Preparing for a new entry on the east side of the grade school.
Matt Cox, BHS superintendent, gave the Riley County Staff a tour of the facilities on Friday. Much progress is going on to include the work on the inside of the new gym, and the addition on the south side of the school.
Congrats to our Staff of the Quarter, Kathy Seyfried! Mrs. Seyfried teaches Spanish & is also: Culture Club sponsor, co-sponsor for Pep Club, & assistant Cheer coach during her 3 years at RCHS! Staff of the Quarter is student selected & led by Freshman Arlie Headley. Go Falcons!
Last night at the BOE meeting several students were recognized for their achievements in going to State competitions. Congratulations to JR Thelwell and Grayden Jackson for competing at state for wrestling. BreAnn Miesner, Brandon Moots (not pictured), for competing in state band. Max Peterson, Ryan Pierce, and Olivia Headley for competing in state choir. Thank you to their coach Brian Schuh, band sponsor Erin Lloyd and vocal sponsor Tyler Demaree. President Samantha Brown presented the students with Achievement Awards from the Board.
Thursday, March 11th is National School Hat Day sponsored by the Heavenly Hats Organization. For a $1 donation students may wear a hat all day on Thursday! Donations may be given to the homeroom teacher. Heavenly Hats buys hats for cancer patients who have lost their hair in treatment. Participation is optional.
There is progress everywhere you look at the grade school. Lights are being put up on the outside of the new gym building, new cement steps and deck on the west side of the building and prep work for weather liner on the roof. There are many steps to this project and it good to see many are getting completed.
Congratulations to JR Thelwell who competed at the 3-2-1A State Wrestling tournament and placed 4th at 126lbs! He started wrestling his Freshmen year and ends up on the podium conclude his wrestling career. Pictured with JR is head coach Brian Schuh. Go Falcons!
As part of our celebration of FFA week RCHS students hosted a petting zoo for K-8 students on Wednesday. It was a huge hit!
Congratulations to February’s Student(s) of the Month: Montana Hammond and Hailey Sharp!
Montana Hammond, Junior, has earned a cumulative weighted GPA of 4.0 and has a well-rounded involvement of activities at RCHS: Book Club, Culture Club, Pep Club, Science Club, FBLA, FCCLA, SADD, Volleyball, Baseball Manager, and is the Junior Class President.
Hailey Sharp, Junior, has earned a cumulative weighted GPA of 3.81 and has invested herself in the following activities at RCHS: Band, FFA, Jazz Band, Pep Club, STUCO, NHS, Tri-M, Cross Country, Basketball, and Track. She is also a member of the Trap Shooting Team and an active member of her 4-H chapter.
Congratulations to these two hard working young ladies on a great month and year. Go Falcons!
Elementary students lined up to cheer the State Wrestlers, JR Thelwell and Grayden Jackson, on to victory! Go Falcons!
Good luck to wrestling seniors JR Thelwell and Grayden Jackson as they earned the right to compete at state this coming weekend in Hays! They are each one of the last 8 in their respective weight class. Go Falcons!
Saturday's substate placing for these two:
JR Thelwell: 2nd at 126#
Grayden: 4th at 145#
Winter Bus Riding
We all know it has been very cold in recent days. In temperatures below 15 or sub-zero wind chills buses will not be warm. Make certain your students are dressed for the weather. Another complicating factor in frigid weather is keeping the windshield from fogging up. A bus load of students in these conditions can make this a real issue. Drivers might have roof hatches open and even a window or two lowered to make certain they can see out the windshield and side windows. Drivers will keep it as warm as they can. Remember buses can and do break down occasionally. Please dress your students warmly enough they can safely sit on an unheated bus for at least an hour. Life is full of surprises so be prepared.
The Food Service department makes a valentine's treat for the builders at the grade school. Thank you for your thoughtfulness, ladies!
Here are our wrestling team district placers that will advance to Regionals next week hosted at Rossville.
JR Thelwell: Champion
Grayden Jackson: Champion
Samson Waggoner: 2nd
Luke Hebert: 3rd
Anthony Cervantes: 4th
Brogan Schuh: 4th
Progress is continuing at the grade school. The locker rooms are getting sealant on the block walls and the roof decking put on the class rooms addition.
Congratulations to our Scholars Bowl team for finishing 3rd place at MEL Scholars Bowl. We had a 3-way tie for 2nd with Silver Lake and Waubansee but due to the round robin event, teams that tie then go to margin of victory, which earned us 3rd place with Silver Lake taking 2nd. Rock Creek won the tournament.
We went from 1-6 at Regionals to 3-2 at league! BreAnn Meisner, Owen Meisner, Ashton Fleener, Macy Sabo, and Ryan Pierce competed this season. Go Falcons
Congratulations to Jacob Wendland, January’s Student of the Month! Jacob, 9th Grade, has earned a Current Simple GPA of 3.71 while being involved in the following RCHS activities: Art Club, FFA, Jazz Band, and Pep Band. In addition to his extracurricular activities at the high school, he is also an active member of 4-H.
Congratulations to these young men for placing at the MEL wrestling tournament last Friday! Pictured Left to Right:
Anthony Cervantes 2nd @ 106#
JR Thelwell 1st @ 126#
Grayden Jackson (Not Pictured) 2nd @ 145#
Samson Waggoner 2nd @ 160#
Jackson Shanahan 2nd @ 182#
Fawn Wohler, grade school custodian, sets up individual tables and chairs every morning for breakfast and lunch. This is one way our school has made sure we are following the guidelines set up by the Riley County Health Department and KSDE. Thank you to all our custodians who are going the extra mile in helping our schools stay healthy.
Congratulations to Olivia Headley (treble choir), Lily Lagerman (alternate), Max Peterson (mixed choir), and Ryan Pierce (mixed choir), who have all successfully auditioned and been selected for the All State choirs as either participants or alternate! They first auditioned for district choir and some of the top scores from each voice part move on to the all-state choir. They have now competed against other students from all across the state and against all 1234A division schools in Kansas! They will participate in virtual rehearsals in early February to learn their music and how to record to a click track and then “perform” in a virtual choir ensemble with all other All-State choir participants. Congratulations to these young men and women!
