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From first-day butterflies to graduation caps, the journey has come full circle. In what has become one of our favorite traditions, members of the Washburn Rural High School Class of 2026 returned to their elementary schools this week, walking the same halls where their stories first began.
Congratulations, graduates! Your future is bright, and we can't wait to see all the amazing places life will take you. No matter where your path leads, know that your Auburn-Washburn family will be cheering you on every step of the way!
Happy first day of summer break! If you're looking for camps and activities to keep your students active, check out the community section on our website: https://usd437.net/fliers. There are dozens of opportunities available!
Auburn-Washburn USD 437
More than a dozen camps are being offered throughout the Auburn-Washburn district this summer. For full details and registration information, visit http://www.usd437.net/fliers. Opportunities include:
💻Coding Camp: June 1-4 at the Washburn Rural High School Innovation Center. Open to students in grades K-9.
🧫Science Camp: This camp is open to students in grades 1-7. Two summer sessions are being offered – May 26-29 June 1-4. Both sessions will be held at the Outdoor Environmental Lab.
🚨Sheriff's Office Youth Academy: June 9-11 at Washburn Rural North Middle School. Open to incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.
⚾️All Star Baseball Camp: June 1-3 at the WRHS Baseball Field. Open to students in grades 1-8.
🏀Future Blues Boys Basketball Camp: This camp is open to students in grades 1-8. Two summer sessions are being offered – June 15-18 (WRHS) and July 13-16 (Washburn Rural Middle School).
🏀Girls Basketball Camp: June 8-11 at WRHS. Open to students in grades 3-8.
🏈Falcon Football Camp: June 22-25 at the WRMS Football Field. Open to incoming WRMS 7th and 8th grade students.
🏈Ravens Football Camp: June 22-25 at the WRN Football Field. Open to incoming WRN 7th and 8th grade students.
⚽️Champions Boys Soccer Camp: June 22-25 at the WRHS Soccer Field. Open to students entering grades 4-9.
⚽️Champions Girls Soccer Camp: June 22-25 at the WRHS Soccer Field. Open to students entering grades 4-9.
🥎Softball Skills Camp: June 1-3 at the WRHS Softball Fields. Open to students entering grades 3-9.
🎾Mighty Jr. Blues Tennis Camp: June 16-18 at the WRHS Tennis Courts. Open to students in grades K-8.
🏐High School Volleyball Camp: July 13-16 at WRHS. All students entering grades 9-12 who are interested in trying out for the 2026 volleyball team are strongly encouraged to attend.
🏐Summer Volleyball Camp: Camp will be held July 13-15 at WRHS. Open to students entering grades 3-8.
💪Fit Camp: Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, beginning May 27 and ending July 17 at WRMS. Open to incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.
New camps are being added so daily, so check back often!
Eighth grade band, choir, and orchestra students from Washburn Rural Middle School and Washburn Rural North Middle School traveled to St. Louis this past weekend to perform at the Six Flags Music Festival. Their performances earned high praise and impressive awards:
🎺 BAND
WRN – Excellent Rating and 3rd Place
WRMS – Excellent Rating and 5th Place
🎤 CHOIR
WRN – Superior Rating and 2nd Place
WRMS – Excellent Rating and 4th Place
🎻 ORCHESTRA
WRMS – Excellent Rating and 1st Place
WRN – Excellent Rating and 3rd Place
After their performances, students took advantage of a day at the park, making memories and strengthening friendships before they all come together at Washburn Rural High School next year. Great job to all of these hard-working musicians and their instructors!
Come support your Lady Blues and all the students participating at tonight's Varsity 6A Regional Softball Tournament! Games start at 2:00 PM at the 58th St Softball Complex. Washburn Rural is hosting Campus High School, Liberal High School, and Dodge City High School. All games will be live streamed at http://wrhs.net/live.
The winner of the tournament will advance to state quarterfinals on May 26.
Congratulations to the Washburn Rural High School Class of 2026! The 108th annual commencement ceremony will be held at Stormont Vail Events Center on Sunday, May 17, at 5:30 p.m. The ceremony will be livestreamed at https://youtube.com/live/mHkedrEbwz8?feature=share for those unable to make it in person.
We will once again be offering FREE summer meals for children ages 1–18. Meals will be available Monday through Friday, June 1 through July 31, at Pauline Central Primary School. Please note the program will be closed on July 3 in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
🥞 Breakfast: 8:30–9:30 a.m.
🥪 Lunch: 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
All meals will be served inside the Pauline Central cafeteria in a dine-in format.
EDIT: Due to delays in team arrivals, the first game will start around 3:00 PM.
Come support your Jr. Blues and all the students participating at tonight's Varsity 6A Regional Baseball Tournament! Games start around 3:00 PM at the 61st St Baseball Fields next to WRMS. Washburn Rural is hosting Derby High School, Dodge City High School, and Campus High School. All games will be live streamed at http://wrhs.net/live.
The winner of the tournament will advance to state quarterfinals on May 26.
Come support your Lady Blues and all the students participating at tonight's Round 1 Regional Soccer game vs. Wichita Heights High School! Game starts at 6:00 PM at the WRHS McElroy Field and will be live streamed at http://wrhs.net/live.
The winner of tonight's game will advance to Regional Finals on Thursday, May 21.
Creativity, curiosity, and a whole lot of problem-solving were on display today at Jay Shideler Elementary School as the fifth-grade class put on an impressive Science Fair.
Students explored big ideas through hands-on experiments like cooking with a solar oven, fireproofing toys, designing kites, and building friction-powered cars.
Great job to all of these young scientists for bringing science to life in such fun and creative ways!
Come support your Lady Blues and all the students participating at tonight's softball senior night game vs. Mill Valley! Varsity game starts at 5:00 PM at the 58th St Softball Complex and will be live streamed at http://wrhs.net/live.
Seniors will be recognized after the game.
