Leann Sulzen Education reporter
Leann Sulzen, a 2007 graduate of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism at Kansas State University, joined the staff in May 2007 as the education reporter for the Shawnee Dispatch and the De Soto Explorer. While at K-State, she worked on the K-State Collegian for four years where she was editor in chief and many other positions. She also interned with the Salina Journal in Salina, Kan., in summer 2005. Leann is a Kansas City, Kan., native and graduated from Turner High School in 2003. She now lives in Lenexa.
Recent stories
- Europe becomes DHS students’ classroom
- August 21, 2008
- De Soto High School students got to learn about art this summer by viewing the Mona Lisa in person.
- Starside addition out for bids
- August 21, 2008
- The bids are on the street for building expansions to Starside and Clear Creek elementary schools.
- Elementary going green
- August 21, 2008
- Starside Elementary School has added one school color this year — green.
- UMC women get ready for De Soto Days
- August 15, 2008
- They’ll sell brownies, cookies, pop and water at the De Soto Days Festival, but one snack is always in demand for the De Soto United Methodist Church’s United Methodist Women — bierocks.
- First time fair contestant places in quilt, pie
- August 14, 2008
- It took Kathleen Webb five years to finish her first quilt, but it only took a day to find out it won second-place in the Johnson County Fair.
- Face of 4-H
- De Soto teen named Miss 4-H at JoCo fair
- August 14, 2008
- It was the people who kept Breanna Sigman coming back to 4-H every year since she was 7 years old.
- Classroom assignments given much thought
- August 14, 2008
- Although Starside Elementary School students won’t find out their class assignments until back-to-school night Thursday, Principal Jessica Dain said the process of placing students in classes started last year.
- 83rd and Mize signal to go up
- Changes intended to make trips to schools safer
- August 12, 2008
- A traffic signal at the intersection of 83rd Street and Mize Boulevard should be up by the end of August, making it safer for students traveling to and from school, said Lenexa senior staff engineer Hobie Crane.
- A helping hand
- Multi-Service Center helps families with school supplies
- August 7, 2008
- Jodi Hitchcock, director of the De Soto Multi-Service Center, expects to see more families needing help with school supplies due to the poor economy.
- New DHS band director honors tradition
- August 7, 2008
- Tradition is important to new De Soto High School band director Dan Freeman.
Recent photos
Andrew Elliott and Vergie Opdycke teach students how to properly recycle as Donnie Don’t and Dora Do.
Debbie Taylor, Tana Priddy, Jodi Phillips and Stacey Moore plan Wednesday how they will use their limited space that was built to be a kindergarten classroom at Starside Elementary School.
Members of the De Soto United Methodist Women had a workday Aug. 10 to prepare bierocks for the De Soto Days Festival. Their bierocks have proven to be very popular at the festival. To read more about this year's festival see the special section in the Aug. 21 De Soto Explorer.
Second-grade teacher Dani Cavanaugh prepares her classroom for students Tuesday at Starside Elementary School. Students in second grade will find out at back-to-school night Thursday if Cavanaugh will be their teacher.
New De Soto High School band director Dan Freeman plays “Wildcat Victory” for his first time with band section leaders. Freeman’s goal is to maintain the band’s strong tradition.
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