The tradition of excellence continues at Washburn Rural High School, with four seniors earning recognition through the highly competitive National Merit Scholarship Program!

Gopikaashri Chidambaranathan and Kennedy Wright have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, a distinction awarded to less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, while Sophie Miller and Carter Allen were named National Merit Commended Scholars for scoring among the top 5% of students nationwide.

Congratulations, Gopikaashri, Kennedy, Sophie, and Carter! We are proud to celebrate your outstanding achievement! 💙

It’s Signing Day! 🏈

Fifth-graders at Jay Shideler Elementary School are officially on the clock! They kicked off their NFeLementary experience by signing contracts this morning to become general managers of NFL teams for the season.

NFeLementary is a cross-curricular program that brings learning to life through football. Students calculate football statistics in math, explore geography through NFL cities and teams, develop written communication skills by composing letters to NFL franchises, and more.

The contracts are signed. The teams are set. Let the season begin!

Come support your Jr. Blues and all the students participating at tonight's Varsity Football game vs. Olathe South! Game starts at 7:00 PM in the WRHS Bowen-Glaze Stadium and will be live streamed at http://wrhs.net/live.

Come support your Jr. Blues and all the students participating at tonight's Boys Soccer game vs. De Soto! Varsity game starts around 6:15 PM at the WRHS McElroy Field and will be live streamed at http://wrhs.net/live.

Come support your Jr. Blues and all the students participating at tonight's Boys Soccer game vs. Wichita Northwest! Due to high temperatures, the Varsity game will start around 8:00 PM at the WRHS McElroy Field and will be live streamed at http://wrhs.net/live.

Survival is all about adaptation! 🪱🌿🐾

That's what our third-graders are learning as part of their Patterns of Survival ESTEEM field trip at our 55-acre outdoor campus. Students are investigating worms, exploring how animals adapt to their environments, and hiking through different ecosystems to discover patterns of survival in nature.

Not a bad way to spend a school day! 🔎

You're looking at some of the hardest-working kids in the business. 💙

Early mornings. Late nights. Hot fields. Countless repetitions.

What you see on the field under those Friday night lights is the product of hours upon hours of work when no one is watching.

Let's hear it for our Washburn Rural High School Marching Band!

Come support your Jr. Blues and all the students participating at tonight's Boys Soccer game vs. Wichita Southeast! Due to high temperatures, the Varsity game will start around 8:00 PM at the WRHS McElroy Field and will be live streamed at http://wrhs.net/live.

Washburn Rural High School is once again the no. 1 ranked public high school in Shawnee County according to U.S. News & World Report!

The newly released "Best High Schools" rankings evaluate schools using a variety of indicators, including state assessment performance, graduation rates, and college readiness.

Earning the top spot year after year says something about the students, staff, families, and community who make Auburn-Washburn such a special place.

Congratulations, Jr. Blues! 💙🤍

With fall sports getting underway, now is the perfect time to grab your Washburn Rural High School activity passes and single-game tickets. Purchase online and head straight to the action when you arrive:
https://www.gobound.com/ks/schools/washburnrural/tickets

As a reminder to our fans age 62 and older, you qualify for a FREE lifetime activity pass good for admission to all home athletic events (excluding post-season KSHSAA-sponsored events). Stop by the Shuler Education Center during regular business hours to pick up your lifetime pass.

We can't wait to see the stands full of Jr. Blue fans this fall!