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Panther track team earns two Class 5A titles, 13 state medals
Expectations for a team trophy after second and third-place finishes at the last two Kansas State High School Track and Field Championships may have been gone, but individual expectations were still high for the Great Bend High School athletes Friday and Saturday at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium. The Panthers carried out those expectations, bringing home two individual championships and 13 state medals.
Active-duty Barton student eyes career as software engineer
Twenty-three-year-old active-duty soldier and Barton Community College at Fort Riley Barton student Niko Coldren graduated last Thursday at a ceremony in Manhattan alongside 53 of his peers and is ready to take the next step in his educational journey on his way to becoming a software engineer. “Technology will only...
🎧Listen LIVE: Great Bend 🥎 at State Tournament
The Great Bend High School softball team will play in the Class 5A State Softball Tournament on Thursday, May 23 at 11 a.m. against Spring Hill in the 1st round. You can listen to the game on 104.3 FM or online at b1043.net. The Panthers' game from Wichita is scheduled...
⚾🎥 WATCH LIVE Thomas More Prep-Marian at 2-1A state
Thursday, May 23– 11:00 a.m. Video: TMP-Marian Sports Network CLICK HERE TO WATCH ($) 3rd Place/Championship: CLICK HERE TO WATCH ($) The TMP-Marian Monarchs go in search of their eighth state title game appearance in school history Friday as they take on the Medicine Lodge Indians in the state semifinals with a trip to the state championship game on the line.
🎧Listen LIVE: Hoisington ⚾️ at the State Tournament
The Hoisington High School baseball team will play in the 3A State Tournament semifinals on Friday, May 24 at 1:15 p.m. against Topeka-Hayden. You can listen to the game on 106.9 FM or online at hits1069.com. The game will be played in Manhattan at Kansas State University.
USD 428 celebrates retirees, milestone educators in Great Bend
From USD 428 Great Bend... USD 428 proudly celebrates the careers of 15 teachers and staff members who are set to retire at the close of the 2023-2024 school year with an impressive 331 cumulative years of service to the field of education. An Employee Recognition Banquet held on Wednesday,...
GBHS's Vocational Tech Club finishes third in race for state title
Electric car racing at the high school level is a little like golf in that the lowest score wins. Great Bend High School's Vocational Tech Club recently finished third in a series of three races that determined a state champion. Travis Straub, the woodworking teacher at GBHS and club sponsor, gives credit to his small team of juniors Matthew Williams and Alex Allen, and sophomore Josh Manning, who drives the car.
Beckham sets school record, Lady Panthers secure fourth straight regional
The Lady Panther track and field team's run of three-straight Class 5A regional titles was in jeopardy heading into Thursday's regional on the new track at Great Bend High School. The Lady Panthers led Salina Central by just half a point heading into the final race of the evening. With no real threat from the Mustang 4x400m relay, Great Bend cruised in one of its signature events to secure the regional title with 95 points. Central scored 86.5 points for second, and Hays placed third with 81.5 points.
Ohnmacht, Panther 4x8 team claim regional championships
A regional title was out of grasp at Thursday's Class 5A meet at Great Bend High School, but the Panther boys still qualified for state in several events. Hays, Goddard, and Valley Center scored 120, 104, and 103 points, respectively, to run away with things. Goddard-Eisenhower finished a distant fourth with 48 points, and the Panthers scored 35 points for ninth.
Great Bend USD 428 administrative offices scheduled to move
Great Bend Public Schools - USD 428 and Barton County Special Services (BCSS) are pleased to announce their upcoming relocation to 1809 24th Street in Great Bend, Kansas. The move is scheduled to commence on May 20, 2024, with offices opening at the new location on Monday, June 3, 2024.
USD 428 renews ESSDACK contract, insurance for Great Bend students
Accidents can happen any time during the school day or at a school-related activity. At Monday's board of education meeting, USD 428 renewed its accident insurance for Great Bend's pre-K through 12 students. Superintendent Khris Thexton said the coverage protects students from injuries suffered in any school-related activity. "It's just...
Library has Hoisington High School yearbooks digitized
Five years ago for $50, the Hoisington Public Library had inmates from an Oklahoma prison scan all of the available Hoisington High School yearbooks to make them viewable online. Library Director Karen La Pierre said some of the yearbooks from the first year, 1917, until 2018 are missing, or were...
What to watch: Class 5A regional track and field in Great Bend
Great Bend High School will host a Class 5A track and field regional Thursday. Field events begin at 2 p.m. with preliminary races on the track beginning at 5 p.m. The top four finishers from each event will qualify for the Kansas State High School Track and Field Championships held at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium on May 24-25.
USD 428 board approves new R.I.S.E. program at Park Elementary
A new R.I.S.E. program in USD 428 was presented as a first-read item on Monday's board of education agenda with no vote expected. The board was so impressed with the idea behind the program that a vote was held and the program was approved. Barton County Special Services Director Ashley Riley explained how the Resilience, Inspire, Self-Empowerment program works.
Barton CC Trustees study session agenda (5/14)
May 14 - 4 p.m. 3. FY25 Preliminary Budget and Assessment – Mark Dean. 4. Department of Defense Compliance Audit – Elaine Simmons. 5. Ag Complex Dedication/Ribbon Cutting – Carl Heilman. 6. Contract Renewal – Carl Heilman. Administrative. Management Staff. Head...
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