Parsons High School students were putting in the work in the gym Wednesday to build strength in their bodies as spring sports season kicks into gear.
3 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A student holds a weighted barbell to do calf strengthening exercises.
A student holds a weighted barbell to do calf strengthening exercises.
Students use bands suspended from the ceiling to lower themselves to the ground on one leg and raise back up.
A student works on back extension exercises to strengthen his lower back muscles.
A student holds a weighted barbell to do calf strengthening exercises.
No school on Friday, January 10, because of inclement weather.
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No School 01/10/25
January 13, 2025 Board Agenda: https://5il.co/34ixj
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01.13 Board Agenda
USD 503 bus riders and walkers: We will have an additional van and bus running because of the brutally cold temperatures over the next few mornings, please be sure to bundle your kids up nice and warm!
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USD 503 Bus
"If your actions inspire others..."
3 months ago, Colleen Williamson
image of John Quincy Adam’s with quote.
Winter Recess
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A poster reminding people about winter recess dates.
Happy Holidays from Everyone at USD 503!
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Happy Holidays card from USD 503.
Santa heard what all the children at Lincoln want for Christmas, and visited with children about his reindeer and elves. He will be heading back soon to the North Pole to check his list twice to see who's been naughty or nice. Ho! Ho! Ho! Happy Holidays Everyone!
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A boy tells Santa what he wants for Christmas.
A little girl tells Santa what she wants.
A little girl laughs with Santa.
A boy tells Santa what he wants for Christmas.
A boy tells Santa what he wants for Christmas.
A boy tells Santa what he wants for Christmas.
A little boy tells Santa what he wants.
A little girl hugs Santa.
A boy tells Santa what he wants for Christmas.
Guthridge students participated in all kinds of holiday themed fun and games and activities Thursday, bringing the semester to a close and readying for winter recess. Friday is only a half day! Students dismiss at noon.
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A student holds up a model Christmas tree she made.
Students cover their hands in cups to mimic reindeer hooves and try to lift plastic egg halves.
Students decorate Christmas Cookies.
A boy shows the model snowflake he made while another boy assembles his.
A boy mounds sprinkles on top of a sugar cookie.
Mrs. Shields shows students how to play a balloon game.
Students decorate Christmas cookies.
Students play pong tick tac toe.
Students sit and color Christmas pictures.
Every day children in this country who are victims of bullying die by suicide. Parsons Middle School students heard from the parent of one of those victims, Ty Smalley, who took his life at age 11 after being suspended for finally defending himself against someone who had been bullying him for two years. Through the Stand for the Silent program, Kirk Smalley seeks to raise awareness among students about the devastating impacts of bullying as he shares the factual story of the loss of his own son, and other children.
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Three middle school students kick off the program, teelling the story of some of the suicide victims..
The students hold up a picture of a boy and tell students about the bullying that led to his suicide.
Kirk Smalley talks to students about his son Ty.
Students show their love by holding up the sign language symbol.
Kirk Smalley talks to students about his son Ty.
A students shows their love by holding up the sign language symbol.
Kirk Smalley speaks to students.
A students shows their love by holding up the sign language symbol.
Kirk Smalley talks to students about his son Ty.
While Santa loves delivering presents to children, one of his favorite things is to visit children at Lincoln School, hear what they want for Christmas, and receive all the warm, wonderful hugs from children - the best Christmas gifts of all!
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Sitting on Santa's lap. Mr. Gary thinks about what he wants for Christmas then put in a special order with Santa for the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl again.
A group of little girls hug Santa.
Santa listens to a little girl as she shares a story.
Santa shows his special watch to a small group of children.
Santa hands out books to children.
A little gitl gives Santa a big hug.
Children hug Santa.
A little boy shyly shares what he wants for Christmas as he lays his head against Santa's shoulder.
A little girl sits on Snata's knee and tells what she wants for Christmas.
Satna gets a hug from a little girl while another waits her turn to do the same.
After visiting Santa in the morning, Garfield students participated in holiday rotations in the afternoon, listening and dancing to Christmas music, playing holiday BINGO, and decorating and eating sugar cookies. Winter recess is only one and a half days away.
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Students ice their sugar cookies.
One girl jokes with another about the mountain of sprinkles she is using on her cookie.
Students play a game of holiday B-I-N-G-O.
Two students finish making their snowflakes.
A little girl uses a knife to put red icing on her cookie.
A girl and boy ice their cookies.
Paras and aides assist students with making snowflakes out of coffee filters.
Someone helps two students with icing their cookies.
A couple of students dance to a Christmas song.
As he has for more than 40 years, Santa Claus slipped in a personal visit to Garfield School to listen to students' Christmas wishes, and offer them a candy cane and a smile. Santa was informed that some parents don't believe in him, but lots of children assured him they do!
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A little girl shares her Christmas wish list.
A little girl shares her Christmas wish list.
A little boy shares his Christmas wish list.
A little boy shares his Christmas wish list.
A little boy shares his Christmas wish list.
A little boy shares his Christmas wish list.
A little boy shares his Christmas wish list.
A little girl shares her Christmas wish list.
A little girl shares her Christmas wish list.
A little boy laughs with Santa.
Guthridge students in Mrs. Brimm's fifth grade enjoyed a fun activity Tuesday afternoon - making colorful, stained glass Christmas trees using tissue paper and glue. It was a nice break from testing and regular assignments.
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A girl glues torn pieces of tissue paper onto her tree.
A girl holds her tree up to the light.
A girl checks out how her tree looks at the halfway point.
A boy holds up the tree he is making.
First grade students were fingertip deep in frosting and full of smiles while decorating gingerbread houses and listening to holiday music this morning, courtesy of their first grade teachers and Miss Kinley who prepared the houses and plates of colorful goodies to cover them.
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A boy and a girl decorate their gingerbread houses.
A boy proudly shows his decorations that make a smiley face on the roof.
Students decorate their houses.
Two gierls giggle and one licks frosting from her fingers.
Students decorate their gingerbread houses.houses.
First grde teachers prepare plates of goodies to decorate the gingerbread houses.
Student discuss their decorations.
A boy and a girl decorate their gingerbread houses.
Students decorate their gingerbread houses.
Two boys stand in line, holding their gingerbread houses on a plate.
In one of the PHS Library rooms, Dakota Ginn uses a little free time to quietly practice playing his guitar and singing the lyrics he wrote to a new song. While unable to take lessons in school this coming semester, he plans to take guitar all next year to hone his skills.
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Dakota Ginn practices playing his guitar.
Congrats to a few of our PHS guys on getting All State HM from KSHSAA Covered. Brelin Summers - DE Makai Baugh - DB Demonta Kendrick - DL Damais Johnson - OL https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15V9Yz1cHr/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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Viking head and word Parsons.
PHS FCCLA students volunteered today to help unpack nonperishable food items and distribute them amongst 800 Stella Wells Christmas food boxes lining the floor of the Sutherland building. The students got to work side-by-side with descendants of Stella Wells who came to help.
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A student pushes a cart of food while another unloads it into Christmas boxes.
PHS girls fill boxes with food.
Two girls districute food.
A young man puts canned goods into boxes.
A girl puts food into Christmas boxes.
PHS students and others fill Christmas boxes with food.
Three students put food in Christmas boxes.
FCCLA sponsor Courtney Shaffer brings in a cart of boxes of food for her students to inpack and distribute..
A group of girls unpack boxes.
Two girls umpack boxes of pancake mix to distribute into food boxes.
PHS Honor Flight students were among those helping place wreaths on veterans' graves during the first Wreaths Across America event held Saturday at the historical Oakwood Cemetery. The Parsons Historical Museum board set up the event - a tribute to the lives of those who served.
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Two gravestones with wreaths frame the VFW color guard.
Two girls and Mrs. Shaffer put wreaths on graves,
A group of PHS girls put wreaths on graves.
A PHS Hopnor Flight student puts a wreath on a grave.
PHS students and staff put wreaths on graves.
A PHS girl puts a wreath on a grave.
PHS Honor Flight stufents put wreaths on graves.
PHS students and staff put wreaths on graves.
Three PHS boys put wresths on graves.
The Wresths Across America Ceremony in progress.
PHS art students were challenged to design, create and decorate a chair that would hold the weight of PHS Assistant Principal Tyler Thompson. Only two creations landed Mr. Thompson on the floor as they collapsed. The student body votes for their favorite one. Winner gets a pizza.
4 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A red throne made of cardboard.
Mr. Thompson falls tot he floor as the red throne collapses.
Mr. thomspon tests the gingerbread house bench and finds it sturdy.
A chair made to look like an angry toilet.
Mr. Thompsn raises his feet to test the toilet. It holds but starts to tip.
Mr. Thomspon tests a blue lounge chair and finds it holds him.
Mr. Thompson relaxes in the beach lounger.
A sloeup of the black throne.
Mr. Thompson crashes to the floor after sitting on the black throne.