Topeka West Students Set Forensics Record at School
Three forensics students have set records for Topeka West High School this year. This past weekend the three seniors earned 3 5A State Championship Titles for the school. That is the most state...
View ArticleSunflower Bank Scholarships to Topeka West Students
Topeka West High School student Helen Sheng has won a $2,500 scholarship from Sunflower Bank for a business plan she created that was judged the best by bank executives. Topeka West student Seth...
View ArticleApplications Taken For Scott Dual Language Preschool
A new Dual Language preschool (full-day) is coming to Scott Magnet School for the 2013-2014 school year. It’s open to children turning 4 years old by August 31st who live in the Topeka Public Schools...
View ArticleNational Merit Scholars Honored
Five high school seniors have been honored by the Board of Education for being named National Merit Scholars. Helen Sheng, Matthew Rogers and Carlos Serrano of Topeka West High School and Erika...
View ArticleHPHS Students Attend Hispanic Day at the Capitol
Four Highland Park High School students were winners in the Kansas Hispanic-Latin American Affairs Commission essay contest. Stephanie Carrillo, Blanca Alvarado, Manuel Ramos and Jennyfer Astorga...
View ArticleKansas History Day Winners
Congratulations to Lillian Wen and Cooper Self for first and second place in the Kansas History Day competition. Wen, a student at Robinson Middle School, won for her essay on The Pill: Gateway to...
View ArticleHigh School Commencements Streamed Live May 18th
Streaming video of this year's Topeka High, Highland Park and Topeka West commencements will be available live on Saturday, May 18th on the school district website, the Kansas Expo website (KsExpo.com)...
View ArticleCampus Office Retires After 35 Years at THS
Sergeant Mike Homan has been walking the halls of Topeka High School for 35 years. That’s how long he has been a campus police officer at the city’s largest high school. Homan is retiring this year....
View ArticleStudents Take Text and Drive Challenge
Texting while driving can be a deadly combination. Today, Highland Park High School students had the opportunity to find out why you should not text while behind the wheel. AT&T brought a virtual...
View ArticleHPHS Receives Grant to Help Student Families
Communities in Schools at Highland Park High School has received a $1,500 grant from Reser’s Fine Foods of Topeka. The money will be used to purchase food, clothing and other staples for families of...
View ArticleSummer Band, Strings and Honor Choir
Summer band, strings and honor’s choir will be held at Topeka West High School from June 3 through June 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The band and orchestra concert will be held June 27 at 7:00 p.m....
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Quincy Student Art Goes Around the World
Now on display at Quincy Elementary in the Hall of Art:Children's Art work from 19 countries (China, Romania, Armenia, Ukraine, Albania, Morocco, Georgia, Panama, Mongolia, Peru, Namibia, Ecuador,...
View ArticlePBIS Celebrated at Meadows
The end of the school year is always a time of celebration. At Meadows Elementary School, students and staff celebrated the school’s first year of PBIS or Positive Behavior Intervention Support. PBIS...
View ArticleFoundation Golf Touranment Rescheduled
The TPS Foundation Winfred Tidwell Memorial Fundraiser Golf Tournament, scheduled for today, has been cancelled due to the weather. The golf tournament has been rescheduled for June 20th at the...
View ArticleSchool Gives Money For Oklahoma Tornado Victims
A powerful tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20th, just four days before the end of the school year here in Topeka. In that short span of time, students and staff at Quincy Elementary School...
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Topeka High School CTE Furniture and Cabinetmaking students end the school...
Students present Hall Tree to Dr. Wiley. (Left to right) Principal Dr. Linda Wiley, Abisai Reyes, Randy Bailey, Edgar Vargas and in back, Mitchell RyanFor the past two years,...
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NOTO Summer Arts Camp
Quincy Elementary is a signature arts school which means students get many opportunities to participate in arts projects. The summer is no exception. Nearly 50 Quincy students are attending a summer...
View ArticleReport Card Problem
Due to printing problems, report cards sent to Topeka West High School and Highland Park High School students did not contain any grades. New report cards have been mailed to students at both schools.
View ArticlePrincipal Changes for 2013-2014
Principal Changes for 2013-2014Deborah Sidwell at Lowman Hill ElementarySusan Liotta at Quincy Elementary Sarah Lucero at Scott Dual Language MagnetJohn Litfin at Shaner Elementary
View ArticleHousekeeping Excellence Awards
The 2013 Housekeeping Excellence Awards were given out tonight at the board of education meeting. The award is the result of inspections of every school twice a year looking at 72 specific check...
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