LENS students, staff and parents/guardians celebrated their school’s legacy during a special event on Tuesday, April 15 at Kearney Junior High. The evening featured a soccer-themed choir concert under the direction of Specials Teacher Shelly Dunn and a reception with Principal Rebecca Parks.

LENS is being phased out at the end of this school year. Founded in 2019 under former Superintendent Bill Nicely, the school’s faculty and students paved the way for Project Based Learning in Kearney School District. It featured engaging, hands-on experiences led by experts like Kearney resident and world-renowned paleoartist Gary Staab.

LENS served more than 500 students over the years and was a proving ground for many teachers. PBL is now the standard for all of our elementary schools, which means LENS will have a positive impact on every KSD student.

The celebration was an opportunity for the LENS family to reunite and mark the success of their efforts. Congratulations and thank you to all of them for a job well done!

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Cross Country combines four Boys districts and four Girls districts to compete at a super district. The top four teams advance to the state meet. The top 30 in each race earn All-District honors.

The Bulldogs’ Girls and Boys teams both qualified for invitations to the state meet. Cross Country is marking its 50th anniversary this season at KHS. This is the school’s 29th Girls team to run at state and 20th Boys team.

Girls Team Results:

• 3rd Daisy Burnam 20:09
• 17th Olivia Brock 21:46
• 19th Alex Kinstler 21:49
• 20th Drew Gustafson 21:59
• 31st Abbi McQuillen 22:31
• 37th Jordin Vaughn 22:48
• 43rd Josie Masters 23:32

Boys Team Results:

• 7th Cameron Fowler 16:47
• 12th Isaac Smith 17:12
• 22nd Rylee Johnson 17:37
• 25th Alex Gustafson 17:38
• 30th Cameron Daniel 17:51
• 39th Carter Smith 18:27
• 55th Luke Vanderstel 19:41

The Bulldog community will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the KHS Cross Country program during the Kearney School District Education Foundation’s annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28. Visit the KSDEF website to learn more.

PHOTOS CREDIT: The Courier-Tribune

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Kearney, Mo., November 16, 2023: Kearney School District is introducing two valuable tools designed to enhance online safety for students and provide parents/guardians with helpful insights into their children’s digital activities: the Qustodio Parents App and the KSD Online Safety Hub.

Fostering a secure online environment for our students is a collaborative effort between Kearney School District and parents/guardians. The new app and hub will enhance and strengthen that partnership on behalf of the community’s children.

KSD IT Director Ryan Blankenship led the effort to make these new digital tools available for the district’s parents/guardians. This launch is progress towards achieving an important step included in Pillar 1: Climate & Culture of KSD’s 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, which calls for the creation of a safe learning environment of respect and belonging fostering a path to success.

“We’re excited to make the Qustodio Parents App and KSD Online Safety Hub available for all of our families,” Mr. Blankenship said. “We want to equip parents and guardians with practical, effective knowledge and tools so that they can keep their children safe and teach them how to be good digital citizens.”

Qustodio, powered by KSD’s content filter partner Linewize, is a powerful app designed to help parents/guardians monitor and manage their children’s digital activities on school devices. With Qustodio, users gain visibility and insights into how their children’s school devices are being used through real-time data on their internet usage. Additionally, Qustodio allows parents/guardians to pause the internet on school devices outside of school hours, ensuring a healthy balance between screen time and other activities.

The KSD Online Safety Hub, also powered by Linewize, is a comprehensive resource that contains expert advice authored by leading safety professionals. This hub covers crucial online safety topics such as online bullying, screen time management, and gaming. It serves as a valuable guide for parents/guardians navigating the challenges of the digital world, offering insights and strategies to promote a safe and positive online environment for students.

We encourage all KSD parents/guardians to explore these tools to better understand how their children are using their digital devices and to equip themselves with the knowledge to support their online safety. Both the Qustodio Parents App and the KSD Online Safety Hub align with KSD’s commitment to providing exemplary educational experiences in a safe and supportive learning environment.

KSD parents/guardians can visit www.ksdr1.net/qustodio for easy instructions to get started with the Qustodio Parents App and to find a link to the KSD Online Safety Hub.

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The Kearney High School Girls Golf varsity and junior varsity teams both earned second-place trophies at the Suburban Blue Conference Championships on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The championship was held at The Outlaw course at Paradise Pointe in Smithville.

The varsity team ended the day with a score of 419. All five players garnered All Conference honors:

• Emily Stauffer (Sophomore) – 10th place
• Anna Tourney (Senior) – 8th place
• Hailey Parker (Senior) – 7th place
• Kayla Resler (Sophomore) – 6th place
• Jojo Kutch (Junior) – 5th place.

LINK: Full Results

The JV team ended the day in with a score of 503. Two JV players garnered JV All Conference honors:

• Katie Parks (Junior) – 8th place
• Malia Fairchild (Freshman) – 5th place.

LINK: Full JV Results

The JV season comes to an end with the Conference Tournament. The Varsity season continued with a match today on Paradise Pointe’s The Posse course against Platte County, Smithville and Excelsior Springs. They then travel to the state tournament this Monday as they will compete in the Class 3 District 4 tournament at Eagle’s Landing GC in Belton.

LINK: More photos from today’s meet

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• Students in preschool through fifth grade must now be accompanied by their parent or guardian 
• Students in grades 6-12 will be required to present their student ID

This new entry procedure will begin with the Homecoming game on Friday, Oct. 7, and continue for this and future seasons. Thank you for helping us cheer on our Bulldogs while keeping everyone safe!

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