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Tonganoxie High graduation May 23 at Children’s Mercy Park

Tonganoxie High School will celebrate the Class of 2021 next month in Kansas City, Kan.Commencement exercises will begin at 7:30 p.m. May 23 at Children’s Mercy Park. It marks the second consecutive year that graduation will be at the home of Sporting Kansas City. Local high schools partnered ...

Tonganoxie USD 464 to have retirement reception Sunday

The Tonganoxie school district will have a retirement reception this weekend to honor faculty and staff this year and last.The retirement reception will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Tonganoxie Middle School.Sunday’s reception will honor Pam Arevalo, Chris Coulter, Susan Donnelly, Debbie Gravatt, ...

Tonganoxie High grad earns Blue Key scholarship from K-State

A Kansas State University senior and Tonganoxie High School graduate has been named one of 17 Blue Key scholarship winners for 2021-22.Sierra Staatz has been awarded the Greg Hardin Memorial Scholarship, K-State announced in a release Thursday.The Harden scholarship is awarded to an ...

Sports physical night May 12 at Tonganoxie High

Tonganoxie again will be offering sports physicals to middle school and high school athletes.Physicals will be given 6-7 p.m. May 12 at THS. Open to all students entering grades 7-12 for the 2021-22 school year, physicals are $25 each and can be paid by cash or check.Student-athletes from ...

Tonganoxie High senior wins one of 10 $28K scholarships from Wichita State

A Tonganoxie High School senior is one of 10 scholars to be selected for a major Wichita State University scholarship.WSU’s College of Engineering has named the latest group of high school seniors to be awarded Wallace Scholarships worth $285,000.Carly Overacker, who plans to major in ...

Tonganaoxie FFA plant sales will be next week

It’s time to spruce up flower beds and gardens and Tonganoxie FFA will be offering some help with that through its plant sales next week at the THS greenhouse.The sales will be 3:30-6 p.m. Monday and then Wednesday, April 21 at the greenhouse, which is on the southeast side of the THS ...

Tonganoxie FFA wins proficiency awards

Tonganoxie FFA members won two East Central proficiency awards recently. Emma Aufdemberge won her award in veterinary science, while Tori Gilliland won her award in diversified horticulture production.

Tonganoxie High School Science Olympiad to compete at state

The Tonganoxie High School’s Science Olympiad team will compete at state beginning Friday.THS qualified for state based on its showing at the Northeast Regional, which took place over the course of two weeks in late February and early March.At regionals, Tessa Calovich and Carly Overacker ...

VFW presents essay, teacher awards at Tonganoxie USD 464 school board meeting

VFW members recognized Tonganoxie High students and faculty during this month’s regular Tonganoxie USD 464 school board meeting.Jim Karleskint and Andy Burke with the VFW Post 9271 presented Patriots Pen essay awards to Tonganoxie Middle School students and Voice of Democracy essay winners to ...

Established memorial 5K to also honor memory of TMS principal next month

The Tonganoxie High School cross country program is hosting a fifth annual School 2 School Memorial 5K starting at 9 a.m. April 10 at Tonganoxie High School.The race started as a memorial for Marilyn Weller, who worked as a physical therapist in Leavenworth County schools for 32 years. Proceeds ...