Bluestem USD 205

Please give a big Lion welcome to the new Credit Recovery teacher, Megan Sarkett!

Give a big Lion welcome to our new 3rd-grade teacher, Rainey Maloy!

ATTENTION BLUESTEM HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Parents, please remember to get online and enroll your student(s) as soon as possible. We are looking forward to our new school year!

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE:
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL HAS BEEN MOVED TO AUGUST 18TH DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THE OPEN HOUSE WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 14TH FROM 4- 7PM.

Due to the ongoing construction at the Bluestem school district, the first day of school has been moved to Monday, August 18th. The open house will be held on August 14th from 4 to 7 pm. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Online enrollment opens July 29th through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Parents are encouraged to complete the process online. You can scan the QR code for direct access to the Parent Portal.
For those needing additional help, in-person enrollment will be available at the elementary school (serving both campuses) on:
July 29th from 7:45 AM to 3:45 PM
July 30th from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
If your student is new to the district or if you live outside the district boundaries, please contact your school office for further information and instructions.

TFI in Eldorado is putting on a school supply drive for our Butler County youth in foster care.

📣 We're Hiring: Boys Basketball Head Coach – Bluestem High School 🏀 Bluestem USD 205 is seeking a passionate and dedicated individual to lead our High School Boys Basketball program. We're looking for someone who is committed to building strong student-athletes on and off the court. Qualifications: ✔ Strong leadership and communication skills ✔ Previous coaching experience preferred ✔ Must meet all KSHSAA coaching requirements Bluestem is a growing 2A school with great facilities, community support, and student-athletes eager to compete and improve. 📩 To apply or learn more, email soltman@usd205.com 📞 For questions, contact the district office at (316) 742-3281 Help us continue building a tradition of excellence – Go Lions! 🦁 #BluestemPride #CoachingOpportunity #JoinOurTeam #LionBasketball

Check out this awesome kid! Way to go Dani! https://southcentralksvype.com/featured/bluestems-dani-orpen-athlete-spotlight-presented-by-jims-propane/

Wrestling

6/3 Due to potential of severe weather and flooding, we are cancelling evening weights. Wrestling is cancelled as well. Stay home and stay safe!

I just wanted to apologize for the picture that was posted earlier of Mrs. Gale's retirement. It was an error, and corrected as quickly as possible. I have reposted and once again I am very sorry for what happened. We will miss you Mrs. Gale! Tanna

Mrs. Gale is retiring after 34 years in our district. We will miss her! My journey of being a teacher has come to an end. I have enjoyed being at Bluestem for my entire career. It began in 1991 at Haverhill Elementary as a part time Kindergarten teacher. After 3 years, I transferred to Bluestem Elementary for the full-time position of 4/5 Multi-age. From there I taught K/1, 2nd, 3rd and finally back to Kindergarten for a total of 34 years. During this time, I woke up and went to “school” every day, I never said I was going to “work.” Someone once said that if you love what you do then you’ll never work a day in your life. Well, that’s so true! It’s truly been an amazing chapter in my book of life, one that I will treasure forever. I want to thank my parents, my husband, kids, family and friends for always being there to support me.

Just a reminder - The Summer Food Service Program which provides FREE meals to all children and teens ages 1-18 begins today! This program runs every Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. during the following dates: June 2-26 and July 7-31. *Child must be present to receive their meals.

2025 State Sporting Clays Competitors for Bluestem Shooting Sports Team: Wyatt Brewer, Lincoln Caillouet, Gus Kastner, Koa Willhite, Braydon Kilgore, Tyler Topper, Tyler Batson, and Rylee Orpen. Today, Bluestem Shooting Sports Team competed in the Kansas State High School Clay Target League STATE Sporting Clays competition at Murphy’s and Sons, outside of Augusta, KS. They represented our school well, especially for their first year competing in this discipline! Rylee Orpen won 2nd place in the ladies JV division, with a 74/100! Tyler Batson shot a straight 25/25 in Varsity for a State patch. Well done! We are proud of you all! State Skeet Competition will be on 6/12/25 and State Trap Competition will be on 6/14/25. Bluestem Shooting Sports placed 5th as a team in State Sporting Clays with a combined 392/500 with their top 5 shooters (Tyler Batson 81/100, Wyatt Brewer 78/100, Koa Willhite 78/100, Gus Kastner 78/100 and Tyler Topper 78/100)

Congratulations to all the Lions honored with All Tri Valley league honors.

Reagan Neal finished in 9th place at State in the 1600 M run.