McLouth, Valley Falls students win spelling bee
McLouth eighth-grader Callie Rice will make her second trip to the state spelling bee March 5 to represent Jefferson County.
McLouth eighth-grader Callie Rice will make her second trip to the state spelling bee March 5 to represent Jefferson County.
The search for a new superintendent for McLouth USD 342 is over.
The title was removed from Dr. Tim Marshall by the Keystone Board on Monday night at their monthly meeting.
by Dennis Sharkey Patrons of McLouth USD 342 could know who the next superintendent will be by February. Last month Superintendent Jean Rush submitted her resignation to board members after they decided in October to not renew her contract. At that time the board voted to hire the Kansas Association of School Boards to conduct [...]
by Dennis Sharkey The last time the principals of the Delaware Valley League met the topic of expansion was on the table. McLouth High School Principal Mike Bogard said last week during a school board meeting that the idea of expansion was an unpopular topic among the principals, and if it were up to them [...]
by Dennis Sharkey Only two teams last year had a record over .500 and no team made it to the state tournament. Former KU gaurd Jeff Hawkins will try to revive a Perry-Lecompton team that won only two games last year while other teams like the Jefferson West Tigers expect to make huge leaps forward. [...]
by Dennis Sharkey McLouth USD 342 members could be looking for a new superintendent sooner rather than later. At a special meeting of the board last month Superintendent Jean Rush submitted her resignation to the board but it is not clear why. When asked when her resignation was effective, Rush said she didn’t know but [...]
by Dennis Sharkey The McLouth USD 342 board has a budget surplus of more than $153,000 for this school year, but no one is patting themselves on the back yet. Last month Superintendent Jean Rush went over the budget numbers with the board and a small amount of spending was added back into the budget. [...]
by Dennis Sharkey There were no pleasant surprises this year when area school districts tallied their official head counts. The only superintendent somewhat optimistic about his district’s results was JCN Superintendent Dr. Tim Marshall. His district was only five students down from last year when factoring the funding formula. “I’m not real upset about it,” [...]
McLouth USD 342 Library has launched a new fundraiser, Book Boosters. The program, which features simplified online contributions, is designed to provide the library with books and other materials that promote literacy and encourage patrons to read. The program will run from Nov. 1 to Dec. 22. “This program is unusual because 100 percent of [...]