WU Gets 2 Wins At SW Bap.

    Washburn U. picked up two easy wins against Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, MO on Saturday.
    In game 1, an 8-1 victory, Taylor Kirk had 1 hit and scored twice in 4 at-bats
    Game 2 was a 8-0 win for W.U. and Taylor had 2 hits,  1 run, 1 RBI and 1 Walk in 4 at-bats.  Her hits were a double and a home run. 
    Taylor has a batting average of .362 and a slugging average of .756 so far this season.

Washburn U. Splits on Friday

    Washburn U. softball had a win and a loss against  the University of Central Missouri on Friday, April 5, with a 5-4 loss followed by a 8-2 win.
    In game one,  Taylor Kirk from Rossville had 1 hit in 4 at bats, which generated 1 RBI.
    In game two,  Taylor had a big  day at the plate with 3 hits, 2 runs, and 1 RBI  in 4 at-bats.  The hits included a double and a home run.   

RHS/Santa Fe Trail Softball

  Rossville played Santa Fe Trail on Thursday, April 4 at home.  The Lady Dawgs won one game 16-6 but lost the other 8-6 to run their season record to 3-3.

Student of Week Is Mary Shults

Student  of the week: 
Mary Shults has been recognized as someone who has demonstrated integrity and good character by treating others with kindness and friendship. She exudes compassion and respect and is a great role model for those characteristics.

FBLA At State

Congratulations to the following for placing at State FBLA!

Leah Hudson & Dylan Rietcheck - Partnership with Business Project (chapter event) 3rd place
Leah Hudson - Sales Presentation 3rd place
Peyton Price - Introduction to Public Speaking 10th place
Adam White - Computer Applications 8th place
Alexis Zabala - Introduction to Financial Math 5th place


Top 4 qualify for Nationals in San Antonio, TX this summer!

RHS & Riley Split In Softball

    The RHS softball team played Riley County April 2 with each team getting a 6-5 win.  The Lady Dawgs are now 2-2 for the season.

Youtube Video--Dawgs At Kaufmam

The RHS baseball team is selling tickets for the April 12 Royals game.  Details at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iGqGkY7ccw

Dawgs Split With Riley in Baseball

    The RHS baseball team beat Riley County 6-2 in game one, but lost 8-4 in the second game of their April 3 double header.  The Dawgs are 1-1 for the season.

Silver Lake Winter Track Meet

 Track and Field Meet at Silver Lake on April 1, 2019

Silver Lake Winter Track and Field Meet March 28, 2019

The Rossville boy's team came in 7th of the 7 teams competing.
The best performances were turned in as below:
100 M Dash      Trevor Johnson       1st
100 M Dash      Woodrow Rezac     3rd
200 M Dash      Trevor Johnson       1st
200 M Dash      Woodrow Rezac     2nd
4 x 100 M         Rossville                 3rd

The Rossville girl's team was 4th of 8 teams competing.
The best performances were by:
100 M Hurdle    Jordan Bittner       1st
300 M Hur         Jordan Bittner       3rd
1600 M Run      Julia Streit             1st
3200 M Run      Julia Streit             1st
3200 M Run      Kaytlin Dohrman  3rd
Discus               Briar Gillum          4th
Shotput             Briar Gillum          2nd
4 x800 M          Rossville               2nd

Taylor Kirk (15) and WU Beat PSU

    Washburn U. won two softball games against Pittsburgh State U. on April 1.
    In game one,  Taylor Kirk had no hits in three at-bats and Washburn prevailed 3-0.
    Taylor led the offense in game two with three hits, four RBIs, and scored two runs in three at-bats.  One of the hits was a home run as Washburn won 8-3.  Taylor also had a sacrifice bunt. 

Elizabeth Page Passes Away

Elizabeth Maxine "Betty" Page, 101, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.

She was born June 4, 1917 on the family farm near Dover, the daughter of W.A. and Della Morrow Eddy.

Betty had lived in Topeka before moving to Arizona where she lived many years. After the death of her husband Alfred she moved back to Kansas and lived with a nephew, Gordon and Connie Eddy. She had lived at Aldersgate for several years. Betty was a shoe salesperson and worked for Robinson's Shoes for many years.

She was married to Alfred B. Page at Grove, OK. He preceded her in death on May 10, 2012. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, John and William Eddy.

Survivors include her nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Dover Federated Church. Private inurnment for Betty and her husband, Alfred B. Page will be in the Dover Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dover Federated Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

Regional Solo & Small Ensemble

Rossville musicians performed extremely well at the Regional Solo & Small Ensemble today (Saturday, March 30th) in Holton. We had 20 events perform throughout the day, with the following 11 qualifying for State Competition on Saturday, April 27th - hosted at Southeast of Saline High School. Good work Dawgs!

Ava Stipp (Clarinet Solo) 

Taylor Morelli (Clarinet Solo)

Bryson Hase (Trombone Solo)

Adam White (Baritone Solo)

Camille Hoffelt (Flute Solo)

Hailey Steele (Vocal Solo)

Clarinet Trio - Ava Stipp, Taylor Morelli, Meagan Huston

Low Brass Ensemble - Bryson Hase, Eddie Brockamp, Kris Brown, Joe McGrath, AJ Chancellor, Adam White, Josh Borcherding

Flute Quartet - Camille Hoffelt, Elizabeth Schaefer, Alexis Dugan, Alexis Zabala

Brass Choir - Erika Hatina, Kendall Abernathy, De’Andre Sowers, Alexandra Broughton, Tristan Shepherd, Bryson Hase, Eddie Brockamp, Kris Brown, Joe McGrath, AJ Chancellor, Adam White, Josh Borcherding

RHS Choir - Amanda Kengne, Hailey Steele, Haley Miller, Emily Broxterman, Alexandra Broughton, Liam Ganson, Marvin Cummings, Joao Lovisi, Tristan Shepherd, Jenna Rodehorst, Alexis Zabala, Amanda Thederahn

Garrett Jones

Rossville Jr/Sr High School

Band & Choir Director

Bibliography For Bohemians, Moravians

https://www.kshs.org/index.php?url=p/bohemians-czechs-and-moravians-to-kansas-a-bibliography/13535

Kellee Parr (74) Historical Presentation

Kellee Parr will present a program on March 31 at the Manhattan Library. 

For details click on the image below to enlarge.