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Welcome Future Cities! Washburn Rural North is hosting the Great Plains Regional with 42 schools from 3 states today. Best of luck to all teams competing! Especially our hometown Ravens!!
🎉 Congratulations to our very own Katie Jones on being named the KSNT/Laird Noller Teacher of the Month! This recognition is so well deserved and reflects the dedication, passion, and care you bring to our students every day. We are proud to have you as part of our Raven Nation! 💙🖤
📸 Credit to Raven Photographer Brinley Allen
Auburn-Washburn USD 437
Fifteen talented artists from Washburn Rural High School received recognition for their work at the 2026 Regional Scholastic Art Competition in Wichita.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious educational initiative supporting student achievement in the visual and literary arts. The Scholastic Awards look for work that demonstrates originality, technical skills, and the emergence of personal voice or vision.
This year, more than 1,600 artworks were submitted by students across Eastern Kansas, with 509 pieces earning regional honors from local Scholastic Awards affiliate Mark Arts. Award recipients’ work was recognized by a panel of creative professionals as the most outstanding work submitted. Washburn Rural High School had 29 works selected this year. Silver and Gold Key works will be on display at Mark Arts from Friday, February 6 through Saturday, March 28. The Open House and Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday, March 28 from 10 am - 12 pm.
This gallery contains the works of our Gold Key and Silver Key winners. To view all 15 award-winning pieces, visit https://usd437.net/news/2026-01-2026-scholastic-art-competition/public-wrhs-home.
Washburn Rural North PTO
🥖 We’re raising dough for WRN PTO! 🥖
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 21st and enjoy Panera on Wanamaker anytime from 8am–8pm.
Grab breakfast, lunch, dinner—or all three—and support our school!
Shoutout to the following Summit students for their entries in the Living the Dream MLK jr poetry/essay/art contest.
Cora Fleer - 1st place ART
Elle Philipe - 1st place ESSAY
Lillyanna Kimball - 3rd place ESSAY
Millie May - POEM (her poem was chosen to compete tonight at Brown v Board. She has to recite her memorized poem in front of judges for final placing.)
Cora, Elle, and Lillyanna will attend an awards ceremony on Monday the 19th @10:30 Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.
We are proud to announce the 2026 Washburn Rural High School Hall of Fame inductees, who will be honored during an induction ceremony at 5:00 pm on Friday, January 9, 2026, at Washburn Rural High School.
✨ Christopher Currie (Class of 1983) – Currie built an extraordinary 21-year career in the United States Marine Corps, retiring as a Gunnery Sergeant. He spent 17 years in the elite Marine Corps Reconnaissance community and deployed in multiple major operations, including Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. His courage and leadership under fire earned him the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device, among other honors. Currie’s lifelong commitment to service exemplifies the highest ideals of leadership, integrity, and dedication.
✨ 1989 WRHS Football Team – The 1989 Junior Blues completed a perfect 12–0 season and captured the Class 5A state championship in a thrilling 10–8 victory over Salina Central. Led by head coach Ron Bowen, the team’s dominant defense, resilience in close games, and unmatched toughness defined one of the greatest seasons in WRHS football history.
Established in 2003, the WRHS Hall of Fame recognizes graduates and staff who have achieved remarkable accomplishments at the local, state, or national levels.
Please join us in congratulating these outstanding Hall of Famers!
