News and Stories

Check out this fun opportunity for your middle school student this summer. Each of our middle schools will once again offer the Summer Connections program for incoming sixth, seventh and eighth grade students to connect students to their school community through engaging, hands-on experiences. 

The 2022 Missouri Scholars Academy chose six students from across the Park Hill School District to attend its summer program at the University of Missouri.

Union Chapel Elementary earned the national “No Place for Hate” recognition for the second year in a row from the Anti-Defamation League.

Park Hill High School junior Ari Staggs and Park Hill South High School junior Ryan Kempton achieved perfect ACT scores recently, which, according to ACT, puts them in the top less-than-one-percent of test takers.  

The LEAD Innovation Studio building earned major awards for sustainability and for a collaborative design process. Hollis + Miller architects recently earned the John Shaw award for their work on LEAD.

Four students from Park Hill High School and Park Hill South High School in the Park Hill School District earned recognition in Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri's top academic students in the class of 2022.

Joshua Marchbank, head coach of the Park Hill High School boys soccer team, received the Missouri Class 4, Region 4 Public School Coach of the Year award from the Missouri State High School Soccer Coaches Association.  

Twenty-five students from Park Hill High School and Park Hill South High School, including students at the LEAD Innovation Studio, earned spots in the Missouri Boys State and the Missouri Girls State summer programs.

Children who turn five on or before July 31 are eligible for kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year. 

The U.S. Presidential Scholars program selected five Park Hill School District seniors as candidates for one of the nation’s most prestigious recognitions.

Three Park Hill School District seniors advanced to finalist standing in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Eleven Park Hill School District middle and high school students earned honors in the University of Missouri-Kansas City Honor Band festival.

Two Park Hill South High School soccer players earned spots on the Missouri All-Academic Soccer team.

The counseling teams at Congress Middle School and Walden Middle School in the Park Hill School District earned the national RAMP award.

If bad weather, temperatures or road conditions make it unsafe for students to get to school, we will call an AMI distance learning day. If we run out of the five AMI days allowed by the state, we will call a snow day.

Dozens of Park Hill School District band and orchestra students competed against students from schools throughout the Kansas City region to earn positions in the All-District orchestras and bands.

Park Hill South High School boys swimming and diving coach Tim Busenhart earned the 2020-2021 Missouri and Section V Coach of the Year awards from the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Two students from the Park Hill School District earned the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award at the school level.

The Park Hill High School cheerleading team won the 5A small state championship! 

Four Park Hill High School students earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognitions programs.

Sasha Kalis is the Clay Platte Region of the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals' Exemplary New Principal.

Nathan Carrillo from Park Hill High School earned top honors in the QuestBridge National College Match program.

The counseling teams at Congress Middle School and Walden Middle School in the Park Hill School District earned the Dr. Norman C. Gysbers Nationally Recognized Missouri Program award from the Missouri School Counselor Association.

Park Hill South High School senior Mudia Reuben earned the 2021 Otis Taylor award.

The yearbook program at Lakeview Middle School in the Park Hill School District earned the 2021 National Yearbook Program of Excellence award at the bronze level from Jostens. 

Dozens of Park Hill School District choir students competed against students from schools throughout the Kansas City region to earn positions in the All-District choirs. All-District orchestra and band auditions will take place in November.

Park Hill High School and Park Hill South High School’s 2020-2021 boys and girls soccer teams each earned the Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches Association, which honors teams for maintaining at least a 3.25 GPA. Nationwide, 282 teams earned the honor, and PHHS and Park Hill South are two of only 31 schools to have two teams earn this award.  

Hawthorn and Renner elementary schools earned the 2020-2022 National PTA School of Excellence award.

A 2021 Park Hill South High School graduate earned honors at the international HOSA: Future Health Professionals competition.

Justin Ford, journalism teacher at Park Hill High School and Park Hill South High School, is one of three teachers to win the Journalism Education Association’s Special Recognition Broadcast Adviser award this year.

Eight Park Hill School District seniors earned National Merit recognition.

We are excited to debut the new Park Hill School District website! Please update your favorite bookmarks, as many of your favorite pages have new addresses.

Park Hill South High School boys swimming and diving coach Tim Busenhart earned the 2020-2021 Coach of the Year award from the Missouri State High School Activities Association.

Because of food and labor shortages, our Nutrition Services department can no longer provide birthday treats after Friday, Sept. 17. We will start allowing families to send birthday treats if they want to do so, as long as they come from our list of treats that contain none of the major allergens.