Editing Wausa, Nebraska (section)

==Education==
[[File:Wausa, Nebraska library from SW.JPG|thumb|alt=One-story brick building, built ca. 1915 in Carnegie library style|Lincoln Township library in Wausa. Note the [[Dala horse]] hanging beside the door.]]

The first school house in the school district of Wausa was built in 1887 along Highway 121, north of town. The second school house was built in 1890 and was moved three times while functioning as the main school building. The current brick structure school house was built in 1913, and still houses the art room, lockers, Math, English, Spanish, and Social Studies classrooms. They added onto the south of the building in 1960. This section is the current elementary and multipurpose room. It also houses the elementary computer lab, as well as the distance learning facility. The district added onto the high school, building a north wing in 1964. The football field was added across the street in 1970. The gym, stage, and locker rooms were added on in 1975. The new press box and scoreboard were added to the field in 2005.

Boys' [[basketball]] started in 1913.  Girls' basketball began in 1914 but was dropped sometime after 1932, returning in 1975. An orchestra was begun in 1918 and ended in 1930. [[American football|Football]] started in 1923. Track started in 1927. [[Volleyball]] began in 1968. [[Golf]] ran from 1977 to 1983. The speech team won state championships in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Wausa won state play-production championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.<ref>[http://nsaahome.org/textfile/plays/playall.htm "NSAA State Play Production Championships by School".]  [http://nsaahome.org/ Nebraska School Activities Association.]  Retrieved May 25, 2016.</ref>

In 1975, they had seven school bus routes. Now there are two bus routes. In the 1970s the average class size was fifty students. Today Wausa High school is home to 54 students in grades 9-12. Wausa's mascot is the [[Vikings]] and Lady Vikings and their colors are Purple and Gold.