Stockton USD #271

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CONGRATULATIONS to Stockton Grade School for becoming a Kansas State School of Character! Keep leading! @USD271_Schools @usd271sgs @bill_blowry @SmokyHillEd #SHESCsecd @CharacterDotOrg

SHS scholars bowl at Phillipsburg on Monday, 1/25/21 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled

Due to the incoming weather, USD 271 Schools will not be in session on Monday, January 25th.

2021-1-22 Rooks County continues to see new COVID-19 cases throughout the county. The absenteeism rate remains the same as last week at 1.1% above the baseline from 2019-2020. The positive testing rate continues to decline and is at 18.8% this week. Rooks County is starting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and will follow the Kansas Vaccination Phases. Kansas moved into Phase 2 this week, so Rooks County will complete Phase 1 and will then move into Phase 2. School districts will continue in-person for the week of January 25-29, 2021. If there is any adjustment required to the learning setting due to concerns in the schools, we will update your family quickly following a decision. KSHSAA adjusted their guidelines regarding participation and spectators. Beginning January 29 through the end of the winter activities regular season, districts will be permitted to allow up to four spectators per participant. Districts may have stricter policies based upon facilities and local health guidelines. Rooks County School Districts have done an excellent job working to minimize the spread in our county. At this time all of the schools in the county are planning to allow up to four spectators per participant if the nature of the event allows us to do so. The districts will make this determination per sport/event. In addition, each district throughout the state will have their own policy for entrance. Please check prior to attending the event. The Rooks County School Districts encourage all spectators to follow the regulations as presented in each district. The current policy will be monitored closely and will change as needed. Face masks and social distancing are required at all times and at all events. Children attending an event must sit with their parent/guardian. We ask spectators to only attend the events, which their students are participating. Should we see an increase in the spread or if spectator attendance becomes unmanageable, we will not be able to continue with four spectators. We are working hard to ensure all contests are live streamed. If possible, we encourage fans to attend virtually. We ask you to do everything you can to help us keep our students in school and our community in a healthy place. Please wear a mask when you interact with anyone outside your immediate household and avoid all gatherings, large and small. We are thankful to live in a county where we take care of one another. Bill Lowry, Supt. USD #271 421 Main Street Stockton, KS 67669 785-425-6367

JV and Girls Wrestling at Phillipsburg on Friday, 1/22/21 starting at 4:00 pm. Team dismissed at 1:20 pm and leaving at 1:30 pm Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdLFFp4h-n2DkJ98uJLHYNg

SJHS Wrestling at Russell tonight 1/21/21 4:00 pm Live stream link: t.ly/OL18

SHS Wrestling at Beloit on Saturday, 1/23/21 - starting at noon. They are allowing 1 parent per participant. Open Spaces sports will be live streaming.

MCL BB Tournament -at Stockton on Thursday, 1/21/21 starting at 6:00 pm Links High School Gym: https://youtu.be/M7gbpppDpGU Grade School Gym: https://www.facebook.com/Usd271StocktonSchoolsStocktonKansas

SHS Boys Basketball will play Thursday, 1/21/21 in the grade school gym at Stockton against Russell at approximately 7:30 am Live Stream: https://www.facebook.com/Usd271StocktonSchoolsStocktonKansas

SHS Girls Basketball will play in Plainville on Thursday, 1/21/21 - against Plainville in the high school at Plainville 6:00 pm Live stream links Plainville: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3bJenbUR_Insr65tqXrog Plainville #2: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkM_0TN2RpWPTpnUuweNi4g

The Stockton Spelling Bee for students in grades 4-8 will be live at 9am on Wednesday on our USD 271 Facebook page.

USD 271 staff focused on professional development today that began with a keynote from @brianmendler. Other topics included: project based learning, redesign reignite, self-care, technology, special education process, ELA resource adoption, etc. The topics were plentiful and driven by teacher voice! #TigerPride271

MCL Basketball - SHS Girls Basketball will play in Plainville on Tuesday, 1/19/21 against Russell at 6:00 pm Live stream link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3bJenbUR_Insr65tqXrog

MCL Basketball - SHS Boys Basketball will play in Plainville, Monday, 1/18/21, Stockton will play Plainville at 7:30 pm Live stream link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3bJenbUR_Insr65tqXrog

2021-1-15 Rooks County continues to see new COVID-19 cases throughout the county. The absenteeism rate is decreasing and is at 1.1% above the baseline from 2019-2020. The positive testing rate has decreased to 27.2% this week. We continue to monitor numbers closely. School districts will continue in-person for the week of January 18-22, 2021. School will NOT be in session on Monday, January 18, due to in-service for Plainville and Stockton. Palco will be in session on Monday, January 18. If there is any adjustment required to the learning setting due to concerns in the schools, we will update your family quickly following a decision. KSHSAA guidelines regarding participation and spectators allow two parents/guardians (per family) to attend an event. Parents/guardians must be listed on the pass gate to enter the facility. Face masks and social distancing are required. Please be advised, some districts are not allowing any spectators. Announcements will be made as information is available. We ask you to do everything you can to help us keep our students in school and our community in a healthy place. Please wear a mask when you interact with anyone outside your immediate household and avoid all gatherings, large and small. We are thankful to live in a county where we take care of one another. Bill Lowry, Supt. USD #271 421 Main Street Stockton, KS 67669 785-425-6367

Location Change: SJHS Wrestling on Thursday, 1/21/21 will be held at Russell starting at 4:00 pm

SJHS Wrestling at Russell on Thursday, 1/21/21 starting at 4:00 pm. Two parents/guardians (per family) can attend events. Everyone is required to wear face masks at all times in the building and must social distance 6 feet apart from each other. Parents/guardians must be listed on the pass gate to enter the facility.

HS BB at Hill City on Friday, 1/15/21 6:00 pm Varsity Girls followed by Varsity Boys. Live stream: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/hill-city-high-school-hill-city-ks

HS Wrestling at Oberlin on Saturday, 1/16/21 9:30 am. No Parents Allowed. Here is the link for live streaming: openspacessports.com