EDITOR’S NOTE: Each Friday, The Gazette salutes those who make Emporia and the surrounding area a better place to live and work. The following folks deserve a pat on the back ...
ALAN BUTLER, WHO received the Harold Durst Graduate Research Award from Emporia State University. Butler is working on his master’s degree in biology with a concentration in environmental biology.
• Traci Meyer’s Village Elementary third grade class, which was awarded $1,000 from Walmart for collecting more than 5,200 plastic bags for recycling during the 2009 Earth Day Challenge.
• Emporia Middle School, which receive a Challenge Award from the Confidence in Kansas Education Task Force. The school received the award as a result of student performance on the eight-grade reading assessment last spring.
• Emporia High Football, which had a great season. They made it to the semifinals of the State tournament.
• Emporia State baseball players, who recently volunteered to work on the Habitat for Humanity house.
• Neosho Rapids Elementary School in the Southern Lyon County school district, which received a 2009 Challenge Award from the Kansas Public Education Task Force. Challenge Awards recognize Kansas Schools that are making a significant difference in student achievement despite facing significant challenges in school population.
Chris Walker
Editor & Publisher
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