Over the weekend, USD 234 Staff wrapped up Summer with a pool party! It was a great time for staff and their families to gather before the new school year. We want to give a special thanks to the Fort Scott Aquatic Center and Tiger Ice for their parts in this event as well. The Tiger Family is excited to be back and can't wait to welcome our students next week!
The USD 234 2023-2024 Freshman Orientation will be held at FSHS on Thursday, August 10th a 10:00 am! 🐾
Update! The FSMS and FSHS Open House times have been adjusted to add an additional 30 minutes to their time frames. Sixth Grade Orientation will be held from 5:30 pm- 6:00 pm. The Eugene Ware, Winfield Scott, and Preschool Open House times will remain the same as originally stated.
Attention Fort Scott Preschool Parents! A big thank you to Fort Scott Preschool who will be donating the school supplies for the Fort Scott Preschool this year.
Enrollment Reminder! If you have not yet enrolled your students for the USD 234 2023-2024 school year, you can still do so. You are able to enroll them online through Power School as well as coming into any school building as of Monday, August 7th (8:00 am to 4:00 pm.)
Happy Tuesday- here is the Fort Scott Preschool supplies list for the USD 234 2023-2024 school year!
USD 234 Open House dates- Mark your calendars! Remember, events and school activities can also be found on our website at usd234.org/events!
Some of our awesome USD 234 staff was able to go to Des Moines, Iowa for a training this week! The training was " Educator Renewal for Student Achievement", held by Solution Tree. We are eager to have them apply what they learned into bettering our district!
Debate Camp Update! Per coach Slinkard: Due to a large amount of cross over with another camp and some other students' conflicts, I have decided to move the Open/Varsity camp start date back one day. We will now meet starting August 3rd (Thursday) and have our last day on Saturday instead of Friday. This was the easiest way to assist as many kiddos as possible. The times will be the same and the free lunch will be on Saturday instead of Friday. Sorry for any inconvenience. If a student cannot make it Saturday that is fine, I would rather them be there on the first day and miss the last day than vise-versa. Thank you!
FSHS Debate Camp Reminder! Per Coach Slinkard:
• The Novice Camp (incoming Freshmen/1st year HS students) will have their camp on July 31st and August 1st from 1-4pm, both days. We will be located in the South Wing (Wind Room) of the Middle School. You can drop your kiddos off at the bus stop area. Students only need to bring a pen/pencil, notebook paper, and their bright young minds!
• Open/Varsity Camp (all 2nd-4th year students) will meet August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th from 9am-2pm all three days. This camp will also be in the Wind Room. We will break for lunch around 11:30am which will be on their own on Wed and Thurs, but I will cover all their lunches on Friday. Also, I am in the process of working with the tech department to get access to your kiddos laptops. Tentatively, the laptops will be available when your kiddos arrive. I will update if something changes. If your kiddo is joining the team as a sophomore, junior, or senior I would welcome them to the novice camp on July 31st and August 1st. I would also be more than happy to have them join the experienced kiddos at the open/varsity camp if they so choose. If it is a choice between the two, I recommend the novice camp because that will also give me an extended opportunity to get to know them.
• I would also like to emphasize that the camps are neither required nor bear any costs for students. The respective camps are simply an opportunity I provide for kiddos to get a head start on the season. Any coach would testify to their value!
If needed, you can reach Coach Slinkard at tyler.slinkard@usd234.org
Winfield Scott & Eugene Ware parents: Here is some great news for your Tuesday! Thanks Faith Church!
Earlier this week, some of our district's lovely ladies came together for Summer curriculum work. They spent the day working towards being ready for the 2023-2024 school year! #TigerFamily
We would appreciate your input with out school food service survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R28DWPQ
Come join us at the Board of Education at 4:30 pm today, to celebrate Connie's retirement!
USD 234 2023-2024 Official School Calendar. Make sure to save it!
FSHS Tiger Debate will be holding 2 different camps in the upcoming weeks. Both camps will be located at FSMS, in the South wing. The Open/Varsity Camp will be Wednesday 8/2 to Friday 8/4 from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. The Novice Camp will be held Monday 7/31 to Tuesday 8/1 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. For any questions, reach out to Coach Slinkard! - tyler.slinkard@usd234.org
Congratulations to Connie Billionis on her retirement of 42 years with USD 234! We welcome you all to come celebrate this great woman on her hard work and accomplishments over the years. A come and go retirement celebration will be held to recognize Connie on Monday, July 17th at the Board of Education in Fort Scott. This will begin at 4:30 pm, we hope you will join us!
Friendly reminder, all students that are enrolled in USD 234, will be able to eat for free for the 2023-2024 school year!
Reminder! The enrollment for USD 234 2023-2024 school year is OPEN! This process replaces the paper forms sent home at the beginning of each school year. You will use the PowerSchool Parent Portal to access the PowerSchool Registration. The link for the parent account is: powerschool.usd234.org/public
-For children new to USD 234, you must visit your building's central office starting August 1st.
We just wrapped up a great first day of our USD 234 Job Fair! Day two will be held tomorrow- Wednesday, July 12th from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. This will be in the same location as today- FSMS flex room (south side of the building). We can't wait to have you there! Also, a big thank you to everyone who came out today!
