September 2016
September 2016 This institution is an equal Employment/Educational Opportunity provider. In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.
Dear Parents and Friends: As the new Principal of Lebo Public Schools, it has been my sincere pleasure and honor to become a member of this great community and school. Lebo Public enjoys a rich history of academic and cultural excellence that is the result of a collegial partnership between the school staff and parents who provide a diversity of experiences for the students. During my first weeks in the district, I have indeed found this closeworking relationship and focus upon what is best for children to thrive. I am truly honored to be appointed to this position and am looking forward to working with the dedicated staff to provide the best possible educational program for our students. Before coming to Lebo Public Schools, I worked as the K12 principal in Axtell, KS. I enjoyed my time at Axtell, but decided to come to Lebo to get closer to family. Before Axtell, I worked in a small 2A school in Uniontown, KS. I held the positions of teacher, district staff evaluator, and transportation director. However, my professional career started in Wetmore, KS. I taught 712 grade science at Wetmore for 8 years. Working in small schools my whole life has given me a great understanding of the family and community environment that a smaller school provides. Parents and staff who collaboratively work together each day for the students is the exemplary quality that attracted me to Lebo Public Schools. I am very excited to be a part of the Lebo community and to work closely with everyone to make our school even better. My greatest initiative is to provide the leadership that will facilitate a school environment to provide differentiated instruction to meet the needs of each student to the best of our ability. The educational program must be academically challenging, engage each student by linking the curriculum to previous knowledge and experience, and also be exciting to promote further exploration of new ideas. Parents, teachers, support staff, and administration all have an important role to encourage our children to become active learners. It is my sincere desire to provide expanded opportunities for our students to acquire the skills to become productive citizens in a vastlychanging society. Through a close and collegial partnership with everyone associated with the Lebo community, I am confident we can make our school an even better place for our students to learn and grow. Respectfully, Duane Ford Principal
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New Faculty and Staff Mr. Corey Reese By Kirsten Oswald and Adelyn Tackitt
Mr. Corey Reese is our new USD 243 superintendent for the 20162017 year. He attended Wellington High School where he participated in baseball, football, wrestling, and track. He has 2 older sisters and 2 older brothers. Mr. Reese went to Emporia State University where he played two years of football. He majored in PreMed at first, and then obtained his physical education degree. He was a Principal and Superintendent at West Elk High School. Mr. Reese, his wife Janet, and their four boys moved here from Clifton Clyde. He loves hunting, fishing, farming, and going to church with his family. Mr. Reese’s biggest goal in school spirit this year is to “Rock The House!”
Mr. Duane Ford By Noah Hollinger
Mr. Duane Ford is the new principal for Lebo Schools for the 20162017 year. Mr. Ford grew up in Fort Scott. He then went to Pittsburg State University and majored in Biology, and he also minored in Chemistry and Physical Science. He then later taught for many years but, as a teacher, he saw problems that he believed he could fix as a principal. At that moment in time, he wanted to become a principal more than a teacher. He says he misses direct contact and teaching. Mr. Ford came to Lebo because he heard that it had a good reputation, and educational equality. That is what he wanted most for his four children. He also came to Lebo because he is closer to his family. Coming to Lebo for him has been a big adjustment, as he is trying to figure out how Lebo schools work so far. He first started teaching in Wetmore, Kansas as a science teacher for 7th12th grade, and an athletic director. He then later started working in Uniontown, Kansas, and also taught science for 8th12th grade. Then, he became a district evaluator. Mr. Ford felt that being a district evaluator was very different from being a teacher. Mr. Ford’s opinion on school spirit is “ Schools with higher school spirit has higher academic achievements and lower issues than schools with lower school spirit.” He also says that “If school spirit suffers, so will the team.” Mr. Ford loves to go to extracurricular activities with his family. He says “All we are is a collection of memories, and I think that they make memories so, yes, as a principal I go to extracurricular activities.” Mr. Ford is married, and he has four children. He loves to be with his family, and enjoys camping, boating, working with his hands, and being around kids.
Mrs. Amanda Ford
By Elvia Gomez and Haley Jones
Mrs. Amanda Ford is the new Lebo High School science teacher. Mrs. Ford grew up in Iola, Kansas. After high school, she attended Colby Community College to study for a Veterinary Medicine Degree. She later decided that this career was not going to make her happy. Mrs. Ford then decided to enroll in Allen County Community College to pursue a Biology degree. Eventually, she tried teaching and fell in love. Since then, she has been teaching for eighteen years. Previous to Lebo, Mrs. Ford lived and worked in Axtell, Kansas. She and her husband had heard about the school and decided to give it a chance. Later, they decided to go to a board meeting to discuss the positions. After considering the options with her family, she decided to accept the position. Mrs. Ford has been married for sixteen years to her husband, Duane Ford. They have four children, with whom she loves spending time. She always tries her best to make it to all of their school and sports events. She also enjoys camping and fishing with her family. Some of Mrs. Ford’s hobbies include arts and crafts, quilting, and fiber arts. While Mrs. Ford is just beginning, she is excited to see what this school year will bring.“Life is what you make of it, ” she said.
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Mrs. Stefanie Baker By Maddie Smith and Sarah Sergeant
Mrs. Stefanie Baker is the new 5th grade teacher for the 2016 – 2017 school year. She grew up in Lebo and attended at Lebo High. She was active in many activities in high school. She attended Emporia State University with an endorsement from Kansas State University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Science Education. She has always enjoyed her position as a teacher. She has previously taught at William Allen White Elementary as a 1st grade teacher for the last 16 years. Growing up in Lebo has made her adjustment very easy. Mrs. Baker’s family has been in education for a long time. Her father was a science teacher and her mother was a para, she has a sister that has taught at Emporia High School for around 13 years. She has been married for 18 years. Her husband teaches and coaches at Lyndon. She has two children that go to Lyndon Middle School. They are both very active in sports. She loves going to her kids games and activities, in her spare time she enjoys painting, cake decorating, canning, and gardening. She is very excited to be back in Lebo to teach.
Mr. Brian Hadley By Brian Buerkle and Bjorn Sonsteng
Mr. Brian Hadley is the new history teacher at our high school. He was born in the small town of Osborne, Kansas, and graduated from high school there in 1996. He went to Cloud Community College for two years for an Associate's degree and hoped to earn a spot on the basketball team. He then finished his degree at Emporia State University. The reason he wanted to be a teacher is because his uncle was an art teacher, coached Jr. High sports, and always made it a fun environment. He grew up in Osborne, so he has always been around small schools. He moved to Lebo seven years ago hoping to obtain a job here. Unfortunately he could not, but liked living in Lebo and, thus, chose to stay here. He then applied to Lebo last spring. Two of his three kids attend Lebo schools. He encourages school spirit and likes the idea of the booster club and likes to help the community. His hobbies out of school are hunting, and boating at Melvern lake.
Mrs. Rita Crouch By Alexandria Wurm
Mrs. Crouch grew up in Lebo but didn’t graduate from Lebo. She graduated in the town of Lamar, Arkansas in 1998. During her time in high school, she participated choir and competed in track. After high school, Mrs. Crouch went to Allen County Community College first to be a pediatrician, a certified nursing assistant (CNA), and then an emergency medical technician (EMT). She finally settled on being a para. When she had heard about Lebo, she had actually been approached to do the job. Mrs. Crouch hadn’t really thought about being a para before, but decided to take on the job here. Since then, she’s adjusted well to being a para and really loves it. Through all of this, she has found time with her three sisters and time to have a family with Mr. Chuck Crouch. They have three girls: Jadin, the oldest; Chalie, the middle child; and Siara, the youngest child. After family, she has seven dogs, seven chickens, and ten cats. When she’s not working at the school or Dollar General, Mrs. Crouch likes to go fishing, camping, or do anything related to her daughter's sporting activities.
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Mrs. Candice Seaman By Chaney Besack and Abby Donahue
Mrs. Candice Seaman is Lebo and Waverly’s elementary school counselor. Mrs. Seaman grew up in Emporia with four siblings, enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and graduated from Emporia High School in 2000, where she participated in Peer Mediation. After high school, she went on to graduate from ESU with her teaching degree in 2005. Mrs. Seaman did some student teaching here at Lebo for Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Potter and interned for Mrs. Newton. She taught at Waverly as a 6th grade teacher for five years, 5th grade for a year and 1st grade for three years. After that, Mrs. Seaman took two years off from teaching to get her counseling degree, which she got at ESU. Mrs. Seaman helped with younger family members when she was a kid. She didn’t know exactly what she wanted to major in when she first got to ESU, so she took an inventory test to find out what she was really interested in and teacher popped up as a possible job and knowing that she enjoyed working with children, that’s what she decided to major in. Her fellow teachers and other staff members gave her very positive feedback and suggested she become a school counselor, so she became one and she says that she loves getting to work with kids of all ages. Mrs. Seaman and her husband have two children, Eli who is 6 and goes to school at Waverly and Lani, who is 6 months old.
Mrs. Janet Reese By Melanie Reeves and Hannah Proehl
Janet Reese is a new para at Lebo. She is adjusting to Lebo well and getting to know the students and the staff well. She lived in Olpe, Kansas and she heard about Lebo growing up as a kid. Mrs.Reese wanted to come to Lebo because it was close to home and it was a good choice for her children. She loves working with her kids. She wanted to become a para because she loves kids, enjoys seeing her impact on kids, watching kids grow, and being on the same schedule as her kids. Also she has been a classroom aid, librarian, and school secretary. She went to Emporia State University, her major was communication with an emphasis in business. She was in every sport, FBLA, and scholars bowl. Her hobbies are watching sports, taking pictures of her kids, reading, and scrapbooking. She had four brothers growing up. She is married to Corey Reese. They have four boys including Derek, who is a freshman at Emporia State University; Brian, who is a junior at Lebo HS; Kyle, who is a seventh grader; and Corey Jr., who is a fifth grader. They have a family dog named Nike.
Mrs. Janet Reppert By Shelby Williams & Nolan Ulrich
Mrs. Reppert is originally from Burlington and taught there for many years. She later moved to Missouri to teach students at Scott Regional Technology Center in Monett. She went back to Kansas but did not immediately go back to teaching, she worked at KANSASWORKS for two years, but is happy to return to teaching here in Lebo. She attended college at Emporia State University and enjoyed it very much. There, she gained a masters in Special Education with Emphasis in Gifted, Talented and she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a post graduate Teaching certification. She was previously the Gifted Facilitator, so it was a fairly easy adjustment back. Mrs. Reppert has always known about Lebo since she grew up here in Coffey County. Her husband is a retired paramedic, and their family consists of two kids and 5 grandkids. Her hobbies include reading, spending time with her family, and walking. In her free time, she volunteers at the Coffey County Cancer Support Group.
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Mrs. Kathy Schaeffer By Nolan Ulrich & Shelby Williams
Mrs. Schaeffer is the new art teacher at Lebo High School and we were interested to know more about her. She grew up in Waverly, KS and she attended Cottey College for two years and Emporia state and while she was there she majored in dance, business, and education and finally art education. She is very involved with her children and their activities. Her son Gunner does 4H, BMX, and her daughter Emily is a dancer and coaches cheer. She has a variety of lovely pets such as cats, dogs, pigeons, and doves. She was wrangled into coaching cheer when she was a cheerleader and she loved it, but she does it no longer.
Mrs. Barraza By Abby Donahue & Chaney Besack
Mrs. Barraza grew up in Topeka, KS. She heard about Lebo when she moved to Burlington. Her husband works for Wolf Creek, which is the main reason they moved to Burlington. Mrs. Barraza attended college at KState then switched to Emporia State. When she was in college she participated in some campus ministries groups and she also was a teacher’s assistant. Mrs. Barraza started out college wanting to be an architect, but she became more interested in education. In the end her major ended up being school psychology. She was a school psychologist at Atchison County Community School, Mclouth Jr./Sr. High and Gardner/Edgerton School. Mrs. Barraza loves smaller schools and she is happy to be here. Mrs. Barraza is married and they have been married for a year this last July. Her hobbies outside of school are playing disk golf and walking her dog Sausha. Mrs. Barraza says feel free to say hi and introduce yourself if you see her in the hallway.
Mrs. Gifford By Rayne Sullivan Mrs. Gifford grew up in Burlington, Kansas. Since she lives in Burlington, she has always known about the existence of the town of Lebo. One of students she teaches loves the school and staff, so when she got a call asking if she wanted to teach in Lebo, she took it. She went to Burlington High School and she did Golf, Cheerleading, Brothers and Sisters in Christ while attending high school. Outside of school she did 4H. For college she went to Emporia State University and majored in Elementary Education; however, she changed her major a bunch of times, but when she got to her method class for Elementary Education she never second guessed her choice. She worked in Madison as a Special Education teacher for second through sixth grade. Last year she was a substitute teacher for all the schools in the county. Her adjustment from where she worked previously to working in Lebo is great, everyone is willing to help her adjust. She is married to Eric, her husband of three years, and has a year old daughter named Lyida. Mrs. Gifford has one brother named Corey Hugunin. She has two dogs named Maddie and Tucker, two cats named Kitty and Precious, and she has some fish. She loves sewing and she loves kids. She has played the flute for 6 weeks in the 5th grade before she found out musci was not for her.
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What’s Hoppin’ in Hopkins’ Room Hi! I’m Mrs. Hopkins.I am thrilled to be joining the Lebo Junior High / High School faculty this year! I am sure this year will be very exciting at Lebo. This is my 18th year to be a teacher. Some of you may know me as the Preschool teacher, but I really have taught every grade there is in the past. I have taught special education for the past 15 years to include everything from Preschool to 12th grade. Prior to teaching special education, I taught fifth grade math and science. I have taught high school at both Osage City High School and Chase County High School previously. I am very passionate about teaching all subjects, though Math is my favorite, and I enjoy using technology as much as I can. Want to know a little about me? When I am not grading papers or planning lessons, you can usually find me in the garden or reading a book!. I love to have a flower garden as much as a vegetable garden; however, the heat this summer wasn’t nice to my garden. I live in Lebo and have for the past 10 years. I grew up in Independence, Kansas, in the southeast corner of the state. I recently married a man from Lebo a year ago. Together, we have 4 adult sons and 6 grandchildren. I love being a grandma as much as I love teaching! I received my Bachelors degree from Pittsburg State University and my masters degree from Emporia State University. Since that time, I have advanced my education by receiving an endorsement in English as a Second Language and becoming certified to teach all grades PreK through 12th grade. Some of my favorites : Color: Blue Restaurant: Olive Garden Beverage: Diet Dr. Pepper Flowers: Lilies and Yellow Roses Season: Spring / Summer “I love to travel!” Book: Just about any – “I love to read for enjoyment and visit the library often!” Sports: “Basketball – Go KU! Football – Go Chiefs! And always cheering for LEBO WOLVES!” I am looking forward to a great year! My door is always open and if you or your parents ever want to visit come on in! (You’ll find me in Mr. Becker’s old classroom) Linda Hopkins
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Lebo School Book Fair September 1620 Sept 16 Preview for elementary students Sept 19 Sales begin Family Night & more info to come Sept 20 Sales during school Sept 21 Last day for sales Come enjoy the book fair, and help support the library! Volunteers Needed contact Mrs.Sielert at [email protected]
Supercool Afterschool Program By Karen Piper The Lebo Afterschool started the school year with approximately 35 students enrolled in the K5 program. The Lebo Afterschool staff is Karen Piper Site Coordinator, and Rita Crouch. We also have several volunteers including Breanna Shearer10th grade; Charlie Crouch, Abby Shields and Kristopher Stephensall from 6th grade; and Glenda Jarvis. Afterschool will not be in session for the days when school is released early. During the fall months, we will be playing on the playground so please watch for the children crossing the streets between 3:20 PM and 5:30 PM. If you have not enrolled your child and would like to, please ask for a form at the elementary office or contact Karen Piper. The PAWS program will begin soon. You will get a call or a letter from either Linda Hopkins or Pat Bray if your child qualifies for the program. All Afterschool students will go to the Cafeteria at 3:20 for snack and attendance. At 3:45, they will go to homework time in the Elementary Computer lab. Activities will begin at 4:15 and end at 5:00. Please make sure your children are picked up as close to 5:00 as possible, but no later than 5:30. If you pick your child up during snack time, they will be in the cafeteria. From 4:15 to 5:30, please pick up your child through the elementary entrance. If you are not able to pick up your child by 5:30 contact Karen Piper as soon as possible. The first two weeks of school we have been swimming or playing on the playground. We have all enjoyed the pool on the hot afternoons. We want to thank the City Pool staff for all their time devoted to the Afterschool children during the first two weeks of school. The children were very excited to go swimming. September 6th we will begin regular activities. These activities include city library, ball galore, fall crafts, walking group and other fall activities. If you would like to volunteer and have a passion you would like to share with others, the afterschool is a great way to do it. Volunteers are always welcome and needed. Volunteering with the Afterschool is great way to earn community service hours and may be used on your resume. Lebo’s Afterschool wish list includes #2 pencils, pencil boxes/bags, children’s sticker, paper towels, glue stick and paper plates. Just a reminder: Homework time is a time for children to work on their homework. We will do our best to help your child complete their homework during this time. But we may not be able to check their work to see if it’s correct, so please look over your child’s homework. Remind your child this is also a time to read their AR book. The Lebo Afterschool is on the school web site. Please check it out. Enrollment forms and daily calendar of events will be posted. We will also post our wish list and any other important information. Please remember to contact the school or Karen Piper if your child will not be attending on days enrolled. This is for the safety of your child. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Karen Piper, Lebo Afterschool Coordinator at 7852566161 or 7858932244 or email [email protected] or Rita Crouch at 6204817011 or email [email protected]
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September 2016 Elem/HS Activities Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1 JH VB/FB
2 PreSchool
August & September Food Service Payment
vs. MdCV @home @5:30 p.m. HS XC @Burlington @5:30 p.m.
screenings @Waverly (all day) Soph Jostens Ring Orders in Commons @ 7:30 a.m. HS FB vs. Hanover @home @7:00 p.m.
Regular Lunches K6 64.50, Grades 712 $66.00, Reduced Lunch $12.00, Breakfast $45.00, Reduced $9.00, Extra Milk/Juice $12.00
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11
Sat
3
5 No School Labor Day
6 HS VB vs.
7 Jr./Sr. High
8 XCLyndon
9 HS FB
10 HS VB
Seabury/ Burlingame @Seabury @5:00 p.m
Cheerleader Cheer Camp @ Chanute
@Melvern Lake @4:00p.m. JH FB/VB vs. Hartford @5:00 p.m.
@Madison @7:00 p.m.
@Lyndon @8:30 a.m. XC @Wamego Golf Course @10:30 a.m.
12 HS JV FB
13 School
14 Greenhand
15 JH FB/VB
16 Elem
17 HS VB
Football vs Madison @home @5:00 p.m.
Pictures HS VB vs. Heritage Christian/ Pleasanton @5:00 p.m.
Conference Freshman
vs. Waverly @Home @5:00 p.m.
Preview Book Fair HS FB @Burlingame @7:00 p.m.
Tournament @Hartford @9:00a.m.
JV @4:00 p.m.
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19 Assemble for
20 HS VB @
21 Book Fair
22 County
23 FHTC Visit 24 XC Rim
Grades 612 @ Waverly @ 1:00 p.m.
Hartford/ Burlingame @Hartford @5:00
Pack Up
p.m.
Health Nurse Hearing, Vision, Height, and Weight XC West Franklin, Pomona Lake @4:00 p.m. JH FB/VB @ Burlingame @5:00 p.m.
@11:45 12:45 HS FB @Pleasanton @7:00 p.m.
Book Fair Family Night 48 p.m. HS JV FB vs. Burlingame @Home @5:00 p.m.
25 Pup Pack
26 HS JV FB vs.
27 HS VB vs.
Camp 24 p.m.
Pleasanton @home @5:00 p.m.
Madison/ Waverly Parents Night @5:00 p.m.
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29 XC Council 30 HS FB vs Grove Lake @4:00 p.m. JH FB/VB vs. Olpe @ Olpe @5:00 p.m.
Waverly @home @7:00 p.m. on KVOE Pup Pack Performance
Rock Classic, Rim Rock Farm, Lawrence, TBA VB Tournament @Burlington @8:30 a.m.
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Fall Sports Schedules
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September 2016 Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1 B Br. Burrito
2 B Cin. Roll
8 B Br. Sticks and
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L Goulash Garlic/cheese biscuit Peas/Veggies Applesauce, Milk
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Labor Day No
School
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B PB&J/Yogurt L Beef & Bean Burrito Chips & Salsa Spinach Salad Corn Applesauce, Milk
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B Cereal/Toast
L Chicken Tetrazzini Wheat Roll Pea/Carrots Strwb./Bananas, Milk
26 In Service No School
6 B Choc. Chip Muffin 7 B Biscuit & gravy L Cheeseburger Romaine/ Tomato Chips Baked Beans Fruit cup/cookie, Milk
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B Saus./Biscuit L Stromboli Augratin Potatoes Carrots Strwb. Shortcake, Milk
L Chicken Nuggets M.Potato/ Gravy Wheat Roll Broccoli Orange, Milk
B French Toast Sticks L Pulled Pork Sandwich Chips Baked Beans Oranges , Cookie, Milk
20BBiscuit & Gravy 21 L Corn Dog Nachos Green Beans Apples, Milk
27B Sausage/Biscuit
L McRib Sandwich Augratin Potato Green Beans Kiwi/Cherry Crisp, Milk
14
B Pop Tarts L Pizza Spinach Salad Corn Peaches, Cookie, Milk
28
BFrench Toast St.
L Soup Spinach Salad Veggies/Dip PB&J Sandwich Apples, Milk
Fri
Toast L Macaroni & Cheese Smokies Peas/Baby Carrots Apples, Milk
15
B Scr. Eggs L Turkey Sandwich Romaine/Tomato Wedge Cuts Peaches Elf Grams, Milk
22
B Br. Sticks L Beef & Noodles M. Potato Carrots Blueberry Muffin Pineapple, Milk
29 B Br. Burrito L Teriyaki Chicken Wheat Roll Rice/Peas Peaches, Milk
L Pizza Salad/w Romaine Banana Pudding, Milk
B Br. Pizza L Frito Pie Celery/ Cucumbers Corn Strwb./Bananas Long John, Milk
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B Long John L Chicken Fry Wheat Roll M. Potato/Gravy Green Beans Bananas, Milk
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BPancake/ Saus. L Chicken Quesadilla Mexican Rice Refried Beans Oranges, Milk
30 B Cin. Roll
L Sloppy Joes Chips Baked Beans Grapes, Cookie, Milk
Dear Parents and Friends: As the new Principal of Lebo Public Schools, it has been my sincere pleasure and honor to become a member of this great community and school. Lebo Public enjoys a rich history of academic and cultural excellence that is the result of a collegial partnership between the school staff and parents who provide a diversity of experiences for the students. During my first weeks in the district, I have indeed found this closeworking relationship and focus upon what is best for children to thrive. I am truly honored to be appointed to this position and am looking forward to working with the dedicated staff to provide the best possible educational program for our students. Before coming to Lebo Public Schools, I worked as the K12 principal in Axtell, KS. I enjoyed my time at Axtell, but decided to come to Lebo to get closer to family. Before Axtell, I worked in a small 2A school in Uniontown, KS. I held the positions of teacher, district staff evaluator, and transportation director. However, my professional career started in Wetmore, KS. I taught 712 grade science at Wetmore for 8 years. Working in small schools my whole life has given me a great understanding of the family and community environment that a smaller school provides. Parents and staff who collaboratively work together each day for the students is the exemplary quality that attracted me to Lebo Public Schools. I am very excited to be a part of the Lebo community and to work closely with everyone to make our school even better. My greatest initiative is to provide the leadership that will facilitate a school environment to provide differentiated instruction to meet the needs of each student to the best of our ability. The educational program must be academically challenging, engage each student by linking the curriculum to previous knowledge and experience, and also be exciting to promote further exploration of new ideas. Parents, teachers, support staff, and administration all have an important role to encourage our children to become active learners. It is my sincere desire to provide expanded opportunities for our students to acquire the skills to become productive citizens in a vastlychanging society. Through a close and collegial partnership with everyone associated with the Lebo community, I am confident we can make our school an even better place for our students to learn and grow. Respectfully, Duane Ford Principal
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New Faculty and Staff Mr. Corey Reese By Kirsten Oswald and Adelyn Tackitt
Mr. Corey Reese is our new USD 243 superintendent for the 20162017 year. He attended Wellington High School where he participated in baseball, football, wrestling, and track. He has 2 older sisters and 2 older brothers. Mr. Reese went to Emporia State University where he played two years of football. He majored in PreMed at first, and then obtained his physical education degree. He was a Principal and Superintendent at West Elk High School. Mr. Reese, his wife Janet, and their four boys moved here from Clifton Clyde. He loves hunting, fishing, farming, and going to church with his family. Mr. Reese’s biggest goal in school spirit this year is to “Rock The House!”
Mr. Duane Ford By Noah Hollinger
Mr. Duane Ford is the new principal for Lebo Schools for the 20162017 year. Mr. Ford grew up in Fort Scott. He then went to Pittsburg State University and majored in Biology, and he also minored in Chemistry and Physical Science. He then later taught for many years but, as a teacher, he saw problems that he believed he could fix as a principal. At that moment in time, he wanted to become a principal more than a teacher. He says he misses direct contact and teaching. Mr. Ford came to Lebo because he heard that it had a good reputation, and educational equality. That is what he wanted most for his four children. He also came to Lebo because he is closer to his family. Coming to Lebo for him has been a big adjustment, as he is trying to figure out how Lebo schools work so far. He first started teaching in Wetmore, Kansas as a science teacher for 7th12th grade, and an athletic director. He then later started working in Uniontown, Kansas, and also taught science for 8th12th grade. Then, he became a district evaluator. Mr. Ford felt that being a district evaluator was very different from being a teacher. Mr. Ford’s opinion on school spirit is “ Schools with higher school spirit has higher academic achievements and lower issues than schools with lower school spirit.” He also says that “If school spirit suffers, so will the team.” Mr. Ford loves to go to extracurricular activities with his family. He says “All we are is a collection of memories, and I think that they make memories so, yes, as a principal I go to extracurricular activities.” Mr. Ford is married, and he has four children. He loves to be with his family, and enjoys camping, boating, working with his hands, and being around kids.
Mrs. Amanda Ford
By Elvia Gomez and Haley Jones
Mrs. Amanda Ford is the new Lebo High School science teacher. Mrs. Ford grew up in Iola, Kansas. After high school, she attended Colby Community College to study for a Veterinary Medicine Degree. She later decided that this career was not going to make her happy. Mrs. Ford then decided to enroll in Allen County Community College to pursue a Biology degree. Eventually, she tried teaching and fell in love. Since then, she has been teaching for eighteen years. Previous to Lebo, Mrs. Ford lived and worked in Axtell, Kansas. She and her husband had heard about the school and decided to give it a chance. Later, they decided to go to a board meeting to discuss the positions. After considering the options with her family, she decided to accept the position. Mrs. Ford has been married for sixteen years to her husband, Duane Ford. They have four children, with whom she loves spending time. She always tries her best to make it to all of their school and sports events. She also enjoys camping and fishing with her family. Some of Mrs. Ford’s hobbies include arts and crafts, quilting, and fiber arts. While Mrs. Ford is just beginning, she is excited to see what this school year will bring.“Life is what you make of it, ” she said.
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Mrs. Stefanie Baker By Maddie Smith and Sarah Sergeant
Mrs. Stefanie Baker is the new 5th grade teacher for the 2016 – 2017 school year. She grew up in Lebo and attended at Lebo High. She was active in many activities in high school. She attended Emporia State University with an endorsement from Kansas State University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Science Education. She has always enjoyed her position as a teacher. She has previously taught at William Allen White Elementary as a 1st grade teacher for the last 16 years. Growing up in Lebo has made her adjustment very easy. Mrs. Baker’s family has been in education for a long time. Her father was a science teacher and her mother was a para, she has a sister that has taught at Emporia High School for around 13 years. She has been married for 18 years. Her husband teaches and coaches at Lyndon. She has two children that go to Lyndon Middle School. They are both very active in sports. She loves going to her kids games and activities, in her spare time she enjoys painting, cake decorating, canning, and gardening. She is very excited to be back in Lebo to teach.
Mr. Brian Hadley By Brian Buerkle and Bjorn Sonsteng
Mr. Brian Hadley is the new history teacher at our high school. He was born in the small town of Osborne, Kansas, and graduated from high school there in 1996. He went to Cloud Community College for two years for an Associate's degree and hoped to earn a spot on the basketball team. He then finished his degree at Emporia State University. The reason he wanted to be a teacher is because his uncle was an art teacher, coached Jr. High sports, and always made it a fun environment. He grew up in Osborne, so he has always been around small schools. He moved to Lebo seven years ago hoping to obtain a job here. Unfortunately he could not, but liked living in Lebo and, thus, chose to stay here. He then applied to Lebo last spring. Two of his three kids attend Lebo schools. He encourages school spirit and likes the idea of the booster club and likes to help the community. His hobbies out of school are hunting, and boating at Melvern lake.
Mrs. Rita Crouch By Alexandria Wurm
Mrs. Crouch grew up in Lebo but didn’t graduate from Lebo. She graduated in the town of Lamar, Arkansas in 1998. During her time in high school, she participated choir and competed in track. After high school, Mrs. Crouch went to Allen County Community College first to be a pediatrician, a certified nursing assistant (CNA), and then an emergency medical technician (EMT). She finally settled on being a para. When she had heard about Lebo, she had actually been approached to do the job. Mrs. Crouch hadn’t really thought about being a para before, but decided to take on the job here. Since then, she’s adjusted well to being a para and really loves it. Through all of this, she has found time with her three sisters and time to have a family with Mr. Chuck Crouch. They have three girls: Jadin, the oldest; Chalie, the middle child; and Siara, the youngest child. After family, she has seven dogs, seven chickens, and ten cats. When she’s not working at the school or Dollar General, Mrs. Crouch likes to go fishing, camping, or do anything related to her daughter's sporting activities.
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Mrs. Candice Seaman By Chaney Besack and Abby Donahue
Mrs. Candice Seaman is Lebo and Waverly’s elementary school counselor. Mrs. Seaman grew up in Emporia with four siblings, enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and graduated from Emporia High School in 2000, where she participated in Peer Mediation. After high school, she went on to graduate from ESU with her teaching degree in 2005. Mrs. Seaman did some student teaching here at Lebo for Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Potter and interned for Mrs. Newton. She taught at Waverly as a 6th grade teacher for five years, 5th grade for a year and 1st grade for three years. After that, Mrs. Seaman took two years off from teaching to get her counseling degree, which she got at ESU. Mrs. Seaman helped with younger family members when she was a kid. She didn’t know exactly what she wanted to major in when she first got to ESU, so she took an inventory test to find out what she was really interested in and teacher popped up as a possible job and knowing that she enjoyed working with children, that’s what she decided to major in. Her fellow teachers and other staff members gave her very positive feedback and suggested she become a school counselor, so she became one and she says that she loves getting to work with kids of all ages. Mrs. Seaman and her husband have two children, Eli who is 6 and goes to school at Waverly and Lani, who is 6 months old.
Mrs. Janet Reese By Melanie Reeves and Hannah Proehl
Janet Reese is a new para at Lebo. She is adjusting to Lebo well and getting to know the students and the staff well. She lived in Olpe, Kansas and she heard about Lebo growing up as a kid. Mrs.Reese wanted to come to Lebo because it was close to home and it was a good choice for her children. She loves working with her kids. She wanted to become a para because she loves kids, enjoys seeing her impact on kids, watching kids grow, and being on the same schedule as her kids. Also she has been a classroom aid, librarian, and school secretary. She went to Emporia State University, her major was communication with an emphasis in business. She was in every sport, FBLA, and scholars bowl. Her hobbies are watching sports, taking pictures of her kids, reading, and scrapbooking. She had four brothers growing up. She is married to Corey Reese. They have four boys including Derek, who is a freshman at Emporia State University; Brian, who is a junior at Lebo HS; Kyle, who is a seventh grader; and Corey Jr., who is a fifth grader. They have a family dog named Nike.
Mrs. Janet Reppert By Shelby Williams & Nolan Ulrich
Mrs. Reppert is originally from Burlington and taught there for many years. She later moved to Missouri to teach students at Scott Regional Technology Center in Monett. She went back to Kansas but did not immediately go back to teaching, she worked at KANSASWORKS for two years, but is happy to return to teaching here in Lebo. She attended college at Emporia State University and enjoyed it very much. There, she gained a masters in Special Education with Emphasis in Gifted, Talented and she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a post graduate Teaching certification. She was previously the Gifted Facilitator, so it was a fairly easy adjustment back. Mrs. Reppert has always known about Lebo since she grew up here in Coffey County. Her husband is a retired paramedic, and their family consists of two kids and 5 grandkids. Her hobbies include reading, spending time with her family, and walking. In her free time, she volunteers at the Coffey County Cancer Support Group.
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Mrs. Kathy Schaeffer By Nolan Ulrich & Shelby Williams
Mrs. Schaeffer is the new art teacher at Lebo High School and we were interested to know more about her. She grew up in Waverly, KS and she attended Cottey College for two years and Emporia state and while she was there she majored in dance, business, and education and finally art education. She is very involved with her children and their activities. Her son Gunner does 4H, BMX, and her daughter Emily is a dancer and coaches cheer. She has a variety of lovely pets such as cats, dogs, pigeons, and doves. She was wrangled into coaching cheer when she was a cheerleader and she loved it, but she does it no longer.
Mrs. Barraza By Abby Donahue & Chaney Besack
Mrs. Barraza grew up in Topeka, KS. She heard about Lebo when she moved to Burlington. Her husband works for Wolf Creek, which is the main reason they moved to Burlington. Mrs. Barraza attended college at KState then switched to Emporia State. When she was in college she participated in some campus ministries groups and she also was a teacher’s assistant. Mrs. Barraza started out college wanting to be an architect, but she became more interested in education. In the end her major ended up being school psychology. She was a school psychologist at Atchison County Community School, Mclouth Jr./Sr. High and Gardner/Edgerton School. Mrs. Barraza loves smaller schools and she is happy to be here. Mrs. Barraza is married and they have been married for a year this last July. Her hobbies outside of school are playing disk golf and walking her dog Sausha. Mrs. Barraza says feel free to say hi and introduce yourself if you see her in the hallway.
Mrs. Gifford By Rayne Sullivan Mrs. Gifford grew up in Burlington, Kansas. Since she lives in Burlington, she has always known about the existence of the town of Lebo. One of students she teaches loves the school and staff, so when she got a call asking if she wanted to teach in Lebo, she took it. She went to Burlington High School and she did Golf, Cheerleading, Brothers and Sisters in Christ while attending high school. Outside of school she did 4H. For college she went to Emporia State University and majored in Elementary Education; however, she changed her major a bunch of times, but when she got to her method class for Elementary Education she never second guessed her choice. She worked in Madison as a Special Education teacher for second through sixth grade. Last year she was a substitute teacher for all the schools in the county. Her adjustment from where she worked previously to working in Lebo is great, everyone is willing to help her adjust. She is married to Eric, her husband of three years, and has a year old daughter named Lyida. Mrs. Gifford has one brother named Corey Hugunin. She has two dogs named Maddie and Tucker, two cats named Kitty and Precious, and she has some fish. She loves sewing and she loves kids. She has played the flute for 6 weeks in the 5th grade before she found out musci was not for her.
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What’s Hoppin’ in Hopkins’ Room Hi! I’m Mrs. Hopkins.I am thrilled to be joining the Lebo Junior High / High School faculty this year! I am sure this year will be very exciting at Lebo. This is my 18th year to be a teacher. Some of you may know me as the Preschool teacher, but I really have taught every grade there is in the past. I have taught special education for the past 15 years to include everything from Preschool to 12th grade. Prior to teaching special education, I taught fifth grade math and science. I have taught high school at both Osage City High School and Chase County High School previously. I am very passionate about teaching all subjects, though Math is my favorite, and I enjoy using technology as much as I can. Want to know a little about me? When I am not grading papers or planning lessons, you can usually find me in the garden or reading a book!. I love to have a flower garden as much as a vegetable garden; however, the heat this summer wasn’t nice to my garden. I live in Lebo and have for the past 10 years. I grew up in Independence, Kansas, in the southeast corner of the state. I recently married a man from Lebo a year ago. Together, we have 4 adult sons and 6 grandchildren. I love being a grandma as much as I love teaching! I received my Bachelors degree from Pittsburg State University and my masters degree from Emporia State University. Since that time, I have advanced my education by receiving an endorsement in English as a Second Language and becoming certified to teach all grades PreK through 12th grade. Some of my favorites : Color: Blue Restaurant: Olive Garden Beverage: Diet Dr. Pepper Flowers: Lilies and Yellow Roses Season: Spring / Summer “I love to travel!” Book: Just about any – “I love to read for enjoyment and visit the library often!” Sports: “Basketball – Go KU! Football – Go Chiefs! And always cheering for LEBO WOLVES!” I am looking forward to a great year! My door is always open and if you or your parents ever want to visit come on in! (You’ll find me in Mr. Becker’s old classroom) Linda Hopkins
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Lebo School Book Fair September 1620 Sept 16 Preview for elementary students Sept 19 Sales begin Family Night & more info to come Sept 20 Sales during school Sept 21 Last day for sales Come enjoy the book fair, and help support the library! Volunteers Needed contact Mrs.Sielert at [email protected]
Supercool Afterschool Program By Karen Piper The Lebo Afterschool started the school year with approximately 35 students enrolled in the K5 program. The Lebo Afterschool staff is Karen Piper Site Coordinator, and Rita Crouch. We also have several volunteers including Breanna Shearer10th grade; Charlie Crouch, Abby Shields and Kristopher Stephensall from 6th grade; and Glenda Jarvis. Afterschool will not be in session for the days when school is released early. During the fall months, we will be playing on the playground so please watch for the children crossing the streets between 3:20 PM and 5:30 PM. If you have not enrolled your child and would like to, please ask for a form at the elementary office or contact Karen Piper. The PAWS program will begin soon. You will get a call or a letter from either Linda Hopkins or Pat Bray if your child qualifies for the program. All Afterschool students will go to the Cafeteria at 3:20 for snack and attendance. At 3:45, they will go to homework time in the Elementary Computer lab. Activities will begin at 4:15 and end at 5:00. Please make sure your children are picked up as close to 5:00 as possible, but no later than 5:30. If you pick your child up during snack time, they will be in the cafeteria. From 4:15 to 5:30, please pick up your child through the elementary entrance. If you are not able to pick up your child by 5:30 contact Karen Piper as soon as possible. The first two weeks of school we have been swimming or playing on the playground. We have all enjoyed the pool on the hot afternoons. We want to thank the City Pool staff for all their time devoted to the Afterschool children during the first two weeks of school. The children were very excited to go swimming. September 6th we will begin regular activities. These activities include city library, ball galore, fall crafts, walking group and other fall activities. If you would like to volunteer and have a passion you would like to share with others, the afterschool is a great way to do it. Volunteers are always welcome and needed. Volunteering with the Afterschool is great way to earn community service hours and may be used on your resume. Lebo’s Afterschool wish list includes #2 pencils, pencil boxes/bags, children’s sticker, paper towels, glue stick and paper plates. Just a reminder: Homework time is a time for children to work on their homework. We will do our best to help your child complete their homework during this time. But we may not be able to check their work to see if it’s correct, so please look over your child’s homework. Remind your child this is also a time to read their AR book. The Lebo Afterschool is on the school web site. Please check it out. Enrollment forms and daily calendar of events will be posted. We will also post our wish list and any other important information. Please remember to contact the school or Karen Piper if your child will not be attending on days enrolled. This is for the safety of your child. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Karen Piper, Lebo Afterschool Coordinator at 7852566161 or 7858932244 or email [email protected] or Rita Crouch at 6204817011 or email [email protected]
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September 2016 Elem/HS Activities Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1 JH VB/FB
2 PreSchool
August & September Food Service Payment
vs. MdCV @home @5:30 p.m. HS XC @Burlington @5:30 p.m.
screenings @Waverly (all day) Soph Jostens Ring Orders in Commons @ 7:30 a.m. HS FB vs. Hanover @home @7:00 p.m.
Regular Lunches K6 64.50, Grades 712 $66.00, Reduced Lunch $12.00, Breakfast $45.00, Reduced $9.00, Extra Milk/Juice $12.00
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11
Sat
3
5 No School Labor Day
6 HS VB vs.
7 Jr./Sr. High
8 XCLyndon
9 HS FB
10 HS VB
Seabury/ Burlingame @Seabury @5:00 p.m
Cheerleader Cheer Camp @ Chanute
@Melvern Lake @4:00p.m. JH FB/VB vs. Hartford @5:00 p.m.
@Madison @7:00 p.m.
@Lyndon @8:30 a.m. XC @Wamego Golf Course @10:30 a.m.
12 HS JV FB
13 School
14 Greenhand
15 JH FB/VB
16 Elem
17 HS VB
Football vs Madison @home @5:00 p.m.
Pictures HS VB vs. Heritage Christian/ Pleasanton @5:00 p.m.
Conference Freshman
vs. Waverly @Home @5:00 p.m.
Preview Book Fair HS FB @Burlingame @7:00 p.m.
Tournament @Hartford @9:00a.m.
JV @4:00 p.m.
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19 Assemble for
20 HS VB @
21 Book Fair
22 County
23 FHTC Visit 24 XC Rim
Grades 612 @ Waverly @ 1:00 p.m.
Hartford/ Burlingame @Hartford @5:00
Pack Up
p.m.
Health Nurse Hearing, Vision, Height, and Weight XC West Franklin, Pomona Lake @4:00 p.m. JH FB/VB @ Burlingame @5:00 p.m.
@11:45 12:45 HS FB @Pleasanton @7:00 p.m.
Book Fair Family Night 48 p.m. HS JV FB vs. Burlingame @Home @5:00 p.m.
25 Pup Pack
26 HS JV FB vs.
27 HS VB vs.
Camp 24 p.m.
Pleasanton @home @5:00 p.m.
Madison/ Waverly Parents Night @5:00 p.m.
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29 XC Council 30 HS FB vs Grove Lake @4:00 p.m. JH FB/VB vs. Olpe @ Olpe @5:00 p.m.
Waverly @home @7:00 p.m. on KVOE Pup Pack Performance
Rock Classic, Rim Rock Farm, Lawrence, TBA VB Tournament @Burlington @8:30 a.m.
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Fall Sports Schedules
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September 2016 Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1 B Br. Burrito
2 B Cin. Roll
8 B Br. Sticks and
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L Goulash Garlic/cheese biscuit Peas/Veggies Applesauce, Milk
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Labor Day No
School
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B PB&J/Yogurt L Beef & Bean Burrito Chips & Salsa Spinach Salad Corn Applesauce, Milk
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B Cereal/Toast
L Chicken Tetrazzini Wheat Roll Pea/Carrots Strwb./Bananas, Milk
26 In Service No School
6 B Choc. Chip Muffin 7 B Biscuit & gravy L Cheeseburger Romaine/ Tomato Chips Baked Beans Fruit cup/cookie, Milk
13
B Saus./Biscuit L Stromboli Augratin Potatoes Carrots Strwb. Shortcake, Milk
L Chicken Nuggets M.Potato/ Gravy Wheat Roll Broccoli Orange, Milk
B French Toast Sticks L Pulled Pork Sandwich Chips Baked Beans Oranges , Cookie, Milk
20BBiscuit & Gravy 21 L Corn Dog Nachos Green Beans Apples, Milk
27B Sausage/Biscuit
L McRib Sandwich Augratin Potato Green Beans Kiwi/Cherry Crisp, Milk
14
B Pop Tarts L Pizza Spinach Salad Corn Peaches, Cookie, Milk
28
BFrench Toast St.
L Soup Spinach Salad Veggies/Dip PB&J Sandwich Apples, Milk
Fri
Toast L Macaroni & Cheese Smokies Peas/Baby Carrots Apples, Milk
15
B Scr. Eggs L Turkey Sandwich Romaine/Tomato Wedge Cuts Peaches Elf Grams, Milk
22
B Br. Sticks L Beef & Noodles M. Potato Carrots Blueberry Muffin Pineapple, Milk
29 B Br. Burrito L Teriyaki Chicken Wheat Roll Rice/Peas Peaches, Milk
L Pizza Salad/w Romaine Banana Pudding, Milk
B Br. Pizza L Frito Pie Celery/ Cucumbers Corn Strwb./Bananas Long John, Milk
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B Long John L Chicken Fry Wheat Roll M. Potato/Gravy Green Beans Bananas, Milk
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BPancake/ Saus. L Chicken Quesadilla Mexican Rice Refried Beans Oranges, Milk
30 B Cin. Roll
L Sloppy Joes Chips Baked Beans Grapes, Cookie, Milk
