Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Waitsburg Elementary students participated in the annual Kids Heart Challenge on Friday, February 13, in the high school gym. The students rotated through stations, participating in activities such as jumping rope, hula-hooping, bowling, and basketball. A heart-healthy snack was served at one station. Students in kindergarten through sixth grade received donations from family and friends and raised over $ 3,000 for the American Heart Association. Kennedy Henze was the top money raiser,...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School's leadership class and FFA Advisor Nicole Abel have enrolled in the peer-to-peer program, "Teens in the Driver Seat". The program began in Texas in 2002 as an initiative under the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. "Teens in the Driver Seat" is available to high schools in 28 states, including Washington, which introduced the program in 2021. The teen driving program promotes traffic safety by addressing specific risks for teen drivers. Risks identified by...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School senior Karissa Potts has signed papers to join the Navy and will leave for nine weeks of boot camp on June 29. When Potts was in the seventh grade, she considered joining the Coast Guard after high school. After researching job training, boot camp, and benefits, including healthcare and housing, she decided the Navy would be her choice of military service. Potts went to the recruiting office, gathered more information, and a week later, returned with her mom,...
Waitsburg High School FFA program has been busy since January with competitions and has more activities and competitions planned through March. On January 28 at Oakesdale, FFA members competed in the AG Marketing Plan category, with one team earning third-place honors. The team of Olivia Kiefel, Kayla Kuykendall, and Carter Barron will compete at the 96th Washington FFA Convention at Washington State University in May. The AG Mechanics team competed at Walla Walla High School on February 12,...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Elementary PRIDE winners exemplifying E for Excellence were announced on Friday, February 6, during an afternoon assembly with students, staff, and parents. K – Axel Lachowicz & Bode Brannock 1st – Axel Stenson & Landon Long 2nd – Reagan Deal and Ember Adams 3rd – Talen Kibler & Kaidence Wilcox 4th – Dakota Creeley & Cash Grende 5th – Azaliah Flores & Charlie Reger 6th – Reagan Fabian & Ana Frye Principal Mr. Sabin announced that the kindergarten class won the attendanc...
WAITSBURG - Twenty-one Waitsburg students participated in the regional Amazing Shake challenge held in Mattawa, Wash., on Tuesday, February 3. Students from grades 4 through 8 vied for six spots to compete in the Amazing Shake Global Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. On Wednesday, February 4, the six Waitsburg students who earned spots to compete in Georgia were announced at a morning assembly. Placing first is 6th-grader Oaklee Adams, second is 7th-grader Katherine Roberts, and third place went...
WAITSBURG —The Waitsburg Booster Club officers and board members invite Cardinal supporters to the first annual “Bid for the Birds” silent auction fundraiser. On Saturday, February 28, the Royal Block will host the 21+ event from 6 to 9 p.m. The Booster Club will provide appetizers, and a no-host bar will be available. Silent auction items will include baskets donated by the school’s sports teams and clubs. The team or club whose basket raises the most money will win a pizza party compliments of the Booster Club. The Booster Club welcome...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's preschool through sixth-grade students performed at their annual Christmas program in the High School's auditorium on Tuesday, December 16. The program, directed by Elizabeth Jagelski and Eleanora Montgomery, opened with the morning preschool students singing in their first Christmas program. They delighted the audience with their performance of "The Penguin Dance," followed by the afternoon preschool class singing "Jingle Bells." The kindergarten class sang six songs, in...
Students in Waitsburg's eighth and ninth grades read books with themes of right and wrong. The eighth graders read "The Outsiders," which follows a 14-year-old Ponyboy Curtis who struggles with right and wrong over two weeks. The class wrote essays on S.E. Hinton's coming-of-age novel. The ninth-grade class read the novel "Of Mice and Men" in preparation for mock trials. This tragic story from the Great Depression era by John Steinbeck is about two migrant ranch workers, George and Lennie....
WAITSBURG - Members of the Waitsburg High School band and the middle school's guitar class performed at the school district's Christmas Concert held on Thursday, December 11. Eighth-grade guitar student, Davina Navarrette, was joined on stage by Kate Hockersmith, Carrie Hendrix, Dan Nechodom, and teacher Elizabeth Jagelski. The guitarists entertained the audience with six holiday tunes, including "Ode to Joy", "Angeline the Baker," "Jingle Bells," and "Feliz Navidad". Navarrette represented her...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Elementary School held this month's PRIDE Assembly on Friday, December 5. Two students from each class were presented awards for Integrity, the "I" in PRIDE. The 5th-grade class won the Best Attendance in November Award. The Best Attendance for Quarter One Award went to the 3rd-grade class....
WAITSBURG -The Waitsburg Resource Center was the recipient of two food drives for the food bank by Waitsburg School students the week before Thanksgiving break. Stephanie Hinchliffe's first-grade class delivered 137 pounds of non-perishable items on Monday, November 24. Hinchliffe's classes have been collecting food for more than five years, and this year was one of the best years yet. The second food drive was a competition between elementary and secondary students, organized by the high school...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg secondary students and staff meet in the Cage before each day before school begins. It is an opportunity for Secondary Principal Joe Wirtzberger and his staff to foster a positive environment and help students smoothly transition to the classroom after the morning bell. Wirtzberger makes the daily announcements, followed by faculty and student shout-outs. A teacher starts the week by giving a shout-out to a student. That student will give a shout-out to someone the...
WAITSBURG — Waitsburg High School’s National Honor Society (NHS) members have been busy this month organizing a community blood drive and a food drive competition between the primary and secondary students. Working with the American Red Cross, NHS members Hope Adkins, Sarah Daves, Sara Wilson, Karissa Potts, and Bea Karl assisted at the blood drive on November 13. One single blood donation can help save more than one life. The students thanked the 17 blood donors, including six first-time donors who gave blood. The next blood drive at the sch...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Elementary honored the October Students of the Month at the PRIDE assembly on Friday, November 7. The PRIDE traits are Prepared, Respect, Integrity, Discipline, and Excellence. This month the students were honored for displaying traits that embody Respect....
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School District presented "Honoring All Who Served," an assembly honoring veterans produced by music director Elizabeth Jagelski in the high school gym on November 10. Principal Joe Wirtzberger welcomed the invited veterans and guests, followed by the entrance of the flags by the ASB officers. The Cardinal High School band played the Star-Spangled Banner, and the elementary students sang along. The history of Veterans Day was read by ASB President Mattilynn Carter,...
Congratulations to Martin Vasquez, Emerson Underwood, Rozalynn Harvey, and Gavin Mikesell who were named Waitsburg Secondary Students of the Month for their hard-work, perseverance, and positive impact on their school....
PRESCOTT - Congratulations to two Prescott students recognized as Prescott School District's Students of the Month. Alejandro Madrigal was nominated by his ELA and Social Studies teacher, Travis Zigler, who said, "I nominate Y8 Alejandro Madrigal. He's active, works hard, asks for help, contributes, and is just an overall good student. What stands out recently is that he asked to update his essay after he received his grade -not for a better grade, but just to improve. Grrreat job Alejandro."...
WAITSBURG — The Waitsburg School District will host a special Veterans Program on Monday, November 10 at 1:30 p.m. in the Waitsburg High School Gymnasium. Led by music teacher Elizabeth Jagelski, the event will feature musical performances and readings from students in grades K–12, all dedicated to honoring local veterans for their service and sacrifice. “This program gives our students the chance to connect what they learn in music to something real and meaningful,” said Jagelski. “It’s about expressing gratitude and bringing our community t...
Marion Duncan Marion Duncan has attended Waitsburg Schools since the sixth grade. She attended Running Start at Walla Walla Community College full-time during her junior year. This year, she took one class at WWCC while attending classes at WHS. Duncan has been involved in FFA for four years, where she showed sheep for two years, competed in numerous competitions, and was FFA secretary during her sophomore and junior years. She participated in track for four years, plays fiddle with the Skyline...
Gary Myers Gary Myers attends classes at WHS and is in his second year at SEATech Skill Center for welding. He has attended school in Waitsburg since the sixth grade and was on the Mat Birds Wrestling team during sixth and seventh grades. Myers enjoys working on his truck and plans on taking diesel technology classes at Walla Walla Community College in the fall. At WHS, Myers is a past member of FFA. He has shown pigs during his freshman and sophomore years. He volunteers to assist a Veteran...
Annabel "Karma" Mitchell Annabel "Karma" Mitchell has been a student at Waitsburg Schools since the sixth grade. She was involved in the Sources of Strength program her junior year and volunteered at school concessions. In middle school, Mitchell assisted at a nursery potting plants and doing yard work. She enjoyed working at R & B Barbeque in Dayton in her senior year. After graduation, she plans to travel with her boyfriend, explore places to live, and consider careers to pursue. Mitchell is...
Preston Hinchliffe Preston Hinchliffe has attended Waitsburg Schools since preschool. He attends classes in the morning at Waitsburg High School and works for Himark Custom Fab in the afternoon. After graduation, Hinchliffe plans to continue working at Custom Fab overhauling combines. During his high school years, Hinchliffe played baseball his freshman and sophomore years. He has been a member of FFA for four years and was on the FFA trap team. Hinchliffe's best memory of high school is his...
Madison Kaehler Prescott resident Madison Kaehler has attended Waitsburg Schools since preschool. Kaehler is Waitsburg High School's ASB treasurer served as ASB secretary in her junior year. She played volleyball four years, was on the cheer squad for two, and played softball for three. She shows pigs at the local fairs as a 10-year 4-H member. During the summers, Kaehler has worked as a lifeguard at Prescott and Walla Walla Memorial Pools. After graduation, Kaehler plans to get her...
Jessika Lambert Jessika Lambert has been a Naval Sea Cadet Core member since her freshman year at Waitsburg High School. She is a Petty Officer 3rd Class and will travel to Great Lakes, Illinois, in July for boot camp. Lambert will then go to Texas to train as a Master of Arms (military police). Lambert has been a Waitsburg student since kindergarten. She is now in her second year at SEATech Skills Center, where she studies criminal justice. Sports, animals, and Girl Scouts have been Lambert's p...
