
August 5, 2025
 To better serve students and accommodate families in Parsons, USD 503 is adding 10 new bus stops this year.   USD 503 Transportation Director Rick Giefer said change in regulation...

August 5, 2025
 Dear Parents or Guardians,  This school year, the USD 503 School District will be using a new parent app called Stopfinder for all families needing USD 503 transportation services...

April 4, 2025
  The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force  has announced 100 Kansas schools have been named recipients of the 2024 Challenge Awards, and Garfield Elementary School in ...

March 26, 2025
  Jesus Medina stood in his classroom during his planning session Tuesday and read aloud to another teacher the titles of the chapters in the book “The Essential 55” by Ron Clark, ...

March 4, 2024
     Parsons is creating a Safe Routes to School Plan!   
 
 
 
 At the beginning of 2024, Parsons was awarded a  Planning and Programming (P&P) grant   from the Kansas Departm...
December 22, 2023
 Days in elementary school classrooms are usually a flurry of activity, as teachers move students through different subjects, trying to fit in the required rigorous curriculum and ...

November 21, 2023
 You never know the possibilities unless you try is a concept that’s sometimes hard to teach children as instructors strive to instill greater confidence in students. 
 Occasional...

October 25, 2023
 Many people today, both young and old, tend to notice the negatives each day, but how often do they take note of the positives around them? 
 At Garfield Elementary School, stude...
October 9, 2023
 Second grade students lined up down the hall from the art room at Garfield Elementary, each holding in one hand a slip of paper with an item or two circled and in their other hand...

January 5, 2023
        Ms. Wright's 2nd graders learned how to write algorithms and code the BeeBots this morning. The students started by writing their algorithms on a piece of paper and then te...

September 9, 2021
 The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) and Kansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Randy Watson are offering parents, educators and community members a new way to stay conne...

July 7, 2021
 A new program will help children stay engaged in learning throughout the summer months while spending quality time with family members and friends touring some of Kansas’ greatest...

May 21, 2020
 Staff at Garfield Elementary School waved to students today during the Viking Summer Send Off. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   

February 28, 2020
 Second and third grade students at Garfield Elementary School had the opportunity to video chat with two authors today as part of the World Read Aloud Day. Leigh Lewis read two st...

February 28, 2020
 The Parsons Vikings Basketball Players read to the 2nd and 3rd grade classes Friday morning as part of the World Read Aloud Day that was rescheduled from the Feb 5th snow day.    ...
