Today, Success Center students interested in earning a Culinary Arts credit began the cooking part of the class. Lessons were learned, even through some failures! 👨🍳👨🍳👨🍳 #tongienation #usd464
This week, senior Jersey Glover signed her National Letter of Intent to dance at Baker University! Best of luck next year! 🧡🧡🧡 #tongienation #usd464
This week, FCCLA members Aubrey, Khrisalyn, Emily, Huston, Anthony, and Josie taught TES kindergarten and first grade students about safety with their Be Smart, Be Safe project. They discussed topics such as calling 911, fires, tornados, medication safety, and making safety plans with their families. Students also received emergency information magnets to take home. #tongienation #usd464 #FCCLA
THS students went to Main Event this week for Chieftain Day! Students were rewarded for excellent second quarter attendance, behavior and grades. #tongienation #usd464
Mrs. McCoy's Chemistry class practiced ionic bonding with polyatomic ions today by playing Ionic Bonding Poker!! Don't worry though, no real money was won (or lost), only knowledge gained! #tongienation #usd464
Congrats to Chieftain football offensive lineman Zac Fisher '25, 810 Varsity Metro's Choice Awards OL of the Year-Elite Class! #tongienation #usd464 Design credit: 810 Varsity
In October, OFG Financial and KNEA held their annual Ubenefit grant contest. This contest awards $100 grants to 100 Kansas educators and support professionals. THS math teacher Stacy Emmot was awarded the grant today! #tongienation #usd464
FCCLA members worked on emergency car bags for THS students that will be handed out this week. Thanks to the First State Bank and Trust's Pete and Margaret Leighty Grant, 100 bags were assembled. They each contain an ice scraper, emergency seatbelt/window-breaking tool with whistle, rechargeable flashlight, reflective strip, first aid kit, emergency blanket, and information on what to do in the event of a crash. #tongienation #usd464
Final day of the 67th Annual Tonganoxie Invitational is today! Girls play at 10:00am vs Liberal for 5th place. Boys play at 2:30pm vs Bonner Springs for 3rd place. Both games are in Chieftain Arena. Come cheer on the Chieftains on this final day! #tongienation #usd464
Mrs. McCoy's Forensic Science class has been learning about blood and blood spatter this week and how it can be used to solve crimes! 🕵️🕵️🕵️ #tongienation #usd464
The 67th Annual Tonganoxie Basketball Tournament continues today at 3 pm! THS boys will take on Atchison at 4:30 pm in Chieftain Arena; THS girls will play Blue Valley West at 6 pm in the auxiliary gym. This year's brackets were designed by Joel Merei '27 and Alyssa Schoeneck '26. Go Chieftains! #tongienation #usd464
The 67th Annual Tonganoxie Basketball Tournament starts tonight! Girls play at 6:00; boys play at 7:30. THS students get in FREE. THS students who are in attendance at the start of the girls game get free pizza at the half of the boys game! Come support the Chieftains!! #tongienation #usd464
The THS Scholars Bowl team—James Hooker, Kayleigh Williamson, Wesley Johnson, Solomon Carter, and Ethan Riley—earned 2nd place at the Frontier League Scholars Bowl Tournament! Way to go, Chieftains! #tongienation #usd464
Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 recognized the top three THS students in the Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition. Congratulations to Aaliyah Schulenberg (3rd place) Anna Heskett (2nd place) and first-place winner Kate Carter! #tongienation #usd464
Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 named Julie Coffey as their high school Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Coffey is a math teacher at THS with an energetic and engaging classroom atmosphere. She is also very caring and patient with her students. Congratulations Mrs. Coffey on this well-deserved award! #tongienation #usd464
Students in Mrs. Bower's ceramics class are enjoying using their new banding wheels. The banding wheels were purchased with a grant from the USD 464 Education Foundation. Another great opportunity made possible by an awesome community! #tongienation #usd464
Congratulations to these THS students for achieving Honor Roll in the Fall 2024 semester! #tongienation #usd464
The THS Debate Team had a great showing this past weekend at State Debate! The 4-speaker team, comprised of Kizer Morando, Parker Welsh, Heather Leeper, & Eric Bieser, took 3rd place. Solomon Carter & Ella Pruitt took 4th place in the 2-speaker team division. Great job Chieftains!!! #tongienation #usd464
On Sunday afternoon, while many of us were sitting down to watch the NFL playoffs, junior Lachlan McRae was coaching youth basketball! Lachlan volunteered to coach a sixth grade boys basketball team this winter for the Johnson County Park and Recreation Dept. It's awesome to see Chieftains giving back to the community! 🏀🏀🏀 #tongienation #usd464
Students in Mrs. Rowe's classes are diving into their new Spanish novels! #tongienation #usd464
