The Ellinwood softball and baseball teams play against Skyline at Pratt's Lemon Park today at 4:00.
High school JV golf is at the Stafford County Golf Course today. Start time is 3:00.
Reminder that Damon Parker with the Jones Project will be here THIS Friday, March 31st, 10:00am - 12:00pm!
He'll be speaking to our middle and high school students about mental health and suicide prevention. Community members are also welcome and encouraged to attend! This presentation will take place approx. 10-11am followed by some time for Q&A. Mr. Parker will also be present during lunch until noon for a meet and greet.
Students and parents: We have had several reports of theft in the last few days. Please don't bring valuables and/or excessive amounts of money to school. If you do, please be sure you are keeping those items on you and/or the items are locked up while not in your possession.
SAVE THE DATE! - March 31st, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Damon Parker with The Jones Project is coming to Stafford Schools to speak to our middle and high school students about mental health and suicide prevention. Community members are also welcome and encouraged to attend!
This presentation will take place approx. 10-11am followed by some time for Q&A. Mr. Parker will also be present during lunch until noon for a meet and greet.
Ellinwood softball and baseball play at Ellinwood starting at 4:00 today against Sacred Heart.
Today was spring pictures day. It's always fun for us to have the opportunity to see all our students shine!
Yesterday the art and graphic design students who submitted pieces to the Scholastic Art Competition visited the Wichita Art Museum and Mark Arts where they were given a guided tour and were able to view the pieces that won the competition.
Monkey is sad the Book Fair is only open two more days! Today's hours are 3-4 pm. Tomorrow's hours are 8-9 am and 3-4 pm. I'll be closed Friday to pack up and send it all back!
There's a few new additions to the Book Fair. I'll be open for parent/teacher conferences. Come check it out!
Stafford USD 349 Board of Education is pleased to announce the selection of Corey Reese as the Superintendent for the 2023-2024 school year. Mr. Reese is currently the Superintendent of USD 243, Lebo Waverly. He has served as their Superintendent since July 2016. Prior to this, Mr. Reese was the Superintendent/High School Principal at USD 224, Clifton Clyde from June 2012-July 2016. He has been in Education since 1993. Mr. Reese and his wife, Janet have four sons, Derek, Brian, Kyle, and Corey Jr. " My family and I are extremely grateful to become a part of Stafford Schools. Stafford is a wonderful community. We look forward to meeting everyone and working together to support Stafford School's students and their families" says Mr. Reese.
The Board of Education says that Corey Reese emerged from a very thorough search process as the right candidate to lead the School District. The community input, including the involvement of stakeholders was a key factor in the success of the Superintendent search process. The input from the community was very helpful to the selection process.
After considering and interviewing multiple qualified candidates, Mr. Reese’s hiring was unanimously approved by the Board of Education. “As a Board, we feel we made the right selection to serve our students and our community,” says USD 349 Board President Dawn Schreiber. Mr. Reese will begin his leadership of USD 349 on July 1, 2023.
Tomorrow, Tuesday the 21st, is a half-day attendance. Students are dismissed at 12:20pm and Conferences are from 1-8pm.
There is no STARS after school program tomorrow.
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Brenda Holopirek will be offering several presentations tomorrow during conferences! These are all located in Trojan Hall (cafeteria) and are completely free to attend. You may join one or all of them if you wish!
5:00 - 5:30pm -- How to Spot Abuse
-Reading between the lines indicators
-Behavioral changes
-Red flag behaviors
-Suspected abuse
-Disclosed abuse
-Control and reaction
5:40 - 6:10pm -- Cybersafety: Protecting your kids
-24 apps parents need to know about
-Online gaming
-Safety and prevention
-Social Media age requirements
-Cyberbullying and possible effects
-Rules and tools
-If you suspect
-Electronic device agreement
6:20-6:50pm -- Connections Matter
-Why does it matter?
-Conversation starters
-Engaging activities
-Eating together
-Date night
-Family time
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Brenda Holopirek from the Family Crisis Center @ 620-603-6515 or your school counselor or social worker.
Please join us on Tuesday, March 21st from 1-8 for Student Led Conferences. We're looking forward to seeing you!
Hey all you middle school TRACK stars...practice starts tomorrow 4:00-5:00!! Practice will be every day 4-5:00 (for now!) Don't forget our school Track store is only open for 2 more days...once it closes...you are out of luck!
Looking forward to seeing you at conferences 1 - 8 pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2023!
We will have lots of opportunities available to you!
In addition to the book fair, we will have a guest speaker, Brenda Holopirek with the Child Advocacy Center, offering various presentations in Trojan Hall (cafeteria) 5:00 - 7:00 pm. These are free to attend and you may join just one or all of them if you wish!
The available presentations are below:
5:00 - 5:30 How to spot abuse
5:40 - 6:10 Cyber safety
6:20 - 6:50 Connections Matter
Stafford USD 349 Board of Education is pleased to announce the selection of Corey Reese, as the Superintendent for the 2023-2024 school year. Please watch for me information to come!
Congratulations to the Stafford Basketball Team for making it to State! The Book Fair will stay here until March 21 for parent/teacher conferences. Go Trojans!
Spectator seating information for the KSHSAA State Basketball Tournament. We are the home team on Thursday, March 9.
There will be a pep rally at 8:15 tomorrow to cheer on our SHS Boys Basketball Team. The public is invited.
