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ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
The schools throughout USD 480 have been making much progress through their High Reliability Schools (HRS) work, including Seymour Rogers Middle School.
Principal Jason Diseker said there are multiple areas of focus for the school.
“One of the things we’ve noticed in this process is the parents really think highly of the school. They think we’re doing great, and there’s nothing wrong with that, and the students trended about the same way, they also think we’re doing a good job,” Diseker said. “We’re really focusing on what our teachers and administrators are thinking about, because that’s really where the rubber meets the road, so to speak. With the survey, we administrators took it, as well as 44 teachers, more than 100 parents, and the majority of the Seymour Rogers Middle School student body. When we first started breaking down the data, I remember thinking ‘I can’t wait to get into all of this!’”
Read more: Seymour Rogers Middle School provides update on HRS progress
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ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
Property tax relief has been a major topic of discussion lately and soon, some action taken at the state level could help with just that.
Wednesday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced the layout of a comprehensive plan to provide immediate and lasting tax relief at the state level, and to begin the conversation about engaging local leaders on enacting property tax reform, according to a release from the State of Kansas.
Read more: After vetoing property tax reform, Kelly offers rejected alternative
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ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
The state’s budget for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 has officially been signed by Gov. Laura Kelly, according to a release from the State of Kansas.
In the release, Gov. Kelly noted the process did not exactly go smoothly.
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ROBERT PIERCE
• Leader & Times
Spring is definitely in the air in Southwest Kansas, and along with all of the other sights and sounds of the season, viewing of some of nature’s creatures is one of the more popular warm weather activities in the area.
Among those creatures are butterflies, and later this month, Liberal’s Baker Arts Center is giving people a chance to see some monarch butterflies in the center’s big backyard.
Starting April 27 and running through May 8, Baker welcomes everyone to the Butterfly Encounter, and Director Misty Martin said there are a couple of different ways for people to enjoy the experience.
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Southwestern Heights wishes to announce the valedictorian and salutatorian of the graduating class of 2026.
Ryan Kisner, Principal, has announced Lacie Banman and Jackson Stanfield as co-valedictorians and Hailey Saucedo as salutatorian for the class of 2026.
Lacie is the daughter of Isack and Susie Banman, Jackson is the son of Kurt and Jennifer Stanfield and Hailey is the daughter of Nefro and Martha Saucedo. These selections are based on the students’ cumulative grade point averages throughout high school.
Read more: Heights announces 2026 valedictorians, salutatorian
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