Goddard, Kansas

Goddard USD 265 is a public unified school district headquartered in Goddard, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Goddard, Schulte, and nearby rural areas.

Goddard High School is a public high school located in Goddard, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Goddard USD 265 school district 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. Goddard High is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 'Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League' in the 5A division and are known as the "Lions". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.

Eisenhower High School is a public secondary school in Goddard, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Goddard USD 265 school district and serves students of grades 9 to 12. The school mascot is the Tiger and the school colors are black and Columbia blue.

Attica Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, it had a population of 4,959.

Illinois Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, it had a population of 1,620.

St. Marks is an unincorporated community in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 124. It is located about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Colwich along 29th St N between 183rd St W and 199th St W, also it is located 5 miles (8 km) north of Goddard.

The St. Mark Church in St. Marks, Kansas is a historic Roman Catholic church building. It was built in c.1903-1906 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.The church is Romanesque Revival in style, built of rusticated limestone blocks. It has a copper roof and a three-story bell tower. It is 57 by 121 feet (17 m × 37 m) in plan.The church complex also includes a school (c. 1940), a rectory (c. 1951), a convent (c. 1953), and a cemetery.

Clonmel is an unincorporated community in Illinois Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located at Highway K42 and W 71st St S.

The Cotillion Ballroom is a concert venue in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located between Maize Road and 119th Street West on the north side of Kellogg (U.S. 54) in west Wichita. The Cotillion is a special events facility that hosts concerts, roller derby, dances, comedians and stage shows featuring nationally known artists and performers. This special events facility is available to rent for concerts, dances, banquets, corporate events, wedding receptions, trade shows and private parties.

Schulte is an unincorporated community in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located at K-42 (Southwest Boulevard) and MacArthur Rd.

The James and Ella Truitt House, located at 305 N. Steuben Ave. in Chanute, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.It is a Queen Anne-style house which was built in 1887.It was deemed significant "for its association with James Truitt, a locally significant nurseryman who operated Truitt & Sons Greenhouse and founded Chanute Nurseries. This Victorian-era Queen Anne residence also is nominated ... for its local significance in the area of architecture."

The 1950 U.S. Women's Open was the fifth U.S. Women's Open, held September 28 to October 1 at Rolling Hills Country Club in Wichita, Kansas. Babe Zaharias won the second of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, nine strokes ahead of runner-up Betsy Rawls, an amateur. Defending champion Louise Suggs finished in solo third. Zaharias entered the final round with a four stroke lead over Rawls. It was the seventh of ten major championships for Zaharias, and Rawls won the title the following year. The formation of the LPGA was announced during this championship, which was not run by the United States Golf Association (USGA) until 1953. The U.S. Women's Open returned to Wichita five years later in 1955 at Wichita Country Club.