| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1710 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending the award-winning educators in Kansas. |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Milken Educator Award program, established by the Milken Family Foundation, recognizes and |
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| 6 | 6 | | provides financial awards to elementary and secondary school teachers, principals and other educational professionals who |
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| 7 | 7 | | further excellence in education; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Meredith Reid, an educator at Girard High School in Girard USD 248, has been selected as the Kansas |
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| 9 | 9 | | recipient for the 2024 Milken Educator Award; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching program is the highest recognition |
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| 11 | 11 | | for a science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science teacher in the United States; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Six educators in Kansas were selected as National Finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in |
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| 13 | 13 | | Math and Science Teaching between 2021 and 2023; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipients for 2021 are: Erica |
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| 15 | 15 | | Huggard, Secondary Science, Emporia High School, Emporia USD 253; and Elizabeth Self, Secondary Mathematics, Kepley |
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| 16 | 16 | | Middle School, Ulysses USD 214; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipients for 2022 are: Todd Flory, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Elementary Science, Wheatland Elementary School, Andover USD 385; and Angela Gray, Elementary Mathematics, Atchison |
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| 19 | 19 | | Elementary School, Atchison USD 409; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipients for 2023 are: Robin |
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| 21 | 21 | | Anderson, Secondary Mathematics, Andover Middle School, Andover USD 385; and Jennifer Hendrix, Secondary Science, Dodge |
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| 22 | 22 | | City High School, Dodge City USD 443; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The Kansas Horizon Award Program, which is currently in its 25 |
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| 24 | 24 | | th |
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| 25 | 25 | | year and is sponsored by the Kansas |
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| 26 | 26 | | State Department of Education and Capitol Federal, identifies and recognizes exemplary first-year teachers who perform in a |
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| 27 | 27 | | way that distinguishes them as outstanding; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Thirty-two beginning elementary and secondary school educators across the state have been named Kansas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Horizon Award Program educators; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, The 2025 Region 1 Kansas Horizon Award recipients are: Dalton Kraus, Victoria Elementary School, |
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| 31 | 31 | | Victoria USD 432; Emma Lidstrom, Coronado Elementary School, Salina USD 305; Angie Linden, Lyons Middle School, Lyons |
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| 32 | 32 | | USD 405; Jessyka Mikkelson, Southeast of Saline Elementary School, Southeast of Saline USD 306; Rylie Sanders, Buhler High |
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| 33 | 33 | | School, Buhler USD 313; Sarah Schlottman, Abilene High School, Abilene USD 435; Kiley Seidl, Haven Grade School, Haven |
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| 34 | 34 | | USD 312; and Brayden Smith, Hays High School, Hays USD 489; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, The 2025 Region 2 Kansas Horizon Award recipients are: Denise Acosta, Spring Valley Elementary School, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Geary County USD 475; Jasmine Cole, Hillsboro Middle and High School, Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh USD 410; Jason Dester, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Topeka West High School, Topeka USD 501; Brennen Feeback, Fort Scott High School, Fort Scott USD 234; Makayla Gray, |
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| 38 | 38 | | Burlington Elementary School, Burlington USD 244; Michael Lager, Junction City High School, Geary County USD 475; Alyssa |
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| 39 | 39 | | Larson, Gray Hawk Elementary School, Basehor-Linwood USD 458; and Trenton Lowry, North Lawn Elementary School, |
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| 40 | 40 | | Neodesha USD 461; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, The 2025 Region 3 Kansas Horizon Award recipients are: Sarah Alas, Delaware Ridge Elementary School, |
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| 42 | 42 | | Bonner Springs USD 204; Ryleigh Diskin, Ray Marsh Elementary School, Shawnee Mission USD 512; Marie Jones, Scarborough |
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| 43 | 43 | | Elementary School, Olathe USD 233; Brock LaPlante, Spring Hill High School, Spring Hill USD 230; Tara Mulcahy, Broadmoor |
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| 44 | 44 | | Elementary School, Louisburg USD 416; Steve Murray, Olathe West High School, Olathe USD 233; Allaire Pigg, Turner High |
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| 45 | 45 | | School, Turner USD 202; and Eric Reece, Central Heights Middle School, Central Heights USD 288; and |
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| 46 | 46 | | WHEREAS, The 2025 Region 4 Kansas Horizon Award recipients are: Viridiana Arias, Maize South High School, Maize |
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| 47 | 47 | | USD 266; Lexie Bullinger, Robert M. Martin Elementary School, Andover USD 385; Joshua Isaacs, West Elementary School, |
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| 48 | 48 | | Valley Center USD 262; Tyler Kohlman, Amelia Earhart Elementary School, Goddard USD 265; Matt Miller, Truesdell Middle |
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| 49 | 49 | | School, Wichita USD 259; Ann Patton, Augusta Middle School, Augusta USD 402; Hannah Reynolds, Eisenhower High School, |
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| 50 | 50 | | Goddard USD 265; and Kelsy Sproul, Sedan Elementary School, Chautauqua USD 286: Now, therefore, |
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| 51 | 51 | | Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That we congratulate and commend these outstanding educators; and |
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| 52 | 52 | | Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of the Senate shall send 34 enrolled copies of this resolution to the Commissioner of |
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| 53 | 53 | | Education. |
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| 54 | 54 | | Senate Resolution No. 1710 was sponsored by Senators Sykes, Argabright, Pettey and Starnes. |
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| 55 | 55 | | I hereby certify that the above RESOLUTION originated in the SENATE, and was adopted by that body |
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| 56 | 56 | | __________________________________________ |
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| 58 | 58 | | ___________________________________________ |
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| 59 | 59 | | President of the Senate. |
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| 60 | 60 | | ___________________________________________ |
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| 61 | 61 | | Secretary of the Senate. |
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