SHS JV Volleyball loses to Colgan; defeats Columbus
September 9 volleyball finals – hosted by Southeast High School in Cherokee JUNIOR VARSITY Southeast vs Colgan 21 to 25, Colgan 19 to 25, Colgan Columbus vs Colgan 25 to 21 ... [Read More]
New sign goes up at SHS football field
The press box at the Southeast High School football stadium has a new addition – a 21 by 6 foot sign. “We felt like we needed something else that when you’re ... [Read More]
Southeast Elementary practices evacuation
NEWS RELEASE: More than 150 Southeast Elementary Students took part in a trial run for evacuating the building in Weir on Tuesday morning. In case of an emergency, such as ... [Read More]
Health Alert – September 9 Update
A statement from Nurse ... [Read More]
Photos from old Southeast Baseball Facebook page – no dates
Photos pulled from the old Southeast Baseball Facebook page. Sorry, no dates ... [Read More]
Lancer football shuts out Baxter Springs
A 90 minute lightning delay didn’t keep the Southeast Lancers from losing their focus in Friday night’s 36 to 0 shutout against Baxter Springs. Photos by Peyton ... [Read More]
Lightning delay doesn’t slow Southeast in shut out against Baxter, 36 to 0
Southeast High School’s defense and run game dominated Baxter Springs in Friday night’s 36 to 0 season opener. Four players had at least 9 carries for Southeast, who ... [Read More]
SES 3rd grade classes take part in PSU’s Paint The Town Red
Southeast Elementary School 3rd graders helped Pittsburg State Paint The Town Red on Friday. Mrs. Denham and Mrs. Fox’s classes were at Carnie Smith Stadium with ... [Read More]
SHS Varsity Volleyball goes 1-2 in Baxter Springs Quad
Southeast Varsity Volleyball Coach Maya White says the season started “a little rocky” but the Lancers improved throughout the night on Thursday. “The girls ... [Read More]
SHS Cross Country – Altamont Meet 9/4 results
JV Girls: Sarah Clausen 16th place Varsity Girls: Laura Yancey 24th place JV Boys: Jake McGuire 12th place Jake Burns 39th place Alex Fleck 46th place Bailey Moore 48th place ... [Read More]
Southeast Elementary School PTO Minutes – September 2014
SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY PTO MINUTES September 2, 2014 Present were Jennifer Hutton, Katie Locke, Suzanne Renn, Joyce Fox, Whitney McCready, Audrey Dietz, Tina Westbay, Tammy ... [Read More]
A lot of love goes into preparing the football field for gameday
Three years ago the Southeast High School football field was in bad shape. A disease hit the Bermuda grass and with dry weather the field became almost like concrete. It ... [Read More]
How much funding comes from local taxpayers?
Even with Capital Outlay, locally raised taxes would account for less than 20% of USD 247 funding. Like nearly every other rural school district, through state aid USD 247 ... [Read More]
Is the state aid for Capital Outlay a “one-time thing”?
It is most likely to be continuous. The Kansas State Department of Education confirmed on September 18, 2014 that the Capital Outlay State Aid was “a result of a court ... [Read More]
Shouldn’t the ADA compliance issues been taken care of when they were originally remodeled?
Yes. It was not done when it should have been done and now the district is having to pay for it. The U.S. Office of Civil Rights visited our buildings and confirmed items ... [Read More]
Isn’t $900,000 excessive resurfacing the SHS parking lot and track surface?
These are not immediate needs but they must eventually be done like any routine preventative maintenance. Businesses frequently resurface their parking lots – schools ... [Read More]
How does the USD 247 mil rate compare to surrounding districts?
With the Capital Outlay how would the USD 247 mil rate compare to other area school districts in Cherokee, Crawford and Labette Counties for the 2014-2015 school year? ... [Read More]
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