Bluestem USD 205

Morning Announcements Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 Today for Lunch: Option 1: Chicken Nachos w/ White Queso Option 2: Hot Honey Garlic Chicken Bites. Garlic Toast w/ Seasoned Fries Option 3: Turkey Jack Sandwich Tomorrow we will take the senior poster photos in the commons @ 4:00 PM. Play students: sign up with Mrs. Winter or Mrs. McLallen to attend a play at Butler this Thursday, leaving the school at 6pm. Deadline to sign up is today by noon. We have multiple Lion of the Month winners to recognize this week. We will announce our February winners today followed by our March winners tomorrow. Our first Lion of the Month winner is Mrs. Winter, who was nominated four times, in all three categories - for being a Lion Making a Difference, Building Connections with Students, and for having a Passion for Teaching and Learning. Her nominations state: “I have seen the Drama department grow over the last few years. The school plays continue to get better and better each year. The students are excited about their performances and it's evident they have excelled under Mrs. Winter due to her positive connections and leadership.” “Working with her on the school play, I saw the time, dedication, hard work and heart that she puts into the school plays. She is the director, but she is also the stage lighting expert, the set carpenter, the artist on set, the seamstress for costumes, the bargain shopper for props and even the therapist for the students. She is amazing at what she does and would be hard to replace!” “Mrs. Winter works tirelessly to provide an amazing education for students, as well as being play director, forensics coach, a junior class sponsor, along with many more things. She works hard every day to make connections with students from all walks of life. She sets expectations high but also finds any way to help her students meet those expectations and succeed. I believe that Mrs. Winter is one of the most deserving teachers on campus.” “Mrs. Winter is a sweet woman with a passion for teaching and building connections. She's strict and sweet with her students and gets the lesson across properly, she's my personal favorite teacher and the best theater teacher, she's relatable, funny and kind, which is why I think she should be teacher of the month.” Congratulations and thank you Mrs. Winter! Our student Lion of the Month is Hailey Reiad.. Hailey was nominated as a Lion Making a Difference. Her nomination stated, “Hailey is a student that you can almost certainly find with a smile on her face. Hailey looks at every situation from the glass half full perspective and has persevered through many challenges. Hailey is always upbeat and a joy to talk to whether she is with a group of students or talking to staff members. She is focused on her academics as well as being an involved student. She shines as a junior high student and I am excited to nominate her for the Lion of the Month recognition.” Congratulations Hailey!! Seniors will be taking their sr poster photos @4:00p.m in the commons TOMORROW (Enthusiastic State Testing “Let’s do this” thing) Lets Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance

Famous Kansan Wax Museum 4th grade classes Bluestem Elementary

Morning Announcements Good Morning! Today is Monday, April 7th, 2025 Today for Lunch: Option 1: Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese Option 2: Hot Dog w/ Seasoned Fries Option 3: Club Stacker Out of District Prom Dates- The forms are by the office door- Please have them filled out completely and returned to the front office by April 7th @3:00. If you want to ride a school vehicle from the high school to and from the prom venue, sign up in the office by today. Prom committee meeting today in Mrs. Winter’s room. Play students: sign up with Mrs. Winter or Mrs. McLallen to attend a play at Butler this Thursday, leaving the school at 6pm. Deadline to sign up is noon tomorrow so we can get tickets. It’s free. 7th Graders who are interested in Middle School cheer next year, there will be a meeting with Ms. Keith in the commons during Character Ed today. We have multiple Lion of the Month winners to recognize this week. We will announce our January winners today followed by our February winners tomorrow. Our first Lion of the Month winner is Mrs. Peterson who was nominated for being a Lion Making a Difference. Her nomination stated “Mrs. Peterson goes above and beyond for our students everyday. She is always trying to help better our students in any way she can. She also puts in so much hard work running the concession stands for all of our home games. She is always someone you can count on, and we are lucky to have her!” Our student Lion of the Month is Hunter Thompson. Hunter was also nominated as a Lion Making a Difference. His nomination stated, “Hunter is always so helpful and polite. He deserves to be recognized for his great behavior.” Thank you Hunter for being a role model for others! Congratulations to the following students who received awards for the 2025 Coutts Museum Student Art Show: Keiara Davis who received 2nd place on her self portrait. Ava Cherry who received 2nd place for her work titled “Vee Collage.” And Jayde Lucas who received 3rd place for her Movie Poster Remake. Way to go you three! You can view all 18 artworks that were submitted by Bluestem students at the Coutts Museum in El Dorado Now through May 1st. Congratulations Zola Batson & Andrew Follett for a 6th place finish at Garden Plain forensics Saturday. Lets Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance

Here is the upcoming week at Bluestem. Reminders for this week as we do our state testing: charge your Chromebooks, eat a healthy breakfast, get good sleep, try your best!

Please reach out to a shooting team member to help support them with this raffle. Lots of great local businesses helping support our students!

Bluestem Elementary School Plant sale: Open to the public until 4:30 p.m. today. Tomorrow, Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Congratulations to Bluestem High School Softball senior Pilar Cox for achieving her 300th career strikeout, in the Lady Lions sweep of Flinthills.

Baseball wins 5-4 in the second game vs. Flinthills.

Softball wins 12-0 in the second game of the double header vs Flinthills.

Baseball final score for game one 10-4 Lions win.

Softball wins game one 10-3

Morning Announcements Good Morning! Today is Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 Today for Lunch: Option 1: Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza Option 2: Meatball Sub Option 3: Taco Salad w/ Italian Bread Out of District Prom Dates- The forms are by the office door- Please have them filled out completely and returned to the front office by April 7th @3:00. If you want to ride a school vehicle from the high school to and from the prom venue, sign up in the office by April 7th. Freshman- We are working tonight at the Baseball/Softball game concessions, please let Ms. Keith know if you can work! Lets Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance

The Kansas weather has caused some changes in our track meets for our Bluestem teams. Next week we will attend the following meets. Tuesday 4/8: High School Track in Douglas, Junior High Track in Cheney. On Thursday, 4/10, Junior High Track will attend the Central Burden meet, and on Friday, 4/11, High School Track will go to Marion. High School track will NOT attend the meet on Monday, 4/7, at Goddard Eisenhower.

Kindergarten Enrollment If you have a child who will turn 5 on or before August 31, 2025 please contact the elementary office. It is time to sign up for Kindergarten for the 2025/2026 school year! 316-742-3291

Morning Announcements Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 Today for Lunch: Option 1: Chicken Patty w/Hot Roll Option 2: Corn Dog w/ Seasoned Fries Option 3: Cobb Salad w/ Hot Roll Out of District Prom Dates- The forms are by the office door- Please have them filled out completely and returned to the front office by April 7th @3:00. Also, If you want to ride a school vehicle from the high school to and from the prom venue, sign up in the office by April 7th. Freshman- We are working this Thursday’s Baseball/Softball game concessions, please let Ms. Keith know if you can work! If you had a Senior Banner that was up in the Gym please stop by the front office to collect it! Lets Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance

Morning Announcements Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 Today for Lunch: Option 1: Burrito Bowl Option 2: Cheeseburger w/Seasoned Fries Option 3: Italian Chef Salad w/ Cornbread Out of District Prom Dates- The forms are by the office door- Please have them filled out completely and returned to the front office by April 7th @3:00. Also, If you want to ride a school vehicle from the high school to and from the prom venue, sign up in the office by April 7th. Freshman- We are working this Thursday’s Baseball/Softball game concessions, please let Ms. Keith know if you can work! Congratulations to: Samiya Worrell, Addison Earnest, Delaney Herrman, Emma Gilmour, Keiara Davis, Logan Hiedeman, Savannah Martin, Ava Cherry, Elsie Lamphier, Jayde Lucas, Lola Guy, and Jandi Carlisle whose artwork was selected for the 2025 Coutts Museum High School Student Art Show. There will be an opening reception this Saturday from noon to 4 to view their artworks and to recognize any award winners. If you’re in El Dorado April 5th to May 1st, pop by the Coutts Museum to view these students’ work. Admission into the show is free. If you had a Senior Banner that was up in the Gym please stop by the front office to collect it! Lets Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance

Mrs. Bottom's afternoon class was serving brownies (Brown E's) to staff! April Fools!

Bluestem Elementary Picture Proof order forms are due. Please have your orders turned into the office or your online order done by Thursday, April 3rd. Thank you!

Morning Announcements Good Morning! Today is Monday, March 31st, 2025 Today for Lunch: Option 1: Loaded Baked Potato w/ Corn Bread Option 2: Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/French Fries Option 3: BLTE Salad w/Corn Bread Out of District Prom Dates- The forms are by the office door- Please have them filled out completely and returned to the front office by April 7th @3:00. Also, If you want to ride a school vehicle from the high school to and from the prom venue, sign up in the office by April 7th. Freshman- We are working this Thursday’s Baseball/Softball game concessions, please let Ms. Keith know if you can work! There is a mandatory NHS meeting today during Character Ed. Any track athletes that haven’t turned in their trash bag order form need to do so to Coach Burgardt by 3rd hour today. Congratulations to the duet of Cassie Keeler and Zola Batson for a third place finish, and Cassie Keeler for placing first in humorous solo and qualifying for state. The forensics team competed at Cheney last Thursday evening. Congratulations to the Bluestem Fishing Team of Ayson Shepherd and Merek Crenshaw. They fished at Melvern Lake this weekend and placed 5th and 7th out of 35 teams. Play kids: the after party is tonight at 6:30. See Mrs. Winter if you need the address or a ride. On Saturday, March 29th, 2025 over 30 music students from Bluestem Jr/Sr High School participated in the Regional Music Solo and Small Ensemble Festival held at Butler Community College. Here are the results: Earning an Excellent 2 rating (second highest rating a student can receive): Lincoln Caillouet, Euphonium Solo Elliana Woolery, Bass Clarinet Solo Jayde Lucas, Flute Solo Sophia Ballard, Trumpet Solo Sami Owens, Clarinet Solo Kamiya Davis, Viola Solo Rylee Orpen, Trumpet Solo Brook Trent, Flute Solo Shane Turner, Trumpet Solo Andrew Follett, Snare Solo Samantha Winn, Flute Solo Earning an Outstanding 1 Rating and advancing to State include: Tyler Batson, Alto Saxophone Solo Tyler Topper, Euphonium Solo Cassandra Keeler, Flute Solo Pilar Cox, Alto Saxophone Solo Gunner Greer, Trombone Solo Trinity Hughes, Alto Saxophone Solo Zola Batson, Vocal Solo Dalis Whiteside, Euphonium Solo Evyn Neal, Clarinet Solo Ellie Nelson, Baritone Sax Solo Junior Woodwind Quartet: Evyn Neal, Sami Owens, Brooke Trent, and Samantha Winn Bluestem Woodwind Ensemble: Jazmine Anderson, Tyler Batson, Pilar Cox, Trinity Hughes, Alivia Jimenez, Cassandra Keeler, Jayde Lucas, Evyn Neal, Ellie Nelson, Sami Owens, Brooke Trent, Samantha Winn, and Elliana Woolery. Bluestem Brass Ensemble: Sophia Ballard, Wyatt Brewer, Emmett Brice, Lincoln Caillouet, Jaxson Caywood, Gunner Greer, Regan Herold, Tony Lindahl, Rylee Orpen, Travis Smith, Tyler Topper, Shane Turner, Dalis Whiteside, Koa Willhite, Evan Worrell, Isaiah Wright. Congratulations to all of our wonderful musicians participating in the regional music festival! We are proud of you! The State Solo and Small Ensemble Festival will be held on Saturday, April 26th at Southeast of Saline High School in Gypsum, KS. Congratulations to our state qualifiers! There is a MANDATORY Senior Class Meeting today (Monday, March 31st at 6:30 PM) in the library. The topics for this meeting are senior trip and senior slideshow. Class officers are mandated to be present for this meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Biddle. Lets Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance

The weekly schedule for Bluestem Junior/Senior High School. Please check the school website for any changes.