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Wednesday, May 3 The Chamber Office is closed. Wellington High School Sports Banquet, 5:30pm at Sellers Park Deadline to enter the Wellington Young Professionals Pizza Puzzle Party.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 Raising Readers Storytime and Craft at 10:30 11:30am Cricut Crafts at 6pm THURSDAY, MAY 4 “Beyond The Veil: A History of Spiritualism” guest speaker program at 6:30pm SATURDAY, MAY 6 Game Knights at 1pm MONDAY, MAY 8 Mobile Library to Wellington Health and Rehab at 10:30am Salad and Series at 6pm TUESDAY, MAY 9 Adult Coloring at noon - 5pm National Explorers for Children at 4:30pm WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Special Stay and Play at 10:30 - 11:30am .

The community celebrated with Aahn’s Place last Saturday at a free event that included a petting zoo, inflatables, face painting and more. Hundreds of kids and their families joined in on the fun as Aahn’s Place hosted the event to thank the community for supporting them these past five years.

The Young Eagles Flights program is offering free flights for kids ages 8 17 at the Wellington Municipal Airport during the Chisholm Trail EAA 1631 Young Eagles Rally on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 from 8:30am – 12:30pm, weather permitting.

Over 150 students formed 29 teams and came from 14 schools to throw down at Cowley College’s Robotics Challenge 2023 last Thursday and Friday. The young tech geniuses competed in Beginner and Advanced Challenges over the 2 day event held on the Sumner Campus.

Sopapilla Cheesecake 2 8oz packages cream cheese 1 ¾ C white sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 cans of crescent rolls 1 tsp cinnamon ½ C butter (room temperature) ¼ C honey Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat together the cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla.

In this episode of the “Sit Down with the Supt”, Superintendent Adam Hatfield and host Ryan Jenkins sit down with featured guest Wellington Middle School Principal Bob Meyer. Meyer talks about middle school events, his experiences as a first-year principal, and his plans for the middle school for the 2023-24 school year.

Published with permission from The Sunflower, Wichita State University’s Student Newspaper My life was turned completely upside down on March 8th. The man I loved and thought would always be with me passed away.

WHS Business Professionals of America students just returned from the 2023 BPA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, CA held April 26–30. The conference brought together about six thousand delegates from across the country competing for top honors in business and information technology skills competitions.

WHS student musician Abbey Gill competed in the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) State Music Festival 2023 at Andover Central High School in Andover, KS on April 29th. She performed a clarinet solo of “Blues”, from the jazz-influenced orchestral piece “An American in Paris” arranged for clarinet and piano by Michele Mangani and written by American composer George Gershwin.