Wellington ISD

🚀🧨🏀Schedule Update: Our Varsity Lady Rockets are off today, but our JV Lady Rockets have picked up a game against the Lady Cats in Childress with tipoff set for 5:00 PM. The JV and Varsity Boys will be traveling to Jayton tonight, with games starting at 4:00 PM for the JV boys, followed by varsity. Additionally, due to inclement weather in the forecast, our varsity games originally scheduled for Friday, January 23rd, have been moved up to Thursday, January 22nd. All junior high games scheduled for Thursday have been postponed until further notice. Thank you for your flexibility as we work to keep our athletes and fans safe. Go Rockets and Lady Rockets! 🚀

🚀 Skyrocket Spotlight! 🚀 WHS sophomore, Anna Needham, represented Wellington High School with excellence at the Miss Lubbock’s Teen competition, an official preliminary of Miss Texas’s Teen, where she earned 2nd Runner-Up! Anna competed in several challenging phases of competition including interview, talent, and evening gown, showcasing her confidence, poise, and dedication. We are so proud of the way she represented herself, her family, and Rocket Nation on such a big stage. Great job, Anna, and congratulations on an outstanding accomplishment! 🌟

As a reminder, WISD does not have school tomorrow (Monday, January 19th). Here is your weekly athletic schedule! 🚀⛹🏼‍♀️⛹🏽🚀

A great day at the Collingsworth County Stock Show! Proud of all our kids for their hard work and dedication. Your preparation and commitment truly showed today. Keep representing Wellington with excellence! 🚀🐷🐑🐄🚀

🧹 Clean Sweep at Home! 🧹 It was all Wellington tonight as we took care of business against the Indians on our home court! Final Scores: 🚀 JV Rockets – 63 🆚 Indians – 6 🏀 Lady Rockets – 60 🆚 Lady Indians – 25 🔥 Rockets – 79 🆚 Indians – 37 Lady Rockets will be off on Tuesday while the boys will take a break from district action and play on the road against the 1A defending state champion, Jayton!

WISD schools will dismiss at 12:00 noon today. There will be three games tonight, starting with the JV boys at 5:00 PM. Please note, there will be no JV girls game. Purchase your tickets by clicking on the link below. https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/wellingtonisd/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D Also, please remember that Monday, January 19th is a school holiday. Enjoy the three-day weekend! Go Rockets & Lady Rockets! 🚀⛹🏼⛹🏼‍♀️

WHS Senior Noah Cantu was honored tonight by the La Paisana Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as this year’s Good Citizen! 🌟 Noah was selected through a process that began with the senior class nominating the top three candidates, followed by a vote from WHS teachers to determine the final recipient. He will now represent WHS in the DAR National Essay Contest. After the dinner, Noah had the opportunity to read his essay to those in attendance. School personnel present included his English teacher, Karoline Ashmore, Spanish teacher, Beatriz Jaimes, and Science teacher, Lana Tillman. Noah was introduced by DAR member Margret Wood and presented his award by Czrena Watts, DAR Regent and WHS teacher. Also in attendance were his grandparents, Jimmy and Odilia Cantu, and his parents, Ashly Cantu (WHS Counselor) and Jermaine Cantu (WHS Principal). Noah has already been accepted and awarded merit scholarships to all four universities he has applied to and is excitedly looking forward to what God has planned for his future. Congratulations, Noah! We are so proud of you! 🚀❤️

Wellington with the three game sweep 🧹on the road in Wheeler tonight. JV Rockets 41 JV Mustangs 11 Lady Rockets 63 Lady Mustangs 34 Rockets 61 Mustangs 42 Same three teams will be in action at home on Friday against Quanah! 🚀⛹🏼‍♀️⛹🏽

Three games tonight in Wheeler, starting with the JV boys at 5:00 PM. There will be no JV girls game. Purchase your tickets by clicking on the link below. https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/wheeler-isd/WHEELERLADYSTANGMUSTANGB-BALLVSWELLINGTON123 Go Rockets & Lady Rockets! ⛹🏼🚀⛹🏼‍♀️

Here is the WHS & WJHS Athletics Weekly Schedule. There are currently no JV girls games this week. 🚀⛹🏼‍♀️⛹🏽🚀

🚀 GAME NIGHT IN WELLINGTON! 🚀

We need Skyrocket Nation in full force tonight as the Panhandle Lady Ettes and Panthers come to town for district basketball action! 🔥🏀

📅 Tonight
⏰ JV Girls tip off at 4:00 PM (four games total!)

🍽️ Concessions with a Cause!
The Class of 2027 will be running the concession stand as a fundraiser, featuring a meal deal with the always-delicious Fat & Happy BBQ 😋

🎟️ To purchase your tickets, click on the link below.
https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/wellingtonisd/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D

Come early, get loud, eat good, and support our Lady Skyrockets, Skyrockets, and the Class of 2027!
🚀❤️🤍

Lady Rocket Roulette will not happen this year, but our WHS One-Act Play will take over this fundraiser. You will have two chances to win $250 starting at tomorrow night's home basketball games!

🏀 District Basketball Action Resumes Tonight! District play resumes in Clarendon tonight, starting with the JV Lady Rockets at 4:00 PM.

🎟️ Purchase your tickets by clicking the link below and come support our teams on the road!
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Let’s go Lady Rockets & Rockets! 🚀🔥

Welcome back WHS! 2026 is going to be our best year yet! Check out what's happening this week. 🚀

The 2026 District 2-T1 Mid-Winter Meeting and Sweetheart Presentation was held yesterday and today in Amarillo. Wellington Lions Club Sweetheart and WHS Senior, Treylea Wiebe competed against sweethearts from across the district. She is the daughter of Henry and Amanda Wiebe. Great job Treylea!

Lady Rockets battled hard but came up just short in the Texas State Bank Holiday Classic championship game this morning against the state’s #11-ranked team. The Lady Rockets finished the tournament with an impressive 3–1 record and now turn their focus back to district play, with two tough matchups against Clarendon and Panhandle next week. Final Score Whiteface 38 Lady Rockets 31 Proud of the fight and resilience—let’s keep building momentum. 🚀

Day 2 & 3 Tournament Update – Varsity Boys Our Rockets wrapped up tournament play in Brownwood with a strong showing, finishing with 3 wins and only 1 loss. Tuesday, 12/30 🕘 9:20 AM • Wellington 59 • Bangs 52 🕝 2:40 PM – Semifinal (against last year’s state semifinalist) • Wellington 52 • Goldthwaite 57 Wednesday, New Year’s Eve 🕘 9:20 AM • Wellington 59 • Comanche 21 The Rockets will now turn their attention back to district play next week with two big matchups against Clarendon and Panhandle. 💥 Way to compete, Rockets!

🏀 Fisher’s 500th Win Highlights Lady Rockets’ Semifinal Victory! 🏀 Our Wellington Lady Rockets dominated their tournament semifinal this afternoon, defeating Stanford 55–22 at 2:40 p.m. With that win, Head Coach Shannon Fisher earned his 500th career victory—an incredible milestone! Following the game, the team surprised Coach Fisher by presenting him with a commemorative 500th-win basketball, and every player proudly wore “Fisher” tattoos in his honor—a special moment for a special coach. The Lady Rockets now advance to the Texas Bank Holiday Classic Championship, where they will take on the state-ranked Whiteface (#11 in 2A) tomorrow morning at 10:40 a.m. at the Brownwood Coliseum. 🎉 Congratulations to Coach Fisher on win #500, and best of luck to the Lady Rockets as they play for the championship! 🚀⛹🏼‍♀️ Go Lady Rockets! 🚀⛹🏼‍♀️

🧹🧹 SWEEP AT HOME! 🏀🚀 The Lady Rockets and Rockets take care of business this afternoon, sweeping the Memphis Cyclones on our home court! Final Scores Lady Rockets 78 Lady Cyclones 24 Rockets 57 Cyclones 43 The Lady Rockets improve to 2–0 in district, while the Rockets open district play at 1–0. Both teams will enjoy the rest of the week off before returning to action in the Brownwood Tournament starting one week from today. Great work, Lady Rockets & Rockets! 🚀🔥

Lady Rockets and Rockets will take the court in early-afternoon district action, starting with the varsity girls at 3:15 p.m. Click the link below to purchase your tickets. https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/wellingtonisd/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D ⚠️ Update: Memphis has cancelled the JV games. Go Lady Rockets & Rockets! 🚀⛹🏼‍♀️⛹🏼