USD 480 Hires New Athletic Director

On Monday, June 24, the Board of Education for USD #480 approved Roland “Rollie” Van Wyhe for the Athletic Director position at Liberal High School. Rollie will be returning to Southwest Kansas after being employed with USD 232 in De Soto, KS, as their District Activities Director. Before moving to De Soto, Rollie spent several years in Dodge City as an administrator, teacher, and coach. Rollie has experience coaching football, baseball, and wrestling. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Administration and his Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from University of South Dakota – Vermillion. Joining Rollie are his wife, Tina, and his son, Brennan. Tina will be a 1st grade teacher at McKinley Elementary and Brennan is looking forward to attending pre-school this fall.