Wallace Elementary website highlights end-of-year events and student recognition

Wallace Elementary is moving through a crowded final stretch, with Literacy Night and the fifth grade science fair already on the calendar for May 7, followed by Field Day on May 15, a Field Day Awards Assembly on May 18 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Water Day on May 19, an Honor Roll Assembly in the dome on May 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., and the last day of school on May 22 with noon dismissal.

The school’s website also is pushing practical details that matter to families now. Yearbooks are on sale for $25 and are expected to arrive in May, while the quick facts page identifies Mrs. Lueken as Teacher of the Year. Wallace serves grades 3 through 5, Principal Ms. Catherine Krause leads the campus, and school hours run from 8:00 a.m. to 2:55 p.m., information that helps parents plan pickups, childcare and the final week’s schedule.

Those dates line up with Parker Unified School District’s 2025-26 calendar, which runs from July 30, 2025 to May 22, 2026. The timing shows how tightly the last days are packed at Wallace, where recognition events and student activities are still filling the final week instead of giving way to an early shutdown. The district says its mission includes academic ability, vocational awareness, cultural appreciation, physical well-being, social development and community contribution, and the Wallace schedule reflects that mix in a practical way.

The school’s end-of-year calendar also gives the campus a clear community role in Parker. Literacy Night, the science fair, Field Day, Water Day and the honor roll assembly all bring families onto campus for a mix of celebration and student achievement. With 325 students enrolled, Wallace is large enough that those events become major touchpoints for parents, staff and children across La Paz County.

That role has roots in Parker’s school history. Francis E. Blake taught in Parker beginning in 1938, became principal of Wallace Elementary from 1947 to 1951 and later served as superintendent of Parker Elementary School District from 1951 to 1977. Blake Primary School was later named in his honor, a reminder that Wallace sits within a long-running school system that has treated elementary campuses as central community institutions.