Districts USD 474 and 422 are close to finalizing a cooperative agreement that would send Haviland students, grades 9-12, to attend classes in Greensburg next August.
While opinioins differs as to why Kansas continues to face significant revenue shortfalls, the reality of local schools and various social services having to cut offerings hits close to home.
USD 422 released a text alert Monday afternoon informing patrons of the Greensburg/Mullinville school districts that K-8 classes were being cancelled Tuesday through Thursday of this week due to an outbreak of flu in Kiowa County.
Taking pains to observe restrictions of confidentiality, Mullinville USD 424 Principal Darrel Kohlman did confirm to The Signal Friday afternoon an “incident” had taken place at the junior high school there Wednesday morning that resulted in local law enforcement being called on the scene to help resolve the matter.
In case you haven’t heard, one of the latest U Tube posts shows around 20 elementary school children at B. Bernice Young Elementary School in Burlington, New Jersey singing the praises of the U.S. President as part of a Black History Month event last February. Most parents of the students are just now finding out about the Obamamania event.
The mother of an 11-year-old student of Kiowa County Junior High attending classes in Mullinville told The Signal Thursday morning she and her husband are considering filing suit against USD 424 because of a recent error in administering a prescribed medication to her son.
Barclay College President Herb Frazier announced this week the school's fall semester enrollment is up 31 percent over that of a year ago.
So with two weeks under their belt, how goes this year's arrangement that has Mullinville K-5 students attending class in Greensburg, while jr high students from Greensburg are joining their Mullinville counterparts at the west end of the county? So far, so good.
Kevin Lee has been employed by Barclay College as an Associate Professor of Distance Education.
Haviland's school board is set to vote January 12 on whether the district will move to a Monday through Thursday school week for the next academic year. Following is a description of what led to this being considered, the pros and cons of such a format, and what the results of moving to the shorter week might be.
Taylor Schmidt is one of several Greensburg High students quickly becoming somewhat of an adolescent “green authority,” the senior recently having attended his second Green Build Conference and Expo in as many years the week before Thanksgiving in Boston.
What do Greensburg and Mianzhu City, China have in common? Not much, other than both having been devastated by a natural disaster. That common bond has sent four local leaders to China to pursue sister city ties with that earthquake-ravaged community halfway around the world.
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius was the most prominent of several speakers at a groundbreaking ceremony of Greensburg's new $40 million school held Wednesday afternoon in the practice gym of the temporary school campus.
Representatives of the four entities to be housed in the cutting edge Kiowa County Commons facility responded favorably to architect Tod Ford's presentation of the structure's schematic drawings Thursday afternoon. Next up is the design development phase and continued efforts to raise funding.
With the last weekend of October upcoming it’s what else but time again for the annual rite of Make a Difference Day (MADD) in Greensburg.
She no longer lives in town. The tornado took her former home on West Iowa. Neither does she still operate Green Acres Bed and Breakfast in Greensburg. The EF5 claimed that structure as well.
Janice Haney has, however, reinvented herself, as have other survivors of the May 4, 2007 storm, becoming editor of a successful publication chronicling anecdotes of those having lived through that harrowing night—successful enough, in fact, to plan a second volume.
Having grown up in nearby Minneola, 33-year-old Travis Powell has returend to south central Kansas to take over Shawn Starr's reins as USD 422's athletic director. With a steadily rebuilding community as his new home, Powell looks to take full advantage of the facilities Greensburg will soon have in its new school campus in working toward a successful athletic program in the middle of Kiowa County.
Anyone interested in learning the basics of working with ceramics should consider attending the class being offered the next eight Tuesday evenings, starting June 17, at the GHS art trailer in Greensburg.
Speaking Tuesday to a gathering at the newly finished 5-4-7 Arts Center, University of Kansas Professor and head of Studio 804, Dan Rockhill, and, former student, Jenny Kivett, announced that LEED Platinum certification is assured for the Center. With preliminary certification coming in at Silver, Kivett said a few clarifying statements would be added before resubmitting the application which both Rockhill and Kivett agreed would put the final assessment at Platinum.
