Tonganoxie High will compete in the Class 4A state debate championships Friday and Saturday in Winfield. THS will have teams in both 2-speaker and 4-speaker state debate. The team advanced to state Dec. 21 after taking fourth place at the McPherson regional. THS went 3-5 at the regional. ...
Superintendent Loren Feldkamp commended the district’s maintenance crew for its hours of work in removing snow from the parking lots and sidewalks. “This was a huge endeavor on our maintenance crew’s part,” Feldkamp said in his monthly report. “There is no perfect way to remove snow ...
The Calendar Committee had meetings Oct. 29 and Nov. 13 and has developed four 2025-26 draft calendars for staff to review. According to Phillips, a survey was sent to all staff on Dec. 2. The survey asked staff to rank their most preferred calendar drafts. The committee will review the ...
The Tonganoxie Success Center had 10 students complete the academic program during the fall semester. That positions them to earn their diplomas. The center also ended the semester with nine active students. In total, those 19 students completed 147 classes for 73.5 credits. Phillips shared ...
The Tonganoxie school board will be reevaluating its rental policy following denial of a request for temporary usage by a local church at the district’s administrative center. Rev. Matthew Wilke, pastor at Tonganoxie United Methodist Church, spoke to the school board during public ...
Central Methodist University celebrated its winter 2024 commencement on Dec. 7 in Puckett Fieldhouse on the Fayette (Mo.) campus. Former board of trustees member James Kimbell gave the commencement address as a packed house of family, friends, faculty, staff, and other guests celebrated the ...
Tonganoxie police and fire department members, along with Assistant City Manager Dan Porter gathered recently with Madelyn DeKeyser’s kindergarten class at Tonganoxie Elementary School for a pizza party. The meal was in celebration of the class gathering the most donations for the Mayor’s ...
Students soon will be out of school for winter break. McLouth schools dismiss at 1 p.m. Thursday, while Genesis Schools dismiss at 1:30 p.m. Tonganoxie schools will finish up with a full day Thursday, while Basehor-Linwood’s last day before break is Friday. Genesis and McLouth students ...
Upper Iowa University recently announced summer graduates and the lists include area students. Mary Anderson, Fort Leavenworth, is an August UIU graduate. She earned a bachelor’s degree in human services. The July graduates list also has several area students. Local graduates on that ...
Tonganoxie school board members have selected someone to serve the unexpired term of former Board Member Jim Bothwell, who recently moved out of the district. Board members selected Evan Dean as their appointment, 5-0, with Chris Gratton absent from the meeting. Dean is an occupational ...
