Circle USD 375
2003-2004 Annual Report
FOCUS
Volume 34
Issue 4
June 2004
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Circle and State recognize “Friends of Education”
Circle District’s 2004 Friends of Education
nominees were honored for their contributions to
the schools and students of USD 375 at the South
Central Kansas Friends of Education banquet
April 17, 2004.
The Friends of Education recognition program
is sponsored by the Kansas Confidence in Public
Education Task Force made up of representatives
of the Kansas Department of Education, KNEA,
Kansas School Board Association, and Kansas
School Public Relations Organization. Yearly the
task force recognizes outstanding contributions
of parents, organizations, businesses and patrons
for their support of public education in Kansas.
Jeff Varner was nominated as a devoted
volunteer worker at Circle High School. Jeff ran
the first down marker at CHS football games; for
many years kept the scorebook for basketball
games and now helps with the CHS music and
drama departments. Jeff virtually runs all the
sound equipment and systems for all of the
musicals, plays, and music department concerts.
Verus Bank of El Dorado was nominated as
an outstanding Private Institution supporting
education in USD 375. It is for the ‘personal’
interactions and support that the staff and in
particular, CEO and Senior Advisor, Richard
Chase; Chairman of the Board, Kevin Chase;
Senior Vice-President, Cran Chase; and Risk
Management Officer, Chad Chase have given the
school district for many years. In August each
year Verus Bank invites all staff members and
spouses to the Back to School BBQ on the Chase
Farm. Their support goes beyond annual supper,
and includes supporting the ‘Pennies for Patients’
with Oil Hill School students, providing a free
checking account for STUCO funds and putting
together a special incentive plan for Circle
District staff for direct deposit of staff payroll
checks.
The Chase family has been active in the Circle
School District for more than 30 years. Mr.
Richard Chase served on the school board, and is
a founding member of the school district’s Circle
Educational Foundation.
The district’s third nominee for Friends of
Education recognition was the Benton Lions
Club. Some of their projects have included:
sponsoring and organizing the community
celebration Benton Days, furnishing eyeglasses
or other visual aids to students and other community members and donating $3,000 for clay and
supplies to build baseball diamonds behind
Benton Elementary. The most recent project of
the Lions Club was a donation of over $4,200 to
the Benton Elementary playground fund.
Circle District proudly recognizes these
individuals and organizations for their contributions to our district.
In This Report
Honor Roll......................................page 2
CHS Achievements........................page 4
Elementary Achievements............page 7
Senior Scholarships.......................page 9
Budget Summary.........................page 13
Enrollment Information.............page 14
NOTE: Mail-In Enrollment Forms
will be sent to all families with
school-aged children on July 12.
Please return forms by August 1.
See page 12 for more information.
Academic Achievers -- 4th Nine Weeks Honor Roll
OIL HILL ELEMENTARY
4th 9 Wks: ALL A’S
4th Grade: Laiken Linot, Niklas
Lytton, Dalton Sardou, Sarah Thompson,
Evan Unruh, Molly Wartick, Andy
Winningham
5th Grade: Brianna Adlesperger,
Derion Gillis, Jason Lauxman, Britnee
Pond, Jamie Winningham
6th Grade: Brooke Adlesperger, Caleb
Carson, Ashley Clark, Perry Gowdy,
Colter Thoma
Jake Frazier, Leah Griffis, Kortni
McCormick, Kimberlyn Stephens
6th Grade: Alexandra Burden, Shelby
Gegen, Benjamin Harstine, Geoffrey
Huff, Ryan Luebbert, Kyle Walker
4th 9 Wks: ALL A’S & B’S
4th Grade: Trent Appelhans, Kaylee
Ball, Logan Breault, Lucas Dugan,
Yancey Edson, Bryce Fortune, Austin
Griffith, Hattye Haney, Taylor Hess,
Dylan Lemuz, Abby Lindstrom, Page
Lindstrom, Emily Matta, Elizabeth
Oshakuade, Matthew Pello, William
4th 9 Wks: ALL A’s & B’s
Sellers, Jordan Ysidro
4th Grade: Robbie Evans, Christopher
5th Grade: Jimmy Beardslee, ElizaHaynes, Michael Haynes, Jacob Hogobeth Jaax, Sidney Jones, Brian Kessler,
boom, Amber Junkins, Caleb KirkVictoria Lee, Lily Longacre, Paige
patrick, Alexis O’Neill, Austin Olson,
Lytle, Cody Moore, Richard Mould,
Cody Snedden, James Willoughby,
Hayley Newfarmer, Alexis PatisDillon Young
Dugger, Joseph Pepowski, Briana Reece
5th Grade: Dylan Bilson, Eric Carlson,
6th Grade: Sam Blaha, Coulter
Amy Crain, Josh Debita, Clay Dryden,
Cranston, Dylan Fehl, Chloe Flippin,
Whitney Funk, Janay Gibbs, Levi
Will Gregg, Lindsey Hoctor, Jared
Gowdy, Matthew Harms, Jasmine Hearn,
Holliday, Mitchell Horner, Dillon
Jimi Hill, Charity Hon, Riley McKee,
Parker, Kristine Rowe, Tessa Simmons,
Thomas Pierce, Brett Rankin, Jaden
Ryan Tracy
Rice, Emily Warden
6th Grade: Brian Ard, Greg Downs,
TOWANDA ELEMENTARY
Alec Honey, Whitney Jones, Ashley
4th 9 Wks: ALL A’S
Junkins, Cody Kasper, Ty Lowmaster,
4th Grade: Samantha Adams, Ashley
George McAvoy, Stephanie Willoughby
Crisler, Jessica Fay, Courtney Kifer,
BENTON ELEMENTARY
4th 9 Wks: ALL A’S
4th Grade: Ashley Frankenbery, Gage
Walker, Lukas Weber
5th Grade: Lizzie Clemens,
Annual Report 2003-2004
Adam Pyle, Adam Ronnebaum, Hollie
Urban, Amy Varner, Megan Walthers,
Riley Wilson
5th Grade: Blake Baldwin, Brooke
Carvell, Caitlin Davis, Kyrstie Ehm,
Lynsey Fortune, Anna Hetherington,
Kelsey Highbarger, Taylor Horyna,
Adrienne Kueny, Ashlee Martin, Jenna
Persons, Drew Peterson, Brooke
Whitson
6th Grade: Jameson Fay, Thomas
Plummer, Austin Pyle, Taci Richard,
Brandon Wagner
4th 9 Wks: ALL A’s & B’s
4th Grade: Nicholas Bovee’, Rachael
Bruce, Cayenne Corbin, Ryan Davis,
Emily Denton, Alexis Ellison, Garret
Hamlin, Cody Heath, Gabriel Little,
Dustin Stareck, Kelcee Sullivan, Braden
Thomas, Joshua Tillotson, Cassidy
Treweeke, Kalyn Wagner, Jessica
Wright, Josie Wright
5th Grade: Victoria Blaisdell-Phillips,
Jeremy Brown, Leanna Bylan, Kimberly
Covey, Tyler Dunlap, James Evans,
Kristian Farner, Bridget Glock, Tiffany
Killman, Kaycee Koranda, Dylan
Milner, Taylor Moreno, Payden Norris,
Dallas Ott, Marguerite Reeves, Tonya
Requena, Brett Tunnell, Jacob Wagner,
Nicholas Warren, Brooke Watkins
6th Grade: Samantha Anthony, Kaylee
Bing, Aimee Bushey, Shelby Bushey,
Lindsey Conway, Garrett Cooper, Raven
Cubbage-Sanchez, Cameron Delgado,
Duane Farmer, Jennifer Ferguson,
Dannah Fox, Kathrine Harder, Ian
Jacobs, Kyle Keplinger, Jimmy Moore,
Dalton Mullinax, Jacob Nitcher,
MacKenzie Paugh, Brandon Plunk, Levi
Razey, Nickole Shannon, Brenton
Stewart, Daniel Stull, Evan Taylor,
Ciara Thyfault, Loren Tong,
Elizabeth Town, Jennifer Whiteside,
Haleigh Williams, Ryan Wilson
CIRCLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
4th 9 Wks: ALL A’S
7th Grade: Tori Appelhans, Abbey
Bradley, Kristy Burton, Amanda Crisler,
Scott Fowler, Megan Gasche, Bethany
George, Rachel Gfeller, Rachel Griffis,
Jera Hammond, Haley Hatfield, Andi
Hinnenkamp, Claire Jensen, Lauren
Johnson, Sam Kueny, Shauna Lineback,
Tara Mollhagen, Clayton Neufeld,
Abbey Nicholas, Danielle Nitcher,
Rachel Salyer, James Sellers, Todd
Severson, Kevin Smith, Kayli Stephens,
Taylor Weber, Sarah Wittlake
8th Grade: Corbin Adams, Elizabeth
Boerma, Natalie Caldarera, Angela
Cook, Andrew Corbin, Tasha Dugan,
Ciara Hasting, Sydney Hatfield, Andrew
Heinrich, Rachel Jacobs, Kolt Kinder,
Gladys Lang, Kira Lauxman, Dalian
Massey, Jonathan Mayfield, Kaylee
Moore, Daniel Persons, Aimee Roberts,
Jeffrey Schiesser, Sabrina Scroggin,
Kurstie Shaffer, Megan Shepherd, Dean
Simkins, Brooke Smith, Julie Taylor,
Sara Voisin, Melissa Walthes, Sari
Warren, Megan Wood
4th 9 Wks: ALL A’S & B’S
7th Grade: Rachel Beemer, Shane
Bushey, Travis Cassity, Ryan Coffman,
Michael Edmunds, Lucia Fierro, Steven
Gird, Bethany Haney, Christopher
Herrmann, Hannah Holem,
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Academic Achievers -- CHS Semester Honors
Hevin Killman, Devan Kirkpatrick,
Cody Marten, Chelsea Milner, Terrysa
Moore, Riley O’Connell, Sam Patton,
Chelsea Pyles, Chrissy Reeves, Jessica
Reeves, Elizabeth Robins, Cory
Schenkel, Seth Siemens, Kara Trotter,
Alyssa Uhlman, Andi Varner, Jon
Vincello, Kim Wendler, Kyle Williams,
Lauren Wilt, Tessa Wylie
8th Grade: Courtney Banks, Shelly
Bergeson, Rachel Bilson, Ashley
Blacketer, Kyle George, Erin Carlson,
Alex Clemens, David Cody, Renee
Conway, Amanda Covey, Kaci DaMetz,
Ethan Denton, Alan Dodson, Kelly
Fitzgerald, Andrew Gaylor, Brianne
Gottschalk, Hannah Gray, Alicia Haney,
Brandon Helzer, Bryce Hendrix, Devin
Highbarger, Eathan Jaax, Angela
Keeten, Kevin Kinkaid, Mariah Lara,
Joshua Mayfield, Caleb McCormick,
Ryan McGinnis, April McKeen, Kodie
McNary, Seth Mechem, Andrew Namee,
Dan Neugebauer, Olivia Newfarmer,
Shelbi Peck, Michael Pello, Cristin
Petty, Chanelle Pratt, Alecia Pyle,
Kamren Reilly, Hollie Reinhart, Brianna
Rogers, Seth Rounds, Colin Ryan, Ryan
Salyer, Jessica Schaal, Elizabeth Taylor,
Jessica Terronez, Caitlin Towne, Tarry
True, Jake Weston, Bridget Whittredge,
Katie Woods, Joe Zorn
CIRCLE HIGH SCHOOL
2nd Semester: Gold Honor Roll
Freshmen: Katy Banwart, Wade
Bruner, Austin Cohrs, Nathan Harstine,
Jake Heitzenrater, Tagen Jacks,
Annual Report 2003-2004
Rebekah Mills, Bailey Patton, Charity
Stateham, Danielle Stumpfhauser
Sophomores: Kayla Allen, Harris
Butler IV, Courtney Cogan, Caleb
Ejibe, Logan Gibson, Jordan Haney,
Stephanie Henrie, Hannah Kueny,
Kelsey Moore, Jessica Paugh, Paige
Rounds, Megan Stevens, Michelle
Wilhelm, Alexandria Woods
Juniors: Amber Blacketer, Katelyn
Burton, Rochelle Colby, Kimberlee
Cook, Jennifer Henrie, Katey Hobbs,
Cody Patterson, Lauren Pohlenz, Janet
Radebaugh, Allana Saenger, Ryan
Smith
Seniors: Brenda Ard, Samantha Butler,
Chelsea Delay, Andrea Fyffe, Stacia
Highbarger, Tara Laughlin, Nicole
Lowery, Tanna O’Connell, Allison
Rhodes, Darcy Simpson
2nd Semester: Blue Honor Roll
Freshmen: Brenae Ard, Kayli
Baughman, Chase Bilson, Beverly
Borne, Richard Burton, Mary Carney,
Allison Cloud, Allison Cochran, Steven
Coleman, Carolyn Conway, Angelica
Cool, Jordana Criss, Sarah Criss, Nate
Fehl, Sam French, Sarah Hamme, Ryan
Holem, Andrew Hoyt, Lee Jensen,
William Johnson, Brianna Kerwood,
Amanda Longacre, Natasha Lowery,
Hunter Lowmaster, Sheryl Malone,
Ashley Miller, Jessica Mollhagen,
Stuart Parker, Andrew Pello, Joshua
Renfro, Garrett Robinson, Kyle Roths,
Jordan Schowalter, Tyson Scroggin,
Dustin Smith, Stanley Strecker, Patrick
Stuchlik, Cassandra Stull, Austin
Towne, Amber Tucker, Brian Urton,
Lydia Wilson
Sophomores: Grant Berry, Kacee
Carson, Amy Colby, Cory Conway,
Jake Duerksen, Paul Fisher, Marty
George, Mason Johnson, Bradley
Jonker, Alex Kessler, Jamee Latta,
Brittany Long, Amanda Marsh, Ryan
Mills, Lindsay Nonken, Brandy Parker,
Adrianne Parry, Marcus Pyles, Karsten
Reilly, Judon Rice, Adam Rogers,
Ashley Sersland, Valerie Siemens, Cain
Stephens, David Stull, Lindsay Swilley,
Heather Urban, Michael Walthers,
Sarah Wellner, Jasmine Wendling,
Jordon Whitson, Linsey Wilt, Phillip
Zimmerman
Juniors: Matthew Aitchison, Samuel
Aitchison, Seth Brown, Brianne
Carlson, Abby Carpenter, Michelle
Corkins, Steven Cross, Nick Duethman,
Megan Fowler, Maryna Gavat, Amanda
Gohring, Ashley Haigler, Nathaniel
Haney, Matthew Harstine, Tabitha
Hasting, Ashleigh Hurt, Molly Jensen,
Erika Link, Kelsey Loop, Kyle
McCormick, Ashley McKeen, Chris
Mechem, Sonjia Moore, Colby Moritz,
Jillian Plummer, Rance Pratt, Cara
Prichard, John Prohn, Chase Puetz,
Alexander Pyle, Courtney Robinson,
Michael Rogers, Rachel Rogers, Kendra
Sabala, Coty Sandfort, Michael
Scroggin, Coral Shannon,
Dylan Simkins, David Stowell, Venisha
Stumpfhauser, Cale Thompson, Kiel
Tracy, Travis Tracy, Logan Tucker,
Renee Urton, Mitch Vaughn, Jennifer
Wellner, Sarah Whittredge, Joshua
Wittlake, Jordan Wright
Seniors: Jessica Ammons, Tiffany
Breese, J. Kendall Cogan, Clint
Cooper, Chad Couey, David Drake,
Jessie Frisbie, Stephanie Gardinier,
Cale Gottschalk, Aimee Hoyt, Kara
Kichler, Kyrie Kinder, Dusten Kocher,
Elaine Liu, Caleb Loss, Daniel Malone,
Molly Meetz, Valerie Miller, Tina
Murray, Patricia Newton, Andrea
Nicholas, Federico Ponti, Amanda
Reese, Danielle Robinson, Stephan
Schulte, Gregory Shinert, Lauren
Siemens, Millicent Smith, Alecia
Stuchlik, Rebecca Swinson, Michelle
Walthers, Justin Wilson
Watch for your
2004-2005
District Activities
Calendar
which will be
mailed
late July.
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Circle High Student Achievements
Research shows that the best
predictor of students’ success in
business is their involvement in
extracurricular activities. Through
sports, clubs, ensembles, etc.
students learn team work, group
problem solving and decision making, as well as develop their
own individual skills and talents.
Listed below are students who
excelled in their academics and
activities during the 2003-2004
school year.
Circle District also recognizes
outstanding accomplishments of
students in each issue of the FOCUS.
Circle High School
2003 Co-Valedictorians: Samantha
Butler, Stacia Highbarger, Tara
Laughlin
Kansas Scholars Curriculum
Completers: Chad Ahlers, Jessica
Ammons, Brenda Ard, Samantha
Butler, Kendalll Cogan, Clint
Cooper, Benjamin Corbin, Chelsea
DeLay, Amanda Engels, Stephanie
Gardinier, Cale Gottschalk, Stacia
Highbarger, Kara Kichler, Tara
Laughlin, Caleb Loss, Nicole
Lowery, Valerie Miller, Particia
Newton, Andrea Nicholas, Tanna
O’Connell, Vincent Perry, Allison
Rhodes, William Scroggin, Lauren
Siemens, Darcy Simpson, Alecia
Stuchlik, Michelle Walthers,
Annual Report 2003-2004
Robert Wilson
Kansas Honor Scholars: Brenda
Ard, Samantha Butler, Clint Cooper, Chelsea DeLay, Stacia
Highbarger, Tara Laughlin, Tanna
O’Connell, Lauren Siemens, Alecia
Stuchlik, Michelle Walthers
Graduating with High Honors
GPA 3.85-4.00: Brenda Ard, Clint
Cooper, Chelsea Delay, Tanna
O’Connell, Allison Rhodes, Lauren
Siemens, Alecia Stuchlik, Michelle
Walthers
Graduating with Honors GPA
3.50-3.84: Jessica Ammons, Ben
Corbin, Aimee Hoyt, Kyrie Kinder,
Nicole Lowery, Chad Martin,
Valerie Miller, Andrea Nicholas,
Nick Norris, Will Scroggin, Darcy
Simpson, Chelsea Staley, Justin
Wilson
Wendy’s High School Heisman
Award: Kyrie Kinder, Kendall
Cogan
Nokomis Club Award: Stephanie
Gardinier, Kara Kichler
GFWC Art Competition Award:
Grant Berry, Matt Urbanek,
Samantha Butler, Courtney
Vanderbilt, Chris West, Matt Buck,
Brianna Kerwood, Brandy Parker,
Jessica Bengston, Steven Coleman,
Greg Shinert, Brenda Ard
Citizenship Essay Award:
Stacia Highbarger, Alicia Stuchlik
Governor’s Scholar: Samantha
Butler
President’s Award Educational
Excellence: Jessica Ammons,
Samantha Butler, Clint Cooper, Ben
Corbin, Stacia Highbarger, Tara
Laughlin, Nicole Lowery, Will
Scroggin, Lauren Siemens, Alecia
Stuchlik, Michelle Walthers
Dale M. Dennis Excellence in
Education: Tara Laughlin
Channel 12 Best of the Class:
Stacia Highbarger
Principal’s Leadership Award:
Stephanie Gardinier
KSHSAA Youth Citizen Award:
Clint Cooper, Michelle Walthers
El Dorado Times Outstanding
Student of the Month Award:
Stephanie Gardinier, Samantha
Butler, Ryan McLaughlin, Michelle
Walthers, Matt Rikoff, Brenda Ard,
Aimee Hoyt, Tara Laughlin, Tanna
O’Connell
Wichita Business Journal
Spotlight on Seniors: Michelle
Walthers, Clint Cooper, Samantha
Bulter, Brenda Ard
National Honor Society
Members: Katelyn Burton, Rochelle
Colby, Jennifer Henrie, Katey
Hobbs, Molly Jensen, Kyrie Kinder,
Lauren Pohlenz, Cara Prichard,
Courtney Robinson, Allana Saenger,
Ryan Smith, Logan Tucker,
Renee Urton, Jessica Ammons,
Brenda Ard, Samantha Butler,
Stephanie Gardinier, Stacia
Highbarger, Aimee Hoyt, Tara
Laughlin, Andrea Nicholas, Tanna
O’Connell, Allison Rhodes, Alexia
Stuchlik, Michelle Walthers,
Sharon Wilson
Thor Award: Stephanie Gardinier
Benton Lions Club Award: Cale
Gottschalk
Brooke Ward Memorial Award:
Tyrel Phillips
Girls State Representatives:
Jillian Plummer, Jennifer Henrie,
Rochelle Colby, Amber Blacketer
Hugh O’Brian Leadership:
Lindsay Nonken
FCA All State Boys/Girls Team:
Samantha Butler
John Phillip Sousa Award: Kara
Kichler
Louis Armstrong Jazz Band
Award: Brian Brazill
US Army Reserve National
Scholar/Athlete: Jessica Ammons,
Clint Cooper
US Marine Corp Distinguished
Athlete Award: Kyrie Kinder
US Marine Corp Awards Scholastic Excellence Award:
Stephanie Gardinier
‘Semper Fidelis’ Music
Excellence Award: Brian Brazill
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Circle High Student Achievements
K-State Outstanding Math/
Science: Clint Cooper
National Technology Achievement: Samantha Butler, Ryan
McLaughlin
DAR Good Citizen: Michelle
Walthers
White Eagle Credit Union Award:
Alecia Stuchlik
Matthew Blaufuss Whittredge
Memorial Award: Stacia
Highbarger
Blake Cool Memorial Award:
Tyrel Phillips
Relta Cox Memorial Award:
Aimee Hoyt, Tanna O’Connell,
Michelle Walthers
Christopher Trotter Memorial
Award: Jessica Ammons, Tara
Laughlin
American Legion Post 81 Award:
Tyrel Phillips
Coca-Cola Award: Brenda Ard
CNEA Scholarship Award: Allison
Rhodes, Samantha Butler, Stacia
Highbarger, Stephanie Gardinier
All A’s in 2003-2004:
Seniors: Brenda Ard, Samantha
Butler, Stacia Highbarger, Tara
Laughlin
Juniors: Katelyn Burton, Kimberlee
Cook, Janet Radebaugh, Ryan Smith
Sophomores: Stephanie Henrie,
Kelsey Moore, Michelle Wilhelm
Freshman: Wade Bruner,
Annual Report 2003-2004
Rebekah Mills, Bailey Patton,
Danielle Stumpfhauser
Homecoming Candidates:
Fall: Kendall Cogan, Kyle Spencer,
Caleb Loss, Molly Meetz,
Allison Rhodes, Chelsea Delay
Winter: Lauren Siemens, Kyrie
Kinder, Stephanie Gardinier, Cale
Gottschalk, Rick Salyer, Tyrel
Phillips
Regional Piano Festival:
II Rating: Stacia Highbarger, Bev
Borne
Regional Music Festival:
Vocal Solos I Rating: Sarah Hynes,
Aimee Hoyt, Brenda Ard, Heddy
Pierce
Vocal Solos II Rating: Amber
Blacketer, Caleb Ejibe, Derek
Wallace, Tiffany Breese, Kyle
Johnson, Nelson Franklin, Alecia
Stuchlik, Valerie Miller, Logan
Gibson, James Johnson, Caleb Loss,
Tanna O’Connell, Cody Patterson
Vocal Solos III Rating: William
Johnson
Vocal Groups I Rating: Treble
Chorus, Circle Celebration
Instrumental Solos II Rating:
Michelle Walthers-Flute; Nicole
Lowery-Sax
Instrumental Ensembles II Rating:
Clarinet Trio 1, Clarinet Trio 2
Instrumental Ensembles III Rating:
Fluet Quartet
State Music Festival:
Vocal Solos I Rating: Aimee Hoyt,
Heddy Pierce
Vocal Solos II Rating: Sarah
Hynes
Vocal Solos III Rating: Brenda
Ard
Vocal Group II Rating: Treble
Chorus, Celebration, Mixed Chorus,
Concert Choir, Acapella Choir
Instrumental Large Group II
Rating: Band
Branson Jubilee National Show
Choir Competition: Overall:
Madrigals-10th Place
Show Production: Madrigals-5th
Place
Pittsburg State Math Relays:
Word Problems Team 1st Place:
Alex Pyle, Marcus Pyles, Ryan
Smith, Stephanie Henrie
Trigonometry Team 3rd Place:
Kim Cook, Nick Duethman, Jen
Henrie, Coty Sandfort
Calculator Team 5th Place: Harris
Butler IV, Nick Duethman, Tae
Jung Kim, Coty Sandfort
Algebraic Medley Team 9th
Place: Matt Aitchison, Caleb Ejibe,
Logan Gibson, Janet Radebaugh
Individual Honors:
1st Place: Caleb Ejibe-Word
Problems
2nd Place: Alex Pyle-Analytic
Geometry
3rd Place: Marcus Pyles -Word
Problems; Brianna KerwoodGeometry; Stephanie HenrieComputational Math
4th Place: Coty Sandfort-Graphing;
Ryan Smith-Analytic Geometry;
Logan Gibson-Graphing; Tae Jung
Kim-Algebraic Simplifications;
Stephanie Henrie-Algebraic
Simplifications; William JohnsonGeometry; Stephanie HenrieAlgebraic Equations, Inequalities;
Harris Butler IV-Computational
Math
5th Place: Janet RadebaughAlgebraic Simplications
6th Place: Ryan SmithTrigonometry
American Math Competition
Sophomore: Harris Butler IV
Senior: Ryan Smith
Forensics State Qualifiers:
Qualifing for State: Brenda Ard,
Caleb Ejibe-Improptu Duet Acting;
Brianna Kerwood, Jennifer CorkillDuet Acting
I Rating: Brianna KerwoodSerious Solo Acting
II Rating: Sarah Hamme-Poetry;
Ashley Klaus-Prose;
Brenda Ard, Caleb Ejibe-Impromtu
Duet Acting
III Rating: Brianna Kerwood,
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Circle High Student Achievements
Jennifer Corkill-Duet Acting
Jester Awards: Best Overall
Production: Once Upon a Mattress; Outstanding Leading
Female Performer: Michelle
Walthers-Winnifred; Outstanding
Production Number: Spanish
Panic; Outstanding Director:
Linda Pyle; Outstanding Choreography: Linda Pyle; Outstanding
Lighting/Design: Linda Pyle;
Outstanding Costumes/Design:
Linda Pyle; Outstanding Graphic
Design/Playbill: Lewis Bacher and
Brooke Poe
Soccer: 1st season as a varsity sport
CTL All League 2nd Team: Goal
Keeper-A.J. Pello
CTL All League Honorable
Mention: Matt Rickoff
Kansas Soccer Coaches Association Honorable Mention: Matt
Rickoff
Cross Country: CTL: 1st Place:
Boys Team
3rd Place: Girls Team
CTL All League Honors: Valerie
Siemens, Darcy Simpson, Sarah
Criss, Logan Tucker, Sam
Aitchison, Caleb Loss, Matt
Aitchison, Logan Caldarera
Regionals: Girls’ Team-4th Place;
Boys’ Team-5th Place
State Qualifier: Logan Tucker,
Valerie Siemens
Annual Report 2003-2004
Volleyball: CTL: Co-Champs
4A Sub-State: Champs
CTL All League 1st Team:
Brittany Hastings, Kelsey Loop
CTL All League 2nd Team:
Jessica Ammons
CTL All League Honorable
Mention: Kyrie Kinder, Chelsea
Delay
All State Tourney Team: Kelsey
Loop
KS Volleyball Coaches
Association-All-State, Class 4-A,
First Team: Brittany Hastings
All-State, Class 4-A, Second
Team: Kelsey Loop
Football: Offense CTL Division
II All League 1st Team Defensive
Tackle: Trevor Stewart
CTL All League 2nd Team:
Kicker-Matthew Rikoff; PunterJosh Wittlake; Linebacker-Kyle
Spencer
CTL All League Honorable
Mention: Wide Receiver-Ryan
Mills; Linebacker-Cole Minerd;
Tight End-Collin Cranston; Defensive Back-Josh Wittlake; Clint
Cooper; Offensive Line-Derek
Wallace; Trevor Stewart
Class 4A All State Team: Trevor
Stewart-Defensive Line; Kyle
Spencer-Linebacker
Team Captains: Tyrel Phillips,
Clint Cooper, Cole Minerd,
Kyle Spencer, David Stowell, Josh
Wittlake
Most Outstanding Player: Kyle
Spencer
Most Inspirational Player: Cole
Minerd
Girls Tennis:
CTL Division II V #2 Doubles:
Shannon Parker, Michelle Corkins
CTL Divison II Varsity #1: 4th
Place
Girls Basketball:
T-Bird Classic All Tournament
Team: Kyrie Kinder, Rebekah Mills,
Val Siemens
State Qualified
CTL All League 1st Team: Kyrie
Kinder, Valerie Siemens
CTL All League 2nd Team:
Rebekah Mills
Boys Basketball:
Bluestem Classic All Tournament
Team: Ryan Mills, Josh Wittlake
T-Bird Classic All Tournament
Team: Ryan Mills, Alex Pyle, Matt
Wood
CTL All League 1st Team: Ryan
Mills
Wrestling:
State Qualifiers: Rick Salyer, Tyrell
Phillips
All League 2nd Team: Rick Salyer,
Tyrel Phillips, Mike Otis, Matt
Prohn, Steven Spencer, Kyle Spencer
All League Honorable Mention:
Andrew Hoyt, Sam Aitchison,
Aaron Perry, Heath Kennemer,
Derek Wallace
CTL League: Rick Salyer,-3rd,
Tyrel Phillips-4th
4A Regional: Rick Salyer-2nd
Tyrel Phillips-3rd
Special Awards: Rick Salyer-Most
Pins, Most Outstanding; Steven
Spencer-Most Inspirational; Tyrel
Phillips-Most Improved
Track:
CTL: 1st Place: Kyrie KinderTriple Jump, Long Jump, 400;
Ashleigh Hurt-100 meter hurdles;
Alex Pyle-High Jump, Long jump;
New School Record: Girls 4 X 100
relay-Kelsey Moore, Danielle
Robinson, Ashleigh Hurt, and Erin
Fortune
Regionals: 1st Place: Kyrie
Kinder-400, Long Jump
2nd Place: Trevor Stewart-Shot
put; Jessica Ammons-Javelin;
Kelsey Moore-100 High Hurdles;
Val Siemens-3200
3rd Place: Grant Berry-Javelin;
Logan Gibson-300 Intermediate
Hurdles; Ashleigh Hurt-100 High
Hurdles; Kyrie Kinder-200, Triple
Jump; Valerie Siemens-1600;
Alecia Stuchlik-High Jump; Lindsey
Wilt-Javelin
4th Place: Alex Pyle-High Jump,
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Circle High Student Achievements
Triple Jump
Girls Team: Sub-State Runner Up
State: Girls Team: 5th Place
2nd Place: Kyrie Kinder-long
jump; triple jump
3rd Place: Kyrie Kinder-200
4th Place: Kyrie Kinder-400;
Trevor Stewart-Shot Put
6th Place: Ashleigh Hurt-High
Hurdles
7th Place: Kelsey Moore-High
Hurdles
Softball: 2nd Team All League
2nd Base: Tara Laughlin
Honorable Mention 3rd Base:
Kim Stanfield
Honorable Mention Pitcher: Lee
Jensen, Cara Prichard
Honorable Mention Utility
Player: Hannah Kueny
Baseball: CTL Division II
1st Team All League Pitcher:
Kendall Cogan
1st Team All League 1st Base:
Kendall Cogan
1st Team All League Outfielder:
Clint Cooper
1st Team All League Utility
Player: Tristan Simmons
2nd Team All League Pitcher:
Tristan Simmons
Honorable Mention Shortstop:
Josh Wittlake.
Honorable Mention Shortstop:
Josh Griffis
Swimming: State Qualifer-Darcy
Simpson-500 freestyle
1st grader Braxton Thomas and Circle High Sophomore Logan Caldarera
work as a team to create a science brochure. CHS science teacher Merle Craig
developed many creative learning experiences for both high school and
elementary students throughout the 2003-2004 school year.
Elementary Student Achievements
Having high expectations for all students and recognizing students’ achievements is a priority in the Circle district. Honor roll breakfasts, academic
achievement certificates and coupons are just some of the ways students’ work is recognized. Listed below are the names of students who received
high honors during the 2003-2004 school year.
Oil Hill Elementary
President’s Awards for
Educational Excellence: Brooke
Adlesperger, Ty Lowmaster, Caleb
Carson, Ashley Clark, Perry
Gowdy, Whitney Jones, Colter
Thoma, Stephanie Willoughby
President’s Award for
Educational Achievement:
Annual Report 2003-2004
George McAvoy, Ashley Junkins
Earned all A’s in 2003-2004:
5th Grade: Britnee Pond, Derion
Gillis, Brianna Adlesperger
6th Grade: none
DARE Essay Winner: Whitney
Jones
KHSAA Citizenship Awards:
Ashley Junkins and Brian Ard
Spelling Bee Rep: Brett Rankin
Towanda Elementary
President’s Awards for
Educational Excellence: Jameson
Fay, Thomas Plummer, Taci
Richards, Ryan Wilson, Lindsey
Conway, Brandon Wagner
President’s Awards for
Educational Achievement:
Brandon Plunk, C.J. Delgado, Levi
Razey, MacKenzie Paugh, Danny
Stull, Jimmy Moore, Katherine
harder, Austin Pyle, Lisa Wilson,
Aimee Bushey, Kaylee Bing,
Dannah Fox, Christy Couey,
Jennifer Whiteside, Haleigh
Williams
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Elementary and CMS Student Achievements
Earned all A’s in 2003-2004:
4th Grade: Jessica Fay, Amy
Varner, Megan Walthers
5th Grade: Kyrstie Ehm, Lynsey
Fortune, Kelsey Highbarger, Taylor
Horyna, Adrienne Kueny, Jenna
Persons, Brooke Whitson
6th Grade: Thomas Plummer
DARE Essay Winner: Jameson
Fay, Ashton Thomas, Lindsey
Conway
KHSAA Citizenship Awards:
Spelling Bee Rep: Jameson Fay
Junior Fire Chief: Ashley Crisler,
Amy Varner, Courtney Kifer
Benton Elementary
President’s Awards for
Educational Excellence: Sam
Blaha, Allie Burden, Enid Crabtree,
Coulter Cranston, Chloe Flippin,
Will Gregg, Ben Harstine, Lindsey
Hoctor, Jared Holliday, Geoffrey
Huff, Ryan Luebbert, Kyle Walker
President’s Awards for
Educational Achievement: Shelby
Gegen, Miranda Pepowski
Earned all A’s in 2003-2004:
4th Grade: Gage Walker, Lukas
Weber
5th Grade: Jake Frazier, Leah
Griffis, Kortni McCormick,
Kimberlyn Stephens
6th Grade: Alexandra Burden,
Annual Report 2003-2004
Benjamin Harstine, Kyle Walker
DARE Essay Winners: Shelby
Gegen, Samantha Hargus, Will
Gregg
Junior Fire Chief: Ashley
Frankenbery
Spelling Bee Rep: Geoffrey Huff
Benton Elementary Writing
Contest sponsored by Christie
Breault and Iris Cox-Pearce of the
Kansas Authors Club.
3rd Grade Winners Poetry: 1stRylie Carpenter; 2nd-Angie
Thompson; 3rd-Jordan Baughman
Prose: 1st-Felipe Chavira; 2ndStewart Dennison; 3rd-Michaela
Wallace
4th Grade Winners Poetry: 1stKortney Shaffer; 2nd-Jordan
Ysidro; 3rd-Kylie Brown
Prose: 1st-Lily Pearce; 2nd-Kylie
Brown; 3rd-Matthew Pello
5th Grade Winners Poetry: 1stSara Dennison; 2nd-Stephanie
Rowe; 3rd-Jordan Phillips
Prose: 1st-Leah Griffis; 2nd-David
Fisher; 3rd -Ashley Gemar
6th Grade Winners Poetry: 1stWill Gregg; 2nd-Lindsey Hoctor;
3rd-Tessa Simmons
Prose: 1st-Shelby Gegen; 2nd-Ben
Harstine; 3rd-Samantha Hargus
Circle Middle School
President’s Awards for
Educational Excellence: Corbin
Adams, Michele Bergeson, Elizabeth Boerma, Erin Carlson, Alex
Clemens, Renee Conway, Andrew
Corbin, Ethan Denton, Alan
Dodson, Tasha Dugan, Jesse
Friesen, Ciara Hasting, Sydney
Hatfield, Devin Highbarger, Rachel
Jacobs, Angela Keeten, Kolt Kinder,
Gladys Lang, Kira Lauxman, Dalian
Massey, Joshua Mayfield, Caleb
McCormick, Ryan McGinnis, Kodie
McNary, Seth Mechem, Kaylee
Moore, Rachel Morrison, Shelbi
Peck, Michael Pello, Daniel Persons, Cristin Petty, Alecia Pyle,
Hollie Reinhart, Aimee Roberts,
Seth Rounds, Ryan Salyer, Jeffrey
Schiesser, Sabrina Scroggin, Kurstie
Shaffer, Megan Shepherd, Dean
Simkins, Brooke Smith, Elizabeth
Taylor, Julie Taylor, Melissa
Walthers, Sari Warren, Jake Weston,
Bridget Whittredge, Megan Wood,
Katie Woods, Joe Zorn
President’s Awards for
Educational Achievement: Natalie
Caldarera, Angela Cook, Amanda
Covey, Nick Fox, Brianne
Gottschalk, Andrew Heinrich, Bryce
Hendrix, Kevin Kinkaid, Brianna
Rogers, Sara Voisin, Erik Walker
Earned all A’s in 2003-2004:
7th Grade: Tori Appelhans,
Amanda Crisler, Bethany George,
Rachel Griffis, Haley Hatfield,
Claire Jensen, Sam Kueny, Shauna
Lineback, Abbey Nicholas, Rachel
Salyer, James Sellers, Todd
Severson, Kevin Smith, Kayli
Stephens, Sarah Wittlake
8th Grade: Elizabeth Boerma,
Natalie Caldarera, Andrew Corbin,
Tasha Dugan, Ciara Hasting, Kira
Lauxman, Kaylee Moore, Aimee
Roberts, Sabrina Scroggin, Kurstie
Shaffer, Megan Shepherd, Dean
Simkins, Brooke Smith, Julie
Taylor, Sara Voisin, Melissa
Walthers, Sari Warren, Megan
Wood
Honor Students: Elizabeth
Boerma, Natalie Caldarera, Andrew
Corbin, Tasha Dugan, Ciara
Hasting, Kira Lauxman, Kaylee
Moore, Aimee Roberts, Sabrina
Scroggin, Kurstie Shaffer, Megan
Shepherd, Dean Simkins, Brooke
Smith, Julie Taylor, Sara Voisin,
Melissa Walthers, Sari Warren,
Megan Wood
KSHAA Citizenship Awards:
Dean Simkins, Ciara Hasting
Martha Ayers Citizenship Award:
Natalie Caldarera
Spelling Bee Rep: Aimee Roberts
Runner Up: Lauren Johnson
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Circle High School Class of 2004
Chad William Ahlers
Jessica Elaine Ammons
Brenda Kaye Ard
Ryan William Atkins
Candise LaRae Bassett
April Dawn (Winters) Bayliff
Sara Elizabeth Bennett
Sean Michael Bloom
Brian Brazill
Tiffany Nicole Breese
Ashley Nicole Buck
Samantha Quinn Butler
Jonessa Lee Cammarn
Nicholas Christopher Clarke
John Kendall Cogan
Chad Aaron Cole
Clint Joel Cooper
Benjamin Joseph Corbin
Chad Alan Couey
Caleb Eugene Crump
Carly Sabrina Cunningham
David W. Daniels
Chelsea Marie DeLay
James Tyler Dick
David Drake
Amanda LeAnn Engels
Jessie Lee Frisbie
Andrea Emily Fyffe
Stephanie Mae Gardinier
Traci Nichole Gillham
Cale Gil Gottschalk
Marcia Veota Gracey
Craig L. Haigler
Brittany Nicole Hastings
Jake Heit
Tawna Ranea Hendrix
Stacia Nicole Highbarger
Aimee Jo Hoyt
Chase William Johnson
Lucas Lyn Karst
Kara Michelle Kichler
Kyrie K. Kinder
Dusten S. Kocher
Tara Jo Laughlin
Danica Denise Lineback
Paul Lockwood
Caleb Charles Loss
Nicole Eileen Lowery
Dan Malone
Kayla D. Brundege Mantanona
Chad Vincent Martin
Ryan Neal McLaughlin
Molly Rose Meetz
Valerie Anne Miller
Cole Minerd
Nicholas Sean Mosier
Tina Renee Murray
Patricia Newton
Andrea Sherrill Nicholas
Park Nickolas Norris
Tanna Beth O’Connell
Michael Thomas Otis
Hailey Rene Pendergrass
Vincent Andrew Perry
Cory James Petty
Tyrel Brandon Lee Phillips
Aaron Shane Powell
Katrina Rajapakse
Amanda Jean Reese
Allison Jean Rhodes
Dustin Lee Rhodes
Matthew Tyler Rikoff
Danielle Rhae Robinson
Richard Douglas Salyer
Debra Lynn Schlender
Andrew D. Sciarrotta
William Wilson Scroggin IV
Gregory Lee Shinert
Lauren Brooke Siemens
Tristan Wayne Simmons
Darcy Yvonne Simpson
Millicent Louise Smith
Chelsea Dawn Staley
Kimberly Ann Stanfield
Erin Dawn Stanhope
Derek Scott Walden
Michelle Marie Walthers
Derek Deneal Wilson
Robert Justin Wilson
Zachary Aaron Wohlgemuth
Honesty D. Zoch
Certificate of Attendance
Hiu Ling Liu (Elaine)
Tae Jung Kim
Federico Ponti
Stephan Schulte
Alecia Marie Stuchlik
Rebecca Lee Swinson
Megan Christine Trenary
Courtney Leigh Vanderbilt
Honorary Diploma
Amber Ward
Scholarship Awards
Jessica Ammons: Cameron Univ. Volleyball, Academic
Brenda Ard: BCC Art, Vocal Music, Presdiential,
Academic, Performance, Thrivent Financial Lutherans,
Outstanding Student of America, Coca-Cola, Papa
John’s
Ryan Atkins: BCC Deans
Sara Bennett: BCC Deans, Vocal Music
Tiffany Breese: BCC Music
Samantha Butler: K-State Unv Foundation,
Engineering, CNEA
Kendall Cogan: Allen CC Baseball
Ben Corbin: BCC Presidential
Chad Couey: BCC Deans
Amanda Engels: BCC Academic
Stephanie Gardinier: WSU Academic, CNEA,
Nokomis Club, Christopher Trotter Memorial, Thor
Cale Gottschalk: KSU Activity, Benton Lions Club
Brittany Hastings: SE Missouri State Volleyball
Annual Report 2003-2004
Jake Heit: BCC Deans
Stacia Highbarger: WSU Top Shock, Matthew
Blaufuss Whittredge Memorial, CNEA
Aimee Hoyt: BCC Vocal Music, Presidential, Relta
Cox Memorial
Kara Kichler: BCC Deans, Nokomis Club
Kyrie Kinder: WSU Basketball
Tara Laughlin: WSU Academic, Christopher Trotter
Memorial
Danica Lineback: Wichita Area Technical College
Angel Award
Caleb Loss: BCC Presidential, Vocal Music
Kayla Mantanona: BCC Deans
Chad Martin: BCC Deans
Valerie Miller: BCC Presidential, Vocal Music
Cole Minerd: Highland CC Football
Nick Norris: BCC Presidential
Tanna O’Connell: BCC Vocal Music, Presidential,
Relta Cox Memorial
Tyrel Phillips: Wyoming Tech Brooke Ward, Blake
Cool Memorial, American Legion Post 81
Allison Rhodes: Friends Univ Imagine the Difference,
CNEA
Matt Rikoff: Coffeyville CC Football
Danielle Robinson: BCC Deans
Andrew Sciarrotta: BCC Camp Butler 2000
Greg Shinert: BCC Art, Deans
Darcy Simpson: Henderson State Univ Academic
Success
Millie Smith: BCC Deans
Chelsea Staley: BCC Presidential
Alecia Stuchlik: K-State Univ Medallion, White Eagle
Megan Trenary: BCC Performing Arts, Deans
Michelle Walthers: BCC/Friends Univ Music,
Theater, Art, Presidential, Relta Cox Memorial
Justin Wilson: BCC Vocal, Presidential
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Fast Facts - What Happened in 2003-2004?
Circle District Schools earn 2nd year of
North Central Accreditation
All schools in Circle District met the requirements for North Central
Accreditation for the second year. The district successfully completed an
on-site visit which included presentations of strategies for each of the
district’s NCA goals. These goals are to improve all students’ reading, math
and writing skills across the curriculum.
The district continues to maintain an up to date profile which is available
for all parents and patrons to view. Copies are available in each school and
in the district office. This includes:
Student Achievement Data
Survey Data of Parents and Staff
Demographic Data
Building and District Missions Statements
Curriculum Summaries
Staff Development Plan
All schools and the district met all state and federal requirements for No
Child Left Behind including Adequate Yearly Progress for all groups of
students on the Kansas Math and Reading Assessments.
Site Council Reports
Below is a summary of accomplishments of the 2003-2004 Circle District
School Site Councils. All councils reviewed the North Central
Accreditation process, and requirements of No Child Left Behind. Circle
District thanks all the parents, patrons and staff members who serve on the
school and district Site Councils.
Benton Elementary Site Council:
• Discussed and coordinated with the City of Benton the needs and costs
of placing stoplights on Main Street at the school crosswalk.
• Provided support to offer again the Benton School Writing Contest.
• Coordinated a local recognition and awards for Benton staff.
Oil Hill Elementary Site Council:
• Purchased TV/DVD/VCR’s for each classroom.
• Made recommendations for the remodeling of the school’s older
restrooms.
Annual Report 2003-2004
Towanda Elementary Site Council:
• Provided incentives for computer classes and helped with the
beautification project at TIS.
• Provided funds for math flascards, a junior set of encyclopedias, atlases
and thesauruses for the TPS library.
Circle Middle School Site Council:
• Developed ideas for the school’s fund raiser.
• Provided input into the school’s dress code policy.
• Viewed the video “Inside the Teenage Brain which gave research on
teenager’s thinking and behaviors.
Circle High School Site Council:
• Gave input and received updates on the remodeling projects at the high
school, including the creation of a new main office area, business, computer
and accounting labs, and the remodeling of the family and consumer
science classroom’s kitchens, sewing areas, and lecture area.
• The role and function of the Site Council expanded to include members of
the school’s advisory boards for approved technical education programs.
2003-2004 Classified Employees of the Year
Nancy Corkill
Nancy Corkill has served as a Title I
Aide at Oil Hill Elementary since
the fall of 1998. Nancy was
nominated by staff members for
Circle District’s 2003-04 Classified
Employee Award for her high
quality, caring, individualized and
small group reading instsruction.
Nancy works daily with first and
second graders to assist them in
improving their reading skills. On
any given day staff observe her
patiently guiding students to
improved learning.
Penny Mosier
Penny Mosier has served USD 375
as a secretary at CHS and TIS for
12 years. Some of the attributes for
which Penny is being recognized as
one of Circle District’s 2003-04
Classified Employees of the Year
include how she goes far beyond
her call of duty to make the school
run smoothly. Penny’s title is
secretary, but she takes on many
additional roles. Penny always
goes the extra mile for everyone,
she never apprears to have a bad
day, and is a friend to everyone.
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Back To School –Enrollment Information
Enrollment Dates
Mail-In Enrollment Due
August 2
Enrollment Fees
Kindergarten
Grades 1 - 3
Grade 4 - 6
Grades 7 - 8
Grades 9 - 12
$35.00
$45.00
$50.00
$55.00
$55.00
Circle High School physical education, industrial
arts, art, photography and some home-economics
classes will have additional fees to cover
individual projects.
Physicals
Physical examination forms must be completed
and filed with schools prior to the first practice
session in which a student participates. This
includes all sports, cheerleading and dance.
Physical forms are available now at the Unified
Office or can be picked up at Circle Middle
School or Circle High School in August.
Mail-In Enrollment is now an option for all Schools. (see below)
If you choose to enroll in person, bring completed forms to the
schools on the following dates:
August 6
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 - 4 p.m.
August 9
8 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 6 p.m.
August 10 9 a.m. - noon
$1.00
$1.10
$1.30
Lunch Fees
Grades 1-3
Grades 4-6
Grades 7-8
Grades 9-12
Adults
$1.75
$1.85
$2.10
$2.10
$2.55
First Day of Classes
August 19 -- Grades K - 9
Head Start
MicCAP Head Start is accepting applications for
children 3 to 5 years of age. Head Start offers
half day sessions. For more information please
call 321-5631 or 1-800-281-6373.
Annual Report 2003-2004
All Schools
Circle High School
Breakfast Fees
Grades K-3
Grades 4-6
Grades 7-8
New CHS & CMS Students
August 20 -- Grades 10 - 12
Supplies
Lists of suggested supplies are available at area
Walmart stores and the Circle Unified Office.
Mail-In Enrollment Option for
ALL Circle District Students
All USD 375 families will receive an enrollment
packet in the mail in mid July. This packet will
include all the necessary forms to complete the
enrollment process and pay fees through the mail.
Parents and students who wish to enroll in person
can still do so on the enrollment dates listed.
Schedule changes will also be considered on
these dates.
Count Your Kid In
Count Your Kid In is a free developmental
screening for infants and preschool children
sponsored by the Butler County School Board
Council, Special Educational Program. The
purpose is to help parents identify potential
learning problems and find help. If your child
has difficulty walking, talking, seeing, hearing or
learning please call 1-800-353-8561 to schedule
a free screening, offered in the area every month
thoughout the school year.
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Apples for Achievement
Asbestos Plan
Apples for Achievement go this month to the following staff,
parents and patrons:
during the month of April.
To Forensics students who
medaled at regionals Ashley KlausProse; Sarah Hamme-Informative;
Jenny Burtin, Beth McQueen,
Amanda Craig, Danielle
Stumphause-Duet Acting
To Oil Hill 6th grade students
for picking up trash around the
school and to Mr. and Mrs. Perry
who brought cookies and drinks for
the students.
To teachers Sara Rhodes, BGS
6th grade and Pam Gfeller, OHS
Resource room, as Wichita Eagle’s
Favorite Teachers, nominated by
students.
To CHS science/math instructor, Danny Mattern who received
the 2004 Coca-Cola Distringuished
Educator award.
To CHS Art students who
displayed art work at Coutts
Museum-Brenda Ard, Grant Berry,
Samantha Butler, Steve Coleman,
Steve Cross, Brianna Kerwood,
Brandon Lewis, Kelsey Moore,
Brandy Parker, Federico Pouti,
Annual Report 2003-2004
Janet Radenbaugh, Stephan Schulte,
Greg Shinert, Alecia Stuchlik, David
Stull, Matt Urbanek, Courtney
Vanderbuilt, Michelle Walthers,
Kayleigh Wilson, Jordan Wright
To Tyrell Phillips, CHS HOTT
student, for helping in Mrs.Allison’s
2nd grade class at Oil Hill
Elementary.
To Shawn and Jonna Garbee
and family who donated two tree
stump chairs for Oil Hill memory
garden area.
To Trent Jacks for placing 1st in
prose and 2nd place in poetry for his
entries in the Kansas Authors Club
District #5 contest.
To Mary Maloney who served as
President of CNEA this year.
To Don and Betty Jordan for
their help and support of Oil Hill
Library.
To the Circle USD 375
Transportation Department and
the bus drivers who participated in
the District Bus Road-e-o at Maize
Kim
Swinson placed 4th, and Heather
Turner 9th. Also participating were
Juanita Freed, and Mindi Evans. All
four will represent Circle District at
the state competion in mid June in
Hutchinson.
To P.J. Reilly Circle High School
Industrial Technology Teacher, who
received a Visual Technology
Scholarship this summer from
North Carolina State University. Mr.
Reilly will receive an all expenses
paid trip, college credit and training
in the area of visual/broadcast
technology. Information gained
from this scholarship course will be
implemented next year in the new
technology class ITEC.
An Asbestos Management Plan has
been approved and adopted for USD
375. All friable asbestos containing
material has been identified within
all district buildings and a program
has been implemented for removal
and/or maintaining the material in
good condition. The district’s plan
includes informing and training
employees to maintain in good
condition that which does not need to
be removed, and to employ only
licensed contractors for removal of
any material known to contain
asbestos.
Management plans are on file at
each building and at the district
office. Questions concerning the
district asbestos plan may be directed
to Superintendent Dr. Robert J.
Albers or the Regional EPA office in
Kansas City,
913-236-2835.
Circle District’s Foundation
The Circle District Educational Foundation awarded seven Teacher Grants
in an amount up to $350.00 this year. These teachers wrote grant
applications describing how they would use these funds to enhance
education in their classrooms and or schools. Winning awards were:
Judy Haynes
Tammy Leis
Shane Koranda
Bright
Futures
Lynne Smith
Marilyn Brothers
Sally Forrest
Shannon Hobbs & Shawnda Cunningham
For more information on how to make tax deductible contributions to
the foundation, please visit the district’s website - www.usd375.org.
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Budget Summary 2003-2004
2003-2004 Mill Levies & Budgets
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Local = $2,242,955
State =$6,209,688
Budget
Enrollment
2003-2004
Benton - 266
Oil Hill - 165
Towanda - 349
Middle Sc. - 258
Circle High - 479
General Fund
Supplemental General Fund
Capital Outlay
Transportation
Special Education
Driver Education
Food Service
Inservice
Voc Education
Bond and Interest
Total Mill Levy
Mills
20.000
14.213
4.000
12.192
50.405
Amount
$8,456,880
2,114,220
975,492
520,265
1,100,000
33,325
605,000
43,407
400,000
$1,408,915
Daily Schedule,Staff Development and Late Start Days for 2004-2005
All schools will begin class at 8:15 a.m. A complete listing of daily
times is published in the district’s calendar. Calendars will be mailed to all
district patrons in late July.
School will start at 9:30 a.m. on “Late Start” days next year. School will
be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. on “Half Days” of staff development. Teachers
will use this time to develop new instructional strategies and curriculum,
2003-2004 Annual Report
Published by
Circle Unified School District USD 375
Towanda, KS 67144
316-541-2577
edited by
Eliese Holt, Asst. Supt.
Carla McCune, Secretary
Annual Report 2003-2004
plan in teams, and implement their school improvement goals. Buses will
run approximately one hour later on late start days:
Three Late Start Days will be on Wednesdays for next year.
Sept. 1,
Jan. 26,
May 4
There will be half day staff development on four different days next year:
Sept. 10,
Nov. 19,
Feb. 25
April 8
Applicants for admission and employment, students, parents of elementary and secondary school students, employees, sources of referral of applicants for
admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Unified School District
375 are hereby notified that this institution does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or handicap in admission or access to, or
treatment or employment in, programs and activities.
Any person having inquiries concerning Unified School District 375 compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX, or Section 504 is directed
to contact Dr. Robert J. Albers, 901 Main, Box 9, Towanda, KS 67144, (316) 536-2577. Dr. Robert Albers has been designated by Unified School District 375
to coordinate the institution’s efforts to comply with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504.
Any person may also contact the Assist. Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Dept. of Education, regarding the institution’s compliance with the regulations
implementing Title VI, Title IX, or Section 504.
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Oil Hill expands Memory Garden
Oil Hill Elementary’s garden is
growing well, thanks to domations
of many individuals. The Memory
Garden, the official name chosen by
the students several years ago, gives
outdoor area where all students
have an opportunity to work and
contribute. Dedication of OHS
Memory Garden will be at Oil
Hill’s Open House in the fall of
2004.
Money for plants has come in
part from grants awarded by the
Circle Eduational Foundation. Mrs.
Gruver, Mrs. Riggles, and the fifth
graders prepared the area. Mrs.
Hearn and the sixth grade helped
the other classes to plant their part
of the garden.
Buter Rural Electric donated
$500.00 to use towards purchase of
a plastic covered steel picnic table
and bench in the Memory Garden.
The school hopes to be able to
purchase up to three more tables.
Janice Adams, former OHS
teacher, organized donations for this
project from the parents of students
who have passed away. The money
was used to purchase bushes and an
additional bench. A plaque of
students for whom memorial gifts
were given has been placed near the
bench. Families donating were Mr.
and Mrs. John Mikel (Johnnie
Mikel), Mr. and Mrs. Steve Jensen
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ward
(Brooke Ward), Mr. and Mrs. Bryce
Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cook
(Gerald Cook), Mr. and Mrs. Brad
Cool (Blake Cool), Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Buckner (Caye Buckner), Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis Martin (Donnie
Goucher), and Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Kamp (Julie Wilkinson).
Oil Hill students have also been
very busy recycling aluminum cans
with the help of Kenneth Wagner
and Wilbur Widick. Over 9500 pop
can tabs were given to the Ronald
McDonald House. Money from the
recycled cans is going to support
the school’s Memory Garden.
Project Encore Alternative Education
If you know of adults - age 18 and older whose class has already graduated
from high school and who want to earn their high school diploma, Project
Encore might be the right option. This is a no cost program featuring
highly advanced computerized and individualized instruction with extremely flexible scheduling. Classes may be taken in either El Dorado or
Andover. For more information contact Project Encore, 1949 N. Andover
Road, Andover KS 67002 316-733-5561; 316-322-7171
2003-2004 Circle District
Teacher of the Year
Danny Mattern
Dan Mattern receives the honor
of being Circle District’s 2004
Teacher of the Year. Dan has a total
of six years teaching experience at
Circle High School. He is a very
unique teacher in Circle district in
that he holds certification for
teaching both math and science at
the high school level.
Dan was one of 25 teachers in
the United States selected by Boeing
to attend the 2003 Boeing Educators
Space Camp in Huntsville Alabama.
He was nominated for this all
expense paid trip for his genuine
concern for students and commitment
to excellence in education. This May
he returned for a second trip to the
Marshall Space Flight Center in
Huntsville Alabama, where he and
two Circle High students presented
findings for the Personal Satellite
Assistant Simulator Project.
Through these opportunities and
experiences at the Kansas
Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Dan has
gained valuable information that he
incorporates into his teaching. One
example is a lesson in which Dan
teaches about the properties of
thermodynamics. He has an actual
space shuttle tile that he torches in
front of the class. The students
observe how quickly heat dissipates
off the tile’s surface. By consistently
integrating demonstrations such as
this into his teaching, Dan makes his
classes interesting and appealing to
his students.
Dan’s enthusiasm for teaching also
carries over in his advanced math
classes of trigonometry, statistics and
calculus, where enrollments have
tripled over the last five year.
Dan will represent Circle District in
the 2005 Kansas Teacher of the Year
recognition program.
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