Tonganoxie High School

We are PROUD to introduce the 2026–27 BIG RED TEAM CAPTAINS!

These students have stepped up to take on a leadership role within Big Red and we are excited to see what they bring to our student section this year.

Being a Big Red Captain is about more than leading cheers. It’s about school spirit, participation, sportsmanship, leadership, and making sure our student section is THE place to be on game night.

Help us congratulate our captains and get ready for a BIG year of CHIEFTAIN PRIDE!

❤️🤍 LET’S GO, BIG RED!

about 16 hours ago, Shelby DeMaranville

Fall Sports Picture Day Reminder

Just a reminder that Fall Sports Individual & Team Picture Days are coming up!

⚽ Soccer & 📣 Cheer: August 19
🏃 Cross Country &💃 Dance: August 20
🏈 Football: August 22
🏐 Volleyball: August 31
⛳ Golf: Coach Sandburg will communicate picture day details.

Coaches will be handing out order forms to student-athletes in the next couple days. Order forms should be turned in on Team Picture Day.

Prefer to order online? You can place your order here:
http://greathousephotography.hhimagehost.com/ths

Questions? Please contact Mark at 913-302-5854.

📸 THS Individual Picture Day: September 24

Thank you!

10 days ago, Shelby DeMaranville

Join us tomorrow, August 18th, for our Annual FFA Back To School BBQ! Starting at 6 p.m. we will have FREE food and lots of fun for all of our current and new members! Everyone is encouraged to bring your family, friends, and community members. We will also be having a Cornhole Tournament, details for that are included on the flyer.
See you all tomorrow!

10 days ago, Kaysi Overdick

Join us tomorrow, August 18th, for our Annual Back To School BBQ! Starting at 6 p.m. we will have FREE food and lots of fun for all of our current and new members! Everyone is encouraged to bring your family, friends, and community members. We will also be having a Cornhole Tournament, details for that are included on the flyer. See you all tomorrow!

⛳️🏀 REGISTER NOW FOR THE 11TH ANNUAL TONGANOXIE GOLF TOURNAMENT 🏀⛳️

Join us on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Falcon Lakes Golf Club for the 11th Annual Tonganoxie Golf Tournament!

This event benefits FOUR amazing THS programs:
⛳️ Boys Golf
⛳️ Girls Golf
🏀 Boys Basketball
🏀 Girls Basketball

4 programs in ONE event!

The tournament will feature morning and afternoon sessions with a four-person scramble format. Gather your team and come support Chieftain student-athletes!

If you have questions, please contact Coach Sandburg, Coach Simmons, or Coach Eckert.

See the attached flyer for registration details and sponsorship opportunities! #ChieftainPride

3 months ago, Josey Eastes

🏅 STATE BOUND, CHIEFTAINS! 🏅 Congratulations to our Tonganoxie Track & Field athletes who have qualified for the 4A State Track Meet next weekend in Wichita! 🔴 Ashlyn Brune – Long Jump & Triple Jump 🔴 Keagan Murry – Pole Vault 🔴 Addy Schooler – Discus, High Jump & Shot Put 🔴 Adlen Johnson – Shot Put 🔴 Sophia Heithaus – Shot Put ⚪ Roman Holthaus – High Jump, 110 Hurdles & 300 Hurdles ⚪ Boys 4x800 Relay Team – Ben Vought, Parker Welsh, Thaddeus Hileman, Jack Reischman & Quintin Barnes ⚪ Brayden Seymour – Shot Put Wichita, here come the Chieftains! ❤️🖤 Good luck to all of our state qualifiers next weekend! #ChieftainPride #StateBound

3 months ago, Josey Eastes

Congratulations to these THS students on earning Honor Roll recognition for the Spring 2026 semester! Your hard work and dedication have paid off. #tongienation #usd464

3 months ago, Tonganoxie High School

⚽️⛳️⚾️🥎🏃 REGIONALS WEEK FOR THE CHIEFTAINS 🏃🥎⚾️⛳️⚽️ ⚽️ Girls soccer will host the first round of Regionals on Monday night against Paola at 6:00 PM! ⛳️ Chieftain golf will travel to Atchison on Monday for Regional competition beginning at 9:00 AM. ⚾️ Our Chieftain baseball team will travel to Paola on Tuesday for Regional action! They will take on Atchison at 4:30 PM. 🥎 Regional softball will head to Santa Fe Trail on Wednesday where they will face Baldwin at 3:00 PM. 🏃 Chieftain track and field will compete Thursday at Eudora in Regional competition. Good luck to all of our Chieftains as postseason play begins! #ChieftainPride

3 months ago, Josey Eastes

Mrs. Emmot is our May Transformative Teacher! Mrs. Coffey picked her because of the genuine care she shows for her students and the relationships she builds with both students and staff. She also is an incredible Math teacher and leader of the Math department. Congratulations Mrs. Emmot!

4 months ago, Cody Witte

🎨🏆 CHIEFTAINS ART LEAGUE CHAMPS🏆🎨

THS traveled to Paola for the League Art Competition and our artists delivered in a BIG way!

🥇 1st Place Overall
🥇 1st Place On-Site Chalk Competition
🥈 2nd Place On-Site Clay Competition

A special shoutout to Sophomore Ava Bond for an incredible performance, winning 2 of the 5 total Best in Show ribbons along with a Blue Ribbon!👏🎉

Congratulations to all of our talented student artists for representing the Chieftains so well! 🎨💙💛

4 months ago, Josey Eastes

Tongie boys golf had a good day on Monday. JV took 4th led by Owen Heffel with 89. Then Varsity backed that up by winning Ottawa with a 310. We were paced by the McRae boys and Carson Heffel all shooting in the 70s. Busy week with 3 more tourneys!!

4 months ago, Mr. Sandburg

Boys JV golf has been doing a great job of learning and getting tourney experience. They have played in several tourney and even a few fun scrambles. They have been improving and getting tourney pressure put on them. The group includes Freshmen Tristen Smith, Traeton Mills and Evan Breuer, sophomores Jaxon Alberts, Mason Benedict, Conner Burton and senior Jakob Moravec.

4 months ago, Mr. Sandburg

We’re incredibly thrilled to announce that all three Tonganoxie High School Choirs earned 1 Ratings with their performances at KSHSAA State Large Ensemble Festival in Atchison on April 16, 2026!

4 months ago, Thomas Gifford

Students from THS visited the Tonganoxie Historical Society today. Students learned about the Declaration of Independence and how it has shaped our country over the last 250 years. Students discussed the importance of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all people. Thank you to the volunteers of our historical society who were incredible hosts to our students and do an amazing job preserving the history of Tonganoxie!

4 months ago, Cody Witte

Discussing the birth of the Declaration of Independence.

THS Community Service Day was a huge success! Our students showed up ready to work, completing projects all over Tonganoxie and Leavenworth County. We also had some fun and games before heading out! We’re proud of the effort and teamwork our students displayed throughout the day. Thank you to our community partners for the opportunity to make a difference and letting our students learn to give back!

4 months ago, Cody Witte

Congratulations to our Band students for their outstanding performances at the State Solo and Small Ensemble Music Festival on Saturday April 25, 2026.

State Music Festival Results!

All Students Receiving “1” Ratings earned a State Medal

Receiving “1” Ratings

Gavin Garner - Trombone Solo
Paityn Van Middlesworth - Alto Saxophone Solo

Congratulations also to Paityn Van Middlesworth for earning a perfect 80 score!

The Thoughtful Saxophone Quartet
Paityn Van Middlesworth, Makenna Denholm, Amelia Pestock, Elijah Hinrichsen

Shepherd’s Clarinet Quartet
Rosalea Francis, Amelia Pestock, Alyssa Schmid, Victoria Rasnic

The Low Down Percussion Ensemble
Charlotte Absher, Elijah Hinrichsen, Allison Baldwin, Stanley Brinkmeyer, Cassius Brown,
Legan Caraway, Joseph Dean, Analise Fouts, Payton Frost, Gavin Garner, Archer Grier, Morgan Melaas, Connor Nitchals, Rowin Pruitt, Paityn Van Middlesworth. Maggie Wells

Receiving “2” Ratings

Connor Nitchals - Flute Solo
Rosalea Francis - Clarinet Solo

Symphonic Woodwind Choir
Destinee Barto, Betsey Burge, Makenna Denholm, Rosalea Francis, Elijah Hinrichsen, Elle Howlett, Sarah Meyer, Connor Nitchals, Victoria Rasnic, Genesis Rincon-Robledo, Audrey Smith, Paityn Van Middlesworth, Emilee Weymeyer

Fantastic Flute Clarinet Duet
Genesis Rincon-Robledo
Alyssa Schmid

4 months ago, Charles VanMiddlesworth

Students in Spanish 1 are testing their vocabulary and story comprehension, as they sequence Spanish word/phrase cards and use their knowledge of Spanish syntax, to create sentences from their class novel, El capibara con botas (The Capybara With Boots).

4 months ago, Melanie McQueen

Two female students are sitting at desks and are copying their sentence that they sequenced using the vocabulary cards from our class novel, El capibara con botas.

Four male students are sitting at tables and are copying their sentence that they sequenced using the vocabulary cards from our class novel, El capibara con botas.

Three female students are sitting on the floor and are discussing the vocabulary cards that they sequenced to create a sentence from our class novel, El capibara con botas.

Two male students are sitting at a table and are copying their sentence that they sequenced using the vocabulary cards from our class novel, El capibara con botas.

Congratulations to our Band students for their outstanding performances at the Regional Solo and Ensemble Music Festival on Saturday April 11, 2026. Our students earned a record number of superior “1” rating performances qualifying nine entries into the State Music Festival!

Regionals Music Festival Results!

State Qualifiers Receiving “1’ Ratings

Gavin Garner - Trombone Solo

Paityn Van Middlesworth - Alto Sax Solo

Connor Nitchals - Flute Solo

Rosalea Francis - Clarinet Solo

Symphonic Woodwind Choir

Destinee Barto, Betsey Burge, Makenna Denholm, Rosalea Francis, Elijah Hinrichsen, Elle Howlett, Sarah Meyer, Connor Nitchals, Victoria Rasnic, Genesis Rincon-Robledo, Audrey Smith, Paityn Van Middlesworth, Emilee Weymeyer

Fantastic Flute Clarinet Duet

Genesis Rincon-Robledo

Alyssa Schmid

The Thoughtful Saxophone Quartet

Paityn Van Middlesworth, Makenna Denholm, Amelia Pestock, Elijah Hinrichsen

Shepherd’s Clarinet Quartet

Rosalea Francis, Amelia Pestock, Alyssa Schmid, Victoria Rasnic

The Low Down Percussion Ensemble

Charlotte Absher, Elijah Hinrichsen, Allison Baldwin, Stanley Brinkmeyer, Cassius Brown,

Legan Caraway, Joseph Dean, Analise Fouts, Payton Frost, Gavin Garner, Archer Crier, Morgan Melaas, Connor Nitchals, Rowin Pruitt, Paityn Van Middlesworth. Maggie Wells

Receiving “2” Ratings

Marching Low Brass Duet - Gavin Garner, Archer Grier

Katy Duncan - Trumpet Solo

Receiving “3” Rating

Wesley Emery - Tuba Solo

5 months ago, Charles VanMiddlesworth

Sneider Murcia Cartagena has completed the requirements for his diploma in the Success Center! He put in a lot of time and effort to get this done. We are proud of you, Sneider, and wish you the best moving forward!

5 months ago, Mark Padfield

We’re excited to share that summer camps and workouts at Tonganoxie High School are now open for registration!

Opportunities are available for students entering grades 1–12, with a variety of camps and skill sessions designed to keep kids active, learning and having fun this summer.

Families can view all camp offerings and access registration links here:
https://www.tong464.org/page/2026-summer-camps

Additional details, including schedules and sport-specific information, can be found in the attached graphics.

Payment can be made in advance to THS by May 22 or on the first day of camp.
Please do not send payments into the TES or TMS offices.

5 months ago, Josey Eastes

Some of the Introduction to Engineering students took a field trip to KU to check out some of projects they have going on in the school of engineering!

5 months ago, Kaitlyn King

Engineering students at the structural testing facility.

Engineering students with a formula one car.

Engineering students learning about a wind tunnel.