Coming to our area --> Wait Until 8th
12 Reasons NOT to give your child a smartphone until at least the end of their 8th grade year:
1. Smartphones are changing childhood.
2. Smartphones are addictive.
3. Excessive smartphone use is altering children's brains
4. Smartphones are an academic distraction
5. Smartphones impair sleep
6. Screen time impacts behavior
7. Smartphones interfere with relationships
8. Smartphones increase the risk for anxiety and depression
9. Smartphones put your child at risk for cyberbullying
10. Smartphones expose your child to sexual content
11. Increased social media use is linked to development of eating disorders
12. Technology executives ban smartphones for their children
Visit the website for more detailed information on the risks of smartphones, additional books and reading materials, alternatives to smartphones, parent testimonials and stories, and to JOIN THE PLEDGE!
https://www.waituntil8th.org/wait-until-8th-essentials
Athletic and activity events for this week:
9/30/24 - MS VB @ St. John - 4:00pm
9/30/24 - HS JV FB @ Macksville - 6:00pm
10/1/24 - HS VB @ Central Christian - 4:00pm start time
10/1/24 - CC @ Lyons - 5:30pm for boys' races
10/3/24 - CC @ Pratt - 4:00pm start time
10/3/24 - MS VB @ Stafford vs Attica - 3:00pm
10/3/24 - MS FB @ Stafford vs Attica - 6:00pm
10/4/24/ HS FB @ Jetmore - 7:00pm
Store Extended to October 14th! Be one of the cool kids. Order TODAY!
Want to be as 'cool' as these guys? Order one of our shirts here:
https://factory233.com/stafford_elementary_/shop/home
Be one of the COOL kids. Be a TROJAN!
Our store will be open until midnight on October 7th, and shirts will be delivered 2-3 weeks later.
Thank you to the Stafford Fire Department for coming out each year to help put out the homecoming bonfire.
Athletics and activities for 9/23-9/28:
9/23/24 - MS VB @ Stafford - 3:00pm
9/23/24 - HS JV FB vs Skyline @ Stafford - 6:00pm
9/24/24 - HS VB @ Norwich - 5:00pm
9/26/24 - MS VB/FB @ Skyline - 4:00pm
9/26/24 - HS CC @ Larned - 4:00pm
9/27/24 - Homecoming Parade Downtown - 2:15pm
9/27/24 - Homecoming Crowning - 6:30pm
9/27/24 - HS FB vs Macksville - 7:00pm
Tonight's football game at Central Christian will start at approximately 8:30pm.
Openings!
📚 Explore Stafford School's Online Library Catalog! 📚
Parents and students, we invite you to visit our school's online Destiny Discover library catalog! 🎉 Here, you can easily search for books, discover a wide range of online resources, and stay updated with all the latest library announcements. 📖💻
Take a look today and see all the great materials available to support your child’s learning and love for reading! 👉 https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/18624
Happy exploring! 🌟
Reserve your yearbook today by stopping in either office or emailing yearbook@stafford349.com. Each book includes 2 pages for you to personalize with your own memories of your amazing year!
Count day is here! Count day is here!
MS/HS Extracurricular Events for 9/16-9/22/24:
The JV game for this evening has been CANCELLED!
9/17/24 - HS VB Quad @ Burrton - 3:00pm start time
9/19/24 - MS/HS Cross Country @ Stafford Golf Course - 9:00am
9/19/24 - MS VB vs Central Christian @ Fairfield - 4:00pm
9/19/24 - MS FB vs Cottonwood Falls @ Fairfield - 6:00pm
9/20/24 - HS FB @ Central Christian - 7:00pm
9/21/24 - HS VB Tournament @ Pawnee Heights - 9:00am start time
See below for Flu Shot information.
Stafford families, how fun does this sound?!?
A rundown of Trojan athletics/activities for the week:
9/12/24 MS VB @ South Barber 4:00pm
9/12/24 MS FB @ Fairfield vs Cottonwood Falls 6:00pm
9/13/24 HS FB @ Pretty Prairie 7:00pm
9/14/24 HS VB @ Otis Bison/LaCrosse 9:00am
9/14/24 Cross Country @ Skyline 10:00am
9/14/24 MS VB Kiowa County Invitational
9/14/24 BEST Robotics Kickoff @ WSU
Elementary activities this week.
Support our FFA at Oktoberfest.
We will be making up the HS football game against the Reno County Sabres Saturday, September 7, at 5:00pm. No admission will be charged. Concessions may be minimal.
Hey, kids! We're so cool that you get another 3 day weekend! (Sorry, parents.)
August Award winners! Wisdom...finding out what you should do, and doing it!
The week's activities:
9/3 HS VB @ Cunningham 4:00pm
9/5 MS/HS CC @ Pretty Prairie 3:00pm
9/5 MS/HS VB/FB @ Home vs Cunningham 3:00/5:00
9/5 HS FB @ Home vs Reno County Sabres 7:00pm
