Olathe Public Schools 2017-18 Accomplishments Students prepared for their future! Student Accomplishments • Evan Kappelman, junior saxophone player, was selected to the Bands of America National Jazz Band. • Seniors Ryan Harra of Olathe North • California Trail Middle School earned top honors at the 2018 Science High School and Carson Krakar of Olympiad Regional Tournament. Olathe Northwest High School were elected by their peers to represent • Olathe culinary students placed at Boys Nation. first in four categories at the Kansas ProStart Invitational • Fisher Stewart, Olathe West High competition: Brooke Lape, Riley School junior; Megan Secrest, Boys State Flood, Kaleigh Ousley, Nick Parks senior; and Cooper Patterson placed first and Jordan DeLeon, Olathe South junior, performed in the Blue Star in Culinary; Hayley Green, Emma Teen Ensemble at Starlight Theatre’s production of “Grease.” The Blue Groves, Austin Schwarz, Milenia Star Teen Ensemble featured 15 members from high schools across the Mbai and Keely Huff placed first in Culinary Arts Kansas City metro area. Management; and Kadin Dulgarian • Two Olathe students received community awards from the Olathe received first place in Edible Centerpiece and Riley Flood received first Human Relations Commission. Olathe North student Amanda Yoksh place in the Best Knife Cut competition. and Olathe Northwest student Daytona Hodson received the Youth • Georgia Mitchell, senior, was named American Community Award. Academic Competition Institute’s (AACI) Student Trainer of the Year. • Daytona Hodson, sophomore at Olathe Northwest High School, was • Alexandria Stephenson, Olathe North High School senior, received one named a finalist for KCP&L’s of three Grand Awards which were Community MVP of the Year award. presented to the top three senior • Three Olathe Advanced Technical projects that met the stringent Center (OATC) students were requirements for entering the elected to represent Kansas at INTEL International Science and SkillsUSA. Ashton Albright, junior Engineering Fair. in auto collision, was elected as • Eight Olathe high school students parliamentarian. Ryan Reidmiller, were named 2018 Kansas Career 2018 Science Olympiad senior in auto technology, was and Technical Education (CTE) Georgia Mitchell elected as vice president and Scholars by the Kansas State Brandon York, senior in auto technology, was elected as president. Department of Education (KSDE): Matthew Boehm, Olathe Advanced • Sean Gianfrancesco, senior at Olathe North High School, was Technical Center; Liam Delancy, Olathe Advanced Technical Center; awarded the Sons of the American Revolution Medal for Heroism by Collin Wall, Olathe Advanced Technical Center; Wesley Cavanaugh, The Delaware Crossing Chapter, Kansas Society Sons of the American Olathe East High School; Nolan Dean, Olathe East High School; Revolution. Alexander Ge, Olathe East High School; Zachary Peterson, Olathe East High School; and Ethan Weeks, Olathe Northwest High School. • Taegan Herz, eighth-grade student at Frontier Trail Middle School, was among 14 middle school students from throughout the Kansas City area • Olathe North High School junior selected as cast members for the 2017 Starlight STARS of Tomorrow. Reem Atallah earned first place in Human Resources Management • Olathe East High School placed third in the Burns & McDonnell Battle Series in the Distributive Education of the Brains competition. As winners of the Spartan Award, Olathe East Clubs of America (DECA) received $20,000 in grants. International Career Development Conference. • Alex Reeves, senior at Olathe East High School, was selected as one of five Career and Technical Education Presidential Scholars by the • The Santa Fe Trail Middle School Olathe East BlueStar Ensemble Kansas State Department of Education. band earned first place overall at the Worlds of Fun Band Festival. • Olathe South High School sophomore Anna Hastings was elected as a State Thespian Officer for Kansas Thespians. • The Frontier Trail Middle School eighth-grade band • Nicole Patrao, an eighth-grader won two awards at the from Chisholm Trail Middle School, Worlds of Fun Festival of won the Olathe Spelling Bee. Music. The band received • Cameron Jones, Olathe Northwest first place in the large middle High School senior, was named school category and earned runner-up for the Prudential Spirit the Sweepstakes Award which Olathe South Computer Team of the Community Award. goes to the best overall band or orchestra of the festival.

Nicole Patrao Olathe Public Schools 2017-18 Accomplishments Students prepared for their future! Student Accomplishments: Perfect Test Scores • Bailey Turner, Olathe East High School senior, earned the girls long and Sports Champions jump state championship. PERFECT ACTs • Seven Olathe students received a perfect score of 36 on the ACT exam.

ATHLETICS • Olathe Northwest High School’s team secured their second straight 6A state title at the Kansas state volleyball championship.

• The Olathe Northwest team won the 6A Kansas state title. Olathe Northwest gymnast Sydney Weeks also won three individual titles.

• At the 2017 Kansas state cross country championship, Olathe North Olathe Northwest High School Dance Team High School’s boys cross country team won the 6A state title.

• The Gatorade Company announced Olathe Northwest High School • The Olathe Northwest Raven Dance Team attended the National Dance senior Taylor Kuper as its 2017-18 Gatorade Kansas Volleyball Player of Alliance (NDA) National Competition in Orlando, Florida, where they the Year. earned a national championship in Large Varsity Team Performance and Large Varsity Jazz and were crowned Grand National Champions.

• Olathe South High School had two student athletes win state wrestling titles in their weight class. Nick Jouret won an individual state title in the

Olathe North Wrestling Team

• The Olathe North High School wrestling team won the 6A state title.

• Olathe North High School had four wrestlers win titles in their respective Olathe South Wrestling Team weight classes: Keegan Slyter (120), Jevon Parrish (138), Javier Contreras (145) and Terrell Garraway (170). 182-pound division and Jace Koelzer won an individual state title in the 126-pound division. • The Olathe Northwest High School Scholars Bowl team earned the Kansas 6A state championship. • sophomore Brett Seaton won the Kansas 5A tennis state title. • The Olathe North High School Eaglettes attended the Dance Team Union Nationals in Orlando, Florida and left national champions in the • Dana Baker, Olathe North High School senior, earned the javelin and Large Pom Division. discus state championship.

• The Olathe North High School Mock Trial team was named the 2018 • The Olathe North girls 4 x 800M relay team of Hannah Rodina, Kansas state champion and earned the right to compete at the National Claire Fuhlhage, Sarah Whitaker and Zoey Schillinger won the state Mock Trial Championship. championship.

• Austin Shively, Olathe Northwest High School senior, earned the • Olathe Northwest High School senior Julian Lacey won the boys 800M 2018 Kansas state title in both Dramatic Interpretation and Humorous run state championship. Interpretation. • Olathe North sophomore Anika Lam earned the state championship for the girls 200M individual medley. Olathe Public Schools 2017-18 Accomplishments Students prepared for their future!

Staff Accomplishments • Chisholm Trail Middle School seventh-grade science teacher Melissa • Three Olathe Public Schools administrators were named to the Flipped Kinzer was named one of the state’s Kansas Horizon Award winners. Learning Global Initiative (FLGI) Top 40 Flipped Learning Administrators • Frontier Trail Middle School Principal Rod Smith was named Honor List: Pioneer Trail Middle School Principal Elaine Carpenter and Assistant Administrator by the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA). Principal Justin Howe, and Chisholm Trail Middle School Principal Michael • Olathe North High School Principal Jason Herman and Executive Director Wolgast. of General Administration/Secondary Education Jim McMullen were • Three Olathe staff members also appeared on the FGLI Top 100 K-12 accepted into the 2018 Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) Teachers List including Santa Fe Trail Middle School Assistant Principal Leadership for Tomorrow program. Erin Richerson and Pioneer Trail Middle School teachers Matt Bowers and • Olathe South High School and girls head coach Mike Ryan Hull. Allen has been selected as the 2017-18 Coach of Character Award winner • Angie Powers, English teacher at Olathe from the Northwest High School, was named the National Association of secondary Region 3 finalist for the 2018 Kansas Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Teacher of the Year award. • Erik Erazo, Olathe Public Schools • Olathe North High School chemistry teacher Amy migrant director /Hispanic student Clement was named the 2017 Outstanding High services, received the 2018 Most School Chemistry Teacher in the Midwest region Inspiring Teacher award given by as selected by the American Chemical Society. the Teacher Education Department • The National Science Teachers Association of MidAmerica Nazarene Angie Powers (NSTA) and the National Council of Teachers of University. Mathematics (NCTM) selected Bruce Wellman, chemistry and engineering • Lindsay Sutter, center based Melissa Kinzer teacher at Olathe Northwest High School, as one of 10 math and science resource teacher at Chisholm teachers to serve as a 2017 STEM Teacher Ambassador. Trail Middle School, earned a • Laura VanLeeuwen, Olathe West High School choir director, and Pam Community Champion Award Williamson, Olathe Northwest High School choir given by the Down Syndrome director, were named Kansas Music Educators Guild of Greater Kansas City. Association (KMEA) District Outstanding • Clint Albers, Olathe South High Secondary Choral Teachers of the Year. School principal, was appointed • Elisa Gagnon, intervention support teacher at to a two-year term as the large Washington Elementary School, co-authored school representative to the “The Power Card Strategy 2.0” with Brenda Smith Kansas Association of Secondary Rod Smith Myles, PhD, which was selected as a winner of School Principals (KASSP) Board of the 2018 Teachers’ Choice Awards in the category Directors. of Professional Development. • Ravenwood Elementary Principal Christi Gottschalk was named a Amy Clement • The Kansas School Superintendents’ Association Community Champion through the (KSSA) has selected Olathe Superintendent John Allison as the 2018 Down Syndrome Guild of Kansas Kansas Superintendent of the Year. City. • Two Olathe staff members were selected to receive community awards • Tina Ellsworth, Olathe Public from the Olathe Human Relations Commission. Olathe North High Schools K-12 social studies School Principal Jason Herman received the Educator Award, and Olathe coordinator, was selected co-chair Northwest High School science teacher Jennifer O’Gorman received the of the Kansas State Department Persons with Disabilities Accessible Community Award. of Education (KSDE) History, Government, Social Studies • The Kansas School Counselor Association (KSCA) has selected Indian Standards (HGSS) Review and Trail Middle School Principal Sarah Guerrero to receive the prestigious Revision Committee. Erik Erazo KSCA Principal Advocate award. • Three Olathe Public Schools staff members were selected to the Kansas • Frontier Trail Middle School eighth-grade science State History, Government and Social Studies (HGSS) Standards Review teachers Gary Blasi and Candi Stewart were Committee. Teachers Courtney Wheeler, Olathe Northwest High School; named state winners for the 2017-18 Samsung Ashley Umphrey, Chisholm Trail Middle School; and Marcy Good, Meadow Solve for Tomorrow contest. Lane Elementary, will serve as part of a 25-member committee. • Andrew Heinicke, Olathe Public Schools special services coordinator, was named Emporia State University’s 2017 Outstanding Recent Graduate from the School of Education. John Allison • Olathe South High School’s gymnastics coach Kristin Ramshaw was named Coach of the Year. Olathe Public Schools 2017-18 Accomplishments Students prepared for their future! District Accomplishments • Olathe Public Schools had 24 students to receive the Seal of Biliteracy based on their academic achievement in English and an additional • Students in the Olathe School foreign language. District scored a composite score of 23.8 on the ACT exam, which • Seven Olathe students received a perfect score of 36 on the is the third highest in the district’s ACT exam. history.

• The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) recognized the Olathe School District for excellence in budget presentation with the Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) for the 2017-18 budget year.

• Olathe Public Schools had 19 students named National Merit Scholarship finalists.

• The Read 180 program in Olathe Public Schools now ranks in the top 10 percent in the according to recent data and growth provided by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) representatives.

• Ravenwood Elementary has earned two Promising Practice Awards from the Kansas State Department of Education in partnership with character.com.

• Two Olathe elementary schools have received honors from the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE). Fairview Elementary received the KSDE Challenge Award in third-grade reading and math. Central Elementary received the KSDE Challenge Award for Academic Achievement in fourth-grade math.

• Regency Place Elementary received a $5,000 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) grant from Century Link.

• Custodians at Olathe South High School, Indian Trail Middle School and Madison Place Elementary received building assessment awards through SupplyWorks.

• Two Olathe high schools were named to the top-15 in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of Best Kansas High Schools. Olathe Northwest High School was ranked eighth and Olathe North High School was ranked 14.