Panther Pulse
⭐🎓 Nominate a WHS Distinguished Alumni
The Class of 2026 is now accepting nominations for Distinguished Alumni! The recipient will receive an award and present a speech at the graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5, 2026.
The distinguished alumnus/a must be a graduate of Wenatchee High School and demonstrate commitment to their career, community, and country through examples they set after graduation.
To submit a nomination, please email a letter sharing how the nominee meets the award criteria above to Wenatchee High School Senior Class Advisor, Brandon Harle at harle.b@wenatcheeschools.org. Nominations will be accepted until 4:00 PM on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
Advanced Energy Management & Production Students Present at the Chelan County PUD
Meet the students working to shape the future of energy in NCW!
The first ever Intro to Energy Production & Management course at WHS just concluded, where students worked weekly with volunteers from the Chelan County PUD to develop projects using clean energy to meet strict production requirements. These students developed their project management skills and explored topics like land acquisition and permitting, while learning about different fields of clean energy.
Three student groups presented their final projects at the PUD headquarters for a community panel that included several PUD board members, Superintendent Kalahar, and Wenatchee Mayor, Mike Poirier. Fantastic work to the students who presented at the PUD and fielded questions about clean energy in the PNW and at large:
1st Team: Cody Dart, Thomas Hursh, and Rowan Lumsden
2nd Team: Stephanie Salgado Ontiveros
3rd Team: Timothy Hulse, Oswaldo Ramirez Serrano, Genaro Gamino Ramirez
Knowledge Bowl Take 1st & 2nd at Regional Matches
Wenatchee's Knowledge Bowl teams played exceptionally well on Monday evening with the first team winning both of their matches and the second team earning one win and a second place finish.
Wenatchee 1 (Dominic Cochran, Neal Nayak, Ben Newman, Cici Tang) won 26-10-3 and 17-9-8 and handily won first place. Wenatchee 2 (Cael Ford, Nik Mikesell, Xane Randall, Alex Reeg) won 18-8-4 and earned second 12-10-7. Both great finishes!
WHS Diver Qualifies for State
WHS diver Ben Sagerser qualified for state at the boys diving competition last Friday! Panther divers placed 2nd-5th at the meet, with several securing district qualifications and PRs. Help us congratulate our divers:
Ben Sagerser: 2nd, 329.35
Parker Hambelton: 3rd, 296.90
Gunnar Anderson: 4th, 270.35
Izaiah Sanchez: 5th, 226.80
Boys swim & dive attend districts next Thursday, February 5th. Good luck to everyone participating!
🤼♂️ Panther Pride on the Mat
Congratulations to the wrestlers who attended the Coyote Classic meet last Saturday! The team placed 2nd. John Gutzwiler & Jackson Glines took 1st, Luke Fluegge & Michael Mahuika got 2nd, and Leander Crutcher & Derrick Varga got 4th.
