Another Miller Competing Nationally, only 4 chosen from Minnesota
Congratulations Antoine Duke, who will represent Minnesota in the Nationals!! Washburn Junior Antoine Duke has been chosen to represent Minnesota’s QUEST FOR THE VOICE Nationals in Los Angeles this summer, July 19-25! This is a spoken word competition. He made it through preliminaries, semi finals, and State as one of the top 21 youth poets in Minnesota! He was chosen as one of the top 4...
Read MoreDonation Jar raises $2,097.85 for Haiti
Following the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, Washburn junior, Jenny O., asked her Eng- lish teacher, Ms. Hollerich, what Washburn was going to do to help. Prompted by Jenny’s question, Ms. Hollerich put a donation jar in her room and her students began to fill it. Throughout the school, other students and teachers had the same idea. Ms. Hutchison and her art students spon- sored a...
Read MoreSpoken Word, Antoine Duke chosed for finals
Washburn Junior, Antoine Duke, has been chosen to compete in Minnesota’s QUEST FOR THE VOICE Finals. This is a spoken word competition. He has made it through preliminaries, and semi finals, and has been chosen as one of the top 20 youth poets in MN! He will be competing for a chance to representMinnesota at the National competitions in LA this summer. We are so proud to have Washburn...
Read MoreWashburn Students Work with Graphic Design Students to Fight Intolerance
Create! Don’t Hate, a youth mentoring initiative built around the theme of tolerance, was launched in late January at Washburn High School, a Minneapolispublic school. The program gives youth in underserved communities a real-world experience using design thinking to communicate their ideas, discover their potential, and take action in their communities. For this initiative, AIGA Minnesota, the...
Read MoreRobotics Team wows crowd at 'Windows' Kickoff event.
Robotics Team Coach and Washburn Physics Teacher Peter Grul and team members showed the near capacity crowd at the Windows of Opportunity Kickoff event Thursday evening that sports and arts aren’t the only impressive programs with lots of momentum at WHS. Grul, with team members at his side, showed the video above of his team successfully competing at state and regional...
Read MoreMiller, Soren Walljasper featured in the SW Journal
Miller, Soren Walljasper and a friend find treasure in a neighbor’s backyard and spend a summer on the water. Read the Article in Southwest Journal – September, 2009.
Read MoreLast-second kick lifts Washburn over North – Video
Kyle Hilding’s last-second kick lifted Washburn over North and gave the Millers their 45th consecutive victory in the Minneapolis City Conference on October 2, 2009. Watch Video of new Washburn student who kicked game-winning field...
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