Violent school crime drops sharply in the 1990s and 2000s
A joint Education and Justice Department report shows violent crimes against students fell 50 percent from 1992 to 2002, with 24 incidents per 1,000 students in 2002 versus 48 in 1992. Most violence occurred away from school, while at school thefts and nonfatal crimes declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Education and Justice Departments
Columbine High School
Colorado
William Lassiter
Center For the Prevention
Raleigh
N.C
Katrina Baum
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Justice Department
Usdoj.gov
Education Department
Huww.ed.gov
Local students named to National Honor Roll and scholars
Four area students earned National Honor Roll status for 2003-04 with GPAs at least 3.0. Ottawa High School and Baldwin High School scholars were named, plus Pomona and Wellsville entries. The piece also notes 4-H council selection and a Chicago poker trend among teens, with parental concerns over gambling risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa M. Fuller
Ottawa
Emily R. Wasser
Ottawa High School
Emily N. Brown
Baldwin City
Baldwin High School
Lea Hogsett
Ottawa Christian Academy
Texas
Keith Whyte
The
National Council On Problem Gambling
Area teachers named in Who's Who Among American Teachers
Dozens of educators across Kansas are honored for dedication to academics, nominated by students recognized as Who's Who Among American High School Students. The list tops Ottawa, Wellsville, Lyndon, Osage City, Osawatomie and Baker University affiliations with multiple schools and colleges named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baum
Brian Dowell
Adam Seeger
Caitlin Smith
Ottawa High School
Sarah Wigger
Pomona High School
Dean
Brenda Wigger
Pomona
Dowell
John
Ginny Dowell
Ottawa
Seeger
Terri Seeger
Smith
Kelly
Kansas
America
Who's Who Among American High School Students Listed
The article lists students named to Who's Who Among American High School Students for 2004 graduates across multiple Kansas schools including Baldwin City Garnett Greeley Ottawa Osawatomie and Princeton. It names numerous individuals by name with affiliations to each town and school.
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Baldwin City
Sarah M. Barkley
Kaylee J. Barry
Emily N. Brown
Lesley Haelfner
Lea Hogsett
Katie M. Krysztof
Grant Meisenheimer
Chelsea M. Redman
Jaclyn Robertson
Anastasia Rushmeyer
Rebecca N. Verhaeghe
Garnett
Keegan Barnes
Jacob G. Broxson
Dane Patrick Byerley
Caleb Coltrane
John Anton Fursman IV
Gabriel I. Mader
Danielle E. Rhoades
Julie Ann Ryman
Erin Sample
Kyle Spring
Kara J. Wolf
Kendra J. Wolf
Amy Jo Wright
Greeley
Eric Hermreck
Sam Oram
Rachel Rockers
Mariah C. Wolken
Lane
Genevieve Linville
Ginny Linville
Emily Mitchell
Osawatomie
Lisa Reed
Lanae Reach
Michael Smith
Sarah Wolfe
Ottawa
Fred Adamson
Mark Anderson
Lynn M. Baker
Jennifer A. Baldwin
Lee D. Baldwin
William R. Baldwin
Beau Bemis
Ashley Berr
Sofie Bien
Sarah Blecha
Lana L. Bowyer
Kyle Brands
Ali S. Brimblecon
Euike R. Brown
Stephanie L. Browning
Amber R. Burns
Brooke Butler
Tyler Butler
Brad Butter
Jamie Carey
Chelsy
Matthew M. Gifford
Nicholas Tanner Grove
Amanda Guenther
Meghan Haggard
Eric J. Hammes
Jennifer Harness
Kari Hart
Katie M. Hawkins
Mallory Hiatt
Karah Hiles
Lindsey M. Holland
Sarah Hook
Andrew Huschka
Kyle Huschka
Phuong Huynh
Margo James
Lauren A. Kerth
Anne Killough
Brian R. Killough
Victoria King
Melissa J. Krueger
Matt D. Lane
Nicole M. Lane
Hallie A. Lee
Matt Leecy
Katie Lickteig
Stephanie R. Lillie
Tess Ludwick
Sadye J. Mayes
Stephanie M. Mars
Nichole A. McGee
Katie L. McMullin
Meghan Miller
Ashlee J. Moore
Tiffany M. Morrow
Matthew D. Neff
Hannah Nelson
Jennifer 8. Nelson
Jesutomi M. Ojeleye
Vicki
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Wichita State
Wichita State University
Kelsey J. Heckathorne
Osawatamie
Chad T. Jones
David A. Coffman
Kelsey D. Currin
Felicia J. Fisher
Kimberly Flory
Lance E. Fuller
Montana Garrett
Matthew Allan Leecy
David M. Mills
Jessica L. Sillin
Danielle L. Thacker
Katie Wasser
Kelly M. Wood
Megan L. Eichenberger
Wellsville
Danny Erlacher
Matthew R. Ferguson
Chelsea R. Vanatta
Lyndon
Chad A. Vande Velde
Ludwick
National
4-H Council
Ottawa 4-H
Chicago
Zak Coppinger
Austin
Deborah Vitera Baldwin
Nancy H. Baylor
Pat Boeh
Beverly A. Wiltfong Brands
Lincoln
Tim Burnett
Emporia State University
Michael Price Carriger
Lawrence
Mark Edwin Cation
Hawthorne
Jason Blake Circle
Ottawa Middle
Virginia L. Cook
Appanoose
Chris Devicter
Neosho County Community College
Angie Flax
Susan G. Geiss
Michelle Hermreck Gray
Frank Wade Mart
Lyndon High School
Janet Dearfoss Huddleston
Corey J. Katzer
Diana Kay
Dee Ann Killough
Gary Kuntz
Julie A. Melnick
Ottawa University
Richard E. Menninger
Randall Lynn Renaud
Christian Michael Reynolds
Michelle Denise Sodaro
Winnetonka High School
Jackie P. Steelman
Eisenhower
Dorothy D. Swafford
James R. Tarrant
Stella V. Tharp
Joni Lisa Murphy
Haskell Indian Nations University
Edward Lee Ramsey
Princeton
Kinis Lee Meyer
Rantoul
Rob Hedrick
Central Heights High School
Richmond
Peggy D. Beach
Central Heights
Amy Ann Hoffsommer
William C. Swell
Shanta Marie Kemp
Jr/Sr
Nancy S. Lindbloom
Mark FE. Messer
Kathy Ann Reddy
de Soto
Betty June Bullock
Johnson County Community College
Marilyn Sue Coon
Eudora West
Michael Greg Curran
Sandra Roles Davidson
Baker University
Susan Redding Emel
Jeff Haas
Martha West Harris
Charmaine B. Henry
Michael Albert Johnston
Blue Valley High School
John C. Klaassen
Calvary Bible College
Theo
Sen
Ron Matthew Pulvers
Michael Alan Spielman
Ted J. Zuzzio
Baldwin
Carl D. Ingle
Osawatomie High School
Jennifer Hileen Lawhead
Trojan Elementary School
Sharon Mounkes Barnhart
Jan Mustard Gilliland
Jeannie Gish
Frank Wade Hart
Michael L. Morgan
Three Lakes Educational Cooperative
Cheryl L. Thomas
Osage City
Donna Alexander Crane
Laurie A. Fager
Donna Michele Kahle
Santa Fe Trail
Margie Marie Nichols Mersmann
Overbrook
Dena Leigh Paul
Thomas M. Philips
Lynn Denise Tice
Daniel Lee Wooge
Kristy M. Hamit
Carbondale
Quenemo
Jeanette L. Stinebaugh
Hawthorne Elementary School
Vassar
Barbara Ann Goering
Garden City Community College
Nancy Hansell Carlson
Waverly
Wes Sylvester
September Truelove
Shawn Turner
Matt Wahwcotton
Drew R. Waldron
Jaime Walker
Jessica Walker
Kyle Walker
Jessica Wang
Kayla Jenne Watts
Frank Weber
Shelly Wellington
Jerry White
Trenton White
Taylor Lee Wiles
Heather A. Wilson
Robert T. Wooster Jr
Garrett A. Wright
Sierra L. Wright
Amanda Chanay
Carlsie C. Eichenberger
Mandy Figgins
Christina Cunningham
Colby W. Diamond
Kacee Thompson
Chelsie R. Diamond
Jeffery K. Gray
Sabrina R. Hamilton
Ashley N. Horn
Jenna I. Rowe
Bradley Spencer
Leah K. Amos
Kyles Bures
Jessica Currant
Brianna Gordon
Eric Gordon
Whitney N. Kimball
Jana Nicole Umbarger
Wells
Poinsettias
Cortez Burgandy
Sand Creek
Sand Creek Rd
Haas
Saray
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