We are here and gearing up for the first day of school on Wednesday! It is going to be an amazing year!
Thanks to School Board President, Tab Turner, for providing breakfast for staff this morning!
Thanks to School Board President, Tab Turner, for providing breakfast for staff this morning!
Tomorrow, August 18th, is the first day of fall practices.
JH/HS Volleyball: 2:30pm concussion video in Mrs. Benge's room. Practice to follow.
JH Football: 3:30pm practice.
HS Football: 4pm practice.
Reminder that physicals and concussion forms are required prior to practicing.
JH/HS Volleyball: 2:30pm concussion video in Mrs. Benge's room. Practice to follow.
JH Football: 3:30pm practice.
HS Football: 4pm practice.
Reminder that physicals and concussion forms are required prior to practicing.
IT'S A GREAT DAY! All teachers and staff are back in the buildings today. The NHS Cheer Team and KHS Student Council members greeted everyone bright and early this morning as they arrived. Thank you kids, your energy was contagious this morning.
Thank you for helping us kick off our fall sport season! Here are the links that were shared tonight for your reference:
Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=knusd331.com_bd4kjjsvcua8kfk09nbl8ft73k%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FChicago
App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1497732917
“Release Your Child to the Game”: https://changingthegameproject.com/release-your-child-to-the-game/
“Changing the game in youth sports: John O'Sullivan at TEDxBend”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXw0XGOVQvw
Reminder that physicals and concussion forms must be turned into the office prior to practice for any athlete to participate.
We can't wait to see you! Bring you school supplies and meet your teachers!
Upcoming Dates/Information
August 14:
4pm HS/JH Football concussion and heat illness prevention videos in the cafeteria.
5pm All freshman, all juniors, and any other high schooler that didn't participate in athletics last school year must report at 5pm for baseline concussion testing. This does not include middle school.
5pm JH Football equipment checkout
6pm Parent Meeting
August 18:
2:30pm HS/JH Volleyball concussion and heat illness prevention videos in Coach Benge’s room.
We are excited to welcome our new teachers and counselors to the district today. They are here meeting colleagues, doing training, and getting prepared for a great year! We can't wait to get our students back in the building next week.
Please remember that students are required to have a physical on file with our office before students are allowed to participate. Participants are also required to have a concussion information form on file. These will be provided at the Parent Meeting on August 14 at 6pm and will require parent and athlete signatures. If you will not be able to make it, please retrieve a form from the school's office.
Important Dates:
Baseline Concussion Testing (All freshman, all juniors, and anyone who didn't play last year. This does not include JH.) - August 14 @ 5pm
Parent Meeting - August 14 @ 6pm
First Day of Practice - August 18
Open House - August 19 @ 6pm
First Day of School - August 20 (Noon Release)
Important Dates:
Baseline Concussion Testing (All freshman, all juniors, and anyone who didn't play last year. This does not include JH.) - August 14 @ 5pm
Parent Meeting - August 14 @ 6pm
First Day of Practice - August 18
Open House - August 19 @ 6pm
First Day of School - August 20 (Noon Release)
Preschool Families: Remember to enroll your students for the 25-26 school year. If you have a returning student will need to log into your Skyward to enroll. If you have a new preschooler, then you will need to come up to the school and have them set up in Skyward. Please bring a birth certificate, updated shot records, and updated health assessment. Thank you!
Thursday, August 7th will be the final day of summer weights. Finish strong, Eagles!
August 14th: Athletics Parent Meeting.
5PM - Concussion benchmark testing. All freshman, all juniors, and any other high schooler that didn't participate in athletics last school year must report at 5pm for baseline concussion testing. This does not include middle school.
6PM - Parent meeting in the landing.
6:20PM - Fall sport coaches will address their individual teams.
5PM - Concussion benchmark testing. All freshman, all juniors, and any other high schooler that didn't participate in athletics last school year must report at 5pm for baseline concussion testing. This does not include middle school.
6PM - Parent meeting in the landing.
6:20PM - Fall sport coaches will address their individual teams.
USD 331 is seeking a Registered Nurse to serve our district. Come join our team!
USD 331 is seeking substitute teachers for the upcoming year! KSDE has changed the requirements, so please reach out for more information. Contact Darla at dwagner@knusd331.com or (620) 532-3134.
WE ARE HIRING! Come join our team!
Reminder: Virtual and non-public student eligibility applications must be submitted for fall/yearly sport participation. Please do so at the following link: https://www.kshsaa.org/react/NP-eligibility/login
SUN Bucks 2025
SUN Bucks, also known as Summer EBT, is a program to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. Families will get a one-time benefit of $120 per year for each eligible child to help buy groceries during the summer months.
Children who get SUN Bucks can still participate in other summer meal programs. Receiving SUN Bucks will not affect children or families' immigration status. For families who were pre-approved in January or applied and received a notice of approval since the application opened, benefits were recently distributed as follows (based on the primary applicant’s, not the child’s, last name): May 28 – A to G, May 29 – H to M, May 30 – N to S, May 31: T to Z.
The one-time $120 benefit per eligible child was put onto a new or the household’s existing EBT card. For those that have not yet applied, the SUN Bucks application is available until 5 pm on August 29, 2025. Visit SUNBucks.dcf.ks.gov for more information.
SUN Bucks, also known as Summer EBT, is a program to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. Families will get a one-time benefit of $120 per year for each eligible child to help buy groceries during the summer months.
Children who get SUN Bucks can still participate in other summer meal programs. Receiving SUN Bucks will not affect children or families' immigration status. For families who were pre-approved in January or applied and received a notice of approval since the application opened, benefits were recently distributed as follows (based on the primary applicant’s, not the child’s, last name): May 28 – A to G, May 29 – H to M, May 30 – N to S, May 31: T to Z.
The one-time $120 benefit per eligible child was put onto a new or the household’s existing EBT card. For those that have not yet applied, the SUN Bucks application is available until 5 pm on August 29, 2025. Visit SUNBucks.dcf.ks.gov for more information.
There will be no summer weights on Monday, July 21 as the rubber gym is off limits for cleaning. Instead, weights will be Tuesday-Friday for this week only. Thanks
Virtual and non-public student eligibility applications must be submitted for fall/yearly sport participation. Applications are live today, July 15th. Please do so at the following link: https://www.kshsaa.org/react/NP-eligibility/login
Coach VanGieson will host a skills workout for those interested in NJH Football on July 17 and July 18 from 9:15am - 10:15am at the football practice field located south of the game field. Thanks!
Summer weight lifting begins tomorrow!
Monday - Thursday
HS Boys: 6:00am - 6:45am
HS Girls: 7:20am - 8:05am
JH Combined: 8:15am - 9:00am
Please enter through the rubber gym doors located south of the library entrance.
Times and dates for weights and other athletics can be found on our school calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=knusd331.com_bd4kjjsvcua8kfk09nbl8ft73k%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FChicago