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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
![Eisenhower Student working in the classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726673667/usd475org/l3bnfyokdf9rd4ecfuut/6S1A12432.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726673667/usd475org/l3bnfyokdf9rd4ecfuut/6S1A12432.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726673667/usd475org/l3bnfyokdf9rd4ecfuut/6S1A12432.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726673667/usd475org/l3bnfyokdf9rd4ecfuut/6S1A12432.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726673667/usd475org/l3bnfyokdf9rd4ecfuut/6S1A12432.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1726673667/usd475org/l3bnfyokdf9rd4ecfuut/6S1A12432.jpg","width":2200}])
USD 475 will be offering free in-person summer learning opportunities for students at specific campuses this summer.
![Laura Miller smiling in class.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748024323/usd475org/wkgr9k57hutnekaes66m/6S1A3855.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748024323/usd475org/wkgr9k57hutnekaes66m/6S1A3855.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748024323/usd475org/wkgr9k57hutnekaes66m/6S1A3855.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748024323/usd475org/wkgr9k57hutnekaes66m/6S1A3855.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748024323/usd475org/wkgr9k57hutnekaes66m/6S1A3855.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1748024323/usd475org/wkgr9k57hutnekaes66m/6S1A3855.jpg","width":2200}])
The National FFA Organization announced this week that Junction City High School FFA Chapter and agriculture teachers Laura Miller and Ashley Vahsholtz have been named National FFA Teacher Ambassadors for the 2025-26 school year.
![A parent and a student eating lunch together.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747835557/usd475org/dgwjsauwprgvss278asc/491409876_995618316025538_5255537226558871343_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747835557/usd475org/dgwjsauwprgvss278asc/491409876_995618316025538_5255537226558871343_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747835557/usd475org/dgwjsauwprgvss278asc/491409876_995618316025538_5255537226558871343_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747835557/usd475org/dgwjsauwprgvss278asc/491409876_995618316025538_5255537226558871343_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747835557/usd475org/dgwjsauwprgvss278asc/491409876_995618316025538_5255537226558871343_n.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747835557/usd475org/dgwjsauwprgvss278asc/491409876_995618316025538_5255537226558871343_n.jpg","width":2048}])
Geary County Schools USD 475 will be serving free lunch to any student, one to 18 years of age, during the month of June, beginning on Monday, June 2 and running through Monday, June 30, at Milford Elementary, Seitz Elementary and Lincoln Elementary.
![Three graduating seniors showing off their diplomas]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747613966/usd475org/rjvykukx4qjopaf5ckw6/0M1A2848.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747613966/usd475org/rjvykukx4qjopaf5ckw6/0M1A2848.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747613966/usd475org/rjvykukx4qjopaf5ckw6/0M1A2848.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747613966/usd475org/rjvykukx4qjopaf5ckw6/0M1A2848.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747613966/usd475org/rjvykukx4qjopaf5ckw6/0M1A2848.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747613966/usd475org/rjvykukx4qjopaf5ckw6/0M1A2848.jpg","width":2200}])
It was a special Sunday in Geary County Schools USD 475 as Junction City High School had 416 seniors receive their diplomas at the 2025 Commencement Ceremony.
![Marie Hammers, a third-grade teacher at Seitz Elementary, with her third grade class holding a Military Kids Rock sign.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747236761/usd475org/m7nnygrqxuaqpfqulava/495581016_1305852424879590_5403316157018376331_n.jpg","width":2048}])
Marie Hammers, a third-grade teacher at Seitz Elementary, has been able to foster a love for learning in her classroom during the 2024-25 school year.
![Elise Nguyen smiling on the campus of Yale University.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746654034/usd475org/sqrc5nxwuvnrzzwj9whl/EliseWeb.jpg","width":1920}])
Elyse Nguyen, a 2021 Junction City High School graduate, has definitely made the most of her time as a student at Yale University. She will graduate from Yale, one of the most prestigious universities in the world, with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology on Monday, May 19.