Educator Rick Smith brings varied experience to WFHS principal post
Rick Smith, longtime educator and Pomona City Council member, becomes West Franklin High School principal after a varied career including fifth and sixth grade reading, American History, PE and swim, and college composition. He promotes school spirit with Blue Crew and Scholars Bowl while pushing for community involvement and more online courses amid potential budget cuts. He values gardening, fishing, outdoor life, and Mexican cooking as hobbies.
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Bring Your Own Technology to Class Support Explored
Kansas State University professor Rebecca Gould backs BYOT in schools arguing it enhances education by integrating students devices from desktops to smartphones. She notes options include cloud access for apps with minimal cost but warns about high initial setup and server needs.
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Kansas State University
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Speller Emily Campbell Qualifies for State Bee
West Franklin Middle School eighth grader Emily Campbell finishes second in the Franklin County Spelling Bee at Ottawa Middle School after 17 rounds. She earns a state berth on March 3 at Washburn Rural High School, while teammates Da kota Dasinger and Landon Randall also competed against 25 students. Emily says she is excited and a bit nervous about the state competition.
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Franklin County
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Washburn Rural High School
WFHS FBLA students excel at District VII meet
Emporia West Franklin FBLA placed well at the District VII conference in Emporia on February 8. Seth Bollinger won Word Processing II, Evan Woodbury and Alexis Yelland also claimed first in their events, with multiple others finishing in the top five and ten. The top teams advance to the State Leadership Conference in Topeka at the end of March where Carlie Snethen seeks District VII Vice President.
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Evan Woodbury
Alexis Yelland
Whitney Earnest
Carlie
Snethen
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Shelbi Allen
Courtney Renfro
Jessica Greck
Sydnie Turnbaugh
Topeka
Carlie Snethen
District VII
West Franklin High Publications Class Produces Page
The Publications class at West Franklin High School on 511 East Franklin Street, Pomona, Kansas, handles this page's editorial content. Letters can be sent to the school address or emailed to simsr at usd287.org.
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