Bluestem High School Alumni
Leon, Kansas (KS)

Recent Members
Brandy Brandy Michelle Armstrong | 1988 |
Gretchen Cox | 1989 |
Kathy Shaffer | 1974 |
Nick Hoffman Nick Hoffman | 2019 |
Peggy L Newbanks Hearne | 1976 |
Sayo Parnell | 1987 |
Scotty Donham | 1981 |
Vicki Hiedeman | 1978 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Bluestem High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Lions lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni


Kelsey Rivers
Class of 2009
Air Force, 5 Years
Active Duty — Prior Security Forces member (Vandenberg AFB, CA) who retrained into Aerospace Ground Equipment (Dyess AFB, TX)
Class of 2009
Air Force, 5 Years
Active Duty — Prior Security Forces member (Vandenberg AFB, CA) who retrained into Aerospace Ground Equipment (Dyess AFB, TX)

Stanley Dennett
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Entered Air Force in 1970-served 9 years active duty (TX, CO, Germany, Spain, Thailand, AZ, England, NV, FL)-Army Nat. Guard-1 yr-Topeka, KS.-Kansas Air Nat. Guard-4 yrs-Topeka, KS.-Arkansas Air Nat. Guard-2 yrs-Little Rock, AR-AF Reserve-18 yrs-Austin, TX & Homestead, FL-AF Retired Reserve-5 yrs 8 mos-Retired as E-7
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Entered Air Force in 1970-served 9 years active duty (TX, CO, Germany, Spain, Thailand, AZ, England, NV, FL)-Army Nat. Guard-1 yr-Topeka, KS.-Kansas Air Nat. Guard-4 yrs-Topeka, KS.-Arkansas Air Nat. Guard-2 yrs-Little Rock, AR-AF Reserve-18 yrs-Austin, TX & Homestead, FL-AF Retired Reserve-5 yrs 8 mos-Retired as E-7

Steve Perkins
Class of 1971
National Guard, 20+ Years
Servied Us Navy 2 yrs active , Naval Reserves
Construction Electrician with the Navy Seabees
Port huneme Calif., USNS Midway Island ,31st NCR Port huneme Calif. .(Reserves) Colo. Ks. VA. Miss.
12 Kansas Air Guard 1 yr. AfB In Wichita Ks.
Supply Sgt
Kansas Army National Guard 13.
137 mech.Inf Augusta Ks.
Fort Riley Ks
127 Fa Augusta Ks
Fort Riley Ks
226 Combat Engineers Augusta Ks
Hohenfels Germany, Annette Island Alaska, Devils Lake N.D Clay Center Kansas, Pratt Kansas. Greenburg Ks, Hoisington Ks. Chotapa Ks. Chanute Ks,Sublette,Ks Salina Ks New Orleans La. Kwait. Iraq
Class of 1971
National Guard, 20+ Years
Servied Us Navy 2 yrs active , Naval Reserves
Construction Electrician with the Navy Seabees
Port huneme Calif., USNS Midway Island ,31st NCR Port huneme Calif. .(Reserves) Colo. Ks. VA. Miss.
12 Kansas Air Guard 1 yr. AfB In Wichita Ks.
Supply Sgt
Kansas Army National Guard 13.
137 mech.Inf Augusta Ks.
Fort Riley Ks
127 Fa Augusta Ks
Fort Riley Ks
226 Combat Engineers Augusta Ks
Hohenfels Germany, Annette Island Alaska, Devils Lake N.D Clay Center Kansas, Pratt Kansas. Greenburg Ks, Hoisington Ks. Chotapa Ks. Chanute Ks,Sublette,Ks Salina Ks New Orleans La. Kwait. Iraq

Tony Allmond
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
4 years active duty in Marine Corps and 16 years in the Air National Guard
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
4 years active duty in Marine Corps and 16 years in the Air National Guard

William J. Tillman
Class of 1997
Army, 6 Years
Active Duty, Sgt., stationed in Fort Drum, NY
Class of 1997
Army, 6 Years
Active Duty, Sgt., stationed in Fort Drum, NY
Alumni Stories

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School News
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Our Bluestem High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Bluestem High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Leon are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!