Lunch? Dinner? No problem....... Carlos O'Kelly's All day!
Carlos O'Kelly's Fundraiser for Apollo Elementary.
When?
October 20th ( all day)
Where?
527 S. Ridge Road Circle
Wichita, KS 67209
Ordering online or in the Carlos O'Kelly's app. use the coupon code CARLOSCARES.
Carlos O'Kelly's Fundraiser for Apollo Elementary.
When?
October 20th ( all day)
Where?
527 S. Ridge Road Circle
Wichita, KS 67209
Ordering online or in the Carlos O'Kelly's app. use the coupon code CARLOSCARES.
✨💚 GLOW RUN PARTY @ APOLLO! 💜🎉
Our Apollo Panthers had a glowing good time in the gym today celebrating the success of our PTO fundraiser! 🌟 Thank you to our amazing PTO, families, and everyone who helped raise money to support our school. We are so grateful for our Panther community and all you do for Apollo! 🐾💜
Our Apollo Panthers had a glowing good time in the gym today celebrating the success of our PTO fundraiser! 🌟 Thank you to our amazing PTO, families, and everyone who helped raise money to support our school. We are so grateful for our Panther community and all you do for Apollo! 🐾💜
🐾 Even though it’s a short week, we’re still shining bright at Rise and Shine! 💙 This morning, we celebrated our Student Leaders who continue to demonstrate our Character Trait of the Month, RESPONSIBILITY. We are so proud of these Panthers for setting a positive example and showing what Panther Pride is all about! 🐾
Apollo Elementary Scholastic Book Fair is off and running! Please see the flyer for more details!
📚✨ Parent-Teacher Conferences Are Coming Up! ✨📚
We’re looking forward to connecting with our Apollo Elementary families during Parent-Teacher Conferences! 💙🐾
These conferences are a wonderful opportunity for parents and teachers to come together, celebrate student successes, discuss progress, and work as a team to support each child’s continued growth.
📅 Conference Dates: Wednesday, October 14th and 15th
⏰ Times: 8am to 8 pm
📍 Location: Apollo Elementary School
Reminder - NO SCHOOL for students October 14th - 16th!
We’re looking forward to connecting with our Apollo Elementary families during Parent-Teacher Conferences! 💙🐾
These conferences are a wonderful opportunity for parents and teachers to come together, celebrate student successes, discuss progress, and work as a team to support each child’s continued growth.
📅 Conference Dates: Wednesday, October 14th and 15th
⏰ Times: 8am to 8 pm
📍 Location: Apollo Elementary School
Reminder - NO SCHOOL for students October 14th - 16th!
October Character Trait: RESPONSIBILITY 🐾
This month at Apollo Elementary, we are focusing on Responsibility! Being responsible means making good choices, following through on our commitments, taking care of our belongings and our school, and being someone others can count on.
We are encouraging our Panthers to take ownership of their actions, help others, and always do their best—even when no one is watching. 💙
Kudos to this group of Student Leaders of the Week!
This month at Apollo Elementary, we are focusing on Responsibility! Being responsible means making good choices, following through on our commitments, taking care of our belongings and our school, and being someone others can count on.
We are encouraging our Panthers to take ownership of their actions, help others, and always do their best—even when no one is watching. 💙
Kudos to this group of Student Leaders of the Week!
Dear Apollo Elementary Families,
We are excited to celebrate with our students and families at our upcoming Halloween Parties and Parade! 🎃🍂
Please review the schedule and important information below so everyone knows what to expect:
🎃 Party & Parade Schedule
9:15 AM — Doors Open / Check-In
You may enter and will check in through Raptor Visitor System (Photo ID or Drivers License Required). Once checked in, please wait in the gym until the parties begin.
*Room parents will be sent to classrooms as soon as the doors open and/or as soon as they arrive.*
9:45 AM — Classroom Parties Begin
10:30 AM — Classroom Parties End
10:40 AM (approximately) — Parade Begins!
10:50 AM — Parade Ends
Parents who would like to take their child home following the parade may do so by going to their child’s classroom, their teacher will have a sign-out sheet.
👨👩👧 Visitor Information
To help us maintain a safe and manageable environment for our students, we are limiting visitors up to two adults per student. Unfortunately, children who are not enrolled at Apollo Elementary will not be able to attend the classroom parties.
Thank you for helping us follow this guideline and for understanding that it allows us to keep our celebrations safe, organized, and enjoyable for everyone.
📝 Raptor Pre-Registration
Please use the Raptor event link: Halloween Party Event
We highly encourage families to complete the pre-registration process ahead of time, as this will help make check-in more efficient when you arrive.
Thank you!
Apollo Elementary
We are excited to celebrate with our students and families at our upcoming Halloween Parties and Parade! 🎃🍂
Please review the schedule and important information below so everyone knows what to expect:
🎃 Party & Parade Schedule
9:15 AM — Doors Open / Check-In
You may enter and will check in through Raptor Visitor System (Photo ID or Drivers License Required). Once checked in, please wait in the gym until the parties begin.
*Room parents will be sent to classrooms as soon as the doors open and/or as soon as they arrive.*
9:45 AM — Classroom Parties Begin
10:30 AM — Classroom Parties End
10:40 AM (approximately) — Parade Begins!
10:50 AM — Parade Ends
Parents who would like to take their child home following the parade may do so by going to their child’s classroom, their teacher will have a sign-out sheet.
👨👩👧 Visitor Information
To help us maintain a safe and manageable environment for our students, we are limiting visitors up to two adults per student. Unfortunately, children who are not enrolled at Apollo Elementary will not be able to attend the classroom parties.
Thank you for helping us follow this guideline and for understanding that it allows us to keep our celebrations safe, organized, and enjoyable for everyone.
📝 Raptor Pre-Registration
Please use the Raptor event link: Halloween Party Event
We highly encourage families to complete the pre-registration process ahead of time, as this will help make check-in more efficient when you arrive.
Thank you!
Apollo Elementary
🧹💙 Today we celebrate our amazing Custodial Team at Apollo Elementary! 💙🧹
Our students showed their appreciation by coloring wonderful thank-you pages to help decorate the custodial team’s doorway! 🎨✨
We are so grateful for all the hard work, care, and dedication they put into keeping our school clean, safe, and welcoming each and every day. Thank you for all that you do for our Apollo family! 🐾💙
We appreciate you more than you know! ⭐
Our students showed their appreciation by coloring wonderful thank-you pages to help decorate the custodial team’s doorway! 🎨✨
We are so grateful for all the hard work, care, and dedication they put into keeping our school clean, safe, and welcoming each and every day. Thank you for all that you do for our Apollo family! 🐾💙
We appreciate you more than you know! ⭐
On Thursday, September 24th, we celebrated our Students of the Month at our first You Rock Assembly of the school year!
At Rise and Shine this morning, we recognized our Students of the Week for our September Character Trait, Respect. We are so proud of all of these students for showing up and demonstrating what it means to treat others with kindness, respect, and integrity. 💙
Way to go!⭐
At Rise and Shine this morning, we recognized our Students of the Week for our September Character Trait, Respect. We are so proud of all of these students for showing up and demonstrating what it means to treat others with kindness, respect, and integrity. 💙
Way to go!⭐
Our Kindness Fundraiser starts today and we need your support!
Please take action TONIGHT by clicking the link below to set up your child’s fundraising page. It only takes 10 MINUTES OR LESS – it’s so EASY! Simply invite friends and family to support our school while your student completes the Kindness Passport Challenge during the next two weeks!
RaiseAboveIt.com/Apollo67052
Please take action TONIGHT by clicking the link below to set up your child’s fundraising page. It only takes 10 MINUTES OR LESS – it’s so EASY! Simply invite friends and family to support our school while your student completes the Kindness Passport Challenge during the next two weeks!
RaiseAboveIt.com/Apollo67052
🌟 Student Shout-Out! 🌟
A big shout-out to these four amazing 4th grade students for showing us what it means to take initiative!
What started as an unprompted effort by Christian to help sweep and clean up the cafeteria after lunch has now inspired others to join in. These students saw something that needed to be done and simply stepped up to help—no prompting, no asking, just great character and teamwork.
We are so proud of the way they are taking ownership of their school and setting an example for others. Small acts of kindness and responsibility can make a BIG difference!
Way to go, Panthers! 🐾💙👏
We see you, and we appreciate you!
A big shout-out to these four amazing 4th grade students for showing us what it means to take initiative!
What started as an unprompted effort by Christian to help sweep and clean up the cafeteria after lunch has now inspired others to join in. These students saw something that needed to be done and simply stepped up to help—no prompting, no asking, just great character and teamwork.
We are so proud of the way they are taking ownership of their school and setting an example for others. Small acts of kindness and responsibility can make a BIG difference!
Way to go, Panthers! 🐾💙👏
We see you, and we appreciate you!
🍩 A Sweet Surprise for Our Staff! 🍩
A HUGE thank you to Mr. Bs Daylight Donuts for treating our staff to delicious donuts today! Your thoughtful gesture brought smiles to our faces and was such a sweet way to brighten our day. ❤️
We are so grateful for the support and kindness our local community shows our staff and school. Thank you for thinking of us and helping make this Monday a little sweeter!
A HUGE thank you to Mr. Bs Daylight Donuts for treating our staff to delicious donuts today! Your thoughtful gesture brought smiles to our faces and was such a sweet way to brighten our day. ❤️
We are so grateful for the support and kindness our local community shows our staff and school. Thank you for thinking of us and helping make this Monday a little sweeter!
🌟 We continue to find students who are going above and beyond and setting great examples of RESPECT throughout the month of September! 🌟
A big SHOUTOUT to these amazing Student Leaders who were recognized during this morning’s Rise & Shine! 👏🎉
Thank you for showing respect, making positive choices, and being wonderful examples for others. We are so proud of you! 💙
Keep shining, Student Leaders! ⭐
A big SHOUTOUT to these amazing Student Leaders who were recognized during this morning’s Rise & Shine! 👏🎉
Thank you for showing respect, making positive choices, and being wonderful examples for others. We are so proud of you! 💙
Keep shining, Student Leaders! ⭐
Chick-Fil-A Spirt Night! Make dinner easy on September 22, pick up some good food and help support Apollo PTO!
The tables are set. The programs are ready. The stories are waiting to be celebrated.
Today, more than 25 volunteers came together to put the finishing touches on a very special day for Goddard Public Schools.
Students, Hall of Fame Planning Committee members, Goddard Education Foundation Trustees, Community Relations staff and interns, and other volunteers worked side-by-side to create the beautiful spaces and experiences that will welcome our Goddard Hall of Fame, Class of 2026 honorees, their families, friends, and guests tomorrow at Pathway Church.
From setting tables and preparing programs to arranging displays and working through all of the final details, so many hands have helped make this celebration possible. Thank you to every volunteer who gave their time and talents to help us honor the people and stories that have shaped Goddard Public Schools.
But today was also a reminder of why we do this.
During a break for lunch, our volunteers had the opportunity to get a first look at the Hall of Fame honoree videos that will be shared during tomorrow's celebration. Among those watching were current Goddard High School students and our Community Relations interns, young people who are just beginning to imagine where their own lives might take them.
That is an important part of the purpose of the Goddard Hall of Fame. We celebrate the accomplishments of generations who came before us, but we also share their stories to inspire the generations who will come next.
We want today's students to see themselves in these stories. Our honorees once sat in Goddard classrooms, walked these same hallways, learned from Goddard educators, and wondered what their futures might hold. Their journeys remind our students that where they begin does not define how far they can go, and that someday, their stories may inspire the generation that follows them.
And now, we are ready!
Tomorrow, Friday, September 18, we will celebrate the Goddard Public Schools Hall of Fame Class of 2026:
Dan Buchanan
Dr. Mary Cohen (Shinogle)
Jerry Longabaugh
Dr. Michael Vivion
Dr. Christopher Warren
HALL OF FAME BRUNCH & INDUCTION CEREMONY
Pathway Church of Goddard
Brunch & Registration: 10:00 a.m.
Induction Ceremony: 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Guests will enjoy a delicious brunch prepared by Heart of Country Catering and served by Goddard and Eisenhower High School students as we share the stories, accomplishments, and lasting impact of our 2026 honorees.
HALL OF FAME TAILGATE
Goddard High School
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Join us for Chick-fil-A, snacks, beverages, memorabilia, and an opportunity to reconnect with alumni, retired staff, friends, and members of our #265Family before the Goddard and Eisenhower #ROARon54 football game.
EISENHOWER VS. GODDARD FOOTBALL GAME
District Stadium
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m.
Hall of Fame Recognition: Beginning of halftime, approximately 7:45 to 8:00 p.m.
For 142 years, generations of students, educators, families, and community members have helped write the story of Goddard Public Schools. Tomorrow, we have the privilege of celebrating five remarkable people whose lives and service have become part of that story.
The Hall of Fame is more than a recognition of accomplishment. It is an opportunity to honor our past, reconnect generations of our #265Family, and, perhaps most importantly, show the next generation of USD 265-Goddard Public Schools graduates what is possible.
There is still time to join us! Come celebrate these remarkable honorees and the legacy and future of Goddard Public Schools with us tomorrow.
Purchase tickets for the Hall of Fame at: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/20haofam/event/2026halloffameevent/
Today, more than 25 volunteers came together to put the finishing touches on a very special day for Goddard Public Schools.
Students, Hall of Fame Planning Committee members, Goddard Education Foundation Trustees, Community Relations staff and interns, and other volunteers worked side-by-side to create the beautiful spaces and experiences that will welcome our Goddard Hall of Fame, Class of 2026 honorees, their families, friends, and guests tomorrow at Pathway Church.
From setting tables and preparing programs to arranging displays and working through all of the final details, so many hands have helped make this celebration possible. Thank you to every volunteer who gave their time and talents to help us honor the people and stories that have shaped Goddard Public Schools.
But today was also a reminder of why we do this.
During a break for lunch, our volunteers had the opportunity to get a first look at the Hall of Fame honoree videos that will be shared during tomorrow's celebration. Among those watching were current Goddard High School students and our Community Relations interns, young people who are just beginning to imagine where their own lives might take them.
That is an important part of the purpose of the Goddard Hall of Fame. We celebrate the accomplishments of generations who came before us, but we also share their stories to inspire the generations who will come next.
We want today's students to see themselves in these stories. Our honorees once sat in Goddard classrooms, walked these same hallways, learned from Goddard educators, and wondered what their futures might hold. Their journeys remind our students that where they begin does not define how far they can go, and that someday, their stories may inspire the generation that follows them.
And now, we are ready!
Tomorrow, Friday, September 18, we will celebrate the Goddard Public Schools Hall of Fame Class of 2026:
Dan Buchanan
Dr. Mary Cohen (Shinogle)
Jerry Longabaugh
Dr. Michael Vivion
Dr. Christopher Warren
HALL OF FAME BRUNCH & INDUCTION CEREMONY
Pathway Church of Goddard
Brunch & Registration: 10:00 a.m.
Induction Ceremony: 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Guests will enjoy a delicious brunch prepared by Heart of Country Catering and served by Goddard and Eisenhower High School students as we share the stories, accomplishments, and lasting impact of our 2026 honorees.
HALL OF FAME TAILGATE
Goddard High School
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Join us for Chick-fil-A, snacks, beverages, memorabilia, and an opportunity to reconnect with alumni, retired staff, friends, and members of our #265Family before the Goddard and Eisenhower #ROARon54 football game.
EISENHOWER VS. GODDARD FOOTBALL GAME
District Stadium
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m.
Hall of Fame Recognition: Beginning of halftime, approximately 7:45 to 8:00 p.m.
For 142 years, generations of students, educators, families, and community members have helped write the story of Goddard Public Schools. Tomorrow, we have the privilege of celebrating five remarkable people whose lives and service have become part of that story.
The Hall of Fame is more than a recognition of accomplishment. It is an opportunity to honor our past, reconnect generations of our #265Family, and, perhaps most importantly, show the next generation of USD 265-Goddard Public Schools graduates what is possible.
There is still time to join us! Come celebrate these remarkable honorees and the legacy and future of Goddard Public Schools with us tomorrow.
Purchase tickets for the Hall of Fame at: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/20haofam/event/2026halloffameevent/
When technology misbehaves we know who to call! At Apollo Elementary, Evan Manos is our tech guru and we sure do appreciate his patience and knowledge to solve our problems!
Thank you for working your magic behind the scenes and helping our staff and students stay connected, productive, and ready to learn. You truly are our school’s I.T. wizard! 🪄💻⭐
Thank you for working your magic behind the scenes and helping our staff and students stay connected, productive, and ready to learn. You truly are our school’s I.T. wizard! 🪄💻⭐
These students were awarded Student Leader of the Week certificates as we continue celebrating our September character trait: Respect.
Each student was nominated by their teacher for demonstrating respect through their kind words, thoughtful actions, positive choices, and the way they treat others.
We are so proud of these student leaders for being wonderful examples of what it means to show RESPECT every day!
Each student was nominated by their teacher for demonstrating respect through their kind words, thoughtful actions, positive choices, and the way they treat others.
We are so proud of these student leaders for being wonderful examples of what it means to show RESPECT every day!
Twenty-five years ago, our nation watched history change in an instant. Today, on this solemn anniversary, our #265Family pauses to honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11th, 2001. We remember the countless first responders, service members, and everyday heroes who ran toward danger to protect others. Their courage and sacrifice remind us what it means to serve something greater than ourselves.
In that same spirit of gratitude, tonight we are proud to honor the first responders and members of our military who continue to serve and protect our communities and our country. All first responders and military personnel, with their ID, will receive FREE admission to tonight’s Goddard High School football game at 7:00 p.m. at the District Stadium, as a small gesture of our appreciation for their service and sacrifice.
Public education has always been one of America's foundational pillars, built on the belief that an informed, engaged citizenry is essential to a free society. Just as those we honor today gave of themselves for the country, USD 265 teachers and staff show up every day to shape the next generation of citizens, leaders, and neighbors who will carry that legacy forward.
Today, we teach our students not just history, but hope for the future; that unity, resilience, and love of country can rise above even our darkest days. It’s with perseverance and a strong sense of gratitude that we look back to reflect, and look forward with resilient hope for a brighter tomorrow and unity ahead.
Picture Day is TOMORROW!
Bring your best smile and make some memories!
Bring your best smile and make some memories!
Today, we are proud to recognize a group of outstanding Student Leaders who were nominated by their teachers for demonstrating the September Character Strong trait of RESPECT.
These students show respect through their words, actions, and everyday choices. Small acts of respect can make a BIG difference!
These students show respect through their words, actions, and everyday choices. Small acts of respect can make a BIG difference!
