More than 50,000 students nationwide applied, but William Chrisman’s Ronnie Cravens and Van Horn’s Daniel Serres were two of just 1,000 recipients of the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship.
Two ISD students, Van Horn High School’s Mallory Kneece and Truman High School’s Antonyo Byrd II, had their original works selected for performance in The Coterie Theatre’s Young Playwrights’ Festival Sunday, May 1.
Because of her leadership, service to others and academic excellence, William Chrisman sophomore Vanesa Rodriguez is the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 2016 Missouri Youth of the Year.
Van Horn High School Principal Randy Maglinger was named the Exemplary New Principal of the Year by the Greater Kansas City Principal’s Association.
ISD high school students are rehabbing houses as part of the Career Academies. The students are building their future and our community!
The Independence School District is hiring school bus drivers.
Several Van Horn students won awards during the 65th annual Greater Kansas City Science & Engineering Fair inside historic Union Station.
Truman High School’s Interact Club- a Rotary Club-sponsored organization- received their National Charter from the Independence Rotary Club.
ISD high school journalism students bring home more than 100 awards from the 47th Missouri Interscholastic Press Association’s (MIPA) Journalism Day at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Nearly 250 special needs high school students from the Independence School District and other metro schools showed off their skills during the second annual Job Olympics.
Van Horn High School senior Destany Williamson was named the JROTC Outstanding Cadet by the Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR).
ISD high school sophomores Elizabeth Clark from Truman and Connor Jones from William Chrisman were two of just 330 statewide accepted to the prestigious Missouri Scholars Academy.
Truman won the 2016 Missouri High School Mock Trial State Championship and qualified for the National Mock Trial Championship, the first time a Kansas City-area team has qualified for nationals in 20 years.
Four students – three from William Chrisman, one from Van Horn- qualify for the National SkillsUSA Championships this summer.
Rep. Ira Anders was honored by Missouri school administrators for his commitment to education.
An outstanding effort in Iowa earned the ISD’s FBI robotics team their third straight trip to the FIRST Robotics World Championship.
GRAMMY Award-winning director Charles Bruffy was so impressed with Truman High School’s choir, he asked them to perform alongside the Kansas City Chorale in December.
More than $100,000 was raised during this year’s Connecting Hearts Gala fundraiser for the Independence School District Foundation (ISDF).
More than 500 ISD students, staff and community members gathered for the Relay For Life Friday, March 18 at Truman High School.
Kara Schoff, special education teacher at Truman High School, was named the district’s 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year.
The Independence School District is one of just a select few worldwide chosen to participate in an incredible educational experience sponsored by Google.
Featuring 30 students from Truman, Van Horn and William Chrisman, ISD FBI members have worked very hard creating the ultimate robot.
More than 40 student-cadets from all three ISD high schools toured historic Fort Leavenworth, spending much of their day at the elite Command and General Staff College.
Months of hard work by the Nowlin Middle School Black and Gold Choir culminated Wednesday when the group sang from the stage of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
Several William Chrisman, Truman and Van Horn students earned (I) Exemplary ratings and qualified for the state vocal/instrumental contest in Columbia.
