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Friendlier confines: New visitor bleachers at Beatty Field among summer projects at Tonganoxie USD 464 campuses

By Staff | Jul 26, 2023

Shawn F. Linenberger

New visitor seating will be awaiting guest teams’ fans for various events at Beatty Field on the Tonganoxie High School campus. The bleachers were installed recently and replace longtime bleachers that have been at the stadium for decades.

Changes have been ongoing this summer on Tonganoxie school district campuses.

Upgrades to the career and technical education wing and the field house on the Tonganoxie High School campus and an overahaul of the playground at Tonganoxie Elementary School are among changes students and visitors will notice as the 2023-24 academic year is ushered in next month.

Additionally, the visitors bleachers at Beatty Field on the THS campus also received a facelift, replacing seating that’s been apart of the stadium in some capacity for roughly 50 years.

The new bleachers will hold 600 spectators on the visitors’ sideline. The previous bleachers, which Tonganoxie USD 464 Superintendent Loren Feldkamp said originally were the home bleachers in the 1970s, held about 400 fans.

The high school campus will have one more upgrade this summer with new fencing along U.S. Highway 24-40 to be installed soon.

School board approves new president; Gratton remains vice president

Justin Sturgeon is the new school board president. The board approved him as its newest president during a regular meeting July 17 at the USD 464 Administrative Center.

He replaced Jim Bothwell, who has served as president the last few years. Chris Gratton, who had been serving as vice president multiple years, was approved as VP another year.

President and vice president are selected each July.

Personnel approved at meeting

Shawn F. Linenberger

New visitor seating will be awaiting guest teams’ fans for various events at Beatty Field on the Tonganoxie High School campus. The bleachers were installed recently and replace longtime bleachers that have been at the stadium for decades.

Tonganoxie School Board members approved personnel recommendations at the July meeting.

Contract/work agreements were approved for Courtney Donahey, THS counselor; Emily Clevenger, TMS assistant volleyball coach; Liz White, TES ISS monitor; Laci Douglas and Tricia Murphy, TES special education paras; and Jacki Edwards, transportation.

Resignations were accepted from Libby Martin, THS counselor; and Deborah Gallagher, TMS special education teacher.

Transfers also were approved for Kelly Torres, Tonganoxie Middle School student nutrition to TMS in-school suspension aide; Melissa Douglas from TES para to TES community based rehabilitation 2 special education teacher; and Michelle Bonthuys, TES para to TES special education teacher.