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about Register for Back to School Supplies
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about National Veterans Ceremony
![Student Information Day, July 30th starting at 9 AM and ending at 7 PM at Sunrise Middle School.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1751473595/kearneypublicschoolsorg/vkq8vlmlvrz9fm2uha8n/InfoDay.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1751473595/kearneypublicschoolsorg/vkq8vlmlvrz9fm2uha8n/InfoDay.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1751473595/kearneypublicschoolsorg/vkq8vlmlvrz9fm2uha8n/InfoDay.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1751473595/kearneypublicschoolsorg/vkq8vlmlvrz9fm2uha8n/InfoDay.jpg","width":1080}])
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about Student Information Day: July 30th
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about 25-26 School Supplies
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about Free Summer Breakfast & Lunch
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about IMPORTANT BUS CHANGES
![KPS is 1 of 3 Nebraska School Districts to Earn Diamond Recognition for School Safety]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742937632/kearneypublicschoolsorg/muj0gnlaxhm3wczdycnn/DiamondImage.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742937632/kearneypublicschoolsorg/muj0gnlaxhm3wczdycnn/DiamondImage.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742937632/kearneypublicschoolsorg/muj0gnlaxhm3wczdycnn/DiamondImage.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742937632/kearneypublicschoolsorg/muj0gnlaxhm3wczdycnn/DiamondImage.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742937632/kearneypublicschoolsorg/muj0gnlaxhm3wczdycnn/DiamondImage.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742937632/kearneypublicschoolsorg/muj0gnlaxhm3wczdycnn/DiamondImage.png","width":1920}])
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about KPS Earns Diamond Recognition for School Safety
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about Parents Mental Health Series
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about SAFE2HELP
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