Q: Winter’s shorter days and lack of sunlight really affect me. What can I do to fight off my doom and gloom? -- Jessica D., Camden, Maine A: Many people react negatively to the shorter days and longer nights.
Dear Amy: I’m a middle-aged man. My sister who lives out of state and stays in touch with hometown friends connected me with one of her friends “Susan,” who needed help with a minor home repair.
Colors will be flying as TMP nears the end of homecoming week. Saturday, September 24th, students will be hosting a Color Run at 1701 Hall Street in Hays.
Homecoming is a time of tradition for TMP, not just being about the homecoming game, court, and dance, it also involves a week of themes for the students. Along with all of the fun days they have a day to build a float that will go in the parade.
TMP-M high school students will soon be filling the main street with beautiful floats and banners at the homecoming parade on September 23rd. The week is filled with many festivities, such as building floats for the parade, dressing up for spirit days, walking in the parade, watching the football game, and going to the annual dance.
Hays High student Chase Summers has been named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Chase placed in the top 50,000 students in the entire United States.
On September 20, Fort Hays State University hosted a panel of experts for a discussion on dealing with trauma in our schools. Discussion topics included: Why society has been slow to respond to the effects of trauma among students A description of the mental and physical manifestations of trauma in children and young adults Proven interventions for teachers, administrators, social services professionals, and parents Miss Kansas 2022, Ayanna Hensley, joined the panel and shared her personal experiences with childhood trauma and her commitment as Miss Kansas to promote awareness of this issue across the state.
For many, the Konza Prairie located just south of Manhattan, Kan., has the best nature hiking trails in the Flint Hills, but it also serves as a biological research station and home to nearly 280 bison.
Yellow jacket wasps are increasing in numbers as they scavenge for food this fall until cold weather arrives. Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham encourages those outdoors to be careful as wasps can sting if agitated.