Our JV baseball team is headed to Colby tomorrow for the JV Tournament!
📍 Location: Colby Rec Baseball/Softball Fields on 9th Street
🗓 Tomorrow, Saturday, April 26
🎟 Admission: $6 for adults, $4 for students
🍔 Concessions will be available!
Here’s the schedule for Larned:
9:00 AM – Larned vs. Colby
12:00 PM – Larned vs. Cimarron
3:00 PM – Larned vs. Hugoton
Let’s go Indians! ⚾🧡🖤 #larnedpride
Still a few spots left for the 2025-26 Larned High School GameTime Sponsorships! 🔥
For just $600, your 30-second commercial will air at 25+ home games! We’ll even help you write and produce your ad for FREE (a $150 value)! This is a great way to show your #larnedpride and connect with a big local audience all year long.
Spots are extremely limited — grab yours today! Contact Roni Ettleman at roni.ettleman@usd495.com #bettertogether
Larned High School SkillsUSA students showed serious skill at the State Technical Skills Competition in Hutchinson! 🔥
These events take a huge amount of talent, training and precision. Our students went toe-to-toe with some of the largest 6A schools and tech academies in the state — and they more than held their own.
🏆 Trenton Devine – 1st in Masonry
🏆 Mason Miller – 1st in Commercial Roofing
🥈 Mylo Nelson – 2nd in Commercial Roofing
🥈 Slade Sundahl – 2nd in Electrical Construction
🥉 C.J. Violango – 3rd in Electrical Construction
🥉 Eli Kelty – 3rd in Technical Math
Proud is an understatement. Thank you to Mr. Hewson for the work you put into building a program that gives our kids the tools to succeed.
Gold winners even have the opportunity to represent Kansas at the National SkillsUSA Conference in Atlanta this June!
We’re so proud of these LMS students who were recognized for their hard work in the classroom during Q3! During the awards, Mr. Sundahl celebrated students not just for academics, but also for showing up to school with kindness, leadership, and positive choices.
And a big shoutout to 8th grader Calvin Keith, who was undefeated on the mat this wrestling season! #larnedpride
Yesterday morning’s Chamber Coffee Hour was extra special because we got to host it right here at LES! We always love having the community in the building, but our favorite part was watching students share what they’ve been working on. They made us proud! #lesfamily #larnedpride #bettertogether
Touch a Truck is back Monday, May 5 from 6:00–7:30 PM at LES! Explore real trucks and equipment, grab dinner at a food truck, and stock up on summer info from awesome local programs. #larnedpride #lesfamily #bettertogether
Many thanks to the Reed Pharmacy staff for showing our students some ❤️ at LES this morning for Hi5 Friday! #larnedpride #lesfamily #bettertogether
On your mark, get set...
Larned Track is on the road to St. John High School for the Keith Blide Invitational this afternoon. Meet begins at 4:00 PM—best of luck, Indians! #larnedpride
We wish we could tell you all just how excited Mr. VanHorn was to brag on Aiden Gales and his latest welding project in Mr. Apley’s class!
Aiden, you should be proud—this turned out great, and these are skills that will take you far! #larnedpride
At today’s board work session at LHS, we got to hear directly from students about how Visible Learning is making a difference in their classrooms.
Thank you to Clara Shaver, Mason Miller, and Troy Hemken for representing your classmates and sharing your experience so well! #larnedpride
One last LES concert for our 5th graders! 🎵
Huge thanks to Mrs. Colglazier for sparking a love of music we hope sticks with them for years to come. #lesfamily #larnedpride
Our CNA students just finished their last clinical at Diversicare—next up: class finals in May and the state test in June! Thanks to Nurse Amie for helping them get one step closer to becoming Certified Nurse Aides! #larnedpride #bettertogether
🎉 We’re celebrating our 5th graders as they get ready to move up to middle school!
LES has purchased yard signs to recognize each student, and we’re inviting families to come decorate them together on May 21 from 5:15–6:15 PM in the LES cafeteria.
We’ll have some paint on hand, but feel free to bring anything else you’d like—photos, markers, glitter, stickers—whatever helps make it special! Signs are 19"x14" and will be displayed near the drop-off line.
#larnedpride #lesfamily #bettertogether
They juggle it all: schedules, calls, questions, and chaos—and they do it with a smile. Today we celebrate our amazing administrative professionals! You wear a million hats and make it look easy. Thank you for all you do! #larnedpride
Signed, sealed, ready for school! ✍️
Our future kindergarteners made it official last night! #lesfamily #larnedpride
Attention LES Book Blaster families! We have only a few days left! Now is the time to contribute through the invitation from your favorite student. You have until Sunday night to contribute.
Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond that have contributed to our Book Blast event! Your support will help students take home as many books as possible, up to 10 each. In our quest to promote literacy and reading, every new book is like gold to be treasured!
Our treasure chest winners were: Bentley, Nancy, Austin, and Allen! Congratulations.
Solid day on the courts for Larned Boys Tennis at home yesterday! 🎾
Tristan snagged 2nd at #1 Singles, Troy took 3rd at #2 Singles, Aiden & Brayden finished 4th in #1 Doubles, and Hunter & Ryan grabbed 3rd in #2 Doubles.
Team placed 3rd overall out of 5. Proud of these guys! #larnedpride
We're looking for our next Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Larned High School! If you're interested in leading our students and our athletic programs—we’d love to hear from you. 🧡🖤
Details + application: https://usd495.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5104211 #larnedpride
Looking for ways to keep your kids busy, safe, and learning this summer?
Stop by our Summer Resource Fair during Touch a Truck—Monday, May 5 from 6:00–7:30 PM at LES! You’ll connect with local programs like summer rec, the library, the Pawnee County Summer Food Program, 4-H, and more! (Plus, visiting these tables gets you entries to win some great prizes!) #larnedpride #lesfamily #bettertogether
Kindergarten Informational Night is TONIGHT, Tuesday, April 22! See you at Larned Elementary School from 5:30-6:30 PM.
✅ Meet our Kindergarten teachers & staff
✅ Tour the school
✅ Learn how to get ready for the big first day!
📌 Bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate & immunization records! Children must be 5 on or before August 31, 2025, to be eligible.
We are so excited to meet our future Kindergarteners! #larnedpride #lesfamily
