Washington County Schools

A small but mighty team represented WCHS at the Wakefield Forensics Tournament on Tuesday!

Emma O’Rourke placed 1st in Poetry and qualified for State. In Informative Speaking, Emma Jording-Dier earned 2nd place, Emma O’Rourke took 3rd, and Momo Suzuki placed 4th.

Lyle Milam and Janessa Weiche earned 3rd place in IDA and qualified for State, and they also placed 6th in Duet Acting. Lyle earned 3rd in POI, and Janessa also competed in Prose.

Be sure to come support them at the Taste of Forensics event on Friday, April 24!

Amy Hoover, WCES principal, was honored by the USD 108 school board at Monday night's board meeting for being awarded the Kansas Principal Association Principal of the Year for Area 2. USD 108 is very proud of Amy and all she has done for our school and community. Congratulations Amy!!

I am so very proud of our FCCLA members who tried something new and put in the time and effort to be successful at both districts and state. Susy earned top GOLD, 1st place in Career Investigation. She will be traveling to Washington DC this summer to compete at the National level. Charlie, Emma and Amaya earned silver ratings for their projects. Our chapter was also recognized for our Community Service Projects conducted this year. Way to go Washington County FCCLA!!

Mark your calendars!! Come see the forensics members perform their state qualifying pieces.

📢2026-2027 Ruby Reds there will be two upcoming meetings📢 Thursday, April 16th is a uniform fitting please be there if you can! Friday, April 17th is a mandatory Ruby Red parent meeting!

Art Show season has started! WCHS art students showed their pieces at GFWC on March 27 - thank you to our local club for hosting. Then on Friday, April 10 we co-hosted the TVL show at Valley Heights. Many students took work, competed in on-site competitions, and helped run the show! Special congratulations to Angel for winning the Minecraft themed self portrait competition and Charlie and Nora for winner the onsite poster competition.

Driver's education documentation and payment is due this Thursday, April 16th. If you have any concerns, please email mbruna@usd108.org or contact the high school office at 785-325-2261.

Our Kindergarten, first, and second grades enjoyed attending "Bubble Trouble" at McCain Auditorium in Manhattan today.

FCCLA judging is complete. We hear the results tomorrow. On to opening session tonight.

Hello Tigers!

Spring is moving especially fast this year. Check out this newsletter for some important dates and info. Please make sure to reach out to the High School office if you have any questions. Also, check out usd108.org for our calendar of events.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Baker's class practices identifying , drawing, and measuring angles.

With unlimited entries on the track at the Falcon Relays we decided to have a little fun and have some "Relay Madness"!!! We entered two girls relay teams and three boys teams in the 4x100. With Kale and Eli currently injured we had to rearrange a little, but the boys stepped up to fill spots and have a little fun. Not pictured Lincoln.

The WCHS Tiger boys also competed yesterday at the Falcon Relays. Originally, some of the guys were scheduled to go to Wakefield but that meet was postponed. Luckily we were able to squeeze them in at Riley. Because of limited entries in the field events they did not get to do a full slate of their events but they did get to compete. Tanner had a good day winning triple jumping as he is closing in on the school record, he is only 6" away from getting it. Gavyn and Easton both medaled in the javelin as well. The team competed hard against larger schools and they placed in several events. The boys are practicing hard and we can't wait for good weather to show off all the hard work they have been putting in. https://milesplit.live/meets/718504/schedule

Yesterday the lady Tigers competed at the Falcon Relays. Once again the weather was less than ideal. The lady Tigers competed hard against bigger schools and brought home some hardware. Alyssa had a big day, bringing home 3 golds (long jump, 100, and 200) and a silver in the 4x100 (Chancie, Momo, Anna, and Alyssa). Anna also brought home 3 medals, winning the 300 hurdles, 3rd in the 100 hurdles and 2nd in 4x100. There were a lot of solid performances and they even placed 4th as a team against bigger schools. We are excited to see what the ladies can do when we get good weather and a little more practice under our belt. https://milesplit.live/meets/718504/schedule

Washington County students competed extremely well today at Regional Music Solos and Ensemble at Cloud County Community College today, despite a very soggy and nearly impossible trip for a few! Shoutout to Courtney Sawin and Don Wenzl for braving the high waters to safely deliver a couple very determined vocalists!! The day was filled with judges looking for nothing but the absolute most in perfection, tone, and quality! Tucker Huband earned a State qualifying rating of 1 on his trumpet solo. Earning 2's with vast improvements from just two short weeks ago at TVL were: Cayden Meadows- percussion solo, Brianne Fincham, Zoe Sawin, and Seraphina Schietler (the only one I didn't get a photo of😫), on alto sax solos. Also earning twos with fantastic skill demonstrated and poise; Momo Suzuki, Emma O'Rourke, Charlie Yungeberg, and Lyle Milam. Earning a 3 today was Anna L'Ecuyer, all vocal solos. A HUGE shoutout and thank you to our absolutely amazing accompanists Kathy Brax and Sheila Ouellette! Thank you for all the work they do for our students!

Dani and Brayttan built a quality tailgate bench out of a family member's old tailgate. This is made out of dimensional lumber, and they burned it to give it that rustic look. Good job, Dani and Brayttan!

Madison built a nice bookcase out of oak. I like the arched top and the decorative corner blocks. Good job, Madison!

Witt made a bat house out of some scrap wood. This is a very useful project that will help keep the mosquitoes down once the bats find their new home. Good job, Witt!

Momo built a quality shoe rack for her exchange parents' home. She has built numerous projects this year, and they have all turned out well. Good job, Momo!

Aubri built a nice modern-style bookcase to fit an exact spot in her home. She did a good job, and it will be a handy project to have at home. Good job, Aubri!