Clear your calendar for the evening of Friday, August 22; we're only six weeks away from our 6th annual Tongie Tailgate! 🎉
🏐 Chieftain Volleyball scrimmage from 4:30-5:15 pm in Chieftain Arena
🎤 Program at Beatty Field begins immediately after
This free event is open to all USD 464 families, staff, and community members. Enjoy a complimentary meal (hot dogs, chips, cookies, and water), plus scrimmages, performances, and team & club introductions. Full schedule coming soon—we can't wait to see you out there, Tongie Nation! ❤️🤍 #tongienation #usd464
Alicia Hendron is one of our new agriculture teachers at Tonganoxie High School!
💜 The Kansas State University grad from Somonauk, Illinois
👩❤️👨 Lives with her boyfriend of three years, Hunter Chambers; he teaches ag at Doniphan West High School
👦 Her two year old nephew Jerry is the light of her life
🍕 Loves the Chicago Cubs, pizza, and pasta
🐷 Grew up showing pigs all around Illinois
Welcome to Tongie Nation, Alicia!
🥁 Enjoys playing the drums, going to antique malls, and collecting records
👩🏫 Has two sisters who are also teachers (one used to teach at TES!)
🌲 Drives a 1994 wood-paneled Chevy Caprice station wagon; straps a Christmas tree to the top every December (if you know, you know!)
🎨 Is excited to help her students grow their creativity and push themselves to make some super awesome artwork!
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Yesterday we kicked off the school year with our annual Back to School Breakfast! Superintendent Loren Feldkamp spoke to staff, Director of School Improvement Services Brandy Taylor touched on our TONGIE Framework for Learning, and Board of Education President Justin Sturgeon shared an encouraging message. Assistant Superintendent Tonya Phillips awarded years of service pins, and we even got to hear from a very special guest speaker - rising Tonganoxie High School freshman Wesley Emery! Everyone is spending the next few days learning, planning, organizing, and preparing for the incredible school year ahead. We can't wait to see you! ❤️🤍 #tongienation #usd464
Help us welcome Lacie Shea to USD 464! Lacie will be teaching fourth grade at Tonganoxie Elementary School.
💙 University of Kansas grad from Andover, Kansas
🤗 Has two older brothers and a younger sister
🛍️ Loves to shop and go on nature trail walks
🥚 Favorite children’s book is What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi Yamada
🍎 Is excited to begin her teaching career and learn and grow alongside her students!
Welcome to #TongieNation, Lacie!
🍎 Eighth year of teaching
💍 Recently married to husband Shane and had their first baby, a boy named Hayes
🐶 Has two dogs, Huey and Chip
🎣 Enjoys reading, fishing, and working out
🎹 Has played the piano since elementary school
Welcome to Tongie Nation, Allison!
🎓 Fort Hays State & Cleveland Chiropractic College grad from Yuma, Arizona
🧡 Oklahoma State Wrestling fan
⛰️ Enjoys hunting, fishing, and hiking
🐶 Has a 10 year old Doberman named Turk and a 5 year old English Bulldog named Teela
💪 Has trained with some of the best athletes in the world, including Olympic medalists, world champs, and UFC contenders
Welcome to Tongie Nation, Adam!
💜 Kansas State grad from Topeka; currently enrolled in a master’s program at Emporia State
💍 Will celebrate four years of marriage to husband Luke in September
🦖 Their son Wesley is 2.5 years old and loves everything dinosaur!
🐾 Has one dog, Max, and one cat, Evie
📚 Enjoys going on walks with her family, visiting the library, and reading books with Wesley
Welcome to #TongieNation, Kelly!
💙 The University of Kansas grad from Hiawatha, Kansas
🐶 Has a yellow lab named Phog
🪐 Favorite book is Dune
🎫 Enjoys traveling, rock climbing, rafting, and going to concerts
🛶 Spends his summers living in a dirt parking lot and raft guiding
Welcome to #TongieNation, Michael!
🏫 3rd year of teaching
🎓 The University of Kansas grad
👩🔬 Previously employed as a chemical engineer
📖 Enjoys reading
🩷 Has three daughters
Welcome to #TongieNation, Kaitlyn!
💜 K-State grad from Hastings, Nebraska
⛳️ Enjoys flying, going to the lake, and golfing
🏁 Traveled around the Midwest racing motocross for eight years
🌾 Agricultural pilot when he’s not teaching
Welcome to Tongie Nation, Henry!
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October 31, 2022: Miss Cornwell’s 4th graders have a blast with a mummy-making contest at their Halloween party! #ThrowbackThursday 📷: Terah Baldridge #throwbackthursday #tongienation #usd464
🎉 It’s time for our 2025 New Staff Spotlights! 🎉 Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce you to our newest certified staff, sharing fun facts to help you get to know the amazing people joining #TongieNation.
First up: Jodie Brice, a new kindergarten teacher at Tonganoxie Elementary School!
👩🏫 21st year of teaching
🌯 Loves Chipotle and cheering on her son’s soccer team and the Kansas City Chiefs
👨👩👦 Husband of 17 years, Mr. Brice, is the PE teacher at TES; their son Kaden is a rising sophomore at Leavenworth High School
🐶 Has two black and white Miniature Schnauzer siblings: a girl named Momo and a boy named Tank
⚽ Once broke her ankle trying to beat her son at backyard soccer… now officially retired from the game 😄
Welcome to Tongie Nation, Jodie!
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1: Tonganoxie Middle School eighth grader Emma Smith spent her summer traveling around the Midwest playing softball! Most notably, she was also selected to represent Region 7 at the USA All-American games at Devon Park in Oklahoma City next month to close out her summer! 🥎🥎🥎
2-4: Sawyer and Meagan Vestal went fishing at Leavenworth State Fishing Lake! 🎣🎣🎣
5-6: Matt Bowers enjoyed a Savannah Bananas baseball game and a Sporting Kansas City match! ⚾️⚽️
7-9: Kelly Griffiths attended the Mumford and Sons concert at Azura Amphitheater, where the cast of Ted Lasso joined the band on stage to perform the show's theme song! 🎤⚽️
Summer may be winding down, but New Employee Spotlights featuring our new certified staff are coming soon!
#tongienation #usd464 #summerfun
