Melissa Shuman
Recent stories
- Boundaries decided
- January 12, 2007
- De Soto school board members have made their final decisions on the two new schools set to open next year.
- Schools present legislators with ‘wish lists’ for 2007 session
- January 9, 2007
- The Kansas Legislature began this week, and local school districts are already prepared with a list of their needs.
- Shawnee Mission’s new elementary school creates mid-year excitement for students
- January 9, 2007
- Tomato soup and grilled-cheese sandwiches were the first lunch served in the new Merriam Park Elementary School.
- Members seek to keep seats on De Soto School Board
- January 9, 2007
- Sandy Thierer wasn’t sure she wanted to file for De Soto School Board again until she talked to fellow board member Randy Johnson.
- Meetings to calm high school fears
- January 9, 2007
- Shawnee eighth-graders will get an early introduction to entering high school this month.
- Hocker Grove library nears completion
- January 2, 2007
- A 50-year-old Shawnee school’s facelift is nearly complete.
- De Soto teacher earns national certification
- January 2, 2007
- Joining the long list of Starside Elementary School reading specialists with accolades, Christi Eaton has earned a National Board Teaching Certificate.
- Cougar band off to Citrus Bowl Parade
- December 26, 2006
- This weekend, the Shawnee Mission Northwest High School marching band and drill team could get on national television during the Citrus Bowl Parade.
- Freshmen settle into their new role
- December 26, 2006
- Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of reports on the Class of 2010. The Dispatch will follow a group of 10 students through their high school careers.
- School board president files for another term
- December 26, 2006
- Don Clark, now serving as president of the De Soto Board of Education, said he wants to serve another four years.
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