K-State Concert Band Clinic

Meagan Huston and Taylor Morelli  placed 1st and 2nd chair clarinet (respectively) in the Top Honor Band at the K-State Concert Band Clinic which took place January 24th-26th. Over 700 students from the midwest are auditioned and placed into 7 different concert bands. Rossville was well represented with 14 high school students taking part.

Garrett Jones
RHS Band and Choir Director

All State Band Results

We are very proud to announce that Rossville Clarinetists Taylor Morelli and Meagan Huston have been selected to the 2019-2020 KMEA 1-4A All-State Band, 4th and 18th chair respectively. Taylor becomes the second THREE-YEAR All-State Member in Rossville History!

They will rehearse in Wichita, February 27th-29th, with a performance on Saturday, February 29th at 3:00 PM in Century II.

The complete All-State Band roster can be seen at:

https://ksmea.org/hsband/roster1234/

Garrett Jones
RHS  Band and Choir Director

Cody Lambotte Fund Raiser

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Lady Dawgs Beat Pleasant Ridge

   The Rossville girls picked up their second consecutive win with a fifth place finish in the Jefferson North Invitational tournament with an impressive 42-28  win on Feb. 1.
 
Rossville              13  12   9  6  —  40
Pleasant Ridge   4    6 10   9  —   28

Rossville scoring:
Streit           3 (2)    4-6    12 
Rabe            4          2-5    10 
Wonnell      1          0-0     2 
Morelli        3          2-6     8 
Rodehorst  2          2-2     6 
Gillum         1          2-2     4

    Taylor Morelli was selected to the All-Tournament Team.

    The results and placings of the completed tournament can be read at:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C5qPMvRAHh83wH0V8rrbYF-VzixLMzGx/view

Lady Dawgs Beat Cornerstone

TheRossville girls won their semi-final game in the consolation bracket of the Jefferson North Invitational tournament of Jan 31.  The game was close until the Lady Dawgs were able to pull away in the fourth quarter for a 46-37 win.   They play for 5th place on Sat., Feb. 1.  

Rossville           12  12   5  17  —  46
Cornerstone     11    9   6  11  —  37

Rossville scoring:
Dyche           2        0-0     4 
Streit            2 (1)  5-6    10
Rabe             2       4-5      8
Morelli         8 (1) 1-7     17
Rodehorst   3       0-0     6

Rossville Boys Fifth At Valley Falls Tourney

After losing the first game of the Valley Falls tournament,  the Dawgs came back to win
their semi-final in the consolation bracket against Atchison County and then defeat Cornerstone 64-46 on Jan. 29 to capture 5th place.

Bo Reeves was selected to the All Tournament Team.

Cornerstone  13 11    8 14  —  46
Rossville        15 24 16   9  —  64


Rossville scoring:
Perine         1         2-4     4 
Morelli         3 (1)    0-0     7  
Reeves       6          0-1   12 
Badura        6 (2)    0-0   14 
Brown         1          0-0     2 
Garcia         5 (2)    0-0   12 
Jackson      1 (1)     0-0    3
Hale            2 (2)     2-2    8 
Lietz            1          0-0    2

Benefit Garage Sale

Support the Rossville Senior Center, check out the Garage Sale on Friday, January 31 - 9 to 5 and Saturday, Feb 1 - 9 to 12. All proceeds benefit the new carpet fund!

KWCA Wrestling Rankings In 321A

1. Hoxie
2. Norton
3. Beloit
4. Rossville
5. Larned
6. Republic Co.
7. Hill City
8. Hoisington
9. Plainville
10. Southeast of Saline

Zach Archer has continued with his winning ways and has maintained his number one ranking the whole season in the 113 lb class.  Lane Hurla has continued his number four ranking at 138 lbs.   With some impressive victories over ranked opponents at last week's big Holton tourney, Kody Davoren has moved up to second place in the 220 lb rankings.

Wehner's Grocery Store

Here is a nice video about Wehner's Grocery store in Silver Lake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxNKhiXIMGI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3c9z0pfLoF_Qu2MbB8zi-iaoxdXNz-hbdhgEYosdwSIdu7yFaKH_38LKc

Lela Montgomery Passes Away

 Lela M. Montgomery, 96, of Rossville, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020.
 Cremation is planned and no services are set at this time.

To view the full obituary and to leave a message for her family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.

FBLA Regional Results

Rossville District III Results

January 20, 2020
Herington High School

TEAM RESULTS

1st Rossville High School - 349

2nd Wamego High School - 239

3rd Nemaha Central High School - 201

4th Junction City - 167

5th Hope - 165

6th Herington - 149

7th St Marys - 145

8th Wabaunsee - 120

9th Seaman - 103

10th St. Xavier -92

Client Service

2nd Place - Dylan Rietcheck, Rossville

Emerging Business Issues

3rd Place - Rossville High School

Introduction to Business Presentation

2nd Place - Rossville

Public Speaking

2nd Place - Taylor Morelli, Rossville

Sales Presentation

1st Place - Jalyn Davis, Rossville

Entrepreneurship

4th Place - Rossville

Hospitality Management

1st Place - Rossville

Management Decision Making

1st Place - Rossville

Electronic Career Portfolio

1st Place - Leah Hudson, Rossville

Accounting I

3rd Place - Leah Hudson, Rossville

Advertising

5th Place - Tatum Gentry, Rossville

6th Place - Peyton Price, Rossville

Agribusiness

1st Place - Dylan Rietcheck, Rossville

3rd Place - Leah Hudson, Rossville

Business Law

8th Place Tatum Gentry, Rossville

Business Calculations

4th Place - Alexis Zabala, Rossville

8th Place - Taylor Morelli, Rossville

Business Communications

2nd Taylor Morelli, Rossville

6th Peyton Price, Rossville

Help Desk

3rd Adam White, Rossville

7th Jordan Quinones, Rossville

Healthcare Administration

7th Taylor Morelli, Rossville

9th Kaylee Verschelden, Rossville

Insurance and Risk Management

3rd Taylor Morelli, Rossville

Journalism

2nd Peyton Price, Rossville

10th Jacob Droge, Rossville

Parliamentary Procedure

1st Madison Horgan, Rossville

Personal Finance

1st Adam White, Rossville

4th Alexis Zabala, Rossville

10th Kaylee Verschelden, Rossville

Political Science

4th Peyton Price, Rossville

5th Jacob Droge, Rossville

8th Dylan Rietcheck, Rossville

Securities and Investments

1st Leah Hudson, Rossville

2nd Dylan Rietcheck, Rossville

Introduction to Business

4th Adam White, Rossville

Introduction to Business Procedures

5th Baylor Cooper, Rossville

6th Jalyn Davis, Rossville

Introduction to Financial Math

1st Alexis Zabala, Rossville

4th Adam White, Rossville

Intro to Information Technology

2nd Adam White, Rossville

Introduction to FBLA

1st Kaylee Verschelden, Rossville

2nd Baylor Cooper, Rossville

7th Elizabeth Schaefer, Rossville

9th Aiden Baumchen, Rossville

Introduction to Parliamentary Procedures

1st Jalyn Davis, Rossville

3rd Elizabeth Schaefer, Rossville

4th Aiden Baumchen, Rossville

Computer Applications

1st Aiden Baumchen, Rossville

FBLA Middle Level Events

Business Etiquette

4th Madelyn Kenney, Rossville MS

Business Math and Financial Literacy

4th Emma Tams, Rossville MS

10th Brooke Robb, Rossville MS

Career Exploration

6th Emma Tams, Rossville MS

10th Brooke Robb, Rossville MS

ML - Introduction to Business Communication

1st Emma Tams, Rossville MS

3rd Brooke Robb, Rossville MS

    Nola Miller

    Rossville Jr/Sr High School

    School Counselor

    FBLA Sponsor

Washburn Tech Graduates

Recent Rossville Graduates of Washburn Insstitute of Technology for the Fall 2019 semester include:

Savannah Redmon        Healthcare Technology
Kyleah Immenschuh      Phlebotomy

RHS Girls Lose To Jeff No

TheRossville girls lost their first round game in the Jefferson North Invitational tournament of Jan 28.

Rossville         5   15   8   16  —  44
Jefferson No 20  15  14  13  —  62

Rossville scoring:

Streit              2       0-5     4
Bergstresser  1       0-1     2
Rabe               5       0-1   10
Wonnell         0       1-2     1
Morelli           5 (1) 6-8   17
Rodehorst     2        1-2    5
Gillum           2         1-2    5

Jan (Strimple) Dannefer Passes Away

     Rossville-Jan Marie “Jamboree” Dannefer, 67, passed away, Monday, January 27, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

     She was born on August 30, 1952, at Topeka, the daughter of Orville and Jacqueline Lloyd Strimple.  Jan grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1970.  She attended Kaw Valley Technical School in Topeka, where she studied Medical Transcription.

     Jan worked in the medical transcription pool at Stormont Vail Hospital.  After the birth of her children, she became a stay at home mom and was a daycare provider.  She was a member of the Rossville Christian Church and the Rossville Community Library Book Club..

     Jan was preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Jackie, three nephews, Baby Boy Nadeau, Jordan Nadeau, and Michael Dannefer. 

    Daryl Dannefer and Jan Strimple were united in marriage on a cold and windy morning on November 17, 1973, at the Dannefer Farm.  He survives of the home.

     Other family members that are left to cherish her memory are her son, Eric (Mel) Dannefer, Abilene; her daughter, Amanda (Krishna) Khemraj, Olathe; sister, Gay (David) Nadeau, Rossville; grandchildren, Maezee and Grandin Khemraj, Naomi, Claira, and Hope Dannefer.

     Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 1, 2020, at the Rossville Christian Church.  Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery.  Jan will lie in state, and the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Friday, January 31, 2020, at the church.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Christian Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  To read a full obituary or leave online condolences, please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.