History

Rising city education started in 1887 when Butler County School District 32 purchased a school site from Albert Rising and the Union Pacific Railroad. A two story frame school house was completed in 1888. On the second floor is where the high school was housed. Pioneer era students have been quoted in the 1926 school paper "Echo" as saying "�our ink would freeze solid overnight unless we took precaution of setting it under a radiator�"

The first graduates in 1893 graduated received 10th grade diplomas and by 1914 four years of high school was offered. In 1925-25 state report reveals a faculty consisting of Supt. M.R. Mortensen and teacher H.E. Woten, M. Graham and V.M. Cooper with an average of 50 students attending 9th-12th grade. In 1992 there we 41 children attending, with 9 teachers assigned. The school continues to grow the current enrollment of 2007 is 171 students with 20 teachers and is not only a house for k-12 but now offers pre-k as well. The academic program has encompassed the arts and music has been a hallmark of Rising City through the years. As early as 1916 there was an orchestra. In today's curriculum includes studies of foreign language (from lower level to high school), computer science, and photography.

The royal blue and white teams' nickname can be traced back to Coach Fred Terry who revived the sport of football in 1939. His efforts are still remembered in the nickname "Terriers." In 1958 the eight-man football team was ranked number one. The basketball teams both girls and boys have appeared at the state tournament held in Lincoln. With the Lady Terriers winning the class D-2 championship in 1984.

Alumni of Rising City include Dr. Walter H. Judd, noted missionary and congressman from his adopted state of Minnesota and Clifford Hilegass known for publication of "Cliff's Notes."

Rising City Public Schools
400 E. Spruce
PO Box 160 - Rising City, NE 68658
phone: 402-542-2216 or 1-866-YES-RCPS
email: stopil@esu7.org, mderr@esu7.org or alberts385@aol.com