Dominic Perez has completed the requirements to earn a diploma in the Success Center and participate in the THS graduation ceremony in May, so his cap and gown photos will have to wait a bit. We are very proud of you, Dominic! #tongienation #usd464 #classof2025
6 months ago, Mark Padfield
Dominic Perez’s Success Center completion photo.
Come support the THS FCCLA blood drive on November 13!
6 months ago, USD 464
Pink and Teal flyer
THS Unified Bowling team members had their third tournament of the season at Olathe Lanes East! They placed 3rd, 16th, 21st, 25th, 26th and 28th. They also got to try out a new piece of equipment: a bowling bowl pusher. Good job, everyone! 🎳🎳🎳#tongienation # usd464
6 months ago, Morgan Schmidt
bowling
bowling
bowling
bowling
bowling
bowling
bowling
Mrs. Bowers’ Ceramics I students planted succulents in their finished face planters! 🪴🪴🪴 #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, USD 464
Student holding ceramic planter with a plant inside student holding a face planter with a plant inside
student wearing a green tank top holding a ceramic planner
Student wearing an orange shirt, holding a ceramic planter with a plant inside
Student wearing a blue T-shirt, holding a ceramic planter with a succulent planted inside
student holding a teal glazed ceramic planter with a plant inside
Student wearing a red Tongi softball T-shirt, holding a ceramic planter with a succulent planted inside
FCCLA members attended the District Leadership Fall Conference this month! District president Huston Albert, along with Tongie alum Emilie Crowley, hosted a break out session on running for office. District VP Kyndal Romero used the national program of FACTS to demonstrate the effects of being drowsy & impaired with hands-on activities. Students took the pledge to drive sober. State Peer Education Team members Aubrey Padfield and Harlee Morando focused their workshop on making healthy choices. THS was also awarded the State 2nd Runner-Up Honor Spotlight Chapter Award. #fccla #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, Heather DeMaranville
FCCLA
FCCLA
FCCLA
FCCLA
FCCLA
FCCLA
FCCLA
FCCLA
FCCLA
Congrats to the State XC qualifiers! Kara Johnson qualifies as an individual on the girls side. Boys are Regional Champions. 🏆🏆🏆 #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, John Tollefson
8 state qualifying cross country runners from Tonganoxie
Students in Profe McQueen's Spanish 1 classes are participating in a music video unit this week -- "Encerrada en la escuela" ("Locked in the School"). Students viewed screenshots from the video and made predictions by matching the images to possible captions written in Spanish. Lots of great discussion and critical thinking taking place! #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, Melanie McQueen
Two female students, standing near the whiteboard, looking at screenshots posted from our new video unit.
Four male students, standing near the whiteboard, looking at screenshots posted from our new video unit.
One male student, standing near the whiteboard, looking at screenshots posted from our new video unit. He is reading sentences in Spanish from his paper.
Four female students, standing near the whiteboard, looking at screenshots posted from our new video unit.
Four male students, laying on the floor, viewing our unit music video on a laptop.
Spanish students visited the Lawrence Art Center to see works created by various Hispanic artists. Their next stop was La Estrella Mexicana, where they practiced their shopping skills in Spanish and ate delicious, authentic Mexican food, including paletas! #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, Heather Rowe
THS students in the gallery at Lawrence Art Center.
THS students in the gallery at Lawrence Art Center.
Silas Kirchoff playing some beautiful music for us!
mrs. Mcqueen and Mrs. Rowe in the art gallery at Lawrence arts center
THS students doing some art in the gallery at Lawrence Art Center.
THS students in the gallery at Lawrence Art Center.
mrs. Rowe with students at the Lawrence arts center
Unified Bowling had their second tournament at Mission Bowl this week. They placed 2nd, 10th, 11th, 15th, 20th and 21st! 🎳🎳🎳 #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, Morgan Schmidt
bowling
bowling
bowling
bowling
Today our Success Center students learned about the importance of building credit, retirement investing, budgeting, & utilizing banking resources, among other financial topics. Thank you so much to Debbie Krivjansky, Dustin Barker, & Kalie Hileman from First State Bank & Trust! #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, Mark Padfield
FSB&T presenting to Success Center students
FSB&T presenting to Success Center students
FSB&T presenting to Success Center students
How do you put what you've learned at a leadership event into action on your way home? You mop the bus for the bus driver when a drink is spilled! Thank you Eli Holthaus! (And no, it wasn't his drink 🙃)
6 months ago, Cody Witte
Student mopping the bus
Eli mopping
THS students visited Ottawa High School on Monday to attend a Renaissance Leadership Event. Students discussed what real leadership looks like & how to implement it in school to improve climate & culture. They brainstormed ideas specific to THS and heard from peers from other northeast Kansas high schools. The day ended with some fun competitive activities! #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, Cody Witte
Dr. Campbell on stage
Dr. Campbell sharing a message
Students working in small groups
Students working in small groups
Student competing in a game
Students cheering
Fruit by the foot challenge
Beach ball relay
It's giving 👻spooky season👻! Mrs. Cassity's photography students put their aperture, shutter speed, white balance, & ISO skills to the test recently with a fun fall project! #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, USD 464
student wearing a white sheet like a ghost standing outside THS
a student wearing a sheet, dressed like a ghost, shoots a basket inside the auxiliary gym at THS
a student dressed in a white sheet like a ghost sits at the wheel of a car, wearing sunglasses
a student wearing a sheet like a ghost walks around with their arms up in the THS Chieftain Arena gymnasium
a student dressed like a ghost wearing a white sheet jumps up in the air, giving the illusion they are suspended
student wearing a white sheet like a ghost holds up a black camera to snap a pic
a white blurry ghost apparition in a gymnasium
a student dressed like a ghost sits at a table in the library with glasses on
a student dressed like a ghost in a white sheet wearing sunglasses sits at a table in the commons area outside Chieftain Arena
a student dressed like a ghost in a white sheet with blurred effects, walking down the hallway outside of TPAC
Our first state drumline of the year honored sophomore Paityn Van Middlesworth, who qualified for State Golf! On Monday, Paityn will travel to Hesston to compete in the 4A State Golf Championship. Congratulations and good luck Paityn!!! ⛳️⛳️⛳️ #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, Tonganoxie High School
Paityn by herself
drumline with Paityn
The THS Unified Bowling team had their first tournament this week. Six teams attended and had a great time competing. One team placed first, with a new team record of 853 total pins. Great job, everyone! 🎳🎳🎳 #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, Morgan Schmidt
bowling team
team play
fun pics
having fun
Abagale Bundy is the most recent student to earn a diploma in the Success Center. She is completing two classes for Allen County Community College credit this semester & two more next semester, so her cap and gown photos will have to wait until May. Congratulations Abagale, we are very proud of you! #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, Mark Padfield
Abagale Bundy’s completion picture
Students in Profe McQueen's Spanish 1 classes played Matamoscas (Flyswatter) in pairs. They read slides of sentences in Spanish & raced their partners to swat the matching illustrations with pipe cleaners. Lots of teamwork to decipher the language while enjoying the competition!
7 months ago, Melanie McQueen
Pairs of students in their Spanish 1 classroom, sitting at tables, looking at slides on their Chromebook screens, playing a game to review unit vocabulary and culture. Using pipe cleaners to swat the illustration that matches sentences they read.
Pairs of students in their Spanish 1 classroom, sitting at tables, looking at slides on their Chromebook screens, playing a game to review unit vocabulary and culture. Using pipe cleaners to swat the illustration that matches sentences they read.
Pairs of students in their Spanish 1 classroom, sitting at tables, looking at slides on their Chromebook screens, playing a game to review unit vocabulary and culture. Using pipe cleaners to swat the illustration that matches sentences they read.
Pairs of students in their Spanish 1 classroom, sitting at tables, looking at slides on their Chromebook screens, playing a game to review unit vocabulary and culture. Using pipe cleaners to swat the illustration that matches sentences they read.
Pairs of students in their Spanish 1 classroom, sitting at tables, looking at slides on their Chromebook screens, playing a game to review unit vocabulary and culture. Using pipe cleaners to swat the illustration that matches sentences they read.
Pair of students in their Spanish 1 classroom, sitting at tables, looking at slides on a Chromebook screen, playing a game to review unit vocabulary and culture. Using pipe cleaners to swat the illustration that matches sentences they read.
Pairs of students in their Spanish 1 classroom, sitting at tables, looking at slides on their Chromebook screens, playing a game to review unit vocabulary and culture. Using pipe cleaners to swat the illustration that matches sentences they read.
Pairs of students in their Spanish 1 classroom, sitting at tables, looking at slides on their Chromebook screens, playing a game to review unit vocabulary and culture. Using pipe cleaners to swat the illustration that matches sentences they read.
Pairs of students in their Spanish 1 classroom, sitting at tables, looking at slides on their Chromebook screens, playing a game to review unit vocabulary and culture. Using pipe cleaners to swat the illustration that matches sentences they read.
Pairs of students in their Spanish 1 classroom, sitting at tables, looking at slides on their Chromebook screens, playing a game to review unit vocabulary and culture. Using pipe cleaners to swat the illustration that matches sentences they read.
The THS choirs had a beautiful fall concert! Our Chieftain Singers, Concert Choir and Treble Choir all sounded amazing! Thank you Tom Gifford and Carolyn Day for putting together an incredible show!
7 months ago, Cody Witte
Combined treble voices
Combined choirs
Tenor/Bass choir
Chieftain singers
Last week, Mr. King's Heavy Equipment students attended the Student Career Fair at Dozer Day Kansas City, an immersive construction industry experience. They visited with sponsor companies to explore career opportunities, discussed the industry & training, met with higher learning institutions, & hopped in the operator’s seat for hands-on experience. 🦺🏗🚧 #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
a student drives a mini excavator loading balls into a yellow bucket
three students wearing safety vests and ball caps look on as bulldozers sit in the distance behind an orange mesh fence
three students wearing safety vests look on as three buckets full of stone sit on the table in front of them
a student wearing a safety vest digs in the dirt while using a miniature crane
students wearing safety vests sit at plastic tables in a tent during a break
high school student wearing a ball cap sits in the cab of a bulldozer
Day two of Shopping Day for Mrs. Rowe's Spanish 2 & 3 students was a success! Students continued advertising and selling in Spanish! #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, Heather Rowe
4th hour
4th hour
fourth hour
fourth hour
fourth hour, Mr. Witte playing some connect four
sixth hour
sixth hour
eight hour
eighth hour
eighth hour