
Kindergarten deliver May baskets to Long Term.


Teacher appreciation week is May 1 through May 7
Teachers, coaches, support staff and school personnel are after immediate family, typically the most important and influential people in our children’s lives!
Teachers provide academic instruction and ensure that learning is taking place each day but they do so much more... Teachers instill and reinforce the values that parents initiate at home. Teachers provide discipline and structure in order for young people to learn and thrive. Teachers provide social and emotional support and education so our young people can learn how to manage, cope and survive in this ever-changing world. They teach our young work ethic, drive, determination and the value of doing their best. Each day teachers demonstrate to our children caring, respect, understanding, patience, equity and love.
Teaching is probably one of the oldest and most noble professions dating back prior to 561 BC and Confucius. Ever since that time the need for teachers has been growing and is currently at an all time high.
Teaching is a time-consuming and extremely challenging profession that we often take for granted. This week is a chance for us to remind our teachers, coaches, support staff how much we appreciate their hard work, thoughtfulness, patience, love and care they put into teaching our children each day!
Thank you teachers!


The Junior High track meet for today at Washington Co. has been cancelled and it will not be rescheduled.

The JH track scheduled for April 29th in Washington has been moved up to 10:00 am start time to hopefully avoid potential weather in the late afternoon.
Field events will start at 10:00 am with the 3200 starting at 11:00. We will start all other running events at 12:15

Spanish 2 continues their food unit by making elotes en vaso. This easy corn dish is a favorite among students.




Good luck to our HS track athletes as they compete at the Manhattan meet today. The meet will start at 3:00. Attached is the order of events.
Field Events: 3:00pm
Shot Put girls------------boys to follow west of stadium
Long Jump boys----------boys triple to follow at south pit (south end of football field)
Long Jump girls---------girls triple to follow at north pit (north of press box)
High Jump girls---------boys to follow
Discus boys----------------girls to follow west of stadium
Javelin girls-------------boys to follow west of stadium
Pole Vault girls--------boys to follow
Finals: 4:30pm
4X800 Girls
4X800 Boys
100 H Girls
110 H Boys
100M Girls
100M Boys
1600M Girls
1600M Boys
4X100 Girls
4X100 Boys
400M Girls
400M Boys
300 IH Girls
300 IH Boys
800M Girls
800M Boys
200M Girls
200M Boys
3200M Girls
3200M Boys
4X400 Girls
4X400 Boys
Good luck!

Students in Spanish 1 are enjoying the fresh air this morning while reading their class novel “Los agentes secretos y el mural de Picasso”.



English 8 students have been learning the power of persuasion as preparation for addressing their argument topic on school start times.



Making a Windproof Picnic Table.


It is Administrative Assistants day. Thank you to Darice for everything she does for our school!

Please come out and support our FBLA National Qualifiers on Monday, May 2nd, as they host a Bake Sale in conjunction with the All-School Spring Concert. Baked Sale begins at 6:30 p.m. and will go until 7 p.m. when the concert begins. Remaining items will be sold following the concert. Come out and pick up some good food and enjoy some great music!


Good luck to our HS track athletes as they head to Washington today. Information regarding Order of Events is below.
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Go 'Cats!

Out with the "old" and in with the "new."
FBLA outgoing and incoming officers were recognized at our FBLA/FFA banquet last week. Good luck to all the senior FBLA members as they move on to their next adventure after high school! We will miss your leadership!



Good luck to our HS track team today. They will compete at Frankfort starting at 3:00.
Go 'Cats!

Good luck to both our JH and HS track teams today. Our JH travels to Frankfort with the meet starting at 1:00. Our HS travels to Belleville, and that meet starts at 10:00.
Attached are the order of events for both meet. Good luck to all!
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Freshman in Spanish 1 have been learning about Semana Santa and the tradition of cascarones. Today we made our own cascarones and broke them on each other’s heads!





Good luck to our JH track team as they compete in Washington today. The meet will start at 11:00!

I am so very proud of these kids. They have come so far this year. 8-12 Band students traveled today to compete at Concordia for State Music festivals 1A-4A schools. They came away with all Excellent ratings. Their scores were all strong 2’s. I couldn’t have been more proud!



Good luck to our students as they go to Concordia for the State Music competition !

Sophomores in Spanish 2 made a traditional Easter dish from the Dominican Republic called habichuelas con dulce! Many were skeptical once they saw the recipe contains beans, but all enjoyed this sweet bean dessert!



