Party Time! Excellent! It's Famous Characters Day! 😎🎸🤘 #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
Meagan Vestal and Kelly Griffiths give double peace signs in front of the Tongie T on the brick wall in the admin center
DAC staff are sporting their pjs (and maybe a few pairs of slippers) for HoCo Spirit Week! #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
five district staff standing in front of the white Tongie T on a brick wall
Save the Date! Our community Veterans Day ceremony will be held on Friday, November 8 from 1:30 to 2:45 pm in Chieftain Arena at Tonganoxie High School. All veterans and their families are invited! #tongienation #usd464 #veteransday
7 months ago, USD 464
blue background, white text outlined in red, three red stars, white Tongie T in bottom right corner
September 26, 2019: Five years ago today, FFA members Dalton Regehr '23 & Isabelle Barker '23 earned their FFA jackets by being the first Greenhands to memorize the FFA Creed! Jackets were generously supplied by the FFA Alumni Association. #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
Isabelle Barker stands in front of a gray wall, holding her blue FA jacket and wearing a red and white plaid shirt
Dalton Regehr holds his FFA jacket, he stands in front of a whiteboard in a classroom
Welcome to the fleet, Bus 19! Transportation Director Jill Kietzmann took delivery of our newest addition last week, which features a wheelchair lift & accommodates up to 3 wheelchairs & 27 passengers. This bus is also AIR-CONDITIONED! 🥳🥳🥳 #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
new school bus parked outside the DAC
Midwest Bus Sales rep and Jill Kietzman standing on the bus talking
area at rear of bus for wheelchairs
Midwest Bus Sales rep and Jill Kietzmann discuss the dashboard of the new school bus
close up of the buttons of the new school bus
back half of new school bus
Jill Kietzmann unlatches the door to the handicapped lift at the rear of the school bus
Jill Kietzmann swings open the door to the handicapped lift at the rear of the school bus
Jill Kietzmann unlatches the door to the handicapped lift at the rear of the school bus
Jill Kietzmann lowers the lift of the new school bus
Happy fall, ya'll! The autumnal equinox means fall is officially here. Today is one of only two days each year when the Sun is directly above the Equator, dividing night and day equally. 🍁🍁🍁 #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
autumn leaves background with sun shining through
During this week's early release Wednesday, district staff converged on Tonganoxie High School for K-12 vertical Professional Learning Committee meetings. The purpose of these meetings is alignment throughout the district through teacher-driven conversations - getting teachers who are focused on the same content at various levels in the same room to work on curriculum design maps and discuss procedures, strengths, formatives and areas of need. #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
ELA teachers work together during a wooden table at THS
special education teachers listen intently as Mr. Ast facilitates a vertical PLC meeting
TEs teachers collaborate at a white table at THS
math teachers collaborate at long white tables at THS
three middle school teachers review curriculum on a laptop during vertical PLCs
ELA teachers collaborate during vertical PLCs in a classroom at THS
social studies teachers listen as Mr. McClellan mediates a presentation during vertical PLCs
science teachers review curriculum at THS
four district music teachers collaborate in the band room at THS
two CTE teachers discuss their department strengths in a THS classroom
May 20, 2024: The district administrative center hosts an end of year wellness day for staff, complete with food trucks, a cornhole tournament with a team costume contest, and a few rain showers! #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
district staff huddle under the awning of a food truck waiting for the rain to pass
Matt Bowers smiles with his arms wide, wearing a red bigfoot t shirt and Tongie hat
Madelyn DeKeyser and Jessica Monroe navigate an inflatable obstacle course
Transportation team members dressed as Mrs. Frizzle and the magic school bus
district staff huddle under a tent while it rains
Phil Jones tosses a bean bag on Beatty Field
high school staff members play cornhole on Beatty Field
staff members play cornhole on Beatty Field
Tom Gifford, wearing a while polo with a red Tongie T, tosses a bean bag as Colton Graham looks on
four members of Shuck N Awe Cornhole team wearing matching blue shirts hold up their medals
Tonganoxie High School senior Sawyer Frese designed our Patriot Day graphic; he is interning with our district communications department this semester. ❤️🤍💙 #neverforget #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
blue sky background, American flag flying on a flag pole, white text, white Tongie T logo in bottom center
Now offering an improved hourly wage for regular route bus drivers - $20 per hour! Please visit our employment portal at tong464.org or call our district administrative center to start your journey to becoming a USD 464 transportation professional! #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
black background, yellow Tonganoxie school bus gradient in the bottom half, white text, white district logo in top right corner
Congratulations to Bailey Stoker, the newest member of our team of transportation rock stars! Bailey is pictured here right after she passed her CDL exam on Tuesday; she started driving Route 6 yesterday! Well done, Bailey, & welcome to Tongie Nation! 🚌🚌🚌 #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
Bailey Stoker wearing black t shirt and jeans, standing in front of a school bus, holding her temporary paper CDL permit
The USD 464 Board of Education will hold a public hearing regarding the Revenue Neutral Rate on Monday, September 9 at 6 pm. The Budget Hearing will follow at 6:10 pm, and the Regular Board Meeting will begin at the conclusion of the Budget Hearing. Parents, patrons, & community members are always welcome to attend! Please enter through the west doors. #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
green chalkboard with white text on it; brownd esk with two books, a laptop, and a cup of pencils on it
April 12, 2024: Tonganoxie Elementary School Fine Arts Night! #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
framed student artwork on display in the TES gym
framed student artwork on display in the TES gym
framed student artwork on display in the TES gym
framed student artwork on display in the TES gym
crotched chicken and crotched october, made by staff member Cindy Jones
framed student artwork on display in the TES gym
framed student artwork on display in the TES gym
mountain lake scene, painted by ESOL coordinator Tracy Barnett
framed student artwork on display in the TES gym
framed student artwork on display in the TES gym
As a reminder, all district buildings are closed today in observance of Labor Day. Tomorrow is a Professional Development Day for our staff; school is not in session. Classes resume Wednesday, September 4. #tongienation #usd464 #laborday
8 months ago, USD 464
blue background, white text, American flag at top center
April 6, 2019: Tonganoxie High School Robotics wins the Innovation Award at the BotsKC BattleBot Tournament in Liberty, Missouri. Team members Hayden Hayward, Monika Hoffman, Benjamin Manus, Samuel Manus, and Carly Overacker created the first robot in the competition's history that used pneumatics. #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
four THS robotics team members wearing green shirts hold a large check for $500 and their pneumatic robot
All district buildings will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day. Tuesday, September 3 is a Professional Development Day for our staff; school is not in session. Classes resume Wednesday, September 4. #tongienation #usd464 #laborday
8 months ago, USD 464
blue background, white text, American flag at top center
Thank you for joining us for our 2024 Tongie Tailgate! We loved seeing everyone and sharing the evening together. More pics are coming, but we want to see yours! Send your Tongie Tailgate pics to socials@tong464.org by Thursday, August 29, along with the subject line "Tongie Tailgate" to be included in upcoming photo drops! #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
two high school yearbook members wearing red volleyball shirts at Beatty Field, holding cameras and camera bags
bird's eye view of THS volleyball scrimmage from top of bleachers in Chieftain Arena, players wearing red shirts
elementary aged boy wearing blue t shirt, standing behind a chain link fence, holding a hot dog and bag of Doritos
Assistant principals Hayes Farwell and Matt Bowers, wearing red t shirts and red chef hats, holding tongs, standing in front of a grill with hot dogs on it
Lions Club member Margy Sungstrom hands a bottle of water to an elementary aged girl
three girls stand in front of the bleachers at Beatty Field; one holds a hot dog and chips and the other two hold snocones
marching band members march along Beatty Field; they are wearing red t shirts with white Tongie T's on them
football team wearing white jerseys and black pants, huddled on the practice field with the high school building in the background
soccer team members huddle up after their scrimmage
elementary students standing along the black chain link fence at Beatty Field; sun shines among white clouds in the distance
Today is the date for the Tongie Tailgate! The Tonganoxie High School Marching Band is putting in work on Beatty Field this morning in preparation for their performance this evening - hope to see you there! 4:30 - THS Volleyball Scrimmage in Chieftain Arena 5:15 - Hot dogs, chips, cookies, water served at Beatty Field 5:30 - THS Band Performs 5:40 - THS Soccer Scrimmage 5:43 - First State Bank Presentation 5:50 - THS and TMS Volleyball Teams Announced 5:58 - Unified Bowling Announced 6:05 - 2023-24 TES Students of the Month Announced 6:12 - TMS and THS Cheer Squads Perform 6:20 - TMS and THS Football Teams Announced (THS will scrimmage) 6:24 - THS Girls Golf Announced 6:30 - TMS and THS Cross Country Announced 6:45 - THS Chieftain Stars Dance Team Performs 6:55 - Tailgate Ends #YeahBand #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
Tonganoxie High School marching band members run through their performance on Beatty Field as the sun rises in the background
#tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
Ryan Wagoner wearing a long sleeved blue tech shirt, giving a thumbs up; blue sky and white clouds in the background
black text, red and black border
#tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
Brittany Meckler wearing a gray quarter zip sweatershirt with Mickey Mouse on it; red and black border around her
black text, red and black border