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Welcome to HD Karns Innovations Academy, home of the Middle School and High School Choice programs where we help students shed their past and build a brighter future.
Our singular goal is for every student to receive their high school diploma as a starting point to being a happy and successful adult.
Mr. Jeff Tanner, Principal
JeffTanner@usd475.org
785-717-4710
News & Announcements
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Check out all the holiday events taking place in Geary County Schools USD 475 throughout the month of December.
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Junction City High School juniors Steven Berrey and Kai Walsh recently claimed the 2024 Regional Night at the Lab competition sponsored by the KU Medical Center.
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Jordan Nurney, a United States History and Government teacher at Junction City High School, has truly made the most of her first-year teaching in Geary County Schools USD 475 as she is now living out her dream of working in education and being a teacher.
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Cameron Augustine is in his first-year teaching in Geary County Schools USD 475 and is truly making a difference in multiple students’ lives every single day by using his infectious personality and joy in his heart to make physical education fun.
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Geary County Schools USD 475 is proud to announce that it had 1,042 students from throughout the district earn the 95-0-3.0 Thrive Award for their work during the second semester of the 2023-24 school year.
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Savannah Adams is a 2020 Junction City High School graduate. She also attended Sheridan Elementary and Junction City Middle School.