Important News and Upcoming Events

Questions Regarding the Transition to Middle Schools

If you have any questions regarding the transition to middle schools, please call the Pioneer Trail office at 913.780.7270.

Parents who have signed up for Olathe Alert updates, and whose child graduated or moved to another school, will want to visit the Olathe Alert site and update their message preferences to ensure they receive messages from the appropriate school. Once on the Olathe Alert site, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Unsubscribe/Change Preferences link. Please enter your cell phone number OR e-mail address (depending on which one you use for Olathe Alerts) and wait for the confirmation code to let you make changes to your subscription(s). Enter your confirmation code from your cell phone OR e-mail account Update the alerts you want to receive and click Update OR scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Remove if you no longer wish to receive Olathe Alert updates from the district. If you have difficulties making the change, please e-mail mcolganwdsc@olatheschools.org for assistance.

Summer School

Click here for a link to summer school program guide. Summer school enrollment is from March 1 - May 1. Scholarships are available to those who qualify. See your student's counselor about details.


Dr. Michael Wolgast, PrincipalWelcome!

Welcome to Pioneer Trail Middle School, one of 9 middle school in Olathe District Schools. We are a recognized school of excellence and offer many exciting programs for our students.

We are also proud of our recognition as the 2011 KAMSA Middle School of the Year and 2012 Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School.

Please contact us with any questions you may have and always remember, It Is Great To Be A Panther!

Dr. Michael Wolgast
Principal

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE

EVENT

TIME

March 1 - May 1 Summer School Enrollment availableClick here for Program guide
Friday, May 18 8th Grade Activity Night - 8th Graders will receive yearbooks that evening if prepaid 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Monday, May 21 All students will receive yearbooks at the end of 7th hour if prepaid $20 at end of 7th hour if not prepaid
Wednesday, May 23 Last Day of school 1/2 day only
Summer/Fall Info......
Monday, June 4 Summer office hours start 7am - 5pm Mon - Thurs. Please call before coming. Closed on Fridays
Monday, July 23 Administrators and Counselors report back Normal office hours resume
July 1 Discount for transportation fees for 12-13 school year ENDS Contact FirstStudent at 782-1050 for details
Wednesday, July 11 Online fee payment begins www.olatheschools.com/edcommerce/
Thursday, July 26 Enrollment 11am - 7pm
Thursday, August 30 Picture Day for all students ALL Day

 

 

 

NOTE:

Effective May 9, 2011 all Olathe District emails changed from .com to .org. So for example jdoept@olatheschools.org changed to jdoept@olatheschools.org. Please make sure you make changes to your email address books.

 

 

 

Daily Schedule

Hour 1: 7:50 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.
Hour 2: 8:45 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
Hour 3: 9:40 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Hour 4: 10:35 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Hour 5: 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Hour 6: 12:50 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.
Hour 7: 1:45 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.
Academic Extension:
2:40 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Academic Extension is a 30-minute period reserved daily for Academic Extensions. The daily Academic Exension time will focus on:
star_bulletStudent-to-Student Mentoring ~ Increasing school affiliation
star_bulletClubs & Activities ~ Increasing school affiliation
star_bulletAcademic Support (Guided Study, Tutorials, Teacher Support, Homework Completion) ~ Increading school success
star_bulletAdvisory - Increasing adult advocacy, school affiliation, and school success

 

 

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