Congratulations to the RCHS Student of the Month for August, Carsten Thomas. Carsten, 10th Grade, has a cumulative GPA of 4.0 and is currently a member of Band, Jazz Band, FCA, Key Club, Pep Club and Theater. He is a member of the football and basketball teams. Go Falcons!

It’s Game Day! The Falcons take on Nemaha Central and Rossville today, with the first match starting at 5 PM. Let’s go, Falcons!

Thank you to everyone who auditioned for our fall musical, Mary Poppins! We are excited to see you all on November 13th-15th!


Here are the activities for the week at Riley County Schools!

Varsity volleyball goes 5-1 at Marysville and finishes 3rd place on the day! Great day for the Falcons!



Great day for Falcon JV Volleyball at Perry-Lecompton! The Falcons went 10-2 on the day and finished 2nd overall. Great job, girls!

Some shots from XC time trials this morning in Leonardville. What a beautiful morning for running! Let's Go Falcons!










JV Tournament Day at Perry-Lecompton!
The Falcons get things started at 9:00 AM with the first match of the day. Let’s go, Falcons!

Varsity Tournament Day at Marysville!
The Falcons get things started at 9:00 AM with the first match of the day. Let’s go, Falcons!

It's Jamboree day at Clay Center! Play will begin at 7 PM. Good luck Falcons!

Today was our annual Back to School Horse Ride at RCGS with students from the elementary school, and middle school riding to school today. We love our small towns!



That’s a wrap on Fall Preview Night for Football, Cheer and Volleyball! Cross country will run their time trials Saturday morning, at the golf course in Leonardville, all teams compete next week against their first opponents. LETS GO FALCONS!








It's Jamboree day at KC Piper! First matches will start at 4:45 PM! Good luck Falcons!

We would like to give a shoutout to Creekside at Fall Color Farms here in Riley for providing our apples today for school lunches. So many comments were made by students that these Gala apples were literally the best apples they have ever had. They did not disappoint, so delicious! Thank you!



***USD378 Parents/Patrons***
Attendance is important! As a district, we have created this planner to highlight all long weekends, extended breaks, and all times for our school days for the upcoming school year. Our goal is that this will help you to plan your family trips, appointments, and other family events during these breaks. Thank you for your cooperation and helping make every school day count at Riley County USD 378!
Attendance is important! As a district, we have created this planner to highlight all long weekends, extended breaks, and all times for our school days for the upcoming school year. Our goal is that this will help you to plan your family trips, appointments, and other family events during these breaks. Thank you for your cooperation and helping make every school day count at Riley County USD 378!

Online enrollment for the 2026-27 school year is now open! Information was sent on ParentSquare/email. If you have any questions, please contact the office.

USD 378 Riley County Board of Education - Facilities Committee - will be meeting on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 5:30pm in the RCHS Library. Per House Bill 2134 (eff. 7-1-25), we are required to send notice of all Board Committee meetings.

The 2026-27 school calendar was approved and finalized at the Board of Education meeting on July 13th. Please visit https://www.usd378.org/article/3031544 to view the calendar.

The school supply lists for the upcoming school year are now available on our website. For links to the lists, please visit: https://www.usd378.org/article/3031564.

As we kick off the 2026-27 school year, Riley County High School would like to recognize one of our own.
Congratulations to former RCHS Principal and Head Girls Basketball Coach Harold Oliver on his induction into the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) Hall of Fame this summer!

