Our annual Veterans Day assembly will be at 9:30am this morning in the high school gym. The public is invited to attend. 🚀🇺🇸🚀🇺🇸
Here is the weekly athletic schedule for November 11-17th. All WISD schools will dismiss after the send off at 2pm on Thursday to allow travel time to the UIL state football playoff opening round game in Lawton. 🚀⛹🏼♀️🏀🏈🚀
Our Lady Rockets were in action in Amarillo today. 🚀🏀⛹🏼♀️🚀
JV girls defeated Randall's JV by a final score of 36 to 25 to conclude the Tascosa JV tournament with 2 wins and only 1 loss.
Varsity Lady Rockets battled but fell to 3A Canadian by a final score of 43 to 49 in the 4th annual Jim Wilcoxson Showcase.
Both teams will be in action on Tuesday. The Lady Rockets will play in Childress while the JV team will play in Canadian.
Our Lady Rockets will play game four of the 4th Annual Jim Wilcoxson Showcase at 2:30 TODAY at Randall High School. Go Lady Rockets! 🚀⛹🏼♀️🏀🚀
Skyrocket Playoff Football
🚀 Wellington (H) vs Petrolia (T)
🏟 Cameron Stadium
📍 Lawton, Oklahoma
📅 Thursday, Nov 14
⏰ 7 PM
🎟️ $5 Cash at the gate
🏆 #GBSzn
Rockets finish district undefeated after a big 49 to 0 win over the Memphis Cyclones on the road. Rockets finish district with an overall record of 8 wins and only 2 losses. Stay tuned for more information about the UIL state football playoffs. Go Rockets! 🚀🏆🏈🚀
Angels Subs and Sweets and Brothers-Sisters of our Military Adventures continue to team up on Fridays to give away a free lunch gift certificate to WHS students. Every WHS student was put into the drawing and our seventh and eighth round winners were Eliya Pena, Brenden Garcia, Harlee Gomez, Jace Darrow, Anna Granadoz, Jontae Roland, Alex Orozco and Andrea Salinas. Congratulations! 🚀
The pep rally is at 3:15 today in the high school gym. Our Rockets will play our final district game tonight in Memphis at 7pm. To purchase your tickets, click the link below. Go big red! 🚀🏈🚀🏈
https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/memphis-isd/mhs-cyclone-football-vs-wellington
JV Rockets end the season with a 22 to 18 win over New Deal's JV in Floydada tonight. The game was called early due to heavy rain. JV Rockets finish a great season with a 7-3 record. 🚀🏈🚀
Our JV Skyrockets play our final game tonight in Floydada versus New Deal at 7pm or immediately following their junior high game. Floydada will take cash ONLY at the gate. 🚀🏈🚀
JV Lady Skyrocket basketball opens the season in Amarillo today in the Tascosa JV Tournament with games at 10:30am and 3pm. Tascosa will take Cash ONLY at the gate. 🚀🏀⛹🏼♀️🚀
Go JV Rockets & Lady Rockets!
Honor our heroes! You're invited to the Wellington High School Student Council's annual Veterans Day Assembly on Monday, November 11th at 9:30 AM in the high school gym.
Lady Rockets open the season with a 57 to 40 win over the McLean Lady Tigers. Lady Rockets will play 3A Canadian on Saturday at Randall High School. 🚀⛹🏼♀️🏀🚀
WHS had a mock election today as all high school students voted for President and United States Senator.
86.7% of the vote went for Donald J. Trump and JD Vance in the battle for the presidency.
79.3% choose Ted Cruz for US Senator.
Students were encouraged to exercise their right to vote when they become eligible. 🇺🇸❤️💙❤️💙🇺🇸
Our Lady Rockets open the 2024-25 season tonight at home against the always tough McLean Lady Tigers at 6pm. Purchase your tickets in advance by clicking on the link below! Come pack the stands Skyrocket nation and visit the concession stand as the WHS Student Council will be selling candy and soft drinks. Go Lady Rockets! 🚀⛹🏼♀️🏀
https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/wellingtonisd/var-girls-basketball-vs-mclean
Another busy week for Skyrocket and Firecracker Athletics! 🚀🧨⛹🏼♀️🏈🚀
Rockets win the district championship over the Wheeler Mustangs tonight by a final score of 23 to 14! Rockets had to battle on this senior night but pulled out a win! 🚀🏈🚀
15 Wellington FFA students completed their Texas Cattle Feeders Association (TCFA) certifications yesterday in Canyon on the campus of West Texas A&M University. They had to pass the following requirements to compete this industry based certifications:
- driving a wheel loader
- driving a skid steer
- pass a written test
- complete a job interview process
- pass 3 welds (butt weld, lap weld, and a vertical T weld)
- complete a bend test with torch
- pass a torch cutting test
This was a three day process for these students who were accompanied each time by WHS Ag teacher, Drew Taylor. Congratulations! We are so proud of each of you and love getting to honor you on senior night! 🚀
It's Senior Night as the Rockets host the Wheeler Mustangs for the district championship tonight at 7.
The senior pep rally will be at 3:15 in the high school gym where the seniors will end the pep rally by singing the alma mater.
Then at tonight's game, senior band, cheer, cross country and football members will be presented prior to the game at 6:30. Parents of these students should be lined up by 6:15. Look for Mr. Cantu and Mrs. Tillman to get you lined up in the right place.
Finally at the conclusion of tonight's game, all seniors will walk the field one last time. To purchase your tickets to tonight's game, click on the link below. Get ready to pack those stands and cheer our team to victory on Senior Night Skyrocket fans!
https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/wellingtonisd/varsity-football-vs-wheeler-1296670240
Taytum Kane had an amazing day at the UIL State Cross Country meet in Round Rock this morning. She achieved a personal record with a time of 12:16.70 on the 2 mile course finishing in 11th place out of 151 runners. While Taytum missed the medal stand by one place, we know the future is bright for this Lady Rocket. We are so proud of you Taytum!
This week Mrs. Watts and Mrs. Ashmore’s 9th grade English students read Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado.” Then yesterday they visited the high school basement to look at the niches and tunnels. Learning is spooky and fun at WHS!
