The FCCLA chapter of Basehor-Linwood High School hosted over 80 community members and 19 vendors at the first FCCLA Holiday mart Saturday, December 14th. Vendors ranging from Scentsy, T-Shirts, to Mary Kay, and lots of handmade craft vendors were all in attendance.
Santa (Mr. Noel Hull) made an appearance and took pictures with people of all ages! The 50/50 pot winner, Ran Marquardt won $14. FCCLA made over $750 to help send members to the State competition in Wichita this April.
FCCLA members also provided a free daycare service that five children used. While at the daycare the children created crafts, played board games, and watched movies. Feedback from the parents was all positive. These members are now planning another free daycare opportunity for the teachers during parent/teacher conferences in February.
FCCLA members intend to host another Holiday Mart next December. They plan on putting more effort into marketing the event to the community to encourage more people to come next year.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national career and technical student organization (CTSO) that gives students opportunities to learn leadership skills, grow personally, and prepare for future college and career. FCCLA has over 165,000 members nationwide and is the ONLY CTSO with the family as the central focus.
Basehor-Linwood Families,
We are excited to start the application process for our Early Learning Center opening August 2020! Any family with children that will be 4 by August 31, 2020 residing within the Basehor-Linwood School District boundaries can apply for preschool for our 2020-2021 school year which will begin on our first day of school, August 18, 2020. We will also be accepting applications for students who will be 3 by August 31, 2020. The three year old program will be provided if space and resources are available.
Please see below for our tentative information regarding our Preschool Early Learning program:
4 & 3 yr old Preschool Program
- 1/2 day, 5 days a week (Program follows the district calendar minus 1 Friday a month for early learning screenings)
- Morning Session - 8:15 - 11:15
- Afternoon Session - 12:30 - 3:30
- Researched based instruction
- Inclusive classrooms
- Sensory classroom
- New Basehor-Linwood Early Learning Center Building
- Parents must be able to provide transportation to and from the building
- Updated immunizations and birth certificates must be on file before the 1st day of school
Pricing
- $250/month
- Reduced fees for those who qualify
- Enrollment fee of $60
Application for the ELC preschool will be available at 4:00 on January 3rd!
If you have additional questions, please email us at ELC@usd458.org. We are excited for the opportunities this will provide to our Basehor-Linwood community!
Sincerely,
Basehor-Linwood ELC Team
January is School Board Recognition Month, a great opportunity to say thank you to the Basehor-Linwood USD 458 Board of Education members who are committed to the success of every student in our communities of Basehor and Linwood.
Our board of education includes: Dayna Miller (President), Shelley Stevens (Vice-President), Tim Hill, Spencer Fritz, Tracey Hannah and two out-going members: Jeanette Klamm and Lori Van Fleet. At the January 13th Board meeting, we will welcome Gary Johnson and Aaron Eusterwiemann onto the Board!
These nine community leaders volunteer many hours attending meetings, reading reports and discussing plans and programs to support educational achievement.
“Our board members develop policies and make complex decisions that shape the future of our education system. They are accountable for an annual budget of $36 million, 2,604 students, and 376 employees,” said David Howard, USD 458 Superintendent.
A board member’s responsibility goes far beyond the monthly meeting, however.
“They also meet with legislators and other policy makers to advocate for our schools to make sure every child has access to an excellent education.
“We are grateful to have this opportunity to formally say ‘thank you’ to each of them,” said Howard.
Basehor-Linwood USD 458 encourages the entire community to thank a school board member, not only this month but throughout the entire year for their service and dedication to our students!
Bobcat wrestlers are your 2019 December Duals Champions! 5-0 last Thursday, December 12th! This team performance improves the Bobcat dual record to 6-0 overall for the season!! The Bobcats defeated Burlington High School in the final 48-29!
In addition, the Bobcats had 6 guys make the "All Tournament team!" Dawson Lamberd, Connor McMillen, Aidan Baker, Tyler Elven, Josh Willcutt, and Emanuel Vazquez!!
December Duals at Louisburg Team Results:
RD 1:
Basehor-Linwood 57
Baldwin 23
December Duals "Standout Wrestler Recognition" goes to Emanuel Vazquez! Manny is our Outstanding Wrestler for the 2nd time in as many weeks! Manny was 5-0 with 2 pins at the December Duals, improving his season record to 7-4!
Basehor Elementary second graders ventured out into our community Monday morning, December 9th, to bring residents at Legacy Senior Apartments cheer by performing songs from their winter program!
Mr. Diehl's physics students have been constructing devices to simulate landing on Mars. This was a very elaborate egg-drop project. Students acted as EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) Engineers from NASA, and they had to design and conduct several tests for their creation to carry 4 passengers (eggs), and include a parachute and airbag system. The project allowed students to learn first-hand and apply topics of Terminal Velocity, Work Potential and Kinetic Energy, Forces, Netwon's Laws, Momentum and Impulse.
Students then wrote up official NASA Validation and Verification reports with all of their research, data, calculations and results.
Basehor-Linwood High School and Basehor Intermediate hosted the Southern Leavenworth County Leadership Development Class last Wednesday! SLCLDC heard presentations from students in the Bobcat Success Academy and Innovation Academy before listening to a panel of area Superintendents speak during lunch at Basehor Community Library.
USD 458 Winter Weather Procedures:
School will not be dismissed because of weather conditions that arise during the school day, if it is feasible for students and staff to remain safely at school. If a situation should arise and an early dismissal is needed, the Skylert phone notification system will be activated.
Living in Kansas, we know that we must deal with winter weather of all varieties. Please know that the District is always focused on the safety of our students and staff, and will make a judgment call based on the severity of the situation.
If adverse weather conditions exist before school begins, and we decide to cancel school, Mr. Howard will first tweet the news, so if you have a Twitter account, follow him @dlhoward32. Notifications will be placed on our District home page and on the Basehor-Linwood USD 458 official Facebook page (@BasehorLinwoodUSD458). You can also check the following TV stations for the school closing announcement:
Remember that you are responsible for keeping your first and second notification phone numbers up-to-date in Skyward, so now would be a great time to double check your information! Please contact your building secretary if you need assistance making any changes.
Friday, December 20 - End of Second Qtr.
Monday, December 23 - No School; Vacation Day
Tuesday, December 24 - Wednesday, December 25 - No School; Holiday, District Office Closed
Thursday, December 26 - Tuesday, December 31 - No School; Vacation Days
Wednesday, January 1 - No School; Holiday, District Office Closed
Thursday, January 2 - No School; Teacher Workday
Friday, January 3 - No School; In-Service and Collaboration
Monday, January 20 - No School; Holiday
