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This Family Ties Tuesday features the Kiefers! Gail and her son John are proud Tonganoxie High School grads and dedicated staff members. Gail taught at Tonganoxie Elementary for 32 years before becoming Tonganoxie High School's registrar and administrative assistant, and John is a THS student nutrition professional. Thank you, Kiefers, for your legacy of service! ❤️🤍 #tongienation #usd464
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It's Red Friday at the District Administrative Center! ❤️💛 #tongienation #usd464
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The monthly USD 464 Board of Education meeting will be held on Monday, February 10 at 6 pm in the BOE room at the District Administrative Center. Please enter through the west doors. Everyone is welcome to attend! #tongienation #usd464
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September 2024: Ms. Meckler's third grade students update their planners and prepare for their first lesson of the day. #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464 📷: Sawyer Frese '25
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Two generations of incredible talent! Kathie Riddle is one of our amazing first grade teachers at TES, while her mother, Carolyn Day, keeps our choirs in key as our district accompanist! Let's show some love for Kathie and Carolyn! ❤️🤍 #tongienation #usd464
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2022 Tonganoxie High School grad Ally Albert is studying abroad this semester in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic! Ally is a hospitality business management major at Kansas State University. Share your alumni news with us at socials@tong464.org! #tongienation #usd464
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Tongie Nation, help us welcome our newest transportation team member, Ted Ward! Ted passed his CDL test this week and will start driving in mid-February. Welcome to the team, Ted! 🚌🚌🚌 #tongienation #usd464
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Caden Phillips '22 manning the slam cams for CBS Sports at the K-State Men's Basketball game last night! 🎥🎥🎥 Share your alumni news with us at socials@tong464.org! #tongienation #usd464
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Fall 2005: The THS Performing Arts Department presents "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday." 🎭🎭🎭 #tongienation #usd464
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Double the dedication, double the impact! Debbie Holloway is an 8th grade English Language Arts teacher, theater co-director, and 8th grade Book Club sponsor at Tonganoxie Middle School. Her son Cole is shaping young minds at Tonganoxie High School, not only as an engaging economics, history, and American government teacher, but also as an assistant football and track coach! Let's get hype for the Holloways! ❤️🤍 #tongienation #usd464
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Michael Ellifrits and his classmates read Sharon Draper’s "Out of My Mind" together—a captivating first installment in a trilogy. The story follows Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, as she faces the challenges of middle school as a nonverbal wheelchair user. Inspired by Melody’s journey, Michael went on to read the entire series on his own. He loved it so much that he decided to write to Sharon Draper—and to his delight, she wrote back! #tongienation #usd464
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Blake Phillips '19 coming in clutch with the commodity market report on Capitol Hill! #tongienation #usd464 📷: @reptraceymann
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May 27, 2017: The THS girls 4x400 team (Sierra, Corinn, Emily, and Mia) takes 3rd place at State Track! 🥉🥉🥉 #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
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It's Family Ties Tuesday! Today, we're celebrating mother-daughter duo Becky Derzinski and Maggie Estes. Becky is a dedicated human resources clerk at our District Administrative Center, while Maggie shines as an exceptional driver in our Transportation Department. Join us in celebrating Becky and Maggie! ❤️🤍 #tongienation #usd464
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December 13, 2024: Mrs. DeKeyser's kindergarteners practice following Locks, Lights, Out of Sight during the TES Lockdown drill. They remained serious, kept as quiet as possible, and stayed within their classroom safety zone. Student safety is our number one priority and they earned two thumbs up! 👍👍 #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
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All district buildings will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Design credit: Sawyer Frese '25 #tongienation #usd464
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Tonganoxie USD 464 will be closed on Friday, January 10, 2025. Continued inclement weather has made it unsafe to transport students to school. All district schools and buildings are closed. Per our inclement weather policies, all morning practices are cancelled. Decisions regarding afternoon practices will be made by noon and communicated by coaches accordingly. Please be safe and stay warm. ☃️☃️☃️ #tongienation #usd464
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The monthly USD 464 Board of Education meeting will be held on Monday, January 13 at 6 pm in the BOE room at the District Administrative Center. Please enter through the west doors. #tongienation #usd464
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April 19, 2018: THS Boys Golf takes third place at Prairie Highlands in Olathe with the following scores: Aitkens 79, McClellan 80, Jones 82, Dutton 85, Hall 87, Vorbeck 87. #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
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Because of frigid temperatures and the number of county roads that are still impassable due to snow and ice, school for Wednesday, January 8 is cancelled. All district schools & buildings will be closed. We understand that school closings can be challenging for families, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We look forward to welcoming our students back to school as soon as it is safe to do so. #tongienation #usd464
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