“ W h e r e S u c c e s s i s M e a s u r e d O n e

S t u d e n t a t a T i m e ”

Unified School District #377 Atchison County

Community Schools

E f f i n g h a m , K S O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9

B O A R D O F

E D U C A T I O N

O F F I C E

(913) 833-5050

Dr. Andrew Gaddis, Supt.

JSH School

Principal: Deanna Scherer

(913) 833-2240

Elementary School

Principal: Mandi McMillan

(913) 833-4420

Board of Education Members

Nancy Keith

President

(913) 833-5075

Barbara Chapman

Vice President

(913) 360-9335

Kelli Bottorff

(913) 669-3817

Lori Jones

(913) 426-5749

Lori Lanter

(913) 370-5889

Corey Neill

(913) 426-0769

Greg Smith

(913) 370-7700

Happy Halloween

Building for Our Future

The Atchison County Community Education Foundation seeks your generosity to support a

new, exciting project for our schools. They are organizing an initiative to build an 8,000+

square foot multi-purpose addition to the junior-senior high school. The addition consists of

three specific spaces with the bonus of added storage. This project will be completely funded

through donations with no effect on property tax. We are counting on the generosity of devot-

ed community members, loyal ACCHS alumni, and concerned individuals near and far to

make this successful. Our students and staff deserve safe and modern facilities to learn,

grow, and teach.

The construction of the addition will lead the way for all students to be on one campus. This

addition will free up space elsewhere that can be converted into classrooms and office

spaces. Being on one campus will greatly reduce the distraction that our youngest students

experience from having to be bussed between buildings as well as will allow them to feel like

they are a part of our elementary school. Below you will find additional information about the

project and how you can help.

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29 30 31 Nat’l FFA Convention

JHGBB @ JCN 4:30pm

Band to Hiawatha

Halloween Parade

6pm

Picture Retake Day

HS Graduation Presenta-

tion 2:45pm

JH/HSCC @ Sabetha 4pm

JV/VVB (H) 5pm

JHFB (H) JCN 5:30pm

VFB @ Maur Hill

7pm

HS Grad Order 1pm

JV/VVB @ P-Ridge

5pm

Elem PTO 6:30pm

Student Council

Pinkout-VB

9VB @ Centralia

Inv. 9am

JVFB (H) Maur Hill

6pm

Career Exploration Work-

shop (JR & SR)

Balfour Rep 2:40pm

K-4 Mobile Museum

5:30pm

HSCC League @ JH 4pm

JHFB (H) McLouth 6:30pm

Parents Night

HSFB @ Seneca

7pm

JHGBB (H) JH 4:30pm

JVFB @ VH 5:30pm

Balfour Rep 11:45am

JHGBB @ Oskaloosa

4:30pm

No School-PLC Day

Elem Book Fair

Elementary Tailgate

5:30-7pm

Title Reading Night

6-7:30pm

VFB (H) Horton 7pm

Parents Night

CC Regionals TBA

VVB Sub-State TBA

Band to Atchison

Halloween Parade

JV Scholars Bowl @

Sabetha 4pm

JHGBB (H) McLouth

4:30pm

VVB @ Sabetha

9am

NEKL JHVB @

Everest 9am

Donald Bruyr Math

Day

PreK Field Trip to

Red Barn

BOE Mtg. 6:30pm

VFB (H) Riverside

7pm

Student Council

Pinkout/Lil

Pepster

After Prom

Meal

Nat’l FFA Convention

JV/VVB @ Horton

5pm

JHVB “C” @ P-Ridge

4:30pm

JH/HS CC @ Horton

4pm

JHVB @ Everest

4:30pm

9VB Quad (H) 5pm

JHFB @ Everest

6:30pm

JVFB @ Wathena

4:30pm

CVB @ Patton 4pm

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BOE News and Highlights

The USD 377 Board of Education met in regular

session on Wednesday, September 11th at 6:30 at

the Board of Education Office.

Approval of Agenda: Approved as presented.

Recognitions/Presentations:

Presentation by Misty Poe, Business Teacher, on

the Reinstatement of the FBLA Chapter.

Consent Agenda: Approved as presented.

Old Business:

North Parking Lot Repairs: The consensus of the

BOE was to repair the North Parking Lot of the

JSH by wedging asphalt and investigate how to fix

the drainage issues.

Baseball/Softball Repairs: The consensus of the

BOE was to keep the fields as red shale.

New Business:

FBLA Chapter: Approved the reinstatement of the

local FBLA Chapter with Misty Poe serving as

sponsor with a 2% supplemental stipend.

BARK for Schools: BARK will provide additional

monitoring of the activity on our network and

organizational domain. Approved the use of

BARK to monitor all devices and network activity.

Action following Executive Session:

The BOE amended the Parent/Teacher Conference

schedule to be: Wednesday 9/25 from 4-8pm and

Thursday 9/26 from 8am-4pm.

The next board of education meeting will be held

on Wednesday, October 9th in the Board Office at

6:30pm.

Please go to usd377.org for monthly

Breakfast and Lunch Menus!

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil

rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its

Agencies, offices, and employees, and institu-

tions participating in or administering USDA pro-

grams are prohibited from discriminating based

on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age,

or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights ac-

tivity in any program or activity conducted or

funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative

means of communication for program infor-

mation (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, Ameri-

can Sign Language, etc.), should contact the

Agency (State or local) where they applied for

benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hear-

ing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA

through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-

8339. Additionally, program information may be

made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination,

complete the USDA Program Discrimination

Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:

http://www.ascr.usda.gov/

complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA of-

fice, or write a letter addressed to USDA and pro-

vide in the letter all of the information requested

in the form. To request a copy of the complaint

form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your complet-

ed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of

the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 In-

dependence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-

9410; (2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) Email: pro-

gram.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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We are just finishing up our Homecoming Week and will soon be in the month of Octo-ber. The days are growing shorter even though the heat doesn’t really want to let up too much. The leaves on the trees are chang-ing and starting to drop. Bonfires and hay-rack rides are being planned and the month will end with Halloween trick or treating. Time goes by and we work to help our stu-dents enjoy the valuable experience that school brings to them. Attending school gives us all a chance to make mistakes, learn from them, try again, or even start over. We see our high school students, especially our seniors and juniors recognize how much they have to do before earning that diploma. Earning a diploma means so much more than learning facts and figures. Our students from the 7th grade through the 12th grade have to learn about persistence, getting along well with others, and figuring out how to solve problems from small to large. As I see it, mistakes in the life of a student can be categorized in four ways: (1) Absurd—those things that just happen that you sure didn’t plan to happen. Maybe you have tripped on your own feet or made a wrong turn and ended up in a hallway that you didn’t expect—if so you’ve experienced an absurd mistake. (2) Simple—maybe you just didn’t plan well enough in advance. Students often make simple mistakes by not planning to spend enough time on an assignment or not devoting enough time for homework before sleep overcomes you at night. (3) Involved—it takes some effort to make this type of mistake, but it’s one that often creeps right up on you before you even real-ize it happens. Students who frequently avoid preparing for class, stay out late at night socializing, spend too much time on a social network or gaming site, or repeatedly miss school without making up their work. (4) Complex—a dreadful mistake that has a long term effect on you such as investing time and money in a relationship that is not healthy or plagiarizing a major essay rather than doing honest work to learn from au-thoring the essay yourself. In an average day at school, students are faced with many decisions that they have to

make. Sometimes those decisions aren’t so good, but failure and mistakes help us to learn what we don’t want to happen the next time. Parents can help students to mature and grow by helping their students to recog-nize signs of failure and to know that it is alright at times. Help students to develop their self-confidence by admitting failure and mistakes and also to become more cou-rageous when changes in behavior need to happen. Sure it is difficult to stand back and watch some mistakes happen. Some-times the heartaches and agony are harder on parents than it is on students. We really appreciate the hard work that par-ents put into the lives of their students. As we continue on our quest to challenge our students, provide opportunity, build success and character, and create excellence, we de-pend on parents and patrons to help devel-op our school culture. We want to help our students to Be Their Best! Have a great month of October and the fall season upon us.

JSH News

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SNAPSHOTS OF ATCHISON COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

PARENTS AS TEACHERS

Your child does not recognize the

dangers inside and outside of your

home. You can create a safe and nur-

turing environment for him and modi-

fy it as he grows and develops. Par-

ents as Teachers can be a resource to

help you keep your child safe.

If you are pregnant or have a child

under 3, please contact Elize Cilliers

at (620) 388-1825 for more infor-

mation about this free program.

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The first 9 weeks of Kindergarten have been excit-

ing and busy. The students are continuing to

learn and focus on classroom expectations as well

as being respectful and responsible in the class-

room. This year we continue teaching Pathways to

Reading, which focuses on letters, sounds and

sight words. The letters and sounds we have

learned so far are: m, n, f, v, p, and b. We have

learned 15 sight words so far and we are well on

our way to making our goal of knowing over 50

sight words for the year! This Pathways program

will continue to introduce students to new letters

and sounds throughout the year to increase each

students’ phonemic awareness. We have been

focusing on letter formation in writing. We are

currently working on uppercase letters. Students

have been working hard in math learning to

represent and count numbers 1-10 as well as

comparing sets. This month we will dive into the

exciting world of addition! Science and Social

Studies subjects have had our students focusing

on Earth Science as well as Roles and Responsibil-

ities.

We are looking forward to our class Halloween

party and parade this month. Be sure to check out

some of our recent artwork at the Effingham

Senior Center this month!

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

USD 377 Board of Education Candidates

At the November 5, 2019 general election, 4 positions on the USD 377 Board of Education will be decided. The

candidates that have registered to fill these positions are listed below:

Barb Chapman and Greg Smith have held positions 1 & 2 on the School board previously. Chapman was elected to the board in 2015 and Greg Smith was appointed to position 2 following the resignation of Pat Kearney. Posi-tion 3 was previously held by Lori Jones who was appointed after the resignation of Stephanie Moore. Nancy Keith is vacating her At-Large position to seek election in position 3. Jim Cormode is seeking election of the At-Large position.

Cormode, James R. USD 377 At Large 11946 State Hwy 9 Lancaster, KS 66041

Chapman, Barbara USD 377 Position #1 109 Kansas St. PO Box 195 Lancaster, KS 66041

Smith, Greg USD 377 Position #2 1912 Osborne Rd. Cummings, KS 66016

Keith, Nancy USD 377 Position #3 412 Elizabeth St. Effingham, KS 66023

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The next Board of

Education

Meeting is

scheduled for

October 9th @

6:30 pm.

USD #377 is currently looking

for individuals to fill substi-

tute positions for Teacher,

Teacher Aide, Custodial and

Bus Driver. If you would like

to apply for a substitute position, please ap-

ply online at usd377.org under job listings.

USD #377 does not discriminate on the ba-

sis of race, color, national origin, sex, disa-

bility or age.

Get Your Flu Shot

Friday, November 1, 2019

2:00-5:00pm

High School Commons

Must bring insurance card!!

If you do NOT have insurance, the cost for

those 65 years old and younger is $30.00.

For those over 65, the cost is $45.00

Stop the spread of influenza this winter. An annual flu vaccina-

tion is an important step in staying healthy and keeping others

healthy as well.