Tag: students

“First day of school! Wake up! Come on. First day of school,” the little fish shouts at his dad in the opening scene of Finding Nemo. The first day of school is an important transition…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A growing number of Kansas school districts are imposing mask mandates because of the more contagious COVID-19 delta variant, just before in-person classes resume for the fall. As of Tuesday, at…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday pinned Kansas’ hopes of keeping the COVID-19 delta variant in check on more people getting inoculated because it is spreading rapidly among the unvaccinated. Kelly acknowledged…

CHANUTE — In Africa, interpretive dance is an education.  Natives dressed up in antelope costumes for elaborate dance ceremonies to connect with spirits they believed were linked to a benevolent god. They believed a god…

When it came to developing a business plan, Humboldt Middle School eighth-graders Matthew McCullough and Tanis Caldwell had a genius idea. And its implementation involved the key ingredients of strategy, skill and planning. Oh, and…

Joe Exotic, the Tiger King, and other celebrities visited Humboldt Middle School Wednesday to talk about their ties to Kansas. “My interest in the beloved felines started when the local game warden called me about…

The relationship between Humboldt district 258 and the ANW Cooperative may be changing. This became apparent at Monday night’s board meeting during a discussion of the interlocal agreement between the two entities, which, according to…

Jenna Curry and Chloe Sell may be teenagers, but they already have a lifelong nemesis: dandelions. “Dumb dandelions. Those are awful,” Chloe lamented. “We mowed at the Bank of Gas Friday night, then we drove…

Crest High School students rolled up to prom Saturday in the most unusual and creative ways possible: fire engine, boat, all-terrain vehicles, a part bus, a balloon-filled van, and more. Read about the visit from…

TOPEKA — Rep. Mark Samsel was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor battery for a physical altercation with a Wellsville student while engaging in bizarre classroom rants about the wrath of God, masturbation and sex,…