Parsons District Schools

The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force has announced 100 Kansas schools have been named recipients of the 2024 Challenge Awards, and Garfield Elementary School in ...

SparkWheel is proud to announce it has received a $5,000 grant from Frontier Farm Credit to support the Sparking Success for Students in Parsons, Kansas Initiative. This funding...

Jesus Medina stood in his classroom during his planning session Tuesday and read aloud to another teacher the titles of the chapters in the book “The Essential 55” by Ron Clark, ...

Academic prowess in particular areas of study often guide people in their career pursuits, but excelling in non-academic skills, like communication and collaboration, self-manage...

Every year, in celebration of Engineering Week, Ducommun Aerostructures holds a fun, in-house competition among employees, to which they usually invite Parsons High School to par...

Observations of teachers during unannounced, 5-min walk-throughs by educational coaches and administration was summarized for the Board of Education by Assistant Superintendent J...

Parsons High School’s horticulture class is hoping to plant seeds to grow philanthropic support from the community to help them in further development of their plans for Viking F...

The Parsons High School main gym is now graced with a large, 12-foot by 18-foot motorized American flag - a generous donation from the Beneke and Wheat families. “The flag was...

For the second year in a row, Ivy Brimm’s fifth grade class at Guthridge has been named the state champion in the 5th-8th grade category of the IXL Sunflower State Sprint competi...

Walking in the shadow of a legacy as a child it can be difficult to step out, find the light and create a legacy of your own, but that is what Justin Cartwright has sought to do....

The Labette Center for Mental Health Services MHIT (Mental Health Intervention Team) Schools returned to Parsons USD 503 this school year, allowing it to continue to make a diffe...

Oceanus Hopkins Chapter of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), of Pittsburg, was honored to award Parsons Middle School history teacher Debbie Shaffer, ...

Study after study has shown the benefit and importance of Black teachers in our public schools, yet in 2023, the National Center for Educational Statistics released a report whi...

SparkWheel Student Support Coordinators Dara Barr-Miller, Susan Hill and Tanner Smith, updated USD 503 Board of Education members Monday evening regarding the programs operating ...

A U.S. Army Reserve Palletized Load System M1075 truck pulled up on the east side of Parsons High School Tuesday, loaded down with wrestling mats. Parsons Wrestling Club Coach J...

A variety of tactics have been used to address high rates of chronic absenteeism within Parsons USD 503 schools the last few years, and strides have been made, but a lot of stude...

As far back as her memories extend, Mallory (Piva) Province recalls knowing she wanted to be some type of physician. She has no recollection of some dawning inspiration or awak...

Three Parsons Middle School eighth grade students secured all top three places in Division IV of the Elks Lodge #527 Americanism Essay Contest, answering the question, “What Does...

Parsons USD 503 Maintenance Director Eric Bortz laid out for the Board of Education a long list of work items his department has scheduled now through this summer. Bortz said ...

Navigating college and career planning, and the college application process, can be daunting and intimidating for high school students. Parsons USD 503 has worked to help reliev...