

April 4, 2023
Mark your calendars for the annual KAY Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8 at 10:00 am! Children up to fourth grade are invited to attend (must be accompanied by an adult).
March 29, 2023
All students and staff are asked to wear their Ringneck Spirit Shirts on Friday, March 31 for school-wide pictures. Wear them every Friday after just to show your Ringneck Spirit!...

March 16, 2023
The Hill City Grade School PTO Color Run fundraiser will kick off March 20 and go through April 25. This is has always been a successful fundraiser thanks to the organization and ...

March 16, 2023
Students at Hill City Grade School have been busy artists and working on canvas paintings. We are fortunate that Graham County Recreation Commission donated materials for all stud...


February 26, 2023
Congratulations to Aiden Amrein for winning the 3-2-1A state championship in the 175 pound weight class. Amrein had an outstanding junior season, also winning the Beloit regional c...

February 22, 2023
Graham County USD 281 is looking for energetic people to fill bus driving positions. The positions consists of driving a morning and an afternoon route. We are also flexible in th...

February 5, 2023
February 6-10 is National School Counseling Week and we have two of the best! Kelsey Beisner and Anna Ashcraft work with students, staff, and families in so many ways--more than m...

January 18, 2023
Hill City Grade School is hiring a full-time para through Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center (NKESC). Duties include working with students individually and in small group...

December 28, 2022
Did you know USD 281 has an app? Make sure you download it to your devices so you can stay up to date on events and notifications district wide. Search USD 281 in the app store an...

December 28, 2022
Rotary club once again donated dictionaries to each third grade student. We appreciate their generosity and the community support.

December 28, 2022
The HCGS 5th graders completed the DARE program in December. Thanks so much to Officer Smee and Officer Thomas for providing the excellent program to our students. Congratulations...

December 28, 2022
At Hill City Grade School we have implemented the Bucket FIller program to promote kindness and going above and beyond to make someone's day. The idea of Bucket Fillers is based...

December 28, 2022
Come join our team! We are looking to fill the following positions.
-Transportation Director
-Bus Drivers
-HCJSHS Custodian
-Concession Stand Manager
-Substitute T...

October 15, 2022
USD 281 is beginning a new accreditation cycle and we are gathering feedback from stakeholders. Teacher/staff, Board of Education, and parent/guardian feedback are important parts...

October 12, 2022
Graham County USD 281 is looking for an energetic person to fill a Transportation Director position. The position consists of supervising bus drivers, bus maintenance, vehicle m...

August 11, 2022
Congratulations to Laurali Masterson for being named the recipient of the Kansas Association for Career & Technical Education 2022 Lifetime Achievement for Region 5! We are proud ...

August 11, 2022
We had a great day welcoming USD 281 staff back to the 2022-23 school year! Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce for getting the school started with a wonderful breakfast!
We ...

August 4, 2022
We are excited to welcome three new teachers to the district! Stacy Logue will be the 4-6 resource teacher and Megan Kennedy will be teaching 6th grade. Lukas Sebesta will be teac...