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The Blue Streak

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The Blue Streak

CSHS Annual Binary Bingo Night

CSHS Annual Binary Bingo Night

Emery Hall April 8, 2026

The Computer Science Honor Society is hosting their annual Binary Bingo Night. The fundraiser will be held on April 21st in the Washburn Rural High School Cafeteria. Students can check in at 5:30 p.m....

Black Women of History: Harriet Tubman

Black Women of History: Harriet Tubman

Lilliana Watkins February 27, 2026

Harriet Tubman, born in 1822 in Maryland, was a fearless leader who escaped slavery and became a key figure in American History. After gaining her freedom, she risked her life repeatedly to lead hundreds...

Achievements at the Paola Welding Invitational

Achievements at the Paola Welding Invitational

Emery Hall December 19, 2025

On December 3, eleven WRHS welding students competed against nearly 160 welders from 20 schools at the Paola Welding Invitational. Students completed a range of fabrication tasks requiring multiple cutting...

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Cheer and Dance perform at State

Emery Hall November 20, 2025

The WRHS Cheer and Dance teams have their state competition this weekend, November 21 and 22. The Dancin Blues will compete on Friday at 4:48 p.m., and the cheer team will compete on Saturday at 8:08 p.m....

Mr. Raines receives state wide award

Mr. Raines receives state wide award

Morgan Ray November 10, 2025

Ed Raines,  the principal here at Washburn Rural High School, has been honored with a major statewide recognition. On October 10, he was named one of just three recipients of the Kansas School Counselor...

JROTC honors veterans at assembly

JROTC honors veterans at assembly

Maile Eldridge November 7, 2025

Washburn Rural High School hosted a school-wide assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, to honor and recognize Veterans Day. This special event paid tribute to the brave men and women who have served in the...

Washburn Rural NHS holds blood drive

Washburn Rural NHS holds blood drive

Lilliana Watkins November 6, 2025

The National Honor Society (NHS) at Washburn Rural High School will host a blood drive on Monday, Nov. 11, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Design/ Think Area. The event is open to students, teachers, and...

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Unified Bowling and Basketball

Emery Hall October 31, 2025

The 2025 Unified Sports teams have had three exciting weeks of basketball and bowling.  On October 14, the bowling team had a meet in Lawrence where they played against 18 teams in total from several...

Student Council Holiday Events

Student Council Holiday Events

Emery Hall October 24, 2025

The Student Council has some exciting events coming up this holiday season. Two of those include the halloween trunk or treat and adopt a family. First up this season is the trunk or treat. The student...

2025 Class election results are inesults

Emery Hall September 19, 2025

Last week, students voted on their class presidents and officers. On Monday September 15, the 2025-26 class representatives results were released. For the freshman class, the elected officers are La’Myiah...

Homecoming Celebrations

Morgan Ray September 8, 2025

Washburn Rural’s students will be partying Rio-style with bright lights, bold colors, and vibrant beats. Homecoming this year will be held in the Innovation Center on October 4, 2026. The week of...

WRHS Club Days

Maile Eldridge September 5, 2025

Since school started up, so did clubs. Over the next couple of weeks there will be club day every Thursday to allow students to explore the many clubs that Washburn Rural offers. Washburn Rural has...

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