GREAT NEWS! Meade USD 226 has been selected by KDHE for a Pilot COVID-19 Testing Program that will be FREE to ALL students and staff who show symptoms of COVID-19. Appointments should be made with the Meade County Health Department (MCHD) where testing will be completed in a drive by fashion. If parents are unable to take a child to the MCHD, an isolation room has been established in each building where a county nurse will come to complete the FREE testing. The antigen test is a simple nose swab test that does not go way up into the nasal passages. Results will take about 15 minutes. Even though the accuracy of the test is 97.1%, KDHE recommends a follow up PCR test with a health care provider when the antigen test shows up positive. This FREE testing is available starting tomorrow November 12, 2020. Kenneth Harshberger, Superintendent
Yesterday, 11/10/20, the Meade District was notified that a student at the GS and a student at the HS had tested positive for COVID-19. Staff and students that need to be quarantined have been contacted by the Meade County Health Department. As a reminder, individuals who are showing symptoms of COVID-19 should not come to school. Kenneth Harshberger, Superintendent
Our MJH basketball teams will travel to Protection on Thursday. Games begin at 3:10pm.
Attached is the game day information and South Central's COVID-19 Protocol.
#WeR226 #MeadeBuffaloes #MJHAthletics
HS Sports Banquet Tuesday 11.10.20 at 6:30. The banquet will be held in the HS gym and we will recognize VB, XC, Tennis, and FB. We ask that you sit in family clusters and wear your mask at all times while inside the school. Food will not be served this year.
MES/MJH is proud to announce the students achieving High Honors and Honors for the first term. Students receiving High Honors have earned all A's for the term. Students receiving Honors have earned all A's and B's for the term. Well done, MES/MJH students!
As with so many other events this year, our MES/MJH Library Book Fair is going virtual. Parents and students can shop online with access to over 200 book titles, activities, and value packs. Orders of $25.00 will ship free straight to your home address. Our school library will still earn great rewards, allowing us to keep a diverse array of books on our shelves. We appreciate your support! The book fair begins Monday, November 9th and ends Sunday, November 22nd. To visit our book fair, please visit https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=meadeelementaryschool.
MES & JH parents fall pictures for students and staff are tomorrow. (Monday)
JH Basketball - Schedule Change - Both Boys and Girls will travel to Protection to play S. Central on Nov. 12th. C Boys @ 3:10 #MJHAthletics #GoBuffs
Meade USD 226 continues to be in the GREEN based on the District Gating Criteria. The school still has very low numbers of quarantines and positive cases. However, county COVID-19 active case numbers have more than doubled the last two weeks. State wide cases are at an all time high and large city hospitals are at capacity and opening up additional COVID-19 ICU units. Several schools in our area have had to cancel activities and are moving to hybrid or remote learning. We all have to be vigilant in following the 3 W's so high numbers don't creep back into Meade. Kenneth Harshberger, Superintendent
> 2 Students out of the buildings (in quarantine or positive) 11/4
> 1 Staff member out of the buildings (in quarantine or positive) 11/4
> 19 County Active Cases (11/4)
> 1.4% - 2 Week County Positive Case Rate (10/31) 1 Week 15.4% (11/1)
Meade JH Basketball for Nov.12th in Kiowa has been moved to January 11th. #GoBuffs
Proud of our MHS Scholars Bowl Team. They placed 2nd tonight at SWH losing only to a 6A HS. Way to go Scholars
Our Lady Buffs finished 4th as a team at State XC today! The highest finish in School History
Our Meade Buffs are STATE CHAMPS!!
Follow the Buffaloes as they race in the Class 1A KSHSAA Cross Country Championships! Boys race at noon and girls at 12:30pm. Live streams and or results can be found at the following links:
http://www.heartlandtiming.com
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com
https://ks.milesplit.com
Buffalo XC is off to STATE! First race is at noon tomorrow!
Meade USD 226 continues to be in the GREEN based on the District Gating Criteria. County COVID-19 active case numbers have crept back up, but school numbers in quarantine have continued to decrease. Kenneth Harshberger, Superintendent
> 0 Students out of the buildings (in quarantine or positive) 10/28
> 1 Staff member out of the buildings (in quarantine or positive) 10/28
> 15 County Active Cases (10/28)
> .4% - 2 Week County Positive Case Rate (10/24)
*Correction to add the September BUFFS of the month list to the previous BUFFS post.
Congratulations to our September & October BUFFS of the month! Students are recognized monthly for good character as defined by our BUFFS acronym: Bold. Understanding. Friendly. Focused. & Studious.
Congratulations and keep up the good work, BUFFS!
The Halloween Parade today will begin outside on Grant street at approximately 2:15 and will travel east to the nursing home. Parents may take pictures along Grant street and around the nursing home area. The students will return to their classrooms for treats and movies following the parade.
HS FB will travel to STAFFORD tomorrow night. Stockton was forced to cancel due to uncontrollable circumstances. We look forward to watching the Buffaloes play at 6pm AT Stafford