Woohoo!
Would you rather Wednesday (but on Tuesday!)
Help wanted:
Reminder: Tomorrow is the day of our Cardboard boat races at the Stafford City Pool! The races will take place at 1:00 P.M. and will likely last about 15-20 minutes. Below is the lineup for tomorrow's Cardboard boat races. Pictures of boats should be in the same order. We will have 3 heats where the students will race each other down and back to see who is the fastest and to see who will stay afloat!
Nathan Trotta & Mason Miller - “HildaBoat”
Kenny Moreland & Partner - “The Sinking Tortoise”
Braxie Lopez & Emeree Nobles - “THE BRAX-EREE”
Paige Hacking - “‘The’ Boat”
Ben Osborne - “Floaty McFly”
Aiden Jacobs - “Spy Ninjas”
Ian Knoche - “Redneck Yacht Club”
Pay now for smooth sailing in the fall!
Activities for the week:
5/13/25 - HS HOPL Golf @ Hesston - 1:00pm
5/14/25 - MS Awards and 8th Grade Promotion - 7:00pm
5/15/25 - MS and HS HOPL Track @ South Barber - 9:00am
5/16/25 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (full day)
Help Wanted
School Custodian
Stafford USD 349 is accepting applications for a full-time custodian. The shift is five days a week. Duties included mopping, sweeping, emptying trash, general cleaning, and maintenance duties, as assigned, which will include cleaning during and after athletic events. Some lifting will be required from time to time, in addition to using a ladder for various tasks. The successful candidate must of good character, prompt, and demonstrate good attendance. Interested persons may pick up an application at the Superintendent’s Office located in Central School, 318 E. Broadway, Stafford, or call 620-234-5243. Salary and benefits are competitive. USD 349 is an equal opportunity employer.
Help Wanted
School Custodian
Stafford USD 349 is accepting applications for a full-time custodian. The shift is five days a week. Duties included mopping, sweeping, emptying trash, general cleaning, and maintenance duties, as assigned, which will include cleaning during and after athletic events. Some lifting will be required from time to time, in addition to using a ladder for various tasks. The successful candidate must of good character, prompt, and demonstrate good attendance. Interested persons may pick up an application at the Superintendent’s Office located in Central School, 318 E. Broadway, Stafford, or call 620-234-5243. Salary and benefits are competitive. USD 349 is an equal opportunity employer.
Dear Families,
We want to make you aware of a dangerous new internet/ social media trend that has unfortunately started appearing in K-12 schools.
The trend, known as the #ChromebookChallenge, involves students deliberately damaging their school-issued laptops or Chromebooks. Specifically, students are inserting objects such as mechanical pencil lead refills or pieces of metal into the charging ports or puncturing the batteries in an attempt to short-circuit the device. This can cause the laptops to smoke, catch fire, or even explode, posing serious safety risks.
Videos circulating online show how this is done, encouraging students to try it themselves. We cannot stress enough how dangerous this behavior is, not only for the student involved but for everyone around them.
Please note:
Any student found participating in this behavior will be charged for the full cost of a new device due to the malicious destruction of district property. They will also face disciplinary action, which may include out-of-school suspension.
Going forward, any faulty computers will be inspected for signs of this type of damage. If it is determined that a device was intentionally damaged, appropriate charges and disciplinary measures will be applied.
This is not just about damage to technology—it presents a significant fire and explosion risk to our entire school community.
We ask for your help in speaking with your child about the seriousness of this trend and the severe consequences of participating in it. Thank you for helping us keep our schools safe.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your building principal.
On Tuesday, May 13th the 8th grade science class will participate in the 4th Annual Cardboard Boat Races. The races will take place at 1:00 P.M. at the Stafford City Pool. Everyone is welcome to attend and come down to cheer on the 8th graders as they put their engineering skills to the test!
(Date & time can be subject to change due to weather and updates will be posted in advance if there is a change)
2nd graders were tasked with designing any character they wanted; unbeknownst to them, the 8th grade chose their designs without looking at who created them. The 8th graders were tasked with using their sewing skills to develop stuffed creations from those designs. Today, the 8th grade met with the 2nd grade class to present their artworks. 2nd graders get to keep their creations.
Hang on to those 4-H projects! Enter them in the Stafford County Fair! Here's how:
Congratulations to Brock Downing and Cody Knoche - they earned their ServSafe Food Manager Certification - they are the first two students in the history of the Culinary Arts Program to earn this advanced food safety certification. Great job Seniors!
4-H Fair Project Success! Thank you to all who came out, AND to Stafford Schools Foundation for funding our projects all year.
Activities for this week:
5/5/25 - HS Golf @ Pretty Prairie - 1:00pm
5/6/25 - HS Track sponsored by Skyline @ Green Sports Complex - 3:00pm
5/7/25 - SENIORS LAST DAY
5/7/25 - SHS Baccalaureate - Cornerstone Community Church - 7:00pm
5/8/25 - MS Track @ Kinsley - 2:00pm
5/9/25 - HS Golf @ Jetmore - 3:00pm
5/9/25 - HS Track @ Ellinwood - 4:00pm
5/10/25 - HS Graduation - 2:00pm
Hope to see you at the Larabee Library tonight for the First Friday celebration! Culinary students have prepared pulled pork sandwiches on homemade buns, cheesy potato casserole, baked beans, and a sunflower sugar cookie for the meal tonight! Suggested donation is $10 per plate.
Today, we celebrate the very bright futures of the Class of 2025!
Join us for graduation on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in the Stafford High School gymnasium.
Go Trojans!
Clear your balance!
Order of events for today's HS track meet:
Field Day!
