May 22, 2013

Board updates policies that govern meetings

Until very recently, USD 231 board of education policies, stored in a three-ring binder, could only be viewed in the district administrative offices. As they are updated, some policies are available online, but only after school board members have approved them. Photo courtesy of Debbie Hickman

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
School board members adopted changes to the policy that governs the school board, known as “Board Policy 1000 Board of Education.”
The previous policy was only viewable during business hours via a printed book in the administration …

Kids of Character

Submitted photo

The USD 231 board of education recognized a student from each district school that exemplifies good character. They include: Ian Kramer, an Edgerton Elementary fourth grader; Nathalie Ortega, a fourth grader at Gardner Elementary; Kalyn Willingham, a first grader at …

Edgerton Elementary hosting family fun night

Edgerton Elementary staff and students will host fun-filled night including a community Fun Run, BBQ dinner, smoothie-making, and an obstacle course on April 25.  Prizes will be awarded throughout the night.  Families must be present to win.
Fun Run and …

Board adopts fee increases

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
USD 231 board members increased a handful of school fees during an April 15 meeting. The fee increases will be implemented during the 2013-2014 school year.
The cost of lunches and breakfasts will increase at the elementary …

Moonlight teacher to run for 24-hours

Moonlight Elementary teacher Kyle Amos, left, runs alongside a student during a fitness event last year. Submitted photo

Editor’s Note: Due to weather, the date of this event has changed. Amos will now run on May 1, not on April 18 and 19 as originally reported.

Moonlight Elementary Physical Education teacher Kyle Amos challenged the students and staff …

Usd 231 3rd Quarter honor rolls

HONOR ROLL 3rd Qtr

Gardner woman takes poetry prize at convention

Teresa Morse, Gardner, and Parker Roth, Minneapolis, Kan., both Baker University students, won writing prizes at a poetry convention.  Submitted photo

Teresa Morse, Gardner, took first prize for her original poetry at the Sigma Tau Delta International convention in Portland, Ore.
Morse, a junior English major at Baker University, took the top prize of $600 for her collection, “When No One …

Court of appeals to hear cases at JCCC

The Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in six cases on Tuesday, April 16, at Johnson County Community College.
Presiding Judge Stephen D. Hill, along with Judges G. Joseph Pierron, Jr., and Kim R. Schroeder, will be in …

Shooting Stars

Staff photos by Michelle Whitaker

LEFT: Michael Fibelkorn, Gardner Edgerton High School senior, was recently nominated for a Shooting Stars Scholarship in the voice classical category.  Fibelkorn won first place and received a $1400 scholarship for his work.  The Shooting Stars Gala was held April …

SH woman to present research at Washburn

Casey Meyer, Spring Hill, will present a research poster, “Characterization of Advanced Perrenial Wheat Amphiploids Via in situ Hybridization and Microsatellite Analysis,” during a student research forum at Washburn University on April 19.
“In this study we characterized a new …