Rural Vista Schools USD 481 - Home of the Heat

We recently had a chance to talk to Ms. Kristin Oleen, who teaches 4th grade, and asked about her school year so far. She said, “It is going great! The support from the parents,...

Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing to be held at 6:45 pm on September 8th, 2025

August 20, 2025 Dear Parent/Guardian, Each year, parents of students in Title I schools have the right to know about the professional qualifications of their child’s teachers...

USD 481 has openings for paraprofessionals for the 2025-2026 school year. If you are interested in working in a great learning environment with excellent staff and great students...

Click here for the Nonresident Application For questions about KSHSAA eligibility, https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/PDF/Open%20Enrollment%20and%20Eligibility.pdf

On March 4th, the Kindergarten through 4th grade classes went on a trip to see a play at Great Plains Theatre in Abilene. We asked Mrs. Hinkle, the 3rd grade teacher at our schoo...

We recently were given the opportunity to talk with Mrs. Diana Newey about how her semester has been going. She told us that “The new semester is going well.” and that the weathe...

During the week of March 3 through March 7, 2025, White City Elementary celebrated Dr. Seuss Week. During Dr. Seuss Week, there were multiple Dr. Seuss related events, such as a ...

On February 12th 2025, White City Elementary held its annual spelling bee. This year, the Bee was moderated by Mrs. Susan Miller, and judged by Mrs. Lorri Kasten, Mrs. Debbie Bly...

Now that the first semester is over, we asked our science teacher Mrs. Fiest about her opinion on the new phone policy, she replied, “I approve of the policy. It has been nice t...

Recently the Rural Vista 481 school district enacted a new policy for cell phones. Rural Vista is following the lead of other districts. The goal is to reduce the amount of dis...

Some of our students began to notice something funny happening last week. The teachers weren’t dressed in their normal professional attire. Here’s what happened: White City’...

The National Convention was in Indianapolis during October. This year's National Convention was held between October 21, 2024 - October 26, 2024. There are multiple different thi...

October 18th 2024 was the date of this year’s annual Homecoming game. Heat victories continued to rack up after the defeat of Hartford 45-0. Their record officially hit 6-1, wi...

We recently interviewed our newest foreign exchange student, Alexis Roepert. Alexis is from Berlin, Germany. This is the capital of Germany, a city of about 3.6 million people. ...

TOPEKA — Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson has announced Kansas literacy rates continue to improve with fewer students scoring in Level 1 on the spring 2024 reading state as...

What do you know about the country of Italy? You might know some basic geographical facts like: Italy is a European country, and its capital is Rome. Almost certainly, you know ...

May 15, 2024 was an important day - the end of another school year. It was also a day that saw one last award ceremony - one to recognize final achievements. A lot of people won...

On May 1, White City girls in grades 6-8 took a field trip to Salina in order to explore careers that are historically nontraditional for women. For these young students, it was...

(Written by Jhet Johnson) On 2024-04-26 The White City FFA hosted the White City Tractorcade. The White City Tractorcade is a day which the White City FFA Advisor Ms. Tracy Oelsch...