Wellington ISD

📸 Picture Day is Tomorrow!
Monday, September 8th is picture day for all students, including Class of 2026 senior portraits.

It’s also the kickoff to Spirit Week as we get ready for Homecoming! 🎉 Show your school pride and join in on all the dress-up days—starting with Picture-Perfect Monday.

👉 Reminder: Dress-up days are for junior high and high school students only.

Let’s make it a week full of Skyrocket spirit! 🚀❤️🤍

👑✨ Wellington Pride in Hollis! ✨👑

Wellington High School was well represented last night at the Miss Cotton Country Pageant in Hollis, Oklahoma!

🌟 Teen Miss Cotton Country – WHS sophomore Raelea Davila
📸 Most Photogenic & 2nd Runner-Up – WHS freshman Hazel Estrada
🌸 4th Runner-Up – WHS sophomore Anna Needham

And a special shoutout to WHS Class of 2025 graduate Harlee Gomez, who was crowned Miss Cotton Country, receiving the crown from last year’s winner, fellow 2025 graduate Mallory O’Rear.

We are so proud of all these young ladies for representing Wellington with grace and excellence! ❤️🤍

🚀 Lady Rockets & Lady Firecrackers Dominate Hollis! 🚀

Both the Lady Rockets (HS) and Lady Firecrackers (JH) were crowned Team Champions today at the 2nd Annual Hollis XC Meet in Oklahoma! 🏆🔥

🌟 Individual Champions
Taytum Kane – High School Girls Division Champion
Kaesyn Kane – Junior High Girls Division Champion

🏅 High School Medalists
All of our high school girls brought home medals with Taytum, including:
Aleah Lewis-6th
Sabrina Segovia – 7th
Anna Heard – 10th
Angela Lewis-13th
Kobee Lewis – 14th

🏅 Junior High Medalists behind Kaesyn
Claire Kane – 2nd
Halle Hedrick – 3rd
Ava Kate Inman – Medalist
Priscilla Marentes – Medalist
👏 Also competing strong for the Firecrackers: Evie Henard, Jessalee Peters, Quinn Roberson, and Abbygale Torrez.

What a day for our XC programs! ❤️🤍
Go Lady Rockets! Go Lady Firecrackers! 🚀

🏃‍♀️ Lady Rocket Cross Country is on the road in Hollis, OK today!

📊 Check back here later for full results.
❤️🤍 Let’s go Lady Rockets! 🚀

🚀 Game Day! 🚀
Our Rockets are crossing the Red River tonight to take on the Frederick, Oklahoma Bombers! Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM.

🎟 Tickets: Sold at the gate only.
📻 Can’t make it? Listen to the live play-by-play here: KYBE Radio at https://network1sports.com/station/kybe
📺 Or stream the game on the NFHS Network.

Let’s go Rockets! 🔴⚪️

🚀Football Friday & we are using the pep rally bell schedule today🚀

Lunch Today: 12:20–1:00 PM

Send-Off: 2:45 PM in front of the Commons

Early Dismissal: All campuses will dismiss immediately following the pep rally.

Let’s show up, show out, and cheer on our Skyrockets! ❤️🤍

JV Skyrockets have a big matchup against 4A Randall's JV today at 5pm at Randall High School in Amarillo. Click on the link below to purchase your tickets.

https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/canyonisd/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzIxOA%3D%3D

Lady Rockets ran a tough course in Borger today with sophomore Taytum Kane finishing as the 3rd place bronze medalist. Good job Taytum! Keep working Lady Rockets!

🏃‍♀️💨 Lady Rocket Cross Country is on the run in Borger today!
Wishing our athletes the best as they race—show them some love, Rocket Nation! 🚀❤️🤍

🚀 Season Opener! 🚀
🏈 Wellington vs. Alpine
📍 Grant Teaff Stadium, Snyder
⏰ Kickoff at 7:00 PM

Can’t make it to Snyder? Catch the game live on Hudl:
🔗 Watch via Snyder High School https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/snyder/organization/6552/snyder-high-school/watch?ib=2661981&utm_source=chatgpt.com

🔗 Watch via Alpine High School https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/alpine/organization/6298/alpine-high-school/watch?b=QnJvYWRjYXN0MjY0ODAxMw==

⚠️ Please note: As per UIL Senate Bill 2929, game officials may now remove spectators immediately for disruptive or inappropriate behavior—no warning required. Let’s show our Rocket pride with positive sportsmanship! ❤️🤍

🚀 Skyrocket Nation! 🚀
We’ve got a big day ahead:
✨ Early dismissal today at 12:00pm
✨ Skyrocket Football Send-Off at 11:45am in front of the Commons
✨ No school on Monday, September 1st in observance of Labor Day

Enjoy your three-day weekend, Skyrockets! ❤️🤍

🚀🏈 Game Day!
The JV Skyrockets kick off their season at home tonight against the Childress JV Bobcats.

📍 Wellington | 🕔 5:00 PM
It’s going to be a good one—come out and cheer loud!
Go Rockets! 🔴⚪️

🚨 Hot off the press! 🚨

The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has named five state finalists for Superintendent of the Year — and our very own Superintendent Kurt Ashmore is among them! 👏👏

These finalists were selected from 17 interviewed regional nominees across Texas and evaluated on their work in improving student outcomes, building strong leadership teams, fiscal responsibility, advocacy, and their commitment to innovation in education.

Superintendent Ashmore will advance to the next stage of the award process at txEDCON in Houston this September, where the state winner will be announced on Friday, Sept. 12. Click on the link below to read the full press release.

We are proud to see his leadership and dedication recognized at the state level. Congratulations, Mr. Ashmore! 🚀

#TASB #SuperintendentOfTheYear #WellingtonPride

https://www.tasb.org/news-insights/press-releases/state-finalists-2025-soty

Science came to life today in our Dual Credit Anatomy & Physiology class! Students rolled up their sleeves in the lab for pig dissections—a hands-on way to explore anatomy up close.

🎓✨ Senior Spotlight! ✨🎓
The Class of 2026 has spoken — here are your Senior Superlatives! 🚀👏

🏆 Most Friendly: Reyes Garcia & Brynlee Proffitt
👗 Best Dressed: Cool Pennon & Sabrina Segovia
🎉 Most Spirited: Tiny Hinojosa & Ava Garcia
🌟 Most Likely to Succeed: Noah Cantu & Oakley Folk
🎨 Most Artistic: Tiny Hinojosa & Jasmin Moreno
🎶 Most Musical: Travis Tillman & Anna Grandoz
😂 Most Humorous: Tiny Hinojosa, Angela Lewis & Jasmin Moreno
💫 Most Handsome/Beautiful: Noah Cantu & Brynlee Phillips
😶 Most Shy: PJ Garcia & Isabella Owens
🏅 Most Athletic: Major Brown & Brynlee Phillips
🔥 Most Daring: KJ Molina & Jasmin Moreno
🚗 Worst Driver: Joey Orozco & Kenady Skelton

Congratulations to all of our seniors on these fun honors — what a way to celebrate your final year at WHS! ❤️

🎓✨ It’s an exciting time for our seniors! The Class of 2026 has chosen their class officers and favorites for their final year at WHS. Congratulations to each of you on this special honor! 🚀👏

🌟 Stay tuned… Senior Superlatives will be announced later today!

President: Dixon Dugan
Vice President: Noah Cantu
Secretary: Brynlee Proffitt
Treasurer: Brynlee Phillips
Reporter: Treylea Wiebe
Class Favorites: Treylea Wiebe & Armando Hinojosa

🎓 Big news for our juniors! The Class of 2027 has selected their class officers and favorites for the year. We can’t wait to see this group lead with energy and set the tone for their senior year ahead. Congratulations to all! 🚀👏

President: Ceighley Killian
Vice President: Conner Bowen
Secretary: Bailey Page
Treasurer: Gunner Guy
Reporter: Ingrid Granadoz
Class Favorites: Ceighley Killian & Callen Kane

🌟 The votes are in! Our Class of 2028 has officially chosen their class officers and favorites. We’re excited to see this group of sophomores step into leadership and represent their class with pride. Congratulations to all of our winners! 🎉🚀

President: Natalee Alvarado
Vice President: Kyler Keys
Secretary: Alex Orozco
Treasurer: Leo Granadoz
Reporter: Jax Heflin & Lawson Inman
Class Favorites: Taytum Kane & Alex Orozco

🚀✨ Exciting news from WHS! This week, our Class of 2029 elected their class officers and favorites. We’re so proud of our freshmen for stepping up as leaders and representing their class. Congratulations to all who were chosen! 🎉👏

President: Cix Killian
Vice President: Jax Cantu
Secretary: Anna Dwyer
Treasurer: Gannon Guy
Reporter: Damon Keys
Class Favorites: Gannon Guy & Cix Killian

🚀🏈 It’s almost game time, Rocket fans! Skyrocket Football hits the field tonight for our FINAL tune-up before the season begins as we host the Childress Bobcats in a scrimmage.

👉 JV kicks things off at 5:00 PM.
💥 Come out, pack the stands, and cheer loud for your Rockets!

Let’s go, Rockets! 🔴⚪️ #SkyrocketPride #RocketFootball