School buses will be on the rural roads later this week as Skyline School gets started on Sept. 1, and also on city streets with the starting of Pratt schools on Sept. 7. Student safety is the most important consideration for bus drivers, and it should be for other drivers with whom they share the road.
Normally the halls at Pratt and Skyline schools would be full of students the last week in August but with both school districts starting the year later to save money, only the occasionally teacher and custodian are in the buildings now.
Sandy Foster understands test anxiety. If she didn’t already, she certainly learned this summer how her students feel with a big exam looming, and then waiting for the results.
The fall semester at Pratt Community College is a record breaker.
Leann Miller enters information on a laptop computer as she goes through the enrollment process at Skyline Monday. Watching the process are her children (from left) Trevor, Britney, Kristin, Leann and Tricia. Enrollment continues today from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the school. Classes start Sept. 1.
Showing in the Delmar Riney Art Gallery at Pratt Community College from August 17- September 10 is an exhibit by PCC Ballroom Dance instructor, Ande Hall. Part of the exhibit presents general information about the many aspects of this exciting and entertaining art form. Other parts of the exhibit showcase Hall’s original costume designs.
Early prevention is the key to keeping bullying under control. That was the message Randy Wiler, director of Kansas Bullying Prevention Program presented to some of the Skyline Staff during a two-day program at the school.
Get immunizations up to date. The Pratt County Health Department offers a walk-in clinic for immunizations from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and other days by appointment. The Health Department is getting busy as school starting dates approach, Director Debbie McGraw noted.
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In a year when funding cuts are normal and expected, Skyline has passed a $4.0 million budget and at the same time managed to reduce their LOB mil levy 0.2 percent.
The Pratt USD 382 Board of Education approved a $16.6 million budget Monday night, almost $2 million more than last year. Taxpayers, however, won’t be making up the difference.
Enrollment is small but climbing as Skyline’s virtual school Sawyer Academy prepares to begin classes Monday, Aug. 30. The calendar is similar to the Skyline calendar that starts in September.
Kansas families who qualify will get $500 to help cover costs of the upcoming school year. An estimated 11,000 families who are already receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) through the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services have been notified by mail that the benefits have been uploaded to their Vision card.
The 2010 Pratt County Fair is being packed away, exhibits have been taken home and most of the livestock sold. Is it over? Is that all there is to the 4-H program?
A Department of Energy grant will allow Pratt Community College to develop curriculum for teaching Smart Grid Technology. The $750,000 grant will start in October and run for three years.
If the Pratt County Fair runs smoothly, it’s because a lot of volunteers have done their jobs well. If there are problems, Chris Eubank may be the person who has to deal with them.
Judge Wayne DeWerff held class for any exhibitor who wanted to listen in as he judged vegetables at the Pratt County Fair Wednesday morning.
Retention and success rates at Pratt Community College are above both the state and national benchmark comparison rates.
HAVILAND — Dr. Royce Frazier has been named the 16th president of Barclay College. He previously served as vice president for Academic Affairs. As a 1975 graduate, he brings a passion and vision for the future of Barclay College to his new role.
Skyline USD 438 may have to consider increasing its Local Option Budget to make up for a loss of funds from anticipated cuts in state funding.
