There is no arguing it – Blue Springs South High School senior Garrett Flack is the most decorated Speech and Debate student in BSSD history. Flack capped off his final year as a Jaguar by becoming the first individual national champion in district history, winning the crown at the 2025 NSDA National Tournament in Des Moines, IA. Flack was a Senate Congressional Debate finalist for the third year in a row, placing second in the nation last year and 14th as a sophomore. This year, Garrett’s final round of competition was in the Iowa state capitol building, where he and 20 finalists competed for the national title. He not only won the title, but was also elected to the role of “President of the Senate” by his fellow finalists for a second consecutive year. Garrett is the first BSSHS national champion and the first BSSD champion since Blue Springs High School won Duo Interpretation in 2010. Congratulations to Garrett and Blue Springs South! 🎉 #WeAreBSSD

The Blue Springs Education Foundation hosted its annual fundraising breakfast, Spring into Giving.💙💐 The event raised over $120,000 to support classroom grants, scholarships, and various programs. @JEDunn Construction was honored with the Spotlight on Giving award. JE Dunn supports Real World Learning opportunities through job fairs, internships, and camps, and are a significant financial partner for BSEF. Staff and students from @JWEWarriors shared a few of the reasons why they are a 2024 ESEA Nationally Distinguished School. @bssjaguars Senior Garrett Flack emceed the event, while student performers included BSSHS All-State Choir Members and @WildcatsBSHS students Owen Pirch and Jada White. And BSSHS Family and Consumer Science teacher Lauren McKiddy was surprised with the Spotlight on Teaching award and a $1,000 classroom grant. Thank you to the Blue Springs Education Foundation donors and volunteers who work hard to provide opportunities for BSSD students and staff. #WeAreBSSD

Congratulations to our September Student of the Month, @bssjaguars Senior Garrett Flack. Garrett excels at various activities and maintains a 4.362 cumulative GPA. He made Jaguar history this summer when he placed second in the nation in Senate Congressional Debate. BSSHS Principal Dr. Gettings, “Garrett’s accomplishments in and out of the classroom speak for themselves. It should also be noted that Garrett does all of this with a sense of humility and strong character, while consistently putting others first.” #WeAreBSSD

Today, some of the books that shaped my life—and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. And librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and ideas available to everyone.

*TICKET GIVEAWAY* We at Guy’s, along with our friends at iconic KC BBQ joint @ArthurBryantsKC, have decided to get together and do a giveaway for 4 tickets and a parking pass to the Saturday June 17 Sporting KC match against LAFC. To qualify: 1) retweet this tweet 2) be following both this account and @ArthurBryantsKC 3) tag a friend in the replies

SUPER BOWL CHAMPS! Heads up, @LSR7! @TeamJuJu has a message for you. #chiefskingdom

Thank you so much to our student team, The Bakery, for working with @ericflack to organize this Japanese exchange of college education students from Tokyo. They will be here for three weeks so say hi if you see them!

Thanks to all who attended our first lunchtime R-7 Speaker Series! You can watch right now. Learn more about how the district is identifying struggling students, the communication you can expect, and how you can help at home. #R7Proud youtu.be/_HgJ0UpkOPQ

Amazing news and a huge congratulations to our own Holly Dahn, named one of the 2023 Missouri Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalists! #R7Proud

Wow! What a great kick-off to the #lsr7 #r7proud convocation! We were excited to have a table sharing information about our graduate programs #ucmoedlead #ucmocoe

Nothing but extra points in LSR7! @lsr7 #R7DLI22 #newstaff #newschools #newstudents

Educators hit it out of the park when we collaborate with each other and the community!! @lsr7 #R7DLI22

Happy to announce the book I co-authored is now available in several formats on Amazon. Thanks @karlfisch for asking me to partner with you on this book in your series. It’s a great beginning book for teachers planning their finances and future retirement!

New Book: Along with my co-author @ericflack I’ve just released a new book that might be of particular interest to Missouri educators who are members of PSRS or PEERS. fischfinancial.org/2022/06/1…

Happy National Physical Education and Sports Day! Our P.E. teachers, coaches, and athletic trainers are vital to the success and wellbeing of all LSR7 students. LSN's very own Mr. Steve Taylor will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame! #R7Proud

Congratulations to LSR7 2022 Teacher of the Year: Mrs. Holly Dahn! Mrs. Dahn is a vocal music educator at Summit Lakes Middle School

LSR-7 Library Media Specialists are the best! #NationalLibraryWeek #SchoolLibrarianDay

It’s National School Librarian Day! This is Gloria Barreto-Smith, a Library Clerk at Lee’s Summit Elementary. We want to hear about an LSR7 Librarian who’s had an impact on you! 📣 Give them a shout out in the replies.