Parsons District Schools

USD 503 is reaching more people than ever through its social media channels. The Board of Education heard Monday from Tech Integration Specialist/Social Media Manager Matthew Pea...

Our experiences, perspectives, and skills evolve as we age, equipping us with the confidence, knowledge, and networks necessary to pursue new paths. A deeper understanding of ou...

All middle school and high school coaches desire to have a positive impact on the students they coach, teaching them values, relationship building, flexibility, resilience, deter...

Domestic violence accounts for more than half of all violent crimes in Parsons and it is behind half of all homicides in the last 10 years. “That's the crime that's the challeng...

Milan Piva remembers being asked throughout elementary school, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Without hesitation she always answered, “A veterinarian.” That desir...

Parsons HIgh School has announced the names of freshmen, sophomores and juniors receiving Academic Letters for the 2023-2024 School Year. The requirements to earn an academic let...

The USD 503 Board of Education renewed proposals for property liability, cyber liability and worker’s compensation insurance for the 2024-25 school year. While some relief was ...

Maggie Goedeke deferred an interview as she prepared on a recent day off to head out on her sailboat across the lake to a trailhead where she planned to hike to a glacial lake to...

Parsons USD 503 Assistant Superintendent Jeff Pegues presented a view of the district’s social emotional learning and attendance data to Board of Education members Monday. Socia...

While pressure is being put on the city by a few residents to rename Glenwood Park for Frederick Douglass, in memory of Douglass School which was razed in 1962, some questioned ...

States do not count high school students enlisting in the military or entering U.S. military academies towards measurements of post-secondary success and effectiveness after grad...

During a special retirement luncheon Monday, Parsons USD 503 recognize three retiring employees who have dedicated a combined 65 years to serving children in the district – Mike...

A group of Honor Flight students stood outside the south door of the Parsons High School cafeteria Saturday, and as an older gentleman approached one of the students immediately...

It was quiet inside the Youth Crisis Center with all the children gone to school, and Taylor Moreland sat at her desk working in a room across the hall from where her father, Ea...

Rick Geifer sat in his office chair last week and used the mouse to pull up the bus schedule on his computer screen for the remainder of the year. Beyond regular bus routes in ...

Parsons USD 503 was the recipient of two grants last night from the Parsons Area Community Foundation totaling $15,000. Parsons Middle School Student Council member Maris...

Two Parsons USD 503’s schools are the recipients of the Kansas Challenge Awards for student performance on the 2023 Kansas State Assessments. “We are pleased to award your di...

The Parsons Education Foundation (PEF) is supporting local education programs through providing 10 mini-grants to Parsons USD 503 teachers totaling $3,938.46. Each year teacher...

During her planning time Thursday morning, Tri-County Special Education Teacher Caitlin Barcus handed a young man a stack of papers to grade then sat down at her desk in her c...

USD 503 Superintendent Lori Ray presented information to the Board of Education Monday pertaining to the new law going into effect regarding open enrollment. Beginning in June,...