At a surprise luncheon, Wednesday, May 16, twenty-three Washburn Seniors were surprised at a luncheon in their honor. In attendance were their families, teachers and friends. The unsuspecting students were honored and awarded a lovely variety of scholarships for their college years. A list of students follows......

2012 SENIORS!!  Let's rock the boat!!   ...........Seniors ONLY - Party cruise on the river! Dinner, music, casino games & prizes!!!
Thursday, May 31st, 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm (Buses leave Washburn at 2:30 pm & return about 8 pm)
$35 per student (contact Linda Conley for partial scholarships)
Register NOW!-----Form & payment DUE this Friday, May 18th---Registration form w/details can be found - in your grad packet, the counseling office and online (under "Graduation") and in the attached document.

Don't miss the International Arts Fair on Friday, May 18th from 5-9pm at Washburn High School. Performances by music ensembles, dance class and spoken word artists. Student art will be on display and available for purchase. Food  vendors and International crafts will be available for sale. All of this and so much more! Admission is Free! Questions? Contact Nancy Lee, Arts Coordinator.

WHS is THE ONLY MPS Robotics Team going to STATE!!

On Saturday, 19 May, the MSHSL Robotics Tournament will be held at: Williams Arena, 1925 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
9:00 - 3ish pm (we'll definitely be playing between 9am and 1pm)
Admission is being charged: $3 for children, $5 for adults
For more details: http://www.mnfirstregional.org/mshsl

By dint of Southwest defeating South 7 - 1, Washburn is the Baseball City Conference Champion and will play the St. Paul Champ at the Dome on Monday, May 21 at 6PM

Washburn Summer School 2012
Need to make up credits? Not sure whether you need summer school? See your counselor NOW to find out and register for summer school!
Summer school will meet Monday through Thursday from July 9th to August 2nd.
Schedule:
8:00-8:15 Breakfast
8: 15-9:45 1st Period
9:45-11:15 2nd Period
11:15-11:45 Lunch
11:45-1:15 3rd Period
Summer School Coordinator----------Michael O’Connor                   michael.oconnor@mpls.k12.mn.us

Students wishing to take Health and Physical Education online (not credit recovery) this summer should go to:   http://online.mpls.k12.mn.us/

Field trip of student leaders at the nutrition center.

Congratulations to the Boy's Golf Team for winning the Minneapolis City Title yesterday, May 10!  They defeated South 186-198 for their first conference title since the early 1990's.  Erik Toftner shot a 42 to win medalist honors, congratulations to the team!

Dear Washburn Students and Families/Guardians,
Yes there are 7 weeks remaining in the school year and we have plenty to accomplish in this short amount of time. The following communication includes some current highlights and some exciting changes for next year.

Embark on a cultural adventure and help Washburn at the same time.  Consider hosting a student from China for the next school year.  $5,000 stipend paid to the family and close to $9,000 is paid directly to the school.  Please contact Linda Conley, linda.conley@mpls.k12.mn.us  for details.

If you missed our Class of 2016 Registration night, please fill out the attached form and get it back to us via you choice of: *fax, 612-668-3410 Attn: Glenda Cox
*mail, Washburn High School – Attention Glenda Cox, 201 W 49th St ., Minneapolis, MN  55419
*email, "Glenda.Cox@mpls.k12.mn.us"

Congratulations to the Boys Golf Team which defeated Southwest this week 186-200!  This was our first win over Southwest in 15 years!  If you see (or know) Sam Gutoske, Erik Toftner, Ben Stark, Josh Martin, of Sam Grocholski give them a big congratulations, they played really well!  Go Millers!

Mr. LeFeber's Connections (homeroom) has been working the ACE mentoring (Architecture, Construction and Engineering Association) all school year, and competing in a national design contest.  This year students, working with mentors needed to design a parking lot that shows “out of the box” design, and construction. (Special congratulations to Nick Raap, who won the ACE Mentoring $1000 scholarship for his leadership and effort in the ACE mentoring program this year!)

As part of a five week collaboration with award winning local photographer, Wing Young Huie, Molly Vasich’s tenth grade Honors English students have been exploring the role of “Otherness” in their community through the lens of a photojournalist.   Using their blogs, students share their photographs, stories, and reflections about “The Other” at Washburn as well as in the surrounding neighborhood.  You can read and comment on their blogs here:

Every Thursday, Washburn students get home cooked, fresh food at lunch. Please look at the menu. And read the article in the StarTribune!