Schools and education

Tonganoxie, McLouth school administrators discuss protocol, security procedures in wake of Connecticut shootings
06:44 p.m., December 14, 2012 Updated 07:01 p.m.
A shooting Friday inside a Connecticut elementary school that has left 28 people dead is the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history behind the Virginia Tech tragedy in 2007, which claimed 33 lives.
School board extends Weseman’s contract
December 11, 2012
Tonganoxie USD 464 Superintendent Randy Weseman plans to stay in the district a few more years with a substantial pay increase.
TMS students will perform a Christmas classic
December 11, 2012
Tonganoxie Middle School students will stage “A Christmas Carol” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, and Thursday, Dec. 20, at the Tonganoxie Performing Arts Center on the Tonganoxie High School campus.
Tonganoxie students to enjoy breakfast with Santa
December 11, 2012
Tonganoxie High School juniors and their parents will have a breakfast with Santa event from 9-11 a.m. Dec 15, at the Tonganoxie Middle School commons area.
Tonganoxie USD 464 school board agenda for Dec. 10 meeting
December 9, 2012
Here is the Tonganoxie USD 464 school board meeting agenda for the Dec. 10 meeting:
Warrior wrestlers end season at Clark Invitational
December 5, 2012
The Tonganoxie Middle School wrestling team sent 18 athletes to Saturday’s Clark Middle School Invitational in Bonner Springs. TMS took third out of 12 teams with a score of 225.5.
Members inducted to NHS
December 4, 2012
Tonganoxie High School played host to a National Honor Society induction ceremony on Nov. 19.
Tonganoxie High’s Chieftain Singers performance puts group in running for $5,000 from radio station
03:42 p.m., December 3, 2012 Updated 03:44 p.m.
The Chieftain Singers vocal group is a finalist to receive $5,000 for the Tonganoxie High School vocal music department through a local radio station and will need residents’ help in being the top group.
Team Tongie Trail Run results
November 28, 2012
Here are the individual results from the 2012 Team Tongie Trail Run.
Turkey ‘recipes’ from Tonganoxie Elementary School second-graders
November 20, 2012
Editor’s note: Second-graders in Kendra Schobert’s class at Tonganoxie Elementary School created recipes for how to prepare a turkey. Here are a few of those recipes.
TMS wrestlers find more success at Lansing, Basehor-Linwood
01:24 p.m., November 20, 2012 Updated 03:21 p.m.
The Tonganoxie Middle School wrestling team posted yet another winning record, going a combined 25-21 Monday at Basehor-Linwood.
Tonganoxie middle, high school singers set to perform, including Chieftain Singers on Sunday at Cabela’s
November 16, 2012
Tonganoxie middle and high school singers will be performing in the coming weeks.
TMS wrestlers stay hot at Mill Creek
November 13, 2012
The Tonganoxie Middle School went a combined 45-21 in its dual Thursday at Mill Creek Middle School in Lenexa.
USD 464 staff recognized for health nutrition training
November 13, 2012
The Kansas State Department of Education has recognized two Tonganoxie USD 464 employees for completing the Child Nutrition Management Academy.