Fort Larned USD 495

Game Day! The LHS BB teams are back at home on Tuesday vs. Ellsworth.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY
High School Gym
- 4:30pm JV Boys (Full Game)
- 6:00pm C Boys (Full Game)

Middle School Gym
- 4:30pm JV Girls (2 Quarters)
- 6:00pm Varsity Girls
- 7:30pm Varsity Boys

Congratulations to Ali Haney, the JAG-K student of the month! Here’s what her teachers shared about Ali:

“Ali is a fantastic student. She is attentive to detail, dedicated to doing her best, and has served as an editor for the school newspaper for the past semester. It is no surprise that she has been selected as the JAG student of the month.”— Mr. Keith

“Ali has a natural gift for caring for others. She consistently demonstrates genuine compassion and empathy in everything she does during Certified Nurse Aide class. She will make an excellent CNA.”— Ms. Nelson

“Ali is great to have in class! She is creative and brings a positive attitude to the art room. She is kind to other students and is always smiling in the hallway.”— Mrs. Pontius

#larnedpride

The Indians have a hard time shaking off the Christmas Break rust, and end up dropping both Varsity games at Colby tonight.

The LHS Basketball teams will make the trip to Colby on Friday for their first games of 2026. Games will begin at 4:30pm at the Colby Event Center.

Main Gym
- 4:30pm JV Girls
- 6:00pm Varsity Girls
- 7:30pm Varsity Boys

Auxiliary Gym
- 4:30pm JV Boys
- 6:00pm C Boys

Great job to the LMS band and choir on their performance earlier this month! And yes… those new stage lights deserve a shoutout, too. 💡✨ #larnedpride

Free family fun tomorrow! 🎬

The Larned State Theatre will be showing Brave at 2:00 PM on December 30, thanks to the Pawnee County Youth Initiative Foundation! Hope your family can take advantage. #larnedpride #bettertogether

Rulers out, pencils ready! 📏✏️

Mrs. Upson’s middle school math students were learning how to scale drawings and make everything match just right before break. #larnedpride

Thank you to the Welcome Inn for hosting our guitar class during their holiday party. Our students have loved playing music in different spots around town!

If you’d like us to come play some tunes for your group in the new year, contact Craig Lyman at craig.lyman@usd495.com
or Allisa Spain at allisa.spain@usd495.com. 🎸 #larnedpride #bettertogether

Wouldn’t be surprised if one of these showed up under the tree this year!🎄 Great work from Mr. Hewson’s class. #larnedpride

Look who got to make a good news call home before heading out for break! 📞 🧡#larnedpride #lesfamily

Kansas kids read… and sometimes Dad joins the fun. #larnedpride #KansasKidsRead #lesfamily

Kansas kids read anywhere, anytime, especially when they’re wrapped up in a good story (and a warm blanket!). #larnedpride #lesfamily #KansasKidsRead

We have a Varsity sweep tonight at Kingman as the Boys pick up the win 50-40.

The Varsity Girls go into Christmas Break with a win over Kingman tonight.

So much fun at LES during our annual cup stacking tournament. Students teamed up across grade levels, cheered each other on, and gave it their best while families and classmates packed the gym!

Congrats to our top team: Bode Dooley, Brooks Steinlage, Kip Smith, Sawyer Froetschner, Gehrig Brown, and Paizlynn Denning. 🏆

🏅 Team 1: Wesley Fitzsimmons, Chase Vansickle, Yareli Gonzalez-Renteria, Maggie Keith, Kobe Houser, Kallin Drimmel
🏅 Team 2: Champions!
🏅 Team 3: Asher Lawrence, Hadley Weizsbrod, Karver Froetschner, Kamille Smith, Kaysen Finger, Maizie Hearn
🏅 Team 4: Collins Hatfield, Olivia Tran, Karcyn Grandy, Korsin Castro, Averi Johnson, Eli Ramsey

Proud of all of these teams and the teamwork they showed! #lesfamily #larnedpride

How exciting to have Santa and Mistletoe the Elf stop by for Hi5 Friday at LES this morning! And was it snowing marshmallows?! Wishing all our LES families many moments of wonder as you see the magic of the season through your child's eyes.

Katie Burger shared why she loves being a para at LES, from the tiny humans she works with to the supportive team around her. If you want a workplace that feels like home, we’d love to visit with you about joining our team!

Visit www.usd495.com/workat495 to learn more or apply today. #lesfamily #larnedpride

The Indians head to Kingman to finish out the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule. The following schedule will be used tonight.

JV Gym
- 4:30pm JV Boys (Full Game)
- 6:00pm C Boys (Full Game)
- 7:30pm JV Girls (2 Qtrs)

Varsity Gym
- 6:00pm Varsity Girls
- 7:30pm Varsity Boys

A story, a lap, and a little time together.

If you want your Larned student featured, send a photo to allisa.spain@usd495.com. #kansaskidsread #larnedpride

Friday wraps up the first semester and second quarter.

Wishing our USD 495 families a safe and happy winter break. We’ll see everyone back at school on Tuesday, January 6! #larnedpride