THE TRUTH ABOUT SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS
By Bob Gardner, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Gary Musselman, Executive Director of the Kansas State High School Activities Association.
Congratulations to Lady Crusaders Avery Rusk and Shayland French and Crusaders AJ Snipes and Ian King - all "4" received State Honors Recognition from the Topeka Capital Journal Newspaper!
SR. AVERY RUSK - 3rd TEAM 4A
SR. SHAYLAND FRENCH - HON MEN 4A
SR. AJ SNIPES - HON MEN 4A
SR. IAN KING - HON MEN 4A
Way to represent AVERY, SHAYLAND, AJ & IAN!!! We are proud of you!!
The WHS Junior Class took a couple buses on Wednesday to Abilene, KS for one of their annual trips down history lane. Abilene is an extraordinary visit and of course the hometown of the 34th President of the United States. (Eisenhower was actually born in Texas but raised in Abilene) The students spent time at the Eisenhower Library and Museum, which offers a complete layout of President Eisenhower's life and career, including his boyhood home.
WHS students Bryce Gilbreth, Alisha Waters and Mason Sparks attended the Technical Career Day at Davis-Moore in Wichita this past Saturday. There were several post-secondary institutions represented which allowed the students opportunities to explore training options. In addition, they were able to network with master technicians and see some demonstrations in the service area of Davis- Moore.
WMS 8th graders loaded on buses for the Intrust Bank Arena Wednesday morning,to watch the first round practices for the NCAA March Madness Tournament which commences on Thursday, March 15th in Wichita and many other locales nation-wide!
Several WHS FFA students toured Cargill Innovations Center on Wednesday, March 14th, and had the opportunity to speak with industry professionals that work for Cargill. The students discussed with these industry leaders, ways to develop plans on how to feed the world with growing populations and fewer resources and also, how they can shape the future of agriculture itself. During the session, WHS FFA Senior Malachi Tidwell addressed 300 students and the industry leaders about the importance of Agriculture and the FFA!
The annual WHS Lift-A-Thon was held Monday evening at WHS. The event showcases many of the Crusader and Lady Crusader student-athletes and their prowess at weightlifting. The event is a fundraiser (thru pledges) to benefit Crusader Athletics. Enjoy the pics below, courtesy of the WHS Yearbook Folks!!
The AVCTL DIV IV League Honors for 2017-2018 Girls and Boys Basketball were announced. These are generally not released until the State Tournaments are over - WHS has "7" players recognized by the League, "1" in a very big way.
Our WHS Powerlifting Team, coached by Ross Foley and Zane Aguilar, were in competition Saturday at the 4A State Powerlifting Tournament held at Clay Center HS.
Congratulations to Jr. Brooke McCorkle who placed 2nd in Clean with 175 lbs., 2nd in Bench with 200 lbs., and 2nd Place overall with 630 lbs. Brooke, temporarily broke the State bench record, until it was bettered by Clay Center Senior Carley Hartner by 5 lbs. at 205. The old record was 195 lbs. set in 2015 by Ashley Murphy of Chapman.
The Wellington Middle School held their WINTER SPORTS & ACTIVITIES Awards Assembly Friday morning in the Little Theater.
Basketball, Wrestling, Cheerleading, Scholars Bowl and Spelling Bee participants were recognized and honored with words and in most cases, certificates, letters and bars.
