T. J. Burger recently qualified for Nationals placing third in the 120 pound junior Greco division and third in the 120 pound junior Freestyle division at the state meet in Hutchinson. Joining Burger at Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota in …
Board approves new Gilhaus’ contract
May 13, 2013 by 7 Comments
A contract approved May 6 between the USD 231 Board of Education and Superintendent Bill Gilhaus, makes several changes including a base salary reduction and a contract extension thru 2016.
A copy of the contract, and Gilhaus’ retirement agreement, was …
Carpenter signs with Baker
May 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
GEHS senior Ben Carpenter (center) signs a national letter of intent to pole vault for the Baker University track team. Carpenter cleared a season best 14′ 8′’ to place first at the Blazer Invitational April 26. At left is Baker …
VanDeberghe, Dellinger sign basketball letters of intent
May 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Shelbe VanDeberghe and Hayley Dellinger will continue to play basketball in the Jayhawk East Junior College Conference next season, following stellar careers at GEHS.
They made it official April 17 signing national letters of intent in front of family and …
USD 231 contracts with demographer
May 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The USD 231 board of education approved a $12,000 contract with Chris Gralapp for demographic and enrollment services during a board meeting on May 6.
Gralapp will be charged with projecting preliminary enrollment numbers for all school buildings, drafting 5-year …
Highfill sets hurdle record
May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Pioneer Ridge Middle School seventh grader Lauren Highfill (center) set a new school record time of 18.2 seconds and placed second at the Wellsville Relays 100-meter hurdles April 24.…
Mayeske grabs gold at invitational track meet
May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Senior Matt Mayeske continued his dominance in the hurdling events grabbing gold medals in the 110 and 300 meters events highlighting the Blazer boys effort in a home track invitational April 30.
Equally impressive was senior Ben Carpenter, who cleared …
Mediation fails in school funding lawsuit
May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Attempts to resolve a school funding lawsuit against the state of Kansas fell short last week. According to a mediation status report filed by the parties May 1, mediation “was unsuccessful.”
Gov. Sam Brownback and Attorney General …
Schools to be graded differently next year
May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Kansas schools will be evaluated differently next year, Christy Ziegler, executive director of educational services, told board members on Monday night.
She presented USD 231 data for state assessment tests. The preliminary data shows that students in …
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