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Hey WRHS! Wednesday’s lunch is the BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich! Pizza, Salads, Parfaits, Deli and Wrap Boxes will also be available!

Varsity Football beats Manhattan 35 - 28


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Varsity Football beats Manhattan 35 - 28
Huge win for the WRHS football team - they upset the current 6A state Champions!!

Come support your Lady Blues and all the students participating at the round-robin Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, September 23! Games start at 9:00 AM in the WRHS Activity Center. Washburn Rural is hosting Blue Valley High School, Lawrence Free State High School, Manhattan High School, and St. James Academy.

Games played on the north court will be livestreamed at http://wrhs.net/live.

Livestream schedule:

Round 1: Washburn Rural vs. Lawrence Free State
Round 2: Washburn Rural vs. Manhattan
Round 3: Washburn Rural vs. St. James Academy
Round 4: St. James Academy vs. Blue Valley
Round 5: Washburn Rural vs. Blue Valley

Join us at the Homecoming game tomorrow – Friday, September 22 – as our Jr. Blues take on Manhattan High School! Pre-game festivities begin at 2:15 pm.
–Parade at 2:15 pm
–Tailgate at 5:00 pm
–Pre-game at 6:45 pm
If you are unable to attend, game coverage will be livestreamed at http://wrhs.net/live.

It's Homecoming Week at WRHS!


A huge S/O to Ms. Janae Kuenzi on her selection as the KMAJ 107.7 Crystal Apple Award Winner. Thanks, too, to Shawn Knight and Danielle Norwood for personally presenting the award! Ms. Kuenzi teaches math at Washburn Rural High School.

PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING THIS OUTSTANDING GROUP OF NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS! Six of them were named National Merit Semi-Finalists and are among the top 1% of all high school students in the United States. Three others were National Merit Commended Students ranking in the top 5% of all students nationally! Outside of Johnson County, no other high school in Kansas received more National Merit recognition this year!

Pictured are:

Front Row, left to right:
Samuel Byrne, National Merit Semi-Finalist
Lacy Allen, National Merit Commended Student
Caylen McCoy, National Merit Commended Student

Back Row, left to right:
Zach Billups, National Merit Commended Student
Blaine McVey National Merit Semi-Finalist
Pierce Romine, National Merit Semi-Finalist
Allison Reed, National Merit Semi-Finalist
Anshumann Zutshi, National Merit Semi-Finalist

Audrey Caleb, National Merit Semi-Finalist


A huge congratulations to Coach Jo Ricard! She was named the Kansas Coaches Association Class 6A Bowling Coach of the year! Way to go Coach!

Welcome Class of 2027! Fantastic turnout for today’s Walk & Talk tour of WRHS! Thanks to our Student Ambassadors for leading the tours!


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Washburn Rural High School female athletes brought home the highest honor in every category at this year's Topeka and Shawnee County Sports Awards Ceremony! Congratulations to these ladies for being at the top of their game:

🥇Brooklyn DeLeye: Fall Female Athlete of the Year and Overall Female Athlete of the Year
🥇Addi Broxterman: Winter Female Athlete of the Year
🥇Emmerson Cope: Spring Female Co-Athlete of the Year

Congratulations also goes out to WRHS Head Volleyball and Girls' Basketball Coach Kevin Bordewick, who was one of four individuals inducted into the Topeka and Shawnee County Sports Hall of Fame. Coach Bordewick has led WRHS to one state volleyball championship (2022) and two girls' basketball titles (2019 and 2022). Congrats, Coach! And welcome to the Hall of Fame!