
May 29, 2025
Past graduates from Parsons High School have simultaneously graduated with an associate’s degree from Labette Community College, but this year’s PHS Salutatorian, Lucas Fugate, ac...

May 28, 2025
Parsons USD 503 bid farewell to 10 retirees Friday, who collectively devoted more than 292 years to the district, and even more to the education profession. The retirees said they...

May 28, 2025
The final recipient of the Vikings: Above and Beyond Award for the 2024-2025 school
year is Lincoln Secretary Meagan Genton.
“I am truly honored to have been nominated for an a...

May 12, 2025
The May nominee chosen to receive the Vikings: Above & Beyond Award is Parsons Middle School Career and Technical Education Teacher Joe Campmier. “I am honored to be nominated f...

May 9, 2025
The April nominee for the Vikings: Above & Beyond Award is Parsons High School and Garfield Elementary Librarian Robie Martin. “It is wonderful to be honored, and it's humbling,...

May 8, 2025
The March nominee chosen to receive the Vikings: Above & Beyond Award is Guthridge Secretary Tanara “Tara” Cervantes. “I was super excited that I was nominated, and I truly feel...

May 7, 2025
Parsons Middle School sixth grade English Language Arts Teacher Elizabeth “Lizzy” Smith has been chosen as the winner of the February Vikings: Above and Beyond Award. “I was ver...

May 6, 2025
There were no nominations for Vikings Above & Beyond in the first couple of months following winter break. When nominations finally began to flow in again, it was decided to choo...

April 24, 2025
Parsons High School’s Debate and Forensics Coach Ed Workman has been notified he has joined the society of coaches privileged to receive the National Speech & Debate Association’s...

April 24, 2025
Shaun Dwyer, a 2007 graduate has held the National Forensics League record at Parsons High School for nearly two decades, but his lead with 2,187 NFL points is likely coming to an...

April 24, 2025
The Kansas Teachers’ Hall of Fame announced the names of ten exemplary Kansas Educators selected for this year's Class of 2025 honors, and among those chosen is Cynthia Kiser, re...

April 22, 2025
Ever looked at a teacher and thought, “You know what they need? A wise owl in the middle of their forehead?” Well, now is your chance. Guthridge is raising funds for end of year...

April 22, 2025
In 2024, at age 41, Cody Carrillo was already a decade past the average age most MMA (mixed martial arts) fighters retire, but in his four professional welterweight bouts last ye...

April 15, 2025
The Parsons USD 503 Board of Education will soon be deciding the direction it will go with its liability and property insurance coverage. For years the district has worked with ...

April 7, 2025
ACT’s American College Application Campaign (ACAC) announced its sixth annual School of Excellence Awards, presented to 26 outstanding schools in the U.S. that are increasing op...

April 4, 2025
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 ...

April 2, 2025
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...

March 26, 2025
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, ...

March 24, 2025
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...

March 24, 2025
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...