Check out this awesome kid! Way to go Dani!
https://southcentralksvype.com/featured/bluestems-dani-orpen-athlete-spotlight-presented-by-jims-propane/
Wrestling
6/3 Due to potential of severe weather and flooding, we are cancelling evening weights. Wrestling is cancelled as well. Stay home and stay safe!
I just wanted to apologize for the picture that was posted earlier of Mrs. Gale's retirement. It
was an error, and corrected as quickly as possible. I have reposted and once again I am very sorry for what happened. We will miss you Mrs. Gale!
Tanna
Mrs. Gale is retiring after 34 years in our district. We will miss her!
My journey of being a teacher has come to an end. I have enjoyed being at Bluestem for my entire career. It began in 1991 at Haverhill Elementary as a part time Kindergarten teacher. After 3 years, I transferred to Bluestem Elementary for the full-time position of 4/5 Multi-age. From there I taught K/1, 2nd, 3rd and finally back to Kindergarten for a total of 34 years. During this time, I woke up and went to “school” every day, I never said I was going to “work.” Someone once said that if you love what you do then you’ll never work a day in your life. Well, that’s so true! It’s truly been an amazing chapter in my book of life, one that I will treasure forever. I want to thank my parents, my husband, kids, family and friends for always being there to support me.
Just a reminder - The Summer Food Service Program which provides FREE meals to all children and teens ages 1-18 begins today! This program runs every Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. during the following dates: June 2-26 and July 7-31. *Child must be present to receive their meals.
2025 State Sporting Clays Competitors for Bluestem Shooting Sports Team: Wyatt Brewer, Lincoln Caillouet, Gus Kastner, Koa Willhite, Braydon Kilgore, Tyler Topper, Tyler Batson, and Rylee Orpen.
Today, Bluestem Shooting Sports Team competed in the Kansas State High School Clay Target League STATE Sporting Clays competition at Murphy’s and Sons, outside of Augusta, KS. They represented our school well, especially for their first year competing in this discipline! Rylee Orpen won 2nd place in the ladies JV division, with a 74/100! Tyler Batson shot a straight 25/25 in Varsity for a State patch. Well done! We are proud of you all! State Skeet Competition will be on 6/12/25 and State Trap Competition will be on 6/14/25.
Bluestem Shooting Sports placed 5th as a team in State Sporting Clays with a combined 392/500 with their top 5 shooters (Tyler Batson 81/100, Wyatt Brewer 78/100, Koa Willhite 78/100, Gus Kastner 78/100 and Tyler Topper 78/100)
Congratulations to all the Lions honored with All Tri Valley league honors.
Reagan Neal finished in 9th place at State in the 1600 M run.
Congratulations to Tinley Lovesee on placing 6th in Long Jump at State!
Kaylyn Defore finished 16th at State in the 300 M Hurdles.
Kaylyn Defore finishes 15th at State in the 200M dash.
Lady Lion softball concluded their season with a 4th place finish with a lost to Cedarvale/Dexter by the score of 9-5. Great job ladies!
Tinley Lovesee with a 4th place finish at State Triple Jump
If you are not able to be at Cessna Stadium today enjoying this great weather, you can still keep up with the track and filed team by checking the results on the link below. Good luck Lions!
https://ks.milesplit.com/meets/659165-kshsaa-state-championship-2025/coverage
Lady Lions Softball is defeated by a score of 1-2 in 10 innings against Inman. They will play for 3rd place starting at 3:00 PM.
Pole Vault podium
Ayson 3rd place
Ayson Shepherd finishes in 3rd place at State Pole Vault.
Jr Davis placed 10th at State in the shot put.
Lady lions softball games today can be seen on this YouTube page. #LIONPRIDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJuRGlosv4Y