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South grade 2-5 students in Ms. Hawkins's history class have been studying Ancient Egypt. Yesterday they completed their month-long project of making apple mummies. Each student first dried and mummified their Pharaoh Apple using Ancient Egyptian techniques and materials. Then they created mummy masks, placed their Pharaoh Apples in a golden sarcophagus, and sealed them into the classroom pyramid. On the last day of the school year, students will unseal the tomb, unwrap their mummies, and examine the results!

Western Plains will run mud routes this afternoon Thursday, January 8, 2026 and will follow mud routes for both morning and afternoon routes tomorrow, Friday, January 9, 2026

Congratulations to our first-semester honor roll students! Check out all of our awesome students on the list here https://www.usd106.org/page/honor-roll

Due to expected inclement weather, Western Plains will have a 2 hour late start, and will be running mud routes on Monday, December 1, 2025. See you at 10:00 a.m.

Western Plains South students in grades 2-5 are using all 5 senses to study ancient civilizations in social studies. This week they illustrated "The Epic of Gilgamesh" from Ancient Sumerian poetry, wrote their names in cuneiform on clay tablets...and built edible models of Mesopotamian ziggurats (step pyramids). Hands-on history!

Western Plains South hosted a Blessings Breakfast on Tuesday, November 25. Parents and other family members were asked to join their children for breakfast at school! There was a great turnout! Thanks so much to all those who joined us!

Western Plains will run mud routes all day on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.

The junior high health class created presentations about germs and shared with the 2nd and 3rd grade students. 2nd and 3rd graders worked on summarizing the information presented and here is their summary: "We learned about germs, bacteria, and viruses. They can only be seen with a microscope and not with your eyes. You should wash your hands for 20 seconds. You need to cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, don't share things, and stay home if you are sick." Thank you so much for sharing your presentations!

Western Plains will run mud routes for the afternoon on Monday, November 24, 2025.

Western Plains will run mud routes on Monday, November 24, 2025.

Western Plain will run mud routes on Friday, November 21, 2025.

“Charcuterie of Creativity: Yearbook Edition” 🍬🍪🍝 Today, our talented yearbook students took layout design to the next level—using candy, crackers, and even pasta noodles to create their own layouts on their DPS (Double Page Spread! The results were as deliciously creative as they were fun. Here’s a peek into their design process!

Happy Halloween from Western Plains North students and teachers! A huge THANK YOU to our high school helpers while we were out trick-or-treating.

Happy Halloween from the Bobcats Beginnings daycare kiddos! They had a blast with their high school helpers.

Meet the Western Plains South Elementary and JH students.

The Ness County Health Department will offer flu shots at Western Plains High School in Ransom from 4-6 PM during parent teacher conferences today, Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Reminder: Parent-Teacher Conferences – Wednesday, October 22

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 22, from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM. This is an excellent opportunity to discuss your child's progress, grades, and behavior in the classroom. We encourage all parents and guardians to meet with their child's teachers. Our educators are looking forward to connecting with you!

On October 9, the Bazine Fire Department visited Western Plains South. The students learned about fire safety and what to do in case of a fire. Each student was given the chance to operate the fire hose . Everyone did very well except Mrs. Wittman who "accidentally" sprayed the students! Thank you, Bazine Fire Department!