RC Falcons Varsity Trap Team Places 3rd at State!
The Falcons had nine passionate shooters represent the Riley County High School Trap Team at the Kansas High School Clay Target League State 1A Tournament on June 19th. Athletes are classified as novice, junior varsity, or varsity based on their regular season average. High gun awards are given to the top three males and females in each division. Team recognition is given to teams in each division, yet overall team awards are decided by the top five shooters of the day regardless of classification. As season scores typically improve as the season progresses, it’s not unusual to have top scores come from junior varsity shooters. State competition is best out of 100 targets, 2 rounds of 50.
Riley County’s top five shooters at the tournament were varsity males: Ayden Bath-95, Jared Wilt-91, Bryce Beckman-91 including a “25 straight”, Cody Pfaff-88, and Zak Zeller-83. Their combined score of 449 earned them 3rd Place in the Varsity team division and 8th place team overall. There were 43 teams/schools represented at the 1A State Tournament and 449 individual shooters. Great job to these young men and women! Go Falcons!
The District Office will be closed Friday, July 2 and Monday, July 5. The office will reopen Tuesday, July 6, 2021.
Currently the Riley County Grade School and Riley County High School are closed due to summer break and construction. For assistance call or stop by the District Office; 785-485-4000; 204 W. Kansas. Summer hours are Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 3:30 pm.
Congratulations to the Riley County Trap Team for earning the title of 2021 Conference Champions! Their commitment made for a great team accomplishment. Below are the individual placers for Riley County in the Conference Top 25 Male and Females!
Male
3rd Jared Wilt
5th Ayden Bath
7th Bryce Beckman
9th Gus Smith
10th Zak Zeller
11th Luke Hebert
13th Jackson Shanahan
18th Cody Pfaff
Female
2nd Hailey Sharp
5th Lindsay Reid
7th Payton Baker
11th Trynity McCoy
Podium pose for Jessi Brummett! Jessi finishes her high school career wearing Columbia blue on the podium at Cessna Stadium. She will be going home with a Silver medal and finished high school as the school record holder in the Javelin! Great job Jessi!
Ames Burton is a State Champion in both of her events, taking the Class 3A title in Discus as well! Congratulations to her on being the school record holder and State Champion in both events. The cherry on top of a tremendous career. We’re proud of you Ames!
Ames Burton captures the 3A title in Shot Put! She finishes her first event at State track as a State Champion! Great job Ames!!
It will soon look completely different around the grade school with the last modular moving out.
Congratulations to the Riley County High School graduating class of 2021! Through the adversity and uncertainty, they have been a shining example of toughness, flexibility, and empathy. We thank them for who they are and we wish them well in their future endeavors. Go Falcons!
The buses leave the roads at the end of the 2020-21 school year.
Congrats to Dave Bisnette for being selected by our students as “Staff of the Quarter”! Dave and his wife Debra are retiring after this school year after 39 years in education. We’ve appreciated their professionalism, content knowledge, & being great role models for our students!
The grade school food service made a special cake for Mrs. Grant and the staff today. Thank you to thoughtful staff and thank you to Mrs. Grant for her service to our schools and community.
Congratulations to our seniors who have been recognized as Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completers. These students finished four years of Math and English, three years of Science and Social Studies, and two years of World Language. Pictured: Back Row (L-R)- Nic Allen, Jack White, Ryan Pierce, and Taylor Schroeder
Front Row (L-R)- Macy Sabo, Ames Burton, Ethan Bohnenblust, and Jessi Brummett.
Varsity Baseball vs. Marysville at Leonardville will start at 3:30 PM today.
Congratulations to senior Nic Allen on earning, and being selected for, All District 6 Academic Team! Well deserved for an extremely well rounded young man! The future is bright! Go Falcons!
https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/education/2021/05/06/kansas-2021-all-district-academic-team-selections-high-school-seniors-gannett/4956972001/
The front of the grade school will soon look totally different. The sidewalk is being removed.
Congratulations to April’s Student of the Month, Tyler Fief. Tyler, a Senior, has shown a huge improvement during his last quarter of high school. All of this has been done working a part time job for the Riley Café. After high school, Tyler will be serving our country after he enlisted in the Army in September. Ms. Hopson said it best, “I am incredibly proud of Tyler for realizing where he needs to improve and making those adjustments.” A lesson we can all respect and possibly implement in our own lives. Go Falcons!
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Beginning Monday, May 3rd, the main entrance to school on the East side of the building will be permanently closed. All people entering school from the East will enter the building in the NEW entrance by the new MS Gym. All office visitors will ring the bell at that entrance as well. The office will still be OPEN! They are beginning demolition of the triangle and front entrance area. There will be a walkway for pedestrians all along the East side of the school. Buses will drop off at the top of the hill at the stop sign. Parent vehicles may still pull down into the loop to drop off and pick up. See attached picture for more information.
Riley County Grade School is pleased to welcome Ben Gordon as its new Assistant Principal. Ben is originally from Marysville, Kansas. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University and a Master’s Degree from Fort Hays State University. Ben taught K-8 Art at Norton, KS for seven years and for the past 3 years has served as Principal at Marais Des Cygnes Valley Jr/Sr High School. Ben and his wife Alexandra have a 4 year-old son, Henry. Please welcome Ben Gordon to our RCGS family!