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.
Dr. Josh Gill is working with Stafford Schools to provide physicals for our student-athletes for the upcoming school year. Please see the attached document.
Congratulations to senior Tarrant Young to agreeing to wrestle at Neosho County Community College!
#TrojanNation
The middle school track meet at Kinsley is on. The meet starts at 2:00pm.
The baseball and softball games scheduled for today have been cancelled. We will know more later if the games are being rescheduled.
Our high school robotics team invited a few middle schoolers to join us as we learn and grow together. The collaboration has been very successful and made for a lot of fun!
Students in 4th Hour Culinary 2 and Culinary Applications prepared, from scratch, Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Hummus with fresh Naan Bread. It is delicious - and healthy!
High school awards night is this Wednesday, May 4 at 7:00pm in the Commons.
Softball/baseball and golf scheduled for today has been cancelled/postponed.
SHS is cooperating with St. John High School to offer driver's ed this summer. There is a sign-up meeting this Wednesday, May 5 at 5:45pm in the Stafford High School Gym. You will need an original birth certificate when signing up. Please see the attached for more information.
Congratulations to our April students of "Hope" Believing something good can come out of something bad!
Kreece- 3rd Grade
Addison- 4th Grade
Nathan- 5th Grade
Congratulations to our April students of "Sportsmanship & Leadership" Showing positive character in action at our school!
Dallin- 3rd Grade
Skylee- 2nd Grade
Nathaniel- 4th Grade
Koy- 4th Grade
Emersyn- 3rd Grade
Congratulations to our April students of "Hope" Believing something good can come out of something bad!
Jaxon- Prek4
Reece- Kindergarten
Lilliana- 1st Grade
The 2nd Grade Class
Reminder to all 8th through 11th grade families: enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year is tomorrow, Thursday, April 28 from 1:00-8:00pm. Your student and/or your student’s advisory teacher should have shared more details. We look forward to seeing tomorrow in the Commons.
Hello parents!
Has your child experienced the death of a loved one? If so, you may be interested in this FREE resource and event!
Hospice and Homecare of Reno County and the Kansas Cosmosphere have partnered together to offer a "Space to Grieve" Kids Kamp. The day will be filled with a combination of activities for children and youth ages 6-17 to process their grief with peers and trained facilitators, along with various fun activities provided by the Cosmosphere.
Parents can drop their children off at 9:00am to engage in activities until 1:00pm. Parents are then asked to return to the Cosmosphere for a family activity until 1:30pm, followed by the chance to view a documentary film and self-guided tours of the Space Museum from 2:00-3:00pm.
The whole day is FREE to families but space is limited! Registration closes on July 1st or when space is full. If you'd like to register, please call (620) 665-2473.
Date: Saturday, July 16th
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Location: Cosmosphere (1100 N Plum St, Hutch, KS)
HS track travels to Hoisington today. Meet starts at 3:00pm.
HS softball and baseball also travels to Hoisington with a start time of 4:00pm.
