Schools & education

Students find enrichment in summer classes
June 24, 2009
There are no summer doldrums at Rising Star Elementary or Shawnee Mission South High School.
Five questions: Special goals
June 24, 2009
Q: What first drew you to the director of special services position?
Shawnee resident named division dean at JCCC
June 23, 2009
Larry Reynolds, Shawnee, has been named dean of the communications division at Johnson County Community College effective July 1.
Lexington Trails, Monticello Trails list fourth-quarter honor rolls
June 23, 2009
Lexington Trails Middle School and Monticello Trails Middle School have released the names of students on the schools’ fourth-quarter honor rolls.
JCCC reports record summer enrollment
June 23, 2009
A total of 10,029 students are enrolled in summer classes at Johnson County Community College, up 9.7 percent from the 9,141 enrolled a year ago.
Principal explains SMSD program to Congress
June 23, 2009
Mrs. Pfortmiller goes to Washington. That’s just what Hocker Grove Middle School Principal Debbie Pfortmiller did in early June, when she testified in front of a congressional committee about the Positive Behavioral Support Program in the Shawnee Mission School District.
Duo find testing the water beneficial
SMNW juniors win science competition
June 17, 2009
The water in Little Mill Creek is pretty safe.
Needham earns Eagle Scout award
June 17, 2009
Tim Needham, of Shawnee, has earned his Eagle Scout award, the highest honor in Boy Scouts.
Mill Creek student’s essay entry rated state’s best
June 17, 2009
Children are the future leaders of Kansas. But for them to grow up, they must maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Youngsters use their creativity at Camp Invention
June 10, 2009
Exploring a new planet, saving a city from pollution and creating roller coasters were just a week’s worth of work for first- through sixth-graders at Camp Invention.
Benninghoven fifth-grader wins KCP&L contest
June 9, 2009
“Touching outlets is a big no no.”
USD 232 hires director of teaching and learning
June 3, 2009
De Soto’s USD 232 announced the appointent of Earl Martin as the director of teaching and learning beginning in the 2009-2010 school year.
De Soto USD 232 Board OKs $1.07 million in reductions
June 3, 2009
Students in De Soto USD 232 will be taking fewer or shorter field trips, open staff positions won’t be filled and more repairs to high-tech equipment will be made in-house in the coming school year as the district grapples with cuts in state aid.
Business competition bullish on SMN student’s magazine
May 27, 2009
In a time when the future of print media is in question, a business plan featuring a teen-driven magazine took the top prize in the First National Bank 2009 Business Plan Competition.
Shawnee Mission, De Soto school districts face drop in aid from Topeka
May 27, 2009
While the work may be done for students in the Shawnee Mission USD 512 and De Soto USD 232, the administrators and Board of Education members are getting to work finalizing budgets for the next school year.

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With the Shawnee/ Lenexa Fireworks display canceled, what are your 4th of July plans this year?

“Family time, especially with my granddaughter who will likely teach me something new, are my plans.”

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