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Random Thoughts Last week, I hopped on an airplane to California to spend time with my brother, Justin, and his family. It's been a great couple of weeks of extended family time for me.

Dear Editor, Some of our state legislators have been claiming that Kansas schools are failing our students. That is just not true.

The Conway Springs High School alumni banquet will be held May 29, which is Memorial Day, at the CSHS commons. Meat will be provided for the meal, which will occur shortly after noon following the 11 a.m.

CONWAY SPRINGS – Students from Argonia and Conway Springs high schools will perform a music recital at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

HAYSVILLE – The USD 261 Haysville Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, April 20, for discussion of treasurer’s report/bills tabled from the regular board meeting held on April 17, 2023, due to technical difficulties. The meeting will be held via Zoom. A live link to this meeting will be made available on the USD 261 website. Action may be taken.

CLEARWATER – Students in Clearwater USD 264 will get to start summer vacation early. Earlier this week, superintendent Chris Cooper made the announcement that summer will start sooner than expected.

CLEARWATER – A unique set of circumstances is leading Clearwater teacher Debbie Lukert to the White House this summer. Lukert has earned one of just 30 spots nationally in the 2023 White House History Teacher Institute.

The deadline to file for city and school board elections is six weeks away. Candidates must file for local offices by noon on Thursday, June 1.

TOPEKA – Senate Bill 3, a bipartisan bill signed April 7 by Gov. Laura Kelly, designates the Silvisaurus Condrayi as Kansas’ official state land fossil.

HAYSVILLE – An 18-year-old woman from Haysville has been identified after a one-car fatality crash early Sunday. Madison Dahl died in the crash, which happened shortly after midnight on Sunday, according to information from the Wichita Police Department.