Washburn Rural High School

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Washburn Rural High School

Established	1918
Type	Public secondary school
Gender	Male & Female
Principal	Ed Raines
Asst. Principal	Robert Gladfelter Chris Ridley Kyle Reed David LaFevre
Founder	Unknown
Faculty	Approximately 112
Students	Approximately 1,605
Grades	9-12
Location	5900 SW 61st Street, Topeka, Kansas, USA
District	Auburn-Washburn USD 437
Colors	White and Blue
Nickname	"Junior Blues"
Mascot	Junior Blue
Yearbook	'Chimes'
Newspaper	'Blue Streak'
Grade 11 Reading Average	84%
Website	www.wrhs.net
(785) 339-4100 is the school's phone number
The front of WRHS

Washburn Rural High School is located in southwest Topeka, Kansas. The school is home to approximately 1600 students each year. Edward Raines became the principal in 2007, replacing former principal Bill Edwards.The school's mascot is the "Junior Blue." A recently passed bond issue will allow for intense construction and improvements to the school in the coming years, as enrollment has been up and overcrowding has begun to become an issue. The school won the State championship in football and basketball in 1985 and again in football in 1986 and 1989 under then head coach Ron Bowen, who has since been inducted into the KSHAA hall of fame.^{[citation needed]} The Football stadium at the school, Bowen-Glaze Stadium, is named after this strapping man and his defensive coordinator during the 80's. The School's football team has since lost there glory and in recent years went 3-32 in a 3 year span under now head coach Derrick Hammas. The school has also been praised for its notable distance learning Mandarin Chinese class. With a 6 out of 10 rating and 4 out of 5 star parent approval rating on greatschools.net, WRHS has an impeccable track record as one of the finest schools in Kansas. The school is located right next to Washburn Rural Middle School. On April 23rd, 2008, a bomb threat was made to the High School. The school went into lockdown for about 1 hour and 15 minutes as bomb dogs sniffed through the building, finding nothing. The Mysterious note that the bomb threat was written on was handed over to local police for fingerprinting. In May, the school hosted a mock crash with S.A.D.D. to portray the effects of drunk driving.