COVID Testing is currently available on request through the summer months. To get in contact with staff, please call the Central Office at 620-234-5243 to schedule a time.
Stay safe and healthy!
Enjoy your summer!
Summer Lunch Program starts Wednesday, June 1, come see us!!!
High school cheer tryouts have concluded. The scores were very close and it was a difficult decision but based on tryout scores and previous experience, please welcome our 2022-2023 high school cheerleading squad! -
Brooklyn Richardson
Jessica Schrag
Jauzalynn Blanton
Madilyn Hearn
Kirstin Langley
Kynlee Hearn
Trynity Pope
Congratulations to the Stafford Elementary students who received the 2022 Presidential Awards!
2022 President's Award for Educational Achievement! This award recognizes students that show outstanding educational growth, improvement, commitment or intellectual development in their academic subjects but do not meet the criteria for the Educational Excellence Award. Its purpose is to encourage and reward students who give their best effort, often in the face of special obstacles.
Braxtyn Lopez- 5th Grade
2022 President's Award for Educational Excellence. This award recognizes academic success in the classroom. Students in grades 1st through 3rd, will have nothing less than A’s all 4 Nine weeks. Students in 4th and 5th grade, require a 3.5gpa or higher all 4 Nine weeks, with no C’s in core classes.
1st Grade: Conrad Allen & Kade Long
2nd Grade: Ava Hacking & JL Pretorius
3rd Grade: Riley manning & Cashton Conant
4th Grade: Henry Allen, Paisley Byer, Addison Clark, Connor Duncan, Reagan Ferguson, Kyndal McCloskey, Emmitt Mead, Annie Pretorius, Amara Reese & Blakelyn Sandoval
5th Grade: Paige Hacking, Ian Knoche, Wylie Mawhirter, Emeree Nobles & Nathan Trotta
Congratulations to Nora Trotta & Connor Duncan on receiving the 2022 Citizenship Awards!!
Congratulations to our May students of "Perseverance" Refusing to give up when life gets hard!
Kamden- Prek4
Ellie- Kindergarten
Brogyn- 1st Grade
Kynslea- 2nd Grade
Congratulations to our May students of "Perseverance" Refusing to give up when life gets hard!
Emersyn- 3rd Grade
Raelyne- 4th Grade
Mason- 5th Grade
Congratulations to our May students of "Sportsmanship & Leadership" Showing positive character in action at our school!
Koy- 4th Grade
Juan- Kindergarten
Ivory- 1st Grade
Sebastian- 2nd Grade
Byran- 4th Grade
The Spanish classes had the chance to make piñatas as their final projects! Here is a look at their piñatas! We had a lot of creativity! The students will tell you that they require more work than you think!
SHS Summer Camp Begins Monday for completed grades 8-12.
Week 1 - Travel & Fundraising
Week 2- Woodworking with Mr. Moritz
Week 3 - Travel & Presenting
Don't miss out! Attend some or attend all! Earn scholarship money for the next Washington, DC trip in 2024.
Sign up now for a chance to win a poster!
Stafford Middle School awards night and 8th grade promotion is this evening at 7:00pm.
The graduation ceremony for Stafford High School is today at 2:00pm.
Check out the summer reading camp.
“STRANGE BUT TRUE” AT STARS SUMMER CAMP
MAY 23-JUNE 10
9:00 AM - 12 NOON
Join with your friends for fun and learning! It’s FREE!
All students completing K-4th grades are invited! 5th graders will are invited to attend SMS Zone Summer Camp.
STARS “Strange But True” Summer Camp will be held at Stafford Elementary.
STARS Summer Camp will run from Monday, May 23 - Friday, June 10.
No STARS Summer Camp on Monday, May 31, Memorial Day.
STARS Summer Camp will partner with Ms. Talbot’s Reading Camp Tuesday - Thursday beginning Wednesday, June 1.
Field trips will be planned each week. Students must attend two days prior to trip(not including trip day) to qualify to attend the field trip.
THIS PROGRAM IS FREE OF CHARGE. Fees will be charged for field trips.
Enrollment forms went home with students on Monday. Please return by Thursday, May 19.
Baking & Pastries students participated in a practical final - Cupcake Wars! Students were given a theme - "Spring Fling", and were asked to find recipes and decorating ideas that best fit the theme. Students developed a detailed timeline for production, practiced various piping techniques, sketched their concept for their finished cupcake, then prepared the recipe and decorated the cupcakes. 6 judges scored each entry on the following criteria: Bite-ability (cake to frosting ration), Frosting (flavor, type, texture), Cake (moistness, flavor, texture), Presentation (eye appeal), and Theme (fit the theme). The Lemon Raspberry cupcakes were chosen as the winner - these cupcakes featured a raspberry filling and buttercream icing.
Students enrolled in Culinary Arts 1 are busy finishing their practical final - the annual Food Truck Challenge. After a visit to Floyd's Smoke Shack food truck by the Stafford City Office, students were inspired to develop a concept for their own simulated Food Truck. There were many great ideas this year! Middle and High School students and staff voted for their favorite food truck concept - the top three finishers were: Spanish Dream "Explore other delicious cultures", Global Tokyo "A taste of the exotic", and The Breakfast Baker "We bake the cake". The students that created the top three food trucks are preparing their signature recipe to demonstrate various cooking methods and for their class to sample. So far we have enjoyed Chicken Croquetas "The most delicious bites of Spain, with a creamy and flavorful inside, and a crunchy outside.", and Sweet and Spicy Chicken "Chicken thighs cut into chunks, fried in our signature batter and coated in our secret sauce." Next on the menu are Creamy Strawberry Crepes!
SMS Summer Camp is planning to have a great time this summer with several trips around the state! Get signed up as soon as you can as it begins Monday, May 23, 9:00 am-12:00 pm.
Sunflower Summer is a program offered by Kansas Department of Education and is designed to provide a wide variety of ways for families to get out, to explore something new, and enjoy time together!
Starting May 28th- August 14th via the sunflower summer app, each Kansas student enrolled in Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and up to 2 named adults are provided one free visit to each of the participating attractions per year to over 70 Kansas attractions, museums, and more.
More information can be found here:
https://www.sunflowersummer.org/
IdeaTek is partnering with a White House initiative to bring free internet service to those who qualify for the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program, or ACP.
To qualify for ACP, one member of the household must meet one of the following criteria:
-Has an income that is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
Participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, Federal Public Housing Assistance, SSI, WIC or Lifeline
-Is approved to receive benefits from the free and reduced-price school lunch program in the 2019-2020, 2020-21 or 2021-2022 school year.
-Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year
Residents must first apply and be approved for ACP at ACPBenefit.org. Once verified, qualifying households in the IdeaTek service area can sign up for eligible service tiers at no cost. Customers can also choose to apply the ACP benefit to any higher tier internet package and pay no more than $30 a month.
IdeaTek packages include:
Wireless:
-Plus Tier: 100 Mbps download / 10 Mbps upload. Cost to qualifying customers: free.
-Ultra: 150 Mbps download / 25 Mbps upload. Cost to qualifying customers: free.
Fiber:
-Intro: Download 100 Mbps / Upload 100 Mbps. Cost to qualifying customers: free.
-Gigabit: Download 1,000 Mbps / Upload 1,000 Mbps. Max price to qualifying customers: $30/month.
To learn more about IdeaTek’s program and eligibility, visit ideatek.com/essential-access. Or, contact Tara at 888-774-5370 or email essential-access@ideatek.com
To read the White House fact sheet about the program, please visit this website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/09/fact-sheet-president-biden-and-vice-president-harris-reduce-high-speed-internet-costs-for-millions-of-americans/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sharpspring&sslid=Mzc1MbY0MzczMjQ0AQA&sseid=MzIxNrI0MTAwNgEA&jobid=158e5e77-2c1a-41c7-9b61-2f394fb14aeb
All K-5th grade students and families are invited to enjoy the End of the Year Cookout on May 16, 5:30-6:30 pm at the Basketball Court North of the school.
