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. […]
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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 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, […]
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 […]
3 journos place in All-Kansas Write-Off
Out of 181 student entries, three Western Plains High School Bobcat journalists placed in the All-Kansas Write-Off Contest, co-sponsored by Kansas Professional Communicators and Kansas […]
7 Bobcat journalists qualify for State Journalism Contest
HAYS — For the second year in a row, journalism students from Western Plains High School traveled to Fort Hays State University to compete in […]
KS Senate honors WPHS Journalism
TOPEKA — The students of Western Plains High School Journalism were honored Jan. 27 by the Kansas Senate. Sen. Ralph Ostmeyer, of Gove County, presented […]
WPHS journalism honored with Senate Resolution
This is the audio from this mornings session of the Kansas Senate in Topeka. The western-Kansas senator, Ralph Ostmeyer, presented a resolution honoring my journalism […]
Fall Final: Journalism Haiku
Today is the last full day of school for the fall semester here at Western Plains High School (we have a half day Wednesday during […]