Gordon-Rushville Public Schools

What a special day at RES! Our students had the privilege of cheering on and congratulating the seniors as they took their final walk through the halls. It was so exciting to see kids high-fiving their brothers, sisters, cousins, and friends. It’s always a touching moment to watch former students stepping into their next chapter. Congratulations, GRHS Class of 2025 — we’re so proud of you!

Good luck to Lainey today as she competes in the National Poetry Out Loud Competition! We are rooting for you! For information about the competition today, please see this link: https://www.arts.gov/news/events/2025-poetry-out-loud-national-semifinals

Join us at the high school this evening when we celebrate our athletic achievements for this school year.

Meet the Candidates: #1 – Rowan Simonson and Kylie Goings Rowan –Student Council President candidate I am involved in many things including; Volleyball, Basketball, Track, One-Acts, Club volleyball, The Spring Play, Cheer, Student Council, Medical Explorers, GR Club, and FFA. My major strength is my work ethic, which comes from being involved in many things and performing and managing them to the best of my ability.  My weakness is that I get distracted easily, but I can focus my attention when it is essential. Being involved in the many activities allows me to know what is needed in all the parts of the school and a lot of inside view from other students with what they like and dislike, and what they think needs to be modified or changed. I am very dedicated to what I either volunteer into or get voluntold into, no matter what it is I will give my 100% into it. So that shows dedication, hard work, and I encourage others to do the same.  I have been voted into the leadership position of Student council representative for GR Club, and once was voted in as Treasurer. I listen to other people’s opinions even though they may not agree with mine, and try to find an appropriate compromise. I believe that I deserve to be the Student Council President because I am a hard worker and I can get things done. I would really like to help bring up school spirit and support among students. Kylie – Student Council Vice-President candidate I have been involved in many things including Volleyball, Basketball, Rodeo, Club Volleyball, FFA, Medical Explorers, 4-H, and I will be working at the nursing home. Some of my major strengths I am good at teamwork and seeing peoples ideas through, decision making, I work hard at everything I do, I am super honest and will own up to my mistakes and work hard to solve them, I am able to keep a positive attitude and stay confident in hard situations, and i'm adaptable and will work hard in adjustments. Some weaknesses I hope to improve on are I am very critical on myself, which can hurt me by making me over work, but I have a good support system at home and overcome that, I also can be a little detail oriented, causing be to redo things multiple times, but Rowan, my partner, is very relax when it comes to things like that so I do believe she will help me mellow out a little. One weakness I have been working my hardest on is my public speaking, I can say I have come very far. I do still get a little nervous, but I have worked on it a lot, and have got a lot better. So far I have been a team captain in volleyball, and my club season. I am very big on including everyone, and creating good team chemistry as well as a family. I am very open to everyone being in a safe place, where you can tell me something you need advice on or even just a friend to talk to, with the surety it will go nowhere. I am a very positive and supportive person, I like to be everyone's biggest cheerleader, and also be able to help cheer up someone who is being too hard on themselves. I am not afraid of confrontation and sticking up for myself as well as others, I don’t like people being rude, whether it is in a sport, school, or just a normal day. Lastly, I am very good with criticism, I know that I will not be able to do everything perfectly, and I do like when people can give me criticism, knowing it will help me in the long run. I want to make school a more enjoyable and safe place for people, and personally I think I can help with that because of my positive attitude, I also want to make sports more inclusive with having more people come to home events and support all teams. I think I deserve to be a student council vice president because I am a good leader, I am good at being able to communicate with my peers and administration, and I give my all into everything I do. I want it to become a more safe and positive environment. I want to have more people being involved in things like athletics, and more school events.

A quick reminder if you are in the Rushville area tonight, or tomorrow night at 7pm our High School and Middle School Students will be Presenting Buckshot and Blossoms at the Plains Theatre at 7 pm. The Final Performance will be at 2 pm on Sunday.

Gordon Rushville High School wants to congratulate Braylynne McKimmey on signing her letter of intent to play basketball for the Central Community College Raiders.

Watch the Gordon Rushville High School Spring Concert tomorrow at 7 pm on Hudl. Just go to the Gordon Rushville Hudl Fan page to stream. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/gordon/organization/3163/gordon-rushville-high-school

Congrats to our High School Track members who qualified for the Best of the West track meet today. Rylie barker, Eliza Golden, Ashlynn Dehning, Kynsleigh Krebs, Iris Clark, Luke Laws, Eli Ross,Joel Montanez Rodriguez, Riley Lefler, Joey Ziller,Julian Rodriguez, Robert Moore.

Congrats to our Jr. High Student Athletes who qualified for the Best of the West Track Meet in Scottsbluff today. Grace Freeseman, Kennedy Kearns, Khai Janssen, Kash Krebs, Madi Dolezal, Kylynn Kensler, Bristol Starkel, Brittany Dehning, Cordell Dehning.

Pro Start Meal Kits will be ready for Pickup this Friday May 3rd.

Congrats to Wyatt Feddersen and Maddox Leeper, who placed at State Journalism. For there broadcast journalism PSA project. Great work guys.

The GR lifting classes are doing their second annual Lift-a-thon fundraiser. The goal for this years Lift-a-thon is to purchase a new leg press machine. Below is the website information where you can support our GR athletes. https://app.99pledges.com/fund/grmustangs

Congrats to our students that submitted work to the WTC art show. Alice Tullis placed 1st in the 2-D division and Alexis Trujillo placed 3rd in the 3-D division.

There has been a change to the Middle School Track Schedule. The Valentine Track Meet for middle school originally scheduled for Friday May 9, to coincide with the high school meet has been changed to Tuesday, April 29. There will not be a middle school meet on May 9, as that meet will now only be for high school. Again, the Valentine Middle School Track Meet will be on Tuesday, April 29, and not on May 9 as originally on the calendar. The high school meet will remain on May 9. Thank you.

The FFA invites you to join them on April 26th for their end of the Year Banquet & Dance, there is food, a silent auction, and a dance for the community.

Our FFA is having their annual banquet, silent auction, and dance this Saturday April 26th. The dance will be open to the community. It all starts at 5:30 PM.

We would like to thank Nancy Gillis for presenting "A Brief History of the Five Tribes of Nebraska" at Gordon-Rushville High School yesterday evening. Thank you to all who attended and to Humanities Nebraska for sponsoring the program.

A reminder that Humanities Nebraska speaker Nancy Gillis will present a program "A Brief History of the Five Tribes of Nebraska", this evening at 6:00 p.m. at the Gordon-Rushville High School. This presentation is made possible by Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Gordon-Rushville High School as part of the HN Speakers Bureau. Covering the history of the five tribes that settled in Nebraska, Gillis's presentation will detail history and sociocultural aspects of the Omaha, Ponca, Pawnee, Santee and Winnebago, with an additional focus on the history of the tribes which called the Sandhills home. "A Brief History of the Five Tribes of Nebraska" is one of approximately 300 programs offered through the Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau. The more than 165 available speakers include acclaimed scholars, writers, musicians, storytellers and folklorists on topics ranging from pioneer heritage to ethics and law to international and multicultural issues, making it the largest humanities speakers bureau in the nation. Speakers are available to any non-profit organization in Nebraska. This hour-long program will include a question-and-answer period. The most frequent users of the HN Speakers Bureau are primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, museums and historical societies, agencies for the elderly, rural organizations, churches, arts organizations and ethnic organizations. Humanities Nebraska sponsors the largest Speakers Bureau program. The program will be open to the public.

A reminder that Humanities Nebraska speaker Nancy Gillis will present a program "A Brief History of the Five Tribes of Nebraska", on April 15 at 6:00 p.m. at the Gordon Rushville High School. This presentation is made possible by Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Gordon-Rushville High School as part of the HN Speakers Bureau. Covering the history of the five tribes that settled in Nebraska, Gillis's presentation will detail history and sociocultural aspects of the Omaha, Ponca, Pawnee, Santee and Winnebago, with an additional focus on the history of the tribes which called the Sandhills home. "A Brief History of the Five Tribes of Nebraska" is one of approximately 300 programs offered through the Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau. The more than 165 available speakers include acclaimed scholars, writers, musicians, storytellers and folklorists on topics ranging from pioneer heritage to ethics and law to international and multicultural issues, making it the largest humanities speakers bureau in the nation. Speakers are available to any non-profit organization in Nebraska. This hour-long program will include a question-and-answer period. The most frequent users of the HN Speakers Bureau are primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, museums and historical societies, agencies for the elderly, rural organizations, churches, arts organizations and ethnic organizations. Humanities Nebraska sponsors the largest Speakers Bureau program. The program will be open to the public. Unfortunately, we were unable to secure enough participants to hold the Cultural Fair this Spring, so we will just be hosting the presentation by Nancy Gillis. In previous years, the high school hosted local families and organizations willing to share elements of their culture including food, art, music, dance, literature, etc. for an evening where students and the community could learn from various cultural presentations. If anyone is interested in participating in a future Cultural Fair please contact Brooke Simmons at the Gordon-Rushville High School and we will reach out to you about participating in the Cultural Fair next year. Local historians, artists, and organizations are also welcome to participate.

Congratulations to Wyatt Feddersen and Maddox Leeper for qualifying for the 2025 Nebraska State Journalism Contest. Wyatt and Maddox created a PSA video in Video Editing that was selected as one of the top 8 in Class C Journalism. The PSA is a 30 second PSA about students being so much more than just students. Congratulations Maddox and Wyatt! State Journalism is in Norfolk on April 28th. Good Luck!