The musically minded will enjoy the Fort Scott Civic Symphony, the
Young People's Annual Concert, the Community Chorus and others. Also
of interest is the Community Theatre, the Fort Scott Town Company
Melodrama, Children's Theatre Annual Production and the Bourbon County
Arts Council Annual Art Competition.
Fort Scott's public school system is comprised of 2 elementary
schools, a middle school, high school and a new learning center.
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The U-234 district has completed
multi-million dollar improvements to the system with the construction
of a state-of-the-art middle school, and upgrading the elementary
schools. An additional $600,000 was invested in educational technology
for all schools. All Fort Scott High School graduating seniors are
eligible to receive a 4-year scholarship to the college of their
choice; in addition, Fort Scott Community College awards over 100
scholarships annually to local seniors.
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Fort Scott Community College offers traditional educational programs
and training customized to meet the needs of business and industry.
Fort Scott has been a center for medical care since the time of the
frontier with the building of a hospital as part of the original Fort
in 1842. Then, in 1886, the Sisters of Mercy founded Mercy Hospital,
which has been providing excellent medical care to the 5-county region
since that time.
Today, the Mercy Health System of Kansas has embarked on a new and
exciting chapter with the construction of Mercy Health Center that has
been designed to be a national model of excellence in providing rural
health care. The hospital provides comprehensive medical and emergency
care and the 28 physicians offer complete care with both specialists
and family physicians. Four dental clinics also provide family dental
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