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UHS VB and FB WEEK 6 RESULTS

Adelay Martin. Submitted photo.

Submitted by Adelay Martin, UHS Student Sports Reporter

The Uniontown Lady Eagles Volleyball team faced the Marmaton Valley Wildcats in the first home game of the season on Tuesday, October 6. Both JV and Varsity teams defeated the Wildcats.

The JV defeated Moran 25-9 and 26-24. Alexis Herring scored 12 points.

The Varsity Lady Eagles defeated Moran 25-18, 25-18, and 25-11. Bri Stokes scored 11 points, and Paige Mason scored 10 points and had 2 solo blocks. Danielle Howard was 24/25 on attacks with 13 kills and 6 solo blocks. Karleigh Schoenberger was 17/19 on attacks with 4 kills. Libby Schaaf was 15/16 on attacks with 2 kills. Gwenyth Fry was 12/12 on attacks with 3 kills and 2 solo blocks.

“The gym was ROCKIN’!!” said Coach Hall. The student section was indeed, rockin’. “Great atmosphere and it paid off…both teams were victorious!”

The UHS football team lost 28-8 against Riverton on Friday. Treden Buckman had 8 rushes for 27 yards, Hunter Schaaf had 9 rushes for 34 yards with one touchdown, and Drew Perry had 20 rushes for 97 yards. Jake Harvey had 3 pass receptions for 33 yards. Drew Perry completed 5/5 passes for 69 yards. As far as tackling went, Jake Harvey and Drew Perry each had 4 unassisted tackles, and Caleb Davis had 3 unassisted tackles. Joey Marlow had 2 fumble recoveries.

U234 Board Meeting Press Release Oct. 12

NEWS RELEASE    Monday, October 12, 2020

 

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at the Fort Scott Middle School Commons on Monday, October 12, for their regular monthly meeting.

President David Stewart opened the meeting.  The board approved the official agenda.  The board also approved the consent agenda as follows:

 

A.    Minutes

B.    Bills and Claims

C.    Payroll – September 18,  2020 – $1,391,092.25

D.    Financial Report

E.     Activity Fund Accounts

 

There were two comments during the public forum.  Following the public forum, it was

approved (4 yes; 3 no) to add an item to the agenda.

It was moved and approved (4 yes; 3 no) that a close mask-wearing contact of a symptomatic, confirmed COVID-19 student or staff member does not have to go into quarantine from school.

Board members heard reports from the following:

·       Brenda Hill, KNEA President

·       All building principals

·       Dalaina Smith, Director of Academics

·       Ted Hessong, Superintendent

·       Gina Shelton, Business Manager/Board Clerk

 

Board members approved the following:

·       Roof payment

·       Roof Reinspection Agreement

·       Agreement of Cooperation and Partnership between USD 234 and No Limits Rehabilitation, Inc.

·       Memorandum of Understanding between USD 234 and the Bourbon County Health Department

 

In addition, the board reviewed the September 21, 2020, Enrollment Count Report.

Board members shared comments and then went into executive session to discuss personnel matters for nonelected personnel and returned to open meeting

The board approved the following employment matters:

 

A.    Resignation of Lisa Mathew, high school paraprofessional, effective October 2, 2020

B.    Resignation of Glenda Cooper, Winfield Scott cook, effective September 17, 2020

C.    Employment of Heather Geiger as a high school paraprofessional for the 2020-21 school year

D.    Leave of absence for Lindsay Knopp, Winfield Scott second grade teacher

E.     Leave of absence for Codee Weddle, Winfield Scott paraprofessional

F.     Employment of Mary Jo Harper as high school Choral Club sponsor for the 2020-21 school year

G.    Employment of Brooke Senkevech as a middle school first session intramurals coach for the 2020-21 school year

The board adjourned.

See Tiger Football On The Big Screen Friday Night

Fort Scott Cinema is located at 224 W.18th.

Brent Cavin, manager of Fort Cinema, has come up with a collaboration to allow Fort Scott High School Tiger Football to be seen on the big screens.

“As new movies continue to be pushed back months we have switched our mindset and focus from being not only a movie theater, but into a gathering place for the community,” Cavin said.

Recently, they have made theater rentals available for private movie and video game parties on the big screens.

To view the previous story on theater rentals, click below:

Fort Cinema Gets Creative In Offerings

“This is the next step for our community to help keep their theater open,” Cavin said. “It was an idea that came to us as we realized some of the away football games have limited fan attendance. When we noticed that the upcoming football game is several hours away we decided this is the perfect opportunity to give back to the community.”

The number of fans is limited because of the COVID-19 pandemic precautions.

Cavin contacted FSHS and Fort Scott Broadcasting on Friday to pitch the idea, and both were enthusiastic about the concept.

“All three screens are capable of broadcasting the game via Fort Scott TV,”  he said.  “We are hoping that broadcasting conditions will be optimal Friday night from Wamego, and we are making sure our theater will be able to hopefully stream the game without any hiccups.”

Admission is free.

The staff is asking those who want to attend to come and get a ticket sometime this week between the hours of 6 p.m.and 8 p.m.

“This is solely to give us an estimate on crowd size,” Cavin said.

“There will be a free will donation bucket available for anyone who would like to donate money,” he said.

“Our concession stand will be open with food that all fans are familiar with when they attend games: popcorn, pretzels, nachos, candy, and pizza by the slice from Papa Don’s will be sold,” Cavin said.

The cinema is located just off South Main Street at 224 W. 18th Street.

Doors will open at 6:00 with kickoff scheduled for 7:00.

Come support the undefeated Tigers, while supporting the local cinema.

The Fort Scott High School football team celebrates in a 2015 game.

FSHS Talking Tigers Place First

FSHS Talking Tigers. Submitted photo.
Congratulations to the FSHS Talking Tigers Debate Team!  They placed first overall at the Pittsburg Virtual Debate Tournament on October 3rd.  The individual teams that placed were Neil Gugnani and Shekhar Gugnani: 1ST in the  Open division, Isaiah Self and Gavin Warfield: 6th place in the JV division, and Kinsley Davis and Lillian Collins: 7th in the JV division!
Way to go team!  We compete at the Wichita East Virtual tournament next.
Submitted by Angella Curran

UNIONTOWN HS VOLLEYBALL and FOOTBALL WEEK 5 RESULTS

Adelay Martin. Submitted photo.

Submitted by Adelay Martin, UHS Student Sports Reporter

The Lady Eagles traveled to Jayhawk Linn on Tuesday, September 29 for their volleyball matches. The JV lost their game, but Varsity was victorious against the Jayhawks.

Jayhawk defeated Uniontown in two matches scoring 25-18 and 25-19. Landry George scored 4 points.

The Eagles defeated Jayhawk in three sets, scoring 25-21, 25-19, and 25-20. Bri Stokes scored 12 points and had 11 consecutive serves in the first set. Libby Schaaf was 19/23 on attacks and had 2 kills, Danielle Howard was 17/20 on attacks with 6 kills, Karleigh Schoenberger was 16/20 on attacks with 3 kills, and Paige Mason was 14/14 on attacks with 4 kills. Gwen Fry had 6 solo blocks.

“We did not play our best, but still played well enough to get the win,” said Coach Hall. “Still continuing to work on the little things. We will host Marmaton Valley on Tuesday, October 6. This is our only home event!”

The Eagles’ football team went up against the Northern Heights Wildcats on Friday, October 2. The Wildcats were defeated 41-0. Hunter Schaaf had 17 rushes for 134 yards, while Drew Perry and Treden Buckman each had 11 rushes for 112 and 34 yards, respectively. Schaaf also scored 4 touchdowns and had 10 assists, and Perry scored 2 touchdowns. Jake Harvey had 7 assists, 2 unassisted tackles, and 1 Q.B. sack.

Head Coach Johnathan Stark said of the game, “I thought the team did a really good job of playing hard and playing together. We started off the first quarter really intense and ready to play, and we were able to maintain our intensity throughout the entire game. We had some really tough calls against us early in the game that went against our momentum, but we showed maturity and mental toughness by being able to overcome them and stay focused. I was really proud of some of the guys on the team at the end. We put in some of our subs and JV players, but the quality of play on the field stayed the same, and we won 41-0 against a team that has a lot of talent.”

FSHS After School Choir Enrollment Open


Students attending FSHS are invited to sing in the FSHS After School Choir, directed by MJ Harper.
Performers will further grow vocal abilities, musical knowledge, and choral repertoire. This ensemble will also
prepare students for district and state auditions and the spring musical. COVID guidelines will be observed.
Rehearsals will begin October 13th and will run 3:30-4:15PM Tuesdays and Thursdays at FSHS. Students
wishing to participate can enroll by scanning the QR Code on posters or by emailing
[email protected] , deadline October 9th.

UNIONTOWN HS VOLLEYBALL and FOOTBALL RESULTS

Adelay Martin. Submitted photo.

ARTICLE FALL 2020 WEEK 4

Submitted by Adelay Martin, UHS Student Sports Reporter

The Lady Eagles traveled to Crest for Varsity matches on Tuesday, September 22. They defeated the Pleasanton Blu-Jays in two matches with scores of 25-14 and 25-18. Aiden Holt scored 7 points and Bri Stokes had 9 assists. Danielle Howard was 11/12 on attacks and had 7 kills and 5 solo blocks.

The Eagles were defeated by the Crest Lancers in three matches with scores of 25-19, 22-25, and 25-23. Danielle Howard and Aiden Hold each scored 9 points and Danielle had 6 solo blocks. She was also 18/22 on attacks and had 7 kills. Libby Schaaf was 16/20 on attacks and had 2 kills, and Bri Stokes had another 9 assists.

“We didn’t play our best volleyball tonight, but I was extremely proud of the way the team rebounded in the second set of the Crest match to force a third set,” said Coach Hall. “It was a close match and could have gone either way. We just didn’t capitalize on the opportunities we were given and we will learn from that.”

The Uniontown Eagles’ football team faced the Olpe Eagles on Friday, September 25. They lost 48 to 2, but played a tough team, with Olpe being ranked number one in the state. Drew Perry had 23 rushes for 45 yards and Hunter Schaaf had 18 rushes for 51 yards. Schaaf also had 7 tackles, and Jake Harvey had 4. Treden Buckman had one QB sack as well. The team played hard, and the fans and the band were with them on every yard!

St. Mary’s School Makes Changes for Pandemic

St. Mary’s Catholic School students have some classes outside. Submitted photos.

School started for St. Mary’s Catholic School on August 27.

 

But with the COVID 19 Pandemic, this year is not school as usual.

 

“We have moved our 3rd/4th grade combination classroom into our gym space, to ensure that there is at least six feet between all students,” Josh Regan, St. Mary’s Principal, said. “From the very beginning, one of our top priorities has been to make sure that there is adequate social distancing in every classroom.”

 

Regan knows the school is fortunate to be small enough to be able to social distance, and that not all schools have this ability, he said.

 

Regan is thankful for the cooperation of staff and the community in setting the school up for the start of school.

 

“I want to commend our 3rd/4th grade classroom teacher, Amber Russell, for her hard work in creating a classroom space in just a couple of weeks,” Regan said.  “She really went above and beyond in making that space not only conducive to learning but also inviting and comfortable for kids.”

 

Amber Russells’s 3rd/4th class allows social distancing in the school gym. Submitted photos.

“We also want to thank Matt Ida and Brian McGowan at Extrusions Inc. for their generous help in constructing temporary walls for that classroom,” Regan said.

The administration and staff want to maximize time the students can be without a facemask, one of the ways they are following government guidelines to stop the spread of the disease, he said.

” We want to maximize the time that kids can be kids, without the restriction of a facemask that we feel strips away part of our God-given human connection with others since we cannot see concealed faces,” Regan said.  “Communication is damaged and relationships are much more difficult to build when we cannot tell whether a child is frustrated, sad, happy, or somewhere in between based on their expression!!”

“So much communication is nonverbal, especially in how a teacher reads the emotions of students and how kids interact with each other,” he said. ” Our kids wear masks as mandated, but we have worked hard to maximize time outside where they can remove masks safely and laugh, talk, and enjoy the time with their friends! ”

Students bring beach towels to school each week to spread out on the school’s lawn to eat lunch.

St. Mary’s students enjoy lunch outside. Submitted photos.

” About a month before school we also started asking school families, parishioners, and community members to allow us to borrow any picnic tables that we could get our hands on,” he said. “A couple of our families even anonymously bought and donated outdoor tables.”

“Our teachers frequently take classes outside and use the tables to distance kids with masks off,” Regan said.

In addition, the school has all its’ physical education classes outside.

“It has worked out great for us, mostly because God has blessed us with beautiful weather so far this year,” Regan said.

Students at St. Mary’s learn outside. Submitted photos.

USD 234 Early Release Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2020

 

There will be an early release day for students on Wednesday,

October 7, 2020.  Students will be dismissed at the following times:


Fort Scott High School and Eugene Ware School – 1:01 p.m.
Fort Scott Middle School – 1:11 p.m.
Winfield Scott School – 1:06 p.m.
Fort Scott Preschool Center and New Generation Preschool – 11:05 a.m.

 

There will be no afternoon preschool sessions and no after-school child care.

U234 Special Board Meets For Purchase of Student Computers

NEWS RELEASE

 

Friday, September 25, 2020

 

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met virtually at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25, for a special board meeting.

Vice-President James Wood opened the meeting.  The board approved the purchase of computers for students.

The board adjourned.

 

 

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met virtually at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, September 25, for a special board meeting.

President David Stewart opened the meeting.  The board approved a SPARK Memorandum of Understanding.

The board adjourned.

 

Tiffnie Spears: New FS Fifth-Grade Teacher

Tiffnie Spears. Submitted photo.

A teacher at Fort Scott Middle School resigned in August and  USD 234 had a fifth-grade teacher request to transfer to the middle school, creating a 5th-grade opening.

Tiffnie Spears is the new fifth-grade teacher at Eugene Ware Elementary School in Fort Scott.

Tiffnie Spears, 29, graduated from Fort Scott High School in 2009 and graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications in 2013, then received her Master’s  Degree in Elementary Education from Western Governors University in April of 2020.

“I was born and raised in Fort Scott and, as soon as I graduated from Wichita State, moved back home to be near my friends and family,” she said.

” I was able to do my internship hours with Mrs. Malone in the Fall of 2019 and did my student teaching with Mrs. Stepps this past Spring semester.”

She has been married to her husband, James, since 2011 and they have a 4-year-old son named Jacoby.

“My family loves to travel and our goal is to get Jacoby to as many states as possible before he graduates high school,” she said.

 

How did you become an educator?

“There wasn’t much that got me as excited than seeing my son, niece, and nephews grow and learn new things so I just knew I needed to go back to school to be a teacher. I was torn between following through with being a communication major or an educator so going back to school was a pretty easy choice.”

Did someone inspire you to teach?

“It was my son who inspired me to teach. After Jacoby was born, I knew I wanted to not only help him to grow and learn every day but to have a positive impact on as many children as possible.”

What is the best part of teaching for you?

“The ‘Ah-ha!’ moments are the best and most rewarding moments for me. Being able to see the positive impact you’ve made in helping that student succeed means everything.”

What is the greatest challenge in teaching?

“Starting my first year in the classroom during COVID-19 has so many obstacles but the students are doing so great with the changes we are all being faced with.”