Articles by DeAnn Hamblin
Southeast Elementary School Pre-K and Kindergarten Sign-up for Fall 2026!
WEIR – Enrollment for Fall 2026 Pre-K and Kindergarten is OPEN at Southeast Elementary School in Weir!🎒✨ ✏️ Quality staff and education📚 Small class sizes ... [Read More]
Free Breakfast and Lunch for USD 247 Enrolled Students for 2026-2027 School Year
CHEROKEE – Great news! As part of Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), USD 247 will be able to provide a healthy breakfast and lunch to all students enrolled in USD ... [Read More]
Open Gym for SMS Boys Basketball
CHEROKEE – There will be an open gym opportunity for middle school boys on the following dates from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at Southeast High School under the direction ... [Read More]
Southeast Employee Recognition for 2025-2026
CHEROKEE – May 13, 2026 was the last day of the 2025-2026 school year with an early release for USD 247 Southeast. That afternoon, approximately 100 people attended the ... [Read More]
Southeast Summer Meal Program – 2026
WEIR – Fuel up for summer fun! Join us for a FREE breakfast and lunch at the Southeast Elementary School. Meals are ONLY for children and teens 1 – 18 years of ... [Read More]
Last Day of School for USD 247 Southeast – May 13
CHEROKEE and WEIR – As a friendly reminder, the last day of school for USD 247 Southeast is tomorrow (Wednesday) May 13th, with early release at 11:45 am. Have a ... [Read More]
Serving Love and Kindness, One Tray at a Time
CHEROKEE and WEIR – Have we mentioned how much we love our food service staff?🍱 School Lunch Hero Day was last Friday, May 1, 2026, but we love our cooks year ... [Read More]
Crawford County Health Dept Offering Sports Physicals
CHEROKEE – The Crawford County Health Department will be offering sports physicals for $10. They are scheduled to be at the Southeast High School (SHS) on Tuesday, May ... [Read More]
USD 247 Open Enrollment for the 2026-2027 School Year
CHEROKEE and WEIR – Kansas law requires schools to adjust their policy and procedures for accepting nonresident/out-of-district students. Students not residing in the ... [Read More]
Southeast High School Selected as a 2026 All Star High School!
CHEROKEE – For the second year in a row, Southeast High School has been selected as an All Star High School! Southeast High School is among 219 Kansas schools recognized as ... [Read More]
USD 247 Employment Opportunity: Vo-Ag Teacher for Southeast High School (Position Filled)
Southeast USD 247, Cherokee, KS has an opening for a Certified Vo-Ag Teacher for Southeast High School for the 2026-2027 school year. Applicants must have a current KS ... [Read More]
Southeast’s Mary Colvin Receives Awards
CHEROKEE – During a regularly scheduled USD 247 Board of Education (BOE) meeting on April 13, 2026, Mary Colvin, a teacher at Southeast Middle School in Cherokee, KS, was ... [Read More]
No School for Southeast April 3rd and April 6th
As a reminder, there will be no school Friday, April 3rd in observance of Good Friday, and no school Monday, April 6th for Easter Monday. Have a wonderful and safe ... [Read More]
Southeast Middle School Awarded Grant
CHEROKEE – Southeast Middle School was awarded a Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) grant providing benches for the playground. These funds, along ... [Read More]
USD 247 Board Invites Community to Special Meeting
The USD 247 Board of Education is exploring potential changes to grade-level configurations across the district. One option under consideration would: Close the PreK–2 ... [Read More]
Southeast PreK and Kindergarten Round-up: April 2
It’s that time of year! The PreK and Kindergarten Round-up will be held April 2, 2026. This will be for the 2026-2027 school year. Please select the link below ... [Read More]
USD 247 School Board Work Session Scheduled – Mar 25
CHEROKEE — The USD 247 Board of Education has scheduled a work session for Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Southeast Middle School to tour the building ... [Read More]
Southeast Has Comp Day March 13, Spring Break March 16 – 20
As a reminder, USD 247 Southeast will not have school on Friday, March 13, as a comp day for parent/teacher conferences held this week. In addition, there will be no ... [Read More]
USD 247 Southeast Lancers 