sport in Iowa high school athletics.

Talk the Wauk Episode 23: Work-Based Learning and Programming at Waukee Community School District

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:42:21 -0500

Waukee Community School District continues to innovate and prepare students for life beyond high school. During our podcast meet three staff members intimately involved in work-based learning, career exploration, and planning for our student's future careers.

Talk the Wauk Episode 22: Kick-off to the 2022-23 school year with Dr. Brad Buck

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:57:54 -0500

Kick-off to the 2022-23 school year with Dr. Brad Buck.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 21 - Waukee Northwest Softball

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:20:18 -0500

The Waukee Northwest Softball team captured the 2022 Class 5A State Championship!

Talk the Wauk - Episode 20 - Liz Griesel - Sugar Creek Elementary Principal

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:00:58 -0500

Liz Griesel is the first principal in Sugar Creek Elementary history.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 19 - Adrianne Towe

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:22:53 -0500

Our latest episode of Talk the Wauk features Adrianne Towe, the Executive Director of the Waukee Community Schools Foundation.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 18 - Featuring Dr. Brad Buck

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:30:40 -0500

Our featured guest is Waukee CSD Superintendent Dr. Brad Buck. The topic for this episode is school vouchers. Listen as Dr. Buck explains the issue and the impact education savings accounts could have on our district.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 17 - Eason Top Five and Clint Prohaska

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:17:25 -0600

Two Eason Elementary students have started their own podcast, Eason Top Five. We created a special podcast with Eason Top Five and Talk the Wauk, featuring Clint Prohaska.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 16 - Judi Roland and Taylor Luther

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 10:42:37 -0600

This episode celebrates Women's History Month with a mother-daughter duo in our district.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 15 - Melissa Stone and Betsy Atwood - Maple Grove Counselors

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:46:12 -0600

We are celebrating National School Counselor Week with a special episode of Talk the Wauk. Our featured guests are Melissa Stone and Betsy Atwood. We explore the role of school counselors and the importance of their position in our buildings.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 14.2 - Katie Dinnebier - Drake Freshman/Waukee Grad

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:59:32 -0600

Katie Dinnebier is a freshman basketball player at Drake University. She also helped the Waukee Warriors captured the Class 5A State Championship in 2021. Dinnbier is the latest guest on Talk the Wauk.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 14 - Tucker DeVries - Drake Freshman/Waukee Grad

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:57:49 -0600

Tucker DeVries and his basketball teammates captured a state basketball title in 2021. He's now a freshman at Drake University and is our featured guest on Talk the Wauk.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 13 - Michelle Hill

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 10:43:05 -0600

Our latest conversation features Michelle Hill, Waukee CSD's Director of Work-Based Learning. We explore Waukee's APEX Program and preview next week's APEX Fall Showcase and Career Fair.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 12 - Shelley Twigg and Jessi Wigham

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:09:38 -0600

Our conversation features the Waukee Girls Swimming and Diving team, the 2021 Iowa High School State Champions. It's the first team title in program history!

Talk the Wauk - Episode 11 - Lesley Christensen, WCSD Social Worker

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:45:07 -0500

Waukee CSD Social Worker Lesley Christensen joins our podcast to explore her hopes of her position and preview our Family Mental Health Night on Monday, November 15.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 10 - Doug Barry - South Middle School Principal

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 07:30:00 -0500

Join us for a conversation with South Middle School Principal Doug Barry.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 9 - Mindi Heitland - School-to-Work

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:22:38 -0500

Mindi Heitland, a School-to-Work Coordinator joins us for our latest episode of Talk the Wauk.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 8 - Kaitlin Punelli - Grant Ragan Teacher

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:07:07 -0500

Our latest conversation features Kaitlin Punelli, 4th Grade Teacher at Grant Ragan Elementary. We explore her love of teaching elementary students and the role teachers play during a pandemic.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 7 - Tommy Stroud and Bailie Kroll

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:04:09 -0500

Tommy Stroud (Waukee High School) and Bailie Kroll (Waukee Northwest High School) are the two Student Body Presidents for the 2021-22 school year. The two seniors share their goals for the year in our latest podcast!

Talk the Wauk - Episode 6 - Dr. Fairouz Bishara

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:37:18 -0500

Our latest episode of Talk the Wauk features Dr. Fairouz Bishara, the principal of Waukee Northwest High School. Northwest opens to students in the fall of 2021!

Talk the Wauk - Episode 5 - Kim Tierney

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:54:05 -0500

Join us for a conversation with Maple Grove Principal Kim Tierney. We discuss the 2020-21 school year and preview the return of students next month!

Talk the Wauk - Episode 4 - Jim Duea and Eric Boyle

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:21:09 -0500

Episode 4 features Jim Duea and Eric Boyle, the Waukee Northwest and Waukee High School Activities Directors.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 3 - Kirk Johnson, COO of Waukee CSD

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:41:30 -0500

Join us for a conversation featuring Kirk Johnson, COO of the Waukee Community School District.

Talk the Wauk - Episode 2 - Cary Justmann

Tue, 11 May 2021 10:53:22 -0500

Our latest conversation features Cary Justmann, Waukee High School Principal. Principal Justmann discusses the 2021 school year, the upcoming graduation ceremony and answers the "Kid Question of the Week."

Talk the Wauk - Episode 1 - Dr. Brad Buck

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:05:09 -0500

Superintendent Dr. Brad Buck joined the Talk the Wauk podcast to discuss all things Waukee CSD. Listen as Dr. Buck explains the 2020-21 school year, the decisions that shaped the school year and answered the very first Kid Question of the Week.

Talk the Wauk - Trailer

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:15:45 -0500

We are excited to debut our brand new podcast, Talk the Wauk, presented by the Waukee Community School District. The Waukee CSD Communications Department explains what's to come in our podcast series.