Eight forensics team members head to Rock Creek on February 8.
The 5th - 8th graders are attending Holton Honor Band this Saturday. Good luck to all! You will find more information on the days program here: https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/XYQfimVsTuFWn (You'll have to copy it out and paste it into this browser.
WCHS FFA Students attended the Public Speaking Event in Clay Center on February 5th. In the Freshmen Division, Rowley Keesecker (Artificial Insemination - The Original A.I. of Agriculture) led the field and placed first overall, Witt Keesecker (Feedlot Production Trends) finished in 4th, and Madisyn LeDuc (Cool Beans - Spring Soybean Planting Strategies) placed 19th overall. Emma O'Rourke competed in the Sophomore Division with her speech entitled "Urbanization of Farmland in Kansas" and placed 15th overall in her division. Addy Oakes competed in the Extemporaneous Speaking event as a freshmen and her topic was Gene Editing in Agriculture. In the FFA Creed Division, Rowley Keesecker was named as the overall District Champion and was chosen to represent the North Central District in the State Creed Speaking Competition in May. Witt Keesecker also placed fourth in the FFA Creed, both earning medals for their accomplishments. Congratulations WCHS FFA Speakers!!!
Tiger Boys lost another close game vs Republic County last night. Again, we had 3 good qtrs and struggled in the 4th. Final score 50-48.
If anyone wants to monitor Open Gym this Sunday, February 9th please reach out to rsmith@usd108.org and I am happy to help get it organized! Unless someone reaches out, there will be no Open Gym due to Super Bowl Sunday! Thank you!
The 7th grade advisory class had their first "art of chit chat" lesson with some volunteers from the community today.
WCHS Scholars Bowl Season came to an end this evening at the Regional Tournament in Frankfort. The Team had several highlights and close matches in a very tough pool of teams that have had consistently strong seasons. WCHS handed Blue Valley their only loss, and finished in a 3-team tiebreaker for 2nd place, going 4-2 overall. The two teams that had both won the rounds against WCHS, Frankfort and Onaga, were also in that tie with a 4-2 overall record. When it was all broken down, WCHS ended up 4th in our Pool and did not advance onto the finals round.
Five seniors from this year's team will be lost to graduation including Joselyn Sanchez, Aviana Hertz, Amber Kolle, Leslie Martinez and Makenna Elliott. Regional Team members also included Sophomore Kelly Annunziato and Junior Jonathan Wright. Thank you all for an amazing experience this year in competitions and practice. I appreciate our senior's leadership and will miss working with them! Thanks for making my first year as Scholars Bowl Coach a great experience!
FCCLA Valentines order form is attached. All proceeds go to the Kole Bruna Family.
I am so proud of our FCCLA members who tried something new and set goals to improve our school, community, and themselves. We had a very good day!
Mrs. Baker's class is finishing up their study of the southeast region. Today they used their map skills, talked about proportion, and used play-doh to build the southeast region.
Students in Financial Literacy gave presentations Wednesday and Thursday over their chosen stock portfolios. Students were allowed to "spend" $10,000 on stocks and/or bond funds of their choice and then gave reasons for their choices.
WCHS BB hosts Republic County tonight (2-6-2025). Good Luck Tigers!
Our February birthday students enjoyed a yummy meal with family and friends today.
The Kindergarten class enjoyed a Royal Tea Party hosted by the lovely Sharon Aufdengarten and Martha Mosteller. Thank you ladies for a wonderful time and teaching our students about manners and history!
Washington County High School would like to thank Kelly Otott for the generous donation of new books for our library. Students are excited to have new books!
Tiger Design staff spotlight--Mackenzie Kuhaneck
If you have ordered a My favorite Tiger shirt... then Mackenzie has made it. Mackenzie a 4th year business student who plans to open her own esthetics establishment in the near future.
Thursday, February 6
USD 108 Washington County Schools is looking for a responsible individual who can help in the kitchen on a substitute basis. The hours are 6:00 am-1:30 pm. You must be able to stand for long hours and be a self-starter. You also get to see all of the school children and understand why working in our school district is such a rewarding experience! A link to the application is below or you can pick one up at the USD 108 District Office, 101 West College Street, Washington.
Contact Elizabeth at 785-325-2261x3 with questions.
https://www.usd108.org/page/employment-opportunities
USD 108 is seeking interested applicants for a classroom aide position for our district preschool. The classroom aide assists the teacher in creating a positive and caring learning environment to facilitate the personal, social, and intellectual development of students. Candidates must be reliable and have experience with 3-5 year old children. Position is full-time; wage will be commensurate with any experience. Health benefits and KPERS retirement are included. Applications are available in the district office at 101 W. College, Washington, KS and at https://www.usd108.org/page/employment-opportunities
Contact Elizabeth at 785-325-2261x3 with questions.
This position will remain open until filled. EOE
Washington County Schools wants to wish a Happy National School Counseling Week to the best counselors out there: Fallon Craig & Ali Busch. These two go above and beyond for their students and contribute in a huge way to the positive culture in our schools. If you see them, make sure to give them a high-five or a nice hug to say "Thank You" for all of their hard work.
