Congratulations to the Class of 2021!
Graduation is TODAY, Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 2:00 pm! Please be careful as you travel to the LJSHS gym and notice possible road closures at the city park due to flash flooding. Be safe!
Congratulations Isaac on passing the Microsoft Word 2019 certification exam and earning your Microsoft Word Certificate!
A super parenting class for parents of children ages 9 months through 3 years, offered through Salina CAPS, Child Advocacy and Parenting Services, is starting soon! Attached is the information at https://5il.co/sorc. This class will be in person.
https://5il.co/sorc
Information regarding Community Resources by County for all 105 counties is now available on the KanCare Ombudsman Office website at https://kancare.ks.gov/kancare-ombudsman-office. Basic services include: medical, information and referral, food, transportation, shelter, and other general resources. The purpose of this information is to help low income Kansans who are having to make choices between food, rent, utilities, etc. and client obligation, spenddown, medical expenses, and health insurance premiums. This information has been provided by the KanCare Ombudsman Office, Phone: 1-855-643-8180, email: KanCare.Ombudsman@ks.gov, and website: KanCareOmbudsman.ks.gov.
A big THANK YOU from the Class of 2021 to the Wilson State Bank for providing breakfast this morning for graduation practice! Thank you for the continued support of our students!
Junior High students are learning about writing checks, using a debit card, keeping track of their expenditures and deposits, and what can happen when they spend money they do not have. Thanks to Citizens State Bank and Trust Co. for the supplies!
School’s out forever! No more pencils, no more books, no more menus for the cooks! Please join us for a retirement reception honoring Gelane Cavalli, Rachelle Kobbeman, Melodee Larsen, Janice Philbrick, and Cecilia Tagtmeyer, on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at the Finch Theatre from 2-4 p.m. Help us celebrate their hard work and dedication of 127 combined years of service to our district!
Congratulations! Trey and Tana passed the Microsoft Word 2019 exam and earned their Microsoft Word 2019 Certification!
Congratulations to Paige M., Brecken O., Aubrey B., and Gabe J. for placing 2nd in the state in the Kansas Economics Challenge.
Congratulations Brecken!
Reminder: All K-12 students will dismiss at 2 p.m. today to allow USD 298 staff to assist with the track meet. Buses will run and lunch will be served. Thank you.
Today we celebrate our Lunch Heroes – Aliesha, Ginny, Janice, Jacque, and Rachelle! This year our cooks have prepared over 54,000 meals for our students so between preparing healthy food, making sure to follow strict nutrition standards and ensuring that students stay safe, our school cooks have a lot on their plate. Thank you lunch ladies! #fuelingkskids
Congratulations Kenton!
Celebrating Julie earning her gold medal in Reading Counts. 500 pts!!
The JV baseball game at Bennington on Friday, May 7, 2021, has been cancelled.
Congratulations Paige!
USDA recently released information on the Pandemic-EBT program designed to provide cash benefits on an EBT card to be used to purchase food. For USD 298 families, if your student qualified for Free or Reduced Priced meals during school year 2020-2021, you will be eligible to receive summer P-EBT benefits. If you are not sure of your status, or have questions regarding this program, please contact Norma Kobbeman at the School Board Office at (785) 524-4436.
Please do not forget the HS Academic Awards night on Wednesday, May 5th and the JH awards night on Thursday, May 6th both held in the LJSHS Commons at 6:30 pm. Come help us celebrate our students achievements!
Congratulations Pierce!
