Leavenworth USD 453
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Home of the Pioneers #LVPride #ProudToBeAPioneer #TeamPioneer 💙🖤
Leavenworth, KS
Joined October 2009
On Monday, March 6, the Leavenworth Board of Education selected Dr. Kellen Adams as the next Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Adams will start in Leavenworth on 7/1/23, and prepare for a leadership transition in advance of the planned retirement of Dr. Mike Roth, effective 1/1/2014
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Tonight, the Leavenworth BOE voted 7-0 to enter a new league for the 18-19 school year w/ Lansing, Basehor, Turner, DeSoto, Shawnee Hghts.
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While she will not specifically represent our district, Congratulations to LHS alum, @sharicedavids on last night’s election victory. A Pioneer is heading to the US House of Representatives!.
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Due to an increased number of anticipated absences this Wednesday associated with the Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration, there will be No School for Leavenworth students/staff on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. #howboutthoseChiefs.
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@BryanLowry3 This is why we encourage our students to not procrastinate starting big projects/assignments before it's too late. .
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“Lights of Love - Forever Blue” for the Class of 2020 this weekend at Leavenworth High School. Take a drive by 10th Avenue tonight and tomorrow eve to check it out. Thank you, Christian Lake and Kyle Whelpley!
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Just your average Monday in Leavenworth. @LHS_JROTC comes home early w/ national championship accolades, then @metheridge makes a surprise Hometown Tour stop. #greatday2beaPioneer
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Congratulations to USD 453's KSDE Teachers of the Year: Justin Bode (LHS) and Caitlin Johnston (Henry Leavenworth Elementary).
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School “as we know it “will be entirely different for the remainder of the 2019–20 academic year. We will update our students, families and staff by the end of this week with our future plans for continuing learning. Thank you in advance for your patience.
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This year 14 teachers, w/ 321 years of service to USD 453, are retiring. If you see a current or former teacher, tell them congratulations and best wishes on their next chapter.
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@LeavenworthKS @ColleenMNelson . she is a 1998 graduate from Leavenworth High School, which is most definitely located in Kansas. In fact, LHS was the first high school established in the state. #PioneerPride.
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Congratulations to one of our fellow Pioneers, Ryan Pangracs, for being elected as an International Thespian Officer
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USD 453 Bond Issue passes 57% YES. Go to “2018 Bond Issue” for what the bond issue includes for safety/security, Kindergarten readiness, next generation learning, and stay posted for next steps. Thank you Leavenworth for your support of public education.
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Congrats to JaHawn Byrd for being named the HyVee/41 Action News Athlete of the Week! Go Pioneers!
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The Class of 2015 has officially graduated from Leavenworth High School!!! http://t.co/VrHtcQycd9.
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Approximately 60 new staff members participating in USD 453’s New Teacher Academy this week. Welcome to the Pioneer family!
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Props to our aspiring student meteorologists who respectfully used Twitter to research and advocate for a “Snow Day.” But no one has come close to matching the standard set back in the day by @alex_samouce and @LandryHodges . Those guys did NOT like cold school days.
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Congratulations to @AnthonyUSD453 ‘s Mrs Lora Crawford and LHS’ Mrs Sharon Kuchinki for being honored at today’s @ksdehq Region 2 Teacher of the Year luncheon. Kuckinski advances as a regional finalist for possible 2019 state teacher of the year honors!
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NO SCHOOL for USD 453 Students OR Staff tomorrow (Monday, November 26, 2018) due to the blizzard conditions with continued snowfall totals. Stay warm and be safe!.
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Monday, December 16, 2019: Due to inclement winter weather there will be NO SCHOOL for USD 453 students/staff on Monday. Horizons Kids will also be closed.
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“@landryqb12: @PeteTweets453 you think we will have school tomorrow or nah?” http://t.co/nt2fiFPvxI.
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Due to this morning's winter weather - USD 453 Schools are CLOSED for Students AND Staff for Thursday, February 22, 2018. Stay warm, and be safe!.
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Abby Waugh psyching herself up for a big bench, with a special guest appearance by her big brother Alex as her spotter. No pressure or anything with all eyes on her.
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Leavenworth High School's Jeff Baxter wins 2014 Kansas Teacher of the Year!!! http://t.co/uO2SjM2uPh.
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Abby Waugh standing up a 5A Powerlifting Championship Clean at 190!
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Great event tonight honoring 37 4.0 GPAs and above from the Class of 2018, and their most influential teachers at the Horizon Scholars Gala. #inspire
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👏🥳👏🥳 Time to congratulate LHS’ Hannah Jackson 143lb STATE CHAMPION! #ProudToBeAPioneer #GirlsWrestling
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Class of 2017 graduates that received an Enrollment AutoDialer this afternoon. good news, you do NOT have to come back nxt year. #whoops.
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Congratulations to Officer Sweet for being named Leavenworth PD Officer of the Year! @LeavenworthPD
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It's Official: NO SCHOOL tomorrow (Fri., January 13, 2017) for Students/Staff due to forecasted winter weather/ice conditions.
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@NicestOstrich it will be a huge disappointment if you don't major in Meteorology in college. NO signs of extreme wind chills tomorrow. .
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Thursday, February 7, 2019: There will be No School for Students/Staff tomorrow (2/7/19) due to winter weather conditions. Stay warm and be safe!.
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Just crowned. LHS King and Queen Isaiah Ross and Rebekah Overbey! #isaiahbackonthefield #ourqueen
http://t.co/zBjetXTobi.
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LHS sweeps the 2017 Junior Citizen of the Year - times two! Congrats Megan Unrath and Rebecca Hollister! You are two amazing young ladies!
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Due to deteriorating road conditions (with more precipitation and falling temps overnight), USD 453 schools will NOT be in session tomorrow, Wednesday, January 23.
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Leavenworth High School celebrating student success at the 33rd annual Academic Banquet.
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Due to tomorrow's winter weather forecast, with temperatures dropping to a negative 15 wind chill and lower, Leavenworth Public Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Wednesday, January 30, 2019.
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"I'm Daysia. I'm 17. and I'm from Leavenworth, Kansas!" #PioneerPride.
Daysia brought this home #thevoice
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2018 Bond Update: USD 453 officially broke ground today on the 5th/6th grade addition at Warren; anticipated opening January 2020 @warrenpioneers @DLRGroup @NabholzCorp @LeavenworthKS
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Congratulations today to Kelsey Stimatze of @LawsonUSD453 (left) and Mary Schwartz of @LHS_JROTC (right) for being named district finalists for the @ksdehq Kansas Teacher of the Year program.
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Congratulations to Leavenworth High School senior, JROTC Battalion Commander, volunteer extraordinaire - Cody Savage - named this evening as the Chamber’s Junior Citizen of the Year. Next stop - the United States Air Force Academy!
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USD 453 is launching a podcast as a way to share district info & highlights from our students/staff/alum. Who would you like to hear about?
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KSDE Region 2 Teacher of the Year recognition today for Henry's Mrs Johnston and LHS' Mr. Bode. Bode awarded region semi-finalist!
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No School Tomorrow - Tuesday, November 3, due to anticipated numbers of student and staff absences. Go Royals, Go Pioneers, and be safe.
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So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us. #tookstate #2014LadyPioneers
http://t.co/dQA1OG8wmU.
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Congrats to Leavenworth students and staff, helping USD 453 be named as one of only two Kansas school districts to the 9th annual AP District Honor Roll for significant gains in student access and success. LHS offers 15 AP classes! @KsCommissioner @KASBTopeka @KSDEredesign.
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USD 453 Snow Day (Wed., 2/20/19): Due to this evening's snowfall and the predicted deteriorating road conditions due to freezing rain overnight and in to the mid-morning, Leavenworth Schools will be closed tomorrow for students and staff.
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Due to predictions of extreme wind chills and low temperatures, there will be No School for USD 453 students tomorrow (1/7/15). #snowday1.
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"You can take the girl out of Kansas, but you can never take Kansas out of the girl." - @metheridge
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Outstanding event by the Leavenworth Education Foundation honoring 27 Horizon Scholars for 4.0 GPAs and above.
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It's a Macklemore on repeat kind of day. Alright, OK? Alright OK. #cantholdus #ladypioneers #girlssubstate #7pmatLHS #nohashtag.
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Due to winter weather forecasts for Friday morning/afternoon, there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow (1/17/20) for students/staff. Horizon Kids program also cancelled. Pioneer Basketball vs Lansing postponed until Tuesday, February 11. Classes resume Tuesday. Stay warm and be safe!.
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A first in Leavenworth. Special Meeting of the Board of Education called to discuss Continuous Learning conducted via Zoom. #BeSafeLV @KASBTopeka
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Tune in to NBC tonight at 7pm to root for Leavenworth High School's Daysia Reneau. It's the season premiere of The Voice, and we couldn't be more proud. Good luck, Daysia!
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Good luck to the Leavenworth Girls & Lansing Boys in their State Championship Games. You have your cities behind you. #cantholdus #takestate.
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Military Appreciation Night at Pioneer Stadium. 9/29/17. Varsity football, LV vs ONW, 7 p.m. kick-off! Go Pioneers!
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Another huge Pioneer football win vs. SMW. 16-14 final score!
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Not a great start to the Kansas Legislative session if this is any indication of the ability to work constructively to prioritize and resolve the issue of adequacy and equity of school funding (click the link for more). #IsupportDaleDennis
KASB News: GOP leaders go after Dennis; Ed organizations issue statement; Teacher due process bill hearing; KASB Live Update tomorrow:
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. and there they go. Once a Pioneer, Always a Pioneer! Congratulations, and good luck, Class of 2017!
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Outstanding USD 453 Staff Convocation this morning held at Leavenworth High School. Thanks to @CraigZablocki for the inspiring keynote! Great day to be a Pioneer!
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Last show is over and @metheridge stays to meet with students and staff. Once a Pioneer, always a Pioneer!
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David Brewer Elementary - Library Update (3/16/23). Since late January, there has been a mischaracterization specific to student work that has been on display inside the David Brewer Elementary school library since September 2022. (click images for more)
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Thanks to our Backpack Buddies partners for delivering a shipment containing approximately 18,000 food items to Anthony Elementary, where it will be sorted for distribution in conjunction with our Free Breakfast/Lunch meal service locations. Approximately 600 students each week.
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Taking care of our LHS Pioneer staff members during Parent/Teacher Conferences. #waterboy.#number9.#highqualityh2o
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Congrats to Rebecca Hollister. 1st Leavenworth student to go on the Honor Wall w/ a PERFECT 36 ACT score! #2017grad
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Due to forecasts for extreme wind chill tomorrow, on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, there will be No School for Leavenworth USD 453 students. This will be treated as a traditional Snow Day w/ no remote learning protocols.
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With the recommendation of @LVCountyHD , Leavenworth USD 453 will immediately suspend all after school activities and events, including spring sports practices & games, until further notice. We are still planning on the return of students/staff on Monday, March 23, 2020.
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We are only 1/2 way thru the Sr Awards program, but Megan Unrath just won a year's supply of chicken nuggets. and the Electoral College.
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5A Girls State Champions! #55blockparty #cantholdus #LVPride #sprangbreaaaaaak
http://t.co/cKNCYAt7DM.
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A great evening celebrating education in Wichita at the 2019 Kansas Teacher of the Year Awards banquet, with Leavenworth High School’s Sharon Kuchinski and family. Congrats to Wyandotte HS’s Whitney Morgan on winning this year’s top award. We look forward to your visit to 453!
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So, it's "comfy day" at LHS. HoCo Spirit Days are the best! Pioneer Soccer team in full garb.
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Our LV Teachers of the Year. Cara Lake, Elementary, and Jennifer Morgan-Beuchat, Secondary! This was a day filled with celebration for our best of the best. thank you for what you do each day for LV students!
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SNOW DAY (Wednesday, January 27, 2021). Due to overnight snow accumulations and local road conditions this morning, Leavenworth USD 453 & Parochial Schools will be CLOSED today, this includes Horizon Kids Before/After School programming.
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Out of an abundance of caution due to potential power outages tomorrow, in addition to the continuation of extreme winter weather conditions, there will be No School for Leavenworth USD 453 students on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.
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Due to winter weather conditions for this morning of Friday, January 24, 2020, there will be NO SCHOOL today for Leavenworth USD 453 students and staff. Horizon Kids program will also be cancelled for the day.
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Thank You to the Leavenworth community for supporting public education, raising money, and awarding scholarships and recognition to the Class of 2019 at Senior Honors Night.
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We don’t normally promote Chiefs games… but we do when one of our Pioneers is singing the National Anthem. Let #ChiefsKingdom hear you, Daysia Reneau! #PioneerClassof2023
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NEXT year’s senior class still needs a little help getting lined up alphabetically from Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Knight. The end of the line is all in the right spots though, and totally stoked to be here.
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LHS senior, Tanner Hendrix, named Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce Junior Citizen of the Year tonight! Way to go, Tanner - you are amazing! #longlineof pioneerjuniorcitizensoftheyear #tanneristhewholepackage #pioneerpride @lentz_christina @LVADJamesV
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USD 453 - NO SCHOOL tomorrow (Thurs., Feb 6, 2014) due to continued winter weather. Pro tip: complete homework assignments due this Friday.
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LHS students get their Chromebooks today, reaching the 1:1 mark. #enhancedlearning #readyforanamazingyear #lvpioneers
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Senior Awards Night (also known as 'longest the Class of 2017 has gone without checking their phones all year').
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Leavenworth USD 453 officially kicks off the 19-20 school year with a welcome from Dr. Roth and inspirational keynote from @thomascmurray #PioneerPride
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Leavenworth High School celebrating academic success at annual awards banquet, especially the talented Senior Class.
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Congratulations for earning UKC all-conference honors @UnitedKSConf to @leavenworthvb Ayden Bartlett (1st team) & Aleshia Jones (2nd team) @mikekoontzLVAD.
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Plan A, it is. Graduation will be held outdoors at Pioneer Stadium. Gates open at 5pm, show starts at 7pm. #Classof2015.
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Due to forecasted winter weather conditions for Thursday, March 10, 2022, there will be NO SCHOOL for students tomorrow. Happy Early Spring Break! Classes resume Monday, March 21.
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Congratulations, Pioneer Class of 2020! Students, families, friends, faculty, staff, and community members, we are proud to present the first ever Leavenworth High School Virtual Graduation:
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NEW See Me After Class 453 podcast is up feat. Junior CItizen of the Year, Tanner Hendrix. He shares his passion for running, whom he credits in large part to @HastyHastings , and his plans for the future. Subscribe via iTunes, Soundcloud, GooglePlay.
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