WPMS Panthers in the Community | Woodland Park School District

At WPMS, we know that growth doesn't just occur inside the classroom. Serving others and offering opportunities to engage with members of our community is essential to our education principles. Our middle school Panthers have many opportunities to connect, learn, and grow through service activities and interactions with other community members. These are just a few ways that our students engage with the community:

Warm Welcome Wednesday: Community organizations volunteer to greet our students as they start their day. It is an amazing opportunity for our students to know they are supported by the community, interact with leaders in our community, and learn more about these organizations.
Builder's Club: Builder's Club is a service organization that supports our local Kiwanis Club with Breakfast with Santa and much more.
Holiday Chain Reaction: Our students raise money by donating change and then donating to a local organization.
Music Program: Our vocal and instrumental musicians are often seen across our community with regular performances.

Three students in Mr. Honeycutt’s STEAM class had the idea this year to do a project that benefited another community. They decided to partner with a school in Eldoret, Kenya to raise money to help create a library for Twins Bright Academy, a school that WPMS has worked with in the past. As part of their STEAM class they formed the "Kenya Read Project" and created bookmarks that they will be selling soon and are offering coffee, tea, and treats to staff members twice a week for a donation. Their hope is to raise more than $1,000 to contribute to Twins Bright Academy’s library for their students and orphans within their community. You can learn more about the project here.

Annual Student Council food drive in December to benefit Community Cupboard

All WPSD schools participates in the District's annual Veteran's Day Assembly, a chance for the community to come together to recognize and celebrate local active duty and retired military personnel and their service

Flag presentation by American Legion

Our therapy dog, Willow, enjoying our annual Holiday Chain Reaction fundraiser to benefit local community organizations

Ute Pass Kiwanis sponsors Builder's Club, a service group for middle schoolers who raise money and volunteer for events such as the community's annual Breakfast with Santa