BESITOS program earns national recognition at Excelencia finals
Kansas State University Bilingual Bicultural Education Students Interacting to Obtain Success BESITOS program named 2012 Example of Excelencia finalist at the baccalaureate level. Socorro Herrera of CIMA accepted the award in Washington DC on Oct 2. The program since 1999 enrolls 30 to 50 students each semester and will graduate its 100th student in May 2013. More than 70 graduates pursue master's degrees, five seek doctorates, with 80 percent first generation, and over $30 million in federal funding has supported scholarships and staff. Herrera says the recognition could boost private and public funding to sustain extended scholarships.
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FHSU Receives Noyce Grant for STEM Education Programs
Fort Hays State University gains over 1.1 million dollars from the Noyce Foundation via the National Science Foundation to support math and science teacher education. Programs include 12 000 dollar scholarships for STEM teaching majors and 2400 dollar six week summer stipends through SME with Sublette as collaborating agency. Recipients must teach in high needs districts for two years per scholarship year.
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Holcomb FFA competes in Dodge City events
Holcomb FFA sent 35 members to Dodge City for district Greenhand Creed Speaking Parliamentary Procedure and Ritual contests. Seibel led the Parliamentary test with first place while Reynolds and Younkman also placed. the senior team earned second and state qualification. Holcomb also ran 23 students at Greenhand Conference, with Roth winning first in Greenhand info and Roth and Ozburn placing in Creed speaking.
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