USD 475 Geary County Schools, Junction City, Kansas

   
 

 

 Geary County Schools


Unified School District 475 |  123 N. Eisenhower  |  Junction City, Kansas 66441 

 

Superintendent Encourages Community Advocacy For Education

Click HERE to read comments from USD 475 Superintendent Ron Walker. Links to legislative e-mails are at right.

JCHS Presents "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" This Week

The Junction City High School Performing Arts Department will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at 7 p.m., this Thursday-Saturday, March 11-13 in the JCHS Settles Auditorium. Tickets are $4 and may be reserved by calling 717-4263 or by e-mail to jodieriche@usd475.org.

Schmutz Named NCTE Judge

Mary Schmutz, Junction City Middle School 7th Grade Language Arts teacher, has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Promising Young Writers Program for the National Council of Teachers of English. This program is designed to honor eighth-grade students in the U.S., Canada and American schools abroad for excellence in writing.

Zimmerman Named Football Coach Of The Year

Congratulations to Coach Randall Zimmerman, Junction City High School,  on his selection as the Kansas Coaches Association and National Federation Coaches Association, Kansas 11-Man Football Coach of the Year. This honor put Zimmerman in consideration for and he was selected as the 2009 National Federation Coaches Association Section 5 (Midwest) 11-man Football Coach of the Year. NFHS section 5 is representative of coaches in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

USD 475 K-5 Art Exhibition

The art teachers of Geary County USD 475, in cooperation with the Junction City Arts Council, invite students, parents and patrons of the community to a USD 475 K-5 Art Exhibition to be held from March 5 – 25, at the Junction City Arts Council Gallery, 107 W. Seventh Street. March is “Youth Arts Month” and student work will also be on display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, and from noon until 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

Beemer's Essay Featured

Congratulations to Judy Beemer, Literacy Coach at Junction City High School, whose essay “No Child Left Behind” is the featured piece in the National Writing Project Gallery. View her essay at http://galleryofwriting.org/galleries/gallery_pieces.php?galleryid-54066.

Link to Emergency Alerts page for USD 475School-Related Emergency Notices

Emergency Alerts of school-related emergencies are available through 475 ALERTS! Sign up to receive free notices via text messages and email messages directly to your mobile, wireless PDA or pager.

 

Learn More About Geary County USD 475

View Photos HERE of  progress on the Freshman Success Academy construction.

 

Watch A Video about USD 475 Geary County Schools HERE

USD 475 Celebrates Success

Check out examples of the many things we have to celebrate:
Points of Pride     |    
Staff Recognition     |     State Report Card

 

View USD 475 Winter Weather procedures and info HERE Find Enrollment Info HERE
 
H1N1 Vaccination Info HERE USD 475 Seasonal Flu Info Here
 

 


 

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Other News Items

 

KANSAS LEGISLATIVE LINKS
KS House E-Mail Addresses
KS Senate E-Mail Addresses
House Education Committee
House Education Committee
Senate Ways and Means

 

LOOKING AHEAD...
Mon, March 15 - Fri, March 19

Spring Break - No School
 

THIS WEEK IN USD 475
Tuesday, March 9

4 pm - Ware Elementary Site Council
4 pm - Jefferson Elementary Site Council
6 pm - JCHS Project Graduation Parent meeting
7 pm - Junction City Middle School 8th grader Band Concert

Wednesday, March 10

6 pm - Junction City Middle School parent/athlete meeting to sign up for Spring Sports

Thursday, March 11

All Day - Ware Elementary second graders “Market Day”.
7 pm - Junction City Middle School Vocal Music Concert

7 pm - Junction City High School musical “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
All Day - Eisenhower Elementary Staff members fund raiser for the Downs Syndrome Guild of greater Kansas City.

Friday, March 12

7 pm - Junction City High School musical “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

Saturday, March 13

7 pm - Junction City High School musical “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

 

 


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