Washington County Schools

This week is staff appreciation week. Today our staff was treated to popcorn, pop, and a candy bar by USD 108.

Congratulations to these top students for being recognized at the Elks Lodge Honors Banquet in Fairbury.

A few more photos from State Forensics—and some big THANK YOUs!

Thank you to the parents who sent treats for our goodie bags, to community members who wrote notes for the participants, to Chris Pannbacker for the generous donation that covered our meal on the way home plus drinks and snacks for the entire state team, to the Booster Club for purchasing a state shirt for every team member, and to the district for providing transportation, our hotel stay, and Saturday lunch. We are so grateful for all the support! 💙

Hello Tigers,

Check out this week's newsletter. It's hard to believe we only have 2.5 weeks left of school. Please make sure to be checking PowerSchool for students' grades and be encouraging your child to reach out to teachers if they are concerned.

Encourage Rest, Hydration, and Healthy Eating Habits to help students finish the school year strong.

Have a great week!

Your WCHS lady Tigers track team also traveled to the Beloit Relays today. The lady Tigers seemed to have come with a chip on their shoulders and ready to compete. Setting pr's for the girls were; Alyssa in the 100, Amaya in long jump, Emerson in javelin, Anna in the 100 hurdles, Momo in the 100 and 100 hurdles, and the 4x100 relay team of Macie, Momo, Anna, and Alyssa. All of the girls contributed and they pulled together to win the lower division team title. Love to see these ladies working hard and improving!! https://milesplit.live/meets/731884/schedule

The WCHS Tiger boys track team made the trek to the Beloit Relays today. The weather was good and the boys took full advantage of it. There were a number of pr's today; Tanner in the long jump and javelin, Lucas in the 800, Chris in the 400, Witt in pole vault, Chayse in long jump, and Gavyn had a monster pr in javelin. Gavyn upped his pr by over 10', throwing 183'8"!!! The boys are improving with every meet. Keep up the good work!!

Remember the FBLA bake sale tomorrow (Saturday) at the ag shop alongside the plant sale which starts at 8am. Pictured is Mrs. Bruna's contributions of homemade kolaches and cinnamon rolls. Proceeds from the free will bake sale help Layla Tholstrup, Alyssa Jueneman, Jayden Laflen, Janessa Weiche, and Kelly Annunziato attend and compete at the national conference this June.

Your WCHS Lady Tigers won the Beloit Relays lower division team title today, which consisted of 20 teams!!! It's great to see all their hard work paying off!!! Way to go ladies!!

The WCHS girls 4x100 relay team of Macie, Momo, Anna, and Alyssa did it again!!! They broke their own school record by .28 seconds today at the Beloit Relays, running a 51.00!! To top it off they won the race. Great work girls.

Saturday, May 2, Sedgwick High School. Rounds start at 8:00am, 9:30am and 11:00am. We will know who has made it to semi-finals around 1:00pm - so watch for updates! Good luck!

On Tuesday April 28th, State Representative Lisa Moser made a school visit to Washington County to discuss current and future legislative changes and tour our facilities. She also took time to recognize some outstanding achievements. Representative Moser presented Certificates of Congratulations to the following individuals and groups: WCHS Senior Jonathan Wright for his accomplishments at the National Level with the American Rabbit Breeders Association Mr Kern and the FFA National Champion Agronomy Team as well as the State Champion Nursery Landscape Team

The 4th graders went to Ohlde Dairy today for their field trip sponsored by Mrs. Baker's Classroom to Careers Sponsor, Washington Farm Bureau.

It’s a big meet for Tiger Track! High School heads to Beloit for the 86th Beloit Relays on Friday, May 1. Good luck to all our athletes! 🐅

FBLA Bake Sale this Saturday at the Ag shop. FBLA members Jayden Laflen, Layla Tholstrup, Alyssa Jueneman, Kelly Annunziato and Janessa Weiche will be making some delicious baked goods for free will donation. Mrs. Bruna is bringing cherry and peach kolaches. We hope to see you Saturday and thank you in advance for your support! The girls are using the money raised to pay for hotel and registration fees while competing at the national FBLA conference this summer.

We had 4 placings at state FBLA objective testing. There were over 100 in each event. Tucker Huband 6th in Securities and Investments and 10th in Personal Finance Addy Oakes 8th Introduction to Retail and Merchandising Aubri Applegarth 10th Introduction to Retail and Merchandising Great work!

Union State Bank representatives Lindsey Hatesohl, Barnes branch, and Jericho Hammond, Clay Center branch, spoke to the Financial Literacy classes on Tuesday. They spoke about the importance of communicating with your local bank when mistakes occur, the difference between memo and hard posting, their individual paths to their current careers and other relevant banking information. Thank you ladies for your time and enthusiasm to help educate our students.

Gavyn has been busy working out in the woodshop. He has constructed a nice sewing table and a laundry-area tabletop for his grandmother, as well as scoured the scrap bins to make stools for socializing. Good job, Gavyn!

Momo did an awesome job on her Kansas wall hanging. She free-handed routered the Highland cow, and hand-painted the sunflowers. Good job, Momo!

Brayttan built a quality fishing pole rack out of cedar. These are great projects to help organize all the fishing gear a person accumulates. Good job, Brayttan!

This Saturday, May 2nd from 8:00am until 11:00am, the Washington County FFA Chapter is hosting our annual Greenhouse Plant Sale! We have hanging baskets, planters, flowers and foliage for filling your outdoor planters. Questions? Email jkern@usd108.org

Hope to see you Saturday!