Congratulations to the BHS debate team on their 3rd place finish at the state tournament!
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Congratulations to the 14 Buhler High School students recognized as CTE Scholars this year! Check out the video recognizing each of them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO6_Az7kPm4&t=137s
Thomas Compton
Abigail Yutzy
Bonner Van Bruggen
Bradley Neill
Carson Moler
Hunter Durham
Jackson Childs
Jaylee Giles
Kacey Lehl
Kaden Warner
Mace McCabe
Maren Lackey
Marissa Orem
Tanner Tustain
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Today marks the beginning of Teacher Appreciation week for 2022. We may be a little biased, but our teaching staff is second to none! They work so hard to meet the needs of each and every student. They collaborate with one another to do the most amazing things and provide amazing learning experiences. They are committed to excellence and directors of hope.
Our community has always been so supportive, but please help us show our teachers a little extra appreciation in your own way this week. Also, if you are a Buhler alumni feel free to use the comments to shout out a teacher or two you remember that are still on staff!
Today we got to celebrate! We recognized six people for retiring after long careers serving public education, our two Horizon Award Winners, and our two Kansas Teacher of the Year nominees.
Retirees
Linda Ridge - Food Service at Union Valley (22 years of service)
Janet Gulotta-Carlisle - Transportation (12 years of service)
Candy Beasley - Buhler Grade Shining Stars (23 years of service)
Laura Miller - Buhler High targeted assistance (21 years of service)
Susan Blubaugh - Prairie Hills Science (24 years of service)
Kevin Abbott - Asst. Principal at BHS (47 years of service)
Horizon Award Winners
Katelyn Stoss - Music at Plum Creek Elementary
Nicole Menard - English at Buhler High School
Kansas Teacher of the Year Nominees
Shannon Vieyra - 3rd Grade at Plum Creek
Courtney Klassen - Prairie Hills Math
See the images below for information from the Reno County Health Department regarding the Kansas Food Assistance Program.
Reach out to the entities listed on the flier for information. We are sharing this to help spread the word, but are unaffiliated with the program
Today is Administrative Professional's Day. One day does not seem like enough for all that these amazing individuals do in our offices.
Just a few things that they do for us:
Organize
File
Schedule
Plan
Host
Copy (Seriously how do they always fix the copier?!)
Coordinate
Comfort sick students
Comfort adults
Answer phones (At least one millennial in the district office is constantly impressed with their phone skills)
Smile
Thank you to each of these wonderful people for keeping the district running. We are so lucky to have each of them!
Our very own Buhler High School Jazz Band played for KASBO (Kansas Association of School Business Officials) today. Quite an honor!
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See the flyer below for details regarding "United We Read." This is an event for students kindergarten through 3rd grade on May 1st, at Gowans Stadium.
Last call for STEAM Camp applications! If you are planning to enroll your students for STEAM Camp and have not yet done so, please complete the application form below by the end of the day tomorrow, April 14th.
bit.ly/buhlersteamcamp22
Calendar Reminders
This Friday, April 15th there is no school.
This coming Monday, April 18th, school IS in session. This is a change due to utilizing our inclement weather days.
On Sunday, April 24th from 2-4pm Prairie Hills students will host a spring market. Student vendors have handmade items that will be for sale. See the flyer below!
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Today is National School Librarian Day. We are SO thankful for each one of our library and media specialists! These exceptional educators obviously know their books, but their roles are much larger than when we were in school. They help us learn how to search online, teach us to find trustworthy information, teach STEAM and Makerspace, and so much more!
We are lucky to have them!
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Congratulations to Aaron Napier, VP of Operations and Programming at Ad Astra Radio, on being named the 2022 Hod Humiston Award Recipient. This award is given annually to a Kansas broadcaster who has made significant contributions to the field of sports broadcasting as well as work in the community.
We greatly appreciate Aaron as the "Voice of the Crusaders." He shines a light on all of our programs and is a great supporter of all Buhler has to offer. Additionally, he has partnered with our Crusader Sports Network students to allow them to learn and experience what sports journalism is like in a real world environment.
Thank you and a much deserved congratulations!
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Parents and family of preschoolers, if you were unable to attend one of our preschool application nights you may apply online using the following link:
bit.ly/313preschool2022
To help us with planning for next year, please complete the application by April 29th. Notification of acceptance into one of our preschool classrooms will come on or before May 20th.
Our nominees for Kansas Teacher of the Year will be recognized at the Region 1 Award event tomorrow from 1-3pm. We are so proud of them and excited to see them recognized state wide!
Courtney Klassen( left), math teacher at Prairie Hills Middle School is our secondary nominee.
Shannon Vieyra( right), 3rd grade teacher at Plum Creek Elementary is our elementary nominee
You can tune in live to the award event on YouTube. Links to the live feed and the schedule for the weekend is below.
Saturday, March 26:
Region 1 – Awards Event 1-3 p.m.
https://youtu.be/1yRLn2Lg5h8
Region 4 – Awards Event 4-6 p.m.
https://youtu.be/Xlt99l_NefE
Sunday, March 27:
Region 2 - Awards Event 1-3 p.m.
https://youtu.be/bssEMiPbEH0
Region 3 - Awards Event 4-6 p.m.
https://youtu.be/2Bd6mJ0d7xw
Good luck Shannon and Courtney!
We are loving our new partnership with the Cosmosphere! Yesterday 2nd graders in Mrs. Starkweather's class got to join an official NASA experiment by planting tomato seeds that spent a month on the International Space Station. They will track germination and present their findings at the Cosmosphere in two weeks.
5th graders at Buhler Grade School got in on the fun and learned about matter and energy.
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Hutchinson Community College is holding a job fair on April 7th, from 10:00am until 2:00pm, at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. See the image below!
Congratulations to our Buhler Special Olympics Basketball Team on winning 2nd place at the state basketball tournament in Hays this weekend!
Pictured is the team from left to right:
Gage George #2, Norah Goertz #1, Sam Short #21, Cody Wiehl #51, Luke Starkey #55, Trenton Lafayette #20, Jacob Irvin #5.
Go Crusaders!
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Welcome back from spring break! We are excited to finish the year strong!
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Our 2022 Family Engagement Survey is now available. Each year we ask for your feedback to measure how we are doing at involving families in the education of your children.
We would greatly appreciate if parents of current USD 313 students would take the time to complete the 15 item survey linked below.
Thank you for your time!
https://www.districttools.org/buhler2022
