Skyline USD 438 purchases school supplies for all students

When school started at Skyline USD 438 on Aug. 26 in Pratt, students began using a wide variety of supplies necessary classrooms to function.

For the second year in a row, nearly all those supplies were provided by the district. The usual $50 to $70 most families spend per student at the start of each school year was eliminated by district funding, and families in the area, especially those with several students in the district, were appreciative.

“Between school fees and lunch fees, by the time families pay for supplies, August can have a lot of expense in it,” said Diane House, grade school principal and mother of three Skyline students.

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