May 2014 - Great Bend USD 428

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Volume 23 Issue 9
May 2014
Post, Strickland hand picked
It was April Fool’s Day, but it
certainly was no joke when
Shelly Post and Kayci (Scott)
Strickland learned that they
have been named as USD
428 teachers of the year
for the 2014-15 school
year.
Post, a 27-year veteran teacher at Helping
Hands Preschool, and Strickland,
a Great Bend High School English teacher in her eighth year,
were tapped for the local honor
and are now eligible to compete
in the Kansas Teacher of the
Year program.
The two are being recognized
for their efforts in the classroom and community through
nomination and selection by
their peers. The program not
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USD
428
Teachers of the Year
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‘How many
think
Miss
Shelly
is the
best?’
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only honors the teaching profession,
but it encourages excellence in education.
Tom Vernon, superintendent of
schools, said he is pleased with the selection of teachers that run the breadth
from 3- and 4-year old special education students to advanced-placement
high school seniors.
“Shelly is a wonderful teacher, a great
representative of our profession and devoted to those special children that she
serves,” Vernon said.
“Kayci is a strong teacher with great
rapport with her students and colleagues,” he added. “She serves as a
great example to her students.”
As elementary and secondary teachers of the year, Post and Strickland will
receive $500 from the district for use in
their classrooms and were honored at
the April 14 school board meeting.
“I absolutely love young children and
in reality would rather be around children than adults,” Post wrote in her
application. “I love
to teach young children; they are so excited to learn new skills.
“I enjoy the opportunity to start them
on their journey of learning with skills
that will help them succeed and flourish in their educational experience,”
she said. “I believe our school provides
the students we serve the needed foundation for learning.
“Everything we do has a purpose in
building the skills each child needs to
succeed. I delight in learning new techniques to improve my teaching skills,”
Post said.
“I strive to advance my students skills
to the highest level of their potential
while at the same time keeping school
fun for them,” Post said. “I cherish the
opportunity to accomplish this on a
personal level with each student.”
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Pursuing Excellence
At top, Superintendent Tom Vernon
seeks a vote of confidence from the students of Shelly Post. Post was named
the USD 428 Elementary Teacher of the
Year.
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Great Bend
High School
Principal Tim
Friess and
Superintendent Tom
Vernon pose
with Kayci
Strickland
after she was
named USD
428 Secondary Teacher
of the Year.
Teacher earns respect of peers
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“I believe all students should be given an
opportunity to acquire knowledge and be
themselves in an environment in which
they feel safe and comfortable,” Kayci
Strickland wrote in her application.
“On the first day of class, I express to my
students that my classroom atmosphere reflects that of a family, Strickland said. “I
encourage them to disagree with one another and to challenge each other’s thinking while maintaining a respectful and
mature attitude.
“It is incredibly rewarding to watch my
students transform over the school year as
they not only tolerate, but learn to appre-
ciate one another’s differences.
“I realize that every day teachers are
given countless opportunities to make a
difference in the life of a young adult,” she
said. “To me, this is the best part of teaching.
“I want my students to understand and
appreciate the mechanics of language, the
conventions of self-expression and the
beauty of literature, but I also want to help
mold them into responsible and productive
members of our society,” Strickland said.
“The most rewarding part of my job is
receiving a word of thanks from a student
whose life I have impacted,” she said. “It
reminds me why I became a teacher and
why I love my profession.”
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$$$ FOR EDUCATION
Foundation generously funds grants
USD 428 Education Foundation
trustees are busy year round raising
funds and once a year they have the
opportunity to spend them by providing minigrants to teachers.
This year the members pored over 33
applications totaling nearly $20,000
and were able to meet the requests of
26 teachers. That represented allocating $1,3071.65 in funds.
The USD 428 Education Foundation
is proudly observing its 25th anniversary of philanthropy. Since 1989, the
organization has raised and donated
nearly $250,000 to enhance education
in the district.
In selecting recipients for minigrants,
trustees look for innovative educational activities to supplement the district’s goals and objectives and for
endeavors with no other source of
funding.
Recipients were guests at a reception
on April 16 at which they explained
their projects to Ed Foundation members.
Wii Like to Move It:
$483.38
Lacey Bonine,
Eisenhower
A Wii gaming system would be purchased for
kindergarten classBonine
room use as a motivational tool. Students’ use of the
gaming system with Wii Sports and
Wii Sports Resort, Big Brain Academy
and Teach Math could increase handeye coordination, memory and visual
analysis.
Dan Heath, Great Bend High School theater teacher, Dr. Bill King, an Education Foundation supporter, and Kevin Mauler, Education Foundation board member, attend the minigrant reception.
Math Manipulative
Library: $462.48
Lindsay Hoff,
Eisenhower
The grant would be
used to purchase
hands-on manipulatives for each individHoff
ual fourth-grade
student at Eisenhower. The transition
to common core has placed a heavy
emphasis on mastering fractions. The
materials would reinforce math concepts with fraction towers and challenging games for the students.
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Literacy Novel
Study: $349.30
Kacie Kilgore,
Eisenhower
The teacher wishes
to instill in fifthgrade students a love
of reading by purKilgore
chasing 40 group sets
of the book, “The City of Ember,” CD
bundle and student-activity unit guide.
There will be meaningful, engaging
literary conversations regarding these
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chapter books because everyone will
be reading the same novel.
Math and Reading Small Groups:
$482.94
Amie Kreis, Eisenhower
The objective of
the grant is to enhance the thirdgrade curriculum at
Eisenhower. It
would enable the
purchase of math
and reading activiKreis
ties that are selfchecking and that can accommodate
two to six students per group. Learning would relate to curriculum goals
and state standards. Small-group activities would keep students highly engaged.
Literature Circle: $354.07
Catrina McGurk, Eisenhower
The teacher
would purchase 50
copies of the book,
“The Giver.” Sixthgrade students
would read and
apply commoncore standards to
McGurk
the story. Students
would be encouraged to recognize and understand the
importance of rules within society, as
well as memories/history. They could
gain appreciation for freedom of
choice and learn to relate the book
content to real-life situations.
iPad for Education: $500
Ashley Riley, Eisenhower
The teacher
wishes to purchase
an iPad 2 as well as
appropriate apps
that would serve to
increase literacy
and math skill levels for K-6 special
Riley
education students.
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Virtual instruction is important to the
students and this format would enable
repetition of materials in a colorful,
engaging manner.
Math Literacy Library: $450
Jodi Schumacher, Eisenhower
The teacher wishes
to develop a math literacy library book
collection for instruction of fifth-grade
students. The books,
for current and future
use, would offer math Schumacher
“read alouds” aligned
to common core and national standards. Their content would help build
students’ thinking processes through
instruction and interaction. Additionally, the teacher would purchase fraction games to enhance materials for a
prior grant.
WATCH D.O.G.S.: $300
Kiley Graves, Lincoln
In 2013-2014 Lincoln School implemented the WATCH
DOGS program that
encourages male role
models (dads, uncles
and grandpas) to become involved at
Graves
school. As volunteers
the men spend time in the classroom,
the lunch setting, recess, etc., to support students. Grant money would be
spent for quarterly events and also for
purchasing T-shirts for the dads to
wear while volunteering at school.
Money – A Life-Long Skill: $150
Cathie Haberman, Lincoln
The special education students’ proposed project would
provide real-life situations involving
money such as counting money, counting
returned change,
Haberman
seeking sale prices
and figuring taxes.
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While utilizing play money and a cash
register, students would act out reallife word problems that are meaningful
and educational.
Tablets for Third-Grade Leaning:
$999.85
Melissa Hittle, Stephanie Webster,
Lincoln
Third-grade teachers wish to purchase
15 Nextbook 7-inch
tablets as well as related educational
apps to be utilized for
math and other subjects. Students could
Hittle
take both oral and
written quizzes and
could use the devices
for flash cards and related activities. Student learning would
be an interesting, focused process and the
progress and achieveWebster
ment could be
charted.
CCRS Resources: $397.77
Meredith Ramsey, Lincoln
The grant would enable the purchase of
College and Career
Readiness Standards
resources for students
in second grade. The
new items would
focus on math and
Ramsey
language arts and
serve as a basis for future learning.
Leadership Club: $380.88
Alana Blessing, Park
The Leadership
Club at Park School
consists of 10 female
students with good
grades and attendance. They meet
daily after school and
help organize events
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and activities for Park School and the
community. One example is a weekly
visit to The Life Giving Center to
complete duties as requested by the director. The grant would fund the purchase of an Acer Chromebook, which
contains many tools to assist with the
processes. This would include snapshot and video capabilities and more.
Life Lessons: $200 and
To Infinity and Beyond: $336
Holly Tittel, Eric Dowson, Park
As part of the new
science standards,
sixth-grade students
learn about the solar
system. With the
grant students could
increase their knowledge through a day’s
Tittel
instruction at the
Kansas Cosmosphere
Space Museum in
Hutchinson. They
would see the planetarium show on the
solar system, space
launches and digital
dome theater show.
The grant would enDowson
able Park sixth-grade
students to pursue and enrich their
knowledge and understanding of life
lessons embedded within various literary genres. Content from the book,
“Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul,”
would be the basis for life, love and
learning enrichment.
Kindles in the Classroom: $497.98
Traci Miller, Park
The Kindle Fire
tablets would be a
great way to provide
lower-achieving readers with a wider range
of books from which
to choose. Two Kindle Fire HD tablets
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and two cases would be bought with
the grant and students would read in a
digital format, perhaps leading to increased reader comprehension, excitement and motivation.
Panther Pals: $200
Michelle Daniel, Riley
Panther Pals is a
school-based mentoring program, formerly known as
YouthFriends. Panther Pals are screened
and trained community volunteers who
Daniel
eat lunch with students and talk about goals, careers and
school. Students grow through the
company of Panther Pal volunteers
who listen and care. The grant would
be used to recognize and celebrate
with volunteers their service to students.
Composing with the iPad: $590
Rachel McCaulley, Riley
The teacher requests buying 30 sets
of iPad headphones
and 40 iPad inHarmony apps for musical instruction. This
would allow students
to explore, organize
McCaulley
and create their own
compositions.
Fun with Facts Fluency: $1,200
Beth Rein, Riley
The grant would
purchase student subscriptions to FASTT
Math Next Generation. This is an adaptive program that
creates individual
plans with personalRein
ized lessons and assessments. It can help students reach
their math facts mastery goals.
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Graphing Technology: $654.99
Carley Mason, GBMS
The school budget
funding will purchase
graphic calculators,
but the grant would
double the number of
calculators available
to students. Graphing
technology is a reMason
quirement for the Algebra I curriculum and its use helps
students meet the technology component of Kansas College and Career
Ready Standards. Students having a
solid knowledge of math concepts and
graphing technology have more opportunities open to them.
Panther Puppets Repertory Touring
Company: $1,452.69
Dan Heath, GBHS
GBHS theater students will write, direct and perform
original puppet plays
to promote healthy
living, anti-bullying
and career exploration. Students will
Heath
be available to perform for individual classrooms, grade
levels or entire schools. Money would
be spent on a professional portable
puppet theater and a collection of
high-quality puppets that represent a
variety of ethnicities and careers.
Laser Engraved Project: $400 and
and Candy House (Scale Model):
$150
Jake Hofflinger, GBHS
Grant funds would
enable GBHS Mass
Production and Advanced Mass Production students in
grades 10-12 to apply
laser-engraving skills
while completing exHofflinger
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citing projects with new
projects. They would learn
the scope and versatility of
laser technology. In the past,
students have engraved
pens, license plates and
wooden key tags.
The GBHS architectural
drafting students in grades
10-12, after completing a
lesson on architectural
scale, would use their
knowledge and skills to design and draw plans and
then construct scale-model
houses. Grant funds would
be used to purchase the materials, including candy,
used to build the scalemodel houses. The completed projects would be
available for view by peers,
patrons and the media.
Architectural Model:
$493.32
Matthew Mazouch, GBHS
GBHS
drafting
students,
who study
research
and design,
will learn
about variMazouch
ous parts of
a building one section at a
time – eventually joining all
parts into one structure. By
year’s end, students will
have completed a model
house. The projects will be
taken to the Fort Hays State
University Technology Fair
and judged for quality and
difficulty. The competition,
designed to inspire excellent
construction, could possibly
create career interests.
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Flocabulary Leaning
Through Song: $226
Brock Funke, Amanda
Wyatt, Park
Flocabulary is an on-line
library of songs, videos and
activities
for students. This
would supplement
fifth-grade
students’
instruction
Funke
and engage
them as
they increase
knowledge
in math,
language
arts, science and
Wyatt
social studies. The
grant would enable the purchase of two classroom Flocabulary memberships.
iPads for Tech Smart Second Graders: $1,000
Linda Gotsche, Gwen McDonald, Eisenhower
Secondgrade
teachers
would purchase three
mini iPads
for collaborative,
Gotsche
creative
classroom
use. They
would integrate
technology
and the
common
core stanMcDonald
dards with
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Stephanie Webster and Melissa Hittle, Lincoln School teachers,
explain their funded minigrant that will provide tablets for third
graders.
student learning – particutional techlarly for math and language nology,
arts.
deep space
Cosmosphere Field Trip:
and astro$360
nomical rePeggy Haag, Mira Hamsearch. The
mond, Conrad Montoya,
learned
Riley
facts and
Hammond
A grantprocesses
funded
would
field trip
align with
for sixthcommon
grade stucore standents to
dards and
the Coswould
mosphere
build solid
Haag
in Hutchinbases for
son would provide students
their sevMontoya
with concrete examples of
enth-grade
the solar system, navigascience course.
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Staff members support Relay for Life
The Barton County Relay for Life is
set for Friday, June 13, but the date
can’t be a bad omen when so many
good people are doing so many good
things to battle cancer.
“We had a relay team for many
years from Jefferson Elementary
School, but for the last couple of
years we have just made a donation
from the Jefferson Cure for Life
Team,” said Carla Maneth, Reading
Recovery teacher.
“Our donation comes from aluminum can collecting each month,
cookbook sales and breast cancer
awareness items,” Maneth said.
She added that Marilyn Petty, a former District Education Center employee, is making and selling T-shirt
quilts and donating the proceeds to
Relay for Life.
“My family has our own relay team,”
said Meredith Musil, Great Bend High
School English teacher. “We have participated in the Barton County relay in
some way almost every year since
1999.
“Our team name is CK Farm Repair
and we are sponsored by my uncle’s
business, Central Kansas Farm Repair
in Bushton,” she said. “We don’t do
any official fund raisers – just the oldfashioned door-to-door kind.
“We relay in memory of the many
loved ones we’ve lost to cancer and in
honor of our family members who
have fought and won,” Musil said.
Riley School SFA teacher Janelle
Lang’s fight against cancer is a personal one.
“I belong to Breast Friends, which is
a women’s group, all of whom have
had breast cancer,” she said.
“We are going to have a cookie and
snack booth at the relay in June,” Lang
continued. “We are also collecting
money for luminaries that will be set
up on the courthouse square.
“People can come and buy any of
our goodies the evening of the relay or
buy a luminary for $10 before the
relay in memory of or in honor of a
loved one,” she said. “I would love to
collect their money and make their luminary. I can be contacted at Riley Elementary School.”
Yes, We Can*
Please recycle
your aluminum cans every
first Friday at Jefferson School.
Proceeds go to the
Jefferson Jets Cure
for Life team to aid
in cancer research.
*Beat Cancer!
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BARTON COUNTY
RELAY FOR LIFE
Friday, June 13
6 p.m.
Jack Kilby Square
Great Bend
Call 620-797-5651
for more info
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“This town and administration
are extremely supportive
and expect excellence. That’s
what Panther football
is going to strive for.”
Tony Crough
Head GBHS
football coach
GBHS football
Great Bend High School has something to crow
about: The new head football coach has been
named. Tony Crough has been flagged to replace
Bo Black, who has taken the head football coaching
job at Hays High School. Crough is a GBHS
teacher assistant in the in-school suspension (ISS)
classroom and a Rule 10 coach. He was hired last
year and served as the Panther defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and outside linebacker coach. Additionally, he is an assistant varsity
track and field coach and a seventh-grade basketball
coach. Crough said he has been working to be a
head football coach for 10 years and even longer as
a player.
“This is an honor for my family and me and we
very humbled to be chosen for such an important
position in the community,” he said. “This town and
administration are extremely supportive and expect
excellence. That’s what Panther football is going to
strive for.”
Crough is a graduate of Garden City High School
and Fort Hays State University. He spent seven
years as a defensive coordinator at a large Texas
high school and his team was the state champion in
2011. He was also the head basketball coach.
“The Great Bend coaching staff will actively pursue the best interests of each one of our players be-
coach named
cause we know the game of football will end for most the fall
of their senior year,”
Crough said outlining his
coaching philosophy.
“We believe football is
a great teacher for many
life lessons such as
commitment, perseverance
and working as a team,” he said. “All of these skills
will be used in daily situations for the rest of their
lives.
“Specific football schemes, philosophies and
game plans will be important to our success as a
team on the field but will fade as they get further
from their playing days,” he continued. “Teaching
our young men how to be good people will help
them be a productive part of society when their time
with us is done and this is our ultimate goal.
“Tony understands how to assemble a successful
football program,” USD 428 Activities Director
David Meter said in making the announcement. “He
is well respected by the administration and coaches
at GBHS. The students know him and respect him.
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Crough promoted to head football coach
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ther football program and what needs to be fixed,” he continued. “He will work cooperatively with the other athletic
programs in USD 428 and with the staff at GBHS.
“We hope to see a renewed excitement for Great Bend
football,” Crough said. “Our goal is to reach into every part
of this community and grab kids to come be a part of our
program.
“We want kids to learn more about football and grow a
passion to play this great game,” he said.
“We also want parents to see the benefits that the experience of being part of a football team can have on their children as they are growing into fine young men. Our staff is
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Health Insurance Information
Cash Difference from Prior Year
(111,277)
October
(185,177)
November
(237,207)
December
(261,817)
January
(250,039)
February
(319,256)
March
(259,768)
April
(315,185)
May
(335,706)
June
(184,730)
July
(165,515)
August
(184,937)
September
The Relay is a
staff newsletter
created for, by
and about USD
428 employees
under the direction of Jennifer
Schartz, public information director. It is published in both
hard-copy and electronic formats each
month during the school year. Items for
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of each month to:
jennifer.schartz@usd428.net
going to actively work
with the community
and district staff to
make sure that more
kids are having success
on the field and most
importantly in the
classroom.”
In addition to his
coaching duties,
Colt and Carson Crough
Crough will teach physical education classes at the high school. At home he is a
husband to his wife, Chrisy, and father to twin 1-year-old
sons, Carson and Colt.
HEALTH CARE SERVICES RESERVE FUND
RENEWAL OCTOBER 2013
CARRYOVER
BALANCE:
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
PREMIUMS
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
278,540
286,438
281,496
279,103
278,326
277,052
CLAIMS PAID
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$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
364,270 $
276,912 $
335,192 $
258,726 $
280,008 $
350,757 $
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DIFFERENCE
(85,730)
9,526
(53,723)
20,377
(1,682)
(73,704)
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$
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$
$
$
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$
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CASH BALANCE
2,406,119
2,320,389
2,329,915
2,276,191
2,296,568
2,294,886
2,221,182
2,221,182
2,221,182
2,221,182
2,221,182
2,221,182
2,221,182
PRIOR YEAR’S (Renewal October 2012) WORKSHEET
Premiums
Claims Paid
Difference
CARRYOVER BALANCE:
$
272,075 $
225,262 $
46,813
OCTOBER
$
273,633 $
190,208 $
83,425
NOVEMBER
$
271,427 $
273,120 $
(1,693)
DECEMBER
$
265,047 $
220,060 $
44,987
JANUARY
$
270,973 $
284,432 $
(13,460)
FEBRUARY
$
270,613 $
275,101 $
(4,488)
MARCH
$
270,114
$
329,602
$
(59,488)
APRIL
$
270,121 $
214,704 $
55,417
MAY
$
267,137 $
226,618 $
40,521
JUNE
$
264,062
$
435,038
$
(170,976)
JULY
$
244,006 $
263,222 $
(19,216)
AUGUST
$
303,363
$
283,940
$
19,422
SEPTEMBER
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$
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$
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Cash Balance
2,384,853
2,431,666
2,515,091
2,513,398
2,558,385
2,544,925
2,540,437
2,480,950
2,536,367
2,576,888
2,405,912
2,386,696
2,406,119
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Hunt helps students find themselves
It was a scavenger hunt, but unlike any most adults of a
certain age are familiar with. There was no list of odd objects on a scrap of paper, ringing of doorbells or bothering
neighbors.
Students of Jake Hofflinger, technologies teacher, were
armed with a worksheet and a GPS (global positioning
system) device and the directions to seek and find.
During the hands-on project at Brit Spaugh Park, the
class used GPS to mark and track ‘waypoints,” Hofflinger
said. They found their speed, elevation, latitude, longitude, estimated time of arrival, bearing and time of sunset
for the location.
In their lesson about GPS, students learned to draw
globes and use protractors to divide the globe into latitude
and longitude. They located prime meridian, equator,
Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer as well as a dozen
cities in the world by their latitude and longitude.
“They learned about satellite triangulation,” Hofflinger
said. “As an active visual aid, we went to the gym and had
students orbit by string.
“They proved that three satellites are needed to determine a location. We talked about the many uses of GPS,
military, nautical, navigation, agriculture, fire and rescue,” he said.
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3, 2, 1 -- blast off
Helping Hands Preschool students of
Shelly Post, above far left, participate in
an experiment where rockets (canisters) were put in a the tube with water
and Alka-Seltzer. “They shot off quite
well and the kids loved it,” Post said.
Pictured, children prepare for a loud,
wet bang.
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Teachers
raise
their
hands
USD 428 teachers line the rotunda
of the statehouse waiting to talk to
House members.
Teachers wait outside the House
chamber to talk to House members
as they exit.
Teachers attend a rally at Topeka
West High School before heading to
the statehouse.
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Judy Johnson
Shelly Post
Carrie Minton
Susan Mazouch
Joy Boyd
Dianna
Zimmerman
May Birthdays
6
Kacie Kilgore
Daniel Schneider
7
Kylee McDonald
Jennifer Wondra
8
Coleen Moore
9
Donna Becker
Tasha Davis
10
Becky Hill
Kim Heath
11
Melissa Swanson
Debbie Eyestone
13
Jana Hestand
Joan Linsner
Kathy Davis
Alisha Frazer
14
Michelle Rose
15
Jackie Peters
Tami Strobel
18
Venessa Favela
19
Gary Pinkall
Jessica Pagenkopf
Larissa Versaw
Jeri Lynn Patry
20
Amber Novotny
21
Pam Jordan
Linda Heine
Teri Williams
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Casey Gatton
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Khris Thexton
24
Ron Hayes
25
Austin Russell
26
Terry Schneider
Hal Hollembeak
27
Tina Steinert
Mindy Snyder
30
Gary Grippin
Twila Birzer
31
Ryan Pinkall
Stephanie Webster
Please don’t
miss the
June Relay
for teacher
retirements
and more!
Have a
Question?
Need an
Answer?
Great Bend Thread Benders quilt club members Earlene Arnold, Dora Lorecks and Joyce Burnbam
deliver 24 quilts for Amy Karst’s kindergarten class at Riley School for use during their daily 20minute Daydream Time. Members plan to make quilts for the other two kindergarten classes at
Riley. The ladies explained to students how quilts are made and told them that each quilt has a
pocket for them to put their hand into. Inside the pocket they can find love and concern for them.
The students were thrilled with their quilts and enjoyed lying on the floor with them and showing
them off to each other.
Pursuing Excellence
Please submit questions
of a general nature to
Jennifer Schartz,
Relay editor, at
jennifer.schartz@usd428.net
Selected questions will
be answered in future
newsletters.
May 2014
Relay
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May 2014
Relay
Help celebrate
Superintendent Tom Vernon’s
career in education!
Please join us for a retirement
reception in his honor
from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14
District Education Center
201 S. Patton Road
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