Atchison Public Schools

We are so excited to announce that Dr. Renee Nugent was recognized as the 2024-2025 Superintendent of the Year for Kansas!! We couldn't be more proud of her and her leadership!! #WeAre409

Congrats to Tyler Lueckenhoff who was the Emcee for the Missouri Highway Safety and Traffic Conference awards and was then surprised with the Tempe Humphrey Award!!

Today is National Custodian Appreciation Day!!! Please help us wish an amazing thank you to our wonderful custodians who work tirelessly to make sure our buildings and grounds look amazing!! #WeAre409

The #KSSA is pleased to announce the 3 finalists for the 2025 Kansas Superintendent of the Year. Congrats to Dr. Adams, Dr. Nugent, and Heather Bohaty for this recognition. Tune in next Monday 10/7 LIVE for the announcement on Facebook. #edleadershipmatters #WeAre409

We will discuss our monthly attendance data through our Monday Minute each month. Check out the post below and watch the Monday Minute to learn more! https://youtu.be/A4K97CVtHW4 #WeAre409

An AES rooftop HVAC overheated and triggered a fire alarm. The building exercised appropriate fire drill protocol and evacuated the building and the fire department in conjunction with plant facilities investigated the incident. The building has been cleared and deemed safe. A strong odor is persisting on the intermediate side, so all students are on the primary side. If parents would like to pick up their child they may do so on the primary side. We appreciate the fact that our staff, students, and fire department are working together during this time. #WeAre409

Central was awarded a grant to start a Kansas Prairie Garden at school and students have spent the last week cleaning out the area, designing what they want the garden to look like and investigating plants to see how tall and wide they get! #WeAre409

Congratulations Gentry Clark! Last spring Gentry entered a National Anthem singing contest sponsored by the VFW. Today she was awarded a certificate and gift card for finishing first in the state for the K-8th grade category! #WeAre409

Students at AES have the opportunity to earn recognition for positive behavior during the week. When staff members see students showcase one of our 5 learner dispositions students are rewarded with a Phoenix Feather. Every Friday, the names of every student who earned a Phoenix Feather are read during the morning opening. All student slips are entered into a drawing, and one student is randomly chosen to receive donuts for his or her class. This week's Phoenix Feather winner is Rhett Durkin from Mr. Mispagel's 4th grade class. #WeAre409

Parent/Teacher Conferences are next week on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-7:00pm. There is No School Friday. #WeAre409

Last Friday Central students had the privilege of meeting Dwayne Anthony and got a tour of all his amazing artwork at the Cultural Center. Students and staff were so impressed with the beautiful works of art! #WeAre409

Today is National IT Professional's Day! Thank you to Donna Noll, Jennifer Dryden, Jen Dean, and Katie Martin for all the iPads, computers, telephones, Promethean boards, apps, and other devices you help our district maintain! We would not survive without each of you! #WeAre409

It's Scholastic Book Fair time at Atchison Elementary! From September 23-26, come experience the limitless possibilities. Every purchase benefits our school. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/atchisonelementaryschool1 We will open at 7:45 before school and during conferences.

Today we broke ground on one of our first bond projects, the high school baseball field!! This project is expected to be done at the end of the semester! Stay tuned for more updates on this project! #WeAre409

Watch this week's Monday Minute, which is all about regular school attendance, and check out the resources for families on our website. You can find them by clicking this link: https://www.usd409.net/article/1765505 Monday Minute https://youtu.be/vfCr0tzzN4Y

Congratulations to our 2024 Homecoming Royalty, Makenzie Weedon-Jacobs, JZ Kelley, Jadyn Boldridge, Jaden Carter, Molly Cook, Cole Dewitt, Addison Aversman, Eric Smith III, Lily Oertel, and Luke Genail! #WeAre409

Check out our 1st Monday Minute of the year about the Board's Strategic Planning Process! They need your feedback! Watch to see how you can help! Monday Minute: https://youtu.be/XFFdVnj83IY To take the survey, click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/USD409SP

Just a reminder that we do not have school tomorrow, September 2, for Labor Day. #WeAre409

A focus for the district for the last three years has been on Visible Learning. Across the district you will find teachers focusing students on learning intentions and success criteria, which is an important first step to their learning. Dr. Ogle is kicking off Glass Experiment with Learning intentions and Success Criteria so students know where they are going. #WeAre409

Marie Moore and Ryan Gentry are two more new faces to USD 409 schools! Learn about both of them below! #WeAre409