Millerbots at the State Fair…
By James Sanna, Southwest Minneapolis Patch The machine clacked and hummed as it skittered back and forth across the floor, searching for inflatable circles, triangles to hang on a rack at one end of the small arena. Its wedge-like shape, bright orange and shiny metal frame, and plastic wheels suggested a prototype Mars rover, rather than something built by a gang of high school...
Read MoreMike Meyer – Award Winning Videographer
In 2008, Malcolm Gladwell released a book calledOutliers. The book examines the factors of success, looking at the stories of everyone from Bill Gates to The Beatles. Mike Meyer is a soon to be sophomore at Washburn and an aspiring video producer. The book is one of his favorites. Outliers might not be the top pick of your average 15-year-old. But Meyer’s not your average 15-year-old. He...
Read More2011 Washburn Scholarships Awarded
On Monday, May 16th, Washburn High School awarded 24 scholarships to deserving Seniors as they leave Washburn and embark on new and exciting journeys. There were 14 different scholarships awarded. Some are one-time awards while others are renewable for up to four years. The scholarships include: Concord Foundation Scholarship Fairview-Southdale Hospital Scholarship Knelman Scholarship Kopp...
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 MoreAnother 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...
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