Washburn Public School

Every week, we will celebrate staff in Cardinal Country as we are very thankful for all they do to help make our school the BEST! This week May 4th we celebrate:

HEIDI MARSHALL
REGAN MINH
JANICE MATTHEWS
JALANE VEER
BRITTANY THORNTON

To send them a letter of gratitude letter follow the following link:
https://app.cariina.com/ticketing-live/web/6997359c9cfc63b5f6185320

Great News!
Tuesday, May 12
WWCS Baseball
Senior Night starts at 4:15.
Renville County @ Washburn 4:30
Los Lunas Food Truck will open at the baseball parking lot.

We will have a BSC application event tomorrow 5th period to help any students that have signed up for BSC classes next year apply for admission. Student will need to know their Social Security number and have a debit/credit card to pay the $35 application fee. This is an important step to ensure we have student registered for classes before we leave for summer break!

Senior Recognition Night

Tuesday, May 5
Softball Senior Recognition Night
Central McLean @ Washburn
Recognition will begin at approximately 4:15.

Tuesday, May 12
Baseball Senior Recognition Night
Renville County @ Washburn
Recognition will begin at approximately 4:15.

Gearing up for kindergarten is Thursday, May 7th, starting at 6:30 pm for 2026-2027 kindergarteners and their parents.

The students that traveling to DC in 2027 have been fundraising with a countdown to summer raffle in the month of May there are cash prizes for each day. The winners will be posted here each week and be contacted to get prizes out.
May 1st prize of $500 Agnes Jahnig
May 2nd prize of $100 Rachel Brandriet
May 3rd prize of $100 Erica Meadows
May 4th prize of $100 Allan Bahm
May 5th prize of $100 Karissa Yunke
May 6th prize of $100 Noah Holznagel
May 7th prize of $100 Mary Braasch
May 8th prize of $100 Buddy Lazier
May 9th prize of $100 Wanda Martin
May 10th prize of $100 Arlene Behm
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone that supported the raffle.

Drama and Speech Awards 2026!

Drama Awards from left: Region 7 Superior Actor Award - Ethan, Region 7 Honorable Mention and Senior Appreciation - Amelia, Senior Appreciation - Hannah, Cardinal Award and Senior Appreciation - Aubrey, Senior Appreciation - Natalie

Speech Awards - Back row from left: Senior High Outstanding Newcomer - Davis, Senior High Hardest Worker - Ethan, Senior Appreciation - Amelia, Senior Appreciation - Hannah, Senior High Most Improved and Senior Appreciation - Aubrey, Senior High Most Valuable Speaker - Natalie, Senior Appreciation - Emma; Front row from left: Senior High Most Improved - Willow, Junior High Outstanding Newcomer - Emerie, Junior High Most Valuable Speaker - Gabe, Junior High Most Improved - Bekka, Cardinal Award - Lily, Junior High Hardest Worker - Rebecca

Boys Basketball Awards 2026 - from left: Cardinal Award and All State Second Team - Parker, Most Improved - Dylon, MVP and Offensive MVP - Ethan, Coaches Award - Brady, Mr. Hustle - Brady, Defensive MVP - Joshua

Track Meets cancelled for May 5th.
Softball Changes:
Washburn CS Softball
Games will be played at Turtle Lake.
Monday, May 11
New England vs Washburn @ 4:30
Wilton vs Central McLean @ 4:30
New England vs Wilton @ 6:00 approximately

Tuesday, May 12
Washburn CS Softball JV
Wilton JV @ Washburn JV 4:30
JV Double Header

Tuesday, May 12
WWCS Baseball
Renville County @ Washburn 4:30 Senior Night

Students displayed their art projects last Thursday before the spring concert.

Great job to the first and sixth graders as they presented their original poetry! They showed both creativity and bravery in sharing their writing!

HS Solo and Ensemble Concert Monday, May 4th 7pm (Students arrive 6:40)

Congratulation to Washburn Musicians on a great day at State Music! State Star Superior performance (top rating) I Excellent performance II Good performance III Fair performance Results: State Star: Amelia Swanson Horn Solo State Star: Amelia Swanson Vocal Solo State Star: Christine Yunker Vocal Solo State Star: Jada Vetter Oboe Solo State Star: Flute/Oboe Ensemble (Hannah Klabunde, Aubree Degenstein, Lily Goetz, Rebeca Scheresky, Jada Vetter) I: Elizabeth Neumiller Alto Sax Solo I: Hannah Klabunde Flute Solo I: Mixed Brass Ensemble (Kiera Becker, Christine Yunker, Josh Laning, Amelia Swanson, Dan Neumiller, Berandt Olafson, Noah Holznagel, DJ Winter, Chloe Erber, Willow Holter) I: Mixed Vocal Ensemble (Kiera Becker, Hannah Klabunde, Isabel Samuelson, Christine Yunker, Jada Vetter, Lily Gardner, Aubrey Gardner, Amelia Swanson, Emly Korner, Emily Beehler, Ethan Swanson) Sorry for the lack of pictures, it was a busy day. See them perform this Monday, May 4th 7pm Old Gym!

Semester 2 Tests for Grades 7-12 will take place the last week of school Tuesday May 19 through Thursday May 21. Please see the image for dates and times scheduled to tests of classes.

Grades 10-12 can be exempt from semester tests (must take one test in core subject). Please see the image for test exemptions.

Students are able to receive additional help each day once their tests ends at 2:20. If no additional help is needed, students are dismissed for the remainder of the day. Buses will dismiss at normal times though.

School will dismiss for all grades PreK-12 for the summer at 2:20 on Thursday May 21. Buses will depart by 2:30.

Please call the school or email Mr. Eriksson with any questions regarding semester tests.

Tomorrow is May 1st, and elementary students may wear shorts. Students must have pants to wear over their shorts for recess if the feels like temperature is below 40 degrees.

Summer open gym opportunities for JH volleyball! If your child is interested in playing volleyball this fall, please have them sign up in the HS office so that the coaches can start to prepare for the upcoming season.

Elementary Spring concert is tonight at 7:00. Please look through the lost and found for any personal items that have gone missing over the year. Student's art projects are also on display for viewing in the lunch room. Please take your child's projects home with you after the concert.

We are celebrating our retirees and the service awards of our faculty! Please consider joining us on Monday, May 11, at 10 AM. You can send our retirees a message (and upload photos) at: https://tinyurl.com/26CARDINALRETIREMENTS