MacArthur Elementary School

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

On Wednesday afternoon, October 30, the fourth and fifth graders at MacArthur Elementary received a fantastic presentation from the Southern Pioneer staff. After discussing the im...

The MacArthur PTO hosted the Color Run 5K and Fun Run on Thursday, Sept. 12. There was a great turnout, and everyone had a wonderful time. Participants of all ages ran the course ...

For the past few weeks, first-grade students at MacArthur Elementary have been learning about Fables and their morals. On Friday, Sept. 6, their teachers held the "Fable Olympics"...

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 ...

This week’s USD 480 Teacher Feature is Amy Butler, a kindergarten teacher at MacArthur Elementary. Originally from Liberal, Ms. Butler has chosen to continue to make Liberal her h...

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, ...

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...

COVID-19 INFORMATION FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR Dear Parents of Students in USD480 Schools, On August 11, 2022 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rele...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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