Minutes from the November 11, 2024 Board of Education Meeting: https://5il.co/32t6s
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Parsons Middle School students are experimenting with clay in art class and are taking on making ornaments as a first project, while learning about the properties of the clay and how to work with this art medium.
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A studet trims the edges of her candy cane shaped ornament.
A student uses a tool to get detail on her ornament.
A student works on his dachshund ornament.
A student works on his Charlie Brown ornament.
A student looks over his fish ornament.
A student looks on as Mrs. Fabrycky demonstrates how to use a damp sponge to smooth the edges of his ornament.
Parsons Middle School students in Mr. Campmier's FACS class are learning how to make soft pretzels. In small groups Tuesday, they mixed ingredients and kneaded their dough. Next they will be able to shape the dough, boil it and bake it to a golden brown.
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Three boys take turns stirring ingredients in a bowl.
Mr. Campmier guides a group of girls as to their next step, which is kneading their dough.
Three girls work on kneading their dough.
Four boys work on kneading their dough.
Five girls work together to knead dough.
Parsons Middle School students in Mr. Ozier's science class are studying cells. They had a chance to create a model of a cell using traditional materials or to make edible versions, like some of these models made of cake and topped with various candies.
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A student holds up her cell cake.
A student holds up her cell cake.
A student holds up his cell cake.
A students cell cake in which they used candies to replicate the parts of the model.
A student used play dough to make a cell model.
A student used a styrofoam ball to make a cell model.
Thank you Parsons Educational Foundation for a mini grant providing all first grade students with handheld erasable white boards that are blank on one side and lined on the other. Reusing the boards for assignments all year allows for tremendous cost savings and reduces waste.
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Students hold up white boards spelling out Thank You.
Students hold up white boards spelling out thank you.
Students hold up whiteboards with hearts and stars and the words thank you.
Learning to weld can provide students skills and abilities they can use not only to build and repair items of utility, but also to be creative artistically, like these three students who are creating a small robot made of scrap metal, parts, old tools and pieces of hardware.
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Three students work on welding a small roboto made of pieces of metal, old tools, and other items.
Thr front side pof the robot is shown
PHS drafting students looked on as O'Brien Ready Mix arrived at PHS Monday morning to pour concrete into the forms Heck & Wicker Construction are building for PHS students to construct the iron colonnade they have designed for the Five Pathways to Freedom Veterans Memorial.
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Concrete slides down the chute into one of the forms.
A worker uses a pice of equipment to stir the concrete and eliminate air pockets.
One worker smooths the concrete on one form while two others work to ppour the second.
Bruce Rea's students look on as the forms are poured.
Parsons Middle School SparkWheel accepted student volunteers to ring the bell for the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign at the Parsons Walmart Friday. SparkWheel promotes success in school and life, by removing barriers so students thrive and reach their full potential.
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Three students pose for a picture ny the Salvation Army Kettle.
Six students pose for a picture outside Walmart.
Six students pose for a picture by the Salvation Army kettle.
PHS Honors Chemistry students performed several experiments Friday during a lab related to chemical reactions that produced solids, liquids and gases. For example, they observed as heat was applied to one substance in a test tube to produce a gas that ignited a nearby ember.
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A young man places a test tube in a holder.
A young man smiles as a chemical reaction to prodiuce a gas that will ignite an ember was successful.
A young man measures a chemical for a science experiement as a young lady looks on.
Three students discuss the process they are to follow in a chemical reaction experiement.
A young man applies fire to a test tube with chemicals in it and watches as a solid materializes.
Two young men prepare to do a science experiement.
A young lady looks on as Mr. Duroni directs a young man on the next step in his science experiement.
PHS National Honor Society students volunteer annually to help with set up for the Stella Wells Christmas Tree Auction. The auction benefits the community by providing food baskets for families in need. Many of the students will also help with filling the baskets for families.
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NHS sponsor Kylie Lucas, and a student help two Stella Wells Auction ladies set up a table.
Two NHS girls put programs on tables.
Two girls lay needed items on a table in preparation for decoating.
A young man uses a cart to move a stack of chairs.
tWO nhs GIRLS PUT A TABLE CLOTH ON A TABLE.
Students put table clothes on tables.
More Lincoln and Garfield students toured the Stella Wells Christmas Tree Auction trees today, before they all get auctioned tonight. KSN was on hand to learn about Stella Wells and how the auction has helped the community for 35 years now, carrying on Stella Wells' efforts.
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Three boys check out the Patrick Mahomes oil painting by Skip Smith.
Three little boys discuss the video game ornaments on the Parsons Middle School tree.
A little girl smiles broadly as she looks at the trees.
A little girl reads a description telling who made the tree and its theme.
Children poimt to the tree ornaments.
Linda Proehl tells students about the trees.
Two girls look in awe at the Christmas trees.
Linda Proehl tries to show students an ornament showing Travie Kelce and Taylor Swift.
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Ms. Oberle hosted a day at Parsons High for District Orchestra to prepare for the concert at 4:30 Saturday at The Bicknell Center on the Pittsburg State campus. It's a great concert featuring select band, choir, and orchestra students throughout the SEK. Go Vikes!
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Students listen to the conductor.
Students play in the orchestra.
Basses play their part.
Teachers assist students with a difficult part in the piece.
A violinist is pictured from the back playing
Ms. Oberle plays along with students in the district orchestra.
Violins play their part in the orchestra.
Classes at Lincoln each decorated a tiny tree with different themes. The favorite is chosen by Penny War voting. Once the winner is chosen, the trees won't sit at the school, but instead will be delivered to individuals in nursing homes in Parsons to bring them holiday cheer..
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A Mexican themes tree topped with a sombrero,
ree covecolorful letters with a paper clip chain.
A KC Chiefs themed tree.
A candy Cane tree.
A tree with thread and thimbles.
A tree made to look like Rudolph.
A tree with cotton balls and red berries and another tree strung with popcorn and beads.
A tree with school supplies like paste and erasers and ribbon and two other trees.
Lincoln School preschool and kindergarten were the first classes to tour and see the decorated trees that will be auctioned off Friday in the Stella Wells Christmas Tree Auction. Students' favorites varied, but KC Chiefs tree won out with the last group.
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Children point out different favorite things about trees they like.
Many students were all smiles touring the trees.
A student points to a tree.
Students look in awe at some trees.
2024 Parsons Orchestra Christmas Concert: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZxlT-UHYAP4?feature=shared
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Orchestra Christmas Concert
Caleb Webster shows Speech Pathologist Emily Ray the board Wright Signs made for the playground area at Garfield to help nonspeaking and minimally speaking students communicate their needs. Thanks to the Parsons Educational Foundation for the mini grant that paid for the sign.
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Calb Wright shows Emily Ray the communications board Wright Signs made.
Webster and Ray discuss the items pictured on the board and the height it needs to be.
Webster installs the board at a height students can reach it to point out their needs.
Each year some students at Parsons Middle School make ornaments to decorate a tree the school adopts for the Stella Wells Auction. Teachers, admin and a few other helpers pitch in to bring it together. This year their theme was "Super Viking Bros: A Pixel Perfect Christmas".
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Mr. Campmier hangs an ornament.
Mrs. Nolting watches as her son places an oprnament.
Mrs. Beery places a bow at the top of the tree by the star,
All the helpers are working on ornaments around a table except Mr. Hutley who just hung another ornament.
Mrs. Nolting's son checks out an ornament he placed on the tree.
Mr. Campmier jokes around as he puts a Sonic Hedge Hog ornamanet on the tree.
Plastic meted bead ornamanets are pictured featuring a Ninetendo Switch, Donkey Kong and Mario.
Every year Garfield School adopts a tree to decorate for the Stella Wells Auction. Students make decorations and then a few staff decorate a couple of nights before the auction. This year was an ocean theme. Elementary students will tour to see all the finished trees.
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Two staff decorate the tree.
Two staff decorate the tree
A teacher adds an ornament.
Two teachers decorate the tree.
Different ornaments made of paper, wood, and some are 3-D printed.
Different ornaments made of paper, wood, and some are 3-D printed.
The completed tree.
Teachers stand by their completed tree.
A Main Street Christmas Concert featuring The Duke Mason Band. Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the Parsons Municipal Auditorium. Free Admission! Help support the Parsons Police Department's "Shop with a Cop" program!
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A Main Street Christmas Concert