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The Blue Streak

  • November 25, 2024- November 29, 2024 Thanksgiving Break
  • November 22, 2024 Baker University Jazz Festival @Baker University, All Day
  • November 21, 2024 After School Tutoring @WRHS Student Cafeteria, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • November 21, 2024 Scholars Bowl @WRHS Library, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • November 21, 2024 NLI Signing @Washburn Rural High School, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • November 19, 2024 State Unified Bowling - WR Host @West Ridge Lanes Family Fun, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The student news site of Washburn Rural High School

The Blue Streak

The student news site of Washburn Rural High School

The Blue Streak

Washburn Rural’s key to athletic success

Washburn Rural’s key to athletic success

Jaiden Loreman September 16, 2024

The cost of winning is losing everything. This is a common concept athletes across the nation follow, but for Washburn Rural,  it's a lifestyle. Washburn Rural is a six-A school with almost two thousand...

HOSA club opens doors for WRHS students

HOSA club opens doors for WRHS students

Reese Cureton September 13, 2024

Health Occupations for Students in America, also known as HOSA, is a national organization to help students on their healthcare career pathway. Students at WRHS who are thinking about a healthcare career...

WRHS Young Life Color Chaos

WRHS Young Life Color Chaos

Calvin Manthe August 23, 2024

Last Friday, August 16th the Washburn Rural Young Life Club held their annual color chaos event. During this event, students play mini-games such as egg toss, relays, and other water games. Following those...

Color Chaos '24

Color Chaos ’24

Molly Worley, Photographer August 23, 2024

Inside of the Innovation Center

Progress on New CTE Building

Morgan Ray August 22, 2024

This October, teachers will be able to move into their new rooms in the added Innovation Center. This will be an exciting and bigger addition to Washburn Rural High School. Teresa Golden, Career Development...

Washburn Rural Drivers Ed

Washburn Rural Drivers Ed

Molly Worley, Writer May 22, 2024

Attention all new drivers and parents! Washburn Rural offers a Drivers Ed course over the summer for students who are 14 years of age or older. The 2024 summer session is full, but enrollment for...

A wrap on boy's tennis

A wrap on boy’s tennis

Molly Worley, Writer May 20, 2024

The 2024 Spring season for the Varsity Washburn Rural boy’s tennis team has been an exciting one. Taking on duels against various surrounding high schools such as Hayden, Seaman, Shawnee Heights, Highland...

Foreign exchange students at WRHS

Molly Worley, Writer May 9, 2024

The foreign exchange program is a program set up and designed to let high school students from all over the world study abroad for extended periods of time. This year, Washburn Rural hosted multiple different...

Sulzen-Watson throws the distance at KU Relays

Sulzen-Watson throws the distance at KU Relays

Molly Worley, Photographer April 25, 2024

2024 marks the 101 anniversary of the Kansas Relays. Hosted by the University of Kansas at Rock Chalk Park, on April 18,19, and 20, this meet allows high school and college student-athletes across the...

WRHS Track Meet

Morgan Ray and Molly Worley April 18, 2024

This Wednesday, April 17, 2024, is the last home track meet of the year. It is a mix of both varsity and junior varsity athletes. Although for the athletes who made it into the Kansas Jayhawks meet this...

WRHS vs. Bishop Caroll

WRHS vs. Bishop Caroll

Emmanuel Nwakpuda and Molly Worley April 12, 2024

On Tuesday April 9, 2024 the Lady Blues had their first home game of the season against Bishop Caroll ladies. The Lady Blues record so far is 5-2 and they're hoping to walk away with a win. The game...

Unified Sports Bocce Tournament

Unified Sports Bocce Tournament

Morgan Ray March 7, 2024

This Saturday, March 2, was the Unified Sports bocce tournament. The black team earned gold, the blue team earned silver, and the white team bronze. Brooklyn Sipp, the head of Unified Sports, was excited...

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