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Atchison County Community Junior Senior High School Homecoming Royalty winners

Atchison County Community Junior Senior High School congratulates the 2025 Homecoming Royalty, who were crowned prior to the football game against Valley Falls on Friday, September 19, 2025. Rance Vessar was named Homecoming King, and Madison Martin was named Homecoming Queen. Rounding out the royal court were candidates Max Bottorf, Colton Lowe, Trinity Sigmon, and Ava Speer. Assisting with the crowning were Avery Handke the 2024 ACCHS Homecoming Queen and Ty Besette, one of the 2024 ACCHS Homecoming King candidates, along with crown bearers Madeira Jolly and Ryatt Phillips, the ACCHS cheerleaders and Student Council members.

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Acting Classes and Film Screening with Siobhan Fallon Hogan

The Benedictine College Department of Theatre & Dance is pleased to welcome Siobhan Fallon Hogan, noted actress, comedian, writer and producer, to campus for a screening of her new film, Shelter in Solitude, on Wednesday, September 24, at 6:30 p.m. in O’Malley-McAllister Auditorium. Fallon Hogan has been acting on stage, screen and television for over three decades, with credits including Saturday Night Live, Forrest Gump, Men in Black, Seinfeld and many more. In addition to screening her film, the Catholic actress will also take time to provide acting and improvisation advice for Theatre Department classes. The Benedictine College Center for Catholic Media and the Office of Advancement are also sponsors of her appearance.

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