Iola High softball players were treated to lunch at USD 257’s elementary schools Monday as part of an outreach effort for the high-schoolers. The visits started in 2019, and after a one-year hiatus because of…
First- and second-graders from Jefferson Elementary School sat in rapt attention when Henry Cole, famed author and illustrator, shared with the students his love affair with drawing. “This is the best birthday present I ever…
For Jalissa Beachy, teaching music to elementary students during a pandemic is just the latest in a line of non-traditional educational experiences. It all goes back to her own early school years. As a fifth-grader…
Kendra Britt, a new first grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, learned a lot about teaching from her aunt, Daryl Sigg. Sigg is the library media specialist for McKinley and Lincoln schools. Britt grew up…
Jefferson Elementary School students Troy Johnston Jr., left, and Trevington Johnston walk off the school bus, wearing their required face masks, on the first day of school for PreK-5th grade and 9th grade students in…
“Have you heard the sad story of the state buffalo?” Deb Smail asked second-graders at Jefferson Elementary School, prior to her Kansas Day presentation on Wednesday. She also asked students if they knew the sound…
Students enrolled in SAFE BASE, USD 257?s after-school program, gathered for an evening filled with fun, games, food and a visit from Santa Wednesday during a holiday carnival at Jefferson Elementary School. At top, …
Second grade students in Jackie McIntyres class at Jefferson Elementary School perform Wonderful Christmastime during the schools Christmas program Thursday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS
Jefferson Elementary School first- and second-graders offered up a unique spin on the holidays with Crazy Carols! The schools annual winter program featured variations of a number of popular Christmas songs, such as They Test…
The libraries at Iolas elementary schools probably dont sound like the libraries from generations past. You wont find a stern librarian admonishing children with a hushed Shhhh! or students afraid to speak above a whisper.…