Donald Meenen Passes Away

   Donald Meenen of Topeka passed away May 12, 2019, Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 25th 10:30 a.m. at the Rossville Methodist church. Inurnment of his ashes will be in the family plot at Riverdale Cemetery, south of Clifton at a later date.
    In lieu of flowers, Don requested memorials to Avalon Hospice, Rossville Methodist Church, or Kansas Specialty Dog Service and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.
    For a full obituary, go to:  http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/donald-w-meenen/

Hale Qualifies For State Golf

    Individual qualifiers for the boys 2A state golf tournament from the Marion regional are:  Walker, West Elk, 93; Lindeman, Goes, 98; Mshe we Hale, Rossville, 108; Waddell, Mar, 114; Friesen, Inman, 116.
    Because of a last minute withdrawal,  Rossville did not have a full team and their team standing was not published.

Softball Regional

    Rossville lost their first round regional softball game to Wabaunsee, 10-9, on May 14, 2019.
You can view the complete bracket and results at:     http://kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Softball/2-1ARegional.cfm?Activity=3&Class=2-1A&WeekID=3303

MEL All League Academic Team

The Mid-East League each year awards a medal to all students who have participated in at least 3 activities sponsored by the Kansas State High School Activities Association and have maintained a 3.5 Grade Point Average in the first 3 quarters of the school year.  Rossville High School had 45 students that met the requirements for the 2018-2019 school year:

Freshmen                    Sophomores                  Juniors                        Seniors   

Corey Catron           Destiny Bergstresser    Calil Andaloc                 Jordan Bittner      

Briar Gillum             Tatum Gentry                Zach Archer                   Marvin Cummings    
Torrey Horak            Jordan Quinones          Kaleb Badura                MaKenze Decklar

Colby Hurla              Parker Kenny               Dani Bittner                    Katie Dohrman    

Brody Lietz               Breck McCrory            Alexandra Broughton      Caila Hill    

Vanessa Quinones   Peyton Price                Kody Davoren                                   

Elizabeth Schaefer   William Reeves            Erika Hatina                                                         

Maxine Smith           Julia Streit                    Cami Hoffelt                                              

Sam Twombly                                                Meagan Huston

     Adam White                                                    Amanda Kengne

     Alexis Zabala                                                  Andrei Kim

     Caylee Zemek                                                Joao Lovisi

                                                                       Hiede Magangcong

                                                                       Randy Morelli

                                                                       Taylor Morelli

                                                                       Michaela Paulsen

                                                                       Jenna Rodehorst

                                                                       Mia Sellenmerten

                                                                       Emma Streit

                                                                       Sydney Wonnell

RHS Senior Awards

   ROSSVILLE HIGH AWARDS

During the annual Spring Awards Night at Rossville Jr./Sr. High School held on May 8, 2019, the following awards were presented:

AMERICAN LEGION AWARDS = Jordan Bittner & Garrett Carver. The American Legion Jimmy Lillard Post 31 awards two students each year with a certificate and medal.  The students are chosen by the faculty based on the criteria of courage, honor, leadership, patriotism, scholarship, and service.

 TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL ALL STATE ACADEMIC AWARD = Jordan Bittner. 

  This award is sponsored by the Topeka Capital-Journal. Every Kansas high school selects one individual to represent their school based on academic and extracurricular performances. (Topeka Capital-Journal Honorable Mention All-State Academic Team)

KSHSAA CITIZENSHIP AWARDS = Kaytlin Dohrman & Bryson Hase

The Kansas State High School Activities Association awards one male and one female student from each high school with a citizenship award.  Individuals receiving this award must demonstrate respect for fellow students, the citizens of the community, adults, and their country.  They must also show respect and tolerance for others, good sportsmanship, and good citizenship.

DALE DENNIS AWARD = Katie Glotzbach The Dale Dennis Excellence in Education Award was established in 1996 by Kansas administrators to honor the long and valuable service that Dale Dennis gave to Kansas education.  It is based on Citizenship, Service, Scholarship, and Common Sense. 

U.S. ARMY SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS = Presented by Sergeant Joe Ganoung to Caila Hill & Alex Archer. Recipients of this award are determined by faculty nominations and must demonstrate commitment to both academics and athletics.

U.S. MARINES OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS

Awards were presented by Staff Sergeant Michael Wackler in three different categories: The Scholastic Excellence Awards were presented to Alex Archer & Stacey Keithline for their academic achievements. The Semper Fidelis Award was given to Ava Stipp for excellence and commitment to the band program.  The Distinguished Athlete Awards were presented to Kaytlin Dohrman & Garrett Carver for their accomplishments in sports throughout the school year.

JOHN JOHNSON LEADERSHIP AWARD = Caila Hill

The John Johnson Leadership Award was created to honor Mr. Johnson for his years of dedication to the students of Rossville High School.  The award began in 2007 and is presented annually to the student who demonstrates quiet leadership and service.

SENIOR INSPIRATION AWARD = Payton Bolte

The Senior Inspiration Award was given to Payton for maintaining a positive outlook on life and her future. She is kind to everyone and shows her appreciation and respect for others on a daily basis.

MICHAEL KELLER AWARD = Cheyenne Reese

The Michael Keller Award is presented to honor the long and dedicated service provided to RHS by Mr. Michael Keller. Mr. Keller began his teaching career in 1978 and dispensed his wisdom, sense of humor, and discipline to countless students over this 35-year period. The recipient of this award must display strong citizenship, respect for others, attention to details, and have excellent attendance and punctuality.

TOBY MCCULLOUGH AWARD=McKenzie Decklar

This award is presented to honor the leadership and service to RHS by Mr. Toby McCullough. Mr. McCullough has been an educator in USD 321 for 34 years and in education for 37 years. The recipient of this award must be punctual; have excellent attendance; enjoy and/or participate in sports; be intelligent, have a strong work ethic, sense of humor, and leadership qualities; and be dedicated to volunteering and in giving back to the community.

KANSAS GOVERNOR’S SCHOLAR=Caila Hill

Each high school in Kansas nominates one student as their top scholar to receive this award. The criteria includes GPA, ACT, class rank, and strength of schedule.

ACT SCHOLARS=Alexander Archer (receiving a Rossville Academic Excellence patch) Awarded to students at Rossville High School that receive a score of 30 or higher on their ACT.

KANSAS HONORS SCHOLARS=Alex Archer, Jordan Bittner, Kaytlin Dohrman, & Caila Hill (receiving certificate and medallion to wear at graduation). The Kansas Honors Scholar Program sponsored by KU Endowment and Alumni Associations recognizes and awards high school seniors for their academic achievements.  Recipients rank in the top ten percent of their class based on academic records through the end of their junior year.

Softball vs Burlington, Olpe

    The RHS softball team played their last two regular season games on May 10, losing to  Burlington 6-1 and defeating Olpe 13-0.

Rossville To Regional Final Game

  Rossville's baseball team is on fire at the right time of the season.  In the first round of their regional on May 13,  they beat Northern Hts 9-0.  In the semi-final round later in the day,  they demolished Lyndon 13-0.
  The Dawgs will play in the Regional Championship game on Wed. against Mission Valley, an 11-8 winner of Wabaunsee in their semi-final game.

Dawgs Defeat Olpe Twice

  The RHS baseball team picked up two wins on May 10, defeating Olpe 22-3 and 3-2.  They finished the regular season 11-8 and begin Regionals May 13.

MEL Track and Field

MID-EAST LEAGUE TRACK AND FIELD MEET
April 9, 2019, at Rock Creek

Boys Team scores

Silver Lake 194, Rock Creek 106, Riley County 98, St. Marys 92, Wabaunsee 39, Rossville 25.

Individuals placing in the top five were:
100 M Dash     Trevor Johnson    2nd
200 M Dash    Trevor Johnson    2nd
400 M Dash     Ben Price                3rd
1600 M              Randy Morelli       5th       

Girls Team scores

Rock Creek 160.5, St. Marys 121, Silver Lake 73, Riley County 67.5, Rossville 66, Wabaunsee 66.

Individual Event winners from Rossville

 1,600 – Julia Streit, 5:51.96.
3,200 – Julia Streit, 12:36.55.
100 hurdles – Jordan Bittner, 17.56. 3

Other girls placing in the Top Five were:
200 M Dash    Jaycee Fiedler   4th
400 M Dash        "          "         5th
300 M Hurd.   Jordan Bittner   3rd
3200 M           Karie Dohrman 4th
Discus             Mary Shults      4th
Shot Put              "        "          5th
Shot Put          Briar Gillum     2nd 

Rachel Lord Graduates KSU Cum Laude

Rachel Lord, a 2015 Rossville High School alumni, had her Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition May 6th-10th at Willard Hall on K-State's campus. She will be graduating from Kansas State University on May 18th and has earned Cum Laude academic honors.

Laura Gillum (18) Academic B-12

    Laura Gillum, a freshman at KSU,  was selected to the Second Team Academic Big 12 Rowing Team for achieving a GPA of 3.0-3.19.

Paul Borcherding (17) Graduates

    Paul Borcherding graduated from Allen County CC in May 4, 2019.  He is pictured above with diploma and college president Masterson.

Bregstresser & S.Shinn Get Awards

Breaira Bregstresser (Cheer) and Sara Shinn (Softball) won the Ben Allen Leadership Award for their respective sport at Highland Community College.  

Mid-East League Golf

MEL Team Results, 5/9/19.

1    Silver Lake     355
2    Riley County  386
3    St. Marys        411
4    Rossville         508

Chris VanderPutten tied for eighth with a 99 stroke card.