PHS Weekly Blast
The school year is closing, and I want to thank our students, parents, teachers, and support staff for their commitment to learning and their support of our academic mission at Piper High School. Their dedication has helped make this a successful year of growth and achievement.
As we head into summer, I encourage students to stay engaged in learning—read widely, explore areas of interest, and take time to reflect on the year’s progress. Whether through a summer job, volunteering, travel, or personal projects, there are many meaningful ways to build skills and prepare for the year ahead. I will look forward to some reading for leisure and for the chance to continue in my favorite hobby, woodworking. And once my thumb heals from a recent kitchen accident, I will try to make progress in my 45+ years attempt to master the guitar. Wish me luck!
Enjoy a safe and restful summer. We look forward to welcoming you back in the fall!
PHS Announces its Valedictorian & Salutatorians
At last week’s graduation, we introduced the Scholars of Distinction – students who earned a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 through all four years of high school. From these scholars, we identified the students with the highest GPAs to be named valedictorian and salutatorian.
Nathaniel Leduc, son of Meghan and Mark Leduc, was named the Valedictorian of the 2025 graduating class. Nathaniel will attend the University of Oklahoma next year to study accounting.
Isabelle Thebeau, daughter of Nikki and Danny Thebeau, and Jett Shauers, son of Dolly Wittman and Chris Shauers, were named Salutatorians of the 2025 graduation class. Isabelle will attend the University of Kansas and study behavioral neuroscience and pre-med. Jett Shauers will attend Kansas State University and study engineering.
We want to extend our sincere regrets to Jett and his family for not announcing him as a salutatorian at graduation. A coding error in our student management system impacted our GPA reporting, and once corrected, it became clear that Jett had rightfully earned this honor. While we cannot undo the oversight, we want to take this opportunity to publicly acknowledge and celebrate Jett’s outstanding academic accomplishments at PHS.
In Piper Pride,
Dr. Bogart
Parents/Guardians and Skyward Student Management
Parents and Guardians of returning PHS students,
Our secretaries are hard at work approving enrollment for the 25-26 school year. For those of you waiting until a later date to enroll and for a smoother enrollment process, we ask that you at least log onto skyward to address any technical/password issues while the secretaries are in the office to help.
The secretaries last day is June 4.
Email shaunte.coppage@piperschools.us or lori.angello@piperschools.us for help with Skyward login issues.
Class of 2026 - Stay in the Loop!
To help keep all of your non-classroom events and activities organized in one place, your class sponsors—Mrs. Hineman and Mr. Brumbaugh—have created a shared calendar just for the Class of 2026. This calendar will be your go-to hub for everything happening throughout the year that isn’t tied directly to your coursework.
You can view it online, add it to your Google Calendar, or sync it to your phone or computer’s calendar app:
Add to Google Calendar: Click here
Sync to phone or computer: ICS link
View on the web: Click here to view
If you’re part of a club, activity, or organization and want your events added to the calendar, just reach out to Mrs. Hineman or Mr. Brumbaugh and we’ll get it included.
Bookmark it, check it often, and never miss a thing.
KC Crimestoppers
This is a program that has been used throughout the metro and has proven to be an effective way for students, parents, and the community to offer tips to law enforcement about concerns they may have.
Essentially, individuals can download the P3 app, select their district, and submit tips for issues they wish to report. They can also upload pictures or video if appropriate. These tips will be shared with law enforcement, and if any items pertain to the school district, information will be shared with appropriate people in the building.
Important Dates
Arena Scheduling involves creating your actual schedule. This occurs with counselors during appointed classes. All students had an opportunity to meet with their counselor within the last 3 weeks to discuss their schedule, grad requirements, and academy classes.
Arena Scheduling closed on May 9th. All incomplete schedules will be completed by counselors. The same schedule change policy will apply for all students.
If your student has questions regarding their schedule, please have them reach out to their counselor:
Student Sports Physicals
The State of Kansas requires Kansas Schools to have athlete's physicals on certain document for all KSHSAA sanctioned sports.
Once the physical form is complete, you can send it to sports.physicals@piperschools.us.
There is a blank physical form below.
Order your Yearbook
Purchase a Yearbook: yearbookforever.com
Online PHS News: www.kcpipernews.com
Send Photos to Yearbook: Yearbook Snap, access code: Ship2425
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/PiperYB
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