A celebration of the recent Washington Demon archery season will take place tonight. The end of the year awards banquet for the Washington high school, middle school, and Lincoln Elementary archery teams is scheduled to 6 p.m. at the high school commons.

Washington head archery coach Jolleen Cerka says all archers and their parents are invited to attend. Ice Cream and cookies will be served.

Eighteen members of Washington archery teams are continuing their season in the nation’s biggest shoot later next month. The Demon high school, middle school, and Lincoln Elementary school archery teams finished among the top 10 teams in the Iowa National Archery in the School’s Programs state shoot March 5 in Des Moines, qualifying each group for the national shoot in Louisville, Kentucky, this May.

Cerka said the district is sending one squad comprised of members from all three teams to represent Washington at the national shoot. The members heading to the national shoot from Washington includes: Allison Rees (5th), Curtis Stender (5th), Kenna Rathmell (6th), Lane Frana (6th), Bryan Martin (7th), Samantha Mellinger (8th),Griffin Wood (FR), Mitchell Driscoll (FR), Hannah Frame (FR), and Andrew Venenga (FR), Kylee Porter (SO), Cody Mellinger (SO), Meredith Raber (SO),Willow Kane (SO), John Sands (JR), Grace Shafer (JR), Jade Wells (SR), and Joseph Dalziel (SR).

The National Archery in the Schools Program’s National Shoot is set for May 12 through 14 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY