WHS Freshman Academy

News, notes, & celebrations from the Washington High School Freshman Academy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Freshman Orientation!

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WHS student receives second prize for national poetry https://t.co/2QhI7zBXK9

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I voted in #FatBearWeek. It is an all-you-can-eat buffet. Bears fish at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park everyday between June and late October. https://t.co/GMyk6qsNoA

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Congrats to Team 4 for scoring the most points at Connections! Team 4 was led by mentors Payton Mundt, Sidney Hillberg, Manny Mertz, and Aubrielle Perry.

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Congrats to Team 2 for finishing the puzzle challenge in record time today!

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Connections Fireman’s Pass!

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Connections Tower of Terror!

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Connections Balloon Toss Champions!

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Shoe Relay Champions at Connections!

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Congrats to team Yellowstone on finishing in first place in this year’s Amazing Race!

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What do students appreciate most about the teachers on the Freshman Academy? Take a listen!

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After being bullied over his rainbow-colored glasses, 10-year-old Hunter Blankenship struggled with his mental health, which led to a hospital stay. While Hunter was getting care, his mother made a small request for support that turned into a life-changing show of kindness. @SteveHartmanCBS is On the Road.

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Thanks to our freshman galvanizers, 257 assignments were completed today at Git R Done!

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Smoky Mountains climbs from 7th to 4th place this week! Congrats to Blake, Milly, Lucas, Nielson, Natalee, Madelyn, Kendall, & Puja!

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Congrats to Yellowstone (1st), Everglades (2nd), and Big Bend (3rd) on placing in the Team Flag competition!

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The entire crowd went silent so that a blind high school basketball player could hit this shot.

Kindness wins.

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Congrats, Josie!

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Let it fly!
Congrats to Samuel Sanders (1st), Kiir Mach (2nd), and Jason Madrigal (3rd) for competing and placing in the Amazing Race Paper Airplane contest today!

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Chol just received points for an awesome start to the semester and got his team to the top of the Amazing Race standings. Congrats to Chol and Team Yellowstone!

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The Race is on!
Congrats to Everglades & Yellowstone for leading the way in the 2025 Amazing Race!