Wabaunsee High School's Student Newspaper
The start of this year's baseball and softball seasons has been exciting, and even if the Royals are underwhelming, the return of baseball is always welcome. In honor of the season, we asked softball and baseball coaches and players to rank their top-5 baseball and softball movies of all time.
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.
The plan to use virtual Spanish classes if WHS is unable to hire a teacher puts students at a disadvantage.
USD 329 discussed staff and the bond at the April 11 school board meeting.
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.
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.
A citizen committee has proposed sweeping changes to the prom dress code.
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.
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.”
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.
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