From student customers learning how to manage their money to student employees operating a real credit union branch, Winnetonka High School is turning financial education into an everyday experience.

Students at Paul Kinder Middle School are using creativity, teamwork, and empathy to design a new space that will benefit their entire school. Through this real-world design thinking project, they’re learning how to turn their ideas into impact.

For nearly four decades, one teacher has been a cornerstone of Lone Jack Schools — guiding students in classrooms, on the field, and beyond. His steady dedication, love for kids, and passion for the community show how a teaching career can leave a lasting legacy and inspire the next generation of educators.

It’s more than a house for the students who are building it and for the first-time homeowners who will live in it. It’s a path to their future and it’s all thanks to a partnership between the school district, a social service organization, and a local contractor.

A great education can start by learning that a German dog says, “wau wau.” A group of foreign language students from Kearney High School visited classrooms at all four Kearney School District elementary schools to lead 20-minute lessons in Spanish and German for the younger students.

On a beautiful Tuesday in May, the seniors in the Harrisonville High School class of 2025 fanned out across their town to help people. All of the yard work, painting, tidying and other odd jobs were these students’ way of giving back to the community that gave them so much.