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February 3, 2025
USD 409 has a new 5-year strategic plan to help guide the board and the district. We are in the preliminary stages of establishing processes to start tracking each action plan a...
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January 13, 2025
Congratulations to the following 6th-8th grade students who earned a 3.0 GPA or higher for Semester 1!
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January 10, 2025
Congratulations to the following students who made this semester's Honor Roll! Great job to all of you!
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September 15, 2024
Resources for Parents A Problem Hidden in Plain Sight https://www.everystudentpresent.org/pdfs/Chronic_Elementary_Absenteeism-A_Problem_Hidden_in_Plain_Sight.pdf PreK...
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July 25, 2024
For the next month or so, we want to introduce the community, students, and families to our new staff! You can find pictures with bio info for each of our new staff members. They ...
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July 18, 2024
Click the links below to access the school supplies for your child's school! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MCdliMLAWCjDTQ3KEYVKEacJwXpMs_Xr?usp=sharing
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April 23, 2024
It's that bittersweet time of the year when we recognize those USD 409 staff members retiring this year. While we will miss them, we know they look forward to a new chapter in the...
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March 7, 2024
We will highlight our Class of 2024 Seniors each day until graduation. Each week, we will post the new seniors highlighted here. The first two go out today! Good luck to all of ...
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March 4, 2024
March is Youth Art Month, and some of our students have some beautiful pieces of art on display at Muchnic Art Gallery! Go check them out! Congratulations to those pieces who we...
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February 20, 2024
Interested in a new job or looking for your 1st? Highland Technical Center is partnering with USD 409 to offer this to our students in Atchison County and our community members!...
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January 31, 2024
This week is Royal Court's Week, and we are excited to introduce our King and Queen Candidates to you! Our Queen candidates are Abigail Baker, Nevaeh Cushinberry, Karol Rizzi, Ja...
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January 8, 2024
Check out our USD 409 Inclement Weather Procedures for different plans from early-release, late start, or no-school options.
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January 8, 2024
With the timing of tomorrow's storm looking to cause disruption prior to dismissal, USD 409 will not have school tomorrow, Jan. 8! Thanks to @ahsphoenix art class for helping me m...
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December 19, 2023
Dear USD 409 Community,
As 2023 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the incredible journey we've shared over the past months. As your Superintendent, it is my utmost ...
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December 15, 2023
Our 6th Video gives an overview of the bond projects as well as information about ballots and voting specifics! Check it out!
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November 15, 2023
This week is American Education Week, and today is a very important day to celebrate! Today, we want to give a huge shoutout and thank you to all of our custodians, kitchen staff,...
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November 13, 2023
Congratulations to the following middle school and high school band students for the All-District Band! NEKMEA All-District Honor Band- Sheryl Vanderharr, Austin Smith, and AJ Si...
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November 2, 2023
Please help us recognize all of our Veterans and those especially who graduated from USD 409 schools! We want to honor each of these men and women for their sacrifice and service...
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October 29, 2023
USD 409 is seeking an individual to fill a 4-year term beginning
January 1, 2024, on the Atchison Recreation Commission.
Inte...