News and Announcements
Graduation Ceremony Photos Posted
NKC Schools will post graduation photos to share with our high school families within 48 hours following each school's ceremony this week. Go to: http://cwvp.tv/nkcgrads2013/ for the links to your school or program's graduation.
Automotive Program Receives National Accreditation
The automotive training program in NKC Schools has received national accreditation from NATEF and The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). (More...)
Antioch Wins "Truman Challenge" Reading 1,081 Books
Each year NKC Schools media centers sponsor "The Truman Challenge", a contest to see which middle school's students could read the most Truman nominee books. (More...)
Harbison Finishes in Top 20% at DECA Internationals
Winnetonka High School junior Chris Harbison finished in the top 20 percent at the DECA International Career Development Conference competition held in Anaheim in late April. (More...)
16 Juniors Invited to Attend Missouri Boys State in June
Sixteen high school juniors have been invited to participate in the 74th Session of Missouri Boys State on the campus of University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, from June 15-22, 2013. (More…)
Education Foundation Shares 5K Proceeds
A record 400 people signed up for the Centennial Community Celebration 5K on May 4, and nearly all of them designated a school to receive $5 of their registration fees. (More...)
Maple Park Raises Awareness with NJHS Walk-a-Thon
Some walked; some ran. In total, 30 Maple Park National Junior Honor Society students participated in a five-mile Walk-a-Thon April 18 to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Kansas City Chapter. (More...)
Maple Park Orchestra Participates in Solo Contest
Maple Park orchestra students also participated in the recent Kansas City Metro District Middle School Solo and Ensemble competition held at Lincoln College Prep Academy High School. (More...)
New Mark Soloists Earn Top Scores
Twenty New Mark band students earned top ratings at the Kansas City Metro District Middle School Solo and Ensemble competition held May 4 at Lincoln College Prep Academy High School. (More...)
Matt Sulzen Is Top Runner in 5K Run/Walk
Matt Sulzen was the top winner in Saturday's Education Foundation 5K Run/Walk during the Centennial Community Celebration. Sulzen ran at 16:43.2. Other times have been posted. (Click Here!)
Blue Star Awards Nominate "Hairspray" & "Beauty"
Starlight Theatre has nominated Winnetonka and Oak Park high school musicals for their annual Blue Star Awards. (More...)
54 Superior Ratings Earned at MSHSAA Music Festival
Music students from North Kansas City Schools participated in the 2013 MSHSAA State Music Festival April 26, at the University of Missouri, Columbia. (More...)
1st Annual Engineering Design & Development Projects
Six teams of seniors (3 teams from Winnetonka, 3 from Staley) presented their Engineering Design & Development projects April 29 in the Winnetonka Little Theater. (More...)
Fourth Annual Camp Stage Struck Planned July 8-18
NKC High School drama teacher Randy Jackson is planning the school's fourth annual Camp Stage Struck, a two-week summer camp for students age 5 to 2nd grade (Early Camp) and grades 3-7 (Upper Camp). Younger students perform "101 Dalmatians" and older, "Cinderella". (More...)
12 Graduate from 13th Leadership Institute
The Leadership Institute of North Kansas City Schools recently graduated 12 candidates in its 13th annual leadership class. (More...)
NKCHS Scholar Bowl Team in State Tournament Play
North Kansas City High School took first place at sectionals this week in the MSHSAA Class 4 District 14 Scholar Bowl Tournament after winning over Lee's Summit North. They now head to Columbia where they will play Liberty May 4 at the MU Memorial Union in state tournament play. (More...)
Congratulations to Our NRCC Winners!
District Honor Cadres in teaching and service represented NKC Schools last night in the NRCC Excellence in Education Banquet. Six were winners. (More...)
Nine Juniors Invited to Missouri Girls State
Nine high school juniors have been invited to participate in Missouri Girls State on the campus of University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, from June 23-29, 2013. (More...)
Three Are Finalists in MO Speech & Debate Tournament
The Missouri State High School Activities Assn. (MSHSAA) held its state Speech & Debate Tournament at the University of Missouri this past weekend. Students from NKC Schools were state finalists. (More...)
Harper Ross Wins State History Day Competition
Harper Ross, a seventh grader at Antioch Middle School, has won the Missouri History Day Competition held Saturday, April 20, in Columbia. (More...)
Rieger is 76th Natl. American Legion Oratorical Champ
Oak Park's Aggie Rieger was named national champion of the 76th American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship contest. Rieger earns an $18,000 scholarship. She is sponsored by local Legion Post 95. (More...)
District Journalism Students Earn JEMKC Awards
District high school student journalists represented the district well in the Kansas City area journalism contest sponsored by the Journalism Educators of Metro Kansas City. Students attended the awards night Tuesday, April 16, at Regnier Center on the Johnson County Community College campus. (More...)
Oak Park Football Team Installs Mailboxes in Linden
More than 60 members of the Oak Park Football Family collaborated with the Gladstone Neighborhood Commission to replace and install 20 new mailboxes throughout the Linden Neighborhood on April 6. (More...)
Musicians Earn 18 Superiors & 7 Excellents at State
MSHSAA State Music Festival was held this past week at Park Hill High School for ensembles, bands, orchestras and choirs in Class 5 District 17. Known as “large group” competition, this year’s musical groups earned 18 Superior ratings or I Ratings, and seven Excellent ratings or II Ratings. (More...)
Foundation Awards more than $21,000 in Grants
Approximately 3,300 NKC Schools students will benefit from more than $21,000 in grants funded by the Education Foundation next school year. (More...)
Forty-Four 7th Graders Recognized for Duke TIP
Duke University Talent Identification Program has identified 44 seventh graders in North Kansas City Schools as state winners in the Duke University talent search known as the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP). (More...)
New Last Day of School will be May 31 - a HALF Day
On Tuesday night, the NKC Schools Board of Education approved an amended calendar for the current school year making Friday, May 31, the official last day of school. May 31 will be a HALF day. (More...)
eCampus Summer School Schedule Takes Shape
The summer school schedule for eCampus, which runs June 3 through July 16, is taking shape. Students may enroll online by going to http://www.nkcschools.org/echs. (More...)
Elementary Bell Times to Change in 2013-14
With the start of the 2013-2014 academic year, all elementary schools will follow a slightly different bell schedule. Four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) will be 10 minutes longer, and one day a week (Thursday) will be shorter. (Click Here!)
Missouri Scholars 100 Honors Seven Seniors
The Missouri Scholars 100 Program has named five district high school seniors Missouri Scholars and two Honorable Mention. (More...)
Growing District Expected to Grow Even More
North Kansas City Schools continues to attract new families to its neighborhoods. With new residential growth also come school-age children and new students. Read "NKC district mulls expansion possibilities" article by Jill Sederstrom in a recent issue of The Kansas City Star. (Read now!)
Your Cents Added Up!
A great big thank you goes to our students, families and staff members who donated $1,891.50 for the “Cents for Our Centennial” campaign! (More...)
Swimmers Claim Top Spots at Conference Meet
It was an exciting weekend for Girls Swimming and Diving as athletes competed in the Suburban Conference championship meet. (More...)
Northtown's DuMers is Hy-Vee Spirit Award Winner
KMBC-TV has announced that Cheerleading Asst. Coach Amanda DuMers of North Kansas City High School is the Hy-Vee Spirit Award winner this week. See more!
Gift of a Gig Powers Learning for NKC Schools
On January 4, teachers and students in North Kansas City Schools received a massive infusion of Internet bandwidth, quadrupling their capacity to access and use online educational resources. (More...)
New Step in Student Registration Process
Beginning next school year there will be a new step in the annual, student registration process. Schools will ask all students to provide documentation showing they live within the NKC Schools attendance area. (More...)
