February 22, 2012

Ping pong club to host benefit tournament

To honor a friend’s memory while raising funds for scholarships, the Ping Pong Club at Gardner Edgerton High School will host a table-tennis tournament on Saturday, March 3. Officially dubbed the “First Ever Blazer Pong Squad Ping Pong Extravaganza,” the event is a benefit for the Andrew K. Hurd Memorial Scholarship Fund. Hurd, an original [...]

University updates

Emporia State University Ryan Charles Cackler, Edgerton, and Kimberly Dawn Burnell, Spring Hill, earned undergraduate degrees from Emporia State University Dec. 17. The local students were among a class of more than 550 who earned degrees from ESU. Cackler earned a bachelor of arts degree in English with a minor in psychology, and Burnell earned [...]

Operation Pillowcase

Photo courtesy of Annette Lane

Photo courtesy of Annette Lane Mrs. Droge’s and Mrs. Lane’s students at Sunflower Elementary decorated pillowcases for military personal stationed abroad.  Two students in their fourth grade class have relatives deployed at this time. The pillowcases, donated by the Sunflower staff, were decorated along the edges with hearts.  The class decided to write words of [...]

Vogue

Members of the Gardner Edgerton High School Blazerettes perform during the homecoming basketball game last weekend. Submitted photo by Trevor Sprague

Submitted photo by Trevor Sprague Members of the Gardner Edgerton High School Blazerettes perform during the homecoming basketball game last weekend.

Winter Royalty

Photo courtesy of USD230

On Feb. 3, Spring Hill High School crowned its Winter Court Royalty, including King Derek Bybee and Queen Kylen Young.

University updates

Baker University More than 700 undergraduate, graduate and nursing students at Baker University received their degrees during commencement ceremonies last fall. Graduates include: Kelley Alexander, master of arts in education, of Edgerton.  Jaylene Freeman, master of arts in education; John Harding, bachelor of science in management; James Ireland, master of business administration; Micha Johnson, master [...]

GEHS Winter Royalty

Submitted photo

Submitted photo Gardner Edgerton High School Winter Royalty candidates Morgan Buie, Becca Clark-Hargreaves, Molly Porter, Kiley Reindl-Boden, Taylor Zimmerman, Brent Bovitz, Austin Keehn, Peyton Kuhn, Tanner Webb, and Marcus Williams pose before coronation. The King and Queen will be announced during halftime of the GEHS vs Blue Valley North basketball game on Feb. 10. Varsity [...]

Winter Royalty

Submitted photo

Submitted photo Pictured are members of the Gardner Edgerton High School Winter Royalty Court. Queen candidates include Morgan Buie, Becca Clark-Hargreaves, Molly Porter, Kiley Reindl-Boden, and Taylor Zimmerman.  King candidates are Brent Bovitz, Austin Keehn, Peyton Kuhn, Tanner Webb, and Marcus Williams. The king and queen will be announced at half time  during the GEHS [...]

University update

More than 3,200 Baylor University students were named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the 2011 fall semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be an undergraduate with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7, while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours. Among those named was Sarah Grace Russell, [...]

School bond issue passes

 USD 231 voters approved a $72 million bond issue on Tuesday. More than 5,000 voters returned ballots in the mail-in election. The Johnson County Election Office sent 12,883 ballots to all of the registered voters in the school district. With 5,219 ballots counted, approximately 53 percent, or 2,795 people, cast votes to approve the bond [...]