National School Bus Safety Week is a great time to review some important bus safety habits: 🚌 Bus riders should arrive at the bus stop 5 minutes before the bus arrives. 🚌 When the bus arrives, students should wait until the bus comes to a complete stop, the door opens, and the bus driver says it is okay to get on or off. Make sure to use the handrails to avoid falls. 🚌 Students should never walk behind a school bus. If students must cross the street in front of a bus, they should make eye contact with the bus driver before crossing to make sure the driver can see them. They should walk on a sidewalk or along the street at least ten feet (five giant steps) in front of the bus before crossing, to avoid the danger zone. If students drop something near the bus, such as a book or phone, they should not try to pick up the item until they have notified the driver and the driver has told them it is safe to do so. #tongienation #usd464
6 months ago, USD 464
white background, yellow school bus, red Tongie T on the side of the bus, black text
Today's throwback is Miss DeNoya's first grade class enjoying homecoming week earlier this month! Students loved dressing up and participating in all the fun activities!! #throwbackthursday #tongienation #usd464 #firstgrade
6 months ago, USD 464
students lined up along the curb waiting for the parade to start
students dressed up for Barbie and Ken Day
two students wearing pink outfits
students lined up along the wall in the hallway waiting for the drumline to start
1969-1970: Tonganoxie High School's Homeroom Representatives 🏛️💼📜 #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
black background, black and white photo of high school students standing behind or sitting at a wooden table
Want to make a difference every day? We are looking for caring, motivated individuals who want to be part of something great! Apply online now at tong464.org under our Employment Opportunities. #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
black background red border white text
Just a reminder, there is no school for students on Thursday and Friday this week. Class resumes Monday, October 21. #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
gray background, dark blue text, clip art of globe, yellow cup with pencils and paintbrushes in it, books, compass, and cactus in white planter
gray background, dark blue text, clip art of globe, yellow cup with pencils and paintbrushes in it, books, compass, and cactus in white planter
The monthly USD 464 Board of Education meeting will be held on Monday, October 14 at 6 pm in the BOE room at the District Administrative Center. Please enter through the west doors. Parents, patrons, & community members are always welcome to attend! #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
green chalkboard with white text on it; brownd esk with two books, a laptop, and a cup of pencils on it
Spring 2013: The Tonganoxie High School varsity softball team! #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
THS varsity softball players wearing red jerseys and gray pants, flanked by coaches wearing black pants and white polos
Happy Red and White Day from the DAC! ❤️🤍 #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
seven district staff members where various shades of red and white for homecoming spirit day
Congratulations to Cheyenne Wilson, the newest member of our transportation team! Cheyenne passed her CDL exam last month and started driving Route 26 this week! Way to go Cheyenne, & welcome to Tongie Nation! 🚌🚌🚌 #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
Cheyenne Wilson wearing all black, stands next to a Tonganoxie school bus
December 16, 2023: THS Boys Wrestling hosts the Randy Starcher Memorial Tournament, bringing home the team title for the third year in a row. Braeden Moore, number one-ranked wrestler at 144 pounds, earns his 100th win. #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
THS boys wrestling, wearing red pullover warmups, pose with their coaches and brackets in Chieftain Arena
80s Barbie, Super Bowl Barbie, and their pretty in pink friends are ready for Barbie and Ken Day! #tongienation #usd464 #Barbie #itshardbeingthisiconic #youcanbeanything
7 months ago, USD 464
four women, one dressed in 80s clothing, one in a Chiefs jersey and foam finger, and two women wearing pants with pink tops
Party Time! Excellent! It's Famous Characters Day! 😎🎸🤘 #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
Meagan Vestal and Kelly Griffiths give double peace signs in front of the Tongie T on the brick wall in the admin center
DAC staff are sporting their pjs (and maybe a few pairs of slippers) for HoCo Spirit Week! #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
five district staff standing in front of the white Tongie T on a brick wall
Save the Date! Our community Veterans Day ceremony will be held on Friday, November 8 from 1:30 to 2:45 pm in Chieftain Arena at Tonganoxie High School. All veterans and their families are invited! #tongienation #usd464 #veteransday
7 months ago, USD 464
blue background, white text outlined in red, three red stars, white Tongie T in bottom right corner
September 26, 2019: Five years ago today, FFA members Dalton Regehr '23 & Isabelle Barker '23 earned their FFA jackets by being the first Greenhands to memorize the FFA Creed! Jackets were generously supplied by the FFA Alumni Association. #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
Isabelle Barker stands in front of a gray wall, holding her blue FA jacket and wearing a red and white plaid shirt
Dalton Regehr holds his FFA jacket, he stands in front of a whiteboard in a classroom
Welcome to the fleet, Bus 19! Transportation Director Jill Kietzmann took delivery of our newest addition last week, which features a wheelchair lift & accommodates up to 3 wheelchairs & 27 passengers. This bus is also AIR-CONDITIONED! 🥳🥳🥳 #tongienation #usd464
7 months ago, USD 464
new school bus parked outside the DAC
Midwest Bus Sales rep and Jill Kietzman standing on the bus talking
area at rear of bus for wheelchairs
Midwest Bus Sales rep and Jill Kietzmann discuss the dashboard of the new school bus
close up of the buttons of the new school bus
back half of new school bus
Jill Kietzmann unlatches the door to the handicapped lift at the rear of the school bus
Jill Kietzmann swings open the door to the handicapped lift at the rear of the school bus
Jill Kietzmann unlatches the door to the handicapped lift at the rear of the school bus
Jill Kietzmann lowers the lift of the new school bus
Happy fall, ya'll! The autumnal equinox means fall is officially here. Today is one of only two days each year when the Sun is directly above the Equator, dividing night and day equally. 🍁🍁🍁 #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
autumn leaves background with sun shining through
During this week's early release Wednesday, district staff converged on Tonganoxie High School for K-12 vertical Professional Learning Committee meetings. The purpose of these meetings is alignment throughout the district through teacher-driven conversations - getting teachers who are focused on the same content at various levels in the same room to work on curriculum design maps and discuss procedures, strengths, formatives and areas of need. #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
ELA teachers work together during a wooden table at THS
special education teachers listen intently as Mr. Ast facilitates a vertical PLC meeting
TEs teachers collaborate at a white table at THS
math teachers collaborate at long white tables at THS
three middle school teachers review curriculum on a laptop during vertical PLCs
ELA teachers collaborate during vertical PLCs in a classroom at THS
social studies teachers listen as Mr. McClellan mediates a presentation during vertical PLCs
science teachers review curriculum at THS
four district music teachers collaborate in the band room at THS
two CTE teachers discuss their department strengths in a THS classroom
May 20, 2024: The district administrative center hosts an end of year wellness day for staff, complete with food trucks, a cornhole tournament with a team costume contest, and a few rain showers! #ThrowbackThursday #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
district staff huddle under the awning of a food truck waiting for the rain to pass
Matt Bowers smiles with his arms wide, wearing a red bigfoot t shirt and Tongie hat
Madelyn DeKeyser and Jessica Monroe navigate an inflatable obstacle course
Transportation team members dressed as Mrs. Frizzle and the magic school bus
district staff huddle under a tent while it rains
Phil Jones tosses a bean bag on Beatty Field
high school staff members play cornhole on Beatty Field
staff members play cornhole on Beatty Field
Tom Gifford, wearing a while polo with a red Tongie T, tosses a bean bag as Colton Graham looks on
four members of Shuck N Awe Cornhole team wearing matching blue shirts hold up their medals
Tonganoxie High School senior Sawyer Frese designed our Patriot Day graphic; he is interning with our district communications department this semester. ❤️🤍💙 #neverforget #tongienation #usd464
8 months ago, USD 464
blue sky background, American flag flying on a flag pole, white text, white Tongie T logo in bottom center