Waseca High School

Waseca High School in 2016
Address
1717 Second Street, N.W. Waseca, Minnesota, (Waseca County) 56093 United States
Information
Motto	"We R4 The Bluejay Way" Respect Yourself Respect Others Respect Property Respect Learning
Principal	Jeanne Swanson
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	1000
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Slogan	Think Blue, Achieve Gold
Fight song	Fight, Fight, Fight you Bluejays Come on and cheer Waseca High We have got the will to win Our winning spirits never die-you RAH RAH Bluejay teams forever Have added glory to your name Waseca High School cheers for you And we will fight on to win this game Wa-Seca Blue-Jays, Wa-Seca Blue-Jays, Waseca Bluejays, Waseca Bluejays Yeah, RAH-RAH Bluejays!
Athletics conference	Big South Conference of the Minnesota State High School League
Sports	Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Cheerleading, Wrestling, Track & Field, Tennis, Hockey, Golf, Cross Country
Team name	Bluejays
Website	www.edline.net/pages/Waseca_High_School

"We R4 The Bluejay Way"

Waseca Junior and Senior High School (WJSH) is located in Waseca, Minnesota, United States. The school mascot is the bluejay and the school colors are blue and gold. It houses approximately 1000 students in grades 7 through 12. They offer a rigorous curriculum which meets Minnesota standards. They also offer Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) including College in the Schools and Advanced Placement courses. Jeanne Swanson is the current principal for 2017 along with the assistant principal, Dr. Jason Miller.

There are many different activities and clubs at WJSH:

The music program has a strong tradition of excellence and participation is high for each music group.

Choir is a program open to all students. Concert Choir is a group of students in grades 9 through 12 and anyone can join. Select Choir is open to students in grades 10 through 12 and is an audition only group.

Showchoir is a branch of the choir program and participation requires the involvement in either Concert or Select Choir. Showchoir groups are also audition only. There are four showchoir groups:

Band is another big program open to all students. There are two jazz bands-Jazz I & II. There is a symphonic and concert band as well. The Marching Band program consists of The Waseca Marching Jays. It includes the instrumental sections and a Colorguard section, and is known throughout the region for its tradition of excellence, pride, unity, and discipline, and are the 2012 Class AA State Champions. More recently, the Waseca Winter Drumline was formed, as a percussion-only Marching Band group during the winter months.

In May 2014, a combined shooting and bombing plot was discovered and stopped. John David LaDue had planned to kill his family, set a fire, then bomb the school and shoot students. After local police were tipped off, they found bomb-making materials in a storage facility. LaDue is to be charged, as a juvenile, with attempted murder, possession of explosives and property damage. Later, all charges were dropped except for six counts of possession of an explosive device. Psychologists argued that LaDue, who suffers from a number of psychiatric diagnoses including Asperger syndrome, continues to pose a risk to society and requires extensive treatment. Witnesses for the prosecution argued that LaDue should be tried as an adult, because he could then receive treatment for a longer period of time. LaDue plead guilty to a single charge of possessing an explosive device; he was sentenced to ten years probation and required to undergo psychiatric treatment.