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With apologies to Art Linkletter......Kids Really Do Say the Darndest ThingsOne of my students came up today and asked me how to spell salami. We were in science, so I found this a rather odd question. I inquired as to why she might need this piece of information. She looked at me like I had lost my mind and said, "you know, Mrs. Groom, when two oceanic plates hit each other, it creates a salami." Kim Groom, WIS March 9, 2010 District Activities
Summer Engineering Camp Opportunity for Incoming 7th, 8th, or 9th GradersWinfield High School is hosting a summer engineering camp titled Gateway Academy for next year's...
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Target Offers Way to Raise Money for Your SchoolTarget has a long-standing tradition of helping shoppers earn money for their schools. They have several educational support programs which you can read about on their webpage. The one that Winfield schools have participated in the most is called Take Charge of Education and is available for patrons who use a Target charge card. Over the past few years, our schools have received several thousand dollars through the program. Here are the number of participants at each school and the amount they have earned for their schools. You can track your school's progress at this site. Country View - 8 - $843 Irving - 5 - $490 Lowell - 8 - $618 Webster - 3 - $318 Whittier - 4 - $509 Winfield High School - 9 - $1446 Winfield Middle School - 6 - $262
Winfield High School Opens a SkillsUSA Chapter
Twenty-three Winfield High School students will join more than 300,000 nationwide in SkillsUSA, an applied method of instruction for preparing high performance workers in public career and technical programs. SkillsUSA provides experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development, working to build self-confidence, work attitudes and communications skills and also promotes understanding of the free-enterprise system and involvement in community service. WHS students will compete in 5 different areas: engineering technology, architectural drafting, web page design, cabinet making, and carpentry. The state competition is held in Wichita April 14-16, 2010 and the national competition is in Kansas City, MO June 20-26, 2010. For more information please visit our local SkillsUSA Website or contact Carey Lybarger at 620-221-5160 or carey_lybarger@usd465.com.
Resources to combat underage drinkingAnyone interested in helping prevent underage drinking may want to check out the MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) website called The Power of Parents. There are articles of interest to parents and others concerned about this risky behavior. PAFT Offers Info for ParentsYour child is born to learn! That's true even before your baby is born. USD 465's Parents As First Teachers program offers a wealth of resources to parents from pregnancy through... more Login
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Students Conduct Research on School's HistoryStudents in a combined English and United States' history class at WHS have been researching Winfield High School history using a variety of primary sources, including yearbooks, club records, scrapbooks, and school newspaper archives.
The end product will be a fully documented research paper which will be submitted to the Cowley County Historical Society and archived, possibly in the WHS library. Instructors Sherry Barrier and Jane Bodman-Smith hope to develop and expand this project in the future.
Information for parents about chicken pox at WHSA student at Winfield High School has been diagnosed with chickenpox. Parents of high school students will receive a letter from Cathy Ulbrich, WHS school nurse with more specific information. Many of the students at the high school have already received the chickenpox (varicella) vaccine or have had chickenpox disease and should have immunity. Parents of students who have not had the disease or the vaccine may contact their family physician or the Cowley County Health Department if they are interested in having their child vaccinated. Chickenpox is a viral illness with symptoms that may include fever, fatigue, headache, and rash. The rash of chickenpox develops in crops with raised red spots arriving first, progressing to blisters that burst and then crust over. More information regarding this disease is available at www.mayoclinic.com. For more information, please contact your school nurse.
Whittier Celebrates Kansas HistoryFourth graders at Whittier Elementary School chose famous Kansans to research and write about, then portrayed those characters in a "wax museum" in February. Younger students were allowed to tour the "museum" while the fourth graders told visitors about their famous Kansan.
KC Wolf Comes to IrvingStudents at Irving Elementary school heard test-taking advice from the Kansas City Chiefs' mascot, KC Wolf, last month. The mascot appeared both as himself and as the man who wears the suit: Dan Meers. Meers talked to the students about getting a good night's sleep, eating a healthy breakfast, and paying close attention to instructions carefully. He also talked to them about work ethic and how even KC Wolf has to show up and do his job everyday, even when it's not always fun. The KC Wolf mascot has appeared at more than 1600 schools across the midwest over the last 20 years. He presents programs on other topics including self-esteem, reading, and the importance of physical activity.
BOE Names Mark Littell New Assistant SuperintendentMark Littell brings 17 years of experience in school administration along with strong personal and professional ties to Winfield and Cowley County to his new position as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. He will assume those duties on July 1. Littell was superintendent of schools in Spearville, KS from 2005-2009 before moving to Winfield. He currently teaches cabinetmaking and computer-assisted drafting at Rose Hill High School. He has been a middle school principal in Joplin, MO and assistant principal at Arkansas City Middle School. He has also taught in southeast Kansas and in Florida. During his tenure in Spearville, the district increased performance on state assessments, earning more than 55 Standards of Excellence in those four years. Littell expects to be very involved with the community, both through school and his family. His wife Jammi is the frozen foods manager at the Winfield Dillon’s. They have three children: Carson, 9; Chaney, 6; and Carley, 3. His favorite quote dealing with kids and education is "Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them." (Richard Evans)
Art Students Win Awards
Three Winfield High School art students were recognized in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. The competition was founded 70 years ago, making it the oldest continuous art and literature competition in America. Kaitlyn Wall, a junior, earned a Gold Key award for her pastel portrait of her great-grandfather. Her art teacher is Martha Fitzwater. Senior Taylor Archer also earned a Gold Key for a watercolor of a plant. Her teacher is Lynn Felts. Kelsey Smith, also a student of Martha Fitzwater, had a piece of hand built pottery in the Scholastic show. Pieces which earned a Gold Key will be entered in the next level of competition in New York City. According to Lynn Felts, WHS student Anthony Swanson won a gold key in last year’s national competition, and as far as she knows, was the only local student to win a national award.
NCKTC Partners with WHS Engineering ProgramNorth Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit and Winfield High School's Project Lead the Way Program are partnering to offer students 6 hour of college credit. WHS students who earn an 80% or better in the Digital Electronics course are offered 6 hours of college credit toward an electronic engineering technology degree. Students must be accepted into the NCKTC program and will earn a two year associate of applied science degree with a specialty in electronics engineering technology. NCKTC is geared towards technical and industry associate degrees. For more information about NCKTC or the WHS Project Lead the Way program contact Carey Lybarger - 620-221-5160 or carey_lybarger@usd465.com.
Free Resource for KansansThe Kan-Ed Live Tutor has valuable resources for K-12 students, teachers, and parents. You can get help and extra information about almost any school subject and grade level. Click on the link that says "Click here to connect to Kan-Ed Live Tutor." |
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They have also conducted personal interviews such as the one pictured in which Jessica Love is interviewing Cowley County Undersheriff Bill Mueller about the rivalry between Winfield and Arkansas City High Schools. 
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