Fourth grade Earth Day 2026 activities, presented by Farm Bureau and a number of agricultural and conservation organizations, brought loads of learning opportunities and fun. Besides the morning's activities shown here, students had a chance to learn about erosion, planting trees, how cows are milked, and also played outdoor games.
Happy National School Librarian Day to all our wonderful librarians and library aides!
Garfield and Guthridge Orchestra Concert!
There will be No School April 3rd or April 6th for Parsons USD 503 for Easter Recess. Enjoy!
PHS FCCLA students, in cooperation with Sparkwheel, put on their Second Annual Runway to Prom Fashion Show Wednesday. All interested female students were allowed to attend. Following the show, girls had the chance to "shop" all the donated prom dresses in the Sparkwheel classroom, and try them on. FCCLA students were there to help. If the young ladies find a dress they want to wear to prom, they are able to check the dress out through Sparkwheel at no cost, as long as they return it unaltered within one week following prom.
Curious Minds Discovery Zone - Upcoming Free Events!
USD 503's Spring Recess is March 16- 20. Enjoy!
There will be No School Friday March 13. See you after Spring Recess. Enjoy!
Middle school students from Fort Scott, Riverton, Independence , and Pittsburg joined Parsons for the Middle School Mass Orchestra Thursday, hosted by Parsons again this year. Beginning in the morning, the nearly 150 students practiced a variety of pieces conducted by their instructors and then they perform them together at the end of the school day before an audience. The performance included music such as the Porcupine Pantomime and Cielito Lindo.
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In Daisy Smith's preschool class, rainbows came before the predicted storms Tuesday night.
Mrs. Hunn taught Garfield students the art of weaving paper to create other works of art. One little girl planned to make her weaving into a fish. Another student planned to make a basketball and another planned a watermelon while a few others were still making up their minds.
Important Info from the Parsons Public Library.
Important Info from the Parsons Public Library.
80 degree weather and sunshine afforded the perfect day for kindergarteners to learn about the sun and the shade and about shadows. Students learned they get vitamins from the sun, among other benefits, and that they should get some sunshine every day that its possible.
Warming temperatures provided a prime opportunity for a little water play during rotations in Daisy Smith's preschool classroom.
