Congratulations to our November students of "contentment" Deciding to be ok with what you have!
Cashton, Connor and Braxie
Congratulations to our November students of "leadership" Being safe, responsible, respectful and kind!
Westen, Mason, Blakelyn, Alyssa and Emeree
Hello K-12 families!
We've started a new month which means we're learning about another new topic in our social-emotional curriculum: Service!
We are defining service as "lending a hand to help someone else". What a perfect topic for the month of December when the holidays are upon us and there's lots of needs and help to go around!
Take a look at the attached photos to see more specifics about what we're learning in school and how you can further these discussions with your children at home!
Congratulations to our November students of "contentment" Deciding to be ok with what you have!
Scottlyn, Serenity, Niah and Madelynn
Our jelly packets didn't come in when planned so instead of serving a Jelly Biscuit on Thursday , December 2nd, we will be serving a Sausage Biscuit. Then on December 14th, hopefully we will have the jelly packets in and we will serve the Jelly Biscuit that day. Come see us for Breakfast!
Graphic by Heaven Wiley
You are invited to help the sophomore class put together a community cookbook. Please send us your recipes or pictures to jenniferheminway@stafford349.com
HS B, Boys Basketball Practice Schedule for November 29-December 2:
Monday, November 29 - 6:45-7:20am; 4:30-7:00pm
Tuesday, November 30 - 6:45-7:20am; 4:30-7:00pm
Wednesday, December 1 - 4:00-6:30pm
Thursday, December 2 - 4:30-6:30pm
December 3 - vs. St. John @ Home
There will be a wrestling parent meeting on Tuesday, November 30, at 6:30pm in the wrestling room.
Order your new Trojan Wrestling Gear now through Monday.
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BIDDYBALLERS! Because of the change in the school schedule we are making a change in the biddyball schedule as well. We will start on December 4! This gives you more time to turn in your forms! The five dates will now be December 4, 11, 18, 20, and 22. If you know you will not be able to make it to all the dates, that is ok! Still get signed up and give your kids a great experience!
Help your community by telling us about your local internet service! Fellow Kansans at the University of Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research are seeking ways to improve internet access and quality in our state. We need your help finding areas in Kansas that experience internet service gaps. These gaps keep people in Kansas communities from being able to access online education, health care and other critical services. Take the survey and help Kansas get better connected: https://ipsr.ku.edu/broadband/kansas.shtml.
This survey takes about 15 minutes to complete. You may take the survey only once. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Dr. Germaine Halegoua (grhalegoua@ku.edu), Donna Ginther, principal investigator (dginther@ku.edu), or ipsr@ku.edu. Thank you so much for your time, and we look forward to better understanding your broadband access.
The last couple days we have had fun learning about the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 6th and 7th grade. We watched videos of how the balloons are made and read the book, "Balloons Over Broadway" to give background knowledge. They were then tasked to make their own balloon. It could be a character from a book or movie or their own unique design. They came out great and it showed them history is fun.
Hello all,
My name is Jessica Davisson and I am in my 2nd year of teaching as Stafford's K-12 Art teacher. I see all of elementary and I have 2 middle school art classes and 2 high school art classes. I grew up in Pittsburg, KS and graduated high school in 2014 at Pittsburg High School and went to Pittsburg State University in 2020 during COVID. I began teaching in Stafford shortly after graduating. Some of my favorite things to do is reading, creating, and gaming with my husband, Koda who works as a custodian at Stafford School as well. We have been together for almost 10 years and married for nearly 5 years. We have 1 dog and 2 guineas who we adore.
The Sophomore class is planning a community cookbook. This holiday week as you are looking through your recipes - we would like to ask you to send any you would like included to jenniferheminway@stafford349.com. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving from the Class of 2024!
My name is Taylor Bauman and I am in my 5th year here at USD 349. I team 9th grade PE/Health and weightlifting. Along with teaching I am also the MS and HS Athletic Director and HS football coach. I am married to Laeny Bauman, who is the Social Studies here at USD 349. We have a 2 year old son named Ebbet and one child due in April 2022.
I am from Sabetha, KS graduating in 2013. I graduated from Central Christian College in McPherson in 2017 and have been working at Stafford ever since. My family and I attend Calvary Baptist Church just north of town. In my free time I enjoy hanging out with my family, coaching and playing sports, and cheering on Super Bowl LIV Champs Kansas City Chiefs!
Hello! My name is Destiny Johnson. I am the Mental Health Liaison here at Stafford Schools for all grades PK-12.
Although I've spent most of my life in Stafford and graduated from high school here, I moved away for awhile to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Master's degree in Social Work, both at the University of Kansas. During my time there, I worked at a Domestic Violence Shelter and one of the local middle and high schools. I also got married to my high school sweetheart, Ethan Johnson, and adopted by younger brother, Jacob!
Now, as the Liaison for the Mental Health Intervention Program, I coordinate on-site mental health services for students generously provided by The Center for Counseling. However, I also help with tons of other social-emotional learning for our students by offering individual check-ins, small groups, lunch bunches, and more.
Hi! My name is Chad Hildebrand, I am the Math and Science teacher for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade at Stafford Middle/High School. I grew up here in Stafford and attended Stafford Schools from Pre-K to my graduation in 2014. After high school I attended Kansas State University and graduated in December 2018 with a bachelors in Agribuisness. In May of 2021 I entered the transition to teaching program at Fort Hays State where I am currently a student. I am excited to be back in the area I grew up in and am very happy to be starting my career as a teacher here. I am also the assistant middle school boys basketball coach and plan to coach High School Track in the spring. In my free time. I enjoy playing/watching sports, traveling, fishing, and spending time with friends and family.
¡Hola! My name is Carla Cacka (pronounced CHA-CH-KUH), formally known as Carla Bordier. I have been working at Stafford Schools for the last 3 years. I am currently the ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Para, I teach High School Spanish, and I interpret for the school district. I also had the opportunity to coach High School volleyball this year. I grew up here in Stafford, I graduated from Stafford High School in 2014. I attended the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk) majoring in Linguistics with a specialization in Bilingualism and Second-Language Acquisition and a French minor. After graduating from KU in 2019 I made my way home, back to Stafford. In August of this year, I married Isaiah and he has also made Stafford his home. I am excited to share this community that I grew up in and love with my husband!
Hi, I'm Jennifer Heminway and I teach Business, Personal Finance and the Web/Digital CTE Pathway. This is my first year at Stafford where I am enjoying getting to know my students. They are such fun - I love getting up every day knowing I get to spend time learning alongside them. I'm sure you all already know this - but the teachers and staff here are some of the most fantastic people it has ever been my privilege to work with.
Outside of school I love to travel, read and spend time with my family.
