Wellington ISD

🏀 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! 🚀⛹🏼‍♀️⛹🏼

Lady Rockets open district with a sweep against the Highland Park Lady Hornets. JV Lady Rockets 74 JV Lady Hornets 0 Varsity Lady Rockets 🚀 83 Varsity Lady Hornets 🐝 5 All teams will be in action Monday with early district games beginning at 1:00PM. Come support your Rockets and Lady Rockets 🚀 🏀

Boys split with 3A Vernon tonight. JV boys fell in a tight one but our varsity boys won. Final scores included the following: JV Rockets 32 JV Lions 37 Rockets 🚀 69 Lions 🦁 62

🏀 Gameday 🏀 The Lady Rockets open district play tonight at Amarillo Highland Park, starting with JV at 5:00 PM. Click below for tickets. 👉 https://secure.payk12.com/school/Highland-Park-Secondary-School/628/item/274147 The Rockets continue non-district action at 3A Vernon, tipping off with JV boys at 4:30 PM. Click below for tickets. 👉 https://vernonisd.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/369?app=1&app_platform=ios&app_version=v4.12.1b444eprod&entry=1&instance_id=vernonisd 🔥 Go Lady Rockets & Rockets! 🚀

Join us in one hour at 5:30 PM for the Annual Christmas Band Concert! 🎄🎶✨ Come enjoy a night of festive music and holiday spirit—see you there!

Semester Exam Schedule 📝🚀 WHS will be on an adjusted schedule for semester exams: • Wednesday & Thursday: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM • Friday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Finish the semester strong, Rockets! 💪📚🚀

Wellington ISD Parents: you’re invited! 📍 Tomorrow | 8:15 AM Join us for campus improvement plan meetings followed immediately by our parent & family engagement meeting. We’d love your feedback!

🚀 IT’S GAMEDAY! 🏀 Boys hit the road to take on Seymour starting with the JV boys at 5pm. 🏀 Varsity Girls are home for a matchup against Spur at 5:30pm https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/wellingtonisd/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D

It’s the most wonderful time of year! 🎄✨ Join us for an evening of beautiful Christmas music in the WHS Auditorium this Thursday at 5:30 PM. Come enjoy the sounds of the season and celebrate the holidays with the Rocket family! 🎶🚀

Here is your Wellington Athletics Weekly Schedule 🚀⛹🏼‍♀️⛹🏽

It was a great day at the Ritz Theatre! 👑✨ Congratulations to all of our outstanding contestants and winners—we are so proud of each of you! Junior Miss Wellington 2026 2nd Runner-Up: Rachel Strickland 1st Runner-Up: Halle Hedrick 👑 Junior Miss Wellington 2026: Quinn Roberson Little Miss Wellington 2026 4th Runner-Up: Gia O’Rear 3rd Runner-Up: Whitley Souder 2nd Runner-Up: Saige Coyne 1st Runner-Up: Sherree Ballinger 👑 Little Miss Wellington 2026: Jolee Breedlove Junior Miss Wellington 2026 4th Runner-Up: Harper Cox 3rd Runner-Up: Kylie Medina 2nd Runner-Up: Jenna Faulks 1st Runner-Up: Callahan Cantu 👑 Junior Miss Wellington 2026: Peyton Roberson Thank you to everyone who helped make this a special and memorable day at the Ritz! Another huge shout out to Angel's Subs and Sweet, Bawcom Supply and T-Berry's Gifts for the amazing gifts for our judges today!

The last week of the first semester is here—time to spread some Christmas cheer with festive spirit wear! 🎄✨

We’re excited to have Miss Wellington 2025, Ava Peters, and WHS Student Council President, Noah Cantu, serving as our emcees for today’s pageants. Thank you both for representing Wellington so well! 👑🎤 A huge thank you to Angel’s Subs & Sweets, Bawcom’s Supply, and T-Berry’s Gifts for their continued generosity! Each year, these local businesses go above and beyond by providing gift bags for our judges. With judges traveling in from Altus, Childress, and Canadian today, we appreciate you helping show them a little Wellington love. ❤️🎁💚

The Childress Rotary Tournament is complete. The Rockets were battle-tested, competing in the big-school division against strong 4A opponents. Final Scores: Wellington Rockets 41 Iowa Park Hawks 46 Wellington Rockets 49 Lampasas Badgers 61 The Rockets competed tough in every game against larger schools. Congratulations to freshman Cix Killian on being named to the All-Tournament Team! 🚀

🏀 Childress Tournament Update Our varsity boys are competing in the big school bracket at the Childress Tournament. We opened play yesterday against 4A Pampa. The Rockets battled hard but came up just short in a tight one. Final • 2A Wellington 47 • 4A Pampa 50 This morning, the Rockets responded in a big way, knocking off 1A state-ranked #6 Munday. Final • Wellington 51 • Munday 45 ⏰ Up Next: The Rockets are back in action today at 1:20 PM, taking on a tough 4A Iowa Park squad. On Saturday, we will play another tough 4A team in Lampasas at 2:40pm. Go Rockets! 🚀

Wellington ISD Parents — we value your voice! 💬✨You have two opportunities to be involved as all campuses meet on Wednesday, December 17th. 📘 8:15 AM – Campus Site-Based Team Meetings Each campus will review and discuss its Campus Improvement Plan. 📘 Immediately Following – Parent & Family Engagement Meetings We invite all parents to stay and participate in this important conversation. 📍 Meeting Locations: • Elementary: Elementary Library • Junior High: JH Teacher’s Lounge • High School: HS Conference Room Your feedback helps shape the future of our schools. Join us—your input matters! 🚀

Our Varsity Rockets tip off this morning in the Childress Rotary Tournament at 10:40am, taking on the 4A Pampa Harvesters in a big 2A vs. 4A matchup. Let’s get after it, Rockets! 🚀🏀

The 2025 Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) Academic All-State Teams were announced earlier this week, and we’re proud to recognize WHS Senior Noah Cantu for being named 1st Team Academic All-State! 🎓⭐️

When reviewing nominations, the THSCA evaluates each student’s GPA, class rank, and SAT/ACT scores. Points are awarded in each category, and the total determines team placement. School classification does not factor into the selection, and there is no limit on how many athletes can earn this honor. Check out the complete list by clicking on the link: https://www.thsca.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/25-26-Football-Social-Media-List.pdf.

Congratulations, Noah! Thank you for representing the Skyrockets with excellence—both on the field and in the classroom. 🚀❤️🤍