Rural Vista Schools USD 481 - Home of the Heat

Let our school board members know how much you appreciate their dedication to our students, staff, schools, and district. School Board Members include: Tracy Schmidt - president ...

On December 19th, 2023 White City hosted their annual Christmas shoppe. The Christmas Shoppe has been around for many years and the kids enjoy it every year. The Christmas Shoppe ...

Charles Dyer has been in White City for 12 years. His position is as a paraprofessional, who teaches and helps kids in need. Mr. Charlie is originally from the big state of Texa...

On November 29th, 2023. The English teacher, Mr. Killmon, of White City High School, sat down for an interview. He said that he enjoyed working at the school, due to the small cla...

On Wednesday, September 13, the reinvigorated Music Program at White City had their Christmas Program. The program is led by Mr. Ben Schierling. The 3rd graders sang first. They ...

On December 7, 8, and 9, 2023, a boy’s basketball tournament was hosted in Herington, KS. This tournament was different from others, because there was no championship game at th...

On Wednesday, November 29th 2023, the 9-12 White City high schoolers decorated their class Christmas trees. Ninth Grade's theme for their Christmas tree was “Hawaii.” The Tenth ...

On Monday, November 20, 2023, Rural Vista Middle School girls and boys played a home game against Centre. The girls won 41-7. #23 Kaimey Evans scored 20 points. Kaimey Evans said,...

White City recently held its annual Veteran’s Day program. Veteran’s Day is celebrated annually on November 11th. The assembly started at 1:00 pm, Nov 10, 2023. It began with ...

The Job Olympics offer skill learning opportunities for special education students to help them with the skills required for future jobs. According to their web site, this competi...

On Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023, the White City High School went on a trip to the Hutchison Career Fair. The Hutchinson Career Fair is a large event, where students can walk around and e...

Mrs. Lorri Kasten has been a counselor at White City Schools for 12 years. Some of her duties are helping kids with emotional problems and career exploration and Red Ribbon Week a...

We are excited to announce the dates for our Winter Concerts for USD 481 students in both Hope and White City! Hope will host their concert on Tuesday, December 12th at 7 pm. Wh...

After almost a decade of slowly decreasing numbers, Hope is back on the rise in the 2023-2024 school year. The last time Hope Schools saw an increase in student numbers from the p...

Miss Brooke Wiebe recently completed her allotted days of student teaching at Hope Schools. Miss Wiebe is graduating from Tabor college this fall after completing her undergraduat...

Our local Thanksgiving tradition is back again, with a history that goes back more than fifty years. On November 8th, the White City United Methodist Church held their annual Tur...

Recently, Junior High and High School have started playing basketball. Junior High basketball started before high school. Thus far, Junior High Boys and Girls have played three g...

Mrs. Tanna Kasten is our Title One/Kindergarten teacher. Owing to recent staff changes, she recently moved over to temporarily teach Kindergarten. She has been teaching for 20 yea...

On Sep.27, 2023, Multiple school FFA chapters gathered together for another FFA event, Land Judging. Stakes were high, as this event only occurs once a year. Ms. O had brought her ...

October 23rd 2023 was the beginning of an annual event called Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon week is an event where adults and children all around the nation pledge to learn about th...