Washington Community High School Girls Basketball Team Gets City Salute After State Championship Run
The Washington City Council took time out from the usual business Monday to honor something that matters: a state champion. Coach Kim Barth and her Class 3A state champion Washington Community High School girls basketball team rolled into City Hall and left with accolades, a city proclamation, and some serious respect from Mayor Lilija Stevens.
More Than Just Basketball
Look, it is easy to get caught up in the wins and losses. But Barth made it clear these Panthers are built different. "These girls are not just amazing basketball players. They're amazing kids," she said after the proclamation was read. The proof is in the grades. The team GPA sits over 4.1 as a whole, and one player hit a 4.8. That kind of academic firepower should land them an IHSA All-Academic Team honor too, which Barth called "another fantastic honor."
Back-to-Back City Honors
This is not the first time Washington Community High School has gotten the city's spotlight. Last year, the council honored the Panthers for their third-place finish in Class 3A. Two straight years of recognition says something about the culture Barth has built in that program. This state championship is the culmination of that work, and the city is not sleeping on it.
Also Monday, the city handed out another plaque. City Engineer Dennis Carr accepted recognition from George Ghareed, head of operations at TERRA Engineering's Peoria office, for the 2025 Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies. The honor was for the Nofsinger Road realignment project. TERRA has now won the award for Washington projects back-to-back years, following the 2024 win for the Freedom Parkway construction project.
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