Reed elected to KSSA board

USD 428 Superintendent Brad Reed has been elected to the Kansas School Superintendents Association (KSSA) board of directors.

The simple way parents can help their college student grow

College today may not be offering students the education parents want for their children.

Hutchinson Community College Health Information Management grads

The Health Information Management (HIM) Program at Hutchinson Community College presented their 2016 graduating class with certification pins in ceremonies on Friday, May 6.

Local students named Governor’s Scholar’s

At the invitation of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Abigail Stiner and Taylor Huslig of Great Bend High School and Emily Jae Hammond of Hoisington High School were selected to attend the 33rd Annual Governor's Scholars Awards Program on May 1, in Topeka.

Above and Beyond students named

Great Bend Middle School announces the April through May Above and Beyond Winners. Each of these students was nominated by their teachers because they have gone above and beyond the call of duty in becoming a good citizen of GBMS. The students received a certificate and a pizza and pop luncheon with the school administrators.

25 years after the first charter school, model sees steady growth but results remain a work in progr

It's been 25 years since Minnesota launched the charter school movement in June of 1991, and after years of steady growth, charters are now a controversial but fixed piece of America's educational landscape, according to a group of experts gathered at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., recently to mark the upcoming anniversary of the first charter law.

Despite poverty and teen pregnancy, new National Teacher of the Year overcame challenges

The new National Teacher of the Year announced last week came from humble beginnings and faced textbook challenges, including a teen pregnancy. Jahana Hayes, who has taught in her hometown of Waterbury, Connecticut, high school for the past decade, now tries to offer her students the same support she got.

New online testing glitches leaving states flummoxed around the country

Tennessee last week became the latest state to cancel its standardized tests for the year, after glitches in the online testing system became unmanageable, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports.

Construction management program building popularity at Fort Hays State

The assistant project manager leaned back in a chair in his company's job trailer, and his face broke into a grin.

Hoisington is full of character

TOPEKA - Hoisington Middle School was honored May 6 at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka as one of 25 Kansas schools and school districts offering excellent character education that focuses on students' social, emotional and character development.

Why the value of a college degree doesn't come by accident

At the end of April and beginning of May, students across the nation trade in their textbooks and I.D. cards for a diploma. And, in many cases, a lot of debt.

This controversial law could help schools in Nevada struggling with growth booms

A controversial state law that would offer education savings accounts to all parents regardless of family income is tied up in the courts, with the state attorney general pushing this week for the state’s Supreme Court to step in and decide the law’s constitutionality.

Brookman leads SC Debate to sixth place national finish

The Sterling College Debate Team traveled to Muncie, Ind., to take another top-ten title with sophomore Gage Brookman forging new ground at the National Forensic Association Lincoln-Douglas Debate National Tournament. Brookman, of Hutchinson, finished third, marking the first time a Sterling College student has broken into the Elite Eight. The team took sixth place in Debate Sweepstakes, the school's second highest finish to date.

Newman University honors student achievements at Academic Awards Convocation

Newman University honored student scholars and leaders for their outstanding academic achievements and accomplishments at the 2016 Academic Honors and Awards Convocation, held April 21 on the Newman campus.

GBHS Musicians bring home 13 Gold Medals from State Music Festival

Thirteen first place medals were brought home by Great Bend High School musicians from the State Music Contest held Saturday, April 23, at Emporia High School. "I"s went to the Brass Sextet (Ben Diel, Aaron Schultz, Allison Regehr, Aubrey Maneth, Matthew Phillips, Kayn Milholland), and soloists Allison Regehr, French horn; Aubrey Maneth, trombone, Andrew Curtright, euphonium; Kayn Milholland, tuba; Dorian Lueth, viola; Ethan Wedel and Kayn Milholland, voice. Those receiving "II"s were: the Low Brass Ensemble (Aubrey Maneth, Matthew Phillips, Tristan McHenry, Andrew Curtright, Malachi Williams), soloists Ben Diel, trumpet; Eric Vazquez, contra alto clarinet; and Aubrey Maneth ...

Mulch receives Cliff Dipman Internship Award

MANHATTAN - Kenneth "Cole" Mulch, junior in Golf Course Management at K-State, received the KGCSA Cliff Dipman Internship Award for 2018. He will be interning this ...

Sarah Niederee selected for Blue Key Honor Society

MANHATTAN - Kansas State University has selected the 2018-2019 Blue Key class. The 17 members will have the special opportunity to spend their senior year serving ...

Kansas winners of KidWind qualify for national competition

MANHATTAN – Seventeen teams from eight schools competed in the ultimate wind energy learning experience Friday, April 6, at Kansas State University. Sterling High School's ...

Former Great Bend resident Niederee being honored by K-State’s Blue Key

MANHATTAN - Kansas State University's Blue Key Senior Honorary has named former Great Bend resident Katie Niederee as its outstanding alumnus.

Hoisington’s Wilborn receives NSF honor

MANHATTAN - Six current Kansas State University students and two alumni are among the National Science Foundation's 2018 Graduate Research Fellows and honorable mentions.

Emma Reif wins SAR essay contest

HOISINGTON - The Sons of the Plains chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution has selected Emma Reif, sophomore at Hoisington High School, the winner ...

Scholarship presentation