Several elementary classrooms will benefit from supplies recently purchased by the Jackson Heights Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). Successful fundraising has allowed PTO to buy jump ropes for PE, headphones, math/reading sets, phonetics materials and guided reading books. PTO President Lisa Browning said, "We feel fortunate to help supply the elementary teachers with additional learning materials for their students. This is one way we can make a difference."

Several Jackson Heights students will be competing in the Jackson County Spelling Bee later this month. They will compete against peers from Holton and Royal Valley beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Holton High School auditorium. Representing Jackson Heights will be Sydney Raborn (5th grade), Hope Roles (6th grade), Kaleb Keehn (7th grade) and Marley Wareham (8th grade). Alternates are Zach Swazey, Garrett Ludlow, Mark Mavrovich and Jacoby Springer-Good. The county spelling champion will advance to the regional bee March 3 in Topeka.