Immigrant students press for in state tuition bill in Kansas
Rodrigo Bonilla led about 70 students to House Speaker Doug Mays office to urge revival of a bill allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in state tuition at Kansas colleges. Gov. Sebelius urged lawmakers to act as lawmakers weigh amendments and committee placements. The measure, supported by both chambers, would require high school attendance, graduation, and an affidavit seeking future U.S. citizenship.
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Topeka
Salina
Rodrigo Bonilla
Doug Mays
Kansas
Mays
Bonilla
House
Senate
Capitol
Kathleen Sebelius
Diana Gutierrez
Gutierrez
Sebelius
U.S
Pomona FBLA Week Celebrations Highlight Vocational Education
Pomona High School Future Business Leaders of America sponsored National Vocational Education and FBLA Week activities February 9 to 13. Blood drive drew 25 donors with T shirts for all, while members sold computer matching printouts and surveyed students for 10 peer matches plus two best friends. Proceeds go to March of Dimes as state leadership conference in Topeka looms. Two juniors, Channing Bloomer and Amy Jones, campaign for district VP and state historian at the upcoming events.
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Pomona
Brian Foster
Amy Jones
Jarrod Scott
Travis Grove
Business Leaders of
Brett Bishop
Jennifer Hamlet
Kristen Kiehl
Liz Reeder
Julie Shepherd
Justin Wheeler
Cheryl Thomas
Pomona High School Future Business Leaders of America
Pomona Fbla
PHS
March of Dimes
Topeka
FBLA
Denver
Channing Bloomer
Kansas board weighs charter status for Zenda Grade School
Kansas State Board of Education may approve Zenda Grade School for charter status as part of 17 district applications. Elkhart led with 154.2 points, Zenda ranked third at 135. Smoky Valley, Greeley County, and Lyons scored lower. Lyons and Smoky Valley applied previously but were not approved.
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Hutchir
Zenda
Jenny Gicks
Gicks
Kansas State Board of Education
Cunningham Usd 332
Elkhart
Smoky Valley
Greeley County
Lyons
Kansas Department of Education
Kansas National Educate Association
Diane DeBacker
Public schools take on broad roles in communities
Across Kansas and beyond, schools like Chase Elementary in Cottonwood Falls serve as more than classrooms. They host meals, clothing aid, early gym use for working families, after school programs, and even roller skating, while districts face growing demands to support health, counseling, and basic needs to keep students focused on learning.
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Cottonwood Falls
Chase County
Topeka
Wichita
Chase Elementary
Diane Dodez
Kansas
Cosm
Tamara Cotman
Charleston County
S.C
Maria Goodloe
Chase
Havre
Mont
Montana
Local students earn college honors and appointments
Misty Flanner of Ottawa earned a bachelor’s in business administration with accounting focus from the University of Hawaii West Oahu and served as accounting club officer while employed in Honolulu. Her husband Sgt. Brian Hilliard, JAG Corps, will depart for Afghanistan after being accepted to Washburn University. Overbrook’s Jacob Sand enrolled at Oklahoma State University Okmulgee in diesel tech. Three area students joined Butler County Community College honor rolls for fall 2003: Rachel Simmons, Texxa Dunlap, Robert Risch with Dean’s and Honor Roll designations. Laurie White wins Ottawa Optimist Club oratorical contest. runner-up Ashley Guenther, with zone contest set for March 21 in Olathe.
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Misty Flanner
Mark
Robin Flanner
Ottawa
University of Hawaii
West O’ahu
Accounting Club
Science and Technology International
Honolul
Brian Hilliard
U.S. Army
J.A.G. Corp
Washburn University
Afghanistan
Butler County Community College
el Dorado
Rachel Simmons
Texxa Dunlap
Robert Risch
Williamsburg
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Garden City Community
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Bill Mason
Mason
Senate Education
Dwayne Umbarger
Rthayer
Sue Storm
D-Overland
Edwin Church
Church
Overbrook
OSU
Jacob Sand
Oklahoma State University
Okmulgee
Sand
Komatsu
BCCC
Baldwin ‘Junction
Baldwin City
Jon Wiggins
Craig Dengel
Carolyn Elder
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