SparkWheel coordinator Tanner Smith stopped by Mrs. Kennett's kindergarten class Friday and helped students with some word puzzles.
6 months ago, Colleen Williamson
SparkWheel coordinator Tanner Smith stopped by Mrs. Kennett's kindergarten class and helped with some word puzzles.
Mrs. Kennett took time to help individual students with their handwriting skills Friday, like this young man practicing writing the lower case letter "p".
6 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Mrs. Kennett helps a student with his handwriting skills.
Today's children might think it silly that children had books that had paper dolls in them you could cut out, and clothes you could cut out and bend the tabs on to hang the clothes on the doll. Now the clothes are a fitted with the move of a finger tip on a computer screen.
6 months ago, Colleen Williamson
a girl taps the screen of an iPad to dress a girl on the screen.
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6 months ago, Parsons District Schools
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Wright Signs installed the final communication board at Lincoln School this afternoon, to help pre-verbal students and others communicate with one another in the playground setting.
6 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A little boy looks on as the sign is installed.
A man fills in dirt around one post.
Two men install the sign.
one man pours powdered concrete into a hole while another holds the sign.
2025 Parsons Orchestra Winter Concert https://youtu.be/6_HzPiyKvAo
6 months ago, Parsons District Schools
Parsons Orchestra Winter Concert 2025
Wrapping up Black History Month, Garfield teacher Darece Waun took her third grade students to visit an art exhibit in Hendershot Gallery featuring local artist Skip Smith, who is well known for his drawings and paintings celebrating Black history and Black culture.
7 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Mrs. Waun shares the title of a painting depicting three people in a field picking cotton.
Students look at paintings and drawings.
Students get up close looks at paintings.
A little girl looks at a drawing of three little boys, one wearing a t-shirt that says I Have a Dream.
Students look at a detailed drawing of hands folded beside a tambourine atop a Bible..
A student points to an oil paining of a basketball player.
Students wonder if the subjects Skip Smith draws are people he knows.
Students discuss a drawing of an older woman threading a needle.
Students discuss a colored pencil drawing of Patrick Mahomes.
Mrs. Waun talks to her students about the differnt art mediums used by Skip Smith.
The votes are in for the Parsons Sun's "2025 Best of Labette County Contest" and Parsons USD 503 was honored to be included among those chosen. Our own Parsons High School digital media instructor Larrian Kendricks was voted Labette County's Best Teacher, Coach Jeff Schibi was voted as Labette County's Best Coach, and Vocal Music teacherJohn Womeldorff , who directs the annual high school musicals, received the certificate for Best Live Theater Group. Thank you to everyone who voted. We appreciate you! We will continue to strive to be the best.
7 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Larrian Kendricks holds her plaque for Best Teacher.
Jeff Schibi holds his plaque for Best Coach.
John Womeldorff holds his plaque for Best Live Theater Group.
USD 503 administration and directors bid farewell to Maintenance Director Eric Bortz, who has taken a position in Carl Junction. His last day is Feb. 28. Thanks for all your hard work Eric! You will be missed. Best wishes!
7 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Eric gets a look at his cake.
Eric cuts his cake.
Students in Mrs. Friess' Anatomy and Physiology class prepared for an upcoming test by practicing naming all 206 bones of the adult skeletal system and laying them out correctly in an anterior view.
7 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A skeleton with hands on head, peers out the windo of the health science classroom.
Students try to name a bone for the body.
Students discuss metacarpals and carpals.
A student plces a rib bone on the skeleton layout.
Mrs. Friess talks to students about positioning of a pelvic bone correctly for an anterior view for an upcoming test.
Welding students work on a trailer repair project, applying skills they have learned to an everyday task of real life. Even if students don't enter the trade as a career, what they learn can serve them well into the future.
7 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Students work to repair a trailer.
Welding instructor Travis Brumback instructs students to get need screws for a project from the auto shop.
Mr. Heady and a student measure the distance between tread on front tires, after working on a wheel on a customer's car that was brought into the automotive class to repair
7 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Mr. Heady and a student measure the distance between tread on tires, after working on a wheel on a car.
Due to extremely cold temperatures and poor road conditions, school will be closed on Thursday, February 20th. The safety of our students and staff remains our top priority. Please take precautions to stay safe and warm! Go Vikings!!! 💙 💛
7 months ago, Parsons District Schools
No School 02/20
Due to the forecast of heavy snow and extremely cold temperatures, we are informing you that school will be closed on Tuesday, February 18th, and Wednesday, February 19th. We are prioritizing the safety of our students and staff during these hazardous weather conditions. Please take all necessary precautions to stay safe and warm during this time. We will keep you updated with any further information as needed. Thank you for your understanding and support. Go Vikings!!! 💙 💛
7 months ago, Parsons District Schools
No School 02/18 and 02/19 because of Inclement Weather
Garfield students in Ms. Perez's second grade class learned more about adjectives while doing Valentine's Day themed project. Students made strings of pastel hearts containing adjectives they felt described them. Perez's students are tough, brave, confident, nice and smart.
7 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A little boy fills in hearts with adjectives about himself.
A little boy fills in hearts with adjectives about himself.
A little boy fills in hearts with adjectives about himself.
A giel holds up a string of heart adjectives about her.
A boy holds up his string of heart adjectives.
A little girl fills hearts in with adjectives about herself.
Students in Mrs. Quarton's history class worked on posters of famous people or events for Black History Month. As a part of their research, students discovered a wide array of famous personalities who accomplished great things in their lives, and made a difference for others'.
7 months ago, Colleen Williamson
A girl works on her poster of Esther JOnes.
A girl holds up her poster of Claudette Calvin
Two young men hold up a poster on Satchel Paige.
Students work on posters for Black History Month.
Mrs. Quarton talks to a student about hanging up his poster about Oprah Winfrey.
MS. Quarton takes a picture of two young ladies with their Black History Poster.
Two young men discuss their Black History Poster.
Parsons High School drafting students designed and built an apparatus that will allow Vector the Viking robot dog to dust mop the floors. This is their second version of the device They will demonstrate what Vector can do during tonight's game at the end of half-time.
7 months ago, Colleen Williamson
One young man holds a remote while another hooks up an apparatus to Vector, the robot dog, that will allow him to mop the floors.
Two young men prepare to have Vector perform a task a will do doing half time.
Reminder: There is No School Monday for Parsons USD 503.
7 months ago, Colleen Williamson
Announcement there is no school Monday because of Presidents Day.
We are Hiring: High School Cheer Coach 2025-26
7 months ago, Parsons District Schools
We are hiring: High School Cheer Coach 2025-26
We are Hiring: High School Assistant Jr Class Sponsor 2024-25
7 months ago, Parsons District Schools
We Are Hiring: High School Assistant Jr Class Sponsor 2024-25