Editing Peabody, Kansas (section)

==Education==
[[File:Peabody-Burns Junior-Senior High School in Peabody, Kansas.jpg|thumb|[[Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School]] (looking north-east in 2010)]]
[[File:Football Stadium at Peabody City Park in Peabody, Kansas.jpg|thumb|Football Stadium at [[Peabody City Park]] (looking south-west in 2010)<ref name="NRHP-PeabodyPark"/> The limestone bleachers as well as the west and north walls were built in 1938 by the [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] in addition to other park items.]]

===Primary and secondary===
The community is served by [[Peabody–Burns USD 398]] public school district.  The school district includes Peabody, [[Burns, Kansas|Burns]], [[Wonsevu, Kansas|Wonsevu]], and nearby rural areas of [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion]] / [[Chase County, Kansas|Chase]] / [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey]] / [[Butler County, Kansas|Butler]] Counties. There are two schools in the district in Peabody:
* [[Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School]], 810 North Sycamore Street, [[Education in the United States#School grades|Grades]] [[Sixth grade|6th]] to [[Twelfth grade|12th]]
* [[Peabody-Burns Elementary School]], 506 North Elm Street, [[Education in the United States#School grades|Grades]] [[Preschool|Pre-K]] to [[Fifth grade|5th]]

====Academics====
The high school band is well known in regional competitions and parades.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} The high school is a member of T.E.E.N., a shared video teaching network which was started in 1993, between five area high schools.<ref>[http://teen632.org T.E.E.N. video teaching network]</ref>

====Sports====
The Peabody-Burns High School mascot is the Warrior. All high school athletic and non-athletic competition is overseen by the [[Kansas State High School Activities Association]]. For the 2010/2011 seasons, the football team competes as Class 8 Man - Division I in the Wheat State league.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100923185747/http://kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/FBAssignments.pdf KSHSAA Football Class Size Assignments.]</ref>

'''Championships'''
* 1977, 2nd Place, Class 2A, High School Boys Football, head coach [[Dennis Franchione]]<ref>[http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/CompleteHistory.pdf Historic Kansas High School Football Playoff List]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cjonline.com/stories/110103/end_franchione.shtml |title=Fran-tic Climb; ''The Topeka Capital-Journal''; November 1, 2003 |access-date=July 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031119144255/http://cjonline.com/stories/110103/end_franchione.shtml |archive-date=November 19, 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.aggiesports.com/football/news/122604kimfran.htm |title=Wife helps Franchione balance life on, off the football field; ''AggieSports''; December 26, 2004 |access-date=July 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093545/http://www2.aggiesports.com/football/news/122604kimfran.htm |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 1963, 1st Place, Class B, High School Boys Basketball, head coach Cal Reimer<ref>[http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/PDF/CompleteHistory.pdf Historic Kansas High School Basketball Playoff List.]</ref><ref>[http://peabodykansas.com/direct/team_camaraderie_still_exists_after_decades+1134pteam+5465616d2063616d6172616465726965207374696c6c206578697374732061667465722064656361646573 Team camaraderie still exists after decades; ''Peabody Gazette-Bulletin''; May 18, 2011.]</ref>

==== History ====
The first school in Peabody was organized in 1871. The first school building, two stone rooms, was built in 1872. The first high school classes were taught in 1879, and the first graduation class in 1881 consisted of 2 students.<ref name="PeabodyBook"/> In 1923, a new high school was built at 900 North Walnut Street.<ref name="PeabodyBook"/> In 1946–1947, the ''School Reorganization Act'' consolidated many one-room rural schools into the Peabody school district.<ref name="PeabodyBook"/> In 1953, the ''Brown Building'' was built to house a larger gymnasium, band / lunch room, and vocational agriculture rooms.<ref name="PeabodyBook"/> In 1965, the Burns and Summit school districts were unified with Peabody to form [[Unified school district|Unified School District]] 398.<ref name="PeabodyBook"/> The Summit school and Burns High School were closed. In 1996–1997, the current high school was built (and attached) to the south side the existing ''Brown Building'' at 810 North Sycamore Street.  Soon afterward, the former 1923 high school across the street was demolished and converted into a football practice field.  The Burns Grade School, which included a junior high, was closed.<ref name="PeabodyBook"/> Currently all students in [[Peabody–Burns USD 398|USD 398]] attend schools in Peabody.

===Library===
Each [[Peabody–Burns USD 398|USD 398]] school has a library for student access.

The city is served by the [[Peabody Township Carnegie Library]] at 214 North Walnut Street. The library was established in 1874, a [[Carnegie library]] since 1914, was the first free tax-supported library in Kansas.<ref name="OldLibrary"/><ref name="NewLibrary"/> As of 2018, the library has a 50 [[Mbps]] fiber optic internet connection; patrons are able to access it with five library computers or free [[Wi-Fi]] access using their own device. The library is a member of the [http://nckls.mykansaslibrary.org/ North Central Kansas Libraries System], which provides an inter-library book loan service from across the State of [[Kansas]]. The library is home to the 1919 "Peabody Roll of Honor" painting that depicts the names of all men from the [[Peabody Township, Marion County, Kansas|Peabody Township]] who served in [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web |title=WWI Painting Restoration |url=https://peabody.lib.nckls.org/2016/04/13/wwi-painting-restoration/ |website=[[Peabody Township Library]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630210717/https://peabody.lib.nckls.org/2016/04/13/wwi-painting-restoration/ |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |date=April 13, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> It also has a significant meeting room downstairs with a kitchen and is handicap accessible.