Melissa Schoepf, a mathematics teacher at Thomas More Prep-Marian Junior-Senior High School in Hays, was among six educators named last week as 2021 state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Three mathematics educators and three science educators were named 2021 state finalists for those awards, which are administered by the National Science Foundation on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. What an awesome accomplishment! Thomas More Prep-Marian said of Schoepf in a post Friday on its website.
The six state finalists will compete to be named one of the two national finalists from Kansas, for which there will be one each in the areas of mathematics and science, the Kansas Department of Education said in a news release Friday. Each national finalist will receive $10,000, it said.
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TOPEKA Thirty-two first-year educators from Kansas are being recognized for their outstanding teaching skills through the 2021 Kansas Horizon Award program. Sarah Wedel, who teaches at Park Elementary School, Lyons, was among the awardees.
The 2021 Kansas Horizon Award recipients were announced Jan. 7 by the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).
The Kansas Horizon Award program, sponsored by KSDE, gives all school districts in the state an opportunity to nominate one elementary and one secondary teacher for the award. To be eligible for the award, teachers must have successfully completed their first year of teaching and have performed in such a way as to distinguish themselves as outstanding.
Local teachers win coveted statewide award
TOPEKA Teachers in Buhler, Hesston, Hutchinson, Lyons and Moundridge are among 32 first-year educators from Kansas who were recognized for their outstanding teaching skills. These teachers received the 2021 Kansas Horizon Award.
The 2021 Kansas Horizon Award recipients were announced Jan. 7 by the Kansas State Department of Education. The Kansas Horizon Award program, sponsored by KSDE, gives all school districts in the state an opportunity to nominate one elementary and one secondary teacher for the award. To be eligible for the award, teachers must have successfully completed their first year of teaching and have performed in such a way as to distinguish themselves as outstanding.