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Our mission is to provide our students with the best educational environment possible - in a way that is engaging, authentic, student-centered, innovative, career-oriented, and which promotes an appreciation for life-long learning.
We are an academic institution committed to excellence. This commitment requires not only respect for the differences in students and staff from widely diverse cultural, economic, social, intellectual, linguistic, and educational backgrounds, but also a sustained effort to use our diversity to achieve this commitment. We celebrate our diversity through varying student career interests and post-secondary plans of study. Our hope is that “if our students can dream it, they can be it!”
We are sure that, with your cooperation, we all can accomplish and reach our goals!
Sincerely,
Mrs. GG Booth, Principal
GenniferBooth@usd475.org
785-717-4200
News & Announcements
![Marie Hammers, a third-grade teacher at Seitz Elementary, with her third grade class holding a Military Kids Rock sign.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":2048}])
Marie Hammers, a third-grade teacher at Seitz Elementary, has been able to foster a love for learning in her classroom during the 2024-25 school year.
![Elise Nguyen smiling on the campus of Yale University.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":1920}])
Elyse Nguyen, a 2021 Junction City High School graduate, has definitely made the most of her time as a student at Yale University. She will graduate from Yale, one of the most prestigious universities in the world, with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology on Monday, May 19.
![Dr. Eggleston and Jean Rafalko smiling at 2025 Celebration of Teaching Banquet]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746557350/usd475org/h0rjecq8pblqy8ujtarr/0M1A2999.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746557350/usd475org/h0rjecq8pblqy8ujtarr/0M1A2999.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746557350/usd475org/h0rjecq8pblqy8ujtarr/0M1A2999.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746557350/usd475org/h0rjecq8pblqy8ujtarr/0M1A2999.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746557350/usd475org/h0rjecq8pblqy8ujtarr/0M1A2999.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746557350/usd475org/h0rjecq8pblqy8ujtarr/0M1A2999.jpg","width":2200}])
The Geary Community Schools Foundation awarded 16 scholarships and recognized 22 USD 475 retirees on Monday at the 19th annual Celebrating of Teaching Banquet.