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Middle School Students Selected for Honor Band

Thursday, October 24

By Emmie Boese USD 311 Communications Director/BOE Clerk/High School Secretary PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. — Two Pretty Prairie Middle School students have been nominated and chosen to participate in the South Central Kansas Music Educators Association (SCKMEA) Middle School District Honor Band. The students selected are... Read More.

Task Force: Kansas Schools Should Ban Cellphones for All Students

Wednesday, October 23

Members of the Kansas State Board of Education say they want to offer guidelines to local districts but don’t plan to impose statewide restrictions. Cellphone policies, like budget or curriculum decisions, are ultimately up to local school boards. By Suzanne Perez, KMUW/Kansas News Service WICHITA,... Read More.

Barton Music Students to Perform Fall Recitals Starting Nov. 6

Wednesday, October 16

GREAT BEND, Kan. — The Barton Community College instrumental and vocal students will perform this fall in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel (Fine Arts Building). The performances range in a wide array of styles and genres and feature brass and woodwind instruments, violin, guitar, piano,... Read More.

Pretty Prairie Middle School Students Selected for Honor Choir

Wednesday, October 16

By Emmie Boese, USD 311 Communications PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. — Several Pretty Prairie Middle School students have been nominated and selected for the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) District Honor Choir.The students selected are Hallie Deel, Olivia Goering, Kendra Reese, Allison Tipton, Micheal Chance, Ronan... Read More.

McPherson College Students Work to Raise Funds for National Conference

Monday, September 16

By McPherson College McPHERSON, Kan. — Attendance at student activities has broken records this semester for the McPherson College Student Activities Board (SAB), and now three of its leaders have an opportunity to present at a national conference and share their secrets for success. Kamden... Read More.

More Than a Home — K-State is Among the Best in Setting Students Up for Happiness and Success

Tuesday, September 3

By Rafael Garcia, K-State News MANHATTAN. Kan. — Trent Stine still isn't sure if it's possible to have a bad day at Kansas State University.The facilities, the campus, the people — everyone and everything has always felt so inviting at K-State, the junior said, even... Read More.

Evaline Hess Healthcare Career Education Fund Scholarship Board Awards 17 Local Students Scholarships

Monday, August 26

By McPherson Center for Health McPHERSON, Kan. — The Evaline Hess Healthcare Career Education Fund Scholarship Board has proudly awarded 17 scholarships to local students pursuing careers in the health care industry.Each year, a dedicated trustee board carefully selects recipients from a pool of both... Read More.

Rural Kansas Students and Communities to Receive new STEM Resources for Career and Economic Development

Monday, July 29

Partnership Launched Between Fort Hays State University and the STEMM FIRE Foundation, with Grant funds from the Patterson Family Foundation By FHSU University Communications HAYS, Kan. — Students in rural Kansas communities will soon have new resources to integrate science, math, and technology education toward some of... Read More.

Barton Healthcare Students Place in International HOSA Competition

Thursday, July 18

By Joe Vinduska, Barton Community CollegeGREAT BEND, Kan. — Students from Barton’s chapter of HOSA (Future Health Professionals) joined about 12,500 students in Houston, Texas earlier this summer at the 2024 International Leadership Conference (ILC), where they competed against students from all 50... Read More.

Agriculture Education Students Awarded Kansas Agriculture Skills and Competencies Certificates

Thursday, June 20

By the Kansas Department of Agriculture MANHATTAN, Kan. — Twenty-five students from five schools in Kansas have been awarded the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Kansas Agriculture Skills and Competencies Certificate. High schools with students earning certificates include Buhler, Centre, Ellsworth, Fort Scott and Republic County.Students... Read More.

Five Pawnee County Students Honored for Perfect Assessment Scores

Wednesday, June 12

By Lucky Kidd PAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. — Four students at Fort Larned Elementary School and one from Pawnee Heights were honored by the Pawnee County Commission Monday for achieving perfect scores on state assessment tests earlier this spring.Fort Larned Elementary 5th grader Zephaniah Vagle had... Read More.

Barton Community College Students Honored for Academic Achievements, Evans Named Coca-Cola Scholar

Tuesday, May 7

By Maggie Harris, Barton Community College GREAT BEND, Kan. — Six students from Barton Community College in the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society were recognized as members of the PTK All-State Academic team during an award luncheon on April 12 at the Courtyard... Read More.