Presidential Awards finalists named
Butler County Times Gazette
Three mathematics educators and three science educators have been named 2021 state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Kansas had seven mathematics applicants and 11 science applicants. There were two nominees from Butler County school districts — Gavin Wuthrich of Frederic Remington High School, Remington-Whitewater USD 206 was nominated in mathematics while JD Hand of Augusta High School, Augusta USD 402 was nominated in science.
The 2021 state finalists for mathematics are Melissa Schoepf, Thomas More Prep-Marian Junior-Senior High School, Salina Diocese; Elizabeth Self, Kepley Middle School, Ulysses Unified School District 214; and Kimberly Tate, Chisholm Middle School, Newton USD 373.