TOPEKA, Kan. — School bus transportation employees play an important role in the safety of Kansas children.
Seemingly several isolated positive COVID-19 cases continue to infiltrate area schools as Maur Hill-Mount Academy and Trinity Lutheran Schools took steps toward an all remote learning mode for a short term.
Atchison High School celebrated homecoming all throughout the last week despite missing some key events like the local parade.
EFFINGHAM, Kan. — The musical influences of two longtime teachers will continue to embody the USD 377 community they served along halls at Atchison County Community Junior Senior High School.
Trinity Lutheran School officials announced Sunday their plans that beginning Wednesday, Oct. 14 school classes will be virtual throughout the Friday, Oct. 23 per recommendations from the Day School Committee.
Maur Hill-Mount Academy leaders have stopped all activities and remote learning will be the norm for the next two weeks.
Atchison High School announced the 2020 Homecoming candidates. Crowning of the king and queen will be during halftime of the varsity football game Friday night at the Amelia Earhart Memorial Stadium.
Jackson Spencer and Caroline Eckert were named 2020 Maur Hill-Mount Academy Homecoming King and Queen this week.
TOPEKA — Six Kansas schools have been designated 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced Thursday, Sept. 24.
USD 409 has initiated a Weekly Covid Data Update via the School Messenger system to keep interested parties better informed concerning the status of the virus in the Atchison Public Schools system.
A new daily protocol was rolled out to greet pupils, students, visitors and all who beckon to enter Atchison Public School facilities.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and back in early April, the Atchison Area Community Foundation (AACF) created the 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Fund. This fund was initiated with a $25,000 matching grant from the Courtney S.Turner Charitable Trust, and within just one month, more than $148,0…
Atchison County Community Junior Senior High School has announced the candidates for 2020 Homecoming Royalty.
EFFINGHAM – Atchison County Community Junior Senior High School is pleased to announce the candidates for 2020 Homecoming Royalty. Queen candidates are Madison Gill, daughter of Joseph Gill, and Scott & Cindy Myers; Meagan Pitts, daughter of JJ & Libby Pitts, and Jamie Moser; and Sky…
Maur Hill-Mount Academy celebrated the students returning to school this week with the annual Heritage Day Monday.
Sophia Hill, the daughter of Kevin and Ellen Hill of Atchison, was awarded the Dr. Richard Dickason Scholarship. Any MHMA student in their junior year with a 3.0 GPA can apply for the Dickason Scholarship. Students must write an essay describing their commitment to God, family, citizenship a…
EFFINGHAM, Kan. — Buses in USD 377 were all lined up and ready to roll with the new school year with a perfect score from the Kansas Highway Patrol Inspections and protocol safeguards in place to lower the spread of the pandemic.
The graduation process certainly hasn’t been smooth for high school students in the class of 2020.
EFFINGHAM - Some might say it’s been more circumstances than pomp that delayed the 129th annual commencement tradition for the 2020 graduated class of Atchison County Community High School.
TOPEKA - School meals are available for free or a reduced price for pupils and students.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s executive order signed on Monday to delay the start of schools in the state until Sept. 9 was officially not affirmed by the Kansas Board of Education Wednesday morning in a 5-5 vote.
Nicholas “Nick” Funk, a recent Atchison High School graduate, is the winner of the Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City 2019-2020 Gallon Grad Laptop Drawing.
The Atchison Child Care Association has proudly serve children and families and since Oct. 1, 1968. The group is a non-profit, year-round child care / preschool program closing for legal holidays. Open Monday through Friday 5:30 am — 6:00 pm.
These enrollment information and dates could be subject to change from the governors executive order as well as each districts plans.
Most families with K-12 students had the opportunity to experience homeschooling for the first time near the end of the last school year. A national poll this spring indicated that 40 percent of families were considering this option for the 2020-21 school year. One obstacle that these famili…
Please keep in mind some of these items will need to be replenished throughout the school year.
The USD 409 Board of Education members heard a report about the Ad Hoc Safety Committee presented by Director of Technology Donna Noll and Superintendent Renee Scott Monday night.
TOPEKA, Kan. (July 1, 2020) — Atchison Middle School KAY club announces it has received $600 from the Be the Spark grant, through a partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) and the Kansas Association for Youth Alumni Network (KAYAN). Atchison Middle School KAY club was …
TOPEKA, Kan. — In order to better align the Kansas Teacher of the Year program with the national program, the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) recently announced some changes to the program’s timeline.
Fresh fruits and vegetables have been made available youngsters and their families for the time being courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Highland Community College has announced the President’s and Dean’s lists for the 2020 graduates.
In wake of the events unfolding due to the COVID-19, school leaders in Atchison leaders are on task to prepare the district for what might happen within the realm of expectations and beyond.
Tricia Clark and Payden Brunton both have plans to attend the University of Kansas in the fall of 2020, but that’s not the only thing they have in common. The Atchison Area Community Foundation is proud to announce both Tricia and Payden as the first two recipients of the 2020 Kasten-Regan M…
MANHATTAN — A total of 23 students from the Northeast District FFA were awarded their State FFA Degree during the virtual 92nd Kansas FFA Convention, May 27–29.
The Atchison High School Booster Club has hung banners featuring the portrait photographs of the AHS seniors.
LAMONI, IOWA — Bryan Lentz, Atchison, graduated this spring with a Master of Science in Nursing, as a family nurse practioner, from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa.
Stetson Montana Diveley of Doniphan West High School at Highland was recently recognized by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly as a 2020 Kansas Governor’s Scholar. Typically, students receiving this recognition are invited to an awards program held in Topeka at the invitation of the governor. Unfor…
Maur Hill-Mount Academy President Phil Baniewicz has announced the retirement of math teacher Stan Purdy after 46 years in education. (14 of those at MH-MA.)
The Atchison Elementary School second graders and teachers took part in a parade to celebrate the class graduation Tuesday evening.
Nicholas Funk, Kendall Ross, Nathan Sowers and Emma Buhman-Wiggs have been named recipients of the Joseph M. Carrigan Memorial Scholarship sponsored by River Cities Community Credit Union. Each of these recipients will receive $1000 towards their college education. River Cities has given ove…
The Atchison community has recently given another community 1,000 miles away the help they desperately needed.
High schools and colleges across the nation have had to make adjustments due the COVID-19 pandemic and those in Northeast Kansas and Atchison are no different.
The Atchison Rotary Club recognizes yearly outstanding seniors from Atchison High School, Atchison Community High School, and Maur Hill-Mount Academy. This year’s Rotary Students of the Year were selected by their high school administrators and teachers for outstanding leadership, scholarshi…
Left to right, Sydney Johnson, SBCS Principal Helen Schwinn, Principal Lisa Brookover, Max Lopez, of Trinity Lutheran School, Principal Chad Bilderback and Jackson Cobbs of Atchison Middle School.
Stetson Diveley wasn’t known for being an exceptional student going into high school.
The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force announced Wednesday the Atchison Middle School is one of 92 schools in the state of Kansas to be named a recipient of a 2019 Challenge Award.
TOPEKA — Kansas’ students will receive supplemental education content via television thanks to an alliance between the Kansas State Department of Education, the Continuous Learning Task Force and the Kansas Public Broadcasting Service.
Trinity Lutheran School recently announced its Third Quarter Honor Roll.
TOPEKA — Members of the Continuous Learning Task Force recently announced school buildings may be closed across the state, but learning can happen anytime and anywhere. The task force members delivered their message on Thursday, March 19.
Public schools countywide have joined forces to ensure every child will have lunch and breakfast and throughout the week Mondays to Fridays.
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Department remains in regular contact with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment as we monitor and address the spread of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus.
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