Kansas Summer Food Service Program What is the SFSP? Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does the need for good nutrition. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) ) provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow, throughout the summer months when they are out of school. Who is eligible to get… Continue Reading Kansas Summer Food Service Program
During the USD 249 school board meeting on April 12, 2021, the district announced it will be able to redeem the district bonds entirely next fiscal year. This will eliminate the 5.541 mills currently levied in the Bond & Interest fund for Frontenac School District taxpayers. These 25 year bonds originated in 2005 but after refinancing they can be paid off in calendar year 2021. The Bond and Interest… Continue Reading Frontenac School Board Reduces Local Taxes
USD 249 Frontenac Media Release Kansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Randy Watson, and Kansas State Board of Education Chairman Jim Porter virtually presented the Commissioner’s Award with the Highest Distinction to the school board at Monday night’s school board meeting. For the second year in a row, Frontenac USD 249 has received the Commissioner’s Award for the Highest Honor awarded by the Kansas State Department of Education. Frontenac… Continue Reading USD 249 Receives Commissioner’s Award
This weekend the Frontenac Raider Chess Team competed in the Kansas State Championship. Unlike previous years, the State Tournament was held online with players huddled over their screens, waiting for their pairing to be posted on the shared website. This was the first year that Frontenac has gotten to compete at State as last year was cancelled just days before it was scheduled to occur. At State ALL schools of… Continue Reading Raider Chess Almost Captures State Title
Three Frontenac High School wrestlers, Justice Compton, Dylan Ensch, and Dawson Lapping, represented the Raiders at the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament in Salina, Kansas, this past weekend as they battled individually and as a team for a State title. Frontenac left Salina with two second place medals, one fourth place medal, and a ninth place team finish. The Raiders were led by head coach Keith Aikin and assistant coaches… Continue Reading State Wrestling
This year has been interesting in so many ways. Even Chess has had to reinvent the way we do things. Obviously sitting across a live chess board doesn’t sit well with COVID protocols. So the Kansas Scholastic Chess Association had to redesign the way we run tournaments. In years past schools would take turns hosting a small regional tournaments where local schools would travel to compete. At the end of… Continue Reading Raider Chess 20-21