USD 306 Southeast of Saline

Congratulations to Ellianna! Elliana Smith has received a Silver Medal in the 2026 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Competition at the National level. This is an honor given to a very small number of teens. Out of over 110,000 students who entered the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, approximately 2% were recognized nationally. Elliana Smith is one of those.

As a Silver Medalist, Elliana's artwork will be posted on the Scholastic Art and Writing online gallery and it will be posted in Scholastic publications and the 2026 yearbook.
This is the first time a Southeast of Saline student has received National recognition for their artwork as far as Mr. Krehbiel is aware and he has been at SES for 30 years.

🤓3rd-6th Grade State Assessment Information🤓

The Elementary School is gearing up for the 2026 Glow Get 'Em Test Fest! Attached, you will see the dates for testing and ways you can help your child be ready to give their best! This document will also be coming home next week to hang on your refrigerator! :)

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We would love for parents and community members to fill out the attached form, sending encouraging words to our test takers! Your messages will be turned into 🌟 "Glow Get 'Em" 🌟posters that will line the hallways! Follow the link below or the QR code on the attached document!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6Nzes7JJqfzYhQuC8iKsHrRYIpctf-Au2C8aCsne_JedkXg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=100512759928587415517

The April Newsletter is available on the website. https://aptg.co/K3ZpPD

Congratulations to Gannon Jacobson for earning the Earl Bane Scholarship. The scholarship focuses on hard work, initiative, and resourcefulness. The total award is $20,000.

Trojan Baseball travels back to Kingman on Saturday to finish the Kingman Tournament.

It's concert time Thursday evening! The 3rd grade concert will begin at 6:30. Students should arrive at 6:15. The 4th grade concert will begin at 7:15. Students should arrive at 7:00. We hope to see you there!

The 8th grade College Tour was a success! They started their day at K-State Salina, it is a satellite college and they focus on Aerospace and Technology programs. Then, they spent their afternoon at Salina Area Technical College. One of the great things about this tour is that they get their first look at all of the programs that will be offered to them during their Junior/Senior year.

Seventh grade had a great day learning about the various career options at Cloud County Community College including nursing, drones, athletic training, sports information/communication, and renewable energy. Thanks to Cloud County staff for a great day!

Field trips, birthdays, read aloud, calendar, reading groups, Trojans Together, and so much more!

Southeast Threads is hard at work creating and pressing 165+ JH & HS Track apparel items.

Come out and cheer on the Trojans - open the season at home today. Reminder sunflower seeds are not allowed on the field or in the stands.

The SES College Tour starts this week with our 7th and 8th graders on Wednesday. The students will be gone all day, leaving around 8:15am and returning around 3:00pm. 7th graders will be eating for free at Cloud County Community College, or they may bring a sack lunch if they prefer. 8th graders need to either bring $10 to eat at K-State Salina, a sack lunch from home, or they can sign up to have SES make them a sack lunch. We are excited for this opportunity for your students.

See what our students will be up to this week!

All NCAA Basketball and Wrestling.
Congrats Trojans!

It was a big day to start spring break today. Isabella Owen placed 5th in Oration qualifying to Nationals, and Juliana Owen placed 6th in Oral Declamation also qualifying to Nationals.

Junior High Tech lab students are using STEAM and Engineering and Design concepts to create "basketball launchers" to compete against each other in a March Madness Tournament. Bracket play will begin when we return from Spring Break.

Southeast of Saline is accepting application for Food Service Director. Application can be found on the USD306 website. Position closes April 3. Job description will be posted soon.

JH Scholars' bowl completed their season this week. On Monday, the 8th graders won gold at the Beloit meet, accomplishing a feat of bringing home a gold medal 6 in meets in a row. On Tuesday, teams competed in a 22 team tournament at St. John's Beloit. At St.John's, SES took home the "Top Overall School" traveling trophy, edging out Manhattan Christian by 1 team placement point, due to having two top placing teams. The 7th graders went 6-2 to bring home silver, falling by 5 points on the last question to Rock Hills in the finals. The 8th graders went 6-3 for 4th place, meeting a tough Manhattan Catholic Team, and then losing a close consolation round. The Top School Trophy was a fantastic season finish and a true team effort!