Johnson County is the most populous county in the U.S. State of Kansas. Largely suburban, the county contains a number of suburbs of Kansas City, Missouri including Overland Park, the second most populous city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Olathe. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 609,863 making it the most populous county in Kansas. It is home to the headquarters of Garmin and AMC Theatres.
Eskridge is a city in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 534.
Harveyville is a city in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 236. It is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northwest of the city of Burlingame.
Gary Hug is an American amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets, who, along with Graham E. Bell, operates the Farpoint Observatory and Sandlot Observatory in Kansas, United States.
Graham E. Bell is an American amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets.
Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League, or NEKAAL. It is located on the grounds of Mission Valley High School at Eskridge, near Auburn, Kansas, approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Topeka, Kansas, United States.
Blue Valley USD 229 is a public unified school district headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, United States. Located in east central and southeast Johnson County, Kansas, covering 91 square miles (240 km2) of Overland Park including parts of Leawood and Stilwell, all within the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
Blue Valley North High School is a public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of the five high schools operated by Blue Valley USD 229 school district. The school colors are navy blue and silver. The current enrollment is approximately 1,550 students. The principal is Tyson Ostroski.
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Shawnee, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The current principal is Lisa Gruman. Shawnee Mission Northwest is one of many schools located within Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding areas that is operated by Shawnee Mission USD 512 school district. The school colors are orange, black, and white. The school population is approximately 1,850 students.
Olathe East High School is a public high school located in Olathe, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of five high schools in the Olathe USD 233 school district. Olathe East is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the "Hawks". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. The school colors are orange and navy blue, and the school's mascot is the Hawk. Olathe East was recognized as a National School of Excellence in 1998 by the U.S. Department of Education.
Wichita Northeast Magnet High School, known locally as Northeast, is a magnet high school for the Wichita USD 259 public school district, and is located in Bel Aire, Kansas, United States. Wichita Northeast Magnet High School was the first magnet high school in Kansas. The magnet areas at Northeast include visual arts, science, and law. Students are also exposed to mathematics and language arts. Since it is a magnet school, there is no district boundary placed by the school district, meaning any high school age student within the Wichita city limits, can attend the school without requiring a special transfer, they still, however, are required to apply for the school, then students are selected at random to attend.
Shawnee Mission East High School is a public high school in Prairie Village, Kansas, United States, for grades 9 through 12. It is one of five high schools operated by the Shawnee Mission USD 512 school district.
Goddard High School is a public high school located in Goddard, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Goddard USD 265 and serves students in grades 9 to 12. It is one of two high schools located within the city limits of Goddard. The school colors are blue and white. The enrollment for the 2009–2010 school year is approximately 1,600 students, before the Goddard/Eisenhower split. After the split in 2011, the enrollment has been around 800. Goddard High School was selected as a Blue Ribbon School in 2012.
Derby High School is a public high school in Derby, Kansas, United States, operated by Derby USD 260 public school district, and serves students in grades 9-12. The current principal is Tim Hamblin. The school colors are green and white. It is the only public high school in the school district. The total enrollment for the 2020–2021 school year was 2,185 students.
Wichita Northwest High School, known locally as Northwest High, is a fully accredited public high school located in Wichita, Kansas, operated by Wichita USD 259 public school district, and serves over 1,500 students in grades 9-12.
NEKAAL is the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League, a non-profit educational and scientific organization founded 1978 and based in Topeka, Kansas. NEKAAL and its members specialize in educational outreach to surrounding counties, and in discovering and refining orbits of solar system objects including comets and asteroids.
Keene is an unincorporated community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States.
Mission Valley USD 330 is a public unified school district headquartered in Eskridge, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Eskridge, Harveyville, Dover, Keene, Wilmington, and nearby rural areas.
