Julia Starnes continues to excel in her studies at Washington University in St. Louis. She has been named to the Dean’s list for the Spring 2024 semester as she pursues her degree in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts department.
Summer football camp for the 2024-2025 school year was held last week in Worden Park for players in 1st through 6th grades. The four-day camp was jointly conducted by the coaches and players from Wellington High School and volunteers from the Wellington Youth Football organization.
Thursday, August 1 10am, Chamber Coffee at Memorial Auditorium. This week’s host is United Way of the Plains.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 Stuffed Animal Workshop at 5p – Class is full H.S. Book Club at 6pm FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 Lego Block Fun at 10:30am SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 Last Day of Summer Reading! YA Water Challenge at 11:30am TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 Final Culture, Cuisine & Creativity – Egypt at 5:30pm YA Spanish Club at 6pm WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 Storytime at 10:30am THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 End of Summer Reading Party at Wellington Regent Theater at 2pm “Migration”.
The Wellington Family Aquatic Center welcomed all incoming 6th graders through outgoing 8th graders to their annual Middle School Splash Bash last Sunday night. Admission included a slice of pizza and kids took full advantage of the Center’s 154-foot open air slide, high and low diving boards, mushroom waterfall, tumble buckets and a lily pad area.
The Wellington Regent Theater hosted the “The Padres’’ first ever performance last Saturday night with special guest Hyway 14 opening the show. Band members have known Regent owner, Jerry Fike, for over a decade as several previously performed at Barefoot Jerry’s.
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The community gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the Wellington Public Library, where Board and staff members shared their excitement about the new Story Walk installation with the public.
Rahlee Colwell, is a sen- job. Her favorite part is ior at South Haven High School and in her third year as a lifeguard at the Wellington Family Aquatic Center. She decided to become a lifeguard because her Aunt Jami encouraged her to try the experience for a good, fun summer working with some of her best friends and “making memories”.. What has she learned from the experience? “The WFAC has taught me how to be patient and how to work with the commum
The Wellington Heat were upset by the Mulvane Patriots in the first round of the Kansas Collegiate League Baseball tournament last Friday night. As the higher seed, the Heat was the home team and this loss meant this game would be their final at Hibbs-Hooten for the season.