Western Plains FFA Receives Donation from Community Business

Home Grown Program

Ransom- As part of the Home Grown Program, Red Brand fencing continues to be a supporter of over 800+ local FFA chapters. This year, Western Plains FFA is included as one of those chapters. Circle C Distributors, Bazine, KS, participating in this program to help local FFA Chapters. Lacrosse, Ness City and Western Plains were all helped out by the Corsair brothers. The Home Grown program donates $1.00 for every roll of wire sold at Circle C Distributors. Western Plaisn FFA had an all school assembly to show the appreciation to the Corsair brothers for their help with the chapter. Chapter President, . . . read more

Flax places at State Forensics

SALINA — Western Plains High School brought home a little more hardware Saturday. Two WPHS students competed in the Kansas High School Activities Association State Championship Forensics tournament, and both came away with placing well. Junior Casey Kraus, in his third appearance at state, placed in the top 12 after breaking into semifinals. He competed in the category of Humorous Solo Acting. Sophomore Andrew Flax broke into finals in two events — Oral Interpretation of Poetry and Extemporaneous Speaking. Flax . . . read more

WPHS performs well at State Journalism

LAWRENCE — For the second year in a row, students from Western Plains High School’s journalism program traveled to Lawrence on Saturday to compete at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association’s State Journalism Contest. Several Bobcat journalists came away with awards. These are listed below: • Kate Hagans, senior, took 2nd Place, “News Page Design.” • Ashley Stull, senior, received an Honorable Mention in "News Page Design." • Katie Showalter, junior, took 2nd Place in “Editorial Writing.” • Maci . . . read more