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2019 SPIAA High School League Basketball Tournament
The 2019 High School SPIAA League Basketball Tournament will be taking place the week of January 21 - 26. Play in games will take place on Friday, January 18 for the Girls and Saturday, January 19 for the Boys. All of the play in games will take place at Spearville High School. Starting on Monday, January 21, the tournament will move to the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City. All of the . . .
2019 Winter Homecoming
2019 Kiowa County High School Winter Homecoming will take place the week of January 28 through February 1. As in the past, Spirit Week will be observed all week by the students of Kiowa County. The Spirit Week activities can be found below. The Spirit Week activities will culminate on Friday evening with the crowning of the King and Queen. The crowning ceremony will take place at halftime of . . .
KCHS Students Receive Gold Key Award for Art Exhibition
Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition. Six senior art students entered 18 pieces of art in the Scholastic Art competition. This exhibition showcases select artwork from 70 Kansas counties. The Scholastic Art Awards are the largest and longest-running recognition program for young artists in the US. Participants, supported by their art teacher and community mentors, create and submit their best works of art. Each work . . .
2019 SPIAA Big Read Merit Award Winners
In the fall of 2016, English Language Arts Teachers from across the South Plains Iroquois Activities Association (SPIAA) met at South Gray High School where the idea of hosting a SPIAA Big Read was developed. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird was chosen as the common text for 2017. Having successfully completed the first SPIAA Big Read, a new title was chosen for 2018-2019. Students in SPIAA high schools . . .
KCJH 2018-2019 First Semester Honor Roll
The following Kiowa County Junior High Students have been named to the 1st Semester Honor Roll for the 2018-2019 school year. The following criteria are used to determine if a student qualifies for the Honor Roll. Those students receiving a minimum semester percentage point average of 96% with no percentage lower than a 90% will be placed on the Superintendent's Honor Roll. Those students attaining a . . .
KCHS 2018-19 First Semester Honor Roll
Kiowa County High School will maintain a semester honor roll for each semester. Students who fail to make up their incomplete assignments in the allotted time (five days after the semester) will not be eligible for the honor roll that semester. Special circumstances will be taken into consideration by the principal, counselor, and teacher. Superintendent's Honor Roll: 4.00 OR students making all . . .
2019 Soil Conservation Poster Winners
On the morning of January 22, Elementary and Junior High students from Kiowa County and Haviland gathered in the Kiowa County Schools Auxiliary Gym for the announcement of the Kiowa County Conservation District Poster Winners. Additional information about the program and photos of the winners can be found below. All of the students did an outstanding job! . . .
2018 SPIAA Fall Sports All League Teams
The SPIAA Fall Head Coaches have met and voted on the All League teams for the 2018 season. Every year at the end of the season the League Head Coaches gather to nominate and then vote on the players worthy of All League Honors. Kiowa County High School was well represented on both the Volleyball and Football All League Teams. The following Kiowa County students were selected. Volleyball Hannah Melton . . .
e~Funds for Schools
USD 422 Kiowa County is now offering parents the option to make online payments. USD 422 has partnered with e~Funds for Schools to provide this service to our parents. The system is currently available to all district families. In order to access e~Funds for Schools, you will need to set up a user name and password. Online payments are posted in real time. To help parents gain a better understanding of . . .
Maverick Greeter Program
Kiowa County Schools would like to offer a BIG thank you to all of our volunteer morning greeters this year! This program was started by Mrs. Fillmore and her 3rd Grade class. The idea was to have volunteers come to the school each morning and welcome the students. This program helped to create a warm atmosphere for all of the students entering the buliding. Thank you Max Seacat, Alyssa Brown, Morgan Allison, Gina . . .
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Kiowa County Jobs for Americas Graduates Program Receives Awards
Kiowa County JAG just completed it's second year at the Jr. High and High School level. JAG, or Job's for America's Graduates, is an organization that helps students prepare for life after High School. The first goal is of course graduation. From there the students are trained in job, academic, and social skills that will help them to be successful. Through assessment tests, skills evaluation, and other measures a student can find what they are good at, mix it with what they love to do, and ultimately map out a course that will allow them to reach goals that they . . .
From The Town Up
The following videos were created by Westar Energy as part of the Imagine Kansas Short Film Series. The information presented below comes directly from the Westar Energy website. Enjoy the trailer, the two television ads for the film, and the full film as they discuss the rebuilding of our community. After an EF5 tornado demolished Greensburg, Kansas, its future was uncertain. But the people of Greensburg decided to make their town even stronger, so they’re rebuilding it as a sustainable city. By meeting great adversity with even greater . . .
Safe Kids Kiowa County
Safe Kids Kiowa County is led by Kiowa County EMS, which provides dedicated and caring staff, operation support and other resources to assist in achieving our common goal: keeping your kids safe. Based on the needs of the community, this coalition implements evidence-based programs, such as car-seat checkups, safety workshops and sports clinics, that help parents and caregivers prevent childhood injuries. Safe Kids Kiowa County has partnered with the Kiowa County Media Center to produce a couple of videos to remind parents about the importance of being safe in the car. Below . . .
USD 422 Virtual Tour
Below you will find a video that was created by the Digital Media class at Kiowa County High School. Not only is this an outstanding way to show you around our building, but it is also a great way to show you the kind of class work that is being completed at Kiowa County High School. Please feel free to contact the District Office if you have any specific questions about our building, or if you are interested in having a tour of the facility. Enjoy!
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