Flinthills School District

April Announcements Apr 22, 2025 Lunch - Chicken Fajitas, Corn, Refried Beans, Lettuce & Tomato, Peppers & Onions, Applesauce, Salsa & milk Due to field conditions Senior night for track, softball & baseball have been postponed to this Thursday night in between the games. Today Freshman seminar report to the IDL room Senior seminar report to the office ACT - 11th grade 8:00 am HS Track @ Iola 10:30 am MS Track @ Yates Center 3:30 pm - Dismissal at 1:45 Wednesday HS BB/SB vs South Sumner 3:00 Dismissed at 1:30 FFA Ag Mechanics @ Newton Thursday MS TR @ Udall 1:30 pm Dismissal at 1:15 HS TR @ Fredonia @ 3:00 pm - Dismissal at 11:45 pm HS BB/SB vs Herington 4:30 - Dismissal at 3:00 Friday Farm Day 7th grade - Field Trip - Gem & Mineral Show Saturday HS Forensics Showcase 6:30 pm Vocal & Band- State Solo & Ensemble

Last spring I applied to be an Ambassador for the Lowell Milken ArtEffects program. This program challenges students to research "UnSung Heros" and to create an artwork based on that hero. In an age where so many of our students idolize athletes and celebrities I was intrigued by the concept of this program. The application process was rather lengthy and I was ecstatic to be chosen to participate. I attended several zoom trainings throughout the year, with a final requirement to do a capstone project. I chose to showcase the student artworks at the art show April 16. This was a rewarding experience for both myself and my students. 6th grade students as well as high school art students chose their hero and researched them. Students chose their heros off of a list supplied by ArtEffects. There were a large variety of unsung heroes to choose from; war heroes, civil rights, a variety of STEM leaders, even an animal or two! All of these people changed the lives of those around them or humanity as a whole. After students felt confident that they knew enough about their unsung hero to begin creating they then had the hard decision on what form of art they were going to choose. Students created collages, paintings, drawings, assemblages, altered books, digital artworks and ceramic art, bringing life to their hero. I am so proud of how hard my students worked on this project! While I did not require students to enter the competition portion of this project many are planning on entering for a chance to gain recognition and cash prizes. Michal Austin ~ Art Instructor

Congratulations Addison Cartmell for receiving Honorable Mention for her cat painting "Iris the Cat" in the Ron Estes Congressional Art Competition!

April Announcements Apr 17, 2025 Lunch - Chicken & Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, Cauliflower, Pineapple tidbits, rolls & milk If you would like to be an FFA Officer next year, get a FFA Officer application from Mrs. Grunder. HS Basketball boys, please let Mr. Hunter, know if you can help with the concession stand tonight! Today 6th Grade Field Trip - Field Station Mr. Kemp’s 7th hr - Office Primary Spring Parties 2:15 pm Intermediate Spring Parties 2:45 pm HS BB/SB vs Oxford 4:00 pm - Dismissal at 2:30 Primary & Intermediate Literacy Night 5:30 - 7:00 pm Friday No School Monday, April 21st No School - Staff development 7:40 am HS BB/SB vs South Sumner 4:00 pm Senior Night BB/SB/Track - Between BB/SB games

April Announcements Apr 16, 2025 Lunch - Hamburger, Baked Beans, Tater Tots, Tomatoes,/Pickles/Onions, Sliced Peaches, Cookie & Milk If you would like to be an FFA Officer next year, get a FFA Officer application from Mrs. Grunder. HS Basketball boys, please let Mr. Hunter know if you can help with the concession stand on Thursday. Today Mr. Kemp’s 1 & 2nd hr - Office Mr. Kemp’s 3rd, 4th & 6th hrs. - Mr. Casteel’s room Mrs. Grunder’s 6th hr. - Office Mrs. Grunder’s 7th hr - Mr. Kemp’s room Junior Seminar - Office MS Track @ Emporia 9:30 Student Art Show - District Office @ 6:30 pm 3rd-5th Vocal Concert / 5th Band Concert 7:00 pm Honor Flight @ Washington DC Thursday 6th Grade Field Trip - Field Station Mr. Kemp’s 7th hr - Office Primary Spring Parties 2:15 pm Intermediate Spring Parties 2:45 pm HS BB/SB vs Oxford 4:00 pm - Dismissal at 2:30 Primary & Intermediate Literacy Night 5:30 - 7:00 pm Friday No School Monday, April 21st No School - Staff development 7:40 am HS BB/SB vs South Sumner 4:00 pm Senior Night BB/SB/Track - Between games

Honor Flight landed safely in Washington DC!

This quilt is your quilt. This quilt is my quilt. Made by the primary students, with a little help of course . It shouts by a ticket or buy six tickets. We'll find out on May 5 who's quilt it is. (sing to the tune of This Land is Your Land) A special thank you goes out to Debbie Anderson and Jacque Sundgren for all of their help in creating this masterpiece that measures out at 60" X 87".

April Announcements Apr 15, 2025 Lunch - Pepperoni Stuffed Crust, Corn, Green Beans, Strawberries & Bananas, Fruit Roll-Up & Milk Today JV BB vs CV/D 4:00 pm - Dismissal at 3:00 HS TR @ Eureka 3:00 pm - Dismissal at 1:20 Honor Flight @ Washington DC Wednesday Honor Flight @ Washington DC MS Track @ Emporia 9:30 Student Art Show - District Office @ 6:30 pm 3rd-5th Vocal Concert / 5th Band Concert 7:00 pm Thursday 6th Grade Field Trip - Field Station Primary Spring Parties 2:15 pm Intermediate Spring Parties 2:45 pm HS BB/SB vs Oxford 4:00 pm - Dismissal at 2:30 Primary & Intermediate Literacy Night 5:30 - 7:00 pm Friday No School

Honor Flight has begun.

Middle School had a great time celebrating our Semi-Finalist for KansasTeacher of the Year with some amazing cupcakes! Ms. Sundgren, we are so lucky to have you!

April Announcements Apr 14, 2025 Lunch - Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Cream Gravy, Steamed Gravy Steamed Carrots Tropical Fruit, Biscuit & Milk MS/HS students: Every Friday in April, wear a hat for $1 and support the junior class for prom! Please bring your money to Ms. Hansen. Students interested in taking drivers education this year, please sign up on the sign up sheet outside of Ms. Hansen's office. More will be announced once the time is closer. Stop by if you have any questions. Today Senior MTSS please report to the office Mr. Scribner’s 6th & 7th hrs. please report to the office Mr. Kemp’s 7th hr please report to the office HS BB/SB will eat lunch at 11:15 today HS BB/SB @ Central Burden 2:00 pm - Dismissal 11:45 Tuesday JV BB vs CV/D 4:00 pm - Dismissal at 3:00 HS TR @ Eureka 3:00 pm - Dismissal at 1:00 Honor Flight @ Washington DC Wednesday MS Track @ Emporia 9:30 Student Art Show 6:30 pm 3rd-5th Vocal Concert / 5th Band Concert 7:00 pm Thursday 6th Grade Field Trip - Field Station Primary Spring Parties 2:15 pm Intermediate Spring Parties 2:45 pm HS BB/SB vs Oxford 4:00 pm - Dismissal at 2:30 Primary & Intermediate Literacy Night 5:30 - 7:00 pm Friday No School

Here Comes Peter Cottontail...mark your calendars Mustang Families!

⚠️ JV Baseball tonight vs West Elk, 4-11, has been canceled. West Elk does not have enough players to compete. ⚠️

April Announcements Apr 11, 2025 Lunch - Chili with beans, Corn chips, celery w/ Peanut butter, Sliced pineapple, Cinnamon buns & Milk Congratulations to this year's TSA State team! Parker, Xavier, Coltin & Newell placed 2nd at state for their parody On-Demand video, qualifying them for nationals! The tech bowl team also placed 4th at state. Great job team! MS/HS students: Every Friday in April, wear a hat for $1 and support the junior class for prom! Please bring your money to Ms. Hansen. A signup genius has been sent out to junior parents regarding prom snack sign-ups. Students interested in taking drivers education this year, please sign up on the sign up sheet outside of Ms. Hansen's office. More will be announced once the time is closer. Stop by if you have any questions. Today 6th seminar please report to Mrs. Mooney’s room Juniors Prom committee decorating 9:00 - 3:30 pm JV BB vs. West Elk 4:00 - Dismissal at 3:00 Saturday Prom 8:00 -11:00 pm Monday, April 14th HS BB/SB @ Central Burden 2:00 pm - Dismissal 11:30 Tuesday, April 15th JV BB vs CV/D 4:00 pm - Dismissal at 3:00 HS TR @ Eureka 3:00 pm - Dismissal at 1:00 Honor Flight @ Washington DC

Results are in! I took four new TSA members to compete at State. None had been to a TSA state competition before but approached every competition with 100% effort and with a positive attitude. Our tech bowl team tested high enough to get ranked 7th on the bracket. They battled it out and walked away with a fourth place win. The theme for On-Demand Video was a parody. A cell phone, sunglasses & a roll of Smarties had to be shown in the video and the phrase “What was that?” had to be said. The boys did a lot of brainstorming & came up with a “The Fast and the Foolish” plot which earned them a second place at state! Newell was also recognized by Pitsco at their demonstration for asking great questions and helping others during the hands on demo. Xavier was recognized by Pitsco as well during a different demonstration, and he earned some swag for completing the scavenger hunt! You can view their parody video here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/WuR0H2GEO-g?si%3D-j_-m8gJureG1Hzm&source=gmail-imap&ust=1744832355000000&usg=AOvVaw1d7u2fpoxcF8p0TG3VjztI

April Announcements Apr 10, 2025 Lunch - Garlic Bread Pizza, Marinara, Corn, Fresh carrots w/ ranch, Rosy applesauce, Mandarin oranges & Milk MS/HS students: Every Friday in April, wear a hat for $1 and support the junior class for prom! Please bring your money to Ms. Hansen. A signup genius has been sent out to junior parents regarding prom snack sign-ups. Please contact Ms. Hansen if you have any questions! Students interested in taking drivers education this year, please sign up on the sign up sheet outside of Ms. Hansen's office. More will be announced once the time is closer. Stop by if you have any questions. HS Basketball boys, please let Mr. Hunter know if you can help with baseball concessions for tonight Today TSA State HS - Band State Large Group 1st hr - MTSS 7th grade math testing 1st & 2nd hrs. 8th grade ELA testing 1st & 2nd hrs. Mrs. Obanion’s 3rd hr please report to the office Juniors - Please report to Mrs. Sundgren’s room for 4th hr. testing. Please bring your computer and something to do. 8th grade seminar please report to the library HS BB/SB JV & V vs Eureka 4:30 pm - Dismissal at 2:30 Friday Juniors Prom committee decorating 9:00 - 3:30 pm JV BB vs. West Elk 4:00 - Dismissal at 3:00 Saturday Prom 8:00 -11:00 pm Monday, April 14th HS BB/SB @ Central Burden 2:00 pm - Dismissal 12:30 Tuesday, April 15th JV BB vs CV/D 4:00 pm - Dismissal at 3:00 HS TR @ Eureka 3:00 pm - Dismissal at 1:00 Honor Flight @ Washington DC

Today, our ELKS District and State winners were presented with their certificates! District Level: Fifth Grade: Suttyn Krenzel (First Place Division), Skylar Bennefeld ( Second Place Division) Sixth Grade: Ellie Wilson ( Third Place Division) Seventh Grade: Bellah Hickman ( First Place Division) State Level: Fifth Grade: Suttyn Krenzel ( Third Place State ) Suttyn is third out of an estimated five hundred state essays submitted for the Kansas Elks Americanism Essay Contest! Congratulations to all of our young Mustang writers!

April Announcements Apr 9, 2025 Lunch - Beef Meatballs, Macaroni & Cheese, Peas, Tropical Fruit, Whole Grain Muffin & Milk MS/HS students: Tip your hat to hat day! Every Friday in April, wear a hat for $1 and support the junior class for prom! The hat days are April 4th, April 11th, and April 25th. Please bring your money to Ms. Hansen in the office to pay for your hat! A signup genius has been sent out to junior parents regarding prom snack sign-ups. Please contact Ms. Hansen if you have any questions! Students interested in taking drivers education this year, please sign up on the sign up sheet outside of Ms. Hansen's office. More will be announced once the time is closer. Stop by if you have any questions. FYI - Announcements will not be read some mornings this month due to state testing. All announcements are emailed daily to all staff and MS & HS students. Please remember to not disturb classes and remember to be quiet in the halls during their testing times. HS Basketball boys, please let Mr. Hunter know if you can help with baseball concessions for this Thursday night! Today TSA State 7th grade math testing 1st & 2nd hrs. 8th grade ELA testing 1st & 2nd hrs. Sophomores please report to Mrs. Rosenquist’s room for testing 2nd - 4th hr for testing. Forensics Meeting @ MTSS Honor Flight meeting today @ lunch in District office FCA - Dinner in the cafeteria after practice (5:45-6:00 start), Either Kickball or Ultimate Frisbee depending on weather. Thursday TSA State HS - Band State Large Group 7th grade math testing 1st & 2nd hrs. 8th grade ELA testing 1st & 2nd hrs. Mrs. Obanion’s 3rd hr please report to the office Juniors - Please report to Mrs. Sundgren’s room for 4th hr. testing. Please bring your computer and something to do. 8th grade seminar please report to the library HS BB/SB JV & V vs Eureka 4:30 pm - Dismissal at 3:00 Friday Juniors Prom decorating 9:00 - 3:30 pm JV BB vs. West Elk 4:00 - Dismissal at 3:00 Saturday Prom 8:00 -11:00 pm

April Announcements Apr 8, 2025 Lunch - Chicken Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes, Cream Gravy, Mixed Vegetables, Sliced Pears, Whole Grain Rolls & Milk A signup genius has been sent out to junior parents regarding prom snack sign-ups. Please contact Ms. Hansen if you have any questions! Students interested in taking drivers education this year, please sign up on the sign up sheet outside of Ms. Hansen's office. More will be announced once the time is closer. Stop by if you have any questions. FYI - Announcements will not be read some mornings this month due to state testing. All announcements are emailed daily to all staff and MS & HS students. Please remember to not disturb classes and remember to be quiet in the halls during their testing times. MS/HS students: Tip your hat to hat day! Every Friday in April, wear a hat for $1 and support the junior class for prom! The hat days are April 4th, April 11th, and April 25th. Please bring your money to Ms. Hansen in the office to pay for your hat! HS Basketball boys, please let Mr. Hunter know if you can help with baseball concessions for this Thursday night! Today TSA State 3rd hour Financial Literacy class and 4th hour Juniors please report to Mr. Kemp's room. He will watch them until sophomores are finished with state testing both today and tomorrow. Sophomores please report to Mrs. Rosenquist’s room for testing 2nd - 4th hr for testing. Mrs. Grunder’s 6th & 7th hrs please report to the IDL room. State FFA is May 4th-6th. If you are interested in competing, bring your lunch to Mrs. Grunder's room today. 7th Grade seminar please report to Mr. Scribner’s room MS TR @ Eureka 3:30 pm - Dismissal at 2:10 Wednesday TSA State 7th grade math testing 1st & 2nd hrs. 8th grade ELA testing 1st & 2nd hrs. Sophomores please report to Mrs. Rosenquist’s room for testing 2nd - 4th hr for testing. Forensics Meeting @ MTSS Honor Flight meeting today @ lunch in District office FCA - Dinner in the cafeteria after practice (5:45-6:00 start), Either Kickball or Ultimate Frisbee depending on weather. Thursday TSA State HS - Band State Large Group 7th grade math testing 1st & 2nd hrs. 8th grade ELA testing 1st & 2nd hrs. Juniors - Please report to Mrs. Sundgren’s room for 4th hr. testing. Please bring your computer and something to do. 8th grade seminar please report to the library HS BB/SB JV & V vs Eureka 4:30 pm - Dismissal at 3:00 Friday Juniors Prom decorating 9:00 - 3:30 pm JV BB vs. West Elk 4:00 - Dismissal at 2:30 Saturday Prom 8:00 -11:00 pm

Our Art Show will be held from 6:30-8:00 Wednesday, April 16 in the district office. This is the same night as the Intermediate music concert. Art students in grades 3-12 will be displaying some amazing artworks!