Former Miller James Arness Passes Away
James Arness, the Minnesota city boy who became television’s strongest, most stoic symbol of the Old West, died Friday at age 88 of natural causes. Arness was born James Aurness in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His parents were Rolf Cirkler Aurness (July 22, 1894 – July 1982), a businessman, and Ruth (née Duesler) Aurness (died September 1986), a journalist. His father’s ancestry...
Read MoreWashburn Millerbots Team To Compete At National Championship
Students from Washburn High School will compete at the international FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Championship in St. Louis, MO from April 27-30. The event will bring together 352 qualifying teams made up of 8,800 high school students from Australia, Canada, Israel, Mexico and the United States. The Washburn Millerbots won the Minnesota Northstar...
Read MoreWashburn Debate: OctoFinalists at Nationals; Brandon Bogan places 7th
From Amy Cram Helwich (Executive Director, MN Urban Debate League) On Sunday night we returned from the NAUDL (National Urban Debate League) national tournament in New York City, which brings the top two teams from 20 leagues from across the country for an incredibly competitive national tournament. A huge thank you to their coaches, Travis Neal, who did a fantastic job coaching them at the...
Read MoreMiller Tennis: From Washburn to the NFL and back to Washburn
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Ryan Hoag was a Minnesota Viking long before that he was a standout athlete in the Minneapolis City Conference. That’s where he’s returned to help turn around another sport. Hoag went from Gustavus Adolphus College to an eight-year career in professional football. But what he’s doing has nothing to do with football but another love — tennis. Hoag is now the boy’s...
Read MoreFoundation Board Approves Revised Mission
The world is changing all around us. For the Washburn High School Foundation to continue to thrive over the next ten years and beyond, and to invest significantly in the future of Washburn High School and its students, staff and faculty, we must look to the future, understand the environment we live in and the forces that will shape our organization in the future and move swiftly to prepare...
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