Judgement Day | FFA hosts district livestock judging competition

FFA made use of a brand new agricultural facility to host this year’s district FFA Competition. Wabaunsee hosted the competition for the first time ever this year at the recently-constructed showroom. Prior to the new construction, Wabaunsee could never hold all the students and livestock. With the help of over 40 volunteers, all 25 schools were able to participate. The students also participated in fundraising to pay for the event and organize food.

April 26, 2022 0

Editorial | Virtual Spanish not an ideal solution for WHS students

The plan to use virtual Spanish classes if WHS is unable to hire a teacher puts students at a disadvantage.

April 26, 2022 0

USD 329 board discusses bond, accepts several resignations

USD 329 discussed staff and the bond at the April 11 school board meeting.

April 12, 2022 0

Havenstein Signs with Allen County Community College softball

Senior Madisyn Havenstein signed her national letter of intent to play softball at Allen County Community College and celebrated her signing on March 28 at WHS.

April 12, 2022 0

Sports Briefs | Girls track jumps off to a good start at Lyndon

WHS track opened the season with a bang, with the girls earning six gold medals on the way to a first place finish at Lyndon.

April 5, 2022 0

WHS to enforce strict dress code during Prom

A citizen committee has proposed sweeping changes to the prom dress code.

April 1, 2022 0

New ‘Mental Hurt’ room implemented at high school

Following the addition of the new Mental Health room created by Wabaunsee’s KAY Club, another club has taken initiative to try to help prepare its classmates for the future.

April 1, 2022 0

CTR lessons added to Wabaunsee curriculum

Wabaunsee will soon be implementing a controversial CTR unit in all of its freshman English classes. “I know that there has been a ton of backlash recently for any attempts to teach CTR in schools,” English teacher Brendan Praeger said, “but I think it’s important for kids to understand history.”

April 1, 2022 0

Wabaunsee school district to merge with Mission Valley

Wabaunsee’s push for a bond to fix school buildings is no longer an issue, as the district has found a more palatable solution for voters. The USD 329 school board voted April 1 to combine with the Mission Valley school district, creating the new Wabaunsee Valley district.

April 1, 2022 1

Entrepreneurs compete with business plans

Several district students recently competed in the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge of Wabaunsee County, sponsored by Network Kansas. Each contestant created a job plan and presented it to the community.

March 31, 2022 0