Come and join us as we celebrate 15 years of good times and great fundraising! 2010 was one of the best years in Miller Open history as we raised over $7000 thanks to the ongoing tradition of Miller Pride, having fun, and a willingness to pay for it. This past year we were able to provide the baseball team with a new state of the art pitching machine, and the Athletic Department was outfitted with mobile radios to keep communications flowing during games and major events.

Click anywhere on this page to be taken to the information and registration page.

15th Annual Miller Open: THE CHAMPAGNE OF TOURNAMENTS

Friday August 5th, 2011
Theodore Wirth Golf Course

Registration Opens 11:15
Load into Carts 12:45
Shotgun Start 1:00

All Class Party at The Corner Bar Around Dusk

Registration fills quickly and is on a first come, first served basis.

We are now in position to make a long lasting donation to good ole WHS on behalf of the Miller Open,” says Doug Palbicki Current Miller Open Commissioner. “Many thanks go out to all previous committee members who keep this tradition alive.”

This year to celebrate our 15th anniversary our goal is to help provide the legendary Macquarrie Field with a brand new state of the art scoreboard when the school is ready to do so in the near future. This will allow the efforts of the Miller Open Golf Tournament to maintain a presence in the lives of the students, faculty and the Washburn community for many decades to come!

Register NOW & tell your fellow Miller Alums about the 2011 Miller Open and All Class Party. We’ll see you there!

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE!!!

When: Friday May 6th @ 7:00pm
Where: Washburn High School Auditorium,      201 West 49th Street, Mpls, MN 55419

Who:

Billy McLaughlin – Class of 1980, world renowned guitarist

Jeff Arundel – Class of 1975, nationally acclaimed singer songwriter and international producer

Tom Lieberman – Class of 1975, Minnesota music legend from Rio Nido, Sweet Land, and A Prairie Home Companion

Cost:

VIP Tickets = $100
Standard Ticket = $20
Student Ticket= $10

Note: VIP Tickets include VIP seating, admission to the After Party at Whiskey Junction, and a meet-and-greet with the performers after the show. $85 of the VIP ticket is tax deductible.
Note: Standard and student tickets are general admission seating.
Note: To purchase tickets offline call the Foundation office at 612.668.3483 or send an email to info@washburnconnections.org.

An After Party from 9:30pm-close will follow at Whiskey Junction (901 Cedar Ave. S. Maples MN 55404) with live rock and blues classics from the Thunderheads.  Cover charge is $10 (or free admission if you purchase a VIP ticket for the preceding 7:00pm concert). You must be 21 or older to enter Whiskey Junction.

Donate:

For more information the foundation’s current campaign click here or to become one our Corporate Sponsors, please click here!

If you cannot attend our event and would like to donate to the Foundation please click here.

Links:

See the below links for more information on our artists:
http://www.billymacmusic.com
http://www.jeffarundel.com
http://www.liebermania.com
http://www.thunderheadsmusic.com

Please join the talented students of Washburn High School for a Fantastical, Magical, Musical, Extravaganza…

All performances will be held in the WHS Auditorium.

Tickets – $5 Students / $7 General

Performance Dates

Thursday, February 10 - 7:00 pm

Friday, February 11 - 7:00 pm

Saturday, February 12 – 7:00 pm and

Sunday, February 13 – 2:00 pm


Washburn Artists Series Event 

by Alison Nowak, Southwest Minneapolis Patch

Newberry award winning author Kate DiCamillo kicked off the first event of Washburn High School Foundation‘s Inaugural Artist Series last Thursday, which is designed to raise money for the school.

Planters of evergreens, ribbons and lights adorned the entry to the auditorium creating a holiday atmosphere as parents waited in line for tickets. In a gym next to the auditorium, kids perused a table of books written by Kate DiCamillo including favorites Because of Winn-Dixie and Tale of Desperaux.

Washburn students and their parents sold stacks of animal crackers, bottles of water and sodas to raise additional money for the high school, which like many in Minneapolis, is strapped by years of budget cuts.

Families settled in their seats to listen to Kate DiCamillo talk about her life as a writer. There was an excitement in the air as Jeffrey Prottas, Washburn Foundation’s executive director, took the stage to introduce DiCamillo and the host of the evening, Dan Olson of Minnesota Public Radio.

“Kate DiCamillo is a good friend of Washburn and a good friend of Minneapolis,” Prottas said. He stressed the importance of community events at Washburn that raise money and increase the school’s visibility. DiCamillo generously offered to match any funds raised through the event.

After his introduction, Olson stepped onto stage and donned a Washburn baseball cap to audience applause. As DiCamillo arrived on stage, Olson’s first order of business was to give her a present, an apron with the words “Uff Da” printed on it. The gift was a joke, referring to DiCamillo’s well-known dislike of cooking.

After DiCamillo tried on the apron, Olson started the interview, asking whether there was a time in DiCamillo’s childhood when she “understood the importance of stories.”

DiCamillo talked about the time she plagiarized a story she read as a child for a school assignment, ultimately ending up in the principal’s office for lying. The lesson she learned was not just about honesty: “If you tell a story, everyone pays attention to you,” she said. From then on, DiCamillo told her own stories.

After a few more questions, Olson opened up the interview, inviting children to come to the microphones to ask their questions. A large line formed on both sides of the auditorium with kids posing questions like, “What was your favorite book when you were little?”

As children asked questions, DiCamillo answered frankly, showing her sense of humor and sometimes asking them questions back before answering.

“Aren’t you hot in that coat?” she asked one of the questioners before giving an answer.

When asked what the most important part of the writing process was, DiCamillo said it was “making a deal with yourself to show up.”

As part of this amazing evening we encourage you to visit www.funds4books.com through December 16th (code: mlrs) to purchase much needed books for the Media Center.

Join the Washburn High School Foundation Thursday, October 14th, for its 2nd Annual Fall Kick-Off Event as we celebrate the students of Washburn.

Relive those High School memories with special student performances, great food and good friends.  Recapture those Washburn feelings as we pay tribute to the school and raise much needed funds for the classrooms.

Buy your tickets now!

Event Schedule:

Thursday, October 14th

6:30 pm – Mexican Munchies prepared by Joe Senkyr (bring your appetite, it is going to be amazing…)
7:15 pm – Washburn High School Student Performance Spectacular
8:00 pm – Fund-a-Need and Special Appeal to support WHS
8:20 pm – After Party at Pepito’s and The Parkway Theater

Come for the Program, Stay for the After-Party…

Event Details:

$25 in advance, $30 at the door (if tickets are still available)  [your receipt is your confirmation]

The Parkway Theater
4814 Chicago Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Valet parking available, street and lot parking as well

Please contact Jeffrey Prottas, Executive Director, at 612-668-3843 to register for more information, Or register online at the brownpaper tickets link above.

Lecture and Book Signing by author and Washburn descendant Kerck Kelsey. Event will be held at 11:00 am at the Washburn Library located at 5244 Lyndale Avenue S., Minneaoplis, MN 55419.  Tom Balcom, a longtime Tangletown resident and Washburn alum will introduce Mr. Kelsey.  Mr. Kelsey has chronicled the Washburn family for the past 19 years.  He is a historian and a story-teller delivering lectures on the Washburn’s across Maine and in Illinois, New York, Wisconsin and Minnesota.  Click here for more information about the event or here for more information on the book and author.

Our match campaign is now over.  Thank you for all that contributed to the campaign!  We made our goal!  Stay tuned to find out how your money is going improve programs at Washburn High School!

Come join the Washburn High School Foundation and friends for socializing and fun as we start our spring/fall planning with a celebration. Find out about the Miller Music Fest May 7, how we’ll meet our $400K goal this spring, our plans for the fall — kickoff & new silent auction.  Hear our communication plans and share your thoughts about Washburn and the Windows Of Opportunity Campaign with other Foundation Members and friends of Washburn High School.