May 21, 2013

All-day kindergarten fees to increase at USD 231

Fees for all-day kindergarten and peer model fees will increase for Gardner Edgerton School District parents next year.
The cost of all-day kindergarten, for which the state does not provide funding, will increase $5 per week to $70. Annually, the …

Carpenter signs with Baker

Submitted photo

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 …

30-year golf course contract drafted in 1988

A golfer practices his drive at the Gardner Golf Course May 7. A 30-year contract between the golf course's management and the city of Gardner will expire in 2018. Staff photo by Danedri Thompson

Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in a 1988 edition of The Gardner News. A 30-year contract for management of the Gardner Golf Course expires in 2018.
The old cliché about “the grass being  greener” is coming true at …

VanDeberghe, Dellinger sign basketball letters of intent

Hayley Dellinger, left, and Shelbe VanDeberghe recently signed basketball lettersof intent. Dellinger will play basketball at Fort Scott Community College, and VanDeberghe will attend Butler County Community College. Submitted photo

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 …

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USD 231 contracts with demographer

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 …

Council meeting canceled for lack of quorum

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
City officials canceled a city council meeting due to lack of a quorum on May 6. The cancellation came within hours of the meeting’s scheduled start time.
There are only four members of the five-person council. The …

Spring Hill School District named one of best music education communities

The Spring Hill School District is one of five in Kansas to be listed among the 2013 Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). The designation recognizes schools or districts that preserve music programs …

Highfill sets hurdle record

Photo courtesy of Janelle Carpenter

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.…

Broncos place third at BFM baseball classic

Using solid pitching and defense, the Broncos varsity baseball team brought back a third place finish from the Butch Foster Memorial Classic in Kansas City last week.
In the opener, Spring Hill defeated Basehor 11-2 but dropped a hard fought …