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Pratt High School students won several awards at the recent Central Kansas League art show where they exhibited projects they have been working on for some time.
Ruby Howell Pratt Tribune On March 29, 2021, the Pratt High FFA Chapter became officially recognized at the Chapter Banquet. Agricultural programs and classes at PHS are in their inaugural year. The Chapter signing was an appropriate way to end the first FFA year and begin to look ahead to next year’s adventures. Sterling Rector, President of the newly formed chapter, said that the chapter signing made the Pratt FFA Chapter an official, chartered chapter in the state of Kansas and that every new chapter gets this opportunity when they join the FFA organization. “I joined FFA because I l...
Ruby Howell Pratt Tribune Several summers ago, Kanza Coop sponsored me to attend the Kansas Cooperative Council leadership camp at Rock Springs 4H Center. One of Kanza’s primary goals was to invest in youth to ensure a strong future for the cooperative. The camp was in its first year, and Kanza sponsored me because my father is on the Board of Directors, and my family has been longtime members of Kanza. I have also always enjoyed strengthening my leadership skills, whether it be through 4H, at school, or in the community. Here is what I learned about coops: Imagine, the year is 1940, and ...
Ruby Howell Pratt Tribune Two Pratt High School activity groups made presentations at the April 12, 2021 meeting of the Pratt USD 382 Board of Education, extending the timein session but enlightening those in attendance as to what these groups have been up to. Board of Education President Bill Bergner called the meeting to order at the ACE building, noting the attendance of Pratt High Student Council representatives. First on the agenda was the PHS Robotics team, who gave a presentation about their club and the recent awards they won this past season. The presentation was led by Andrew Van ...
Ruby Howell Pratt Tribune On Feb. 19, 2021, several Pratt middle school students competed at the Wichita Regional Science and Engineering Fair. The team ended up with four students qualifying for the State competition. Lu Bitter, the Elementary Science Coordinator for USD 382 coaches students every year, most of whom have been preparing their presentations since early fall. Biter said that COVID was a big challenge to overcome, but that all the kids were very good at being flexible and figuring things out, like true scientists. This year, everything was done virtually and sent in ahead of t...