Rural Vista Schools USD 481 - Home of the Heat

Run for glory! Jump for a gold medal! Track season is here again! Rural Vista's 1st track meet for 2026 happened at Bennington, Kansas on March 31, 2026. Overall, Rural...

(Above: Celian pictured with the writer) Every year, White City High School brings in two foreign exchange students. This year our students are Celian Van Bemten and Nabar Valb...

Have you seen any “little green men” around the school? They aren’t aliens. They’re leprechauns! Once again, the 3rd grade class is out to catch those pesky creatures! The ...

A wind farm located in Manhattan, KS was the site of a recent competition for some of our White City students. The competition sought to determine who could build the best wind f...

Three cheers for Rural Vista! Stephanie Laudemann is the cheer coach of Rural Vista. Ms. Laudemann has been a coach for many years, bringing excitement to Rural Vista High Sch...

Rural Vista is full of scholars! This year's 2025-2026 Scholars Bowl season was very successful. At the first Scholars Bowl meet at Goessel, Rural Vista finished in 3rd place. ...

It's test time! On Tuesday, February 24, in the Ag. building, just as school began around 8:00 a.m.. the Junior class took the ACT test. Our White City counselor Ms. Lorri Kaste...

The JV boys basketball team recently scored a big win over Goessel. The Heat played the Bluebirds at Hope High School on February 17 2026. It was a 6 PM game. The game ended...

This season's High School girls basketball team has been coached by our very own White City Principal Kane Hensley. We wanted to know about the team and the season. Coach Hensle...

Students are helping students! The most recent Y-link conference was held on Tuesday February 10th. Attending the conference were: Jeremiah Peterson, Cash Hayes, Atley Johnso...

It’s that time again. The time when we watch the students dress their best to impress. It’s part of the tradition to crown a King and Queen as part of the Homecoming celebration...

Third Grade is reading books! On Friday January 23, 2026 Mrs. Hinkle’s Third Grade class presented all they’ve read at the Third Grade Literacy Fair. Students set up their trifo...

Rural Vista Boys Basketball season is racking up more wins. On February 3rd, 2026, the Rural Vista boys basketball team played Peabody-Burns in Hope. We decided to in...

If you smell something nice in the Elementary school, it might just be bread! The White City Third Grade class recently did their annual ‘Bread in a Bag’ making experience. Not ...

Rural Vista Boys Basketball season isn’t finished yet. On January 30th, 2026, the Rural Vista boys basketball team played Wabaunsee County (Alma) for Hope High School Homecomin...

Scholar’s Bowl recently scored big at Solomon. Rural Vista's Varsity Scholars Bowl team brought home the gold on Monday, January 29th. The team competed in 4 rounds of competitio...

On Wednesday, January 28th, the White City Spelling Bee was once again contested. The top 3 in the classes will be best of the 3rd through 7th grade spellers. They go through round...

Rural Vista’s basketball season isn’t finished yet. On January 20th, 2026, the Rural Vista Lady Heat played the Herington Railers in the first round of the tournament in Centre....

Rural Vista's Varsity Scholars Bowl team brought home the gold on Monday, January 12th. The team competed in 9 rounds of competition, and they won 7 of the 9 rounds. Round 1 RV wi...

On the morning of December 19th 2025, White City students celebrated their achievements during the second quarter. In the second quarter assembly, our Principal Mr. Kane Hens...