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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 boys 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...

Coach and teacher Jim Wagners retirement

Coach and teacher Jim Wagner’s retirement

Molly Worley, Writer March 1, 2024

Coach and math teacher Jim Wagner at Washburn Rural High School announced back in November of 2023 that he would be retiring after the 2024 Track & Field season. Throughout the years of coaching high...

Signing Day

Signing Day

Morgan Ray and Calvin Manthe February 23, 2024

On Thursday, Feb. 22, JC Heim, Jaren Heim, and Branton DeWeese signed with Washburn University to continue playing football. Jaren Heim said, "I am looking forward to going on to the next level and...

WRHS vs Blue Valley

WRHS vs Blue Valley

Emmanuel Nwakpuda, Writer February 4, 2024

It’s January 30 on Tuesday. After a great tournament the past week the Junior Blues were back at home for a game against Blue Valley.  The game started off well with a score by Griffin Durst (senior)...

WRHS vs Wichita South Tournament championship

WRHS vs Wichita South Tournament championship

Emmanuel Nwakpuda, Writer January 29, 2024

The Lady Blues were playing Wichita South on (Saturday January 27) after dominating on Thursday and Friday night. This game was for the championship of the tournament. This was not gonna be an easy game...

Valentine’s Day throughout history

Daisha Fox January 24, 2024

Everyone now-a-days thinks of Valentine's Day as romantic or even just appreciating the love you have for your friends and family. Unfortunately, Valentine's Day came about because of a rather dark and...

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