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  • March 22Varsity Baseball vs Seaman Friday, March 29th @4pm, WRHS 61st St. Field
  • March 22JV Baseball @ Seaman, Friday, March 29th @ Seaman High School
  • March 22Band Concert, Thursday, March 28th @7pm, WRHS Auditorium
  • March 22Varsity Girls Soccer, Thursday March 28th @ College Boulevard Activity Center
  • March 22Girls Swim @ Topeka High Invite, Thursday, March 28th @5pm, USD 501 Natatorium
The Creature, played by Miriam Smith, being built.

WRHS Theatre’s Frankenstein

Allie Mapes October 27, 2023

The Washburn Rural High School Theatre Department has their first play, Frankenstein. This play has showings on October 26th, 27th, and 28th at 7:00 PM. Tickets run for about $6-$7 general admission. This...

Girls Golf Banquet

Girls Golf Banquet

Kenzi Prato October 12, 2023

This week at Washburn Rural High School, the girls golf team had a Golf Banquet on Thursday, October 12th from 5:30 to 7:30pm The location is at the Tee Box on 906 S Kansas Ave, Topeka, KS 66612 This was...

Orchestra Concert

Orchestra Concert

Allie Mapes October 11, 2023

he Washburn Rural High School’s Orchestra program had their first concert of the year Tuesday, October 10. There are three WRHS orchestras: Concert Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra....

The Concert Choir performing their first song.

WRHS Fall Choral Concert

Allie Mapes October 6, 2023

The Washburn Rural High School choir group, directed by Ben Holcomb, had their first concert of the 2023-2024 school year on October 5. The concert officially started at 6 p.m., but members of the choir...

Peyton Merrick and other students pose for a picture of their letters.

Letters of Love Club is Back

Kenzi Prato September 29, 2023

For this week's club, Lauren Bettis and Mrs.Bunck did it again and brought back Letters of Love Club! This week's club was filled with love as all of the students circled around the tables and drew some...

Construction on the west side of the building.

WRHS Construction Update

Allie Mapes September 28, 2023

Washburn Rural High School is currently undergoing construction. The school plans on expanding onto the school where the west teacher parking lot used to be. The school is hoping this construction can...

The band holds up a sign, starting the Homecoming Parade.

Homecoming Parade

Allie Mapes September 22, 2023

This week is Washburn Rural High School's Homecoming week. The Homecoming dance is on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 8 p.m. The night before, Friday, September 22, 2023, the football team plays Manhattan,...

First spirit day of the week Y2K

Homecoming Spirit Week

Kenzi Prato September 22, 2023

This week's Spirit Week was very memorable, and as we get through these fun and exciting days where we dress up in all sorts of colors and designs, let's run through the days of the week for “Dancing...

Upcoming reading opportunities

Upcoming reading opportunities

Allie Mapes September 15, 2023

At WRHS, the library has an annual Washburn Rural High School Reading Challenge. This runs from the beginning of the school year to May 1, 2024. The goal of this challenge is to get students to read more...

Suicide Awareness Month Spirit Week

Suicide Awareness Month Spirit Week

Kenzi Prato September 15, 2023

This week, Washburn Rural High School's Sources of Strength Club has created a “Suicide Awareness” spirit week. Monday was National Suicide Prevention Day, and to raise awareness Sources leaders decided...

District Early Release

District Early Release

Molly Worley, Writer September 14, 2023

Every Wednesday, WRHS has a shortened schedule. This day is reserved for staff PLC meetings. On a regular Wednesday, students do not attend their advisory class. Instead, they go straight to their 4th...

Students participating in making Dum Dums with stickers, the club activity for the day.

Sources of Strength on club day

Allie Mapes September 8, 2023

On Thursday, September 7, Washburn Rural High School holds Club Day for 30 minutes, which takes the place of advisory. This is a day where students who are involved in clubs can go do some activities and...

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