Panther Pulse

Six WHS journalism students with the Apple Leaf student newspaper attended the National Journalism Education Convention in Minneapolis last week. As part of the conference, students participated in timed competitions to test their knowledge in interviewing, research, and writing across several journalistic disciplines.

Congratulations to the Apple Leaf members recognized for their amazing work during the competition:

• Xane Randall: Newswriting Honorable Mention

• Clementine Belanger: Editorial Writing Honorable Mention

• Alexander Reeg: Commentary Writing Honorable Mention

• Claire Ivey: Review Writing Honorable Mention

Please help us congratulate the amazing student bakers who won the 2026 Baking and Pastries Competition: Emerson Kovanen and Samantha Ensminger! Alongside their mock business plans, Emerson presented a Rainier Fog Apple Glaze Cheesecake to the judges and Samantha presented Spicy Green Enchiladas.

Students in Mrs. McMahon’s Baking and Pastries class have spent the past month developing a business plan, menu, storefront design, and one singular dish to be judged by a panel made up of bakery and restaurant owners from our community members and WHS staff. The bakers in our community were blown away by everyone's creations. Making all of these fantastic dishes from scratch is no small feat!

🐓The FFA Poultry team traveled to Castle Rock for a long, challenging day with 10 rotations evaluating everything from laying hens and broilers, to RTC turkey carcasses, processed parts, and the interior/exterior of eggs. Congratulations to these competitors for taking 10th at state!

🌲 Our FFA Forestry team took 3rd at state this year, with two team members placing in the top 10 individually – Trenten Huntington (9th) and John Gutzwiler (10th). Congratulations on such a fantastic accomplishment!

🎉 Wenatchee Cheer: Attend the Parent Meeting on 4/27 @5:30 PM in the LGI and tryouts May 11-15 from 4-6 PM.

💃 AppleEttes Dance Team: Attend the required informational meeting on either Monday 5/11 or Tuesday 5/12 from 3:45-4:15 PM and physical auditions from Wednesday 5/13-Friday 5/15, 4-8 PM.

Two Panther baseball players broke career records during their double header against Moses Lake last Friday – and the season’s not over yet! Great work, guys!

Owen Ervin: Career Runs (63), Career Stolen Bases (51)

Griffin Butler: Career Triples (10)

Senior distance runner Allie Knoop broke the WHS girls 800m record from 2007 by two whole seconds at the Lake Stevens Viking Classic this weekend. Allie's incredible 2:11.99 time also broke the meet record and won her Athlete of the Meet. Congratulations Allie!!

The team had a great first game of the season with a 16-5 victory against Moses Lake. A huge thank you to the guys from our varsity boys soccer team who volunteered as referees for this event. This joy and camaraderie is what unified sports are all about!

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