Meade USD 226

📣 Preschool & Kindergarten Roundup is Coming! 🦬💜 Do you have a little one ready to start their school adventure? Join us for our Preschool/Kindergarten Roundup on May 14th! This is an exciting time to meet staff, learn about our programs, and get your child ready for the 2026–2027 school year. ✨ What to know: • 30-minute appointments • Bring your child with you • Roundup is required for students planning to attend Preschool or Kindergarten 📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to fill out the form, and WE'LL CONTACT YOU to schedule your appointment time! We can’t wait to welcome our newest Buffaloes to the herd! 🦬💜

🥩 Help Us Put Local Beef on Our Students’ Plates! 🥩 We are looking for local beef donations to help provide nutritious, high-quality meals for our students. 🐂If you are a local rancher or farmer who would be willing to donate beef (or knows someone who might), we would love to connect with you. 💵 If you’re a community member or business owner who’d like to contribute monetarily, those funds can be earmarked for this project! 📞 If you'd like to participate in our project, please contact Amber Zimmerman @ 620.873.2671. Our community has always done an amazing job of supporting our students—THANK YOU for helping us bring LOCAL beef straight to their 🍽️!

MHS Sub-State Basketball FINALS!
Friday, March 6th @ Spearville
Good luck, MHS! WIN Sub-State!

Great things are happening at USD 226! Read all about it in the March issue of The Open Range.
https://aptg.co/ZVgjZk

Our MJH Quiz Bowl teams did so well at the Minneola tournament! Our JV team of Dylan, Trey, Anthony, Kenzleigh, and Andelyn earned second place! Way to go, MJH!

Proud of these ladies for the hard work they put in preparing the National Anthem for the game today. Well done Sayler, Karay, Taylor, Micah and Bethany!

MHS Girls Sub-State Semi-Final Basketball @ South Gray
Monday, March 2nd
Good luck, Buffs!

MHS Boys Sub-State Semi Finals Basketball @ Meade
Saturday, February 28th
Good luck, MHS

🇺🇸RED, WHITE, AND BLUE! 🏀 Come cheer on our HS Boys Sub-State Basketball Team this SATURDAY @ 2PM! Theme: USA ❤️🤍💙 Let’s light up the gym with stars, stripes, and BIG energy as we support our boys! Don’t miss it! 🏀🔥

CONGRATULATIONS to our MHS Buffalo Basketball Team! They are the regular season CHAMPIONS going undefeated in SPIAA play.
Way to work, Buffaloes!

🌺🏀 IT’S ALOHA TIME! 🏀🌺 Join us tomorrow evening for the
HS Girls Sub-State Basketball Game @ 6PM 🌴THEME: HAWAIIAN NIGHT! 🌊 Break out your:
🌺 Leis
👕 Hawaiian shirts
🕶️ Sunglasses
🌸 Bright tropical colors Let’s pack the gym and bring the island vibes while we cheer on our girls! 🌞 Loud Crowd.
🌊 Big Energy.
🌺 Aloha Spirit. See you there! 🏀🔥

A big thank you to MKC for their donation to our Buffalo Beef Project!🐂 Thanks to your support, our students will enjoy locally sourced beef in our school lunches. 🍽️ We are proud to partner with organizations that support both education and local agriculture! 🦬

Girls Sub-State Quarterfinals Basketball Game
Meade vs. Kinsley at MHS
Tuesday, February 24th
Good luck MHS Lady Buffaloes!

Join us at MES/MJH for the 2026 Winter Homecoming Pep Rally! The fun begins at 2:00pm.

If you need entertainment and a good meal for tomorrow night then we have you covered. Come out for a night of great basketball, enjoy a delicious brisket meal, and support our MHS Football team! It can't get any easier than that.
Our Buffalo team appreciates your support.
Friday, February 20th @ MHS

Congratulations to our MHS Choir students! They had a GREAT showing at the SPIAA League High School Vocal Festival.

A BIG BUFFALO THANK YOU to Dry River Services! They will be broadcasting our MHS vs. Ingalls games on Friday, February 20th. Fans near and far will be able to watch or listen watch our games. Pregame begins at 6:15pm.
Please see the flyer for more information.

MHS Sub-State Basketball News
Our boys have earned the #1 seed in the Sub-State tournament! They will play at 2:00pm on Saturday, February 28th at Meade.
Our girls have received the 8th seed. They will host Kinsley on Tuesday, February 24th. Play begins at 6:00pm.
Good luck, MHS Basketball! WIN Sub-State!
The brackets can be viewed by clicking on the links below.
Boys Sub-State Bracket: https://www.kshsaa.org/react/bracket/6325
Girls Sub-State Bracket: https://www.kshsaa.org/react/bracket/6345

MHS Basketball @ Meade vs. Ingalls
**Homecoming**
Friday, February 20th
Good luck, MHS!