Students had a "sweet" time at the 2025 Parsons High School junior/senior prom, dressing to the nines, taking photos and dancing the night away as a DJ rocked the house till time for after prom to kick into gear.
19 days ago, Colleen Williamson
A young man has his picture taken with a younger family member.
A couple has their picture taken by a professional photographer.
Two young men dressed in white tuxes walk down the hallway.
A couple have their pictures taken.
A group of girls have their picture taken.
a group of students have their picture taken
Students greet each other at the entry to prom.
Students gather for the Sweet Soirée.
Students line dance to a popular song.
A young lady hands a prom goer some cotton candy.
Fun and games and loads of prizes were ready for juniors and seniors attending Project Prom Saturday.
19 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Prizes line the bleachers of the gym.
The cash machine stands ready.
A ping pong table is rolled in.
Signs line the hall directing students to different areas.
Giant Jenga games sit atop a table.
a game of golf pool is set up in the gym.
A giant Connect Four game is brought in.
A karaoke Station is set up.
Signs are set up directing students to different activities.
A frisbee game and scooter races are set up in the gym along with corn hole.
Monster sculptures, pinch pots and other ceramics line a shelf in the art room at Parsons Middle School, displaying some of the variety of projects students have gotten to engage in as they experience different mediums, such as clay.
21 days ago, Colleen Williamson
A shelf in the middle school art room is covered in monster sculptures and pinch pots.
Parsons eighth grade students participated in a job fair Friday. Each student presented their resume to the business, or businesses, they are interested in pursuing a job with, and underwent an interview with a representative of those businesses, gaining valuable experience.
21 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Someone from Sonic interviews a student.
A representative of Ace Hardware interviews a student
A student visits with a representative of Curious Minds Discovery Zone.
A student is interview by representatives of Elm Haven.
A student is interviewed by a representative of Labette Health.
A student visits with someone from Presbyterian Manor Human Resources about a job.
Angie's Snow Cone representati ve's interview a student.
Someone from Dominos shakes hands with a student.
USD 503 is hosting their annual Sports Physical Event on May 5th at the Middle School, and May 7th at the High School.  There is no cost for these physicals.  Consent Packets are available in the main office, and in the health office.  Spots are limited, so make sure completed consents are returned no later that April 22nd! It's important to note that physicals done BEFORE May 1st are only good for the remainder of the 24-25 school year.  Physicals done May 1st or after are good for the entire 25-26 school year. Online Consent Packet: https://5il.co/3da0y
21 days ago, Parsons District Schools
Health Office
Parsons third grade students participated at the annual Altamont Field Day Thursday. Thru activities and games, they learned about soil types, soil and water conservation, cattle and pasture care, predators and prey in nature and habitats, growing sunflowers and more.
22 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Students each recveive a sunflower seed to grow.
Students draw pictures of things they would put on land if they owned a parcel and had $1 million dollars.
Students try on protective gear worn by electricians.
Students paint pictures with a mix of soil, clay and sand.
Student play a game to learn about predators nd prey.
Students get soil put in their cups to grow seed.
Students learn the life cycles of organisms that eat one another that in the end feed earthworms.
Students dig for "Artifacts".
Students get their cups filled with potting soil.
Students learn about water erosion.
As the end of the school year approaches, PHS Graphic Design students are busy designing and printing senior yard signs and working on personal projects, like this vinyl design featuring a T-Rex Blake Blevins made as a surprise gift for his dad for one of his racing vehicles.
22 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Students work on senior yard signs.
Blake Blevins shows a vinyl design he made for his dad for one of his vehicles featuring a T-Rex.
Lincoln Elementary School kindergarten students took a special field trip Wednesday to the Parsons Livestock Market, and watched as calves were auctioned off, helping them learn about one of the businesses in the area serving livestock owners.
23 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Students arri9ve at the livestock market and are immediately aware of the smell, and hold their noses.
Student point at a group of claves in the arena.
Calves stand in the sale arena to be auctioned.
Students watch the auction.
Some students get excited when the calves jump around in the sale ring.
Student chack out the calves in the sale arena.
The auctioner prepares to auction a calf entering the arena.
The auctioneer auctions off a red cow.
A cow stands in the arena.
Students respond to the auctioneer when he askes if the students are having a good time.
PHS teacher Linda Moore challenged her students to create blackout poetry art, also known as found poetry art, that uses pre-existing or "found" text to create something new. Students keep portions of the original text of a page, while other parts are drawn over or blacked out.
24 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Black out poetry art posted on a wall on the second floor of PHS
One student's blackout poetry art.
If you are ever in need a smile, walking the halls of Lincoln Elementary is sure to bring one to your face. Colorful, fun student art work lines most every hall, telling of the seasons and the holidays at hand.
24 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Easter cards line a wall at Lincoln.
Construction paper kites made by students decorate a hall.
In preparation for state assessment testing Monday, Garfield 3rd grade students ramped up Friday, competing in fun, 1 minute games, like using chopsticks to pluck marshmallows from cereal. Mrs. Pollard's class took the overall win after starting out last place.
28 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Students try to pick marshmallows out of cereal with chop sticks.
Students try to use a dry spaghetti noodle in their mouth to pick up dry penne noodles.
Students try to flip popsicle sticks into plastic cups.
Students flip water bottles and try to get them to land upright for points.
Students count their marshmallows.
Students try to flip popsicle sticks into plastic cups.
Students try to use a dry spaghetti noodle in their mouth to pick up dry penne noodles.
Students flip water bottles and try to get them to land upright for points.
Mrs. Pollard's class holds their index fingers up showing they are number 1.
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We Are Hiring: Middle School and High School Art Teacher for 2025-2026.
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PHS Welding I students are working on personal projects right now, like Blake Blevins, who is welding angular, geometric shapes of metal together to make a deer head, and Makayla Farro-Getman, whose own deer head is made of cut pieces of silverware welded to an armature.
about 1 month ago, Colleen Williamson
A student holds up his deer head he designed and welded together.
A deer head with antlers made of angular pieces of flat metal welded together.
A student sets up the wleder to work on his project.
A student welds on her art piece.
A student welds on her art piece.
Various pieces of silverware are being cut and welded to an armature to create a dear head.
Various pieces of silverware are being cut and welded to an armature to create a dear head.
Various pieces of silverware are being cut and welded to an armature to create a dear head.
PHS anatomy and physiology students apply clay muscles to skeleton models for anatomical study, using reference images of the human musculature. Students follow the origins and insertions of each muscle to build them in clay and use other tools to create details like striations.
about 1 month ago, Colleen Williamson
Two girls attach a clay muscle to their skeleton.
A girl creates striations in a muscle with a clay tool.
A grrl attaches muscles mad of clay to the neck of a skeleton.
A young lady attaches a muscle to the back of her skeleton.
A group of three girls work on making and attaching muscles to their skeleton.
Two young men work on making musckes for their seleton.
Parsons Middle School Yearbook orders are due on April 30. Yearbooks can be ordered online at inter-state.com/order by using the school code: 90642D. Below is a flyer created by yearbook student George Garrett.
about 1 month ago, Parsons District Schools
PMS Yearbook
PHS horticulture students paint their farm produce stand, recently built by PHS construction students. Students will place the stand outside certain days allowing the community to get fresh greens students have grown and leave a donation to help cover the costs of Vikings Farms.
about 1 month ago, Colleen Williamson
Students paint their farm produce stand.
Students paint their farm produce stand.
Two PHS students stepped up and visited with KSN today about the horticulture class's upcoming fundraising efforts to pay for electricity to be run to a hoop house. The school is receiving through a grant. They'll be on TV tonight! Check them out.
about 1 month ago, Colleen Williamson
Two horticulture students speak to KSN about their fundraising.
Lincoln students in preschool through first grade were hard at work Thursday learning everything from social skills, the alphabet, colors and how to write their name, to reading, spelling, math and following directions. A little creative art was thrown in, too.
about 1 month ago, Colleen Williamson
The daycare teacher helps a student make rain using glue.
A student reads a book.
A little girl works on her colors.
A boy paints a rainbow as Mrs. Pontious watches.
Two girls practice letters of the alphabet in preschool.
Using different colors of crayon, students trace inside the clock letters spelling out their names.
Two girls build a house of Legos.
A little girl writes out sentences about what she likes.
An aide wipes paint off a boys hands after he made a handprint picture.
Two girls work on iPad lessons.
Project Prom is selling Viking gear through Jock's Nitch as a fundraiser with all proceeds going directly to Project Prom. Please visit the site and order some AWESOME Viking gear while supporting an awesome program! https://jocksnitchpromo.com/project-prom25/shop/home
about 1 month ago, Parsons District Schools
Project Prom Financial Support