Class of '78 Helps Support School Museum
The Topeka High School class of 1978 presented a $3,000 check to the Topeka High Historical Society. The money will go toward a new display cabinet in the Paul Fink Museum which will undergo...
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THS Class of '78 Presents Check to School Museum
The Topeka High School class of 1978 presented a $3,000 check to the Topeka High Historical Society on August 19th. The money will fund a new display cabinet sponsored by the class of 1978 in the Paul...
View ArticleJAG Program Comes to Highland Park High School
Seventeen Highland Park High School students will learn basic business skills in a nationwide program intended to help students reach graduation. The Jobs for America’s Graduates, or JAG, was kicked...
View ArticleStudents Part of Dream Speech Event
It was 50 years ago that Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his I Have a Dream speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Today in front of the Brown v Board National Historic Site, students from four of...
View ArticleTPS Students Part of National Honors Orchestra
Two TPS students are among the nation’s best high school musicians. The National Association for Music Education, NAfME, has selected Genevieve Akins and Joe Teeter to be part of the strings section...
View ArticleTPS Holds Listening Tours
Topeka Public Schools will be conducting a listening tour over the next six weeks to discuss issues important to the future of Topeka Public Schools. The public will have the opportunity for input on...
View ArticleKansas Teacher of the Year Nominees
Congratulations to Pat Nash and Kristen Cigler Nelson for being nominees for Kansas Teacher of the Year, Region 2. Nash is a physical education teacher at Scott Dual Language Magnet School. “My...
View ArticleYale Educator Award to Topeka High Teacher
Topeka High School teacher Kimberly Sonnich is the recipient of the 2013 Yale Educator Award. The Yale University Award recognizes outstanding educators from around the world who support and inspire...
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TPS Foundation Honors Payne
Topeka Public Schools Foundation honored Topekan Denny Payne, chairman of Brier Payne Meade Insurance, for his years of dedicated service to the foundation and the schools it supports. He was awarded...
View ArticleExperienced Professionals Sought by CIS-K
Communities in schools of Kansas is seeking experienced professionals to work within several Topeka Public Schools. CIS-K is a non-profit organization that surrounds students with a community of...
View ArticleUSDA Official Visits Scott
The United States Department of Agriculture, USDA, oversees the feeding of America’s school children. This week, the Mountain-Plains regional director, Darlene Sanchez, came to Topeka to find out how...
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Caspers Named Top 10 Business Woman
Eileen Caspers has been named one of the Top Ten Business Women of the year by the American Business Women’s Association (AWBA). Caspers, who is general director of school and career programs for...
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Family Fitness Night a Success
The annual Family Fitness Fun Night brought out hundreds and hundreds people to Hummer Sports Park on September 11th despite temperatures in the 90’s. There were many fun activities for the kids....
View ArticleOverview Gets New Look
Topeka Public Schools’ Overview staff newsletter has gone through many changes during its forty-year existence. For 2013-14, it has returned to a paged-format with a fresh look inspired by online...
View ArticleNancy Perry Day of Caring at Schools
Several schools were the recipient of work done by volunteers taking part in the annual Nancy Perry Day of Caring. Volunteers from local businesses dug out old bushes, spread mulch, trimmed trees and...
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Ahrens Named Kansas Chemistry Teacher of the Year
Topeka High School chemistry teacher Anton Ahrens has been selected to receive the 2013-14 Phyllis Johnson Patrick Outstanding High School Chemistry Teaching Award. The Phyllis Johnson Patrick High...
View ArticleCollege Fair on October 10th
Over 100 colleges, universities, technical schools and the armed forces will have booths set up and will distribute information and answer questions from students from Topeka Public Schools and 12...
View ArticleEducation Commissioner Reads to Students
Diane DeBacker, the Kansas Commissioner of Education, read the book Otis to students at Meadows Elementary School today. Otis is the story of a tractor who loves his farmer and who loves to work. The...
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Quincy Students Learn About Stonecutting
The art of stonecutting has been around since before the pyramids. The art is kept alive today by people like Alan Tollakson. The Emporia man has been working on the statehouse renovations for the...
View ArticleTopeka High School's Football Team Undefeated
The October 11th varsity football game between Topeka High School and Emporia High School led to a unique record for the Trojans. Topeka High is now the only unbeaten 6A team in the state after beating...
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