Multitalented Holcomb teacher coaches seventh grade football
Ron Gerboth, newly hired Holcomb High School teacher, handles government world history and drama plus seventh grade football coaching. He plans a dinner theater October 5 and a November musical Little Abner with Dawn Bailey, while balancing teaching duties from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. He previously taught 31 years in Rocky Ford Colorado and recently left retirement to return to the classroom.
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Rocky Ford Chronicle
Holcomb High
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Rebecca Garcia
Garden City High School chess team wins TMP Journey tournament
The Garden City High School chess team secured first place at a tournament hosted by Thomas More Prep in Hays. Thirteen schools participated from elementary to high school levels. undefeated players included Ryan Thompson Phuong Nguyen and Addison Dauber. Seth Cramer and Jaron Lucero tied for fourth. Doug Thoreson sixth. Brandon Dauber seventh. GCHL team totaled 23 points.
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Garden City High School
Thomas More Prep High School
Hays
Ryan Thompson
Phuong Nguyen
Addison Dauber
Seth Cramer
Jaron Lucero
Doug Thoreson
Brandon Dauber
GCHL
Area students admitted to K State engineering honors program
Kansas State University named area students in the 2002 03 Engineering Honors program. Recipients include Garden City resident Rachel Williams a chemical engineering major and five other southwest Kansas residents John Richards Dighton a chemical engineering major Ethan Baughman Hugoton a biological and agricultural engineering major Curtis Crawford Hugoton an electrical engineering major Heather Riley Montezuma an engineering major and Allen Egley Ulysses a mechanical engineering major.
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Kansas State University College of Engineering
Garden City
Rachel Williams
Southwest Kansas
John Richards
Dighton
Ethan Baughman
Hugoton
Curtis Crawford
Heather Riley
Montezuma
Allen Egley
Ulysses
Pulkrabek Completes Astronaut Training Program
Zachary Pulkrabek of Jetmore finished level one of the Future Astronaut Training Program. He trained on simulators and learned satellite repair at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. The Garden City relative completed the first section of a three-tier program spanning bachelor, master, and further studies with multiple state award implications. The Kansas Public Education Task Force inaugural Challenge Awards honored 74 schools including Garden City and Sublette districts for math and reading gains based on ethnic and economic groups and lunch program participation.
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Zachary Pulkrabek
Jetmore
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Hutchinson
Pulkrabek
Garden City
Betty Pulkrabek
Kansas Public Education Task Force
Gertrude Walker
Garfield
Stanton County
Sublette
South Gray
Tarwater Semifinalist for Kansas Teacher of the Year
Vocal music teacher Suzan Tarwater of Abe Hubert Middle School is named a regional semifinalist for the Kansas Teacher of the Year Award. One of two Garden City representatives at region one, Tarwater previously earned the 2001 Crystal Apple Award.
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Suzan Tarwater
Kansas
Abe Hubert
Garden City
Tarwater
GCHS debate team shines at two Sept tournaments
Garden City High School debaters fared well at two events on September 20 and 21. In Great Bend novices Rink and Heller went 4-1 for fourth, with Remschner-Devries and Brungardt-Scheppner at 2-3. Washburn Rural Topeka saw Ansley-Curtis 4-1 and third in novices, Goodman-Daniels 4-2 in open, Alsop-Payne 4-2 in varsity, and Thompson-Payne 2-4 in champ.
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Garden City High School
Great Bend
Michael Rink
Josh Heller
Dusti Remschner
Peter Devries
Janessa Brungardt
Erin Scheppner
Brandon Hadley
Lee Witt
Mallory Wolf
Adrienne Coldier
Washburn Rural
Topeka
Nathan Ansley
Annaliegh Curtis
Rose Goodman
Lindsay Daniels
Susan Alsop
Andrew Payne
Karson Thompson
Aaron Payne
Area students earn degrees from KU
Area students graduate from the University of Kansas at summer term with degrees. Holcomb lists Lastacia Rachael Leonard with a master of science in nursing and Garden City shows Gabriel Lee Brenn among the area graduates.
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Southwest Kansas
University of Kansas
Holcomb
Lastacia
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