ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

The school year has ended, which means results from testing from the end of the year have officially come in.

Monday evening, the USD 480 school board got to hear those results from District Interventionist Jennifer Hyde.

“We had come before the board in February with the middle-of-year testing results, and we now have all the data from our end-of-year assessments,” Hyde said. “We are still waiting on the official state testing results, and we probably won't get those until November or December, and we'll share that data as soon as we get that.”

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

Those looking for some more activities for their children will have just that chance later this summer thanks to Seward County Community College.

SCCC's annual Kids College will take place Monday, July 14 through Thursday, July 17, and each day has three sessions – 8 to 9:15 a.m., 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., and then 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Kids College is for children entering first grade through eighth grade and is $25 for each session and for the whole four days. Enrollment begins June 2, and those interested in signing their children up must have a notarized form, and they also need to have their ID and a copy of their insurance card. Coordinator Sarah Thompson said there is a lot to be excited about for this year.

EARL WATT

   • Leader & Times

The final score isn’t as important as the experience in what has become an annual tradition between the Liberal Bee Jays and Liberal Rattlers.

The Bee Jays won 8-5, but the score may be deceptive. This year, the Bee Jay pitchers took the field with the Rattlers, and the Rattler pitchers took the field with the Bee Jays. That way, the Rattler batters faced Rattler pitchers, and the Bee Jay batters faced Bee Jay pitchers.