School and education

Record flock: BLHS Class of 2012 contains 6 Eagle Scouts
May 16, 2012
They could have quit after the little-kid games turned into tests and merit badges. A lot of them do, Sam Fahrenkrug says.
KC Chief McGraw visits cousin’s classmates at Basehor Intermediate School
May 15, 2012
When Jace Friesen told his friends he had a cousin who played for the Kansas City Chiefs, they were skeptical.
Basehor-Linwood sixth-graders getting iPads in fall
May 14, 2012
After years of discussion about embracing technology in the classroom, the Basehor-Linwood school board put its money where its mouth is on Monday.
Basehor-Linwood school board agenda: May 14
May 11, 2012
The Basehor-Linwood school board meets at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. Its May 14 meeting will be at the district office, 2008 N. 155th St. in Basehor.
Teacher retiring after 33 years in Basehor-Linwood schools
12:00 a.m., May 10, 2012 Updated 10:02 a.m.
Since Tom Cooper took a teaching job in Basehor right out of college in 1979, he has worked in five buildings, taught students in four grades and coached three sports.
Basehor VFW dinner to raise funds for second-grader’s medical costs
May 8, 2012
The Basehor VFW Post will have a dinner later this month to benefit the family of Jackson Oberndorfer, the Basehor second-grader who traveled to Boston for brain surgery earlier this year.
BLHS alumni on honor rolls at Northwest Missouri State
May 4, 2012
Three graduates of Basehor-Linwood High School were named to the honor rolls at Northwest Missouri State University for its spring trimester.
Basehor-Linwood Virtual School enrollment open
May 4, 2012
Enrollment is now open for the 2012-13 school year at Basehor-Linwood Virtual School.
BLHS students selling plants this week
May 1, 2012
The annual Basehor-Linwood High School horticulture class plant sale is taking place this week.
Linwood Elementary having open house for building’s 50th anniversary
April 30, 2012
Linwood Elementary School will celebrate its building’s 50th anniversary with an open house next week.
Basehor VFW members give $525 to fifth-graders
April 27, 2012
Basehor VFW Post members on Thursday presented Basehor Intermediate School fifth-graders with $525 raised at a spaghetti dinner earlier this month.
Basehor-Linwood High School students win scholarship in memory of former classmate
April 26, 2012
Student after student walked across the stage upon receiving an award or scholarship at Basehor-Linwood High School on Wednesday night, each one exchanging the obligatory handshakes with dignitaries. But when BLHS senior Russell Clark walked up to Vera Gaffney, he didn’t shake her hand.
BLHS Jazz Night set for May 3 at Legends 14 Theatres
April 25, 2012
The fifth annual Basehor-Linwood High School Jazz Night will be next week at Phoenix Legends 14 Theatres in Kansas City, Kan.
Not bad for a teacher: BLMS’ Scott Russell wins ninth javelin event at Kansas Relays on Friday
April 21, 2012
Former Kansas University All-American Scott Russell — who has decided to retire from track and field this summer after what he hopes will be his second appearance in the Olympic Games — opted for nostalgia Friday at his final Kansas Relays.
Basehor-Linwood High School musicians qualify for state festival
April 19, 2012
After 107 Basehor-Linwood High School students competed in regional music festivals, 68 have qualified for state competitions, including several who qualified in more than one event.

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