Panther Pulse

To this year's freshmen, WELCOME!! WHS is excited to see the amazing things you’ll do during your time as Panthers, and we’re grateful to be apart of your journey.

You may have seen some familiar faces at the NFL preseason game last weekend: The WHS Air Force JROTC Color Guard participated in the presentation of the colors and the salute to service ahead of the Seahawks game against the Dallas Cowboys. They even had some great seats to watch the game afterward! Thank you to the organizers at Lumen Field and the Seattle Seahawks for inviting our students to take part and get experience beyond the classroom on their biggest stage yet.

Auditions for the 2026 All-District Musical, Cinderella will be Monday - Thursday 8/31-9/3 at 3:45pm in the WHS Auditorium. Get audition materials and parent information at WHSPresents.com, and join the ParentSquare group for production updates.

• 8/31: Grades 9-12
• 9/1: Grades 6-8
• 9/2: Grades 2-5
• 9/3: Callbacks

Panthers aren’t just setting the bar in social studies but soaring past it! During the 2025/26 school year, Wenatchee High School students achieved a 96.4% pass rate on the AP Human Geography exam. That’s more than 20 percentage points past the Washington state pass rate of 71.3% and the global pass rate of 67%.

Great work to the hardworking students and staff in WHS social studies! It takes more to be a Panther!

This summer, seven WHS students traveled to Washington, D.C. to represent our school at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference. After months of hard work and preparation, these students competed against thousands of students from across the country.

Their hard work paid off with one Gold-level finish, one Silver-level finish, and a Top 10 national placement for Lauren Stahly! Lauren was recognized on the national stage for this incredible accomplishment. Lauren Stahly competed in Professional Presentation, Virgil Bozarth, Hector Camacho & Melani Tovar competed in Event Management, and Isabella Garcia, Rosario Navarro Vega, & Marisol Nava Araujo competed in the Sustainability Challenge.

We are so proud of our FCCLA students for their dedication, hard work, and for representing Wenatchee High School at the national level.

Mark your calendars! The Wenatchee Panther Booster Club will be honoring the 2026 Hall of Fame inductees during halftime at the first home football game of the season, on Friday, September 19.

Calling Panther Fans! The first episode of the Wenatchee Panther Pod with Eric Granstrom is now available on YouTube and Spotify. Every week, Eric will speak with players, coaches, officials, and fans to get the stories you don't see on game day. Wenatchee Athletics is thrilled to partner with a familiar and trusted face in the world of NCW sports. Stay tuned for new episodes dropping every Thursday!

Tune in to the 2nd episode of the Wenatchee Panther Podcast for a look at the upcoming Panther Volleyball and Girls Soccer seasons! Host Eric Granstrom sits down with varsity volleyball coach Jordan McGregor and senior setter Jurney Jelsing. Eric is then joined by varsity girls soccer coach Ashton Kirkpatrick and senior midfielder Berkeley Boles.

Panthers are putting in the work ahead of fall season! A big thank you to Zach from Lead ‘Em Up for hosting incredible workshops with our athletes. Our Panthers learned what it truly means to lead collectively as one unit. When we lead as a team, we succeed. Look out for these lessons in action on and off the field!

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