Belton School District
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Jake Belske, a senior at Belton High School, recently achieved a perfect ACT score.
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Mary Cummings, a Belton Board of Education member, earned the Paul Morris Community Service Award from the Missouri School Boards’ Association.
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Our elementary and middle school students showed off their spelling skills at the district-wide spelling bee.
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Dozens of Belton School District #124 band and choir students competed against students from schools throughout the Kansas City region to earn positions in the All-District bands and choirs.
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Come out to see the BHS Pirate Theatre perform Anything Goes!
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On November 17, we are welcoming Belton's senior citizens to our Thanksgiving luncheon, beginning at noon in the Belton High School fieldhouse.
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Rachel Hagelin, counselor at Belton High School, earned the Secondary School Counselor of the Year award from the Missouri School Counselor Association.
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BHS Senior Jacob earned recognition as a National Merit Semifinalist.
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Nikki Mackay earned the 2023 West Central District Adapted Physical Educator of the Year award and the Missouri State Adapted Physical Educator of the Year award from the Missouri Society for Health and Physical Educators (MOSHAPE).
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The counseling program at Kentucky Trail Elementary earned the Dr. Norman C. Gysbers Nationally Recognized Missouri Program award (NRM) from the Missouri School Counselor Association.
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Maria Derner, a TESOL instructor at Belton High School, is a Teacher of the Year finalist.
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Our Special Olympics Bocce Ball team competed at the state tournament and came out on top!
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The Belton #124 Board of Education is among 17 Missouri school boards earning the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s 2023 Governance Team Award.
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This year, students in Mr. Hammond's Belton High School Human Geography class took the AP exam and earned a 100% pass rate.
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Belton High School graduate earned a place among the Kansas City Star Scholar Athletes for her academic, athletic and community achievements.
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Belton's Got Talent is November 30, beginning at 7 p.m. in the BHS Performing Arts Center.
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