Hays USD 489

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Everyone loves a good yard sale! And even better...this one benefits our Westside School!!! Hope to see you there! #EveryStudentEveryDay489

School Stuff... 2021-22 School Supply Lists are available here.. https://www.usd489.com/o/usd-489/browse/137680 2021-22 District Calendar is available here... https://5il.co/pv2w 2021-22 Enrollment Information here... https://www.usd489.com/page/enrollment-2021-2022 #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Questions about summer meals… Contact Jamie Boyle @ 785-623-2400 or email her @ jboyle@usd489.com. #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Seen Around Kansas: Marie Henderson, USD #489 Instructional Technology Specialist, presenting at the USA Conference in Wichita on Getting Your Professional Learning In Gear. #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Summer Meal Information.. #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Hays High Indians Baseball … getting warmed up for the opening round of the 5A state tournament! We are cheering back here at home!! Be the team that never gives up! #EveryStudentEveryDay489

The children and staff in Building 3 at ECC are safe in the tornado shelter.

School Board Election deadline is near. If you wish to be considered for a BOE position, you must file with the Ellis County Clerk by noon on June 1st. Be a part of public education. #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Westside School received a grant from Midwest Energy to purchase STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering & Math) items! Thanks to Midwest Energy for helping our kids learn!! #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Seen Around USD #489: Last day activities!! It’s almost summer break!! #EveryStudentEveryDay489

5A Regional Champions! Beat Valley Center 4/0! Headed to State!! #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Seen Around USD #489: It’s Field Day at Lincoln Elementary! Races. Laughter. Priceless. #EveryStudentEveryDay489

If you wish to view the BOE Meeting ... https://youtu.be/bfnQn-6eehY Meeting starts at 6:30 pm. #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Opening Night of HHS Musical Rent. Plenty of tickets still available for Friday- Sunday. Great talent on display! http://www.ticketsource.us/hays-high-school or purchase tickets at the door! #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Vicki Unruh has been a Psychologist with USD #489 for 18 years!! What are you most looking forward to about retirement? I am looking forward to spending more time with my children, gardening, baking and traveling. What will you miss the most about your job? I will miss interacting with preschool children. Young children have taught me so much. They enjoy life and learning. They see wonder and awe in everyday experiences. They accept differences. They freely express ALL their emotions! What is something that has changed since you started in this field? For me, the biggest change has been technology. When I started in the field, we hand wrote reports and sent them to a secretary to type—on a typewriter! We also hand wrote IEPs on NCR paper. There were no cell phones, no personal computers, no spell check and no email. You called on a landline or went down the hall to speak with someone. What is your favorite memory at USD 489? I am leaving with great memories. I have worked with many outstanding school psychologists, teachers and related service providers whom I have the privilege to call colleagues and friends. Some of the most humorous memories are from the Rockwell OT/PT (plus one SLP) Christmas parties. That group knows how to have fun! Their parties are filled with great food and the most entertaining games. #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Jan Burkholder has been with USD #489 for 41 years! She is currently a teacher at Roosevelt Elementary! What are you most looking forward to about retirement? I would like to have a grandiose plan in place, but in reality I’m looking forward to not following a clock or schedule. Unscheduled time with family and friends. What will you miss the most about your job? I will miss the students and the staff at Roosevelt. The relationships built through the years are priceless. What is something that has changed since you started in this field? I’ve actually been with the district long enough to see things come full circle. Curriculum, teaching strategies, and other focus areas tend to resurface after a few years. Old ideas are relabeled to appear to be new. As a teacher you just do what is best for the students and their achievements. What is your favorite memory at USD 489? This is absolutely impossible to narrow down. Memories show up in different ways, from a past student saying ‘hi’ and introducing me to his/her family, to conversations with staff about the ‘happenings’ at school that made us laugh or cry. In district and building full of relationships and achievements, I just want to hold on to all of them. #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Today Roosevelt Elementary hosted a reception for retiring staff. Jan Burkholder Dawn Keil Patti Park Mary Straub Kathy Basinger #EveryStudentEveryDay489

Myrna LeCount has been with USD #489 for 29 years. She is currently a GPS Para at Hays High School. What are you most looking forward to about retirement? I am most looking forward to helping my daughter with her wedding plans. She is getting married in December in the state of Vermont, so needless to say that will occupy my time. What will you miss the most about your job? The things I will miss most is the students. I had worked in Special Education for 22 years and then in Regular Education for 7 years. The students are our future and I loved to encourage them to be the best they can be! What is something that has changed since you started in this field? The thing that has changed the most has been technology, I don’t believe there was a computer in the building when I started. (Manual typewriters were still used in the business department) What is your favorite memory at USD 489? Working with two very special ladies for the majority of my career here at Hays High. They know who they are and will always have a special place in my heart. (Glad the walls don’t talk in Mr. Dan Balman’s broadcast room, he would have lots to report. Like they say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!!!) #EveryStudentEveryDay489

John Linn has been with USD #489 for 3 years. He is currently an Assistant Principal at Hays High School. What are you most looking forward to about retirement? Not receiving the constant emails—I will not miss that one bit. I look forward to trying something different and seeing what each day will bring. What will you miss the most about your job? I will miss all the wonderful people I have the privilege of working with every day, from students to staff. What is something that has changed since you started in this field? The biggest change has been with technology---it changes so quickly and everything we do is tied to some sort of technology. Some changes have been good—some not so good, but technology has changed the face of every facet of life. What is your favorite memory at USD 489? The memory I will leave with is knowing that the staff at HHS works every day to educate our students to the best of their ability. They care about what they do, they care for students, they hold each other accountable, and they are all good people. They have been so wonderful to work with each and every day. #EveryStudentEveryDay489