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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Among the students who decorated their graduation caps, these two PHS graduating seniors decided to send a message to their moms Sunday.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Among the students who decorated their graduation caps, these two PHS graduating seniors decided to send a message to their moms Sunday.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Graduates of Parsons High School’s Class of 2012 throw their caps into the air at the end of the graduation ceremony Sunday in the Parsons High School gymnasium.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Graduates of Parsons High School’s Class of 2012 throw their caps into the air at the end of the graduation ceremony Sunday in the Parsons High School gymnasium.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo W.D. Pete Hughes of Parsons, who received the first Distinguished Viking Alumnus Award, speaks to the 2012 class during the commencement ceremony.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo W.D. Pete Hughes of Parsons, who received the first Distinguished Viking Alumnus Award, speaks to the 2012 class during the commencement ceremony.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Kandi Danielle Voorhees, who was among the top 10 percent of the Class of 2012, shakes hands with Altamont USD 506 superintendent Chuck Stockton after receiving her diploma at Saturday’s Labette County High School graduation ceremony.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Kandi Danielle Voorhees, who was among the top 10 percent of the Class of 2012, shakes hands with Altamont USD 506 superintendent Chuck Stockton after receiving her diploma at Saturday’s Labette County High School graduation ceremony.
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Garfield Field Day
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Brandon Figura (left), 8, and Mykal Logan, 8, push a tethered ball back and forth inside an inflatable playhouse during Garfield School’s Field Day on Friday at Parsons High School.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Brandon Figura (left), 8, and Mykal Logan, 8, push a tethered ball back and forth inside an inflatable playhouse during Garfield School’s Field Day on Friday at Parsons High School.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Terry Karlin receives a watch as a retirement gift from USD 504 Board of Education president Lewis “Skip” Riley during Karlin’s retirement reception Friday at Oswego High School. Karlin has been with the school district for 21 years.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Terry Karlin receives a watch as a retirement gift from USD 504 Board of Education president Lewis “Skip” Riley during Karlin’s retirement reception Friday at Oswego High School. Karlin has been with the school district for 21 years.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Lincoln School kindergartners enjoy Field Day on Friday in Forest Park while building with large foam blocks from the Parsons Recreation Commission’s Imagination Playground in a Cart.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Lincoln School kindergartners enjoy Field Day on Friday in Forest Park while building with large foam blocks from the Parsons Recreation Commission’s Imagination Playground in a Cart.
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Courtesy photo Labette County High School senior Kelsie Goins signs her letter of intent to play softball for Labette Community College. Goins is joined on the front row by mother and father Donna and Deland Goins. LCHS head coach Lori Green is shown on the back row and the Lady Grizzlies' 2012 Class 4A regional trophy is on display on the table. Goins is a four-year member of the Lady Grizzlies who have won three Southeast Kansas League titles in a row. Goins is a three-year starter for the team and was an all-SEK first team selection in 2011 at first base. This season, Goins is hitting .447 and has an on-base percentage of .517 and slugging percentage of .629. She also leads the team in steals with 13. Goins is also a member of the National Honor Society and was a Kansas Governor Scholar this year. The LCHS Lady Grizzlies enter this year's state softball tourney as the No. 1 seed with their 23-0 record. They'll take on Mulvane at 5 p.m. on Friday in Salina.
Courtesy photo Labette County High School senior Kelsie Goins signs her letter of intent to play softball for Labette Community College. Goins is joined on the front row by mother and father Donna and Deland Goins. LCHS head coach Lori Green is shown on the back row and the Lady Grizzlies' 2012 Class 4A regional trophy is on display on the table. Goins is a four-year member of the Lady Grizzlies who have won three Southeast Kansas League titles in a row. Goins is a three-year starter for the team and was an all-SEK first team selection in 2011 at first base. This season, Goins is hitting .447 and has an on-base percentage of .517 and slugging percentage of .629. She also leads the team in steals with 13. Goins is also a member of the National Honor Society and was a Kansas Governor Scholar this year. The LCHS Lady Grizzlies enter this year's state softball tourney as the No. 1 seed with their 23-0 record. They'll take on Mulvane at 5 p.m. on Friday in Salina.
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Jamie Willey photo Parsons Chamber of Commerce Leadership Labette board member Tony Encarnacion hands a plaque to Tony Fuentez of Parsons during the 2012 Leadership Labette graduation Thursday in the Commercial Bank community room. Other Leadership Labette class members included Rikke Mitchell, Jared Ludwig, Gary Schenck, Ruth Schenck, Misti Mustain, Sandra Dickerson, Jody Burzinski, Preston Haddan, Leatha Thompson, Jolene Gaier and Peter Cook. The class raised more than $20,000 for playground and gym equipment for all of the elementary schools in Labette County. Class members also volunteered their labor in clearing the brush from a walking trail in Oswego.
Jamie Willey photo Parsons Chamber of Commerce Leadership Labette board member Tony Encarnacion hands a plaque to Tony Fuentez of Parsons during the 2012 Leadership Labette graduation Thursday in the Commercial Bank community room. Other Leadership Labette class members included Rikke Mitchell, Jared Ludwig, Gary Schenck, Ruth Schenck, Misti Mustain, Sandra Dickerson, Jody Burzinski, Preston Haddan, Leatha Thompson, Jolene Gaier and Peter Cook. The class raised more than $20,000 for playground and gym equipment for all of the elementary schools in Labette County. Class members also volunteered their labor in clearing the brush from a walking trail in Oswego.
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