Great Bend USD 428 is a public unified school district headquartered in Great Bend, Kansas, United States.[1] The district includes the community of Great Bend and nearby rural areas.[2]
History
In 1885 the first high school in Great Bend opened. The Central School facility, a new high school building, was built in 1908. The 1885 building was razed prior to 1908, and then a junior high school was built on that site in 1912. There was an east building at the Central School built in 1912. Around 1912 the community decided that a replacement high school needed to be built, along with two elementary schools. Another high school opened in 1925. In 1949 the community voted to build a new high school. The 1908 building, together with a library built in 1908, was collectively renamed Central School in 1952, and it was made a sixth grade center. Central School was razed circa 1969.[3]
Schools
The school district operates the following schools:[1]
- Great Bend High School
- Great Bend Middle School
- Eisenhower Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Park Elementary School
- Riley Elementary School
- Helping Hands Preschool
See also
- Kansas State Department of Education
- Kansas State High School Activities Association
- List of high schools in Kansas
- List of unified school districts in Kansas
References
- ^ a b c "USD 428 Website". Archived from the original on November 10, 2020.
- ^ "USD 428 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. June 10, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Mike (December 11, 1969). "Fine Old Institution of Learning Falls Victim of Modernization". Great Bend Tribune. Vol. 94, no. 104. Great Bend, Kansas. pp. 1–2. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.