Washburn Public School

Exciting opportunities for our graduating Seniors! BSC just announced The Great Plains Promise which will help qualifying students have FREE tuition next fall. Check out the requirements and see if you qualify by completing FAFSA and visiting the BSC website. https://bismarckstate.edu/admissions/payingforcollege/scholarships/Great-Plains-Promise/

The McLean County Spelling Bee was held at the school today. River K (champion) & Bentley K (runner up), both from Underwood, will be representing the county at the state spelling bee. Congratulations to our very own Jarissa H, Donavin V, & Noah H for representing our school!

Washburn Boys Basketball @ Flasher Thursday, February 1

Saturday, February 3 Washburn @ Mandaree Schedule Change! No Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Game 3:30: Junior Varsity Boys 5:00: Varsity Girls 6:30: Varsity Boys

February menu

Fine Arts Three Season Award / Elite Fine Arts Award Any student in Washburn High School grades 9-12 will be awarded a 3 season fine art certificate if they meet the following criteria: Must complete in three fine arts in a school year. This does not mean that they have to letter, just be actively participating from the beginning to the end of the season. Must not have any violations (in accordance to the NDHSAA) during the whole year. This will automatically disqualify them. Awards will be given out at in May of each year. Any student in Washburn High School that, as a senior, has been awarded a certificate for all four years (grades 9-12) will be awarded the Elite Fine Art Award and will also receive an award. If you have any questions or qualify for either award, please contact Athletic Director Keith Jacobson at 701-462-3605.

Three Sport Athlete / Elite Athlete Awards Any student in Washburn High School grades 9-12 will be awarded a 3-sport athlete certificate if they meet the following criteria: Must complete three separate seasons in a sport. This does not mean that they have to letter as an athlete, just be actively participating from the beginning to the end of the season. Must not have any violations (in accordance to the NDHSAA) during the whole year. This will automatically disqualify them. Awards will be given out at in May of each year. Any student in Washburn High School that, as a senior, has been awarded the 3 sport athlete certificate for all four years (grades 9-12) will be awarded the Elite Athlete will also receive an award. If you have any questions or qualify for either award, please contact Athletic Director Keith Jacobson at 701-462-3605.

Congratulations to the Washburn Speech team for an outstanding first meet at HMB! Award winners were Gabe Rohrich, Top Novice in Humorous Interp, Isabel Samuelson & Ethan Swanson, 7th place in Serious Duo, Matthew Olsen & Sidney Montgomery, 6th place in Humorous Duo, Matthew Olsen, 7th place in EPR, Vivian Weber, 8th place in EPR, Natalie Ronderos, 7th place in Speech to Persuade, and Christine Yunker, 5th place in Speech to Entertain.

Today, we had 43 mini cheerleaders at our cheer camp! It was a great day of learning a cheer and a dance. Thank you so much to all the participants! Tomorrow, the mini cheerleaders will perform at the girls Varsity basketball game during half time.

Saturday, January 27 Hettinger Scranton @ Washburn Double Header

Congratulations to freshman Jada Vetter on being selected for the North Dakota All-State Mixed Choir! Jada will be performing with some of North Dakota's best musicians at the Bismarck Civic Center in March.

Washburn JV Boys Basketball Friday, January 26 Washburn JV @ Legacy is Cancelled! A makeup date will be announced at a later date.

February is Reading Month! T-shirts will be black with Scrabble tiles printed on it. If y ou are interested in ordering a shirt for your child, youth sizes will be $11 and adult sizes will be $13. Checks are to be made out to Washburn Public School. Order forms and payment are due Thursday January 25th and can be dropped off in the office. The shirts are expected to be completed by February 9th. A reading month calendar will be sent home soon with dress up days.

Washburn seniors Shelby Verke and Chris Mehrer representing Washburn at the UND honor band, choir, and string festival! Check out their concert this Sunday 1:30pm Chester Fritz Auditorium or watch the livestream at https://arts-sciences.und.edu/academics/music/stream.html

Washburn Basketball Double Header Saturday, January 20 @ Washburn

One of the best parts of my job is when I learn that students go out of their way to be good humans. Six different staff members let me know that after last night's double header with Wilton-Wing, Kalyn Braasch and Brooke Knutson helped pick up the vast amount of garbage left behind by the spectators. Not for any other reason but it was a nice thing to do. Way to show us what Cardinals are made of ladies...so with that, I chose to pay it forward by treating them to Subway. Nice Work! ~Dr. Penny

Congratulations to our Cardinals December students of the month, freshman Kalyn Braasch & seventh grader Grabriel Rohrich. The theme of the month was Driven. These students are motivated and willing to go the extra mile to achieve their goals.

Monday, January 15 Junior High Boys Basketball Wilton @ Washburn 4:00 New Gym

Tuesday, January 16 Double Headers Wilton @ Washburn 3:30 JV Girls 5:00 JV Boys 6:30 Varsity Girls 8:00 Varsity Boys

New Rockford @ Washburn Basketball Rescheduled Saturday, January 20th 1:00 JV Girls New Rockford @ Washburn 2:30 Varsity Girls New Rockford @ Washburn 4:00 JV Boys Edgeley @ Washburn 5:30 Varsity Boys Edgeley @ Washburn Thursday, January 25th 3:30 JV Boys New Rockford @ Washburn 5:00 Varsity Boys New Rockford @ Washburn 6:30 JV Girls New Salem @ Washburn 8:00 Varsity Girls New Salem @ Washburn