Congrats to Kristine Becker for receiving the Milken Educator Award!This impressive photo shows Milken Awardees with connections to Shawnee Heights.Linda Dishman (SH Teacher), Ryan Pfeifer (SH Grad), Brad Nicks (SH Teacher), Kristine Becker (SH Grad), and Carly Bowden (SH Grad).
A BIG THANK YOU to Azura and our community! Azura presented us with a check for $5,668.85 for monies raised by our community using the SH Community Impact Card in 2022. Azura donates 5 cents to our district with each purchase using the card! http://www.azuracu.com/tbirds
Congratulations to the 2023 Living the Dream Art Competition Art winners Jadyn Emery, Abe Wietharn, Marissa Ruiz, and Brok Broadbet. Student’s will be recognized today at a special MLK Holiday Awards program.
Reminder: There is no school on Monday, January 16th and Tuesday, January 17th, 2023. We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
FSGC's "Real-World Parenting" will now be "Ask a Child Therapist." January's topic is "Anger Management." FSGC will host a Q&A session on Thursday, January 26th from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. See the flyer below for more information and how to submit your questions.
Community Opportunity! The @PALtopeka is looking for 5th and 6th graders who want to play basketball. Register by January 18, 2023. For more info and how to register follow: https://5il.co/1n3ly
Look for new Community Opportunities on our website's home page under NEWS!
Happy Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! We are grateful for the Law Enforcement staff here at Shawnee Heights who work to keep us safe daily.
Board of Education Meeting tonight, January 9th at 7:00 pm in the SHHS PD Room. Join us or watch at: https://bit.ly/3fT7WyB
Agenda & minutes: https://bit.ly/USD450MeetingAgenda
What a fantastic way to start second semester. This morning the Kansas Commissioner of Education, Dr. Watson, made a phone call to one of our Teachers, Heidi Jo Hayen, to announce that she is a 2023 Kansas Horizon Award Winner!
Watch the call 👉 https://youtu.be/Q8H7mlOqeSM
REMINDER! All classes resume tomorrow, January 5th 2023. We hope everyone had a wonderful and restful winter break.
Check out this article in the Cap-Journal, "Why a Shawnee Heights 1st grader is eating more broccoli and other New Year's resolutions" https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/education/2023/01/01/shawnee-heights-usd-450-students-share-new-years-resolutions/69758996007/
Winter Break starts tomorrow! No School December 22, 2022 - January 4, 2023. Classes Resume January 5, 2023. The District Office will be closed from December 22, 2022 - January 2, 2023. Stay safe and warm, and have a wonderful holiday!
What would it be like to have a new middle school? SHMS students imagined just that in their engineering class this semester. Students presented their research and floor designs for a middle school building during an open house last week.
We're hiring for the 2023-24 school year! Open positions include SHHS Spanish Teacher, SHHS Vocational Agriculture Teacher, and TNES English Language Learner (ELL) Teacher. Apply today at: https://www.usd450.net/page/employment
Board of Education Meeting tonight, December 19th at 7:00 pm in the SHHS PD Room. Join us or watch at: https://bit.ly/3fT7WyB
Agenda & minutes: https://bit.ly/USD450MeetingAgenda
SHMS held their first I&I Ceremony to celebrate students' involvement in the JAG-K Program. JAG-K allows students to explore career opportunities and practice soft skills to prepare for post-secondary education, military service, or right into the workforce following graduation.
Congratulations to our first Spotlight Awardee, Sharon Covert!
Check out this article on Mrs. Covert and watch a video of her receiving the district's new Spotlight Award!
https://www.usd450.net/article/939456
Believe it or not, it's time for students to start thinking about their plans for the next school year! Mrs. Esquibel and Mr. West spoke to 7th-grade students about choosing courses to align with what they may want to study in high school and beyond.
SHOUT OUT to Sophomore Jac Carlson for passing the Microsoft Office Specialist Word & PowerPoint Certification! After a few more courses, he will be a CTE Pathway Completer in either Programming & Software Development or Web & Digital Communications.
December's Real World Parenting topic is "Eating Disorders." FSGC will host a Q&A session on Thursday, December 15, from 6:30 - 7:30p.m via Zoom. See the flyer below for more information and how to register.
