Come support your Jr. Blues and all the students participating at the basketball games vs. Emporia tonight, January 17! Varsity Girls start at approximately 6:00 PM and Varsity Boys afterward around 7:30 PM in the WRHS Activity Center. The 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees will be recognized between the Varsity Girls and Boys games.

If you are unable to attend tonight's events, coverage will be live streamed at http://wrhs.net/live.

Washburn Rural High School Theatre is proud to present Urinetown, a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Mark your calendars for one of their four performances:

• Thursday, January 30 at 7:00 pm
• Friday, January 31 at 7:00 pm
• Saturday, February 1 at 7:00 pm
• Sunday, February 2 at 2:00 pm
  Visit http://warutheatre.org/musical-urinetown for more information.

REMINDER: The ✨2025 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony✨ will take place on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 4:30 pm in the Washburn Rural High School cafeteria. Inductees will also be honored on the court during halftime between the girls’ and boys’ varsity basketball games.

Auburn-Washburn has partnered with a third-party vendor to conduct a random-digit-dial telephone survey related to district transportation policies. If you have already received a phone call and offered your feedback, thank you! If you have not received a phone call, we invite you to share your opinion via this confidential online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Auburn-WashburnUSD437TransportationSurvey2024.

Come support your Jr. Blues and all the students participating at the basketball game vs. Blue Valley West tonight, January 14! Varsity Boys start at approximately 7:30 PM in the WRHS Activity Center.

If you are unable to attend tonight's event, varsity coverage will be live streamed at http://wrhs.net/live.

REMINDER: Wednesday, January 15 is an early release day. All schools will dismiss 90 minutes early.

We had genuinely hoped to welcome students back today, but after carefully evaluating bus routes this morning, we have made the difficult decision to keep schools closed. This decision was influenced by three primary factors:

• Additional snow accumulation overnight
• Refreezing of previously treated streets
• Many streets and roadways remaining impassable

We understand the challenges this week has presented for our families, and we share in your eagerness to resume school. However, the safety of our students and staff must remain our top priority, and we simply cannot reopen until we feel conditions are safe. Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, January 13, 2025.

After assessing conditions during our bus route attempts today, Auburn-Washburn schools will remain closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Despite the dedicated efforts of road crews, many residential side streets and county roads remain untreated, making it unsafe for buses to navigate all routes. Crews continue to work around the clock to treat streets, and with the warmer temperatures expected tomorrow, we are hopeful schools will safely reopen on Friday. Thank you for your patience as we navigate these challenging weather conditions together.

You’ve probably heard of Flat Stanley – the beloved project that encourages children to practice letter-writing by documenting Flat Stanley’s adventures around the world. But have you heard about Flat Mike? This life-size cardboard cutout of Washburn Rural Middle School principal Mike Haire has become a playful fixture in the building, often popping up in hallways, workrooms, and even classrooms to surprise unsuspecting staff and students.

Today, Flat Mike finds himself in the media center, overseeing contractors as they put the final touches on the back half of the center. The front half of the center is set to undergo renovations throughout the spring semester.

Washburn Rural High School coaches and players are excited to offer a "Blue and White Football Camp" to elementary students in grades 3-6. The camp will focus on skill development, position-specific drills, scheme awareness, and competitions and games. Registration is $30 and the schedule is as follows:

🏈Jay Shideler Elementary School: January 13, 14, 16 (M/T/Th) @ 3:45–5 pm
🏈Auburn Elementary School: January 21, 22, 23 (T/W/Th) @ 3:45–5 pm
🏈Farley Elementary School: January 28, 29, 30 (T/W/Th) @ 3:45–5 pm
🏈Wanamaker Elementary School: February 4, 5, 6 (T/W/Th) @ 3:45–5 pm
🏈Indian Hills Elementary School: February 17, 18, 20 (M/T/Th) @ 3:45–5 pm
🏈Pauline South Intermediate School: February 25, 26, 27 (T/W/Th) @ 3:45–5 pm

Online registration is available at https://forms.gle/iRRJSUitZZHYn1f4A.