Our HS golf team played in their Regional tournament today at Syracuse. Congratulations to Johnny McAtee for placing 7th overall and qualifying for State! We wish him luck as he goes to compete early next week. Great season gentlemen!!
We were able to share our sweet Koda with the Artesian Valley staff this afternoon to help celebrate national hospital week! 💜🐶
Thank you for having us and thank you for all you do, AVHS!!
Help us to recycle gently used backpacks! 💜🦬
Don't Forget! USD 226 and Meade Teachers Association invite you to our Pancakes & Sausage Supper at Meade Elementary tomorrow, Tuesday, May 14th from 5 pm to 7 pm. We so appreciate your partnership in educating all of our students.
Special Announcement! The last day of school for USD 226 will be Wednesday, May 15th - A Change from the current calendar. This is necessary due to a Change in activity scheduling beyond our local control.
Congratulations to second grader, Everly Reimer, placing 3rd place for her work called Wonderful Places. Also, fifth grader, Andelyn Reimer placed 1st for her work called The Homeless Puppy. Read all the details below!
SHPBS Reveals the Winners of the 2024 PBS KIDS Writers Contest
BUNKER HILL, KS - Smoky Hills PBS (SHPBS) is thrilled to unveil the 2024 PBS KIDS Writers
Contest winners. SHPBS saw an outpouring of creativity from children across Central and
Western Kansas.
Open to children in 1st through 5th grade, the contest received captivating stories that
showcased the unique voice and creativity of its author. To read the winning stories and view
the “Young Writers & Illustrators Award Show”, visit SmokyHillsPBS.org.
REMINDER: Eighth grade parents - Please remember to RSVP for the 8th grade parent lunch scheduled for Monday,May 13th at 12:00pm. You can call the office at 620.873.2671 to make your reservation.
Summer will be here before we know it!
We will do our best to keep everyone posted on summer activities.
The HS Choir went to Lone Tree today to perform some of their music selections from the spring season. It was such a blessing on both sides! Thank you to our students for continually giving of their time and talents to share with others. So proud of our Buffaloes!
WE APPRECIATE OUR TEACHERS! Thank you for all you do to make our district a great place to grow, learn, and succeed!
The AVHS will be at MHS and MES/MJH this week for KSHSAA physicals. Students planning to participate in any USD 226 athletics or rec football will need to have a completed physical form on file before they can practice or compete. Information and forms have been sent home with students. If you didn't get one, you can call the school to request one or download one from the KSHSAA site (https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/PDF/FORM-PPE.pdf). There are several places requiring the signature of the parents/guardians as well as the student-athlete. Please double-check that all the appropriate places have the correct signature. AVHS will be at the high school on Tuesday, May 7th, and at the grade school and junior high on Thursday, May 9th. The cost of the physical is $25.00 and is due at the time of the physical. Checks need to be made payable to AVHS or the Meade Clinic.
Please join us at our State Tennis Send-off! We have three MHS tennis players attending the State Tournament this year. Vincent Lynn is going in singles, and our doules team of Orvin Dyck and Samuel Lynn will be competing as well.
The send-off will take place Thursday, May 8th beginning at the high school at 9:00am. The team will take Walnut Street west to Highway 23 then north through the stoplight. From there they will continue north, turning east on Grant Street to MES/MJH. We invite fans to be anywhere along the path showing their support for our student-athletes.
We want to congratulate our State Forensics performers on their success in Wichita on Saturday. Holly broke semi-finals in poetry at Champs and Ashley received a 1 for her prose at Festival! Great job, Buffs!!
GOOD LUCK to our MHS State Forensics qualifiers! Karay Henson, Holly Reimer, Ashley Carpenter and Isaac Bowen will be performing at the State competitions in Wichita tomorrow. Our team is coached by Mrs. Miller.
Congratulations, Jayden Renfro! Jayden's story "Wonderland" won 1st place in the Youth Prose division of the Kansas Voices Writing Competition! This story also won a gold medal and an Award of Excellence in the Big Read earlier this year. Nice work, Jayden! We are proud of you!
CONGRATULATIONS to our MHS Regional Tennis Team - Regional Runners-up!
Orvin and Samuel are Runners-Up Doubles champions.
Vincent took 4th in singles.
The three combined points gave us team 123A Regional Runner-up!
Way to work! We are proud of you!
Please join us in celebrating our educators' retirement! We'd love to see you!
MJH was happy to host a tour and have conversations with some of our incoming JH students. We had a couple of special Buffalo staff members (🐍 & 🐶) who enjoyed the special guests as well!
Congratulations are in order for senior Bradon Bird on signing with Pratt Community College to play basketball next year! Another MHS Buffalo going to the ranks of college athletics. Good luck, Bradon!
CONGRATULATIONS to our MJH band students and soloists, Chet, Titus, and Nathan! Our super-talented students participated in the SPIAA League Band Festival today. Their hard work and commitment paid off because they came home with ALL ONES! We are so proud of our students. Our band is directed by Ms. Ashley Boe.
