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  • Isely All-Stars work hard to really SHINE! Here are some of our accomplishments!

     

    GIVING BACK

    • Pennies for Paws- Best in Show 2013 Top Fundraising Elementary School
    • Hoops for Heart
    • Jump Rope for Heart
    • Kids Heart Challenge
    • USD 259 Turkey Drive Champion Large Elementary School 2016, 2017 & 2021
    • White Cane Day Fundraiser for Visually Impaired Chetana Organization in India
    • October 15th White Cane Awareness Day Participants
    • Girls on the Run Coaches- Staff Volunteers
    • Good Apple Award Recipents Bi-annually
    • District Model Classroom Participants for New/Incoming Teachers
    • Teacher Mentors
    • WSU Student Teacher Host School
    • Golden Apple Award Recipient Deb Heeren 2021

     

    ACADEMICS

    • Students Accepted into Pre-IB Program at Robinson MS
    • Braille Challenge Competition Participants, 2nd grader advanced to the National Competition in 2019-20
    • Battle of the Books Top Competitors Since 2014
    • Read with Wu Participating School
    • Annual Spelling Bee
    • Grade Level Book Buddies
    • Tech Club with Weekly Broadcast 2014-2020
    • Student Driven Weekly Broadcast since 2020
    • Grade Level Green Screen Projects Since 2014
    • Student Awards for the Kansas Youth Writing Contest by Kansas Book Festival
    • NWHS Innovation U Awards Winners for Inventions
    • The Stock Market Game Team Winner
    • Excellence in Public Service- Education Individual Nominee
    • OWL Grant Recipients
    • Junior Achievement School
    • Girls Who Code Club Site Since 2022

     

    BEING ACTIVE

    • Girls on the Run Site Since 2015
    • KAHPERD Model School- Gold 2014
    • Let's Move Active School National Recognition Award 2014 & National Award 2016-17 & 2017-18

     

    COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

     

    PERFORMING ARTS

    • City-Wide Honor Choir Participants
    • NE Area-wide Honor Choir Participants
    • Mrs. Frahm & Mrs. Hellwig NE Area-Wide co-directors 2019-2020
    • Annual School-Wide Variety Show

     

    VISUAL ARTS

    • Tot Trot- 2020 Overall T-Shirt Design won by 1st grader & a Kindergartner placed 3rd in his category, 2021 $400 prize for most design entries
    • Student Designed Yearbook Covers
    • Keep it Clean Kansas Calendar Runners-Up Winners, 2021 4th grader 1st place
    • WPS Elementary Art Exhibition Participant
    • 4th Grade Holiday Banners by USD 259 Participant- 4 out of 23 winners were Isely All-Stars December 2021, 2 winners December 2022
    • Barleans Coloring Competition 2022- two 5th graders won