Fort Larned USD 495

This week, Connor Gilliland and Maverick Munden had the chance to interview School Resource Officer Perez. They were eager to learn all about his career in law enforcement and his...

Say hello to parent-teacher chat and classroom announcements in the USD 495 app. Now it’s easier than ever to stay up-to-date with the district, schools, AND with your student’s t...

Ft. Larned USD 495 is proud to announce that we have received notice of our continued accreditation status from the Kansas State Department of Education. We would like to thank ou...

LHS had the privilege of having of having guest speaker, Shaphen Staats, in their classroom today. Staats was a JAG instructor in Pratt for 3 years, but is now a salesman for Home...

State assessments are right around the corner and parents play an integral role in a child’s educational success. Here are five tips that parents can help with as their child begi...

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It is a drone? One of the electives that we offer at Larned Middle School involves learning about how to fly drones. Gabriel Upson teaches a class for a...

Our LES Tribe TV made their rounds before Winter Break with some Holiday Trivia. See the video using the link below. LES Tribe TV - Holiday Trivia

Annie "Brenner" Armstrong is a LHS alumni, graduating in the class of 1969. Since leaving Larned, she has taught for 42 years and lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. Annie's niece, Ms. Po...

A night of camping fun for families was had by all those who attended for our LES Math and Reading Night. Each year we host an event for families to come do different activities t...

I think most of us as adults have said at least once, “man, why didn’t they teach us this in school?!” Insert: RealityU. This was such an impactful way to teach meaningful life ski...

“Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.” Edward Hale By working together to fully fund special education in Kansas all stu...

The Board Brief from the January 9th School Board meeting is posted! To view, follow this link: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws...

Sport Stacking Sport Stacking is a sport that comes with many names. Some call it Speed Stacking while others call it Cup Stacking. Regardless of what one calls it, Sport ...

What is Tribe Time? Each morning, Larned Middle School students meet with a teacher and a group of about ten peers for 20 minutes. As we work with our students, we constantly t...

Larned High School partial reroof project will be getting underway in the next couple of weeks. The project will consist of removing the existing roof on about 2/3 of the school f...

2022 Giving Tuesday Campaign Begins UNLEASH GENEROSITY! Giving Tuesday is a day for anyone, anywhere to give – and to make a difference for a local organization by giving t...

During the 2020-2021 school year, our Network Specialist in the USD 495 Tech Department resigned. After several interviews, it became clear that our budget could not meet the ave...

November is National Family Literacy Month: Studies show that children who read with a caregiver typically gain literacy skills quicker - reading with a family member allows chil...

Please enjoy our latest episode of Tribe TV . Thank you to our LES Ambassadors and Mrs. Lucas, our technology teacher for taking the time to do the interviews and the video mana...

Enjoy our LES Staff Spotlight for the month of October. Learn more about our favorite Fall traditions. Mrs. McGurk