Students honored by Kansas State University scholarships
Shawn Turner Ottawa High School senior receives Foundation Scholarship at Kansas State University during Scholarship Day on Feb 28. Pomona High School senior Matthew Roberts earns a $5,000 Putnam Scholarship at a March 7 Scholarship Day. Ottawa USD 290 schedules kindergarten roundup with dates, prescreening, and school contacts. East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp seeks applicants for a $500 scholarship for graduating seniors in its service area with income limits. Pittsburg State University awards Golden Gorilla to Pomona High School graduate Emily Clayton for community service and academics. Topeka education advocate training set for April 19 at SRS center to train advocates for children in special education, with registration details. RMH awards 11 scholarships for health-related programs to Franklin County residents or RMH employees with 3.0+ GPA.
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Shawn Turner
Ottawa
Kansas State University
Matthew Roberts
Pomona
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Eckan
Franklin
Anderson
Coffey
Douglas
Lyon
Miami
Osage
ECEAN
Ash St
Pittsburg
Emily Clayton
Pittsburg State University
David
Lori Clayton
Clayton
Pittsburg State
Student National Education Association
Topeka
SRS Learning Center
Second Street
MacVicar Avenue
Juvenile Justice Administration
Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Franklin County
RMH
Danielle Anderson
Neosho County
KU Medical Center
Meghan Haggard
Ottawa University
Susan Mackie
Columbia University
New York City
Vishal Patel
Kansas University
Brenda Pfizenmaier
Mary Stephens
Neosho County Community College
Jackie Wallace
Butler County Community College
el Dorado
Sarah Walsh
Emporial State University
Spratt Named to Community College All American Livestock Team
Spratt from Hutchinson Community College Livestock Judging has been chosen for the All American Team. Only 15 students nationwide earned the honor based on judging results from seven national contests and their academic records.
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Hutchinson
Raven Spratt
Rantoul
Community College
Spratt
Hutchinson Community College
Book Journeys Begin in Franklin County
The Franklin County Reading Council received a 150 grant from the Kansas Reading Association to fund Book Journeys. It will buy books for young readers with postcards and comment pages, distributed by fifth graders to public spaces across the county for readers to find, read, and relocate with postcards noting their location and thoughts.
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Franklin County Reading Council
Kansas Reading Association
Reading Council
Terri Howard
Howard
Maier joins KSU Student Alumni Board
Zachary Maier a sophomore in computer engineering from Ottawa is named to the KSU Alumni Association’s Student Alumni Board joining 11 other students on the 30 member panel. He is the son of Tim and Alison Maier of Ottawa. The board promotes and serves the university and its alumni.
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Manhattan
Zachary Maier
Ottawa
Kansas State University
KSU Alumni Association
Tim
Alison Maier
Kansas districts weighing consolidation to meet court orders
About a dozen Kansas school boards discuss cooperative pacts or full consolidation to share staff resources students and facilities amid a state Supreme Court education funding mandate. Critics note risks to small districts. some superintendents defend merging for preserving school quality and reducing class sizes.
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Associated Press
Burr Oak
Kansas
Nes Tre la Go
Ness County
Yelken
Donna Whiteman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Whiteman
Jerry Cullen
Ashland
Milt Pippenger
Clay Center
White Rock
Bill Walker
Jewell County
Walker
Kansas Proposal Amends Constitution to Define Marriage
A legislative proposition seeks to amend Article 15 of the Kansas constitution adding a section defining marriage as a civil contract between one man and one woman and voiding other marriages. The measure would bar recognition of any nonmarital relationships for marital rights, with ballot explanatory text and publication requirements for a 2005 election.
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State of
Kansas
Senate
House of Representatives
Secretary of State
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Kansas State
Hawthorne
David Bassinger
Garfield
Jeff Green
Eisenhower
Nancy Johnson
Eugene Field
Chris Korb
Lincoln
Ron Brummett
Golden Gorilla
Turner
Maier
KSU
Oreck
EPA
John Nowak
The
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Middle School
Mike McDermott
Marilyn Lickteig
Kerri Butler
Hiehur
N. Main
House
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