
April 26, 2025
Changes in one area tend to affect other areas, with the ripple effect sometimes impacting traditions that simply fade into the past, like the annual Parsons High School StuCo T...

April 24, 2025
Parsons High School’s Debate and Forensics Coach Ed Workman has been notified he has joined the society of coaches privileged to receive the National Speech & Debate Association’s...

April 24, 2025
The Kansas Teachers' Hall of Fame announced the names of ten exemplary Kansas Educators selected for this year's Class of 2025 honors, and among those chosen is Cynthia Kiser, re...

April 24, 2025
Shaun Dwyer, a 2007 graduate has held the National Forensics League record at Parsons High School for nearly two decades, but his lead with 2,187 NFL points is likely coming to an...

April 23, 2025
Parsons High School has been notified that it has been selected as an Apply Kansas 2025 All Star High School. The All Star High School program, launched in 2022, extends the Ap...

March 24, 2025
Academic prowess in particular areas of study often guide people in their career pursuits, but excelling in non-academic skills, like communication and collaboration, self-manage...

March 24, 2025
Parsons High School senior Chris Hamby held the controller to the M10IA Fanuc industrial robot in his hands, and followed the directions of Derek Fentress to input the codes to p...

March 24, 2025
Every year, in celebration of Engineering Week, Ducommun holds a fun, in-house competition among employees, to which they usually invite Parsons High School to participate. “The...

March 12, 2025
Eleven students from Parsons High School attended the Kansas District Key Club Convention in Great Bend on March 6-8. Key Club is an international service organization for high ...

March 12, 2025
The PHS Library Club recently went on field trip to some literary spots in Joplin. At the Joplin Public Library, students were given a tour, learned about their makerspace area,...

March 7, 2025
Parsons High School’s horticulture class is hoping to plant seeds to grow philanthropic support from the community to help them in further development of their plans for Viking F...

March 7, 2025
The Parsons High School main gym is now graced with a large, 12-foot by 18-foot motorized American flag - a generous donation from the Beneke and Wheat families. “The flag was...

February 11, 2025
A U.S. Army Reserve Palletized Load System M1075 truck pulled up on the east side of Parsons High School Tuesday, loaded down with wrestling mats. Parsons Wrestling Club Coach J...

February 3, 2025
Natylee and Holly Baughman have participated in FCCLA Star event Digital Stories for Change. Participants in this event demonstrate their knowledge of issues concerning families...

January 23, 2025
Parsons High School’s debate team closed out their 2024 season with a second place finish in the Class 4A Division at the State Tournament Jan. 17-18. PHS qualified teams to com...

September 5, 2024
Autumn Sands, representing Team USA Weightlifting at the 2024 Youth Pan American Championships, returned home Monday from Guayaquil, Ecuador with third place bronze medals and a ...

September 3, 2024
School fundraising is often a fixed event that includes the sale of food or other items to the public, but the Parsons High School Dustkickers are moving outside the box. “This y...

August 27, 2024
Some teens collect games, cards, sneakers, or certain kinds of knick knacks, but Graysen Stenstrom has an unusual hobby in which he collects some curious items. The Parsons Hi...

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 11, 2024
Parsons High School TSA team members Antonio Aita and Conner Barcus placed second in the nation in Debating Technical Issues at the Technology Student Association Conference in O...