The student body at WHS had a condensed Spirit Week this week with the cancelation of school on Wednesday, but they still had plenty of creative and inspiring outfits for the remaining theme days!
Monday - "SNOW DAY!" - Wear Pajamas
Tuesday - "Sweater Weather v. Lumberjacks" - Wear a Sweater or Plaid
Mark Your Calendars: the Prince is giving a ball!!
The WHS Crusaders of The Stage will be performing Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella! This April, don't stay alone in your own little corner in your own little chair; come watch a plain yellow pumpkin become a golden carriage!
Friday, April 11 - 7pm
The Wellington.cc homecoming Duke candidate formal photo session took place Sunday afternoon with the six senior candidates and their escorts!
Homecoming festivities kick off today with Spirit Week, and on Friday evening, one of these dapper candidates will be crowned Duke and reign alongside Duchess Anna Ewing!
The 2025 candidates and their escorts are Jamar Armstrong (Kyndal Rusk), Cabel Bogguss (Taylor Earl), Rome Hunt (Lila Jones), Riddick Jeffries (Sadie Camblin), Luke Swingle (Anna Ewing), and Brody Weir (Brittan Zeka).
We’ve got SIX Duke candidates!
The high school announced the results of the vote for Duke candidates, and as the result of a tie, there will be six young men up for Duke this Winter Homecoming!
Back Row: Brody Weir, Cabel Bogguss
Front Row: Rome Hunt, Riddick Jeffries, Luke Swingle
(Jamar Armstrong was absent today)
Come out February 14 to the home basketball games to see who takes the crown!
Congrats, guys!
Girls Photos Courtesy of Tracy McCue/Sumner Newscow
Both Crusader basketball teams kicked off their respective mid-season tournaments with solid wins over their opponents. The boys are engaged in the 54th Annual Roadrunner Classic hosted by Chaparral, and their first round opponent, Circle, trailed the Dukes for the duration of the game. The Crusaders' 78-65 win allows them to advance to the winner’s bracket and the squad will face off against the Wichita Warriors (who defeated Clearwater) on Friday, January 24 at 5:30pm.
Volleyball hosted at WHS on October 8 and both varsity and JV split in the triangular with Andale and Augusta.
Varsity
Loss v. Andale 17-25, 12-25
WIN v. Augusta 25-11, 25-19
JV
Loss v. Andale 8-25, 10-25
WIN v. Augusta 25-16, 26-20
Photos by Katie Ford/wellington.cc
We want to give a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to senior Kadynce Aufdengarten! With her wins at the league tournament held on October 7, she is now a member of the elite club of Lady Crusader Tennis athletes with 100 CAREER VARSITY WINS! Kadynce joins only seven others (including sister Kylie) with this distinction.
The "100 Club":
118 Rylee Rusk
117 Kylie Aufdengarten
114 Lexis Hibbs
114 Kaitlyn Buck
109 Mekenna Adams
104 Kailey Jenkins
100 Erianne Adams
100 Kadynce Aufdengarten
The AVCTL Division III & IV Varsity Tennis Tournament was held Monday, October 7 at McPherson, and Coach Aufdengarten and team, as usual, took the opportunity to mix it up a little and swap out doubles partners. For #1 Doubles, junior Cruz Cornejo partnered with classmate Logan Robinson, and senior Kadynce Aufdengarten paired with freshman Addi Thomson for the #2 team. Senior Addie Hinshaw and sophomore Ellie Hays rounded out the team at #2 and #1 Singles.
