
May 6, 2025
The highlight of the Board of Education meeting on Monday, May 5, 2025, was a performance from students at Cottonwood Elementary. They sang one of the songs from their performanc...

March 9, 2025
Cottonwood Elementary recently hosted its highly anticipated Annual Archery Competition on March 6th, 2025, bringing together young archers from three surrounding schools—MacArthu...

September 5, 2024
Cottonwood Elementary will host a Patriot Day Ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on September 11, 2024, in the North Parking Lot at 1100 W. 11th. The event will honor First Responders, Men and...

April 23, 2024
The time has come, once again, to nominate your favorite USD 480 teacher for Teacher of the Year. Nominations will be accepted until May 31, 2024. Teachers may be nominated for ...

November 30, 2023
THE NURSE’S NOTE: RESPIRATORY ILLNESS
Each fall and winter, it is typical for illness rates to increase. In attempts to hinder the spread of contagious illness in school, ...

November 17, 2023
This week’s USD 480 Teacher Feature is Sylvia Villa, first grade teacher at Cottonwood Elementary. Mrs. Villa has been teaching first grade at USD 480 for the last 14 years, but h...

October 14, 2022
Last March, nominations opened for USD 480 Teacher of the Year. Nominations were submitted by parents, community members, and USD 480 employees to select a teacher of the year for...

July 29, 2021
Plan del distrito para un regreso seguro a la instrucción en persona y continuidad de servicios
PARTE I.
Describa cómo el distrito mantendrá la salud y la segurida...

July 26, 2021
District Plan for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services
PART I.
Describe how the district will maintain the health and safety of...

July 22, 2021
USD 480
2021-2022 AÑO ESCOLAR
INFORMACIÓN COVID-19 PARA PADRES
USD480 continuará trabajando con el Departamento de Salud del Condado de Seward y seguirá las guías de...

July 22, 2021
USD 480
2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR
COVID-19 INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
USD480 will continue to work with the Seward County Health Department and follow the guidance of the Kan...

May 27, 2021
Beginning June 1, USD 480 will be offering free breakfast and lunch to any child 18 and younger. The program will run Monday through Friday until August 6 and will not require spe...

March 8, 2021
Don't forget to submit your nomination for USD 480 Teacher of the Year. Anyone can nominate a teacher from any school in the district. Click the link below to fill out the short f...

February 16, 2021
USD 480 has been advised that we close tomorrow due to the potential for rolling outages. There will be no school on 2/17/2021.

February 14, 2021
Due to weather conditions, there will be no school tomorrow, February 15, 2021. This includes practices and events.

February 9, 2021
Tomorrow, 2/9/21, there will be a 2-hour delayed start for school. No AM Pre-K.

February 8, 2021
There will be a 2-hour delay start for school today. No AM Pre-K.

October 27, 2020
There will be no school today, 10/27/2020.