Rural Vista Schools USD 481 - Home of the Heat

This year the school finally has a music program again. Mr. Ben Schierling is the new Rural Vista music teacher. So far we have heard from many students that they are having a gre...

We interviewed Nurse Kathy Hubka from White City School about the recent school-wide vision screening. First, we asked Nurse Kathy about the purpose of the vision screening. She ...

Mrs. Kari Hinkle teaches 3rd grade at White City Schools. Mrs. Hinkle is one of the most veteran teachers at White City! In fact, this is Mrs. Hinkle’s 34th year teaching. Wow! ...

We recently got a chance to sit down with the P.E. (Physical Education) teacher Mrs. Mackenzie Boltwood. Boltwood teaches Kindergarten-12th grade P.E . This is her 5th year teach...

We recently had a chance to get to know Brian Henry. Brian Henry is the head coach for the high school football team. He is also the White City HS math teacher, including Pre-Al...

One of our most veteran teachers is beginning her fourth decade of teaching. On September 1st, as we came to visit , Mrs. Stilwell and her second grade class were having fun with ...

On a recent day at White City School, a senior was going down the slide with a 1st grader. Somewhere near, a junior is playing on the monkey bars with a kindergarten student. On...

Why is that student wearing headphones? She’s not listening to music. In fact, she’s being tested. Annual hearing screenings were recently conducted in White City. A hearing s...

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P arenting After Divorce Parenting after divorce assists divorced or separated parents to work together to raise their children, instead of operating as fully independent par...

We talked to Meagan Carson today about the school year and other school activities. Ms. Meagan is our school librarian. She started last year around the time of track season. Ms. ...

Our student journalists recently had a chance to sit down with Tracy Oelschlaeger. Ms. O teaches Agriculture and Shop. Ag Mechanics includes various types of welding, as well as...

We recently had an opportunity to meet with White City School Principal Mrs. Darlene Griffiths. If you don’t know, Mrs. Griffiths is a former math teacher of twenty-one years. We...

We recently had a chance to go and observe the new Forensic Science class. This class is taught by Mrs. Fiest. This is Mrs. Fiest’s second year here at White City High School. S...

6:45 pm - Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing Followed by Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Hearing 7:00 pm - Regular Monthly Meeting Here is the Agenda: Call to Order Pledge of Allegian...

Familes, We invite you to review our Covid-19 Protocols for the 2023-2024 school year. If you have any questions, please call the school.

Regular BOE Meeting August 14 th , 2023 Hope, KS- School Library 7:00 P.M. Accountability of all staff to make decisions to benefit student learning. To ...

Revenue Neutral Rate & What You Need to Know What is Revenue Neutral Rate? Revenue neutral is when a taxing jurisdiction budgets the exact same amount of property tax revenue,...

On June 27th through 29th Hope Schools students Riley Hunnicutt and Amanda McBride traveled to Atlanta, Georgia with advisor Anne Jirak for the National FBLA competition. The girl...

The USD 481 Board of Education will convene on Monday, July 10th at 7 pm at White City Schools. All stakeholders are welcome to attend.