Time spent in Ransom working on the farm
This summer, as a way to spend some of my time and earn a little extra cash, I spent a couple of weeks working in […]
2013 Boys State results in promotions within program
Every summer I travel to Manhattan, Kansas, and spend nearly two weeks volunteering with one of the greatest youth programs in the state — the […]
Progress slow on reading list
At the end of May I posted about my Top 15 Books To Read This Summer. Well, I’m here today to report that I’m less […]
Career Technical Education impacts learning
Here at Sterling High School, we are heavily involved in Career Technical Education, also known as CTE. Essentially, CTE is a learning structure that prepares students […]
My top 15 books to read this summer
With the summer season upon us, I decided to take a moment to plot out what I wanted to read. See, the rest of the […]
Business Education teaching test passed
In the world of education, you have to constantly be moving forward in order to keep up. Perhaps that means learning the latest and greatest […]
Vogts gives 2013 WPHS Commencement Address
On Saturday I had the distinct honor of being the commencement speaker at the Class of 2013 Western Plains High School Graduation in Ransom, Kansas. […]
Vogts elected to KSPA Board of Directors
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association is, according to its website, “a non-profit organization composed of Kansas scholastic journalism students and their teachers. The organization is committed to […]
Writing in the Age of Distraction: a little inspiration for the weekend
NOTE: A fellow writer, Ian Anderson, shared this with me the other day. I think the idea is a great one, and I know it […]
Considering starting a ‘Little Free Library’
I love books. In fact, I think I have a book problem. See, I buy books almost compulsively. I have stacks and stacks of them. […]
‘Legend of Bagger Vance’ drives the point home
“The Legend of Bagger Vance” by Steven Pressfield tees up a message of greater meaning and knocks a long drive down the fairway straight to […]
SHS journalists earn berth to State Contest
On May 4, five Sterling High School student journalists will be competing at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Contest in Lawrence on the campus of the […]
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