The Boys and Girls Roo Golf teams have showcased their talent this fall, achieving commendable results in recent competitions and setting the stage for a promising season. The Lady Roos began their season with an impressive 3rd place finish at the Fall Dinosaur Classic in Glen Rose this past September....

The Roo wrestling teams are preparing for a competitive season ahead, bolstered by a mix of experienced returners and promising young talent. Head Coach Lehi Benton has worked tirelessly throughout the off-season to grow and strengthen the program, and the efforts are already showing signs of success. The...

Ever since the big announcement of this year’s winter musical, gossip has been heard in the halls about the popular play, which will be performed Dec.13-14 in the Durant Auditorium. It’s not Sweeny Todd, which some students thought it would be. It’s “Shrek.” “Shrek” was a blockbuster...

 Of all the faces in the WHS and NGC library staff, one might seem particularly new.  Ariale Thomas. Thomas comes from Joshua ISD as a testing coordinator at RC Loflin Middle School and a former elementary school teacher. With a passion for books and education, Thomas is dedicated to creating...

Cheering disappears from the stands as halftime ends. So does people's fun. Students are seen pouring out of the stands, waiting for the line down the stairs to simmer. As students file out of the WHS Roo Stadium, some decide to stay. What's left at our varsity football games for these loyal students...

  Junior Lyrick Robinson agrees that WHS needs to promote Roos Eyes Open, a program for students to report crimes or suspicious activity in the school. “I feel like if there is supposed to be an outreach for Roos Eyes Open, ​I feel as if there should be a poster in every hallway,” he...

Junior Asa Wilson was thrilled when one of his friends became a believer in Jesus Christ. What excited him most was the fact that he was the one who led his friend down that path. Yet something odd happened while Wilson was discipling the friend. He was losing her own faith. “But when I saw...

• How are you involved at school? I am in band, belles, FCCLA, and pals. I am a section leader in band and I play the flute. I've been in band all four years of high school. I am the manager for the belles and I’ve done belles for three years. I am the FCCLA president and I have been involved...

When Natalie Frizzell looks at all the clubs WHS has to offer, she gets excited about the wide range of diversity the groups represent. Because of that, Frizzell, the student council president, wants to “build a better connection with the other clubs.” “Right now,” she said, “It feels...

Yearning for young love is a customary aspect of the high school experience.  Everyone wants to meet someone, and living in the digital age has made this aspiration even easier.  Meeting’ online and pursuing digital relationships makes keeping in touch and developing connections effortless,...

Being acknowledged for excellence so early in a teaching career is rare. But a WHS teacher has done just that.  While food science educator Teil Jenkins has been teaching for only four years, she has been named WHS Teacher of the Year and was a finalist for a regional teaching award as well. Each...

The usually stoic Ethan Campbell looked pleasantly jubilant when his name was called during halftime of Friday’s football game. And why not? He’d just been crowned WHS Homecoming King. Once fellow senior and girlfriend Kylee Schiller heard her name as WHS Homecoming Queen, she left her parents...

It’s WHS's fifth week of the 2024-2025 school year. It’s about time we revisit how the new cell phone policy in classrooms is impacting our school community.  Even though the school administration said the policy was to keep phones from distracting students and teachers, the initial reaction...

  Many people complain about school traffic being chaotic due to a large number of students, parents, and buses cramming into a small, congested area.    Several students feel that the school must be designated to handle the volume of cars and buses arriving- and leaving - simultaneously.   For...

• How are you involved at school? Over the last four years I have been heavily involved in FFA. I have served in multiple officer positions and shown lambs and goats across Texas! I am also on the superintendent advisory board with Dr. Rees as well as an active member of NTHS. Lastly this year I...

There has been a dynamic shift in Weatherford Lady Roo Volleyball, Courtney Hammet was appointed on June 11 as the new head volleyball coach, bringing a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to the team.      Hammet joins WHS with an impressive coaching background, having led Godly HS...

• How are you involved at school? Hi, I’m Emma! I am the Student Director for the Acapella and Kanga choirs, a previous All-State Mixed Choir member, and also will be performing in the winter musical, Shrek, as Gingy. Additionally, I am a Roo crew member and one of...

• How are you involved at school? The way that I am involved at school is that I am on the varsity football team as well as the varsity basketball team. I am also involved in the pickleball club and plan to play tennis in the spring. I was also part of the junior leadership team, which allowed me...

• How are you involved at school? I am the current captain of the Weatherford Blue Belles, and am a loyal dual credit student that is on track to graduate with my associates. I am also involved in the NHS, as well as SNHS. • What advice do you have for an incoming 9th or 10th grader? My...

Weatherford ISD and EECU Credit Union have partnered to recognize a campus teacher each month during the 2024-2025 school year and we’re proud to announce the August recipient is Ty Comstock! Coach Comstock is starting his 35th year with Weatherford ISD and is the Anatomy and Physiology teacher...