News from the School

Did you know that 2025 marks the 100-year anniversary of North Kansas City High School?  Several events are being planned to help celebrate this important milestone.

At a recent meeting of the Hornets of Yesteryear, Sheree Yoder, Director of Orchestras at NKCHS, talked about the Centennial Celebration Concert being held at the Kaufmann Performing Arts Center on Monday, April 7^th, 2025.   The concert will feature both the NKCHS orchestra and choir.   To cover the cost of reserving Kaufmann Center, several fundraising events are being held:

 A Reverse Raffle - $100 donation tickets, is being held at Paul & Jacks on Tuesday, February 18^th.    More information about the raffle can be found at:     https://checkout.square.site/merchant/

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Information about cash donations to the School Orchestra can be found at: 

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Tickets for the concert at Kaufmann will be available in the near future. 

Also speaking at the meeting was David Garrison, Director of Athletics at NKCHS.   Besides an update on the various sports teams at NKC, including woman’s wrestling and men’s volleyball, he also discussed the Zero Tax Increase School Bond coming up for a vote by North Kansas City School District residents on April 8, 2025.  Among the renovations covered in this Bond are athletic gym and field improvements at several of the districts’ Middle Schools.   More information about this bond issue can be found at:

Bond 2025 - North Kansas City School District

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Dr. Rochel Daniels, Superintendent of the NKC School District, and Dr. Keith Jones, Principal of NKC High School, recently shared some information about the NKC School District and the NKC High School.  Currently the NKC School District is the second largest School District in Missouri with 22,000 students in the district and approximately 1,740 students in the High School.   With over 120 different languages spoken in the district, additional staffing has been added to the English Language Learners Department.

Every student at NKC High School is enrolled in a pathway of their choice, allowing for targeted curriculums, specialized activities, internships, and work-based learning experiences.  The program is so popular that students from other high schools in the district can transfer to NKC to participate in the Pathway Program. 

2025 will mark Northtown High School’s 100-year anniversary.  Several events are scheduled to celebrate this milestone including the unveiling of the new 100-year Timeline Exhibit on January 24^th and an Anniversary Music Concert at the Kauffman Center on April 1^st. 

A Wall of Heroes, to honor the 10 Hornets who served in Vietnam never to return home, was dedicated at NKC High School on September 21^st.  Chris Sager, class of 1967, is responsible for the design of this learning wall.  To view a documentary about the Wall of Heroes, click on the link https://youtu.be/k1eoI4-7U7A

NKCHS Class Social

Paul and Jacks in North Kansas City was the site of our 2024 Class of 1962 social get together.  30 people attended including some classmates from the class of 1961 and 1963.   The social was held in the “Hornets’ Nest” room, a room filed with memorabilia from the people, teams and events at North Kansas City High School.

The Taco Bar was excellent and everyone enjoyed the opportunity to visit with old classmates.  Everyone looked exactly like they did in their senior yearbook pictures.  You can verify that fact by looking at the “2024 Social” pictures under the links on the left side of our home page.

Class of 1962's 60th Anniversary Reunion

Our 60^th class reunion was held on Saturday, September 10^th at Cascone’s Restaurant.    We had 70+ people, including 42 classmates, in attendance. Good food, good venue and a chance to renew old friendships.    A big thanks to all those in attendance that made it a great celebration.

The slide show that was played during the reunion has been added to our website’s home page under the heading “60^th class reunion.”  Find it on the left side of the home page (yellow menu area).

As we collect photos taken during the reunion, we will add them to the “60^th class reunion” tab.

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