Elementary School

These elementary Mustangs showcased their artwork during the Good News at the board meeting. Art teacher, Mrs. Rachel Gibson, also shared the website https://www.artsonia.com. Artsonia is an online student art portfolio website that family members and friends can visit, leave comments on the student’s artwork, and buy their artwork.

COMMUNITY SEND-OFF FOR THE HS GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TEAM Join us in sending off the Lady Mustangs as they make their way to Dodge on Tuesday, March 7, 2023! Send-off at DWHS: 8:50 am Send-off at DWES: 9:15 am Good luck, Lady Mustangs! #MustangPride

We will be closing school on Wednesday, 3/8, and Thursday, 3/9, so that our community may travel to Dodge City to support the girl's high school basketball team! We do not have school scheduled for Friday, 3/10 for the end of the 3rd quarter. Enjoy the extended Spring Break!

5th Graders took a field trip to the Royals Stadium. Students enjoyed sitting in the press box and the dugout and also taking classes where they learned the science behind baseball and the evolution of the equipment.

Sometimes families are very fearful of DCF (Department of Children and Families) being involved with family affairs. Please note that DCF has many ways to assist families in need. If you are looking for any type of assistance, please contact DCF to see what opportunities are available. They do a great job supporting families in need. Scan the QR Code to see what they can offer!

Due to worsening weather conditions, today’s conferences have been canceled.

Today’s conferences will have a two hour delay. Start time will be 10:00 a.m.

Showing students some love with Valentine's Day cinnamon rolls! Of course we have chili as our entree - a classic combination! Our chili is made from locally-grown and donated beef.

USD #111 will not have school today, Feb. 9, 2023. If you are out this morning, please be careful and safe driving.

The Kindergarten classes are preparing for KC Chiefs' Big Day! GO CHIEFS!!

The National School Counseling Week is being celebrated this week. Elementary students donated a quarter to help purchase a gift for our Social Worker, Mr. Peterson. He sat in his new chair beside his cooler of snacks during morning bus duty. Students helped decorate his door with thoughtful comments and a dinner was provided by the staff. We love Mr. Peterson! 

Mustangs will have fun dressing up daily to show our Super Bowl Spirit!

The Sixth Grade Students became teachers this week! The Sixth Grade classes have been studying Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) through TV commercials. For their final project, they developed a lesson plan and an experiment to teach the Third and Fourth Graders about CER!

This year’s Conservation Poster Award Winners. The theme was Healthy Soil, Healthy Life! All students K-6 participated last fall! Congratulations to the Doniphan West Award Winners. 7-12th grade 1st place: Aliza Tracy (3rd at STATE!) 2nd place: Emmy Gibson 4-6th grade 1st place: Rylee Peuker 2nd Place: Londynn Kleinschmidt 3rd place: Elliot Lorenz 2-3rd grade 1st place: Eliza Johnson 2nd place: Henley Fuhrman 3rd place: Mya Hennigan K-1st grade 1st place: Paisyn Petrik 2nd place: Timberli Heinrich 3rd place: Paisley Falk

Doniphan West Elementary Preschool and Kindergarten Roundup Dates have been set. Please check out the flyer attached.

Free Developmental Screening dates for children ages 3-5 living in Doniphan County have been set. Please call the school to set up a screening for your child. D-West Screening Dates: Friday- March 24th Thursday - April 13th

This is 962 pounds of locally-grown beef destined to fuel the minds and bodies of DWest students! Thanks to our donor (who wishes to remain anonymous), DWest was able to get this beef processed at Diamond C Foods in Atchison. The donor can get a tax write-off, and DWest gets high quality food at a great price!

USD 111 Doniphan West Schools will have a 2 hour delay start today, January 19. Breakfast will be served. There will be no morning pre-school classes. Afternoon pre-school will be as normal.

On Thursday, December 15th, 2nd grade took an afternoon field trip to Van's Model Trains in Fairview. They were amazed with their detailed train displays. Thank you, Cleo and Elvon Vandalsem, for hosting our 2nd graders!

The 3rd and 4th grades had a blast at the Science Center in Union Station! They got to do lots of hands on learning and exploring!