Friday: Share a fun/wacky photo of you having a great time at school! Be sure and use #FunFriday and #USD503ThankATeacher in your post so that everyone can click and find your post!
May is Better Speech & Hearing Month - Sounds that are too loud can damage your hearing and cause hearing loss that will affect you for the rest of your life!
We are going to let you come and clean out your gym lockers next week. There are some stipulations that we will put in place though, just to make sure we are following local and state guidelines.
Clean out will take place next week, Monday-Wedensday from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Come to the main office doors and someone will let you in when we are ready for you as we are only going to be allowed one or two students at a time. Once in the locker room, you will be given a trash bag and you can put all of your belongings in it.
Staff will be present to assist with the process of clean out. We ask that you follow social distancing protocols at all times through the process.
It will be good to see you! Go Vikes!
Thursday: Post a Throw Back Thursday photo of your first year teaching or your very first day of school!. Be sure and use #ThrowBackThursday and #USD503ThankATeacher in your post so that everyone can click and find your post!
Wednesday: Post a song, poem, letter, photo or card that shows why you love your teachers or why you choose to teach! Be sure and use #WhyWednesday and #USD503ThankATeacher in your post so that everyone can click and find your post!
Tuesday: Use social media to tell us what teachers mean to you!. Be sure and use #ThankfulTuesday and #USD503ThankATeacher in your post so that everyone can click and find your post!
Due to the severe weather forecast, USD 503 will NOT have packet pick up this evening. All offices are open 10-1 each day, just call ahead and we will bring it out to your car. Stay safe and Go Vikes!
Monday: Share a memory of a teacher that has motivated you. Be sure and use #MotivationMonday and #USD503ThankATeacher in your post so that everyone can click and find your post!
#USD503ThankATeacher
#WeLoveOurTeachers
We are proud of our USD 503 Principals!💙💛💙
Today is National Principal’s Day!
Happy Principals Day to Mr. Swanson and Mr. Barcus!!! Parsons High School is lucky to have two amazing principals who always put their staff and students best interest first! Thank you for everything you have both done this year, but especially in the last 6 weeks. Your hard work does not go unnoticed!
Friday May 1st is School Lunch Hero Day!
School Lunch Hero Day is a national celebration in honor of the hard-working individuals who prepare healthy meals for the students every single day.
Please join us in thanking the School Nutrition heroes here at USD 503
Each day, we want to feature one or two seniors on our social media platforms. Seniors were asked to send a picture and answer a couple of questions about themselves. We will select these randomly from what has been submitted to us!
Today we recognize Arianna Hinman.
Arianna:
What are your plans after graduating high school?
I plan to attend Labette Community College to finish prerequisites and then to apply for their nursing program.
What is your favorite memory of high school?
My favorite memory of high school is playing sports. My teammates and I always had fun no matter the outcome.
Last packet pickup for the year is Monday, May 4. Packets will be available for those that requested them from 11:30-12:30 and 5-6 PM. We will also start collecting school owned books that day. If you are finished with a book, please drop it by.
See you Monday. Go Vikes!
Lots of questions about graduation, and that's just fine! We also have questions, but are starting to put together a plan, anticipating the state and county relaxing the restrictions on gatherings. The plan is still being developed, but we want everyone to have a date to plan around. Graduation for PHS seniors will be June 6. The later date gives us about another 30 days after the anticipated stay-at-home order being lifted next week. Of course, that could change from day-to-day.
We will release more detailed information as we make solid plans and hear more from our state and local officials.
Thank you for your patience. Listening to other administration from across the state, there are as many different plans and ideas as there are schools it seems. No one has the "right" answer, but is trying to do what's best for their kids and communities.
Seniors: Mark that date on your calendars! June 6! Times and plans still to come. Go Vikes!
Each day, we want to feature one or two seniors on our social media platforms. Seniors were asked to send a picture and answer a couple of questions about themselves. We will select these randomly from what has been submitted to us!
Today we recognize Jamie Jefferies.
Jamie:
My plan after high school is to go to Iola for cosmetics school or another school that has a girls wrestling team or be a teacher and a wrestling coach.
The biggest influence in my life is my dad because he never gave up on me or my brother.
The best thing I did in high school was wrestling. It was fun and I wish I could go back and do it all again.
Each day, we want to feature one or two seniors on our social media platforms. Seniors were asked to send a picture and answer a couple of questions about themselves. We will select these randomly from what has been submitted to us!
Today we recognize Ashley Lee and Caitrin Tierney.
Ashley:
What are your plans after high school?
After high school, I will be attending Labette Community College. While there, I will complete my Associate’s degree in Nursing before transferring to a university. My end goal is to earn my Master’s degree in nursing.
What is your favorite memory of high school?
My favorite memory of high school is being a part of the cheer team. While a part of the cheer team, I was able to be involved/go to all of the basketball and football games for the past 4 years. State basketball and state cheer are my favorite memories from cheering.
Caitrin:
What are your plans after graduating from high school?
I plan on attending LCC for two years, then going to Pitt State to get my degree in elementary education. I hope to eventually have a degree in Library science and be able to teach high school history.
Who do you aspire to become?
I want to become someone who’s there for people. I want to be someone whose door is always open in case a friend needs somewhere to crash. I want to be a good person.
What is your number one goal in life?
I want to travel the world and surround myself with people who always push me to be my best. I want to be happy in my life and with the career and people I choose.
College Admissions Among Covid-19. Resources to help 2020 graduates make post-secondary decisions fro KSDE and KBOR.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UbIxkS9dhZBd1lXpvB1MoZwLBlAGPty5/view
Each day, we want to feature one or two seniors on our social media platforms. Seniors were asked to send a picture and answer a couple of questions about themselves. We will select these randomly from what has been submitted to us!
Today we recognize Trevor Strathe and Lexia Marinez.
Trevor:
There are many great memories made in high school, it is hard to pick just one. However, the thing I think I will miss most about it is being able to go from class to class, or even year to year coming in and building different types of relationships with everyone. Watching underclassmen come in and change from freshman to sophomores or even the way my class has changed. With that being said the different personalities all mixing is when the best memories are made.
I feel as if my greatest accomplishment was being able to be fluid throughout the years. Everything changes throughout the four years of high school, classmates, teachers, classes, administrators. Being able to be fluid and adapt to the changes is very important, I feel like I took a different route than most people thought I would and that is an accomplishment to me and I am proud to be where I am today.
Lexia:
The person who has been the greatest influence in my life is my mother. She has taught me a multitude of important lessons such as maintaining strength, resilience, and how to face adversity with grace. She is everything I aspire to be not only as a woman but as a person in general. I want to make her proud with everything that I do.
I aspire to become the change in the world. I want to make a positive difference in the lives of everyone around me. I want to be a leader, someone to look up to and admire. I believe it is important to always be kind no matter what situation I may be facing and I stand by that. I will continue to spread kindness for the rest of my life.
I don’t know that I can choose a favorite memory because I have made so many great ones at Parsons High School. From all of the basketball games (which is most definitely my favorite sport to watch), to making at least one new friend each year, high school has brought me so much joy. I will never forget how it felt to live in each and every one of those wonderful memories.
In a January these 3 girls went and competed at FCCLA district STAR competition in the event Chapter Service Project Portfolio. They placed first in districts with a gold rating and an almost perfect score, and advanced to Compete at the state level.
Due to COVID-19, state competition went from an in person competition to be a virtual one. On Monday April 13th, these girls competed and presented their event via Zoom from 3 different places. It took lots of extra practice, trying to figure out how to do it from 3 separate locations via video!
These girls showed them what it truly means to be a Viking and took lemons and turned them to lemonade. Today we received an email stating that once again they placed FIRST in the state of Kansas beating out all other groups who competed and qualified to advanced to Nationals In July with a gold rating!
Way to go Kaitlyn Stinger, Rylee Harris and Dailyn Ortiz!
