Another tournament for Isabell and Josiah and another 1st place finish for both of them. Great job in Hays girls! #getBETTER
Hi-Plains League BB Tournament on KIUL
JV Scholars Bowl @ Sublette - 1st Place!
Wrestler competing hard at SC
More wrestling at SC
Wrestling in SC Today
9:30 AM - HS WR @ Scott City
9:30 AM - HS Girls WR @ Hays
9:30 AM - HS SCB @ Sublette
10:00 AM - HS C BB @ SWH
Tonight's game vs Meade has been rescheduled for Monday, February 3rd at the same time and place. We will cancel HS Boys JV BB @ Elkhart that day to make it work.
HS BB games at Meade tonight have been postponed. We are working on a make up date.
Due to additional inclement weather over night, Lakin Schools will be CLOSED on Friday, January 17th. Stay warm and safe.
Lakin USD 215 will have a 2 hour delay, Friday, January 17th. Classes will start at 10:00AM and there will be no morning Pre School. Stay safe and enjoy the extra sleep!
HS SCB will not attend the Hugoton meet today due to potential weather.
LHS students making posters for the student section during advisory today. Getting ready for the league tournament! Go Broncs
Due to potential weather, today’s MS BB games have been postponed. At this time we are not sure if the game will be rescheduled.
2020 HPL BB Tournament Information
4:00 PM - HS SCB @ Hugoton
4:30 PM - MS BB (H) SWH
LHS is hosting our first College & Career Fair in conjunction with PT conferences. Please come learn about colleges and careers while attending your child's student-led conference!
Congrats to all the participants in the spelling bee. Top 6 advance to the county spelling bee in Deerfield on February 12th. Dane White was the winner of our local spelling bee! Great job guys and gals!
LMS Spelling Bee at 1:30 in the gym! See everyone there.
The Iditaread path is set up and ready to go!
11:00 AM - HS HPL Meeting @ GCCC
1:30 PM - MS Spelling Bee @ MS
Bronc boys go 3-0. Lady Broncs go 0-2. Great atmosphere in Cimarron tonight. On the road at Meade on Friday. #getBETTER
6th grade readers
6th grade readers
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! These two young men demonstrated a lot of kindness in helping a staff member clean an area today after an activity.
The video production rooms new green wall is nearing completion!
LHS STUCO is hosting a Penny War until Jan. 24. All proceeds will go to the Woellhof family who lost their home in a fire recently
Thank you for all who submitted a response regarding the length of Thanksgiving break in the school calendar. With 91% in favor of the whole week off, next year's calendar proposal will have the whole week off for Thanksgiving break. Thank you again for the feedback and input.
4:45 PM - HS BB @ Cimarron
The MS boys BBall team played well tonight! Great come from behind victory. Thank you for the support fans.
A team 28-20
B Team 29 - 16
C Team 11 -24
The Lakin Middle School girls basketball team is coming home with 2 more wins tonight. Great job girls! We are proud of all your hard work this season.
A team: 29-16
B team: 37-27
January 2020 is School Board Recognition Month. Please LIKE and SHARE this post to say thank you to these seven community leaders! They participate in meetings, read reports and research and attend specialized professional development to stay on top of education issues and trends to prepare for the many decisions they are called upon to make. And they do this all on a volunteer basis! Thank you to our Board of Education – Leading Success for Every Student! #thankBOE
Saturday's C Team BB @ SWH
Activities Week at a Glance
4:30 PM - MS BB @ Stanton County
Congrats to Kayden Christiansen on finishing 3rd at the RJ Durham WR Tournament in Norton. Unbelievable toughness. #getBETTER
Congrats to Nathan Reimer on finishing 4th at the JR Durham WR Tournament in Norton. Gutty performance by Fuzz today. #getBETTER
Congrats to Isabell and Josiah Ortiz on taking 1st place at the JR Durham WR Tournament in Norton today. #getBETTER
HS WR underway in Norton at the JR Durham Invitational. Let’s go Broncs! #getBETTER
Broncs go 5-0 tonight at Larned. Varsity boys knock off 3A #1. Great way to start the new year. #getBETTER
Advanced A&P students working on the new anatomy in clay models
A fun day in biology extracting DNA from strawberries
Middle School Weights Class doing a workout in the gym this afternoon
Saturday: 9:30 AM - HS WR @ Norton
4:30 PM - HS BB @ Larned
The Bronc Basketball Teams were Bronc Readers today in some classrooms.
We are excited to have the Bronc Basketball teams in the house this morning to greet students!!
New Year, same Purple Pri-Day!
Tomorrow, and all Fridays, remember to wear your purple in support of Lakin Bronc athletics! Go Broncs!
Guest speaker Kimberly Webb from Kearny County Hospital explains patient rights, current laws, and electronic health records to LHS students.
Lakin Middle School girls basketball team finished the night with 2 wins.
A team: 49-28
B team: 31-27
Great job girls.
MS Boys basketball played 3 great games tonight! A team got a big win, B and C played hard. Thank you for all the support! The team really appreciates it. Go Broncs
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young man demonstrated a lot of kindness in helping a friend at lunch today.
3:00 PM - HS WR @ Larned
4:30 PM - MS BB (H) vs Cimarron
Another Coach’s Council in the books. S/o to our coaches for completing our first book study together, The Energy Bus. Big thanks to Wagon Wheel for the pizza. #getBETTER
The Apollo Redux Mission Control Center and interactive module from the Kansas Cosmosphere is on display in the LMS! This will be here for several weeks and is open for anyone to experience. I'm asking for your help during athletic events to keep it nice and in one piece.Thanks
9:00 AM - FFA @ GCCC
Advisory - Uncommon Athlete @ HS
6:00 PM - Coach's Council @ MS
7:15 PM - Stampede Committee @ MS
The Adv Algebra and Trig students are learning about fractals.
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young lady has some amazing art talent!! I’m excited to watch her skills develop even more.
Activities Week at a Glance
Excited to host this years 55th Annual HPL BB Tournament. Games will be played in Lakin January 20-21 and GCCC January 23-25. More information coming soon.
S/o to former Bronc Juan Banuelos for talking to the team. Big thanks to these alumni for helping us out at practice today.
Enjoyed having 6A Junction City in our gym for practice tonight. They were prepping for their game vs Garden City. Excited to watch the Blue Jays and Buffs play tomorrow.
WE HAD A GOOD PRACTICE! It was worth a picture. Amazing what some dives, charges, offensive rebounds and deflections will do. #getBETTER
Weight room will be open this next week on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 2-3PM. Anyone is welcome. #getBETTER
Run With Us Recognition Night. S/o to all the kids, parents and coaches for making this program possible. #getBETTER
A few pictures from Friday’s HS boys basketball team breakfast, Christmas gift exchange and shoot around.
Lady Broncs fall to Stanton County. Varsity, JV and C Team boys all picked up wins tonight. #getBETTER
8 essential aspects of Project-Based Learning
8 essential aspects of Project-Based Learning
LHS staff learning the 8 essential aspects of Project-Based Learning this morning. Thank you Tyson Eslinger from SWPRSC for you valuable time of guidance!
No School - Teacher PD / Workday
4:45 PM - HS BB (H) Stanton Co.
5th Quarter @ Lakin Lanes
Boys MS basketball played hard tonight! Came back and beat Sublette 28-16. B and C played tough. Thank you for everyone traveling to support us.
LMS Girls basketball team came home with two more wins today against Sublette
A team 41 to 8
B team 32 to 14
2:00 PM - MS BB @ Sublette
The winner of the hotshot contest and the ugly sweater contest.
The Annual 8th grade vs faculty basketball game was a blast. The faculty remains undefeated, but the 8th grade gave them a run for their money. The Stuco was able to raise over $550 for LMS families in need.
Congratulations to Hadley Panzer signing with Kansas State University! Hadley is the definition of a Bronc. He was a leader throughout the community, in school, on the wrestling and football team. He was named an all state wrestler and football player. We are so proud of him!
Please be aware and read the attachments below. Reach out to the school if you have any questions. Thanks
Bronc Basketball went 4-1 tonight at Sublette. Varsity girls, varsity boys, JV boys and C team boys all picked up wins. #getBETTER
Hadley Panzer will be signing with K-State Wednesday at 2:15 and we will be broadcasting it to Facebook Live!
The Red Cross Blood Drive is happening right now! Come help Student Council saves some lives. Walk-ins welcome.
Join us tomorrow on Facebook at 12:15 for live coverage of the 8th Grade vs Faculty basketball game!
5th/6th Music Concert 7:00 PM tonight in the LMS gym. Faculty B-Ball game tomorrow at 12:15 in LMS gym. LMS B-Ball plays in Sublette at 2:00 on Thursday. Have a blessed Christmas!
HS WR Regionals Announced (Norton)
http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Wrestling/RegAssignments.cfm
4:15 PM - HS BB @ Sublette
7:00 PM - 5-6 Music Concert @ MS
MS boys basketball played well tonight, and enjoyed all the people who came out and watched.
A 35 - 22
B 29 - 34
C 21 - 18
The LMS girls basketball team came out with 3 wins tonight.
A team 37-17
B team 31-17
C team 18-5(2 quarters)
Great job girls!
PE and Weights Class doing team building and workout today
4:30 PM - MS BB (H) Stanton County
Congratulations to Michelle Cervantes for winning Mrs. Beitz’s class cookie decorating contest with over 120 likes!
LHS and LMS Stuco are sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive tomorrow from 12-6 at The Memorial Building. Donors will receive a $5 Amazon gift card. Come out and save some lives.
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Lakin
Activities Week at a Glance
LMS library. This is how we use books that are outdated! Merry Christmas 🎄
Congrats to Hunter Davis for making the All Tournament Team at the Topside Tip-off in Goodland.
Congrats to Jaya Esquibel for making the All Tournament Team at the Topside Tip-off in Goodland.
Congrats to Servando Gonzalez for finishing 2nd in the Topside Tip-off 3 point contest in Goodland.
HS boys and girls BB fall to Wray, Co in the consolation championship of the Topside Tip-off in Goodland. Back in action next Tuesday at Sublette.
Wrestlers at Ulysses today.
HS girls BB underway in Goodland. Lady Broncs taking on Wray, CO.
HS girls WR off to a great start in Great Bend.
HS boys and girls BB teams picked up big wins tonight vs Burlington, CO. Both will play tomorrow vs Wray, CO in the final day of the Topside Tip-off.
Mrs. Leichtenberg’s preschool got to decorate cookies for C. Then we surprised some staff with cookies for them
LHS Foreign Exchange students, Ms. Roelfina and Emily Munson presented to LGS students about holiday cultures in their different countries. Awesome!
Rich Higgins from Pheasants Forever presented a check for $750 to LHS FFA Club for helping serve their annual meal.
Some of the LHS Wrestling and Cheer teams stayed to read to some classrooms!!
We were excited to have the LHS Wrestling and Cheer teams in the house to greet students this morning!!
Topside Tipoff @ Goodland
6:00 MTN - HS Girls BB vs Burlington
8:00 MTN - HS Boys BB vs Burlington
Lakin MS Boys Basketball Team played well tonight against Sacred Heart. They won 47-6. B/C team also played a hard fought 2 quarters. Thank you to all who came out.
Christmas cheer from Miss Manly’s Advisory students
Both boys and girls teams fall to Norton in the first round of the Topside Tip-off in Goodland. Girls will play at 6:00 MTN and boys will play at 8:00 MTN tomorrow.
Students are working on their final projects in Culinary!
The LGS Christmas dinner is on December 18. Please call the LGS office today by noon if you will be attending. Thank you.
2:00 MTN - HS Boys BB vs Norton @ Goodland
4:00 MTN - HS Girls BB vs Norton @ Goodland
4:30 PM - MS BB (H) vs Sacred Heart
Congratulations to our 4th grade Geography Bee contestants!! They did an amazing job!
Congratulations to Joseph Achen for placing 1st in Creed Speaking at the SW District LDE in Garden City. He gets to compete at State and speak at our SW Distict Banquet. Excellent job today Joseph!
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! We had a young man demonstrate great kindness in offering to help another student.
The 5th graders had their Early Explorers Wax Museum today. They specialized in an explorer and then had to dress and be them for an hour!
The 5th graders had their Early Explorers Wax Museum today. They specialized in an explorer and then had to dress and be them for an hour!
9:00 AM - FFA @ DCCC
1:00 PM - Geography Bee @ MS
These two middle school boys, without being prompted, heard the coaches talk about the gym floor needing cleaned and went and got brooms and started sweeping. The coaches and the Middle School girls basketball team appreciate you!
The High School Video Production class will provide live coverage of the Geography Bee tomorrow in the Middle School Gym at 1:00!
As work begins on next year's calendar, as parents/families, please complete the following survey regarding Thanksgiving vacation.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpBX3iKDlWiK8AGSifO9WhIUE3DFHjjUZEgk4ctTimM5mbRg/viewform?usp=fb_send_twt
4:00 PM - HS SCB @ SWH
7:00 PM - GS Christmas Concert @ MS
Geography Bee qualifiers for 7th and 8th grade include the following:
7th Grade:
- Alex Luce
- Richard Munoz
- Armando Salcido
- Timmy Johnson
- Alternate: Colter Oldham
8th Grade:
- Maggie Gannett
- Bode McCormick
- Jara Davidson
- Maddux Beltran
- Alternate: Zander Luna
The Geography Bee will take place Wednesday, December 11th at the Lakin Middle School gym. Come out and support!
LMS girls basketball team is coming home with 2 wins tonight.
A team 25-16
B team 30-12
C team 12-15 (2 quarters)
Good job girls!
Our 4th graders did an excellent job of presenting information about 4th grade jobs today at the BOE meeting!!
HS boys state qualifying CC team recognized at today’s board meeting. This years boys team placed 5th at the state meet in Lawrence.
Culinary is preparing for the Board luncheon today! #FCS#CulinaryEssentials
12:00 PM - BOE Meeting @ Media Center
4:30 PM - MS BB @ Elkhart
7:00 PM - HS Band / Choir Concert @ HS
Activities Week at a Glance
Topside Tip-off Brackets
Hoxie results
More results from Hoxie.
SWKMEA District Honor Band at Dodge City.
Some results from the Hoxie wrestling tournament.
Bronc wrestlers are working hard at Hoxie!
Congrats to both the boys and girls varsity basketball teams on their wins tonight. S/o to both JV teams for picking up wins as well.
Scrub hues for sale by LMS quilters. Proceeds go to more fabric for Quilts of Valor. The students have worked very hard making these! So very proud of them! These would make great Christmas gifts.
Thanks to our helpers!
6th grade final projects!
6th grade final projects!
6th grade final projects
Final projects!
The final projects! A big thank you to Tiffany Hilger and Lynn Main, and to those who made donations for supplies!
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young lady was such a kind and caring friend to another friend today at lunch.
Sixth grade gingerbread house creativity!
Sixth grade gingerbread house creativity!
6th Grade Gingerbread Creativity!
We had some great LHS Bronc Readers this morning in Kindergarten and 4th grade!!
We were excited to have the LHS Basketball Teams in the house this morning to greet students!!
Saturday's Activities:
10:00 AM - HS WR @ Hoxie
9:50 AM - HS Pep Rally @ HS
4:45 PM - HS BB (H) vs SWH (Throwback Night)
HPRV resident interviews today. Outstanding Bronc performances from the Interpersonal Skills / Career class
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young man demonstrated a lot of maturity and thoughtfulness today!
Congrats to these 5th and 6th graders who have made it into the Geography Bee! The Geo Bee will be held December 11th at 1pm in the MS Gym.
7:00 PM - 7-8 Music Concert @ HS Auditorium
S/o to the assistant coaches who attended Coach’s Council tonight. Lots of great discussion on extra responsibilities and ways to add value to our programs. Big thanks to Wagon Wheel for another great meal. #getBETTER
LMS Stuco Shopping Day
Stuco reps bought prizes for the 8th grade vs Faculty Basketball Game that will be held on Dec 18th @ 12:15. Proceeds from the game will go to families in need in Lakin.
If you would like to donate prizes for the game, please contact Mrs. Pollart @ Tonya.pollart@usd215.org.
Sub State Basketball Assignments.
http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/SSAssignments.cfm
9:00 AM - FFA @ DCCC
9:50 AM - Uncommon Athlete @ HS
6:00 PM - Coach's Council @ MS
Lakin MS boys basketball team played hard tonight against Cimmaron MS. A and B fought hard and came up short. C team played well and got a win tonight. Thanks for all the support!
Lakin Middle School Basketball Girls cane home with three wins tonight against Cimarron.
A Team: 19-38
B team: 12-34
C Team (2 quarters): 2-8
Good job Lady Broncs.
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! I love that this young lady shared her creativity with me!!
Lakin USD #215 is taking sealed bids on the following surplus vehicles. Bids are due by 4pm Friday, Dec. 6. All vehicles are sold as is.
2007 Chevy Suburban 4X4
222,995 miles
2005 Bluebird Bus-47 Passenger
216,895 miles
Contact Randy at 355-6591 to see the vehicles.
Huge congrats to Kayden Christiansen on signing today to play football at Bethel College. The Threshers are getting a great one! #getBETTER
The LMS Angel Tree still has 6 local kids on it to be adopted this Christmas! Stop by the LMS office to get one! Gifts need to be returned by Dec 11th.
Congratulations on Kayden Christiansen signing his LOI to play football at Bethel College. KJ was one of the best student-athletes to come through Lakin.
4:00 PM - HS SCB @ Cimarron
4:30 PM - MS BB @ Cimarron
Great turnout to the 1st Annual Winter Warm Up. Big thanks to everyone who participated and attended. #getBETTER
Learning about W-4 forms
Kindergarten is starting December off with Grinch Day!!
LMS BBall goes to Cimarron tomorrow. We also have a 7/8 Music concert at the High School Auditorium on Thursday at 7:00! LMS Geography Bee will be December 11th at 1:00 in the LMS gym, followed by the 5/6 Concert in the LMS gym on December 17th at 7:00. Come out and support!
5:00 PM - Winter Warm Up @ MS
Activities Week at a Glance
Monday: 1st Annual Winter Warm Up
Throwback Night shirts available for purchase. Orders will be accepted until Monday at 4:00 PM. Please contact Jennifer Bachman at jennifer.bachman@usd215.org if you want to place an order. Please make checks out to Pearls Sports Shop. Shirts will be in before the Dec. 6th game.
HS Boys BB spending some time in the classroom before practice this week. S/o to PG Hunter Davis for earning the “55” belt the first week of practice. He has the highest total of deflections, steals, dives, charges and offensive rebounds so far. #getBETTER
Ended the first week of practice with some bowling. Thank you Lakin Lanes for having us. S/o to the parents who prepared the meal.
These girls will be accepting donation until noon today at the LHS science building. If you can’t make it today feel free to contact Claria, Rylie, or Jennifer Bachman and we can arrange a pick up. Thank you in advance
There are many awesome things going on in Art!
We decorated cupcakes!
Bills for Chills was a success. LMS Stuco raised $730 to start a diaper bank at The Budget Shop and to fund future events for LMS. It was a great day.
Friendship bracelet making this afternoon!
A little water polo
Intergenerational Game Day was a success, as always! Thanks to all those who came and participated.
The 6th graders got to choose from several options how they would like to display the information they learned. Some students chose to make a 3D model of a pyramid. Here are some of the fantastic examples! They were asked to be creative with their supplies.
The 6th graders got to choose from several options how they would like to display the information they learned. Some students chose to make a 3D model of a pyramid. Here are some of the fantastic examples! They were asked to be creative with their supplies.
Lots happening at LMS on the day before Thanksgiving break. Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving break, a time to reflect on all the blessings we have in our lives. Thanks for your continued support of LMS.
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young man did a terrific job of making good choices at recess.
Homebase Thanksgiving Breakfast... cinnamon rolls, breakfast burritos, bacon, and pancakes.
Kindergarten celebrating Friendsgiving 🥞🥓🍳🦃
The LMS office has an angel tree for middle school and high school students from our community. If you would like to sponsor a child, please come to the middle school office and sign up. Gifts need to be returned to the office by December 11th.
3:45 - HS / MS Winter Sports Pictures @ MS
5:30 - HS Boys BB Open Practice @ MS
shrimplinphotography.com
Middle school boys BB team fought hard today! Very close games, and we appreciate all the fans coming.
A Team - 25-24 (L)
B Team - 33-28 (L)
C Team - 18-14 (W)
Lakin Middle School girls finished the evening with 3 wins against Syracuse. Great Job Lady Broncs!
A Team 35 - 13
B Team 27 - 13
C Team(2 quarters) 7 - 6
LHS Stuco are rounding up blood donors for our scholarship Red Cross Blood Drive on December 17. If you want to be a hero and save a life, email Mrs. Pollart at Tonya.pollart@usd215.org.
4:30 PM - MS BB (H) vs Syracuse
Thank you people pleasures 4-H club for helping LGS make handprint turkeys! 🦃
Intergenerational Game Day is Friday Morning, November 22nd, from 9am to 10:15am in the Middle School Commons Area. Please use the front doors to the school to enter the building.
NOTICE for students needing immunizations before December 2nd---
The Kearny County Health Department will be available to schedule immunizations the remainder of this week and Tuesday and Wednesday only next week due to staffing and the holiday. Their phone number is 355-6342. Thank you.
The Shop Class is moving along nicely on the video production room!
Today’s surprise and delight for 1st hour...biscuits and gravy, French toast, fresh fruit, and juice, prepared with love by Mrs. Hill’s parents, Gary and Helen Hayzlett.
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young lace demonstrated great leadership in making sure another classmate was safe.
Last week was Mock Interview week for Mrs. Hill’s students.
LMS Outdoor Classroom: It has been brought to my attention that the community has questions about the new outdoor learning space at LMS. This project is completely funded by a grant. It was designed and is being built by students at LHS/LMS. The purpose is to have an organized place, where learning can occur outdoors. If you have questions please contact us at Lakin Middle School!
Friday:
3:45 PM - HS / MS Winter Sports Pictures @ MS Commons. Pre-order information below.
https://shrimplinphotography.com
Reminder: College class enrollment night is Wed., Nov. 20 in the HS media center. This is for all students (and parents) planning to take a college class next semester. Your child should have received a paperwork. Please email Jennifer.bachman@usd215.org with questions
Topside Tip-off Brackets
4:00 PM - HS SCB @ Wichita County
MS boys basketball played Meade tough tonight. A team came up short 26-40. B and C played great and won both games! Thank you for the support.
Sometimes we just have to help a fellow teammate out! Adan sewing up Adrik’s shirt for the game
It's that time of year for our Angel Tree! We will have it set up in the LGS office this year due to the Christmas Concert being later than normal. If you would like to get an ornament from our tree, please come to the LGS office Monday-Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM to choose your ornament. If you have any questions please feel free to call us at 355-6191. Thank you!
Lakin Middle School A Team girls pulled off a win tonight against Meade. Final score was 23-16. Meade did not have a B team so our girls scrimmaged each other.
Activities Week at a Glance
3:00 PM - MS Pep Rally @ MS
4:30 PM - MS BB (H) vs Meade
Lady Broncs are SO proud of Rylie Bemis who played in the NWKS All Star Showcase this weekend! Good job, Rylie!
Lakin Uncommon Athletes present in front of 300+ students and coach’s from the western part of the state at GCCC. They represented lakin very well #getBETTER #UNCOMMON #PRIDE
Congrats to Colin Woelhoff, Emily Munson, and Shaylee Green for winning Bronc Pride Points this week! #getBETTER
We attended the FHSU Math Relays yesterday!
HPL Cup standings after the fall sports seasons. #getBETTER
Advisory - Broncs Got Talent @ HS
9:15 AM - Uncommon Athlete @ GCCC
7:00 PM - MS Musical @ HS
Last day to order RWU shirts / sweatshirts. Print off this form and turn it in with payment to the HS office by 3:30 PM. Thanks!
LMS quilters made Veteran Alex Holmes a Quilt of Valor 2 of the quilters were his granddaughters
MS Boys BB - A team came up with a big win tonight. B & C team came up short but played hard! Great night boys.
Lakin MS Girls basketball team came home with 3 victories tonight.
A team: 35-20
B team: 25-10
C team: 18-6
Great job girls. Come watch them at home this next week on Monday and Thursday!
The LMS quilters presented a Quilt of Valor to Veteran Allan Bemis at Veteran Day Program 2 of the students were grandchildren!
Students work on activity bags based of child development levels to donate to the Kearny Co. Library 📚 #HumanGrowth&Development
Yellow Team works together to get the cookies in the oven and the kitchen cleaned up #CulinaryEssentials #FACS
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young man demonstrated a lot of kindness for a friend.
💛Kindergarten Career Day 2019💜
4:30 PM - MS BB @ SWH
7:00 PM - HS Musical @ HS
7:00 AM - FFA @ DCCC
Lady Bronc Volleyball wrapped up their season with a banquet tonight. Thank you to all who came and celebrated the hard work these girls put in. Six girls were named to the All-League Teams....Way to go, girls!!
1st Annual Winter Warm Up
Come check out this year’s HS Boys BB Team
4:00 PM - HS SCB @ Syracuse
7:00 PM - MS Musical @ HS
Call the Kearny County Health Department to schedule your child's meningitis vaccine. Open Monday-Friday 355-6342.
Wrestling room coming along nicely. Big thanks to everyone who made this happen. #getBETTER
Congrats to these HS VB / FB players on being named HPL All League.
Activities Week at a Glance
Don't forget our Veterans Day assembly tomorrow at 10:00 am in the LMS gym! Looking forward to seeing everyone and honoring our veterans!
The MS stock the store drive was successful last week! We collected over 645 items for our store! The eighth graders pulled off a come from behind win on the last day, bringing 292 items throughout the week. Thank you to Dollar General for the use of your grocery carts during the week. We will always take donations. If you have old stuff that your kids are done with or have outgrown and there is still good in it.....please bring it our way!
LHS stuco will be hosting a food drive Nov. 11 - Nov. 20. Be sure to bring your non-perishable items to the high school office.
8th graders plead their cases today in Judge Pollart’s “courtroom.”
HS FB falls to #1 Hoisington 48-7. Broncs finish the season 8-2. Great job boys.
Career interview long-distance style
LMS quilters made Christmas stockings for the Trail Piecers Quilt Guild to fill. These will go to soldiers from Southwest Kansas that are deployed. Good job kids!
Excellent show last night from our High School cast! The Music Man continues tonight with the Middle School cast at 7:00PM!
7:00 PM - MS Musical @ HS
7:00 PM - HS Regional FB @ Hoisington
USD 215 is excited to invite everyone to the Veterans Day assembly Monday November 11th at 10:00 am in the LMS gym. We have quite a ceremony planned with several surprises. We are excited and hope to have a big crowd. Please reach out if you have any questions. Thanks!
Wear purple today for purple pri-day as the Broncs travel to take on the Cardinals of Hoisington! Show your Bronc pride wherever you are!
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young lady has done an awesome job of demonstrating kindness and friendship!!
Please join our LGS students in giving our Lakin Bronc Football team a send-off on Friday for Regional Football. This will take place at 1:30 pm on Main Street. The bus will go south down Main Street then will turn around and go north on Main Street then they will head out of town. Go Broncs!!
Write in books 😳 what!?! Today we are reading an awesome book and students are encouraged to learn study skills by reflecting and writing notes that make this apply to them. #StudySkills#IntrotoFACS
7:00 PM - HS Musical @ HS
Students are gaining hands-on experience learning to press shirts for the Bronc Barn! We have sold well over 200 pieces of merchandise so far this school year thanks to all of the support from our great community and staff!
Construction on the LMS outdoor classroom. Thanks USD 215 Maintenance team, Mr. Pollart’s classes, and Mr. Calkins for all your hard work to make this happen!
Lab days are the best days! #BreakfastBurriots #CulinaryEssentials
Advisory - UA Meeting @ HS
9:00 AM - FFA @ GCCC
10:30 AM - HPL Meeting @ Sublette
6:00 PM - Coach’s Council @ MS
7:15 PM - Stampede Committee @ MS
Congrats to our monthly Bronc Pride Point winners from October. These three girls have won the monthly points in back to back months! Emily Munson, Megan Bell, and Isabell Ortiz. #getBETTER
Our 1st - 6th grade boys BB team is selling shirts and sweatshirts to help promote our program. This is NOT a fundraiser, we are just wanting to promote our program.
Checks made out to Pearls Sports Shop
Money and order form to LHS office
Deadline is November 15 at 3:30 PM
I’m a little behind on Bronc Pride Points, but here are our weekly winners from a couple weeks ago; Meagan Ritsema, Marie Androge, and Jaya Esquibel! #getBETTER
Who: HS / MS Players & Parents
What: Winter Sports Info Meeting
When: Tonight at 6:00 PM
Where: MS Commons
Info: Anyone interested in playing a winter sport and their parents should attend. A lot of important info will be covered.
Coach Pollart’s shop class is constructing a 24x8 green screen consisting of 3 8x8 sections for the Video Production room! After the wall is complete, we will bring back our Facebook Live videos!
Another successful night of RWU youth basketball. One of our goals for a long time has been to have a 1st-12th grade “program”. We are finally on our way. #getBETTER #RunWithUs
Some very cool Wheel of Theodores posters were created this year. Every year I think I have seen everything possible and every year the kids come up with something I haven’t seen. Great job 8th graders!
The Wheel of Theodores is a project we do in ms math to wrap up our Pythagorean Theorem unit. Five years ago the Wheel of Pascal was created by Makennah and this year the Wheel of Pascel was created by her cousin Maddux. I love teaching in a small town!
Everyone's invited to the USD 215 Veterans Day Assembly at 10:00 am in the LMS gym next Monday November 11th. We have a special ceremony planned with several special announcements. I hope to see everyone there! We will feed the veterans and their spouses after the ceremony.
LMS has started their stock the store drive this week. Austin bought a pair of track spikes last week from the store and came back today with 4 pairs of shoes that he is donating to the store! AWESOME job Austin. The store will take anything. If you have junk laying around your house, it might be a treasure to someone here at the middle school! We are always taking donations!
USD #215 will host an open house on Tuesday, November 5, from 5-6PM to tour the facilities. We realize that community input is crucial as we work to upkeep and modernize our facilities. Areas to check out include the GS playground, the HS gym and rubber gym, auditorium.
Activities Week at a Glance
MS BB practices start Monday.
6:30 AM - MS Boys @ MS
3:45 PM - MS Girls @ MS
Congrats to the HS boys CC team on another fantastic season. The boys finished 5th as a team and Edwin Garcia finished 12th individually. Back to back top 5 state finishes for the boys CC team.
HS FB team trip to Colorado Springs for the Air Force vs Army game after a great win last night.
BRONCS WIN 21-14 over Ellsworth. Huge goal line stand to end the game. #getBETTER
5:30 PM - FCA Tailgate @ MS Commons
7:00 PM - HS Bi District FB (H) Ellsworth
Letters are going out this week and next week in regards to immunizations. The district due date for state required immunizations is November 22nd. If you receive a letter in the mail regarding your student, they have shots due and need to have them completed this month. Thank you.
Saturday’s State CC Information:
5:30 PM - FCA Tailgate @ MS Commons
Even though there’s no school today. It’s still purple pri-day! Go Broncs!
Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Ansel team up today for a Halloween #surpriseanddelight! 5th-6th graders learned about states of matter through dry ice demonstrations and then figured the weights and volumes of Halloween candy to determine the best treat!
Uncommon Athlete getting better today with Holcomb and Cimarron. Thank you Cimarron for hosting. #getBETTER
Reminder that there is no school for students on Friday, November 1, due to teacher professional development. Have a safe and Happy Halloween.
Hunter Davis participates in both Bronc Football and Cross Country, what a special athlete. Good luck to all of the Cross Country athletes! What a great send off.
The LGS Parade will be about in the LGS gym beginning at 1:30. See you soon!
#supriseanddelight Spooky Science Lab!
6th graders mummified oranges today in Social Studies
Behind the scenes look at Scooby-doo and Aiden Bradford doing interviews with students and teachers about redesign!
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young man made comic books for each one of his classmates today as part of his birthday treat bags!! How kind and creative!!
8:00 AM - State CC Recognition Begins
9:30 AM - Uncommon Athlete @ Cimarron
Our LGS students had the terrific opportunity to do a send-off for the Cross Country team going to state!! Good luck, Cross Country team!!
STOCK THE STORE DRIVE! The MS is starting a thrift shop and we are looking for donations to fill the store. We will take anything! Gloves, hats, toothpaste, toothbrushes, PENCILS!!!, canned food, shampoo, conditioner, old track spikes, games, DEODORANT!, literally ANYTHING! The thrift store employees are organizing a STOCK THE STORE drive next week, November 4-8. They are collecting these things, but will take ANYTHING!! We will be having a fun competition between grades, but we hope the community will help us to STOCK OUR STORE as well! We will take new or used items. The junk that is in your house that you don’t know what to do with....we will take it!! THANK YOU to everyone that has already donated, the kids are loving it and are so proud of themselves for purchasing things they actually need!
The LMS Thrift Shop is open!! Kids are using their school money to buy items that have been donated for the thrift shop. THANK YOU to everyone that has donated to the thrift shop! The kids are loving buying items. A special thanks to the Cinnamon Bear for their contribution to our thrift shop, the kids are loving purchasing the items.
The MS “bank” is up and running!! Kids are opening checking accounts, depositing “money” that they have earned in school, making withdrawals, cashing checks, checking their online bank statement, and everything else that comes with a checking account. Thank you to Kearny County Bank for helping purchase our fake money and cash boxes! We are learning a lot from this experience!
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young man did such a terrific job of sharing a pumpkin pie making process with me he did at home!!
The B team girls defeated Cimarron and SWH to win the CHAMPIONSHIP!!! We are so proud of them and the improvements they made throughout the season!
The A team ended an undefeated great season with a lose to Meade in the championship game. They had a great season and we are so proud of them.
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young man demonstrated how kind he is by offering help to a younger student!!
Ghost rockets in Mrs. Hall’s class this morning!!
4:00 PM - HS SCB (H)
MS HPL VB Finals at SWH:
All games in the JH Gym:
A (South court)
4:00 Meade - Elkhart
5:00 Lakin - Sacred Heart
6:00 3rd Place Game
7:00 Championship
B (North Court)
4:00 Cimarron - Syracuse
5:00 Lakin - SWH
6:00 3rd Place Game
7:00 Championship
Another great turnout for night two of Run With Us Basketball. 45 1st-6th graders. S/o to all the coaches for their help. Special thanks to the kids who are helping for their Passion Project. #getBETTER
Here is the MS volleyball schedule for tomorrow. We head to SWH for the finals!
All games in the JH Gym:
A (South court)
4:00 Meade- Elkhart
5:00 Lakin- Sacred Heart
6:00 3rd Place Game
7:00. Championship
B ( North Court)
4:00. Cimarron-Syracuse
5:00. Lakin- SWH
6:00 3rd Place Game
7:00. Championship
MS HPL VB @ Syracuse:
A v Syracuse: 25-7 / 25-12 (W)
A v Stanton Co: 25-13 / 25-15 (W)
A v Elkhart: 25-16 / 25-15 (W)
B v Stanton Co: 25-21 / 25-9 (W)
B v Elkhart: 25-18 / 25-10 (W)
B v Syracuse: 25-9 / 25-22 (W)
Both A & B teams advance to the finals Tuesday in SWH.
This class will be put on by two LHS students as part of their Passion Project. If you are interested in attending, please contact them to sign up.
10:00 AM - MS HPL VB at Syracuse
Activities Week at a Glance
MS volleyball pool play schedule for tomorrow. The top two teams from our pool play the top two teams from the Cimarron pool Tuesday in SWH!
HS VB falls to Phillipsburg in the semifinals. The Lady Broncs finished the season with a 28-10 record, went undefeated in league and won the HPL tournament. Great season girls!
Congrats to the HS Boys CC team on finishing 3rd at the Norton Regional and qualifying for State next Saturday in Lawrence. #getBETTER
Students presenting business opportunity plans in Mrs. Medill’s class. Awesome!
10:30 AM - HS Regional CC at Norton
3:00 PM - HS Sub State VB at Colby
KSHSAA 2A FB Bracket. The Broncs will host Ellsworth at 7:00 PM next Friday.
Pretty cool night all around. HS FB with the 42-14 over Lyons. The Broncs will be at home next Friday vs Ellsworth.
This week for the letter P we explored jobs that start with P. We learned about police officers and pediatricians. Mrs. Panzer even came to share about her job
Don’t forget to support the Broncs tonight! Senior night at 6:35 Game time is 7:00
LMS Girls Leadership helping Community Members from High Plains Retirement finish out their Bowling Tournament.
LMS supporting Red Ribbon Week!!
Send a Message, Stay Drug Free!!!
#getBETTER
Kindergarten students gave a “Surprise & Delight” to our local community members at High Plains Retirement Village.💜💛
S/o to Mrs. Anderson’s class for participating in Purple Pri-Day.
We are always so glad to have LHS students greeting LGS students!! Some of the LHS students stayed to read to some classrooms, too!!
Happy Pri-day from Mrs. Pollart’s Homebase Broncs!
7:30 AM - High Five Friday @ GS
Advisory - Pep Rally @ HS
5:30 PM - KCW Tailgate @ MS
6:15 PM - Little Lakin Cheer Performance
6:35 PM - Sr. Night (FB / CC)
7:00 PM - HS FB (H) Lyons
Sponsors - Pioneer Communications / Skyland Grain / Ramos Heating & Air
MS volleyball finished their regular season in Cimarron tonight. The A team won and had an undefeated regular season, the B team beat Cimarron who had beat them earlier in the season, and the C team lost in the third set but played a good game and showed much improvement.
Thursday Unity Dinner - The senior dads talked about their sons and how Bronc football has shaped them into great young men. It was very touching to listen to the stories and memories.Thank you to all of the parents and people who helped decorate and cook tonight! #Family
Over 50 1st-6th grade boys for our first night of Run With Us. Big thanks to all the parents, kids and coaches. Next practice will be Monday night at 6:30 PM in the MS gym. #getBETTER
Hooray, tomorrow is Purple Pri-Day!! Wear purple, support the Broncs. It’s Senior Night!
Please help a group of LHS students fulfill their goal for their passion project at Friday night's game! They will have baked goods and hot cocoa!
Our 3rd and 4th grade students did a terrific job of helping the preschool-
2nd grades with a Red Ribbon Week activity!!
Career Exploration at the zoo.
FREE shirts to the first 100 fans at Friday night’s HS FB game. Thank you Ramos Heating and Air Conditioning.
Starting our day off with peanut butter & jelly sandwiches!! During a blind communication lab students had to lead each other to make the perfect PB&J! #IntotoFACS
4:30 PM - MS VB @ Cimarron
6:00 PM - MS FB @ Cimarron
Weathering rocks and collecting sediment in 5th grade science
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young man helped keep the playground safe today. Way to go!
HS VB Sub State Bracket
9:00 AM - FFA @ Sublette
Some of our FCCLA ladies helped serve taco salad for our Bronc Strong Night!
Come join us for a for FREE and tasty meal at LMS at our Bronc Strong health night! Located in the middle school commons.
Join us at the first Bronc Health Night 6pm-8pm tonight at LMS!
LMS students, don’t forget to wear red tomorrow!
We hope you all can join us at our 1st annual Bronc Strong event tonight at LMS from 6:00-8:00. There will be dinner, prizes, and educational booths and sessions!
JV Scholars Bowl in Meade - 1st Place
Just a few more please.....
And a few more....
HS C VB / JV FB @ Lakin:
Lakin Purple:
Ulysses: 25-13 / 25-15 (W)
Satanta: 25-20 / 25-15 (W)
Lakin Pink: 25-17 / 21-25 / 12-15 (L)
Lakin Pink:
Satanta: 25-20 / 25-13 (W)
Ulysses: 20-25 / 13-25 (L)
Lakin Purple: 17-25 / 25-21 / 15-12 (W)
JV FB vs Ulysses: 34-8 (W)
A fast 1st 9 weeks and here is what was accomplished in LMS quilting class!
Foundations of Early Childhood is learning about the different careers in Child Care starting with Daycare today! Thank you to Betsy Gilchrist for letting us into your home/business! #FCS
4:00 PM - HS SCB @ Meade
5:00 PM - HS C VB (H) Ulysses / Satanta
6:00 PM - HS JV FB (H) Ulysses
Week at a Glance
Tomorrow is the beginning of Red Ribbon Week. The theme this year is “Send a message. Stay Drug Free” LMS will be participating in a number of activities this week.
Undefeated HPL Regular Season & Tournament Champions!
SWH: 25-19 (W) / 25-20 (W)
Elkhart: 25-15 (W) / 25-15 (W)
Sublette: 25-7 (W) / 25-7 (W)
Syracuse: 25-16 (W) / 25-10 (W)
Meade: 25-18 (W) / 25-19 (W)
Student Redesign Team rocked their first assembly!💜💛
Broncs battle adversity and score 18 unanswered to beat Sterling on the road 18-13. #Toughness #getBETTER
The scrapbooking group learned how to make cards today and made some special treats too!
Good times at the bowling alley for club day! Thank you Dan for allowing our kiddos to spend the afternoon playing bowling Bingo
Saturday:
10:00 AM - HS HPL VB @ Syracuse
7:00 PM - HS FB @ Sterling
We love having the LHS Bronc Readers stay and read to students on Fridays!!
We had some terrific greeters for High Five Friday in the house this morning at LGS!!
End of the quarter reward for the 6th grade! Thanks @lakinlanes and Dan Patterson for a fun filled morning!
LHS STUCO serving breakfast to the coaches for National Activities Week!
Thursday evening unity dinner, the Lakin Bronc football team had a very special guest. Travis Quintana is a very proud and decorated Bronc. He touched on a few chore values we preach every week: Toughness, unity, and accountability. Thank you Travis!
LHS Boys Bronc XC Team placed 2nd and had 3 runners in the top 10 at the HPL League today.
The LMS football team with a big 24-6 win over the Mustangs tonight! The Broncs have won 6 in a row to move to 6-1 on the season. #getBETTER
Tomorrow is Purple Pri-Day! Don’t forget to wear purple!
LHS Boys Broncs competing at the HPL League XC meet today.
LHS Boys Broncs competing at the HPL League XC meet today.
D team girls wrapped up their season with a win over Southwestern Heights! They improved a bunch over the season.
LHS Bronc girls competing in the HPL League XC meet today.
This is how we study in Mrs. Bell’s class! Students prepare to race to the correct Theorist posters around the room when their theory description pops up 🤗 #FCS
HPL League XC meet today! Broncs are ready!
Thank you Tom a Wright (Golden Grain Enterprise), Shannon McCormick (Main Street Supply) and Carol Douglas (Wagon Wheel) for your words of wisdom today. Special shout out to Gilbert Ortega for buying the donuts.
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young man was super helpful to one of the members recently. He recognized that she needed help and ran to be helpful!!
Jarred Webb joined our Foundations of Early Childhood today to teach us about CPR #FCS
Intro to FACS class making their iMovies on different forms of communication. I think we have some actors here 😄😉#FCS
4:00 PM - HS / MS HPL CC @ Syracuse
4:30 PM - MS VB (H) vs SWH
6:00 PM - MS FB (H) vs SWH
LMS football and volleyball enjoying a combined team dinner tonight. Both Bronc teams will take on Southwestern Heights tomorrow evening at home. Come out and show your support! #getBETTER
The LMS 8th grade Careers class would like to say Thank You to Subway, City of Lakin and Casey’s for taking time to teach us about what it takes to be a good employee. Your words of wisdom will help us #getBETTER as we prepare ourselves for future employment.
6th graders have been studying Ancient Egypt. Today they made Papyrus.
Reminder: LHS Students taking the PSAT today need to bring pencils, a calculator, photo ID, and money for lunch!
Congrats to the HS JV VB team on going undefeated in league this year as well. Great job girls.
Congrats HS VB. Undefeated league champs. 22-9 regular season record. #getBETTER
HS VB @ Sublette:
V vs SWH 2-0 (W)
V vs Sublette 2-0 (W)
V vs Stanton Co 2-0 (W)
Jv vs SWH 2-0 (W)
Jv vs Sublette 2-0 (W)
Jv vs Stanton Co 2-0 (W)
Brownie Lab Day #FACS #CulinaryArts
4:00 PM - HS VB @ Sublette
6:30 PM - RWU BB Meeting (1st-6th Boys) @ MS Commons
JV FB with an impressive 28-0 win over Cimarron tonight. Great job boys!
C Team VB with the 3-0 win tonight vs Wichita County. Great job girls!
Thank you so much to Hannah, Kris, and Courtney for coming to present to LHS on behalf of You Matter. Students learned about their personality style today and it was neat to compare it to their true colors!
The Girls Golf season has come to a close with Valeria improving on her best 18 hole score by 2 strokes. Valeria has continually improved this season, she has embodied our core values and #getbetter. I want to personally thank Valeria for keeping LHS Girls Golf going another season.
Theory Posters in Human Growth & Development today #FACS
Valeria is in action today at 3-2-1a Regionals at Hugoton. Front 9 was a personal best! Looking to follow it up on the back. Hugoton was the first tournament of the season and Valeria shot 73 for nine holes today her front nine was 59 for a 14 stroke improvement.
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This student demonstrated great leadership and enthusiasm when the KSDE visitors were in the building last week!!
Thank you to Kris, Courtney, and Hannah for coming and ordering You Matter to the middle school students today! They taught us about triggers, coping skills, and positive attributes!
Please Join Us for the 1st Annual Bronc Health Night!
October 22, 2019 from 6-8pm at Lakin Middle School.
Booth Vendors, Door Prizes, and a
Meal will be provided.
Come learn about ACES, Immunizations, and Juuling! Lots of great information for families and kids are welcome.
KSHSAA Activities Week
9:00 AM - HS GG Regional @ Hugoton
5:00 PM - HS C VB (H) vs Wichita Co.
6:00 PM - HS JV FB (H) vs Cimarron
#getBETTER
Activities Week at a Glance
Friday, 3rd grade got to tour the Garden City fire department, and visit the Fire Science program at GCCC. They even got to try on some bunker gear! S/O to those who made this possible!
Shout out to all the fans and student section for being loud and cheering with us the entire game tonight! We appreciate you very much!
-LHS Cheerleaders
Broncs fall to Bluejays 17-14.
Early outs warming up. Let’s go Broncs! #6-0
Pre-game meal available at tonight's HS FB game.
CC team dinner last night. Home meet Saturday at 9:00 AM. Come check them out! #getBETTER
Culinary helping clean up after our awesome Broncs Lunch #FACS
Purple Pri-Day. Thank you Mrs. Bamberger’s class for always participating.
sitive Phone Call of the Day!! These students demonstrated great teamwork and creativity! The student on the left created a mural of coloring pages to hang on the wall for students to color. He even brought the colored pencils to go with the mural he created! The other two students helped him get the mural to my office. Very cool!
On Fridays some of the LHS students stay and read to different classrooms each week! This week they read to kindergarten and 4th grade.
We had some great role models in the house at LGS this morning for High Five Friday!!
Saturday's Activities:
9:00 AM - HS VB @ Scott City
9:00 AM - MS / HS CC (H)
Purple Pri-Day
7:30 AM - High Five Friday @ GS
7:00 PM - HS FB @ Cimarron
It’s purple Pri-day! Don’t forget to wear purple!
HS VB @ Hugoton:
V - Guymon
25-13 W / 25-10 W
V - Hugoton
20-25 L / 21-25 L
JV - Guymon
25-16 W / 25–20 W
JV - Hugoton
25-14 W / 25-20 W
C - Guymon
19-25 L / 22-25 L
C - Hugoton
25-18 W / 25-17 W
HS FB team dinner tonight. Big thanks to former GCHS and Pitt State QB, Greyson Tempel for speaking to the team.
MS VB / FB (H) vs Elkhart:
A Team: 25-18 (W) / 25-20 (W)
B Team: 25-9 (W) / 25-18 (W)
C Team: 25-22 (W) / 25-16 (L) / 15-11 (W)
FB: 28-6 (W)
The SEL class writing “sharagraphs” today.
There will be a HS Pep Bus on Friday for those who have signed up and paid. The bus will leave from the HS parking lot at 5:30 PM. The $5 you paid will get you into the game. Go Broncs!
The first cold day of the season seemed like a perfect day for a snowball fight to review elements of plot.
Thank you Ella Burrows our FCCLA St. President for coming to Lakin and talking with our LHS FCCLA Chapter! #FCCLA
LHS students Shane Calvin, Kayden Christiansen, Dana Gosch and Sara White attended the Kansas Honor Scholar program last night in Garden City. The honor is awarded to those seniors in the top 10% of their class. Not pictured are Taylor Hansen and Meagan Ritsema. Congrats Seniors.
1:00 PM - HS GG @ Syracuse (Cancelled)
4:30 PM - MS VB (H) vs Elkhart
5:00 PM - HS VB @ Hugoton
6:00 PM - MS FB (H) Elkhart
The MS volleyball and football teams had an awesome pregame meal together tonight. Thank you to the parents that did that for us! Very awesome!!
The MS volleyball team held a bake sale Tuesday night. The money will go to a person in the community who is battling cancer. Thank you to everyone who bought from us!
KSHSAA District FB Assignments Announced: http://kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/FootballDistrictAssignments20-21.pdf
Thank you to Mr. Randolph for teaching us about fire safety today!
HS Girls Golf for tomorrow at Syracuse has been cancelled due to potential weather.
Mrs. Beitz’s advisory class made stress balls this morning!
We have 5 pumpkins left that were made by the 5th grade class for their field trip! All pumpkins are $5 each. Contact LMS if you are interested!
Shoutout to our Bronc Pride Points winners! Marie Androge, Emily Munson, Valeria Gonzalez, Ty Davidson, Colin Woellhof, and Meagan Ritsema.
Lady Broncs had an outstanding night! Thanks to all who came out and supported Pink Night to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness! Also, thanks to our 6 Seniors who were recognized tonight as well. We will miss them dearly!
Be sure to support the Lady Broncs tonight at Play Pink Night. Here are some of the baskets that will be in the silent auction
Thank you to all of the 4-H clubs for coming to LGS to tell us about 4-H this morning!!
5:00 PM - HS VB (H) - Play Pink / Senior Night
5:00 PM - HPL Meeting @ Salina
34-0 Jr Broncs in 4th.
14-0 Jr Broncs at halftime.
8-0 Jr Broncs in 1st
JV FB ready to take the field at SWH.
Activities Week at a Glance
Good turnout for the Jackson Harris Benefit Golf Tournament. Big thanks to everyone who participated. #HomecomingWeek
Home Golf Tourney is in the books. Valeria shot another personal best today bettering her PR by two shots from her previous best at Stanton County on Tuesday. #gettbetter
Homecoming Fun Run this morning. Thank you Kearny County Hospital, Kearny County Wellness Coalition, Wildcat PT Home Health, & Health Watch Home Health for contributing. #getBETTER
Pre-race team nap at XC meet in Syracuse!
8:00 AM - KCH Fun Run @ MS
10:00 AM - HS GG @ Lakin
10:00 AM - HS / MS CC @ Syracuse
HS FB beats SWH 30-6 on Homecoming to win the Battle For The Golden Saddle. Broncs improve to 5-0 on the season and will travel to Cimarron next Friday. #getBETTER
Beautiful evening for homecoming football game.
Great pep rally today! The football boys representing the Homecoming Court well. #Unity
Battle For The Golden Saddle. Kickoff in less than 3 hours. Let’s go Broncs! #getBETTER
Paper Airplane Winners: Sara, Matt, Jinelle, and Daniel
Honorable Mention: Guim and Taylor
2019 Fall District Pep Rally #getBETTER
Surprise and Delight Day for my Early Childhood Class today! #FCS #HotChocolateWeather
Thanks, Shane, for reading to Miss Rathbun’s class today! The book helped us remember the power of choices. All the kiddos enjoyed today’s Bronc reading!
Working on Communication skills through playing Pairs Match Up! #IntroToFCS
7th graders practiced adding and subtracting integers through a game called VICTORY! They also had a snack party for those that earned it.
Mrs. Bamberger’s and Mrs. Christiansen’s classes participating in Purple Pri-Day.
We have lots of super cute pumpkins left! Come up to the Middle School today and get your pick! 1 for $10 or 3 for $25! What is left from today will be taken to the Homecoming game!
We had some great role models in the house at LGS today for High Five Friday!!
7:30 AM - High Five Friday @ GS
1:30 PM - District Pep Rally @ MS
5:30 PM - Shelter Insurance Tailgate @ MS
7:00 PM - HS FB (H) vs SWH
9:00 PM - HS Homecoming Dance @ HS
MS VB @ Syracuse:
A Team: 25-7 (W) / 25-16 (W)
B Team:25-12 (W) / 25-15 (W)
C Team: 25-21 (W) / 25-13 (W)
Big thanks to everyone who came out to the 1st Annual Bronc Festival / Bonfire. Great weather and lots of fun! S/o to Mr. Leeper for the awesome pics. #getBETTER
LMS football takes home a big 26-20 overtime win tonight against an undefeated Syracuse team! The Broncs move to 3-1 on the season. #getBETTER
Getting set up for the 1st Annual Bronc Festival. Less than an hour away. Come check it out!
It’s a nice fall day for blanket making.
Congrats to our September Bronc Pride Points winners for being the top point earners this month! They have earned 4 days of extended lunch. Be sure to congratulate them on their participation in LHS activities! Isabell Ortiz(26), Megan Bell(22), and Emily Munson(21) #getBETTER
Thank you to PTO, Wendy Anderson, and LGS staff members for helping give students some Surprise and Delight this afternoon!! They got snow cones and an extra recess!!
#supriseanddelight 5th and 6th grade science learning about the Periodic Table of Elements. Each student made an element from a sugar cookie!
Good morning superheroes!
Super Hero / Villain Day
4:30 PM - MS VB @ Syracuse
5:00 PM - Bronc Festival @ HS
6:00 PM - MS FB @ Syracuse
8:00 PM - Bonfire @ Tennis Courts
Middle school volleyball worked on communication today!
Middle school volleyball worked on communication today!
Thanks to Shorty’s for hosting our combined Coaches Council and Stampede meeting this evening! Great to see such a big group of people committed to helping our kids and activities department #getBETTER!
Another great group of kids learning about banking
Happy National Custodians Day to our WONDERFUL custodial staff at LGS!! Our LGS STUCO planned a great surprise. Giant THANK YOU sign, cake pops, and fist bumps all around! Thank you to our custodial staff, they truly make our building "SPARKLE" with them being here!
We did a taste experiment in preschool today. We tried pretzels, milk chocolate, lemons, and bakers chocolate.
Custodian Appreciation Day. Couldn’t get all of them together for lunch today, but were able to track down a few. Thanks for all the work you do behind the scenes. #HomecomingWeek
Big thanks to Jennifer Groth and Wagon Wheel for the gatorades and goody bags for the students who are involved in a fall sport or activity. #HomecomingWeek
Taste testing to evaluate our Brownie Lab! #FACS#CulinaryEssentials
Consumer math and personal finance class learning the importance of banking from Plains State Bank.
Kayden Christiansen Kpreps Sportsmanship Excellence Award. #getBETTER
Shout out to these girls for decorating the front hall of the high school for homecoming week!
Ready for the STUCO conference
Congrats KJ. Well deserved. Bethel is getting a good one!
Tonight - Night Out In Lakin - HOCO
I got a really cool new decoration for the classroom today. Come support the 5th grade class and buy a pumpkin.
Coming Soon...
Thursday: 5:00 PM - Bronc Festival / Bonfire
Hawaiian Day
Custodian Appreciation Day
8:00 AM - STUCO Conference @ DC
9:00 AM - FFA @ GC
9:50 AM - Uncommon Athlete @ HS
6:00 - PM - Coach's Council / Stampede Committee Meeting @ Shorty's
6:00 PM - Night Out in Lakin (Favorite Restaraunt)
HS Powder Puff FB:
JR / FR defeat SR / SO 14-0
Big thanks to everyone who helped and came out to watch.
HS Twinkle Toes VB:
Seniors defeat Freshman 25-8
Juniors defeat Sophomores 26-24
Seniors defeat Juniors 25-13
Sophomores defeat Freshman 25-14
Congrats to the MS C / D team on going 3-1 today vs Kenneth Henderson. S/o to KH for hosting and allow our girls to get some court time.
2019 Throwback. First ever Battle For The Golden Saddle. The 2009 team was also District Champs.
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This student demonstrated great growth mindset and courage by trying something new!! She did really well with her new task, too!!
S/o to Plains State Bank for participating in today’s Homecoming Theme - Twin Day.
Lakin vs SWH FB / Battle For The Golden Saddle / The Broncs have won 9 of the last 10 meetings / #getBETTER
The 5th grade class will be raffling off this canvas painted by Penny Dunn to go towards their 5th grade train trip. The ticket will be drawn October 25th at the senior night football game! Get ahold of Mrs. Anderson about tickets.
Twin Day at the HS is off to a good start. #Homecoming2019
Twin Day
1:00 PM - HS GG @ Stanton Co
3:30 PM - MS C / D VB @ GC Kenneth Henderson
6:00 PM - HS Twinkle Toes VB @ MS
7:00 PM - HS Powder Puff FB
JV FB falls to Holcomb 8-0. Much improved JV team this year. Keep improving boys! #getBETTER
Info from Coach Davidson—all baseball players!
Even though the HS boys might have broke some dress code violations, I think it’s safe to say Ranch Day was a success across the district.
Sub State Volleyball (Colby) / Regional CC (Norton)
http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Volleyball/SubStateAssignments.cfm
http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/CrossCountry/RegAssignments.cfm
Congrats to this week’s Bronc Pride Points winners; Nathan Reimer, Brooke Groth, and Emily Munson. Also shout out to these kids for participating in today’s spirit day, Ranch Day! #getBETTER
Students first hour participating in Spirit Week - “Ranch Monday”
Ranch Day
6:00 PM - HS JV FB @ Holcomb
Wow! What a great turnout for the Homecoming Kickoff Parade and Pep Rally. Appreciate everyone who participated and attended. Go Broncs!
Homecoming Activities Week at a Glance
Homecoming kickoff parade today at 5:00 PM. Anyone participating in the parade needs to meet at the HPRV at 4:15 PM. There will be a pep rally at the court house following the parade. Go Broncs!
HS Varsity VB @ Lakin:
Holcomb 25-12 (W) / 25-21 (W)
Dodge 25-19 (L) / 25-19 (L)
Hugoton 25-17 (L) / 25-15 (W) / 25-18 (W)
TMP 25-14 (L) / 25-14 (L)
Ulysses 27-25 (L) / 25-19 (W) / 25-15 (W)
Cimarron 26-24 (W) / 25-9 (W)
HS JV VB @ Holcomb:
Hugoton 2-0 (W)
Dodge 0-2 (L)
Cimarron 2-1 (W)
Holcomb 2-0 (W)
Ulysses 1-2 (L)
HS C VB @ Ulysses:
Dodge 1-2 (L)
Hugoton 2-0 (W)
TMP 1-2 (L)
Holcomb 0-2 (L)
Ulysses 0-2 (L)
HS Varsity VB pre-tourney dinner. Good luck tomorrow girls! #getBETTER
HS FB with an impressive 60-21 win over Ellinwood to open up district play. The Broncs will be at home next Friday vs SWH. #getBETTER
Big thanks to Juan Neri and the Deerfield HS Media Tech class for making and installing our new banner.
Junior and freshman girls practicing today for next week’s Powder Puff FB game. #HomecomingWeek #getBETTER
Sunday’s Homecoming Kickoff Parade / Pep Rally
Saturdays Activities:
9:00 AM - MS CC @ Stanton Co
9:00 AM - HS V / JV / C VB
No School
7:00 PM - HS FB @ Ellinwood
Morning lift before the Broncs football team heads to Ellinwood. What a great session! #GetBetter#Unity#Toughness
Next Thursday / 5:00 PM - 1st Annual Bronc Festival @ HS. Come out and enjoy the carnival games, bouncy houses and food trucks. Bonfire to follow. #getBETTER
Huge thanks to Randy Richter, his maintenance staff and Brent Oldham for their work on the HS gym this summer and fall. Lots of painting, refinishing and updates. Thanks for all you do. #getBETTER
Mrs. Burden volunteering her time to help students on their Brownie Lab! #CulinaryEssentials#FACS
#getBETTER
We have a lot of Surprise and Delight going on at LGS today!! Ms. Dixon fixed pancakes for National Pancake Day and Mrs. Hall’s class made volcanos for the letter “v” this morning!!
HS Graphic Design painting windows for Homecoming next week. #getBETTER
3:30 PM - HS CC @ Larned
4:00 PM - PT Conferences
Senior FB players. Off to a great start. Keep up the good work. #getBETTER
HS GG Regional Information:
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This student volunteered to read his book that he got at the Book Fair to his class today. His teacher said he did an excellent job of reading to the class!
Which one is faster? It’s a photo finish!
Thank you Taylor Conrady with Bob’s AF Affiliated Foods for coming in to speak to the 8th grade careers class today on what it takes to be a good employee.
KSHSAA Classifications:
http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/General/Classifications.cfm
KSHSAA classifications are out. FB will remain 2A for the next 2 year cycle. We will be 3A in all other sports this year. Activities classifications to come.
Students, Mrs. Medill and Mr. Hendricks cleaning the courtyard! Awesome!
6th graders sharing story endings in Mrs. Wilkison’s ELA room.
Writers getting feedback in Mrs. Wilkison’s classroom!
6th grade readers!
The middle school volleyball team had a practice in the park, ate pizza, and went to the JUCO volleyball game!
HS VB @ Stanton Co:
V Wichita Co: 25-7 (W) / 25-19 (W)
V Stanton Co: 25-14 (W) / 25-15 (W)
JV Wichita Co: 25-8 (W) / 25-8 (W)
JV Stanton Co: 25-15 (W) / 25-15 (W)
Valeria placed 2nd in the JV division at the Holcomb High Girls Golf Tournament at Buffalo Dunes. Another personal best!
Saturday's HS V / JV / C VB Information:
Sunday's Homecoming Kickoff Parade / Pep Rally Information:
1:00 PM - HS GG @ Dunes
4:00 PM - PT Conferences
5:00 PM - HS VB @ Stanton Co.
HS C Team VB @ Lakin:
Vs Goodland: 2-0 (L)
Vs Holcomb: 2-1 (W)
Big thank you to Kyle Berning! What a great gift for the Little Broncs!
Corn harvest in action.
Food labels and recommended servings in Mrs. Bell’s class today! #FACS #CulinaryEssentials
Congratulations to our weekly Bronc Pride Points Winners; Megan Bell, Jaya Esquibel, Isabell Ortiz, Meagan Ritsema, and Laura Araiza! Lots of participation and attendance at activities resulted in more winners this week, keep it up! #getBETTER
Preparing for Debate Day in Foundations it Early Childhood #FACS
LHS Parents, Just a reminder of Parent Teacher Conferences will beTuesday, September 24th and Thursday September 26th from 4-8pm. There is NO sign up, just SHOW up. The teachers will be split in two rooms for your convenience. The FACS room downstairs and the Library just above. We will have it posted on each door which teachers are in the particular. Art, Welding and Woods will be in their buildings. Please note that Ms. Wilke and Mrs. Bell will only be here on Thursday. Mr. Bamberger, Mr. Pollart and Mr. Johnson will only be here on Tuesday. Mrs. Hill will only be here Tuesday. Mrs. Wright will only be here on Thursday. The room assignments are posted below. Please come see us!
Reminder: No JV FB tonight due to low numbers (Syracuse). C Team VB Tri will begin at 5:00 PM at the MS.
Please sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences if you haven't done so yet. Tuesday and Thursday from 4-8 pm. See you all there. Additionally the Academic Eligibility Policy of D's and F's will be effective October 1. Please reach out if you have questions. Thanks
5:00 PM - C VB Tri (H)
HS JV FB - Cancelled (Syracuse low numbers)
Activities Week at a Glance
Coming soon. Get a team signed up!
Congrats to JV VB on their 2nd place finish at the S Club VB Tournament in Sublette.
HS band out practicing this week. Even had a crowd cheering them on.
JV VB off to a good start this morning with a win over Cimarron at the S-Club Tournament in Sublette. Keep up the good work girls!
HS FB with the big win 50-0 over the Bulldogs. The Broncs will travel to Ellinwood next Friday. #getBETTER
Mrs. Michel’s class showing their purple pride. #PurplePri-Day
Congratulations to these students for being recognized as a Kansas Honor Scholar! Shane Calvin, Sara White, Meagan Ritsema, Kayden Christiansen, and Taylor Hansen. Not pictured: Dana Gosch
Mrs. Green’s class participating in Purple Pri-Day. Go Broncs!
Sophomore class getting a head start on their float for homecoming. #getBETTER
Coach Rathbun’s class participating in Purple Pri-Day.
Mrs. Pollart’s Homebase was 100% purple today! Go Broncs!!
Fall sports pictures are in and have been delivered to all students. Thanks!
Mrs. Hash and her class in all purple today. #PurplePri-Day
The volleyball and football teams were in the house for High Five Friday!!
Mrs. McCombs and Mrs. Bamberger’s classes showing their purple today. #PurplePri-Day
Culinary Essentials class working on Infographics!
S/o Mrs. Bell’s class for participating in Pri-Day!
Saturday's Activities:
9:00 AM - JV VB @ Sublette
9:00 AM - HS / MS CC @ Hugoton
Purple Pri-Day
7:30 AM - High Five Friday
7:00 PM - HS FB @ Syracuse
MS VB / FB (H) vs Stanton County:
A Team: 25-11 (W) / 25-9 (W)
B Team: 25-20 (W) / 25-12 (W)
C Team: 25-17 (L) / 25-17 (W) / 15-13 (L)
FB: 22-0 (W)
Don’t forget! Tomorrow is purple Pri-day! Wear your purple!
A little surprise and delight for math. Edible counters. 😊
S/o to Mrs. Wright and the FFA class for their landscaping project in front of the HS. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
Positive Phone Call of the Day!! This young man has demonstrated how to be an excellent friend!!
Join us at 11:15 on Facebook Live for a live interview with Mr David Shelden as he discusses the new Theatre program in the High School and the upcoming events they have planned!
JV FB for Monday has been cancelled. Syracuse doesn't have enough to play. We will still host C Team VB.
Homecoming Week Activities:
4:30 PM - MS VB (H) Stanton Co
6:00 PM - MS FB (H) Stanton Co
Middle School football team dinner tonight! Special thanks to the parents who prepared and served the meal as well as Coach Schmitt for the motivational speech! The Broncs will take on Stanton County at home tomorrow at 6pm. Come out and show your support!
Consumer Math students interviewing landlords to learn about paying rent.
Four Square for a brain break in Intro to FACS today! #FACS
What are your rights? 8th Grade students Constitution Day x 2!
LHS Parents, Parent Teacher Conferences will be next Tuesday, September 24th and Thursday September 26th from 4-8pm. The teachers will be split in two rooms for your convenience. The FACS room downstairs and the Library just above. We will have it posted on each door which teachers are in the particular. Art, Welding and Woods will be in their buildings. Please note that Ms. Wilke and Mrs. Bell will only be here on Thursday. Mr. Bamberger, Mr. Pollart and Mr. Johnson will only be here on Tuesday. Please come see us!
On Friday, Leadership boys volunteered at High Plains Retirement Village and got to hang out and eat lunch with the residents!!
9:00 AM - FFA @ Scott City
HS VB @ Scott City:
V Goodland 25-23 (L) / 25-16 (W) / 25-15 (W)
V Scott City 25-21 (L) / 25-23 (W) / 25-13 (L)
JV Goodland 25-14 (L) / 25-17 (W) / 15-10 (W
JV Scott City 25-21 (W) / 25-22 (L) / 17-15 (L)
6th graders reading at HPRV today!
MS VB @ Liberal Eisenhower:
A Team: 25-12 (W) / 25-18 (W) / 25-23 (W)
B Team: 25-23 (W) / 25-14 (L) / 25-23 (L) / 25-23 (L)
The MS C / D VB Team will play at Horace Good MS at 3:30 PM on October 1st. This game has been added to the schedule to get them more court time. Thanks!
I've attached information regarding our update eligibility policy in reference to D's and F's. Also have attached a link for you to register for Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences. Reach out if you have questions. Thanks
https://ptcfast.com/schools/Lakin_Middle_School
Congrats to last week’s Bronc Pride Points winners; Megan Bell, Emily Munson, and Isabell Ortiz!
C Team VB / JV FB @ Stanton Co:
VB: 25-20 (W) / 25-21 (W) / 25-20 (L)
25-19 (L) / 25-16 (W)
FB: 20-0 (W)
Updated Homecoming Parade information: We want to kick off Homecoming Week with a spectacular parade on September 29 at 5:00 pm!! We would love to have as many entries as possible!! Please email Kim Panzer your parade entry at kim.panzer@usd215.org.
JV taking on the SC Trojans tonight! ✌️
No School - Teacher PD
5:00 PM - C Team VB @ Stanton Co
6:00 PM - JV FB @ Stanton Co
Reminder of NO SCHOOL on Monday, Sept. 16, due to teacher professional development. Students, we hope you enjoy the long weekend.
Activities Week at a Glance
Activities Week at a Glance