May 26, 2013

Click It or Ticket

The Gardner Police Department will be participating in a special traffic enforcement program sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation.  The “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign will run from Monday, May 20th through Sunday, June 2nd, 2013.  Gardner Police …

Military updates

Army Pvt. Chelsea M. Carpenter graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The coursework included basic military training and advanced individual training.
She is a 2012 graduate of Spring Hill High School. She is the daughter …

Fools

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TOP LEFT: Gardner Edgerton High School’s theater department presented, “Fools” a Neil Simon comedy for its final production of the year. Cast and Crew on the set of Fools.  All wore different colors of Converse shoes for the show.  Here …

Wolf Creek school’s colors, mascot named

A stuffed animal serves as an example of what Wolf Creek Elementary Schoo’s mascot might appear. The school’s mascot will be the Wranglers. Photo courtesy of USD 230

Wolf Creek Elementary School has a mascot and school colors. The school, currently under construction at 19250 Ridgeview Road is set to open its doors to students in the Spring Hill School District next fall.
The mascot will be Wranglers …

Spring Hill High School seniors earn education foundation scholarships

Winners of the Spring Hill High School Education Foundationscholarships pose for a photo at Sycamore Ridge Golf Course. The foundation’s largest annual fundraiser is a golf tournament. Photo courtesy of USD 230

The Spring Hill Education Foundation proudly announced the ten winners of its scholarship program during the organization’s 17th Annual Golf Tournament. With the support of school board members, patrons and businesses, the Foundation has provided more than $100,000 in scholarships …

Hughes to play golf at Webster University

GEHS senior Jon Hughes  inks his letter of intent with Webster University.  Submitted photo

Gardner Edgerton Hgih School senior Jonathan Hughes recently signed a national letter of intent to play golf at Webster University in St. Louis this fall.
A four-year letterwinner, Hughes played varsity as a freshman and has qualified for the state …

University update

Ann Grannell, Gardner, has earned a $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship to study in Ecuador this summer. Grannell is a junior in elementary education at Kansas State University.
She was one of nearly 100 KSU students to receive study-abroad scholarships …

Gardner Edgerton High School alum wins Fulbright Scholarship

Sydney Doster, a Gardner Edgerton High School alumna, poses at Baker University. The college senior recently was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to teach abroad in Nepal. Photo courtesy of Baker University

Baker University student Sydney Doster, a college senior from Gardner and a 2009 graduate of Gardner Edgerton High School, has received a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year to Nepal, where she will teach English.
Doster, a French and …

USD 231 board of education approves new contract for superintendent

Bill Gilhaus

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 …

Governor presents state employee with bonus check

Governor presents bonus

Gov. Sam Brownback, on behalf of Kansas taxpayers, presented Chris Simons with a check for $1,025 last week. Simons, who works in the Kansas Department of Administration, suggested the installation of motion activated paper towel dispensers. Her idea saved the …