First book signing scheduled
So I’ve published a novel, and it is on sale. The next obvious step is to have a book signing, and I’ve got one scheduled. […]
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Vogts’ ‘Murder at St. Alfanus’ novel goes on sale
Remember on June 6 when I posted I had published my first novel, “Murder at St. Alfanus”? Well, I’ve got more news . . . […]
Vogts publishes first novel
Did you read that headline? Are you wondering if it’s a fake? Well, it’s not. I am very proud to announce I have published my […]
Mom goes to hospital, doing better now
The past few days have been a roller coaster of emotions. My mother, Karen Vogts, went to the hospital Monday afternoon because she had fallen […]
Google Forms provides interesting applications for educators
On Feb. 3 I performed a bit of an experiment with my high school journalism students. I had read an article titled, “62 ways to […]
WPHS J-program produces first issue
It has finally happened. Western Plains Unified School District 106 has a newspaper. I was hired for this school year to start a full-fledged journalism […]
Students whine about not having to work
That’s it. It’s official. Today is most-likely my final day of sanity. It’s my fault, though. I shouldn’t have tried to do something nice. Sure, […]
WPHS football to play again
Friday the eligibility report was run once again at Western Plains High School in Ransom, Kan. Last week the WPHS Bobcat football team had to […]
WPHS football team forfeits Friday’s game
This hasn’t been a good week for the Western Plains High School football team, of which I am the head coach. We have lost our […]
Reynolds Institute wraps up, leaves lasting impression
First, I’m sorry this has taken so very long to write, but I just couldn’t bring myself to penning the final recap of the amazing […]
Day holds important conversations
Today at the American Society of News Editors Reynolds Institute was good. Monday we talked about law, which is hugely important, but today we also […]