Elementary School
USD 292Our School
Facility and Consolidation
- South end of the building built in 1931
- North addition constructed in 1961
- Served as a 1st-8th grade education institution until 1980
- Kindergarten – added later as a half-time program. Now is a full day – 5 day/week program
- Head Start (now a home-based program) and PreSchool programs added in recent years
1968 Original Consolidation
- Grainfield, Park & Gove unified in the fall of 1968 becoming Wheatland USD 292
- Each community kept its own elementary school from 1968 until Gove Elementary closed in May of 1988 & Park Elementary closed in May of 1991; students attended Grainfield Elementary
- Name changed from Grainfield Elementary to Wheatland Elementary
- 7th & 8th students attended middle school at the Wheatland Middle School/High School building starting around 1980
2007 Cooperative Agreement with Grinnell
- Each town has its own PreSchool-4th grade building
- USD 291’s and USD 292’s 5th-8th grade students attend Grinnell Middle School located in Grinnell
- USD 291’s and USD 292’s Freshmen-Seniors attend Wheatland High School located in Grainfield
Academics
Writing
Math
Science
Reading
Social Studies
Physical Education
Music
Art
Numbers
PreK-4th grades
Enrollment: 59
Faculty: 12
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Years Established: 80
Mascot: Thunderhawk
785-673-4365
After School Programs
Extended Preschool
3-4 year olds prior to Aug 31
Mon-Fri
11:15am-3:30pm
View our brochure
After School
Preschool-4th grade
Mon-Fri
3:35-5:30PM
Organized Sports
Football – Offered through Hoxie, Quinter or Oakley
Basketball – Coach Cheryl Martin (girls) & Coach Clay Schwarz (boys)
Volleyball – Coach Cheryl Martin
Track – Gove County Track Club through Quinter
Additional Academics
Kids a Cookin’ & 4H – Golden Prairie Extrension
Conservation Poster Contest, Farm Bureau Safety Poster Contest, Fine Arts Opportunities – Western Plains Art Association
After School: Extended Pre-School & Extended After-School Programs
USD 292
Our Staff

SHARI BURKS
Pre-School

JANICE MANHART
Pre-School

KELSIE HERL
Pre-K and
Extended Pre-K

HADLEY THYFAULT
Kindergarten

LINDA GILLESPIE
1st Grade

LISA JACOBUS
2nd Grade

DEIDRE ZIMMERMAN
3rd Grade

RYAN BEACH
4th Grade

KIM DOHM
Music

RONNA SCHULTZ
Visual Arts

WILL BIXENMAN
Physical Education

NICKOLET COX
Librarian

Maggie Koster
Speech

Marilyn Mong
Para

CHRISTY TAYLOR
Secretary

KENNY FLAX
Janitor

TONYA PACKARD
Cook

Dale Manhart
Cook & Para

TODD FLYNN
Principal

Gary Kraus
Superintendent
Mr. Kraus, Superintendent: Email Mr. Flinn, Principal: Email Elementary School: Email 785-673-4365 High School: Email 785-673-4223