Due to school being cancelled today, we are unable to have Little Buffs Cheer Clinic tonight. We are rescheduling for Saturday (1/21) from 8:00-9:30 AM in the high school main gym. Please contact Michelle Hubert at mhubert@usd109.org with questions.
The high school wrestling dual at Thayer Central will not be held today. We hope to find a date to reschedule.
Update for Thursday, January 19: USD 109 is closed today due to weather conditions.
Republic County USD 109 will have a two hour late start on Thursday, January 19.
School will start at 10:00 am with buses running 2 hours late. There will be no breakfast and no morning preschool.
January 18, 2023 – Superintendent Candidate Information
Mrs. Nancy Meyer will be interviewing for the position of superintendent with the board of education the evening of January 18th, 2023.
She is the second of four candidates that the USD 109 board of education will be interviewing. Mrs. Meyer is currently serving as the interim superintendent for the district. Previously, Mrs. Meyer served as interim superintendent at Riley County, KS, in 2015-2016. She was superintendent at Holton Schools from 2010-2014, and Marmaton Valley Schools from 2006-2010. She has also served as a high school principal for 3 years and a business teacher for 12 years.
Interview Schedule: (conducted in executive session)
5:45 p.m. Dinner with the Board
6:15 p.m. Formal Interview Begins
The interview will be held at the administration office.
The following RCHS student’s art work has been selected, to be on display, at the 44th annual Dane Hansen High School Art Show… Dillon Burnett, Aiden Liby(x2), Gage Brown, Graham Jensen, Ella Pachta(x4), Brinna Stephens(x3), Caitlyn Foutch(x7), Meg White(x2), Ayden Polansky, Lexus Talkington, Kyah Wilson, Katie Kort, Landon Liby(x2), Katana Mudd, Adam Krohn, Kirsten Ball, Owen Weatherhead, Natalie Boyer, Emma Hubert, Lily Havel, Triniti Allen, Kaden Novak, Manny Motto, Jevan
Herfel, Traven Allen, Brooklyn Talkington, Josh Shelly, Abby Knoll, Zackery Foster, Makenna Johnson, Jackson Voorhees, Isaac Morris & Carson Simmons
Congratulations to each of you on your hard work!!
Is your student interested in International Travel? Come to the Informational Meeting for parents and students to learn more!
This trip is open to current 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students and will take place in the summer of 2025.
Meeting will be held in the RCHS Front Lobby Flex Classroom from 6:00-7:00 pm on February 9.
The high school basketball teams both suffered first round losses at the Hillsboro tournament tonight. Girls will play Friday at 6:00 and the boys at 7:30, both in the Tabor Gym.
Art I is exploring sculpture. Each student was given a cardboard tube then challenged to turn it into a pop art creation!💥
Check out these fun creations that were finished today!
7th grade art is exploring drawing. We currently are learning how to use a grid as a tool in drawing. It’s never a favorite project when we are starting out, but they are off to a great start!
Republic County Schools will be closed Wednesday, January 18 due to weather conditions.
Congratulations goes out to Dillion Burnett… It was just announced that he is a regional award winner in the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Dillon was named a silver key recipient! His art work will be on display in Wichita February 10th-March 25th.
Below is some more information about this competition 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
This is the 100th year for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. These awards are the country's longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12.
This year, more than 1,600 artworks were submitted by teens across Eastern Kansas.
428 creative teens from Eastern Kansas received regional honors, including Gold Keys, Silver Keys, Honorable Mentions.
The high school girls basketball game tonight vs. Hillsboro will be streamed at the following link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/hillsboro-high-school-hillsboro-ks
The high school boys basketball game tonight vs. Hesston will be streamed at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/@taborwebcast10/streams
Good luck to our high school basketball teams tonight at Hillsboro!
January 16, 2023 – Superintendent Candidate Information
Mr. Trenton Horn will be interviewing for the position of superintendent with the board of education on the evening of Monday, January 16.
Mr. Horn is the first of four candidates that the USD 109 board of education will be interviewing. Mr. Horn is currently serving as the superintendent at USD 452 Stanton County Schools in Johnson City, KS. He is in his fourth year in this position. Previously, he was a principal at Chapman Middle School for three years and at Valley Heights Jr. Sr. High School for one year. Mr. Horn was an Agricultural Education Instructor and coach from 1999 to 2015 at Chapman, Linn, and Hanover.
The interview day schedule is as follows:
1:00 p.m. Arrive at District Office
1:10 p.m. Community Tour
2:00 p.m. Meet with District Office Staff and Administrators
2:30 p.m. Tour East Elementary
3:15 p.m. Tour Jr. Sr. High School
4:00-4:30 p.m. “Meet and Greet” with Staff/Public – Jr. Sr. High School Flex Room
4:30-5:45 p.m. Free Time
5:45 p.m. Dinner with Board at the Jr. Sr. High School Conference Room
6:30 p.m. Formal Interview begins with the board
Staff and patrons are encouraged to come meet the candidate at 4:00 p.m. at the Jr. Sr. High School Flex Room. The dinner and interview will be held in an executive session for non-elected personnel during the special board meeting scheduled at 5:45 p.m.
Fbla districts at Washington County today.
Congratulations to our wrestlers Thursday and Friday!
Results from Superior Tournament on Friday and Hoisington Girls on Thursday
Team Results from Superior
Conestoga 183
Smith Center 168
Republic Co 120
Superior 102
Meridian 72
Southern 71
Sutton 68
Hastings JV 47
TMP 46
Individual Results
113 Carson Beavers 2nd
115G Ava Thumann 2nd Superior 4th Hoisington
115G Sarah Miller 4th Superior 6th Hoisington
120 Conner Sheetz 3rd
120 Kash Henke 5th
126 Graham Jensen 2nd
132 Ethan Ines 5th
145 Adam Krohn 6th
152 Jordan Williams 3rd
160 Zach Piroutek 2nd
170 Carson Simmons 4th
170 Benedict Baxa 6th
220 Ayden Polansky 3rd
Buffalo boys get the win over Smith Center!!
Buff Varsity Girls fall to Smith Center.
JV girls get the win against Smith Center!
JV boys lose in overtime, 34-30!
