Each Friday, The Gazette salutes those who make Emporia and the surrounding area a better place to live and work. Give these folks a pat on the back ...
THE EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL girls basketball team, which made it to the state basketball tournament.
• Yissel Lopez and Sandra Mendoza, who were honored by the Hi-Noon Kiwanis as part of their Terrific Kids program.
• Emporia State University women’s basketball coach Brandon Schneider, who is headed back to the NCAA tournament for the 12th time in 13 years.
• Ida Edwards and Cassondra Boston, who were named to the Daktronics All-South Central Region women’s team.
• Ryan Bradbury, who was selected as the new superintendent for the Madison-Virgil school district. Bradbury was the assistant principal at Shawnee Heights School.
• Linda Tremor, who as selected as Gambino’s Pizza and 96.1 The Wave as February’s Teacher of the Month. Tremor is a third-grade teacher at Walnut Elementary School.
Chris Walker
Editor & Publisher