June 19, 2013

University update

Emporia State University
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Ethan Platt of Gardner, Kan., was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. …

University updates

Baker University
The following students were named to Baker University’s College of Arts and Sciences dean’s list for maintaining a 3.5 grade-point average or higher and at least 12 credit hours for the spring 2013 semester: Samantha Brandt, Teresa Drovetta, …

Board approves interim superintendent for USD 231

Christy Ziegler will fill-in for USD 23 1 Superintendent Bill Gilhaus, who is statutorily required to be retired for at least 60-days in order to collect pension funds as well as salary.

He announced his temporary retirement during the May …

Brick by brick

Submitted photo by Larry Byers

Workmen were laying bricks Monday morning on an outer walkway at a large center circle inside a round-about-drive near the two school buildings that are presently under construction southeast of Gardner’s downtown business district. Several blocks of new connecting streets, plus parking lots and …

Board members to tour new elementary June 10

School board members will get a sneak peek of the Grand Star Elementary School during the June 10 school board meeting.

Board members will meet at 4:30 p.m. at the under-construction elementary building to tour the school. They will head …

University updates

Matthew Allen, of Spring Hill, Kan., was named to Midwestern State Universities Provost’s Honor Roll.
To be included on the Provost’s Honor Roll the student must complete the semester with at least 12 hours and a grade point average of …

Kansas schools will receive less federal funding for Title I next year

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Kansas school districts will lose $7.2 million in federal funding next year.
According to a letter the Kansas Department of Education sent to school districts, the cuts are the result of sequestration, the amount of funding Congress …

GEHS All-School Reunion

classmates from class of 73

The 79th Annual GEHS All-School Reunion was held on Sunday, May 19 at the high school.
Lawrence resident, and member of the Class of 1963, Gene Dorsey, served as master of ceremonies for the event. Special recognition was given to …

Class of 2013

GEHS graduates
toss their caps in the air
at the end of the ceremony
on May 18. Submitted
photos

The classes of 2013 at Gardner Edgerton High School and Spring Hill High School collected their diplomas last weekend at ceremonies at their respective schools.…

That’s a wrap

Right: Spring Hill seniors
pose in their caps and
gowns during the
festivities.

The classes of 2013 at Gardner Edgerton High School and Spring Hill High School collected their diplomas last weekend at ceremonies at their respective schools.…