Day 7: Fine Arts Month 🎭 🎶 🥁
Today we feature a few of our RC staff members! Ryan Nelson-RC Band instructor and Karla Chizek
Both individuals were active in the arts in high school and beyond. We are so lucky to have their talents and experience in our building!




Day Six: Fine Arts Month
Throw back to 1999 marching band.. 🎺 🥁 🎷
Look at those perfect lines!! Go Buffs 💙❤️

JH Scholars bowl competed at Sacred Heart on Monday night. Despite some technical difficulities the seventh grade team broke through to finals and ended the night with a fourth place finish! Our final meet for the season is our home meet on Thursday with 8 teams participating! Go Buffs!

So…We did a thing tonight! Students from Mr. Strnad’s Ag Business and Ag Research classes competed in the Republic Co. Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The team of Lily Havel, Macey Homeier, and Trey Melton and their business concept of Coal Creek Outfitters placed 1st overall and also won the Best Marketing Award, winning a total of $850. The team of Olivia Strnad and Sarah Miller and their class business of RC Drone Photography placed 2nd Overall, winning $500. Congratulations to all of the students competing and the young artists with their work on display! Special thanks to Republic County Economic Development for putting the event on, as well as the many sponsors and judges for making the event possible!


Thanks to everyone who came over to Pike Valley this evening to support our kiddos in art and in the YEC exhibit. We had a great evening!




Sixth grade STEM spent today creating Pop-up Interior Houses. The houses are created by using paper and folds to make them appear 3D.




Be sure to stop by Pike Valley High School tonight to check out the Youth Entrepreneur Challenge. RCHS art students along with PVHS will have some awesome art work that will be on display, featuring agricultural in Republic County! 🌾 🌽 🐄

Day 5: Fine Art’s Month
Today we are featuring 2018 RCHS graduate, Laurel Fischer! Laurel loves drawing and creating wildlife portraits in colored pencil, and still finds time to create today! She has been a participant and placer, in the professional/amateur ROAR Art show the past two years.
In high school she participated in art, league art, concert band, pep band, marching band, and jazz band. Currently Laurel is attending K-State, where she is double majoring in drawing and metal smithing!
Laurel says the arts are important because it encourages creative thought! Be sure to check out her artwork on her page on Facebook @laurel'swildlifeandnatureart




Day 4: Fine Art’s Month
Throw Back: 2011 State Forensic champs

Day three: Fine Art’s Month
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Listen for these four RC art, band, drama & forensic students (choir was in class during this hour😬🫣)sharing about Fine Art’s Month!! Thanks Jesy for having us!!




JH Scholars Bowl competed at Ellsworth on Thursday. The twelve teams were highly competive! In the end, our 8th grade team pushed through to finals coming home with 3rd place medals! Our next meet is Monday at Sacred Heart. GO BUFFS!!!


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Day 2: RCHS Fine Arts Month 🎺🎷🎼
Throw back to Christmas 1994
Front Row right to left:
Ami Price,Laura Eitzman, Hannah Breeding, (Angela Hoops’ hair); Back Row right to left: Erika Davis, Sarah Ketchum, Sarah Hall & Katie Childs

The sophomore class is touring K-State Salina, Salina Tech, and volunteering at the Chloe foundation.



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Day ONE: RCHS FINE ARTS MONTH!!!
Cactus Charcoal Drawing by: Caitlyn Foutch
Skull Acrylic by: Katie Kort
SunSet Acrylic by: Conner Sheetz
Coil Fiber Basket by: Lindsay Gieber




Sixth grade science lab created circuits today. The new Squishy Circuits were purchased with the Republic County Community Foundation Grant and are a hands-on way students can learn about conductors and insulators. Each animal had eyes that lit up if they completed the circuit correctly.



Be sure to check out the art exhibit next week, at Pike Valley, during the Youth Entrepreneur Challenge. We will be featuring agricultural in Republic County. 🌾
Wheat dry etching by Lindsay Gieber
4020 & 4540 dry etchings by Damon Harberstroh



March is Women's History Month, kindergarten just learned about Amelia Earhart in STEM! Check out their airplanes. ✈️





The RCHS forensics team will be needing judges for their home meet on Saturday, April 1st and possibly a few for the league tournament on Wednesday, March 22nd. Please contact Darsha or Carlie Enns if interested in helping!
