The Lawrence school district will look to improve its technology security after it has seen an increase in online threats as schools shifted to remote education in response to the coronavirus pandemic. David Vignery, director of technology, told the Lawrence school board during its meeting on ...
As she walked around the corner of Deerfield Elementary School with a group of her fellow teachers last week, Anne Bailey received a surprise when she noticed many cars lining the school’s parking lot waiting to greet her. The cars were full of current and former students, parents and other ...
The COVID-19 pandemic may have eliminated many traditional youthful summer options, but the Baldwin school district and local library are ensuring community youngsters are nourished in body and mind. Kelley Bethell-Smith, president of the Baldwin City school district board of education, said ...
The Lawrence school board will hear two reports related to the district’s technology and communication during its meeting on Tuesday. Zachary Conrad, executive director for research, evaluation, accountability and information technology, and David Vignery, director of technology, will ...
Band students at Lawrence's Southwest Middle School recently received instruction from some of the most talented musicians in the world. Deborah Woodall Routledge, director of bands at Southwest, said the school’s percussion, woodwind and brass players recently met with members of “The ...
A long line of school buses paraded through neighborhoods in the Lawrence High School attendance area Wednesday in honor of the school's Class of 2020 graduates. Before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of school buildings and cancellation of in-person events, the high school had been ...
A school bus parade traveled throughout neighborhoods in the Free State High School attendance area Tuesday in honor of the school's Class of 2020 graduates. Before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of school buildings and cancellation of in-person events, the high school had been ...
When Trevor Arellano was a junior at Lawrence High School, he stumbled onto a career path he was excited to explore during his college years and possibly turn into his profession afterward. Little did he know that the profession — public health officer fighting the spread of infectious ...
Every year since 1997, the Journal-World has invited administrators and counselors from public and private high schools in the Lawrence area to nominate their most outstanding seniors for the Journal-World’s Academic All-Star team. As in previous years, a panel of three judges reviewed ...
Each year, the Journal-World reaches out to the Academic All-Stars from 10 years ago to see what they’ve been up to since high school. Here’s what the members of the 2010 class told us via email: Each year, the Journal-World reaches out to the Academic All-Stars from 10 years ago to see ...
Lawrence pilot Al Stuber will honor all high school and college graduates will a flyover on Sunday at noon. Stuber will take off from the Lawrence Municipal Airport and fly south over Massachusetts Street, turn west to go over the University of Kansas' Memorial Stadium and then go south over ...
Lawrence High School’s athletic director will leave the position at the end of the school year to take a job in Johnson County. LHS interim principal Cynthia Johnson announced in a Friday news release that John Hilton, who is also an assistant principal, will resign to take a similar ...
A parade of school buses will be making its way through Lawrence twice next week to mark the end of the school year. The Lawrence school district and First Student, the district’s bus service provider, will host School Buses on Parade from 8 to 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, the ...
For students at St. John Catholic School, despite a global pandemic, the show must go on. Even if it’s through an online conference call using the actors’ homes as scene backdrops, rather than using a proper stage. When state and local agencies shut down schools and canceled many events ...
Story updated at 11:50 a.m. Friday A teacher at Quail Run Elementary known for her “positive, can-do attitude” has been recognized with one of the most prestigious local teaching awards. Kaitlin Shulman, a second grade teacher for Quail Run, on Wednesday received the Lawrence Schools ...
A new school day schedule that provides class periods where students decide how and what they are learning could be on the horizon for Free State High School. Michelle Salmans, a Free State fine arts teacher, told the Lawrence school board on Monday that a new schedule format would help ...
The Lawrence school district on Monday announced the selection of two new principals for the 2020-21 school year. Superintendent Anthony Lewis has named Sarah Kruse as the new leader of Hillcrest Elementary School and Andrew Taylor as the new leader of Billy Mills Middle School. They are ...
Outgoing seniors in the Lawrence school district will be honored during graduation ceremonies this summer, despite the coronavirus pandemic disrupting their originally planned celebrations. Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced in a Monday video message that the school district will hold ...
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear how four district schools want to redesign their approaches to education in the next academic year. Groups from Broken Arrow Elementary, Deerfield Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary and Free State High School will present the redesign plans for their ...
Local restaurants have stepped up for a second month to make sure Lawrence students will be able to receive meals while schools are closed for the coronavirus pandemic. But this time the restaurants are participating in the meal service mostly through their goodwill — rather than for the ...