Panther Pulse
September 12, 2025

September 12, 2025
🐾 This Week at WHS
FFA Attends the Chelan County Fair
Congratulations to all of the Wenatchee FFA students recognized for their efforts at the Chelan County Fair last week!
Fitting/Showing
Beef Fitting & Showing: Trevor Goodwin, Grand Champion
Poultry Class - Call Ducks: Wesley Beach, Reserve Grand Champion
Poultry Class - Jumbo Pekin: Ryan Rainbolt, Grand Champion
Rabbit Showing - Holland Lop: Natalie Smeller, Grand Champion
Yard & Meat Goats: Dalylah Mukai, Grand Champion
Swine: Several students earned call-backs for fitting & showing.
Market Classes:
Beef: Trevor Goodwin, Reserve Grand Champion
Yard & Meat Goats: Dalylah Mukai, Reserve Champion
Swine - Call Backs: Aaron Hammberg, Sadie Sullivan, Zoey Smith
🏆 Wenatchee Athletics
WHS Baseball Team Earns National Academic Excellence Award
The Wenatchee High School Spring Baseball team has been honored with the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award. This recognition celebrates ABCA member teams across all levels of high school and collegiate baseball that maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale during the 2024-25 academic year. The WHS team achieved an impressive 3.45 GPA.
This latest accolade follows the Wenatchee High School baseball team's previous achievement of being named the 4A Academic State Champion for the 2024 season by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). The Academic State Champion title is awarded to varsity teams with the highest average GPA in their sport for their classification
Smoking the Competition 🔥
After last Friday’s games were cancelled due to poor air quality, Panther Football had the opportunity to play their games versus Lake City on Saturday! Varsity and Freshman football escaped the valley’s smokey conditions by traveling to Lake City, where Freshmen won 24-0 and Varsity won 22-13, DOMINATING the 4th quarter!
Slowpitch softball and volleyball had their first home games this week! Slowpitch won both games in a double header versus Pasco, and Panther Volleyball swept their match against Davis. The girls' soccer team also won their game at Davis an incredible 6-0! Congrats on your early wins this season, ladies!
Upcoming Games (Check the Wenatchee Athletics website for more info):
- Saturday 9/13: Swim & Dive - WHS James Elwyn Aquatic Center - 10 AM
- Tuesday 9/16: Slowpitch Softball - Stirling 4-Plex - JV @ 3:30 PM, Varsity @ 5 PM
- Tuesday 9/16: Soccer - Apple Bowl - JV @ 5 PM, Varsity @ 7 PM
- Saturday 9/20: Cross Country - Walla Walla Point Park - 11 AM
- Saturday 9/20: Volleyball - WHS Main Gym - JV @ 1 PM, Varsity @ 2:30 PM
Athletics Scores Big with T-Mobile $5K Fridays Win
Wenatchee Athletics is thrilled to announce that we have been selected as a winner in T-Mobile's #FN5GL $5K Fridays sweepstakes! This incredible win brings a $5,000 award to support our ongoing efforts and football initiatives.
T-Mobile created Friday Night 5G Lights to connect communities and fuel the passion for high school football, and we are honored to be recognized for our dedication and spirit. This significant contribution will help us continue to provide exceptional opportunities for our student-athletes.
We want to keep this momentum going! Our school was chosen as one of 50 randomly selected winners each Friday from July 17th to September 12th, contributing to a total of 450 winners.
Help us get to the finish line for the grand prize, by sharing posts on social media about WHS school pride and community involvement Tag @TMobile and @Wenatchee_Athletics (Instagram) @wenatcheeathletics (Facebook) and use both hashtags #FN5GL and #Sweepstakes on every post.
Stay tuned for details on our upcoming check celebration at a home game, where we will officially commemorate this fantastic achievement! Let's continue to show our Panther pride and keep striving for excellence!
💡 Things to Know
🎓 SENIORS - Required Meeting This Thursday & More
9/16/25: Financial Aid Series Part 1: Financial Aid 101 and FSA ID Workshop
9/18/25: Required Senior Meeting - 11 AM, WHS Auditorium
9/19/25: WSU Apple Cup Admissions Blitz
Graduation Meeting Information - The first required senior meeting is next Thursday, September 18th at 11 AM in the WHS Auditorium. We’ll be joined by a representative from Jostens, who will explain how to order your cap, gown, and other graduation materials.
Financial Aid 101 & FSA ID Workshop - The first part of the Financial Aid Series is on Tuesday 9/16 at 5:30 PM in the WHS New Commons. This event is an opportunity to learn about various types of financial aid and how to apply for the FAFSA/WASFA. You’ll have the chance to create your own FSA ID, so remember to bring your Chromebook!
WSU Admissions Blitz - Join representatives from WSU for Instant Decision Day on Friday 9/19 during 2nd and 3rd periods in the WHS Library! Students MUST REGISTER prior to the event to be eligible for an instant decision. Walk-ons will not be guaranteed an instant decision.
- 3.0+ cumulative GPA
- Bring your charged Chromebook!
- Bring a copy of your TRANSCRIPT (see Mrs. Anderson for help!)
Parsons Photo Pickup in the Main Office
Anyone who ordered school photos from Parsons this year and hasn't picked them up yet can get them at the WHS main office between 8:10 AM - 4:00 PM.
Students who want their school photo retaken can do so when Parsons joins us on September 22nd from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
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