USD 343

It's senior night!! Come out to support our seniors boy and don't forget to wear your pink for breast cancer awareness month! Go Kaws!🩷🏈

Come out today to support our cross country team at the Big East league meet located at the Shawnee North Aquatic Center in Topeka.

Mrs. Hurlbut's 3rd grade worked on engineering and physical science standards today. They made candy corn catapults!!!

Come support the C-team volleyball team at their home invitational today! Good Luck ladies!

On 11/13/25 PLHS will be having a blood drive. I have 2 seniors who are working extremely hard to help me organize this. Please come out and support them. Our goal last year was 50 and we surpassed at 52 pints. This allowed for $500 scholarship to be handed out to a senior. This year our goal is 100, this will allow for $750 scholarship. Let's come together as a community to support not only saving lives, but add a scholarship for our seniors!

Football is headed to Jeff West today to keep the rock where it belongs! GO KAWS!

Lithium-ion batteries store a lot of energy in a small place. These batteries can overheat, start a fire, or explode if overcharged or damaged.

Volleyball is headed to Riley County today. Good Luck Ladies!

Come out to tonight to the PLHS gym to support our choir and singers at 7:00 PM!

Fourth grade students worked hard “operating on numbers” this week during their math surgery room! They put on their thinking caps and scrubs to solve multi-digit addition and subtraction problems, carefully checking their work to make sure their “patients” were saved. We love seeing their teamwork, focus, and excitement as they practiced these important math skills in such a fun and engaging way!

This year’s Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW™) campaign, October 5-11, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,

It is senior night for volleyball!! Come out to support our seniors for their last home games! Senior recognition will take place right before the start of the last varsity game of the night.

PTO is always so generous. They pay for field trips, reimburse teachers for some of the money we spend in our classrooms, help with teacher meals at p/t conferences, and teacher appreciation week to name a few. Let’s support PTO!

Football is headed to Royal Valley tonight. Good Luck and Go Kaws!

A lot going on today! Make sure you wish our cross country, tennis, and volleyball players goodluck. GO KAWS!

We have some exciting news to share from Ms. Bushouse's Kindergartenand Ms. Stahl's 3rd Grade classes – we’ve officially kicked off our Grade Level Buddies, and the excitement is real! This special program pairs classes from different grade levels so that our older students can mentor, support, and connect with younger students – and our younger students get to look up to some seriously awesome role models! Throughout the year, our buddies will meet up to: • Read together 📚 • Work on seasonal crafts and STEM challenges • Celebrate holidays and special events • Play games and team-build • And most importantly… build lasting friendships across grades! Whether it's a kindergartener learning to hold a big kid’s hand in the hallway, or a third grader discovering their leadership superpowers, Grade Level Buddies helps everyone grow in empathy, confidence, and community spirit.

We have some exciting news to share from Ms. Bushouse's Kindergarten and Ms. Stahl's 3rd Grade classes – we’ve officially kicked off our Grade Level Buddies, and the excitement is real! This special program pairs classes from different grade levels so that our older students can mentor, support, and connect with younger students – and our younger students get to look up to some seriously awesome role models! Throughout the year, our buddies will meet up to: • Read together 📚 • Work on seasonal crafts and STEM challenges • Celebrate holidays and special events • Play games and team-build • And most importantly… build lasting friendships across grades! Whether it's a kindergartener learning to hold a big kid’s hand in the hallway, or a third grader discovering their leadership superpowers, Grade Level Buddies helps everyone grow in empathy, confidence, and community spirit.

Seniors: One week away from the Apply KS event in the HS computer lab on 10/7 from 9:00-1:00. Wear your fav. college's colors, apply to college (for free!!!), see your scholarship offers, and get some FREE food and giveaway items!

Check out this video about why you should apply made by our graphic design students: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dkA2vk-Eno