Polly Vader (Coordinator of Real World Learning and Career and Technical Education) and Susan McPherson (CTE Dept head) are representing Piper USD#203 at the Capitol today for the CTE Legislator Showcase!

Don’t forget to stop by the High-Wage High-Demand Career Showcase tonight! Bring the kids so they can experience the Touch-a-Truck event as well! 5-7pm @ Piper Creek! #FutureReady

Piper educators are leveling up their game. Excited to see passionate teachers diving into a dynamic workshop in effective implementation of Client-Connected projects. #CCP #RealWorldLearningKC #FutureReady #PiperProud

PHS student Annabelle Kump won top honors at the regional ProX Student Showcase. ProX is a Real World Learning initiative through the Kauffman Foundation providing summer professional experiences to more than 600 students. Press release can be found at https://t.co/EnBvl6N9mW

Today, the Southwest Dairy Farmers Mobile Classroom, visited our high school health classes. The focus of today's lesson was the importance of dairy in a balanced diet.

⁦@PiperUSD203⁩ PMS and PHS FCCLA members have had an awesome day of competition at State in Wichita! #PiperProud 💜🏴‍☠️ ⁦@PiperPirates⁩

Congratulations to the following Piper High seniors for being named 2023 Kansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholars by the Kansas State Department of Education: Jade Arwine, Mason Lofton, Lydia Vogel, Austin White, and Colby White. #PiperProud

Yesterday, we had six Piper High School students attend the AIA Kansas City Day of Shadowing! We had two onsite at Yaeger Architecture and four onsite at the Unified Government of KC! Thank you for an incredible experience! #AIAKC #FutureReady

This week our 1st graders participated in empathy work for their #FutureReady projects! Thank you to the WyCo Emergency Management Dept, the American Red Cross, and the KU Dept of Atmospheric Science for speaking to our students about weather science and safety #FutureReady

This week our 1st graders participated in empathy work for their #FutureReady projects! Thank you to the WyCo Waste Dept and the Environmental Protection Agency of KC for speaking to our students about their important role impacting positive environmental change #FutureReady

PHS juniors Gabbi Horton, Hynna Matthews, and Daviana Sank presented their project pitch for the 20/20 Leadership Olympics today. Their project centers on supporting the PHS Academies. Piper was 1 of 15 schools in the KC Metro to compete. #FutureReady #PiperProud

Today, our Applied Business Development class in our Business, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Academy visited NFM today to kick off the annual Client-Connected Project! #realworldlearningkc

The Piper mock trial team competed at the JoCo Courthouse in the KS Bar Association’s annual Mock Trial Regional Tournament. The Piper team finished with a record of 10-2, placed 2nd overall, and qualified for the State Tournament in Topeka next month. #PublicServicesAcademy

The high school Academy Leaders spent the day in 8th grade classrooms showcasing each of the six academies and 24 sectors. PHS then capped off the night with a successful Incoming 9th Grade Academy Night! Welcome to PHS Class of 2027! #FutureReady

Piper Middle School's 6th grade Project-Based Learning classes went to Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City's BizTown where they learned how to run a business, how to run a town, and how to spend and save money like citizens. #FutureReady

Last week, our Intro to Healthcare students in the PHS Health and Life Sciences Academy were able to visit the Cath Lab, Radiology department, and the Rehab department at Providence Medical Center! Thank you PMC for hosting our students interested in the medical field!

A group of 8th grade Piper students attended a “Girls in Construction” day at @JEDunn Activities included a tour of the pre-fabrication facility, hanging trim in virtual reality, learning how AI is used in construction, and building their own tower!#PiperAcademies #FutureReady

Today our Academy Leaders held Advisory Board meetings for each Academy offered at PHS. Members provide insight on workforce trends, training needs, industry recognized credentials, curriculum alignment to industry standards, post-secondary training, and employment. #FutureReady

PHS students are weeks away from giving their final pitch as a part of the Kauffman / Startland Education Student Voice & Choice initiative. Faith Nunez & Riley Eidson practiced in front of their multi-school cohort today for feedback and tweaks. #realworldlearningkc

One of our PHS Art classes worked on a client-connected project with the Kindergarten teachers at Piper Prairie. They designed and painted several play-based learning stations on the playground. #realworldlearningkc