
October 22, 2024
Kansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Randy Watson notified Parsons USD 503 it is being honored by the state through the 2024 Kansas Can Star Recognition Program for its efforts t...

October 2, 2024
Lincoln School preschool teacher Melissa Peak will be attending the Ron Clark Academy Experience in November. Peak has been accepted to attend the Ron Clark Academy Experience ...

October 2, 2024
Parsons USD 503 is offering a new way for staff to recognize their peers’ extra efforts in the district. “Vikings: Above & Beyond” was created to allow staff members to nominate...

September 26, 2024
After graduating from Parsons High School in 2002, Jillian (Proctor) Fitzmorris headed to Pittsburg State University. She got into nursing school, joined a sorority, and was maki...

September 20, 2024
Our bus drivers and monitors are an essential part of many students’ education, ensuring they get to and from school safely. Drivers and monitors are the first people in the dist...

September 19, 2024
Our bus drivers and monitors are an essential part of many students’ education, ensuring they get to and from school safely. Drivers and monitors are the first people in the dist...

September 18, 2024
Our bus drivers and monitors are an essential part of many students’ education, ensuring they get to and from school safely. Drivers and monitors are the first people in the dist...

September 17, 2024
Our bus drivers and monitors are an essential part of many students’ education, ensuring they get to and from school safely. Drivers and monitors are the first people in the dist...

September 16, 2024
Our bus drivers and monitors are an essential part of many students’ education, ensuring they get to and from school safely. Drivers and monitors are the first people in the dist...

September 12, 2024
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...

September 12, 2024
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 P...

August 29, 2024
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...

August 22, 2024
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...

August 16, 2024
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...

July 29, 2024
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...

July 23, 2024
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...

July 12, 2024
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 ...

June 26, 2024
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...

June 13, 2024
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...

June 12, 2024
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 ...