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Fort Scott, Schools, Sports

FSHS Girls Swim Team Results

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The FSHS Girls Swim team had a busy week competing in Coffeyville on Monday and in Osawatomie on Wednesday night.
“We celebrated our senior swimmers on Monday Night as well, ” Coach Angie Kemmerer said. “Congratulations on a successful senior season: Dawna Hudiburg, Emily Davenport, Anna Gilmore, and Kourtney Flynn.  Next week the swimming tigers will finish their regular season meets with the League Championship on Wednesday, May 12th in Osawatomie.”
Here are the results from Coffeyville’s meet:
Team Finished 2nd
200 Medley Relay:
 3rd Place – Ashley Smith, Annelise Hall, Alyssa Smith  Dawna Hudiburg
  6th Place-Kourtney Flynn, maia Martin, Annalyse Gilmore, Rylan Mason
200 Free
5th Emily Davenport
6th Maia Martin (Best Time)
200 IM
4th Annelise Hall
6th Anna Gilmore
50 Free
2nd Ava Steier
3rd Dawna Hudiburg (Best Time)
6th Alyssa Smith
100 Fly
3rd Maia Martin (Best Time)
4th Anna Gilmore (Best Time)
100 Free
2nd Ava Steier
5th Alyssa Smith
6th Ashley Smith
500 Free
2nd Emily Davenport
3rd Kourtney Flynn
200 Free Relay)
2nd Dawna Hudiburg, Annelise Hall, Ashely Smith, Alyssa Smith (Best Time)
4th Ava Steier, Rylan Mason, Emily Davenport, Annalyse Gilmore (Best Time)
100 Back
5th  Kourtney Flynn (Best Time)
100 Breast
2nd Annelise Hall
4th Ashley Smith
5th Dawna Hudiburg
400 Free Relay
3rd  Ava Steier, Kourney Flynn, Maia Martin, Emily Davenport (Best Time)
Osawatomie 5/3 Swim Meet
Team took 4th out of 8 teams
200 Medley Relay
4th Dawna Hudiburg, Annelise Hall, Alyssa Smith, Ashley Smith
9th  Kourtney Flynn, Maia Martin, Anna Gilmore, Ava Steier (Best Time)
200 Free
10th Emily Davenport
12th Anna Gilmore (Best Time)
200 IM
7th Annelise Hall
11th Maia Martin (Best Time)
50 Free (51 swimmers)
10th Alyssa Smith
12th Dawna Hudiburg
13th Ashley Smith
100 Fly
2nd Ava Steier (Best Time)
100 Free (37 Swimmers)
7th Alyssa Smith
18th Anna Gilmore
500 Free
7th Kourtney Flynn
9th Emily Davenport
200 Free Relay
5th Alyssa Smith, Annelise Hall, Ashley Smith, Dawna Hudiburg
100 Back
2nd Ava Steier (Best Time)
14th Dawna Hudiburg
100 Breast
3rd Annelise HAll
4th Ashley Smith
16th Maia Martin
400 Free Relay
7th  Ava Steier, Emily Davenport, Maia Martin, Anna Gilmore (Best Time)
Bourbon County, Schools

SOAR Camp at West Bourbon Elementary This June

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West Bourbon Elementary School, Uniontown.

SOAR is a summer camp offered to West Bourbon Elementary 4th through 6th-grade students.

 

“The name was chosen to represent the eagle soaring,” Kerri Travis, the program director, said. The USD 235  Mascot is an eagle.

“It’s an opportunity for students to spread their wings and experience and enhance their learning through the exploration of new concepts and activities.,” she said.

 

These two girls are forming a flower pot on pottery wheels in a previous WBE Camp. Submitted photo.

The camp is June 1 – 28, Monday through Friday, from  8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., and is free to district students.

 

Parents can sign up their children by contacting the West Bourbon Elementary School office at 620-756-4335.

 

“Our goal is to provide a place for our students to continue their growth academically while learning through hands-on activities such as robotics, coding, life skills, community service, and science experiments,” Travis said. ” Furthermore, it’s an opportunity for our students to spend time with their friends while engaging in fun activities.”

 

These are the planned activities for the camp:

 

Field trips to  Fort Scott Cinema, Trampoline Park, nature exploration, roller skating,  and a bouncy house.

 

Outdoor games, such as bowling, ladder golf, cornhole, horseshoes, badminton, water games, slammo game, ring toss, basketball, and volleyball.

These boys are preparing to eat a pumpkin dessert that they made in cooking class at a previous WBE Camp. Submitted photo.

 

Indoor Activities include 3D puzzles, bead pets, catapult wars, wooden construction science projects, sewing kits, magnetic design and paint tiles, food science experiments, cooking, photography, science experiments using microscopes, gardening, Legos, banking, fishing, tie-dye shirts, community service, reading session, and virtual reality headset activities.

 

Daily camp schedule and activities.

Students will arrive at West Bourbon Elementary be served a free breakfast.

 

Then the activities begin.

 

“Our summer program is designed to offer new enrichment activities while they are continuing to learn science concepts, technology, engineering, and math,” Travis said. “Our program is all hands-on activities, which the students love!”

 

There are three different enrichment activity classes daily, a thirty-minute session focusing on reading, a physical activity, and a healthy, nutritious free lunch for all students.

 

“Our SOAR camp will end daily at 1:30 p.m., from which the students will be sent home via school buses,” she said. “Every day will offer new and exciting learning opportunities for all our students. We all are gearing up for a great time at summer camp!”

 

These girls are painting rocks during sn enrichment time at a previous WBE Camp. The rocks are then hidden around the school for others to find. Submitted photo.

 

Daily Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. is check-in time, attendance, and breakfast.

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Enrichment class #1

10:00 – 10:20 a.m. Recess – outside or gym

10:20 – 11:00 a.m.  Reading session

11:00 – 11:50 a.m. Enrichment class #2

11:50 – 12:00 a.m. Recess – outside or gym

12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Enrichment #3

1:30 – 1:45  p.m. Family time – load onto buses

 

The WBE camp leaders are Travis, program director, along with
Hannah Hays, Courtney Campbell, Angela Nading, Julie Schafer, Rachel Reed, and Bonnie Rathbun, who are tutors for the program.
“These ladies are who keep this program running effectively and work hard to keep the program exciting for our students,” Travis said.  “I appreciate their inputs, suggestions, and support as we all work together to make the best program possible!”
Pictured are students building objects with the activity called Zoomtools, in a previous WBE Camp.  “One student told me that they built the Coronavirus,” Travis said. Submitted photo.
Entertainment, Fort Scott, Schools, Sports

From the Pool to the Runway, FSHS Swim Team is Making a Splash!

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Oliver Witt, FSHS Swim Team member, in the black dress, won the Miss(ter) Pageant on April 24
Submitted by Coach Angie Kemmerer
The Fort Scott High School Girls Swim Team competed in Coffeyville on Thursday, April 22 and Monday, April 27.
At both meets the team finished 2nd behind Independence.
FSHS Boys Swimmer and Girls Team Manager Oliver Witt Represented the team at the Miss(ter) FSHS pageant on Saturday, April 24th and brought home the grand prize.
  From the pool to the runway, FSHS Tigers are making a splash!
The results from Thursday’s meet were:
200 Medley Relay
“A” 2nd
“B” 3rd
200 Free
5th  Emily Davenport
6th  Annalyse Gilmore
200 IM
5th Annelise Hall
6th Ashley Smith
50 Free
2nd Ava Steier
5th Dawna Hudiburg
100 Fly
4th Maia Martin
100 Free
2nd Ava Steier
500 Free
2nd Kourtney Flynn
200 Free Relay
“A” 3rd
“B” 6th
100 Back
6th Kourtney Flynn
100 Breast
1st Annelise Hall
4th Ashley Smith
6th  Dawna Hudiburg
400 Freestyle Relay
“A”  4th
The results from Monday’s meet:
200 Medley Relay: Both teams got a best time
“A” 2nd (Ava Steier, Ashley Smith, Alyssa Smith and Dawna Hudiburg)
“B” 5th (Rylan Mason, Emily Davenport, Maia Martin & Annalyse Gilmore)
200 Freestyle:  
4th Alyssa Smith Best time
7th Emily Davenport
200 IM
3rd Ashley Smith Best time
6th Annalyse Gilmore  Best time
50 Freestyle
2nd Ava Steier
4th Dawna Hudiburg
7th Rylan Mason Best time
Kourtney Flynn Best time
100 Butterfly
4th Maia Martin
100 Freestyle
3rd Ava Steier
5th Alyssa Smith Best Time
500 Freestyle
3rd Emily Davenport  Best Time
4th Kourtney Flynn
200 Freestyle Relay
“A” 1st  (Dawna Hudiburg, Alyssa Smith, Ashley Smith and Ava Steier) Best Time
100 Backstroke
4th Dawna Hudiburg Best time
9th annalyse Gilmore  Best Time
100 Breast
1st Ashley Smith Best Time
7th Maia Martin  Best Time
400 Freestyle Relay
“A”  5th  (Rylan Mason, Maia Martin, Kourtney Flynn and Annalyse Gilmore)
Fort Scott, Schools

Angie Kemmerer Nominated for 2021 National History Day Teacher of the Year

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Angie Kemmerer. Submitted photo.

FORT SCOTT EDUCATOR NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL HISTORY DAY® TEACHER OF THE YEAR

WASHINGTON, D.C. and FORT SCOTT, KANSAS–Mrs. Angie Kemmerer, a teacher at Fort Scott Middle School and Fort Scott High School in Fort Scott, Kansas, was nominated for the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year award in the senior division of the National History Day (NHD) National Contest. The award is sponsored by Patricia Behring in recognition of the pivotal role teachers play in the lives of students.

Each of the 58 National History Day affiliates may nominate one high school teacher for this award, and Mrs. Kemmerer is the senior division nominee from Kansas. Every nominee for the $10,000 award is a teacher who demonstrates a commitment to engaging students in historical learning through innovative use of primary sources, implementation of active learning strategies to foster historical thinking skills, and participation in the National History Day Contest. All nominees will receive $500 as a result of their nominations.

“The nominees for the Behring Award have shown a dedication to teaching that goes beyond the classroom,” said Dr. Cathy Gorn, National History Day Executive Director. “These educators are leading examples for their peers and invaluable resources for their students. I congratulate Mrs. Kemmerer on her well-deserved nomination.”

The national winner will be selected by a committee of experienced teachers and historians, and announced on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at the National History Day National Contest Awards Ceremony to be held virtually due to COVID-19. Nominees’ work must clearly illustrate the development and use of creative teaching methods that engage students in history, and help them make exciting discoveries about the past.

About National History Day® (NHD):

NHD is a non-profit organization based in College Park, Maryland, that seeks to improve the teaching and learning of history. The National History Day Contest was established in 1974 and currently engages more than half a million students every year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. Students present their research as a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. Projects compete first at the local and affiliate levels, where the top entries are invited to the National Contest at the University of Maryland at College Park. NHD is sponsored in part by, HISTORY®, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, Southwest Airlines, the Crown Family Foundation, The Better Angels Society, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library and the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation. For more information, visit nhd.org.

About Kansas History Day

Kansas History Day Foundation’s mission is the promotion of interest among elementary and secondary school students in history and historical research by providing the students an opportunity to compete and display publicly the results of their historical research and by rewarding them for their efforts and interests. Kansas students have a long history of success in History Day at all levels, including the national level. KHDF’s aim is to make sure that all Kansas students have the opportunity to continue this successful and winning tradition. Please visit our website for more information, kansashistoryday.org.

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Entertainment, Fort Scott, Schools

FSHS Talent Show This Saturday

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Fort Scott High School To Host Talent Show and Pageant

 

The annual FSHS Talent Show and Miss(ter) FSHS Pageant is this Saturday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at the FSHS Auditorium.

 

The event features singers, actors, dancers, musicians, and comedy. The first-place winner receives $50, second place earns $40, and third place takes home $30.

 

This year’s emcees are junior Thespian President Christina King and junior Thespian Secretary Jenna Stockstill. Judges include high school teachers William Hall, Reyna Valenzuela, and Sara Jackman.

 

The Miss(ter) FSHS Pageant features senior males from various high school sports and activities escorted by a senior female. They model their “sports attire” as they perform a short talent and then model their evening gowns. The contestants compete for the title based on audience response.

 

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Seating is limited and the $6 tickets must be purchased at fortscotthighschool.ludus.com. Masks are required.

Fort Scott, Schools

Nine FSHS Debate and Forensics Team Members Qualify For Nationals

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Fort Scott High School Debate and Forensics team has been competing completely virtually all year.
Over the last few weeks students have been working to qualify to nationals through three district tournaments.
The last leg of this tournament was April 16-17.
The Talking Tigers have nine students who will be representing Fort Scott at Nationals in June.
Overall, Fort Scott placed 2nd in Congress sweeps and Speech Sweeps and 3rd in debate sweeps
 Several students qualified for nationals in multiple events but are only allowed to compete in one.
HERE IS THE FSHS NATIONAL QUALIFYING TEAM:
Congress House:

Neil Gugnani

and

Shekhar Gugnani
Congress Senate:

Lillian Collins
PFD: Thade Yates and Khris Patel
Informative 10:

Jadelynne Atherton-Russell
POI:

Kinsley Davis
HI:

Trent Toth

and Regen Wells

The entire Talking Tigers team has adjusted to every strange and different thing that has been thrown at them and this is the result of their hard work and dedication! They are a great representation of Fort Scott High School and we are extremely proud of them!
Submitted by
Angella Curran 

Fort Scott High School
Speech Communications
Debate/Forensics
Bourbon County, Schools

UHS Project-Based Learning Students Open Coffee Shop

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Camryn  Davis takes orders from a line of students on April 14  at the Eagles Nest. Submitted photos by Mike Reith.
Uniontown High School students opened a coffee shop on April 5 at the school, following months of preliminary groundwork.
The school’s mascot is an eagle and the name of the coffee shop is Eagles’ Nest.
 “The name was chosen by students through surveys,” Alicia Jackson, the teacher sponsor of the project, said.
 The idea was an outgrowth of one of the three major redesign committees that Uniontown Junior / Senior High School personnel has established, she said.
“The Special Ops Committee originally had thirteen members, consisting of teachers and staff from all areas across the school.  Students were a part of the team as well.”
Waiting in line at the Eagles Nest. Photos submitted by Mike Reith.
 In 2020, students presented a PowerPoint presentation to the USD235 school board along with a complete business plan and design ideas.
“Much of the groundwork included interviews, coffee shop field trips, research, and surveys,” she said.  “The school board…designated a space for the coffee shop and had renovations completed prior to school opening this year.”
 “A group of seven Project-Based Learning (PBL) students picked up the project and have made the coffee shop truly a  student-led operation,” Jackson said.
Some of the goals for the project: students gain detailed business knowledge, gain work experience as employees and managers, and develop skills that will enable them to transition to part-time or full-time jobs.
Additional goals are to “earn scholarships, to encourage better grades so students will be granted privileges to ‘hang out’ at the coffee shop area, and to add a fun element to the learning environment as well,” Jackson said.
The menu at the Eagles Nest. Photos submitted by Mike Reith.
Seven Project-Based Learning students are working in the shop. Junior Laney Covey is the manager. Senior Rhian Gorman led the design efforts. The two assistant managers are  Junior Camryn Davis who has contributed from her work experience outside the school, and  Junior Alie Fuhrman who has focused on fundraising and operations.  Senior Hannah Smith joined the group this semester when she returned from remote learning and brought business knowledge to the group.  Two junior high students are actively involved as well: Tyranny Bilyeu and Abigail Lotterer.
Eagles Nest baristas from left to right. Rhian Gorman, Alie Fuhrman, Laney Covey, Hannah Smith, Abigail Lotterer, Camryn Davis, and Tyrrany Bilyeu. Submitted by Alicia Jackson.

The manager’s job is to oversee operations such as ordering supplies, purchasing equipment, preparing and decorating the facility, Covey said.

 

“As a team, our Project Based Learning group worked together to accomplish all of the preparations to open a coffee shop,” Covey said.

 

” I think that the Eagles’ Nest opens up a multitude of opportunities to our high school and junior high students,” Covey said. “Not only do students get to enjoy a beverage that has not previously been offered to them at school, but students can sit down at the tables, visit, and hang out.”

 

“By opening up the coffee shop, we give students a calm environment that we can continue to utilize and grow in the future,” Covey said.

 

“The Eagles’ Nest project has also been a great learning experience to teach us the basics of running and operating a business,” Covey said.

 The coffee shop workspace is a room located inside of the former FACS (Family and Consumer Science) room in the high school. The space was originally a darkroom for yearbook staff years ago,” Jackson said.
“This PBL group has cleaned, painted, and decorated the entire outer room, which is now used for seating,” Jackson said.  “The larger room is a shared space for meetings and classes as needed but open for the coffee shop during our hours.”
  The target customers are students from grades 7 – 12.
“Teachers and staff have also been supportive buyers,” Jackson said.  “We follow the nutritional guidelines for sizes of drinks and nutritional content.  We are thrilled when anyone buys from us.”
Prices range from $ .75 to $1.25 depending upon the order.
” We have coffee, iced coffee, and cappuccino for high school students only,” Covey said.  “The coffee shop also has iced tea, hot tea, hot chocolate, lemonade, and Capri Sun available to the entire student body. The Eagles’ Nest will also be offering a wide variety of specialty syrup flavors.”
 The Eagles’ Nest is open from 7:30 until 7:55  a.m. and then again for ten minutes during 2nd Chance Breakfast between 2nd and 3rd hours.
“We are hoping to open during some seminar periods at the end of the day, as we perfect our skills and schedules,” Jackson said.
“The shop did a soft start opening with seniors during seminar on Monday, April 5,” Jackson said.  “Since then, we have been open daily in the mornings.”
Baristas Rhian Gorman and Laney Covey prepare orders at the Eagles Nest. Photos submitted by Mike Reith.
About PBL
“PBL (Project-Based Learning) is one of the main redesign emphases that we implemented this year,”  Mike Reith, principal of the high school and junior high, said. “We have a 70-minute PBL period every Wednesday; this is to allow students the opportunity to focus solely on their projects.”
“We currently have 84 different PBL groups, ranging from community/school service to learning new musical instruments to beginning a chicken operation to promoting school spirit to wood and metal projects to developing exercise programs to painting wall murals around the school, and so many more,” he said.
“The Eagles’ Nest Coffee Shop has been one of the main business-focused PBL projects, but we also have some young ladies who have started a T-Shirt design and printing business called ‘The U’,” he said.  “They have been very successful so far and continue to see their orders increasing.”

The PBL presentations will take place on April 27 and 28 during the PBL period, he said.

 

Fort Scott, Schools, Sports

FSHS Girls Swim Team Place At Invitationals

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The Fort Scott High School Girls Swim Team is off to the races.

  They swam in the Winfield Invitational on April 6,  where they finished 5th as a team,” said Coach Angie Kemmerer.  “The Tigers had a total of 27 entries for the meet and earned 16 Best Times.”

Annelise Hall took 8th in the 200 IM dropping 2.67 seconds for a best time.

In the 50 Free, Ava Steier took 3rd, Dawna Hudiburg 7th and Alyssa Smith 10th out of 41 swimmers.

  In the 100 Free, Ashley Smith took 11th, Emily Davenport 18th and Annalyse Gilmore 21st out of 37 swimmers.

 Maia Martin took 17.88 seconds off her 500 Free and placed 9th,

“The FSHS 200 yard “A” Free Relay took 4th and dropped 2.88 seconds and our “B” 200 Free Relay took 12th and got a team best time by dropping 6 seconds,” she said.  ” In the 100 Backstroke, Ava Steier took 5th and Kourtney Flynn took 13th out of 27 swimmers. FSHS had a strong showing in the 100 Breast where Annelise Hall placed 4th, Dawna Hudiburg 8th and Ashley Smith 9th out of 27 swimmers.”

 

Tiger Swimmers returned to the pool in Coffeyville on April 13 where they finished the night with a 2nd place team finish.

“A” 200 Medley Relay took 3rd:  Ashley Smith, Annelise Hall, Alyssa Smith and Dawna Hudiburg

“B” 200 Bedley Relay took 6th:  Emily Davenport, Maia Martin, Ava Steier, Annalyse Gilmore

200 Freestyle:  Smiley Davenport 3rd,  Annalyse Gilmore 5th (dropped 4 seconds for Best Time)

200 IM:  Alyssa Smith 4th, Annelise Hall 7th

50 Free: Ava Steier 2nd (BT of 27.78), Dawna Hudiburg 4th (BT 30.73), Rylan Mason 8th

100 Butterfly:  Maia Martin 4th dropped over 2 seconds for a best time

100 Free:  Ava Steier 3rd (BT 1:01.63), Ashley Smith 4th (BT 1:10.36), Alyssa Smith 5th (BT 1:23.03

500 Free:  Kourtney Flynn dropped13 seconds for a BT

200 Free Relay took 2nd: Ashley Smith, Annelise Hall, Alyssa Smith, and Dawna Hudiburg

100 Back: Ashley Smith took 3rd with a best time

100 Breast: 1st Annelise Hall (BT), 5th Dawna Hudiburg, 8th Emily Davenport

400 Free Relay took 4th: Ava Steier, Annalyse Gilmore, Kourtney Flynn, Maia Martin

Bourbon County, Schools

Year End Activities For Bourbon County High Schools

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It’s the time of year where high school activities are ramping up for the end of the year: proms, graduations, senior trips.
The following are those activities of Fort Scott and Uniontown High Schools, Bourbon County’s two school districts.
Fort Scott High School.
Fort Scott High School
FSHS Prom is Saturday, May 8 from 8 to 11 p.m. in the River Room Event Center above Luther’s BBQ, at National Avenue and Oak Street.
Bert Lewis,  FSHS Junior and Senior Class Sponsor, said she will be asking the Fort Scott City Commission on April 20 about closing Oak Street from National Avenue to Judson Street for the prom walk-in.
Walk-in by the prom attendees will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
“Masks and social distancing will be required for spectators,” Lewis said.
Lewis said dates of current juniors or seniors that don’t attend FSHS,  will need to sign up in the school office before the prom, to attend.
 
FSHS has 136 juniors and 137 seniors this school year.

Thursday, May 13 is the last full day of classes for all FSHS, including seniors.

 

Graduation is Saturday, May 15.

 

“Graduation is on May 15th at 8 p.m. at the FSHS Football Stadium,” Jeff DeLaTorre, activities director for FSHS, said. “There will also be baccalaureate in the FSHS gym at 4 p.m.  “We are also working on details for a senior parade at 10 a.m. on the morning of the 15th. Nothing official yet but we will release details when they do become official.”

 

“At this time we plan on having full capacity at graduation,” he said. “Masks will be required and social distancing expected, but no other limitations at this time.”

 

“There will be a senior trip for seniors that choose to go on May 24th and 25th,” DeLaTorre said.  “They will be traveling to Branson.”

 

“This school year has been challenging for everyone in the district,” he said. “But our teachers, staff, students, and community have done an outstanding job of following protocols and procedures to keep our distractions and interruptions to a minimum. We are looking forward to finishing this school year strong and hope to return to more of a normal school year next year!”

 

 

Uniontown High School.
Uniontown High School
Uniontown High School Prom is this Saturday, April 17 in the high school gym.
The prom lineup is at 5:15 p.m., at the junior high school entrance. The walk-in is 6 p.m. and the dance is from 7 to 11 p.m.
“We have close to 70 students signed up to come to prom, which is higher than what it usually is,” Senior Class Secretary Kristy Beene said.  “Outside visitors can come from other schools but (students) have to have a form from their dates school to make sure they are in good standings.”
“You can take pictures at walk-in of course, and if you would like to take pictures of the decorations in the gym, it will have to be when the students are not in the gym, before the walk-in at 6 p.m.” Alison Weston, class sponsor, said. “The  (pandemic) restrictions haven’t completely lifted, just a little more lax.”
The UHS seniors will be going on a senior trip towards the Branson area, April 23-25.
 Graduation will be Saturday, May 8 at 2 P.M. in the West Bourbon Elementary School Gym.
There are some pandemic restrictions for UHS graduation.
Each member of the senior class will have tickets for 14 people to attend, according to Superintendent Bret Howard and a ticket will be required for entry to graduation.
There are 43 juniors and 30  seniors at UHS.
The senior’s last day at school is May 6, and the district’s last day is May 19-with a 1 p.m. dismissal.

 

Fort Scott, Government, Schools

USD234 News Release

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NEWS RELEASE

 

Monday, April 12, 2021

 

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at the Fort Scott Middle School Commons on Monday, April 12, 2021, 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 – March 11, 2021 – $1,410,272.92

D.    Financial Report

E.     Activity fund accounts

F.     Parent/Teacher Conference statistics

G.    KASB Membership Renewal with Season Pass and Legal Assistance Fund Contract Renewal for 2021-22

H.    Employee Recognition Reception – May 10 – 5:00 p.m. – Fort Scott Middle School Commons

 

Students from the Fort High School Drama and Thespians Department gave a presentation.

Patrons spoke during the public forum section.

Reports were given by the following:

 

·       Brenda Hill, KNEA President

·       Administrators’ written reports

·       Dalaina Smith, Academic Director

·       Ted Hessong, Superintendent

·       Gina Shelton, Business Manager/Board Clerk

 

The board acknowledged receipt of negotiations lists for 2021-22.  There was a Return-to

School Plan discussion.  Board members received a Roof Inspection Report.  In addition, the board heard a Summer Projects Report from Daniel Koppa, Facilities Director.

Board members approved the following:

 

·       Community in Schools Renewal for 2021-22

·       Southeast Kansas Gear Up Program

·       Technology purchase

·       Concrete bids – RII Concrete Construction

·       Early retirement payout

·       Purchase of two smaller buses

·       Health insurance waivers of $456.96 for the entire 2020-21 school year

·       Federal Fiscal Procedures and Policy

·       Contract for Provision of Educational Services Specialized Learning

·       Summit Truck Group estimate on bus repair

 

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.    Retirement of Pam Williams, Winfield Scott teacher aide, effective June 1, 2021

B.    Retirement of Tom Lancaster, bus driver, effective April 1, 2021

C.    Resignation of J. P. “Phil” Hammons as USD 234 Treasurer, effective March 5, 2021

D.    Resignation of Joy McGhee, Winfield Scott Principal, effective at the end of the 2020-21 contract year

E.     Resignation of Tammy Grimes, Eugene Ware speech paraprofessional, effective April 3, 2021

F.     Resignation of Dillon Duffy, middle school four-hour paraprofessional, effective March 29, 2021

G.    Termination of Gary Floyd, middle school paraprofessional, effective March 29, 2021

H.    Transfer of Clint Heffern, high school social studies/physical education teacher, to the additional high school physical education teacher position for the 2021-22 school year

I.      Leave of absence for Carrie Southwell, Eugene Ware third grade teacher, for the 2021-22 school year

J.      Clarification of contract for Stephanie Flanner, elementary behavior specialist

K.    Employment of Scott Kimble as high school principal for the 2021-22 school year

L.     Employment of Sarah Dunivan as the Winfield Scott music teacher for the 2021-22 school year

M.   Employment of Michael Casner as high school industrial technology teacher for the 2021-22 school year

N.    Employment of Ashley Wilcox as Winfield Scott technology teacher for the 2021-22 school year

O.    Employment of Susan Carnes as Eugene Ware speech paraprofessional for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year

P.     Employment of Sabrina Cady as a middle school four-hour paraprofessional for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year

Q.    Employment of Nina Merriman-Reed as a middle school paraprofessional for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year

R.    Employment of Rhonda Dawson as USD 234 Treasurer

S.     Employment of Fort Scott High School licensed personnel for the 2021-22 school year

T.     Employment of Fort Scott Middle School licensed personnel for the 2021-22 school year

U.    Employment of Eugene Ware Elementary licensed personnel for the 2021-22 school year

V.    Employment of Winfield Scott Elementary licensed personnel for the 2021-22 school year

W.  Employment of Fort Scott Preschool Center licensed personnel for the 2021-22 school year

X.    Employment of special services/technology licensed personnel for the 2021-22 school year

Y.    Resignation of Allison Gorman as high school head girls’ tennis coach, effective at the end of the 2020-21 school year

Z.     Employment of Terra Kegler as high school head volleyball coach for the 2021-22  school year

AA.   Resignation of Courtenay Slinkard, high school English teacher, effective at end of the 2020-21 school year

AB.  Addition of a full-time high school agriculture education teacher position for the 2021-22 school year

AC.  Employment of Margaret Marino as a Winfield Scott special education teacher for the  2021-22 school year

 

The board adjourned.

 

Bourbon County, Schools

St. Mary’s Kindergarten Roundup April 21

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St. Mary’s Catholic School Kindergarten Roundup will be held Wednesday, April 21 by appointment from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

To enter kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age on or before August 31.
If you would like for your child to attend kindergarten at St. Mary’s next year, please contact the school office at 620-223-6060 to schedule an appointment to be screened on April 21.
On the day of the screening, please bring your child’s social security card, birth certificate, immunization record/physical form, and if Catholic their baptism certificate.
A Kansas Certification of Immunization and/or a Kansas Child Health assessment must be filled out and submitted to the school before admission in the fall of 2021.
Due to Covid restrictions, we cannot allow parents to wait inside the building this year.
  Upon arrival at your appointment time, a school staff member will come outside and escort your child into the building.  Parents will be asked to wait in their car until the screening is completed.  At that point, a staff member will bring the child back out to the car and discuss the results of the screening.
St. Mary’s Catholic School is fully accredited by the state of Kansas and welcomes students of all faiths.