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  • Friday, February 28: Boys/Girls JV/V Basketball @ Manhattan @3:30 PM, Washburn Rural High School
  • Friday, February 28: KMEA All State Orchestra, Choir, Jazz & Concert Band @All Day, Wichita
  • Friday, February 28: Boys/Girls V State Wrestling @2/28/25 - 3/1/25, Washburn Rural High School
  • Thursday, February 27: NLI Signing @10:30 AM, WRHS Student Cafeteria
  • Thursday, February 27: KMEA All State Orchestra, Choir, Jazz & Concert Band @All Day, Wichita
  • Tuesday, February 25: Boys/Girls JV/V Basketball @ Topeka High @3:30 PM, Washburn Rural High School
  • Tuesday, February 25: State ACT @8:00 AM, Design Think Area
  • Saturday, February 22: State Piano Festival @All Day, Wichita State University
  • Saturday, February 22: Boys V Wrestling Regional Finals @All Day, Washburn Rural High School
  • Friday, February 21: Senior Night @7:00 PM, Washburn Rural High School
The student news site of Washburn Rural High School

The Blue Streak

The student news site of Washburn Rural High School

The Blue Streak

Black History Month In Washburn Rural Sports

Black History Month In Washburn Rural Sports

Calvin Manthe/Peyton Goehring February 7, 2025

Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, offers an opportunity to honor the contributions of African Americans, including sports. At Washburn Rural this month serves as a time for everyone...

WRHS ASL club

WRHS ASL club

Zane Rentfro January 31, 2025

The ASL (American Sign Language) Club at Washburn Rural High School is a club where students can learn about the basic ASL fundamentals and explore the Deaf culture. The club is an engaging environment...

HOSA Club

HOSA Club

Zane Rentfro January 24, 2025

HOSA, which stands for Health Occupations for Stations of America, is a club at Washburn Rural High School where students learn about the different paths in healthcare. The club is sponsored by Chemistry...

Student Spotlight: Simon Rowley

Student Spotlight: Simon Rowley

Peyton Goehring January 24, 2025

Simon Rowley is coming along as a Washburn Rural Jr. Blue and showing how great of a combo-guard he is. The 6'0 junior leads the Centennial League in points per game and field goals made (according to...

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...

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