Keystone board removes interim from Marshall’s title
The title was removed from Dr. Tim Marshall by the Keystone Board on Monday night at their monthly meeting.
The title was removed from Dr. Tim Marshall by the Keystone Board on Monday night at their monthly meeting.
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 Clarke Davis Hard economic times — the reason schools are hard strapped for money — oddly have a few advantages when it comes to budgeting for state money. Valley Falls Superintendent Loren Feldkamp explained to the school board Dec. 13 that one of the “weighting” factors in setting the budget is the number of [...]
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. [...]
Vanessa Heinen and Mikela Wynkoop check each other’s “Got Milk?” mustaches before the dance team performed for an assembly Nov. 17 at Valley Falls schools. Story and photos by Clarke Davis Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes greeted Valley Falls middle and high school students Nov. 17 at a rally to honor coach [...]
by Clarke Davis The Valley Falls school board will soon receive a report on the district vehicles and begin to lay plans on addressing an aging bus fleet. Superintendent Loren Feldkamp said the district has not bought a school bus for five years and at least three are nearing the 200,000-mile range. A 56-passenger bus [...]
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,” [...]
by Clarke Davis A celebration is being planned at Valley Falls Public Schools following release of the state assessment test results last week. The test scores were exemplary across the board and both buildings received building-wide standard of excellence in all subject areas except one. What the party will consist of is still unknown but [...]
Laura Newberry, Mark Flood, and Noah Livingston look at potential sites for a wind turbine at Jefferson West High School. by Davis Publications Leslie Bruton’s calculus class is taking on a unique project at Jefferson West High School. Students Mark Flood, Noah Livingston, and Laura Newberry have been making phone calls, writing emails, and doing [...]
Oskaloosa tailback Jake Buscher escapes a tackle by Valley Falls defender Brock Watson in the first quarter of Friday night’s double overtime win by Valley Falls. Buscher led all rushers in the game with 174 yards and two touchdowns. Story and photo by Dennis Sharkey Like two heavyweight prize fighters the Valley Falls Dragons and [...]