"School bus drivers are the people who transport children to their future."
Kristy Evers, Transportation Trainer, received the District Attitude Award after being nominated by Mr. Robert Rehse. Her nominator wrote, “As tends to happen every year, the district is short on bus drivers. That shortage is especially acute for activity drivers for sports. When the district put out feelers at the beginning of the year for coaches to sign up, lots of people were interested. At least until they saw how in-depth the training is and how much information you are required to learn. I decided to dive in anyway and once I did, I discovered Kristy was the perfect person to teach prospective drivers. She has made everything as user-friendly as possible and shows you exactly what you need to know and what are the best ways to learn it. The average person can't parallel park a car. Kristy has a method that if you simply follow the steps, you can parallel park a bus. She has a very calming presence about her teaching style and is very encouraging in her feedback. She understands that you'll make mistakes but helps you learn from them instead of dwelling on them. She made the process very bearable and helped me pass the CDL test on the first try. She is an asset to the district that often goes unnoticed so I believe she deserves this recognition.”
Group photos and class panorama picture day is 1/18! See form to pay online.
Due to extreme temperatures and dangerous wind chills that have been forecasted, there will be NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, for Goddard Public Schools. Please be safe, and have a great day! - Dane Baxa
Stay warm this weekend Tigers! Reminder, the building will be closed on 1/15! See the link below for the weekly update:
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Congratulations to Shae Enegren (1st Grade Teacher at Oak Street Elementary School) and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Toribio (Mixed Abilities Teacher at Eisenhower Middle School) for being recognized today with the 2024 Kansas Horizon Award! Each school district can nominate one elementary educator and/or one secondary educator. Goddard USD 265 nominated both Enegren and Toribio, and both won!
The Kansas Commissioner of Education, Dr. Randy Watson, took time to individually call each recipient, inform them and congratulate them. Enegren and Toribio are two of only 32 educators in the state to win this award for excellence in their first year of teaching. According to the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), the Horizon Award "identifies and recognizes representatives of excellent teaching in the elementary and secondary classrooms of the state." Goddard Public Schools could not be more proud of our Horizon Award winners, as well as all of the excellent educators that call USD 265 home. Thank you for all you do to make our school communities an environment of excellence for our students, staff and families!
Please join us in congratulating Shae & Lizzie on this prestigious award - very well deserved!
Due to hazardous winter weather conditions, there will be NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, for Goddard Public Schools. - Dane Baxa
Due to hazardous winter weather conditions, there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, January 5, 2024, for Goddard Public Schools. - Dane Baxa
We had some great league tournaments this Saturday and Monday, here are the results!
- 7th grade A team finished as WSL Division 2 Champions!
- 8th Grade A Team Finished 4th place in the WSL Tournament!
- Wrestling finished with 3 Champions: Levi Schmidt, Maddox Walker and Branton Douglas. 1 Runner Up, Graham Romaneschi. 3 Third Place Finishes, Judah Monsen, Brackin Roberson and McEwan Hartley.
Go Tigers!
Thank you all for the food drive donations! Winners will be announced on Monday! Click the link below for the weekly update: https://sway.office.com/F3aVzam50b7pE936?ref=Link
Our Food Drive is in Full Swing! Donations will be accepted until Friday! Here is a link if you would like to donate via credit card!
https://gofan.co/event/1269261?schoolId=KS79500
As we celebrate National Special Education Day, we have a lot of things to be excited about as we enter our third year of being the host district in the Goddard Special Education Cooperative. Our cooperative serves 1,732 students in 21 school buildings within the communities of Goddard, Clearwater, Conway Springs, and Cheney. Our cooperative also serves students with disabilities who attend St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Wichita, Holy Spirit in Goddard, St. Joseph in Conway Springs, and St. Peter in Schulte. Our staff in these communities do an incredible job of working with all students regardless of their disability. They define the mission of our cooperative, that all students can learn together in a school community and participate meaningfully via inclusive education systems that meet the unique needs of all students.
What a week to be a Tiger! See below for the weekly : https://sway.office.com/VPX0QbDCikwG7HgN?ref=Link
Big Events This Week - League Meets for Basketball and Wrestling, Food Drive & Meetings for Boys Basketball and Girls Wrestling.
Thank you all for a great week. Please do not forget our building will be closed 11/20-11/24 for Fall Break. Be safe Tigers! See below for the weekly update.
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Thanks of great week! See below for the weekly update:
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What a week to be a Tiger! See below for the weekly update.
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Scholars bowl is a buzzer quiz game that matches you head to head with other teams. Be the first to buzz in and get the points. Practices will be before and/or after school in November and December. (Once or twice a week) We work around basketball and wrestling as much as possible. The competitions will be in January and finish on February 1 with the League competition.
The rounds will consist of 16 questions consisting of Social Studies (3), Language Arts (3), Sciences (3), Math (3), Fine Arts (2), and Year in Review (2).
The tryouts will be after school on Wednesday OR Thursday. You will just need to be there for one day.
Sign up with Mr. Blasi in room 196 if interested.
Halloween Costume Guidelines and first home winter events coming up this week! See below for the weekly update.
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Join the EHS & GHS marching bands for the first ever USD 265 Marching Band Showcase at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30th, at the District Stadium! Both bands will unite for the performance of a lifetime. You won't want to miss hearing this ROAR on 54! #ROARon54
Thank you all for great conversations at Parent/Teacher Conferences! Here is a look at the week ahead: https://sway.office.com/hH3EFbYZekEiJU74?ref=Link
