Old Southeast yearbook negatives for sale
If you were a Southeast student from the early 1970’s through the early 1980’s, there is a good chance the negative of your senior portrait is now for sale. ... [Read More]
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Simulator shows students hazards of texting and driving
CHEROKEE, Kan. – It looks and feels like a video game. The high school student is sitting, playing a driving game with a mobile phone in their lap. The phone starts ... [Read More]
Ulery to play volleyball for national power, Coffeyville
CHEROKEE, Kan. – Southeast senior Bailee Ulery has signed to play volleyball at Coffeyville Community College. This past season, Coffeyville finished their season 38-4, ... [Read More]
Young track team settling into season; Jackson breaks school record
RIVERTON, KAN. – Southeast sophomore Sailor Jackson broke a school record and set two personal records at this year’s Riverton Relays, with junior Alli Markley ... [Read More]
School records hopefully just the start for young SHS Girls Track team
On March 28, 2017, when two Southeast school records were broken, the participants knew almost immediately. Danna (Bitner) Daniel, who had set the Girls Discus in 1988, ... [Read More]
Joplin business helps Southeast SkillsUSA prepare for State
Donations from Joplin Building Material Company & Kraft Tools Company will help SHS students prepare for an upcoming state competition that prepares students for the workforce in areas such as masonry and woodworking. ... [Read More]
Southeast 7th grader accepted into renowned ballet program
After a three hour audition where she was shown routine after routine in a short amount of time, and then had to repeat them, Madison Warner has been accepted to participate in the Joffrey Ballet Summer Intensive program... ... [Read More]
Southeast “pioneers” fight storms and starvation
It’s near chaos as the three “wagon trains” of fourth graders determine who is best suited from their group to hunt for food. It’s 1889 and they’ve traveled from Independence, Missouri to the Platte River, Nebraska. These pioneers have already gone through the food they originally packed. They’re starving, they still have to cross the river, and storms are on the horizon. Several students are not going to survive until the end of the class day. ... [Read More]
Donation to Ronald McDonald House is personal for Southeast students
Each year the Southeast Elementary School collects pop tabs, then donates them to the Ronald McDonald House so they can collect the money when the tabs are recycled. When the Southeast 4th graders brought the pop tabs to the home this year, they all knew somebody who had stayed at the home - their schools prekindergarten teacher. ... [Read More]
Southeast 7th grader takes 14th in Junior World Championship
Quintonn Lunsford took 14th place at the Junior NFR Mini Bareback Riding World Championship held in Las Vegas. In the first two rounds he completed both rides and his combined score was 129.75, just a couple points shy of qualifying for finals. ... [Read More]
National award for SHS Yearbook
The Yearbook staff at Southeast High School recently learned their 2015-16 book was awarded the National Yearbook Program of Excellence from Jostens... ... [Read More]
Veterans Day Assembly held at SHS
Local military veterans were honored Thursday morning at Southeast High School in Cherokee, and Southeast students were challenged to “do something with your life that makes all of the sacrifices worth it.” ... [Read More]
Southeast holds Fall Athletics Banquet & Awards
Southeast High School held its annual Fall Athletics Banquet and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday November 8. In addition to announcing letter winners, coaches announced team awards, all-conference honors, and took time to thank school staff, parents and the student-athletes themselves. ... [Read More]
Jenkins takes 15th at State CC
By placing 15th at the Class 3A Cross Country State Meet on Saturday, Jessie Jenkins is believed to be the first Southeast girl to medal at State. Fellow sophomore Tanner Craddock took 46th to place in the top half of the boys competing at the meet, and is believed to have one of the highest finishes by a Lancer in the Boys State Meet. After her race, Jenkins was overwhelmed by the support of her team, her school, and her community... ... [Read More]
Lancers receive vaccines and physicals thanks to mobile health van
Southeast seventh grader Zach Wyckoff receives a vaccination from CHC-SEK nurse Tanna Guymon. The mobile health care van is a service of... ... [Read More]
Bingo Bash a success at SJHS
More than 150 students, parents, grandparents and other members of area communities took part in Saturday night's Bingo Bash at Southeast Junior High School. The SJHS PTO hosted the event as a fundraiser, but the night was more than just about raising money. It was a way to fill a community need and have an evening of fun. ... [Read More]
Southeast Band raises $2,100 at School Bus Races
Photo gallery provided by Janet Humble | Video courtesy Rick Potter Southeast students, staff and family did not know what to expect when they went to last year’s School ... [Read More]
Lancers survive Fun Bike Run from SHS to Pittsburg
Fourteen Southeast Cross Country runners got up early Saturday morning and took turns running and riding bicycles the 12.4 miles from Southeast High School in Cherokee to Harry's Cafe in Pittsburg. ... [Read More]
Zortz fights through storm to finish 50 mile race
It was a ride that reminded them of what cowboys must have faced during cattle drives when they had no choice. Southeast Junior High School 8th grader Skylar Zortz, her mentor and their horses finished a 50 mile race this past weekend despite thunder, lightning and flash flooding. ... [Read More]
Parents: Do not underestimate Minecraft
For those unfamiliar with the game, Minecraft is a computerized version of LEGOS or the old fashioned Erecter Set, where players can build and explore their creation, and share it online with friends. ... [Read More]
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