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Middle School Cheer Tryouts
Middle School Cheer Tryouts will be coming soon! For tryout information, we have created a Google Classroom for each Middle School. By joining this classroom, you are not obligated to try out, you...
Volleyball Clinic
Who: 1st-6th grade girls When: February 24-26 Time: 3:45-5:00 PM Where: Jay Shideler Elementary Fee: $30 For more information and to register, view this flier. Deadline is Friday, February 21. For...
Blue & White Football Camp
Join the Blue & White Football camp for 3rd-6th graders led by Washburn Rural football coaches and players. Registration is $30. Jay Shideler: January 13, 14 and 16 Auburn: January 21-23 Farley:...
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Let's celebrate another trip to the AFC Championship game with a Chief's Spirit Week next week! It's a short week, but it will be a fun one!
This month we are focusing on the character trait respect and celebrated several students who show respect each and every day. Congratulations blue jays!
We are so proud of all students who participated in the Jay Shideler spelling bee! They have worked incredibly hard over the past few weeks! A special shoutout to our top three winners:
🥉Maddy Vickers (6th grade)
🥈Carter Raines (6th grade)
🥇Rishik Luv Sinha (6th grade)
Carter and Luv will represent Jay Shideler in the upcoming Shawnee County Spelling Bee.
Great work! 🎉
A big THANK YOU to our spirit cart sponsors! It was much needed after our first full week back to school after winter break and many snow days!
Thank you to the Burkhardt family, Brian VanHorn, and an anonymous donor for spoiling our teachers today!
Join us for another JSE Eat Out Night at Jose Pepper's tomorrow, Wednesday, January 15th from 11am-9pm. Show the flyer to your server or mention you are there for the Jay Shideler fundraiser.
With all of our snow days this week we are going to postpone our Smencil sales that we had planned for next week. New dates will be coming soon!
Are you ready to get out of the house for a night of fun?
Washburn Athletics and Envista is thrilled to invite you to Bods Care Night on Wednesday, January 15th, as our Washburn Basketball teams take on Emporia State!
🏀 Game Times:
Women’s Basketball: 5:30 PM
Men’s Basketball: 7:30 PM
✨ Exciting Giveaways and Activities:
Backpack Tags: Grab one at the ticket window!
3-Point Signs: Available with programs.
Visit the Envista Tabling Area for:
FREE: T-Shirts, Glow Sticks, & Foam Fingers
Money Grab Machine (chance to win!)
Premium Tumblr Cups
Team Pennants
Lanyards
🎉 Special Highlights:
Autograph Sessions: Meet the WBB & MBB players after each game.
Discounted tickets for Topeka area elementary and middle school students, families, and staff: Just $5 per ticket when you mention your school at the ticket window!
🎟 Tickets: Get yours at the door or follow this link below, select "Adult GA" and use promo code "Envista" at checkout.
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Bring your school spirit, enjoy the giveaways, and cheer on the Ichabod's to victory!
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DH: WU vs. Emporia State University | Washburn University Box Office
All Reserved Seating must be purchased prior to the event. Walk up ticket sales at the door will be general admission only. Senior Citizen (65+) and K-12 Student rates apply only to the general admission sections.
Auburn-Washburn USD 437
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.
We miss our Jay Shideler families and can’t wait to see you all very soon!
Auburn-Washburn USD 437
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.