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One of the more popular classes at RHS is the Speech and Drama class, taught by Mrs. Amy Jones. Mrs. Jones has been teaching for a total of 13 years; five of those have been as the speech and drama teacher at RHS. She also teaches the English classes. She went back to school to become a teacher after she retired from the Girl Scouts. Mrs. Smith also directs the school play, with her son, Sam Smith, as co-director. This year, two student, Morgan Smith and Jerome Johnson (accompanying articles in...
Morgan Smith is one of RHS students who placed in the state Speech and Drama competition, while also placing 9th in qualifying for National Speech and Debate. Morgan is a 16 year old student, and in her junior year. Morgan is small in stature, but powerful in presence. Her performance was an incredible statement on an important issue: child abuse. Her point of view is from the imprisoned mother telling her story, as she is incarcerated for exacting a mother's justice on the perpetrators, a man...
Jerome Johnson, also a student of Mrs. Jones in speech and drama, placed 2nd in the state finals for Speech and Drama competition. Jerome is 17 year old young man who moved here from Huntley, in December. Mrs. Jones said she was delighted to see Jerome come to RHS, having seen him compete several times before while in Huntley. Jerome has participated in S&D since his freshman year. Jerome is a poised, eloquent and mature youth, who is easy to talk to. His family decided to move here, as Huntley...
Wednesday, April 21, a collaboration consisting of the 14th Judicial District Juvenile Probation, Drug Enforcement Agency and local Sheriff’s office presented a seminar to the public on how to watch for drug use, how drugs are being hidden, what types of drugs are out there, and how they are being marketed to youth. DEA presented a slide show that was educational in scope and updated for today’s drug culture. Sheriff’s office mentioned that younger and younger children are being exposed to drugs, and stated there was one case they knew of wh...
School Board Meeting 4/12/21 By Izabel Bowers Koval School Board members are: Superintendent Chad Sealey, Tom Vandeberg, Duane Snook, Clay Bedford, Amy Angel, Chris Brewer, and High School Principal Ken Larsen. Principal Rick Griffin was absent. Meeting started with the Pledge; approval of the minutes; review of budget. No public comment was presented. Two students at the high school, Morgan Smith and Jerome Johnson, won awards for Speech and Debate; one will be going on to Nationals. Please see next week’s interviews of these eloquent, e...
Ah, spring!!! Warmer air, puffy clouds, bird calls and songs, snow and ice melting. Such an uplifting time. But it’s also, as this area so readily knows, times of horrific hail, flood and fire. Additionally, eleven years ago in June 2010, a tornado did considerable damage to the convention/entertainment center in Billings. That tornado was the first one in the area since 1910. Locals can also easily remember the horrible flood that drowned the south part of Roundup in 2011. A huge fire in 2012 destroyed acreage, homes, out buildings and k...
The 14th Judicial District Youth Court Probation Officer, along with Federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the Musselshell County Sheriff’s Office, will be providing a drug identification educational symposium for educators, administrators, faith-based personnel, parents and any other interested parties. This will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 6:00 p.m., at the old elementary school, currently the senior center. The goal is to educate on drug use, how to identify potential users, differing forms of drugs and paraphernalia being used and how d...
