Address: 201 West 49th St. Minneapolis, MN 55419 Map
Phone: (612) 668-3400
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Located in the Tangletown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Washburn High School's staff, parents and community members strive to make it one of the leading urban high schools in the country where high-quality staff prepare all students for all levels of post-secondary education and where students and staff are challenged to be the best they can be. Vision and Mission: Washburn High School provides students with an education that promotes intellectual, artistic and physical balance. Students are thus challenged academically, artistically and athletically to recognize and appreciate their individual talents. We strive to create a thriving international school community where young people from all cultures and diverse backgrounds are understood and respected. Our students are encouraged to develop the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in post-secondary education and to become global citizens in an ever-changing world. Most current School News appears below. Click HERE for all News Items
Thank You to the Washburn Student Body for their generous response to the Fundraiser Plea to help the People of Haiti.
Click here for the US Bank contest - Here’s how Mary F. would use $5,000 to Get Ahead in 2010! If you like this story, vote for it. The story with the most votes on February 28, 2010 will win a $5,000 prize! Proclaimed a "fresh start" school by Minneapolis School District and asked to achieve or face closure. Way to go Washburn !!! You are beating everyone's expectations because you are an amazing student body, staff, and community! Let's spend $5,000 to buy the books you need to start advanced classes to help you be successful after graduating!!!! Go Millers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To get your 2010 yearbook.. Click on the picture..To the left..
YEARBOOKS....YEARBOOKS
Policy Debate Team members Billy McKenzie and Ryan Emert qualified in Sections and will be going on to State. To our knowledge, this is the first time in the history of Washburn High School that we have qualified a team to be participating at the State level! State will be at the University of Minnesota on January 15-16. BEST WISHES and GOOD LUCK!!
ETS has informed us that eight Washburn students gave up their day off on MLK Day to volunteer with ETS at ARC Value Village. They unpacked and folded clothes that was donated to help People with disabilities. Please help us congratulate them in their effort to give back to their community,
CONGRATULATIONS to Washburn's amazing engineering teacher Sara Etzel, who is the only Minnesota educator to be chosen to participate in the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) ACE Leadership Program.
The purpose of the ACE Leadership Program is to develop and connect the region’s next generation technology company leaders and to assist them in preparing for the important roles they will play in making and keeping the region globally competitive.
The program consists of six day-long sessions over the course of the year where Ms. Etzel and other participants will:
Increase awareness of, explore and develop their leadership strengths (and uncover blind spots) in an applied, real-world setting; Explore issues that are important to keep their company’s and our region’s tech-based economy globally competitive; Test and improve their ability to communicate and advocate for these issues; and Connect and collaborate with regional leaders and other next generation leaders to drive innovation and positively impact their organizations and communities.
Washburn is, once again, offering tours of the school, NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY, Wednesdays at 10:00. --Parents of current 8th Grade students in both Public and NON-Public Schools are all welcome.
Congratulations Montrell! Read all about Montrell, see his handsome face, and be introduced to The 2009 all Metro Football Team by clicking here.
Fred Wright, Washburn Engineer, nominated for Engineer of the month for his quick response to Wendy’s ( student who is ventilator dependent) need. Wendy’s nurse needed assistance and Fred responded without hesitation and likely helped save her life! Thanks, Fred!!
Get out your 2010 Calendars and mark this event using your pens! Not to be missed, of course!
MCTC IT, Nursing, Robotics, 9:00 - 2:00*
Once On This Island is a captivating legend of romance between a peasant girl and a rich city boy whom she saves from death. This calypso-flavoured re-telling of The Little Mermaid opens on a Caribbean island where villagers comfort a little girl with the story of the orphan Ti Moune, destined to love too much for the human heart to bear. (Taken from http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_o/once_on_this_island.htm)
Information on location and times will be posted soon on this magical Junior-Senior Prom night.
United States Government and Politics
Calculus AB
English Literature and Composition
Physics B
Our annual exhibit of art work using many mediums, as well as concerts and performances.
This fabulous annual tradition continues!
Graduation for the Class of 2010 shall be held at Northrup Auditorium on the Twin Cities Campus of the University of Minnesota. No tickets will be necessary for the families of the graduates.