Belinder Elementary

Legendary Belinder Elementary teacher Larry Martin was remembered at the national level last week as the game show Jeopardy kicked off a special tournament for which he would have qualified. Martin wowed the Jeopardy world last year when he won...

Grace Sharkey was first introduced to the sport of competitive cup stacking in gym class as a first grader at Belinder Elementary. It didn't interest her too much. "I kind of put the cups away in first grade," she said....

On May 18, 2018, hundreds of Belinder Elementary students, parents and teachers packed into the school's gymnasium to watch beloved 2nd grade teacher Larry Martin's star turn as the champion of the Jeopardy Teachers Tournament. A year to the day...

Longtime Belinder Elementary teacher Larry Martin was honored posthumously at this year's Shawnee Mission School District Teacher of the Year Nominee recognition banquet. Martin, who taught 2nd grade at the school for nearly 30 years, died in January after a...

Saying that imagery associated with the school's Braves mascot could be viewed as insensitive and may contribute to the objectification of indigenous peoples, the Belinder Elementary PTA has moved to stop using Native American imagery in spirit wear and...

Belinder second grade teacher Larry Martin is one of three contestants who will have their fingers on the clicker in the Jeopardy Teachers Tournament two-day final that starts today. Martin advanced to the semi-finals with a big win in the...

Belinder Elementary second grade teacher Larry Martin's national television debut on the Jeopardy Teachers Tournament couldn't have gone much better. With hundreds of Belinder students, teachers and parents gathered in the school gymnasium, Martin's many fans watched him cruise to...

Shawnee Mission administrators received a slew of complaints from parents at Belinder Elementary after the school held an assembly to related to a Boy Scouts of America event the following evening, cutting into the end of the school day. Both...

Two Shawnee Mission schools found out earlier this month that they had earned the National Parent Teacher Association's School of Excellence distinction — an honor that puts them in elite company nationally and in an exclusive category in Kansas. Belinder Elementary...

Later this month, the streets around Belinder Elementary will be full of feet big and small as the school puts on its first-ever Brave Run 5K and Fun Run. A group of parents have been collaborating with physical education teacher...

A group of seniors who banded together to support science and tech instruction in the Shawnee Mission School District got to see the fruits of their generosity last week. Students from Belinder Elementary in Prairie Village visited Claridge Court Thursday...

Earlier this school year, Belinder Elementary Principal Steve Yeoman noticed that a group of girls seemed to be hurrying to finish their lunches so they could sneak in a few minutes of reading time before the class bell rang. Belinder...