January 11th - USD 506 Labette County

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Labette County U.S.D. 506
January 11, 2016 Board Meeting 1
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AGENDA
Monday, January 11, 2016, 5:30 PM
Altamont Grade School, Altamont, KS 67330
Our mission is to provide a positive learning environment where all students develop: skills to live and work in a
progressive world, a positive work ethic, a sense of individual worth, pride in citizenship, and a life-long desire for
learning.
Our vision is to be recognized and respected as one of the premier public school systems in Kansas.
Agenda—Special Board Meeting @ 5:30 p.m.
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Printed Agenda
3. PBA Architects/Crossland Construction
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• Determine Scope of Work and Budget (D/I/A)
Consider Adoption of Resolution Calling for a Bond Election (D/I/A)
Schedule Special Board of Education Meeting (A)
Board Comments (D/I)
Adjourn (A)
A= Action Item
D= Discussion Item
I= Information Item
Agenda – Regular Meeting: Immediately Following Special Meeting
1. Call to order
2. Recognition of Visitors and Public Comments
The board president will recognize visitors at this time. The board may allow public comments
during this time. Public comments will be kept to a maximum of 5-minutes unless stated by the
board president.
• Chris Kastler, Labette Soccer Program
3. Recognitions / Communications
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Holly and Kenton Jarman
4. Approval of Printed Agenda
At this time Board members may (1) accept the agenda as shown below, (2) add items, or (3)
request that one or more “Consent Agenda Items” be placed under “Action, information,
discussion, or executive session for separate consideration.
5. Consent Agenda
5.1
5.2
5.3
Approval of December 14, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes
Approval of December 21, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes
Approval of January 4, 2016 Board Meeting Minutes
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5.5
5.6
5.7
Approval of January 2015 bills, Investments, and Activity Fund Report
Approval of Personnel:
• Bethany Dusher, Paraprofessional @ Altamont Grade School
• Jamie Jones, Paraprofessional @ Meadow View Grade School
• Teresa Nash, Paraprofessional @ Meadow View Grade School
Approval of Substitute Employee List
Approval of Resignations
• Amy Stafford, Preschool Paraprofessional @ Altamont Grade School
• Amy Stafford, Co-Cheerleading Sponsor @ Altamont Grade School
• Harmony Woods, Paraprofessional @ Meadow View Grade School
6. Reports
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
Superintendent
Administrative
KASB/Legislative
SEK Interlocal #637
7. Executive Session
7.1
For the purpose of discussing matters pertaining to personnel.
8. Additional Business as a result of Executive Session
9. Board Member Comments
10. Adjournment
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Next Regular Meeting: February 8, 2016 at District Office in Altamont, Kansas 67330
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Supplemental Agenda- Regular Board Meeting
Board of Education
Monday, January 11, 2016
Altamont Grade School
1. Call to Order:
The board president will call the meeting to order for business.
2. Recognition of Visitors and Public Comments:
The board president will recognize visitors at this time. The board may allow public
comments during this time. Public comments will be kept to a maximum of 5-minutes
unless stated by the board president.
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Chris Kastler, Labette Soccer Program:
Mr. Kastler will visit with the Board of Education about the interest and
benefits to the children of Labette County High School if a soccer program
was available for high school students. Included within the packet is a
copy of the letter Mr. Kastler prepared for the board to review. Mr. Kastler has
filled out the request to appear before the board at our January 11 meeting.
(Pages 42-43)
3. Recognitions / Communications:
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Holly and Kenton Jarman:
Mr. and Mrs. Jarman have a child that attends Altamont Grade School and
wanted to take time to visit with the board about the positive experience their
child is experiencing.
4. Approval of Printed Agenda:
At this time Board member may accept the agenda as shown below; add items to the
agenda, or request that one or more “Consent Agenda Items” be place under “Action,
information, discussion, or executive session for separate consideration.”
5. Adoption of the Consent Agenda:
The consent agenda is a method whereby the board, with one motion, may approve (by
consent) items on the agenda, which are routine, informational, or the receipt of reports,
which may not need discussion. This procedure assumes each board member has read and
studied the agenda prior to the meeting. Furthermore, at this time the Board may request
that one or more consent agenda items be placed under action, information, or discussion
for separate consideration. The motion should read- I move the board approve by
consent, items in the agenda, which are identified as 5.1-5.7.
5.1
5.2
5.3
Approval of December 14, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes (pgs. 7-9)
Approval of December 21, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes (pgs. 10-11)
Approval of January 4, 2016 Board Meeting Minutes (pgs. 12-13)
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Approval of January 2016 bills, Investments, and Activity Fund Report
(pgs. 44-58)
5.5
Approval of Personnel:
• Bethany Dusher, Paraprofessional @ Altamont Grade School (p. 14)
• Jamie Jones, Paraprofessional @ Meadow View Grade School (p. 14)
• Teresa Nash, Paraprofessional @ Meadow View Grade School (p. 14)
Approval of Substitute Employee List (p. 15)
Approval of Resignations:
• Amy Stafford, Preschool Paraprofessional @ Altamont Grade (p. 16)
• Amy Stafford, Co-Cheerleading Sponsor @ Altamont Grade (p. 16)
• Harmony Woods, Paraprofessional @ Meadow View Grade (p. 16)
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5.7
6. Reports:
6.1 Superintendent- Dr. Wyrick will share his report with the board at the
scheduled meeting.
6.2 Building Administrators- See enclosed reports on pages 17-41.
6.3 KASB- Gail Billman will share her report with the board at the scheduled
meeting.
6.4 SEK Interlocal #637- Mr. Kevin Cole will share his report with the board
at the scheduled meeting.
7. Executive Session7.1 Personnel:
At this time the board may need to go into executive session to discuss personnel.
8. Additional Business as result of Executive SessionAction as a result of executive session may take place at this time.
9. Board Member CommentsIndividual board members are encouraged to share stories of success and opportunities
for growth at this time.
10. AdjournmentMotion to adjourn the meeting. Next Regular meeting is scheduled for February 8,
2016 at the District Office in Altamont, Kansas.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION LABETTE COUNTY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Altamont, KS 67330 Labette County High School December 14, 2015 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Justin Bebb Gail Billman Kevin Cole Rich Falkenstien Jessie Foister Dr. Kolette Smith Dr. Dennis Wilson ABSENT BOARD MEMBERS: None OTHERS PRESENT: John Wyrick, Superintendent Melissa Green, MdValley Principal Cindy Dean, Board Clerk Shane Holtzman, LCHS Principal Glenda Aikins, AGS Principal Jeff King, State Senator Maggie Billman, Student Rich Proehl, State Representative Phillip Billman, Parent Jessica Sorrell, Parent Rebecca Bogner, Student Perry Sorrell, Parent Cara Detar, Student Riley Sorrell, Parent Daniel Detar, Parent Mike Starr, Maintenance Director Patrick Fredrick, Tremco Lacy Strickland, Student Jim Gilpin, LCHS Teacher Lisa Strickland, Parent Lauren Gilpin, BGS Teacher Bronte Waisner 1. Justin Bebb called the meeting to order. Gail Billman opened with prayer. 2. There were no vistors who desired to address the board during the recognitions of visitors. 3. Dr. Wyrick welcomed the LCHS FFA 9th Grade Parliamentary Team and FFA Instructor Jim Gilpin. The team gave a mock demonstration to the board. The board congratulated the team for placing first at the Southeast District Competition and wished the team luck as they compete at State in late May 2016. Dr. Wyrick welcomed Representative Rich Proehl and State Senator Jeff King. Mr. Proehl and Mr. King visited with the board about the upcoming legislative session. 4. Rich Falkenstien moved to approve the printed agenda. Gail Billman seconded. 7
Motion carried 7-‐0. 5. Consent Agenda Gail Billman moved to approve the consent agenda. Kevin Cole seconded. Motion carried 7-‐0. 6. Reports 6.1 Superintendent Report Dr. Wyrick reported Governor Brownback will deliver his 2016 State of the State address to the Kansas Legislature January 12, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Wyrick reported the CM At-‐Risk Selection Recommendation Committee met this morning to review the Construction Management RFQ proposals. The companies that submitted proposals are Crossland Construction, Manning Construction, Universal Construction and Walz, Harman, Huffman Construction. The committee will interview each of the companies December 21 and will bring a recommendation to the special board meeting December 21. 6.2 Building Administrators Glenda Aikins reported that the administration attended an active shooter workshop last week. Homeland Security conducted the workshop. Ms. Aikins reported all buildings are currently busy with Christmas Programs and Basketball Games. 6.3 KASB/Legislative Gail Billman attended the KASB Convention December 4th-‐6th. Gail reported the convention was excellent this year and the Delegate Assembly went well. Gail encouraged other board members to attend the KASB Convention next year. 6.4 SEK Interlocal 637 Kevin Cole thanked Dennis Wilson for being his replacement at last months meeting. Kevin said the Interlocal is doing great and the budget is looking good. 7. Action Items 7.1 Patrick Fredrick from TREMCO submitted a proposal outlining the Core Analysis completed on the district roofs. Dennis Wilson made a motion to approve TRACE Core Analysis for the selected roof areas in the amount of $14,870. Kevin Cole seconded. Motion carried 7-‐0. 7.2 Curriculum Director Melissa Green presented a K-‐8 Language Arts textbook proposal. Gail Billman made a motion to adopt the Houghton Mifflin textbook proposal for the amount of $131,298. Kevin Cole seconded. Motion carried 7-‐0. 8
7.3 Rich Falkenstien made a motion to dispose of district Surplus Items on purplewave.com. Gail Billman seconded. Motion carried 7-‐0. 7.4 Gail Billman made a motion to select TRANE U.S., Inc. as the districts Energy Service Company. Dennis Wilson seconded. Motion carried 7-‐0. 8. Executive Session The board did not enter executive session 9. Additional Business as a result of Executive Session. No additional business at this time. 10. Board Member Comments Kolette Smith urged all board members to attend a Christmas Program in the district this week. Dennis Wilson said the FFA Parliamentary Team that presented tonight was very uplifting and would like to see more student groups at meetings. Gail Billman thanked Melissa Green and the teachers that piloted the Houghton Mifflin Language Art textbook series this semester. Gail thanked the FFA team for presenting tonight. Gail wanted to congratulate alumni Lakyn Baughman for her outstanding award she won from K-‐State. Gail said it was nice to see LCHS Alumni succeeding. Gail wanted to send sympathy to the family of Josh Hilderbrandt and family of Jodi Brown. Justin Bebb thanked the FFA team for their presentation tonight. Rich Falkinstien wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Kevin Cole thanked Dr. Wyrick for invitation to attend the Homeland Security Workshop. The workshop was a great experience. Kevin said the FFA team gave an amazing presentation. Jessie Foister wanted to congratulate Lauren Nutter on her accomplishments. 11. Adjournment Gail Billman made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Kevin Cole seconded the Motion. Motion carried 7-‐0. The meeting adjourned at 9:13 p.m. The next Special Board Meeting will be: December 21, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the board Office. The next regular board meeting will be January 11, 2016 at Altamont Grade School. 9
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING LABETTE COUNTY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Altamont, KS 67330 Curran Administrative Center December 21, 2015 6:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Justin Bebb Gail Billman Kevin Cole Rich Falkenstien Jessie Foister Dr. Kolette Smith ABSENT BOARD MEMBERS: Dr. Dennis Wilson OTHERS PRESENT: John Wyrick, Superintendent Cindy Dean, Board Clerk Mike Carson, Steering Committee Member Howard Foister, Community Member Ed Green, Selection Committee Aaron Hight, Crossland Construction Inc. Shane Holtzman, LCHS Principal Danny Langrot, Crossland Construction Inc. Mike Mahoney, TRANE Consultant Alan Milbradt, PBA Architects Rick Nobles, Patron Insight Clark Simpson, PBA Architects Mike Starr, Maint. Director Keven Ward, TRANE Consultant Coleene Williamson, Parsons Sun 1. Justin Bebb called the meeting to order. Gail Billman opened with prayer. 2. Jessie Foister moved to approve the printed agenda. Gail Billman seconded. Motion carried 5-‐0. 3. Jessie Foister made the motion to select Crossland Construction Company for the Construction Management Company. Gail Billman seconded. Motion carried 5-‐0. 4. Kevin Cole made a motion to approve agreement with Piper Jaffray & Co. for school bond financial services. Gail Billman seconded. Motion carried 5-‐0. 10
Dr. Kolette Smith arrived at 6:06 p.m. 5. Rick Nobles reviewed the Patron Insight telephone survey. Mr. Nobles announced the final report will be finalized in January. 6. PBA Architect Clark Simpson and Mike Mahoney from TRANE Inc. reviewed the scope of work for the LCHS campus. Greg Vahrenberg from Piper Jaffray & Co. reviewed the USD 506 Financial Analysis. 7. Gail Billman made a motion for the next special board meeting to be January 4, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Jessie Foister seconded. Motion carried 6-‐0. 8. Board Comments Rich Falkenstien congratulated the LCHS students that made All-‐State Choir. Kevin Cole wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Jessie Foister thanked Ed Green and Mike Starr for their time on the Selection Committee. Jessie said she was glad to have Crossland Construction Company aboard and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Gail Billman thanked all students who were involved in charity drives during the Holiday Season and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Kolette Smith – No Comments 9. Adjournment Gail Billman made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Kevin Cole seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-‐0. The meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m. The next Special Board Meeting will be January, 4, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the board office. The next regular board meeting will be Monday, January 11, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Altamont Grade School. 11
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING LABETTE COUNTY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 506 Altamont, KS 67330 Curran Administrative Center January 4, 2016 6:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Justin Bebb Gail Billman Kevin Cole Rich Falkenstien Jessie Foister Dr. Kolette Smith Dr. Dennis Wilson ABSENT BOARD MEMBERS: None OTHERS PRSENT: John Wyrick, Superintendent Cindy Dean, Board Clerk Mike Carson, Steering Committee Member Ken Desieghardt, Patron Insight Melissa Green, MD Valley Principal Aaron Hight, Crossland Const. Shane Holtzman, LCHS Principal Chris Kastler, MdView Principal Danny Langrot, Crossland Const. Rick Nobles, Patron Insight Clark Simpson, PBA Architects Keven Ward, TRANE Consultant Coleene Williamson, Parsons Sun 1. Justin Bebb called the meeting to order. Gail Billman opened with prayer. 2. Jessie Foister moved to approve the printed agenda. Gail Billman seconded. Motion carried 6-‐0. Rich Falkenstien arrived at 6:02 p.m. 3. Ken Desieghardt reviewed the Patron Insight final report with the board. The board thanked Patron Insight for their work. 4. PBA Architect Clark Simpson and Crossland Construction Vice President Danny Langrot reviewed the districts scope and level of work. The board will review Patron Insights report along with the Architects scope of work and meet next 12
week for a Special Board Meeting to discuss bond amount. 5. Dr. Kolette Smith made the motion for the next Special Board Meeting to be January 11, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. at Altamont Grade School. Jessie Foister seconded. Motion carried 7-‐0. 6. Board Comments Rich Falkenstien – No Comments Kevin Cole said thanks to everyone for their time and efforts at the special board meetings. Jessie Foister – No Comments Justin Bebb thanked everyone for their hard work and time. Gail Billman thanked fellow board members for making wise decisions and making our district a great place. Dennis Wilson thanked all for their wise decisions. Kolette Smith said the meeting was great and wished everyone a Happy New Year. 7. Adjournment Kolette Smith made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Jessie Foister seconded the Motion. Motion carried 7-‐0. The meeting adjourned at 7:01 p.m. The next Special Board Meeting will be January 11, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. at Altamont Grade School. The next regular board meeting will follow the Special Board Meeting January 11, 2016 at Altamont Grade School. 13
LABETTE COUNTY
Unified School District 506
P. O. Box 189 • 401 S. High School Street • Altamont, KS 67330
(620) 784-5326 • Fax: (620) 784-5879
“Where Excellence and
Education Meet”
TO:
FROM:
RE:
Date:
www.usd506.org
Board of Education
John Wyrick, Superintendent
Supplemental Coaching/Activity and Classified List
January 11, 2016
Supplemental Work Agreement:
Classified Work Agreement:
Bethany Dusher, Paraprofessional @ Altamont Grade School
Jamie Jones, Paraprofessional @ Meadow View Grade School
Teresa Nash, Paraprofessional @ Meadow View Grade School
Effective 01.05.2016
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LABETTE COUNTY
(620) 784-5326 • Fax: (620) 784-5879
Education Meet”
TO:
FROM:
RE:
Date:
www.usd506.org
Board of Education
Substitute Employee List
January 11, 2016
Substitute Teacher
Shawn Martin
Brianna Stapleton
Bobbi Jo Waugh
Kitchen Subs
None at this time
Substitute Bus Driver
Merry Barley
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LABETTE COUNTY
(620) 784-5326 • Fax: (620) 784-5879
Education Meet”
TO:
FROM:
RE:
Date:
www.usd506.org
Board of Education
Classified/Certified/Supplemental Employment Report
January 11, 2016
Resignations
Harmony Woods
Amy Stafford
Amy Stafford
Paraprofessional, Meadow View Grade School
Paraprofessional, Altamont Grade School
Co-Cheer Coach, Altamont Grade School
Effective 12. 18.2015
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Altamont Grade Administrative Report
Board of Education Meeting
January 2016
Building Management
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Gym cleaned and floor readied over the break
Fire Drill held
Supervise lunchroom
Weekly Events emailed to all staff (tells what’s happening in the building)
Second semester schedules sent to staff
Transportation for games and activities scheduled
Custodial schedule accommodates clean-up from BB games
Educational Leadership
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Placement and annual IEP Meetings held as required
District In-services on January 4 and 18
KS Assessment: Practices/Ethics/ SecurityTraining for district teachers on
Jan. 18
KSHSAA and State reports turned in
Grades 6 and 8 take KS Community Care Survey
KSRR (was Save the Children) after school program begins on Jan. 11h for
grades K-3
January Building Newsletter sent out to all parents
Talent Ed Walk-throughs and evaluations continue
Habits of the Mind strategies presented to students (2 each month)
After school tutoring in place for third nine weeks
Staff meetings held
District School Safety Mtg. on Jan. 22
Students Leadership Group meets Jan. 26th.
Grade cards sent home on January 6th
Activities
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BB games held throughout January, 2-3 per week;
Geography Bee Test mailed on January 15th;
Little League practices and games scheduled
Mentoring meeting held for new teachers Jan. 20th
Honors Choir scheduled (PO’s, transportation, etc.)
County Spelling Bee Jan. 27, 1:30 @ Altamont Grade School
Glenda Aikins
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January 2016
January Events
Jan. 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY! Happy New Year!
Jan. 4 NO SCHOOL Teacher in-service/work day;
BB AGS @ PMS 3:30 (Boys only)
Jan. 5 School Resumes; BB Cvlle @ AGS (boys)
3:30
Jan. 6 Grade Cards sent home w/students
Jan. 7 BB AGS @ Md. Valley 4:00
Jan. 11 BOE Mtg. 7:00 @ AGS Library
Jan. 14 BB Md. View @ AGS 4:00
Jan. 16 Honor’s Choir and Band
Jan. 18 NO SCHOOL, Tchr. In-service
BB AGS @ Bartlett 4:00
Jan. 19 BB AGS @ Cvlle 3:30 (Boys only)
Jan. 21 BB Parsons MS @ AGS (Boys only) 3:30
Jan. 25 BB Edna @ AGS 1:00
Jan. 28 506 Tournament @ LCHS
506 Tournament Dates
Jan. 28, Feb. 1, Feb. 4, Feb. 6
506 BB Tournament @ LCHS Times TBA
Student Entry Students are NOT to be dropped off on the EAST side of the building. Do not block the busses…they have a schedule to meet. The East side is reserved for handicap busses and suburbans. Please drive from west to east on Fifth Street, when you drop off your child on the North side of the building in the mornings. Thank you! WEATHER REMINDERS...
Classes will go outside for recess as often as possible
during the winter months. Please check to see if your
child is dressed appropriately for the weather before they
come to school. At this time of year a coat or jacket
should be worn to school. Also, layered clothing is
helpful as sweaters and sweatshirts can be taken off
should your child become too warm in the classroom.
Flip-flops should not to be worn during the winter
months.
January School Fees
PK & Kdg. Milk Fee for 2nd Semester= $36.00
PK class fees due January 7, 2016
GEOGRAPHY BEE RESULTS
A.J. Kohler, 8th grade, won the AGS
Geography Bee on December 16th. He will take a
written test on January 12th to determine if he
advances to the State Geography Bee. Good Luck,
A.J.!
Thirty students competed in the bee. Second
place went to Noah Grady, while Dakota Payne
placed third. Those students participating in the Bee
were: 4th Grade: Riley Bebb, Alice Carnahan,
Kaitlyn Carson, Tanner Templeton, Eryn Thomas,
and Ben Witty; 5th Grade: Brynn Acuff, Chase
Edwards, Madisyn Helwig, Molly Leonard, Glen
Price, Zachary Renfro; 6th Grade: Gracie Gatton,
Chandler Kohler, Abbie Schlatter, Andon Searles,
Lathe Smith, Saige Smith; 7th Grade: Cole Brown,
Emma Brown, Claire Carnahan, Noah Grady,
Dakota Payne, Kelsey Stringer; 8th Grade: Kaitie
Cartwright, Keeley Daniels, Austin Jones, AJ
Kohler, Jack Leake, Samantha McClelland.
Music Honor Students Selected
The following students were selected to participate in
Honor’s Choir at Chanute High School on January 16th.
Junior High Choir: Soprano: Corianne Ince and Samantha
McClelland; Alto: Darbi Forbes and Madison Sprague;
Baritone: Austin Jones, Brian Smith, Eli Smith, and Eric
Thomas. Good Luck at Chanute!
School Resumes
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016!
Happy New Year!
Notice of Non-Discrimination
The school district of Labette County USD 506 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities
and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries or complaints regarding
the nondiscrimination policies, including requests for accommodations or access to District buildings and programs.
Complaints in regard to Discrimination
Discrimination against any student or employee on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion in the admission or access to or treatment in
the districts programs or activities is prohibited. The Superintendent of Schools, PO Box 189, Altamont, Kansas 67330-0188, 620-784-5326, has been designated
to coordinate compliance with nondiscrimination requirements contained in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disability Act of 1990. Superintendent of Schools, 401 S
High School Street, PO Box 189, Altamont, KS 67330, 620-784-5326, 620-724-6280 (telecommunications device for the deaf), 620-328-3121 (speech
impaired), [email protected].
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Board Meeting Report for Bartlett and Edna January 11, 2016 Educational Leadership 1.
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Discussed 2 new “Habits of the Mind” with students in both schools. Attended IEP Meetings in both buildings Sent home positive notes to my December Students of the Month in both schools. Working on building testing schedules for this year’s state assessment test in both buildings. Attended District Wide In-‐service on Monday January 4th Attended our district wide school safety meeting. This is a coalition team to address student/family concerns throughout our communities. •
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Held our second SIT Meetings (Student Improvement Teams) of the year in both buildings. The team discussed ways to better meet the needs of our students. Updated as needed the State Assessment Accommodations for students in both schools. Sent out December newsletters for parents and students in both buildings. Meet with students on behavior concerns. Gave disciplinary consequences. Sent letters out to parents of students that is having absenteeism problems. Working with Mike Starr on getting extra parking space at Edna. Worked with my building custodians on their list of jobs over winter break. Monitored the EPM system to make sure BGS and Edna have heat and electricity during basketball games for little league games over the weekends in January and February. Finalized the January Calendar before sending out to parents. Picked up and delivered December’s “Food for Kids” boxes to both schools. Both schools had their Christmas programs. Edna’s program was on Monday, December 7th at LCHS Harrison Auditorium and Bartlett’s program was on Thursday, December 10th @ BGS. Both schools held Christmas Parties before dismissing on Friday Dec. 18th. Edna held their 5th grade DARE Graduation parties. Both schools sent students to Greenbush for a day of science activities. Both schools held their dental clinics in December. Attached are our January Newsletters for both schools 19
(Competent, Achieving,
Talented, Students)
January 5, 2016
December Students of the Month
We would like to congratulate the
following students for being selected
December students of the Month here at
Edna. This is an honor and we are proud
of you.
Pre-K – Walter Hess
Kind. – Owen O’Brien
1st – Hadley Carr
2nd – Colton Ludwig
3rd – Madison Bevans
4th – Hayden Farrow
5th – Colton Brothers
6th – Theresa Tidwell
7th – Cameron Carr
8th – Denton Carrico
Geography Bee
Students in grades 4-8 will participate in
the annual Geography Bee this Friday,
Jan. 8th. Each grade will be represented
by a maximum of six students. The bee
will begin at 9:00 a.m. The winner of the
bee will take a written test for the state.
Should our entry do well on the written
test, he/she will advance to the State
Geography Bee held in April.
Band News!
Congratulations go out to our District Junior
High Band as they received the “Best Band
Award” in the Parsons Christmas Parade.
Parent Reminders – Important!
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2015 Christmas Ornament Contest
Winners
The Community National Bank of Edna
held its annual Christmas Tree Ornament
Contest for grades K-6 this past
December. For every ornament
displayed the bank contribute $2.00
toward the school’s library fund. This
year’s winners are: Kind. – Ethan
Severns, 1st grade – Katelynn Severns,
2nd grade – Chelsea Farrow, 3rd grade –
Adrian Kinney, 4th grade – Macy
Clevenger, 5th grade – Tucker Humble,
and 6th grade – Jacob Farrow. This
year’s winners received a gift for their
efforts. The bank contributed $244.00 to
our Library fund.
Thank You Community National!
Students Honored
Congratulation to the following students
who have been chosen to participate in
the Southeast Kansas Honors Choir and
Band. Our choir student’s are Jax Gilpin
(Tenor), Isaiah Hill (Tenor), Dane DeTar
(Baritone), Zach Hyatt (Baritone), Kelsey
Schaplowsky, Danielle Kelly, & Audrey
Stice (Soprano) and Sidney Neidigh &
Clara Rucker (Alto) for Middle School
Honors. They will travel to Chanute High
School January 16th for a day of
instruction and will perform in an all
Honors Band and Choir that evening.
Semester Schedule and Changes
Second semester started today, Tuesday,
January 5th. Music and PE days will switch
places from what it was in the first semester
but keeping the same times. First semester
grades will be sent home Thursday January
7th.
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Cold weather dress code
expectation – Cold weather is
here and to help with the health,
safety and/or welfare of all
students please remind your
children that there is a “No Short
Policy” - as long as the
temperature is at or below
freezing when school starts each
day.
Doctors Appointments - In order
for the school to excuse a
student’s doctor’s appointment
the parent must provide the
school with a note from the
doctor’s office stating time seen at
the doctor’s office. Thank You
Attendance Protocol – Any
absence due to sickness or
doctor’s appointment must be
called in the day of the absence.
All other absences must be
approved through the principal’s
office prior to the day of
absences. When these
procedures are not followed the
absences will be recorded as
unexcused.
Yearbook Sales
Yearbook Sales will start on Monday the
January 18th and run through Friday,
February 19th. Cost – TBA before we start
selling. Yearbooks must be ordered and
paid for in advance. Please make checks
payable to Edna Elementary Yearbook
Fund.
District Basketball Tournament
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Thursday January 29th
Monday February 2nd
Thursday February 4th
Saturday February 6th
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(Aiming Higher Excellence
Takes Desire)
January 5, 2016
December Students of the Month
We would like to congratulate the
following students for being selected
December Students of the Month here
at Bartlett. This is an honor and we are
proud of you.
Kind. – Rome Strickland
1st – Abie Zwahlen
2nd – Avery DuVall
3rd – Deakyn Hendrix
4th – Taylor Gray
5th – Katie Zwahlen
6th – Paige Davis
7th – Caitlin Shepard
8th – Luke Falkenstien
Geography Bee
Students in grades 4-8 will participate in
the annual Geography Bee on Friday, Jan.
8th. Each grade will be represented by a
maximum of six students. The bee will
begin at 8:30 a.m. The winner of the bee
will take a written test for the state. Should
our entry do well on the written test, he/she
will advance to the State Geography Bee
held in April.
Students Honored
Congratulation to the following students
who have been chosen to participate in
the Southeast Kansas Honors Choir and
Band. Our band students are Brody
Eichhorn (Clarinet), Jamie Kaspar
(Flute), and Elsie Sorrell (Saxophone).
Our choir students are Christian Moore
(Alto), Cecilia Eisenbrandt (Soprano),
and Magnus Winkler (Tenor). They will
travel to Chanute High School January
16th for a day of instruction and will
perform in an all Honors Band and Choir
that evening.
Semester Schedule and Changes
Second semester started today, Tuesday,
January 5th. Music and PE days will
switch places from what it was in the first
semester but keeping the same times.
First semester grades will be sent home
Thursday January 7th.
Reading Connection
Story Time – Want to spend time with your
youngsters, build their reading skills, and
help them learn to love books. You can do
all three when you read aloud to them.
Here are some suggestions:
Read regular. You might aim for 10-15
minutes of reading daily after dinner or
before bed.
Take turns choosing books. Your
youngsters may want to hear old favorites
again and again. Use your turn for new
titles and variety.
Let them participate. Ask them to turn the
pages, finish sentences or fill in words as
you read. They will enjoy read-aloud time
more if they play an active role.
Be playful. Use different voices for
different characters. Substitute your
children’s name for the main character’s
name, and family members’ names for
other characters.
Note: You don’t have to be an expert
reader – your children will love it when you
read aloud because it is you.
Band News!
Congratulations go out to the District Junior
High Band as they received the “Best Band
Award” in the Parsons Christmas Parade.
Parent Reminder – Important!
•
Cold weather dress code
expectation – Cold weather
is here and to help with the
health, safety and/or welfare
of all students please remind
your children that there is a
“No Short Policy” - as long as
the temperature is at or below
freezing when school starts
each day.
•
Doctors Appointments - In
order for the school to excuse
a student’s doctor’s
appointment the parent must
provide the school with a note
from the doctor’s office stating
time seen at the doctor’s
office.
Thank You
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Meadow View Board Report January 11th 2016 Building Management *I did all of the usual building management procedures for last month; drills, transportation request, weekly staff calendar, etc. *I made several trips to the building over the break to check on staff and the building. We had a couple of days when the heat was off in part of our building. *Meadow View held it’s dental clinic on December 8th and 9th. Educational Leadership *I attended the district In-‐Service on January 4th. The math presenter did a great job. Teachers shared many resources and Dr. Watson inspired our staff. Our teachers got lots of work done to prepare for the first day back to school. *I attended the Labette County coalition meeting on Friday Dec. 11st. This meeting brought DCF, the sheriff’s department, our school nurses and the 506 administrative team got together to solve common challenges. We also had an active shooter presenter talk to our administrative team. *I held a head cooks meeting on Friday Dec. 11th. We worked on revamping the menus and discussed our cooperative purchasing procedures. Noteworthy Items *We had a great Christmas program. Each year our music and band programs get better and better. We held them at Parsons Municipal Auditorium on two separate nights. We have over 80 students in our band program. *Not only did Meadow View raise the most money for the “Pennies for Presents” campaign, we also donated over 2,000 canned goods for the “Stella Wells” food drive in Parsons the very same week. 22
Meadow View News
January 2016 Dates for January Helping our Community Thank you for helping to support the 5 T School Resumes Stella Wells food drive. Meadow View 5 T BBall vs. St. Pats. (Here) was able to contribute over 3100 items 4:00 for the food drive. Thanks for your 9 S Boys BBall Tourney @ S.E. contributions and for helping us teach our Cherokee TBD students about helping others through 11 M BBall @ Bartlett 1:00 community service. 11 M Board of Education Meeting Meadow View also participated in the @ LCHS cafeteria 7:00 “Toys for Tots” fundraiser called “Pennies for Presents” Our students were able to 12 T PTO meeting @ 3:30 donate over $500 for this worthy cause. 14 Th BBall @ AGS 4:00 15 F Grandma Parker’s Kickoff 16 S Girls BBall Tourney @ S.E. Cherokee TBD 18 M MLK Day/ No School Teacher inservice 18 M BBall vs. Edna (Here) 4:00 21 Th BBall vs. Mound Valley (Here) 4:00 28 Th 506 BBall Tourney TBA 29 F Kansas Day (155 years old) Inclement Weather In the event we would need to close school due to inclement weather please tune into the following radio and TV stations: KLKC 93.5 Radio Parsons KGGF 98.9 Radio Coffeyville KOAM TV Pittsburg KSN TV Joplin We will also use our automated messaging system to notify you of school closures. If have not received any of our texts or email yet this year please call our office so we can add your number to the list. Winter Dress As the weather continues to be cold, please be aware of what your student is wearing to school. We will go outside for recess unless the temperature is dangerously low. Students need to wear a coat and hat during the winter months. If your student needs a warmer coat for winter let us know and we can get one for them. Honors Band and Music We want to congratulate the Meadow View students who qualified for Honors Band and Choir. Those who qualified for Honors Band are: Shelby Oshel Clarinet and Noah Ryan Tenor Sax Those who qualified for Honors Choir are: Alissa Fearmonti, Mattaya Gibbs, Gabe Holgate, Chelsea Jarman, Mavia Lee, Hayden Pool, Jeff Ramsey, Alexis Smith, Quentin Smith and Brett Vanbuskirk. They will perform at the District Honors Band held at Chanute on Saturday January 9th. School Resumes After Christmas break our teachers return to school on Monday January 4th to prepare for students. The first day back for students will be Tuesday January 5th. Be Courteous on Social Media We are asking parents and school supporters to be courteous and thoughtful when posting student pictures on social media. We have many students enrolled in our school who have asked our district NOT to publish or post their pictures. Many times at school functions and event parents take many pictures of their students and others. Please be considerate when publishing or posting pictures. PTO The Meadow View PTO will meet January 12th at 3:30 to discuss 2nd semester projects. S
ite Council Our next Site Council meeting is February 9th at 5:30 in the school library. Everyone is welcome to come. K.C. Club This year Meadow View has a group of 68th grade students involved in the Kindness and Compassion Club. They meet monthly and work to spread kindness and compassion throughout our school. This month the K.C. Club helped to collect the Pennies for Presents and the Stella Wells can food drive. Our counselors Mrs. Dean and Mrs. Giefer are the sponsors. Kansas Career and College Ready Standards Meadow View has fully implemented the KCCRS teaching standards. One of the key requirements of the reading standards is that all students must be able to comprehend texts of steadily increasing complexity, so by the time they graduate they can read and comprehend complex text needed for college and careers. As we move to this higher level of reading complexity we need parent’s help. Please encourage your child to complete independent reading assignments when given. Talk about the reading, ask questions about how it relates to them. Working together we will be able to raise the understanding of complex text. Fast Team We are looking for families to join our Families and Schools Together program this spring. If you are interested in better communication and interaction with your child, call us and we can give you more information. 23
Mound Valley Grade School
Administrative Report
January 2016
Building Management
• Will hold Jan. fire drill
• Met with custodian to discuss building needs
• Sent weekly schedule to staff
• Transportation for events scheduled
• DRA will be scheduled
Educational Leadership
• Held staff meeting-Jill Carter reviewed the AED and procedures
• Report Food Bank program
• Conducting classroom Walk-throughs
• Conducting Teachers observations
• Held IEP meetings
• Attended the Jan. 4 professional development
• Trio continues with grades 6-8
• Will attend all Administration meetings
• Scheduled Dental Screenings
• Work with social worker on a student talent show
• Scheduled Professional Development for Jan.
Noteworthy Items
• Recognized the student of the month
• FAST will begin for our K-3 and 4-6 students and families
• Junior High basketball tournament will begin
• Spirit week for tournament
• 6th-8th grade students will attend Honor Band/Choir
• 7th grade student leadership will meet
• After school program has begun
• Grade cards will be sent home
• KC clubs continue to meet and plan for fundraiser
Melissa Green
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Jan. 2016 _______________________________________________________________
unexcused. Truancy is defined as any three Important Dates: consecutive unexcused absences, any five Thursday 7 4:00 BBall AGS @ MValley unexcused absences in a semester, or seven Thursday 14 4:00 BBall @ Edna unexcused absences in a school year, Saturday 16 6th-‐8th grade Honor whichever comes first. Tardiness occurs when Choir/Band a student enters the building after 8:00 a.m. or Monday 18 No School misses up to an hour at any time during the Tuesday 19 SLA school day. Thursday 21 1:00 BBall @ Meadow View · Colder Weather Friday 22 Kindergarten to Greenbush As cold weather approaches this season Monday 25 1:00 BBall BGS @ Mound please be mindful of what your child wears to Valley school. We will be going outside for recess Thursday 28 5:30 506 BBall Tournament unless the temperature is extreme. Students (This calendar is subject to change. Please need to wear a coat, hat, and gloves during the check the Mound Valley calendar on the winter months. district website for changes and updates at · School Closings usd506.org Click on the Calendar button, then In the event of inclement weather or choose the Mound Valley calendar. You may mechanical breakdown, school may be closed have to choose the current month to update or starting time delayed. The automated the calendar.) phone system will be implemented. However, · Mustangs Pennies for Tots and Food please check the following stations for school Drive Goal! closings in the event of a system failure: Our students collected pennies for Labette KOAM-‐TV (channel 7) KODETV (12) KKOW County Toys for Tots and we collected over 96.9 FM KGGF 690 AM KLKC 93.5 FM KOBC 350 items and 6th-‐8th grade donated $235 for 90.7 FM our annual food drive for Safe Haven. MVGS's · Health KC club collected and counted all the items Cold and Flu season is just warming up, so each morning. Way to Go Mustangs! remember this time of year the added · Christmas Program importance of good hand washing. Please The Christmas Program was a huge success encourage your child to use warm water with once again! The songs and band were soap and scrub for as long as it takes for them wonderful and the students sounded to sing “Happy Birthday” twice, making sure great! Thank you to Mrs. Terrell and our they get between fingers, wrists, and backs of students for an enjoyable evening. hands too. While hand sanitizer, vitamins, and · PTO News-‐Christmas Mall flu shots are great, hand washing is the single We'd like to extend a big thank you to all of best way to prevent the spread of germs. you that made the Christmas Mall a very fun · Items to Collect time for our students! I know it took a lot of We are collecting the following items: Box work so thank you Debbie Jungles, John and Tops, Campbell’s labels, pop can tabs, ink Charity Anderson and all the elves that made cartridges, old cell phones, cameras, dvds, that time possible! It's always fun to watch Community Care Points, Coke lids/Codes and the kids wrapping gifts and talking about who mp3’s. they bought gifts for! Thank you again to everyone that helped with the Mall! · Attendance Reminders If your child is ill, please call or send a note to school, otherwise the absence will be 25
LABETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL USD 506 Principal: Altamont, KS 67330 Asst. Principal: Shane Holtzman 620-‐784-‐5321 Ed Raschen GRIZZLIES IN THE NEWS SAMPLING OF PARSONS SUN ARTICLES 1ST SEMESTER Students present ideas for businesses -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐December 10, 2015 Author: Colleen Williamson [email protected] ALTAMONT — More and more rural communities are cultivating entrepreneurial support to help ensure future economic growth. Ten Labette County High School students showed their entrepreneurial spirit Wednesday by participating in the fourth annual Kansas State Research and Extension Wildcat District E-‐fair. The Wildcat Extension District has opened doors to helping youths expand their capacity for developing businesses by offering youth entrepreneur fairs, or E-‐fairs — opportunities for high school students who have created a product or service or who have an idea or concept that could lead to a business to compete for a chance to win money to fund their business or promote their idea. The 10 students represented seven businesses this year, the most represented at the E-‐fair to date. Students participating in E-‐fairs are required to present a business plan, interview with judges, have a booth on display and show the adaptability or feasibility of their concept or product to a rural area. Some of the students had competed previously, and others were competing for the first time. Colby Manley and Micajah Goins’ business, Down to the Roots, won first place in the e-‐fair and the $1,000 prize to help them expand their business reach. Manley and Goins expanded on their lifelong passion of hunting and began filming their hunts and posting them online. As they began to draw attention to the films they were posting on Face-‐book, with an increase in viewers from as far away as Canada, their work drew the attention of those wanting to sponsor the two young men’s work by paying them to advertise their products. Sponsorship has basically consisted of exchange of products for promotion, but the two presented a business proposal to expand on what they are doing to profit financially. Judges for the competition liked their work and the concept, but felt the two were leaving a lot of opportunity and money on the table. Jared Stice, business consultant with the Kansas Small Business Development Center, Jamie Hofling with Network Kansas and Bill Wyckoff, owner/president of Labette Bank, saw potential for Down to the Roots to grow if the young men really wanted the business to take off and expand. 26
The judges offered a variety of suggestions giving the business owners something to ponder. Manley said they plan to go on to college, but maintain the business while attending. Judging for the competition was tough. Passion for the work was only one factor of many that the judges considered. Other considerations included evaluating risk, time, money and effort, viability of the business/plan/proposal, target market, marketing strategies, costs analysis of investments and anticipated profits and projections for growth/expansion. Wildcat Extension Office Family & Consumer Science agent Kylie Ludwig said the judges were impressed with the students’ business plans and the fact that some of them are already operating their businesses to varying degrees. Gwyn Dean and Tegan Maxson placed second with their business proposal for M&D Crop Diagnosis. The business was similar in concept to last year’s first place winner, Devon Foster, whose business was FAST (Foster Ag Service & Technology LLC). M&D Crop Diagnosis is a technology-‐based service designed to increase farm crop yields by ensuring that the soil is providing the necessary nutrients for maximum yield potential, in addition to examining the current condition of crops to determine needs to increase quality, productivity and profit. Dean and Maxson said they can provide quick feedback to farmers allowing them to address problems almost immediately following completion of the diagnosis. Currently the two are using a drone and a grant from Greenbush Education Service Center to the LCHS FFA to conduct research trials on crops on school property. The pair won $500 for their business. Matt Strathe, who placed third last year with his business Toolbox Tunes, tied for third place this year with his new business Custom LED Lighting. Strathe is already operating his business, installing LED lighting for both individuals and businesses in the area. Erin Falkenstien’s business, Falkenstien Family Show Goats, tied with Strathe’s business for third place. Her already established business consists of breeding and selling top show goats, along with providing customer support that will help teach buyers how to show and care for their goats. Falkenstien’s business has grown and she is looking to expand her reach. Strathe and Falkenstien were awarded $250. Other participants in this year’s e-‐
Fair were Molly Browne, with her business proposal for Tolen Creek Metal Art, in which she welds rebar and horse shoes into various useable and decorative art forms; Evan Gofourth and Seth Bennett’s business proposal for an Applebee’s franchise in Parsons; and Tori Smith and Devin Philbrick with their business, Aspiring Instructors of Music, a service connecting experienced high school musicians with middle school students to expand interest in music arts. Labette County High School student Colby Manley talks to E-‐fair judges about his business Down to the Roots, in which he films personal hunting expeditions with his friend and business partner Micajah Goins. The two won first place in the E-‐fair, and the prize of $1,000 to help them expand their business reach. 27
LABETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL USD 506 Principal: Altamont, KS 67330 Asst. Principal: Shane Holtzman 620-‐784-‐5321 Ed Raschen Drumm always wanted to create -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐December 10, 2015 Author: Colleen Williamson [email protected] ALTAMONT — Brook Drumm proudly claims his ties to growing up in Southeast Kansas and attending Labette County High School, where he said community and teachers helped set him on the path to fulfilling his entrepreneurial dreams. A 1989 graduate of LCHS, Drumm started manufacturing 3-‐D printers in his garage until after a wildly successful fundraising campaign on Kick Starter led to the formation of his now multi-‐mil-‐lion dollar company, Printrbot, which has a worldwide reach. His company has designed more than 26 3-‐D printers and has sold more than 40,000 printers. The Printrbot Simple was named “Best Value” in 3-‐D printing by MAKE magazine in its Ultimate Guide to 3-‐D Printing 2014. Drumm always liked to create things, from the time he was young. LCHS provided the avenue for him to expand those interests, offering technical career and technical education courses like auto mechanics, electronics, welding and more. “I love Altamont, Kansas. I love LCHS and I’m really, really proud I come from here,” he told students and faculty during a visit to his former high school Wednesday. “You guys have a lot to offer here.” Despite his interests in making, he was at first led to attend college to enter the ministry. His time as a pastor was short lived as his passion still centered on working with his hands. Having wanted to own his own business some day, he opened a restaurant/coffee shop for a few years, but still found it did not fulfill his passion, so he went into web development. Still left with a desire to actually building something tangible, he could hold in his hand, which led him to tinkering in his garage with a 3-‐D printer, which he found could actually replicate itself. Making affordable 3-‐D printers available to the public enticed him, so he decided to begin making them. He hoped to raise about $25,000 to get started in his business, and reached out for sponsors through Kick Starter. He was excited and scared to jump in, but response from sponsors to his business proposal left him little time to dwell in fear. Within 48 hours he had raised the $25,000, and by April 2012, Printrbot was the most funded technology project on Kick Starter after receiving $830,827 in December 2011. He asked the students how many of them wanted to start their own businesses and only about 20 raised their hands. “You’re either really, really stupid or really, really brave,” he told them, as he spoke of stepping out and taking the risk to start his own company, and the blood, sweat and tears involved in getting it off the ground. 28
“It is the skills you learn right here that will help you,” Drumm said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re from Southeast Kansas. What matters is how passionate you are and if you love what you’re doing. My day-‐to-‐day is, I get up and go about a mile down the road to my shop that is like a warehouse, and I pick up my tools and make stuff,” he said. Today he has about 25 people working for him and is working on other products, such as an electric skate board, a robotic tank and drones. “This stuff is really fun,” he said. It is a person’s passion for what they do that people see. “I’m a maker. It is what I loved to do in high school,” he said. It is that passion that led Drumm to have his company appear on All-‐American Makers, and then to become one of the hosts. Though that is what he does on the side, he said Printrbot is his work. Drumm’s desire has always been to change the world and do something that really matters. “Nobody dreams they are going to do something average,” he told the students. “But up until four years ago I had failed at all of it.” Success, however, is not about fame or money acquired, and money truly does not bring happiness. He said he has met millionaires and billionaires that are not happy, just people with a lot of stress. “Money doesn’t make you happy and fame doesn’t either,” he said. “Success is about being a person that’s easy to talk to. Success is about being a good neighbor, a good dad, a good friend. It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you are doing what you love. The money will work out. … Encourage one another. If you see it, take the opportunity. … You don’t know when one little moment will make a difference in someone’s life and leave a lasting impression.” Brook Drumm, founder/owner of Printrbot and host of ‘All-‐American Makers,’ is interviewed by Labette County High School senior Renee Wyatt Wednesday on the stage of Harrison Auditorium. A 1989 alum of LCHS, Drumm visited with students about starting his company, what helped him to get where he is today and what success really means. Colleen Williamson/Sun photo Memo: ‘Money doesn’t make you happy and fame doesn’t either. Success is about being a person that’s easy to talk to. Success is about being a good neighbor, a good dad, a good friend.’ 29
LABETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL USD 506 Principal: Altamont, KS 67330 Asst. Principal: Shane Holtzman 620-‐784-‐5321 Ed Raschen LCHS FFA teams take two firsts, fourth -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐December 17, 2015 ATLAMONT — The Labette County FFA Chapter’s prepared public speaking team took first place in the highly competitive Southeast District FFA Public Speaking Contests recently. Also at Fort Scott, two Labette County FFA food science teams took first and fifth places. All of the prepared division speakers researched, developed and memorized the speech that they would later deliver. The requirements for each prepared division are as follows: Freshman, two to four minutes in length; sophomore, three to five minutes in length; junior four to six minutes in length; and senior six to eight minutes in length. In addition to the prepared divisions, the final division is termed Extemporaneous Public Speaking and requires speakers to pull a topic out of a box when they arrive at the contest. Next, the speaker must research and develop a speech within 30 minutes. After the 30-‐minute period, the speaker must immediately present the speech to a panel of judges. The length of an extemporaneous speech is four to six minutes. Results are as follows: Freshman Division Prepared: Becca Bogner — third place Maggie Billman — ninth place Lane Manners — 14th place Sophomore Division Prepared: Shyanne Jones —first place Allison Higgins — fourth place Aubrie Sorrell — sixth place Junior Division Prepared: Erin Falkenstien — eighth place Sierra Wilson — 10th place Megan March — 11th place Senior Division Prepared: Gwyn Dean — ninth place Clancie Sorrell — 11th place Marlee Perez — 16th place Extemporaneous Public Speaking: Rachel Bebb — second place Deven Foster — fourth place Skylar Burzinski — 15th place 30
Alternate Division: Matthew Westhoff —first place Abby Goins — second place Bianca Hernandez — third place Paige Burleigh — fourth place Cameron Dodsworth —fifth place Laci Strickland — sixth place Cara DeTar — seventh place Sunny Webb — eighth place Kayleigh Wilson — ninth place Riley Sorrell — 10th place Kylee Barney — 11th place Bronte’ Waisner — 12th place Alyssa Shields — 13th place Brittany Monroe — 14th place Mallorie Keltz — 15th place Rachel Bebb — 16th place By placing in the top five in their respective contests, Rachel Bebb and Deven Foster have been invited to represent the Southeast District at the Kansas FFA State Extemporaneous Public Speaking Contests in Manhattan in conjunction with the State FFA Convention. Food science Weeks of hard work and preparation paid off as the LC food science teams finished in first and fifth place. Individuals competing on the A team were Mallorie Keltz, Madison McGee and Kayleigh Wilson. McGee led the way with first-‐place honors, and the team received first place. Individuals competing on the B team were Laney Baughman, Skylar Burzinski, Abby Goins and Megan Thomas. Thomas led the way on the B team with a fifth-‐place finish, and the team ended the day fifth. The food science competition consists of four components. Students take a 50-‐
question test pertaining to the food science industry. Students then complete a basic aroma test by using their senses. A triangle test is given to determine a product that doesn’t fit the group of three. Lastly, students take a food safety practicum, which asks them to identify hazardous situations in the food science industry. The Labette County FFA Chapter public speaking team took first place in the Southeast District FFA Public Speaking Contests in Fort Scott. 31
LABETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL USD 506 Principal: Altamont, KS 67330 Asst. Principal: Shane Holtzman 620-‐784-‐5321 Ed Raschen LCHS to present ‘The Addams Family’ -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐November 5, 2015 “They’re creepy and their kooky, mysterious and spooky. They’re altogether ooky, The Addams Family.” The Labette County High School theater and choral departments are presenting “The Addams Family,” a new musical based on characters created by Charles Addams, book by Marshal Brickman and Rick Elice, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. The musical will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 13, 14 in Harrison Auditorium. “The Addams Family” features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family — a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before — keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. The musical has a macabre theme and some mature content; therefore, a rating of PG+ has been placed on the performance. Admission price is $6 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Anyone wanting more information can contact Heather Wilson at (620) 784-‐5321 ext. 1010 or by email at [email protected]. The musical is under the artistic direction of Wilson and the choral direction of Scott Allison. Several LC alumni have played key roles in the production staff, including Courtney Omarkhail (Class of 2011), who created the choreography and served as an assistant director, Jason James (’13) who assisted with some prop and set design advice, and Matthew Cook (’14), who provided a dance workshop during the production process. Junior Levi Manners is the student technical director, tackling the sound and projection design. Blade Smith is the lighting designer for the production. Dusty Brownewell is the student assistant director, and Erin Falkenstien is the student music assistant. The principal cast includes LCHS students Devin Philbrick as Gomez Addams, Victoria Smith as Wednesday Addams, Sierra Wilson as Morticia Addams, Tyler Ridgeway as Fester Addams, Tristan Taylor as Pugsley Addams, Katelyn “Rosie” Rosenberg as Grandma Addam and Skyler Harris as Lurch. Tristan Carson plays Wednesday’s boyfriend Lucas, Cameron Dodsworth, Lucas’ father, Mal, and Jenna Russell as Lucas’ mom, Alice. 32
The musical ensemble includes Tanner Forshey, Talia Schneider, Michaiah Reynolds, Marlee Perez, Kaden Kaster, Madison Hedrick, Josh Ramsey, Madi Rexwinkle, Joli Hutto, Serenity Johnson, Devin Rash, Alison Hinman, Mary Mills, Kylea Palmer, Sarah Scott, Kyle Harris, Brianna Myers, Ryleigh Dewey, Bronte Waisner, Maggie Bill-‐man, Amia Chavez-‐Martinez, Shakota Woolsey, Madi Price, Starr Housel, Trace Falkenstien, Jade Davis, Shelbi Wilson, Hunter Wilson, Chase Harper and Devin Allison. Other crew members include Tyler Allen, James Brownewell, Zoe Waisner and Rain Zimmer. Technical theatre class members responsible for the set under Wilson’s direction include Mile-‐ah Allen, Tyler Allen, Makenna Beery, Alea Blackburn, Bailey Blair, Nickolas Bolin, Jessica Bradbury, Treniti Brown, James Brownewell, Garrett Bussinger, Tristan Carson, Micheal Crowe, Calli Garretson, Carl Grady, Amahya Gross, Daniel Hefley, Abigail Hilbert, Twila Housel, Paige Howe, Zach Johnston, Samantha Landis, Levi Manners, Logan Meyer, Freedom Moore, Patricia Myers, Chance New-‐berry, Kayden Nickles, Austin Payne, Devin Rash, Katelynn Rosenberg, Kennedy Royer, Blade Smith, Holly Swart, Liz Torres, Miles Warren, Briaunna Wedding, Ashten Westhoff and Izaiah York. LCHS horse judging team takes 1st -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐November 7, 2015 The Labette County horse judging team recently competed in the Southeast District Horse Judging Contest at Lonesome Pine Ranch near Cedarvale. Weeks of hard work and preparation paid off when the team received first place. The team consisted of Erin Falkenstien, Ryan Beeson, Shyanne Jones and Caleb Mackie. Jones led the way with a third place finish, Falkenstien placed 12th, Mackie 11th and Beeson seventh. The team looks forward in competing in future competitions in the coming months. Students judge four halter classes, evaluating the quality of each horse. Students evaluate two classes of western pleasure and western horsemanship, judging both horse and rider for completeness of the pattern. Then competitors give oral reasons for one halter class and one pleasure class, explaining why they placed the class the way they did. The Labette County High School horse judging team is (from left) Ryan Beeson, Erin Falkenstien, Shyanne Jones and Caleb Mackie. 33
LABETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL USD 506 Principal: Altamont, KS 67330 Asst. Principal: Shane Holtzman 620-‐784-‐5321 Ed Raschen LCHS students do well in band, choir competitions at music event -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐November 14, 2015 ALTAMONT — On Nov. 7, the Labette County Music Department competed in the Southeast Kansas National Association for Music Education (NAfME) District Band and Choir auditions. Students took part in a blind audition on that day at Parsons High School. The band took five students and three were selected for the district band. Two of those students were named first chair. Those students were: Megan Hyatt, sophomore, third chair tenor saxophone; Timothy Moore, senior, first chair baritone saxophone; and Kayden Nickles, senior, first chair oboe. The choir took 38 students and 32 were selected for the district choir. Those students were: Maddi Aiken, senior, alto; Jaden Bowen, sophomore, alto; Cassidy Brown, freshman, soprano; Bryce Byrd, sophomore, tenor; Tristan Carson, junior, tenor; Colton Chapman, sophomore, tenor; Missy Dantic, senior, alto; Cameron Dodsworth, freshman, bass; Erin Falkenstien, junior, alto; Robbie Gibbs, senior, bass; Abby Goins, sophomore, alto; Madison Hedrick, sophomore, alto; Joseph Hess, sophomore, tenor; Abby Hilbert, sophomore, soprano; Alison Hinman, sophomore, soprano; Carrington Hodge, sophomore, soprano; Georgia Holgate, freshman, soprano; Paige Holgate, junior, soprano; Serenity Johnson, junior, soprano; Quiency Jones, sophomore, bass; Tyler Myers, freshman, bass; Devin Philbrick, senior, bass; Josh Ramsey, sophomore, tenor; Michaiah Reynolds, junior, alto; Tyler Ridgeway, junior, tenor; Rosie Rosenberg, junior, alto; Jenna Russell, sophomore, alto; Talia Schneider, sophomore, soprano; Victoria Smith, junior, alto; Riley Sorrell, freshman, bass; Zane Sweeten, sophomore, tenor; and Shakota Woolsey, freshman, alto. These students will participate in the District Band and Choir on Dec. 5 at Pittsburg State University in the new Bicknell Fine Arts Facility. The concert begins at 4:30 p.m. and is open to the public. The Labette County High School choir took 38 students to compete in auditions at the Southeast Kansas National Association for Music Education and 32 were selected for the district choir. Courtesy photo Labette County High School band students Timothy Moore, Megan Hyatt and Kayden Nickles were selected to participate in the district band following auditions in the Southeast Kansas National Association for Music Education. 34
LCHS students to perform at Carnegie -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐November 19, 2015 Author: Colleen Williamson [email protected] ALTAMONT — Two Labette County High School students, senior Devin Philbrick and junior Tori Smith, have been selected to participate in the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall in New York Feb. 7, 2016. The Honors Performance Series challenges elite students to perform at their very best. Students rehearse and perform under master conductors and have the opportunity to perform before invited representatives from collegiate and professional music programs. Though much of the students’ time is focused on performance preparation, the week also allows students to experience the best of the sights and the performance arts in New York City. The 2016 High School Series will take place Feb. 4-‐8, 2016, with the Honors Performance at Carnegie Hall onSunday, Feb. 7. “It’s absolutely amazing and truly an honor,” Philbrick said of being chosen to perform at the event for the second time. “I’m so happy. I’m happy to be able to do it again. It will be nice to have someone I know there this time, but it was nice to meet people from all over the world. I met people from Hong Kong, Alaska, Cuba, and a lot of other places. They have now turned it into an international thing, so there are students there from all 50 states and from six countries involved.” Smith and Philbrick devoted copious amounts of time to practice. When school was out for the summer, they continued on, pushing themselves in preparation for the auditions. “It’s an opportunity to sing with other people that enjoy singing so much and New York is a great city with a lot of opportunity,” Smith said. Applicants submit a complete application and audition recording, due by mid-‐
June. All applications were reviewed by the Series’ expert board of music professionals for final selection. Finalist and First Runner-‐up notifications were sent out Oct. 31. The series board chooses 250 students from among all the applicants to perform in the Honors Performance Series Choir, Band and Orchestra. “I was with my family in Kansas City at the time,” Smith said. “I was really excited and I was glad I was with my family so I could tell them all then.” “It’s an honor for the both of us to be able to go,” Philbrick said. “The opportunity to performing in the world renowned Carnegie Hall is amazing.” The program was developed to challenge students to perform at their very best as they play and sing for both New York concert-‐going patrons and specially invited collegiate music program representatives. Though much of the students’ time is therefore focused on performance preparation, the week also allows students to experience the best of the sights and the performance arts in New York City. Highlights of the five-‐day program typically include (tentative and subject to change): — Perform in one of two elite Honors Performances at Carnegie Hall under the direction of renowned conductors Dr. Jeffery L. Ames and Dr. Elizabeth Schauer. 35
LABETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL USD 506 Principal: Altamont, KS 67330 Asst. Principal: Shane Holtzman 620-‐784-‐5321 Ed Raschen — Work with master conductors to build their performing resume. — Rehearse and interact with other finalists from across the world. — Celebrate their accomplishments on a Finalist Celebration Cruise aboard a private yacht. — See a Broadway Show, visit the Big Apple’s most famous landmarks and experience New York. Philbrick and Smith will travel to New York with LCHS music director Scott Allison. Philbrick’s parents, James and Rachel Philbrick, will fly there to watch him perform. Smith said she will be accompanied by her mother. “My mom (Amy Smith) was adamant she goes with me. She said I was not going to get to go to New York before she did,” Smith said. “So not only do I get this chance, but I get to share it with my mom.” Allison said the students are currently doing fundraisers to cover the cost of their travel, room, board and participation fees. Those interested in helping Philbrick and Smith to perform in New York can either send donations to the LCHS Choral Department or follow them on Facebook at LC Music Department to learn more about the fund-‐raiser they currently have going on. Labette County High School junior Tori Smith and senior Devin Philbrick have been selected through an application and audition process to participate in the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall in New York City onFeb. 7, 2016, along with 250 other students from all 50 states and six countries. Colleen Williamson/Sun photo Memo: ‘My mom (Amy Smith) was adamant she goes with me. She said I was not going to get to go to New York before she did.’ Students help with airboat project -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐October 15, 2015 Author: Colleen Williamson [email protected] ALTAMONT — Jake Steeby stood on the deck and held a bent piece of pipe up to the frame of the cage that would enclose the large propeller on the airboat he and his classmates worked on Tuesday. Labette County High School welding instructor Jim Gilpin talked to him for a minute about the angle of the bend. Both climbed down from the boat sitting atop the trailer in the shop, and made their way to the vice with the pipe to re-‐bend it in order to reduce the angle slightly. 36
Steeby, a second-‐year welding student, spends five hours a day in welding class and has been the main worker on the project. “I can tell him all we need to accomplish in the morning and he tries to see it gets done,” Gilpin said. Another couple of months and the shop will be full of projects the students are building, but presently, Gilpin said, they are working on learning to weld, doing skill builds and practicing their arc, mig, flex core and tig welding. Some students, such as Steeby, finished their skill builds early, so they have been able to transition to projects, which for some means committing time to working on the airboat. “I don’t really like the fabrication part, but I like to weld,” Steeby said. Stepping back and putting his hands behind his head, he looked at the airboat. “It’s really neat because I’ve never seen an airboat before and the first time I see one I have to work on it. I would never have expected to make a cage for an airboat, that’s for sure.” Steeby went back to working on the cage. “We’re always up for a challenge and it’s not every day you get to work on an airboat,” Gilpin said. “Most of the students have never seen one except on TV. It’s definitely out of the ordinary. There is nothing standard on it. “The Sheriff’s Department came in and asked us if we’d do it,” Gilpin said. “I don’t really know the story behind the boat, but we are building a new cage for the propeller. And then, we’ll build a reserve deck up front and cover the floor and build two drop down benches. If it floods they use this to help people that get trapped in the water and use it for search and rescue and recovery. When we’re done with the cage then we’re going to build a light bar for them to hook search lights to.” Labette County Sheriff Robert Sims said his department acquired the airboat in a swap with Cherokee County. “We had an additional trailer we weren’t using. Cherokee had an airboat and said they would like to have a trailer,” Sims said. The purpose for the swap was to enable the Labette County Sheriff’s Department to be better equipped to handle search and rescues on the Neosho River, which they have been tasked with several times in the last year. “One of the first things we do is ask them to shut down the Redmond Reservoir. In about 24 to 48 hours the water levels have decreased. Once they are down, there are some places where the water is only a foot deep,” Sims said. Such conditions can make it difficult to deploy a regular boat without damaging it or the motor’s propeller when they encounter shallow water. “The airboat gives us the ability to go from dam to dam,” Sims said. Looking over the boat, it seemed somewhat homemade and it wasn’t adapted to meet the needs of a search and rescue team, Sims said. The design was not efficient and needed modified. Last year, the LCHS automotive students worked on the sheriff’s trucks. The students had done a good job, so Sims asked if they had a good welding shop. “This gives them the benefit to learn on something used in real life and going to school to work on an airboat is just fun,” Sims said. Students gain the experience and the county reimburses the program for the cost of materials, saving the county money, so it is win-‐win. 37
LABETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL USD 506 Principal: Altamont, KS 67330 Asst. Principal: Shane Holtzman 620-‐784-‐5321 Ed Raschen Two deputies will be certified to operate the boat working with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism. The boat will never go out unless it has two operators. The airboat has a 350 cubic inch engine with a four-‐barrel carburetor that has some get up and go to it on the water. “When we showed up with it at the school, they were all smiling,” Sims said. “When we set it out on its maiden voyage this spring, we want to take them out on it.” Labette County High School welding student Jake Steeby holds a bent pipe in place to gauge its fit, as he, Anthony Bloomer, David Dusher and other welding students worked Wednesday in rebuilding the cage for the Labette County Sheriff’s airboat. McKee shares secrets to success -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐October 10, 2015 Author: Ray Nolting [email protected] ALTAMONT — Rodeo announcer Justin McKee shared a secret to his success with his alma mater Friday morning: Hard work. McKee graduated in 1987 from Labette County High School in Altamont. Since then he’s been state FFA president, attended college, perfected rodeo announcing skills and recently started a cowboy church in Lenapah, Oklahoma, where he lives. He shared his humor with an all-‐school assembly in Harrison Auditorium and how high school experiences shaped his life. LCHS student council president Clancie Sorrell conducted the on-‐stage interview after LCHS Principal Shane Holtzman introduced McKee: “Justin today is one of the most recognized faces if you watch bull riding or any type of the rough stock competition of rodeo.” McKee was an auctioneer and then a play-‐by-‐play announcer of the Professional Bull Riders tour. He also announced Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association events. He then had a career change, leaving the PBR after 10 years and starting the church in Lenapah. He also is a cattle rancher, continues to announce rodeos and hosts two shows on RFD. Sorrell wanted McKee to talk about what it means to be a Grizzly — the school mascot — and memories from his time at LCHS. McKee said his career took him to 45 of the U.S. states, but he always enjoyed coming “home” to LCHS to visit his “family.” He said the student body and faculty made the school feel like family to him. He was active in athletics in high school and FFA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Future Business Leaders of America. He liked public speaking and was told he excelled at it by a high school instructor. So he 38
developed it. A Dale Carnegie course after he was elected state FFA president gave him additional tools to succeed through the ability to draw conversation out of others. He said he learned that people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. “FFA and Labette County High School had a huge impact because I speak for a living right now and I couldn’t be doing what I’m doing now had I not had that foundation of traveling and speaking and meeting people,” McKee said. He encouraged students to get involved in high school life and activities. He said students should not waste time as freshmen with girlfriends or boyfriends or earning money to buy a pickup. High school offers a long list of things in which students can participate and students can get to know fellow classmates through participation. He said these are once in a lifetime activities. In high school, McKee said he had a serious girlfriend and had friends based on that relationship. He didn’t get to know many of his fellow classmates until later in life. If given a chance to go through high school again, McKee said he would get involved in as much as he could. His only regrets are not doing what he could have done in high school, he said. “Here is the key to life right here and that is to give our life away.” In high school, McKee said he wanted to get pats on the back for his accomplishments. “You know what’s better than that is when I go encourage people for what they’ve done. “That’s my goal in life. Who can I build up, who can I encourage, who can I motivate, who can I brag on? Because when they feel good, there’s something in my spirit that connects and I feel good. That’s why God created us is to be encouragers,” McKee said. His upbringing and high school agriculture teachers and high school coaches (football and wrestling) taught him how to work and taught discipline. “The road to success is a road. It’s not a couch. The road to success is a road. It is.” He said life is about opportunities and why miss opportunities because their dressed in bib overalls and look like work? He said he worked hard when he got into rodeo announcing. There were many other announcers working who were funnier, smarter and more knowledgeable. “I knew if I was going to be successful I had one shot. You know what that shot was? I’m going to outwork them. I’m going to research more, I’m going to study more, I’m going to be on the phone more, I’m going to bring more, I’m going to tell better stories. I’m going to outwork them. Don’t be afraid of work,” McKee said. He told students to get their minds to believe what they were created to achieve. All of us are created for great things, he said. The worst thing that kids can get caught up in, according to McKee, is “comparison. Don’t compare yourself to anybody else. … Don’t do it.” Students should think about who they are when they get up every day. They should say, “‘Thank you, Lord, for creating me this way. Help me make the absolute best of this day that I can and show me someone I can encourage today.’” LCHS provides each student with the tools to succeed, McKee said. He told 39
LABETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL USD 506 Principal: Altamont, KS 67330 Asst. Principal: Shane Holtzman 620-‐784-‐5321 Ed Raschen students to work hard and realize where they came from and know they are equipped for greatness. McKee said he made lots of money in his career and lost lots of money. He finds peace in “knowing who you are by building other people up.” Justin McKee, a 1987 Labette County High School graduate, shared career secrets with LCHS students Friday during a school assembly at Harrison Auditorium. LCHS entomology team dominates at Fort Scott -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐September 29, 2015 Twenty-‐eight members of the Labette County FFA chapter recently put their knowledge to the test as they competed in the Southeast District Entomology Career Development event in Fort Scott. Students were tested on their knowledge of entomology with a 50-‐question identification test in conjunction with a 50-‐question written test. The identification portion of the contest prepares students to identify the 73 most prolific and destructive pest species as well as the most beneficial species within state borders. These insects all prove to be important to agriculture in an agronomic sense and may be presented to the students in various life stages. In addition to the identification test, the rigorous written exam is composed to assess the students’ knowledge of integrated pest management strategies and cultural practices, pesticide formulations and toxicity ratings, chemical control measures and application recommendations, biological control, genetic modifications relative to pest management, as well as information specifito each species of beneficial or injurious insect including metamorphosis and feeding habits as well as control measures and threshold numbers. Weeks of determination and preparation paid off as the members of the Labette County FFA chapter aced the competition from the 23 other schools in the Southeast District of the Kansas FFA Association. When the results were read, both the “A” and “B” teams from Labette County High School won top three slots. Results are: Entomology “A” team, first place Individuals in the top 10: Amanda Shields, first; Taylor Nash, second; Gwyn Dean, third; Tegan Maxson, fifth; Marlee Perez, eighth. Entomology “B” team, third place. Individuals in the top 10: Allison Higgins, first; Rachael Regis, second; Freedom Moore, sixth; Skylar Burzinski, seventh; Logan Meyer, eighth; Laney Baughman, 40
ninth; Rogan Bruce, ninth. Twenty-‐eight members of the Labette County FFA chapter recently put their knowledge to the test as they competed in the Southeast District Entomology Career Development event in Fort Scott.Section: LCHS yearbook receives Jostens’ award -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Parsons Sun (KS)-‐September 23, 2015 Jostens, a producer of yearbooks and student-‐created content, announced that Labette County High School’s yearbook program has been named a 2015 Jostens’ National Yearbook Program of Excellence. The National Yearbook Program of Excellence recognizes engaging yearbooks that reflect a broad representation of the student body while helping students develop 21st century skills such as communication, collaboration and information and communication technologies (ICT) literacy. The yearbook program is led by Katelen Bailey (business manager), Braxton Boring, Taylor Bradfield, Jessica Brooks, Lyndsey Brothers (design editor), Ali Coffey, Christa Coulter (copy editor), Krista Dutton, Erin Falkenstien (photo editor), Shelby Gilstrap (editor-‐in-‐chief), Trent Gingery, Annie Grayson, Emily Harrison, Jordan Largent, Mai Navykarn, Dear Ratanacharoen, Jordan Rausch, Tyler Ridgeway, Lauren Sewell, Katrena Smith, Tori Smith, Rachel Stevenson and Parker Stone under the direction of Mona Garrett, Labette County’s yearbook adviser. Mrs. Garrett said, “My staff puts forth great effort, and I am very proud of them and this accomplishment. We believe that Labette County High School is a tight-‐knit student body, so we wanted to portray that feel in this yearbook. Our theme was “US,” and we carried that theme throughout the book with primary headings of words with the letters “US” on every page or spread, i.e., GeniUS, FabuloUS, VictoriUS. I believe that a quote on our lead-‐in page from our editor-‐in-‐chief Shelby Gilstrap sums up our theme: ‘It’s not just about me, and it’s not just about you; it’s about US! Together we accomplish our goals, and together we make wonderful things happen!’ Congratulations, LC Yearbook Staff of 2014-‐2015.” Jostens’ National Yearbook Program of Excellence Awards are presented twice a year, in spring and in fall for yearbooks delivered during the school year. The award was presented to the Labette County High School yearbook program for achieving the defined criteria in each of three following categories: Creating an inclusive yearbook, generating school engagement and successfully managing the yearbook creation process. The Labette County Yearbook program received a plaque to display in the yearbook area and a banner to display in school so the entire school community will be aware of the outstanding achievement. Founded in 1897, Jostens has produced school yearbooks for over 60 years. 41
Soccer Petition:
I am here to ask that USD 506 begin a soccer program for the 2016–17 school year. Our Jr. High soccer
program has made even more progress since our petition last year. We have more students playing
more games in more leagues than ever before, and we would like to give students an opportunity to
play at the high school level. This year we had over 30 players from our local schools playing in 4
leagues, 2 leagues in Independence, 1 in Parsons and 1 in Chanute. Some players played in only 4
games others began practice in August and ended playing Halloween weekend in October and played in
over 20 games. Time is running out for some of the students who have been playing in our soccer
program, as they will be Juniors and Sophomores next year. This year the only league we could find for
our high school students, was an Adult 6 vs 6 league in Independence, and although it did give students
a chance to play some competitive soccer, it was not as fun or thrilling as the leagues they were able to
play in before aging out.
We realize that the addition of a soccer program will have financial and athletic implications and would
like to address them at this time.
First of all, we propose having a Varsity program ready to go by the Fall of 2016. We already have
enough soccer players playing in recreational leagues at this time to fill a varsity squad. We believe that
when soccer becomes a school sanctioned sports, there will be even more students wanting to play. We
have identified a coach, Mr. Scott Austin, who has extensive soccer knowledge and would be willing to
coach our soccer team. We also have access to different fields in Altamont in which to practice. . We
have soccer goals, practice balls, and the training equipment already purchased and being used by
recreational teams. We would play in the SEK soccer league, as SEK teams that have soccer, would add a
new league school to their schedule.
Scheduling:
In talking to soccer coaches, there would be ample games to play. Typically teams play 16 dates, This
consist of the league schedule plus tournaments. We would play each of our league teams, Pittsburg,
Coffeyville, Independence and Fort Scott two game each. Columbus and Riverton also have soccer
programs, playing them two games each would give us 12 games without going outside our area. Many
tournaments are in the Wichita and Joplin area that we could compete in to fill our schedule.
Facilities:
We would play our matches on the varsity football field. Approximately one home match per week. All
we have to do is stripe the field for soccer. We have several options available for practice fields. We
would leave the final decision as to where to practice to the LCHS administration.
Cost:
Financially, the costs would be for coaches, uniforms, equipment and transportation. Using the current
negotiated agreement, and estimating 40 students out for Soccer, a Varsity coach would receive 10% of
base minus $2000, and an assistant would receive 6% of the base minus $2000. That would be about
$3,200 for the head and $2,000 for an assistant. Uniforms would consist of shirt, shorts, shin guards
and socks, for 40 players at $50. each would be around $2,000. The equipment cost for balls, cones,
flags etc. is about $1,000. There would be an additional cost for transportation. In all this totals about
$8,200 and is based on 40 co-ed players or about $205 per athlete, which is much less than any of the
other programs.. Much of this cost would be one year start up money. It would cost approximately
6,000 yearly. Mr. Kastler has already received a grant from the Parsons Area Foundation for soccer
equipment that is be used to promote soccer in Labette County
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Student interest:
We already have several students in the high school playing soccer at this time. This past year they
played in a recreational adult league in Independence. There were 12 total players that played on that
team. In addition there were 20 students that played in several Jr. High and other recreation leagues in
Chanute, Parson and Independence. So as you can see we already have a feeder program in place.
Impact on Existing Programs:
The impact on existing programs is hard to determine. The students that played soccer in Jr. High were
not involved in any other fall Jr. High sport. There are many students at LCHS that do not play a fall
sports. In fact, many athletes look for other things to do, such as Fall baseball and Fall basketball
conditioning to have something to do in the spring. Labette County has a great reputation of students
participating in athletics. Mr. Holtzman reported last year that Ft. Scott felt some of their soccer players
might have played another sport, he also stated that Columbus said it didn’t really impact their
programs. Reality is both of those schools have very successful football programs as well as soccer
programs. Giving kids the option to do the sport they actually want to do counts as a big, concrete
positive that counterbalances any potential weakening of an existing sports program. It is a win for the
kids, and that's the bottom line.
Loss of instructional time:
This would be equal or maybe less than most other sports. Most matches begin at 4:00 or 4:30 and
students would normally have to leave around 2:00 to get to their games.
Final Words:
Unless you go where soccer is played, you may not see that there is a lot of support for soccer in our
community. If you go any Saturday morning to the Parsons soccer fields during the spring and fall
soccer seasons you will find hundreds of children playing soccer. In fact in this year’s Kiwani’s
program, 80 of the 140 participants were from 506 schools. Not all of them will play soccer in high
school, but more children are playing soccer than little league football or little league basketball. In
football, as concussions get more and more headlines in the press, parents and students are beginning
to look for an alternative for their students to play. The only other boy’s sports in the fall is cross
country. We believe there are many male athletes that would like another option. Girls would be up
against volleyball, tennis, cross country and golf. This would be one of the few sports at LCHS that
would be truly co-ed. Overall soccer is a very inexpensive sport to support, as seen in all the poor third
world countries where soccer is king.
Also we know that the athletic director is very busy with the current sports he has to manage, schedule
and supervise. With this proposal we would ask that with Mr. Raschen’s approval, Mr. Kastler could
help schedule, and supervise the soccer program. As a former high school athletic director and an
administrator in the district, he does similar work with the Jr. High athletics at Meadow View, and can
alleviate the additional workload that this new program will bring to the current LCHS administration.
Please let us know what barriers you see in a soccer program being brought to the high school next
year. We would really like a answer this year. We have several students interested in possibly
transferring or attending our school depending on whether we have a soccer program.
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January bills and financial reports
Total Bills:
Presented January 11, 2016 for Board Approval
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Executive Session
School board business is public business and all official board action should be
taken in open session. Executive sessions may sometimes be needed, however,
to discuss matters prior to board action. By statute (K.S.A. 75-4319) no subjects
shall be discussed at any closed or executive session, except the following:
Ø Personnel matters of nonelected personnel.
Ø To discuss matters affecting a student(s).
Ø To discuss confidential financial data or trade secrets of a business.
Ø Consultation with an attorney for the board, which would be deemed,
privileged in the attorney-client relationship.
Ø To discuss negotiations.
Ø To have preliminary discussions about the acquisition of real property.
Ø To discuss matters relating to the security of the board or the school.
I move that the board go into executive session for the purpose of discussing
personnel matters for non-elected personnel; and that the board return to the
open meeting at ___________o’clock in this room. The executive session is
required to protect the privacy interests of an identifiable individual.
I move that the board go into executive session for the purpose of discussing
negotiations; and that the board return to the open meeting at
___________o’clock in this room.
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January 11th - USD 506 Labette County

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