Vogts mentioned on NYT education blog
This is a pretty proud day for me. Last year while working as a teacher in western Kansas, I had my journalism students take part […]
Vogts mentioned on NYT education blog
This is a pretty proud day for me. Last year while working as a teacher in western Kansas, I had my journalism students take part […]
Ness City book talk lends great experience
July 24 I went to the coffee shop in Ness City, Kansas. It is called Cuppa Joe. I was there to give a talk to […]
‘Dragon Tattoo’ stays true to Larsson’s vision
If you’ve read this blog before, you probably have come across a post about the Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson. I love those books! All […]
Review: ‘The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest’
As I wrote in December 2010, I loved the first two installments of Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium Trilogy.” In fact, I am pretty sure I developed […]
Vogts leaving WPHS, moving to Sterling
It is with an avalanche of emotions I write this post. After two amazing years of being the journalism teacher (and bus driver, forensics coach, […]
Vogts leaving WPHS, moving to Sterling
It is with an avalanche of emotions I write this post. After two amazing years of being the journalism teacher (and bus driver, forensics coach, […]
Grad school was my Shawshank
Have you ever seen the movie “The Shawshank Redemption”? You know the one I’m talking about. It is about a guy who is wrongly sentenced […]
Emotional pull of Boys State stems from life-changing experience
The answer is goosebumps. Last week I wrote about how the American Legion Boys State of Kansas program was underway. I talked extensively about my love […]
Boys State of Kansas changes lives
The 75th session of the American Legion Boys State of Kansas is underway, and I couldn’t be prouder to be part of a group of […]
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 […]
Cat Tracks earns 1A All-Kansas title
RANSOM — For the second year in a row, the Western Plains High School student newspaper — the Cat Tracks — has been named the […]