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4 EMPORIA SCHOOLS
WIN CHALLENGE AWARD
By Cathryne Scharton
[email protected]
Four schools in the Emporia
School District received Challenge
Awards for 2015.
The schools include Logan Avenue Elementary for third grade
math and fourth grade reading,
Riverside Elementary for fourth
grade math, William Allen White
Elementary for fifth grade reading, and Emporia Middle School
for eighth grade reading.
The Challenge Awards are given to schools for their outstanding
achievement and uncommon accomplishments based on Kansas
Assessment results, sample size
and the socio-economic status of
those taking the test. To be considered for this award, there must
be at least 30 students who have
taken the assessment. The Confidence in Kansas Public Education
Task Force awarded 99 schools in
34 Kansas public school districts
with the Challenge Award.
The awards were presented to
the schools by Kenneth Willard,
Kansas Board of Education representative from district seven
and Theresa Davidson, Emporia
School District superintendent.
“It’s an honor to be here to recognize and celebrate, not only here
but around the state, success stories and Emporia Middle School
is one of those success stories,”
said Willard. “In the decade since
this award was created we have
significantly improved the performance of students in reading and
math and have narrowed the gap
between disadvantaged groups.”
The students clapped and
cheered thunderously as the award
was presented to Emporia Middle
School. Teachers and administration at EMS have been working for
five years to make difference and
improve standardized test scores,
but students were also recognized
for their hard work and effort.
After the presentation of the
Challenge Award at Emporia
Middle School, Amanda Schaefer
received a $2,000 Hopkins award.
Schaefer was recognized for her
THIRD
CANDIDATE
FOR ESU
FOUNDATION
PRESIDENT
INTERVIEWED
By Jessie Wagoner
[email protected]
The third
and final candidate
for
president of the
Emporia State
Foundation
participated in
a community
meeting Thurs- Shivley
day. Shane Shivley, visited with
Emporia State University staff,
faculty, students and community
members during a community forum.
Shivley currently serves as the
vice president for development
at the Emporia State University
Foundation. He has been employed
at Emporia State University since
2001 and has held a variety of positions including director of athletic
marketing, associate athletic director. He helped to secure the largest
single gift for athletic scholarships
in Division II history at $1.25 million.
He leads the foundation develPlease see Shivley, Page 3
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JESSIE WAGONER/GAZETTE
Emporia State University administrators answer questions about
concealed carry of firearms on campus at a forum Thursday
evening. The forum was organized by the Associated Student
Government and the Black Student Union.
KENDRA JOHNSON/GAZETTE
Emporia Middle School was awarded the Challenge Award for
eighth grade reading on Thursday. Logan Avenue Elementary,
Riverside Elementary and W.A. White Elementary also won
Challenge Awards.
ESU ADMINISTRATORS ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT CONCEALED
CARRY ON CAMPUS
By Jessie Wagoner
[email protected]
KENDRA JOHNSON/GAZETTE
Amanda Schaefer stands with Carol Hopkins and Justin Hopkins
after receiving the Hopkins Award on Thursday.
bright and colorful, well-organized
classroom, which she spends personal time and resources preparing.
Schaefer teaches sixth grade
social studies and an elective, Digging Up the Past, and is one of five
Hopkins Award recipients for the
2015-2016 school year.
“I’m extremely grateful and
super-surprised,” said Schaefer. “I
love my students and so it’s just an
honor they recognize that.”
Schaefer said she would use the
award money to buy more school
supplies.
“They (students) inspire me because ... everyday is different, they
love to learn and I like to make it
fun and exciting for them so I put
a lot of effort into making it hands
on and something that they really
enjoy doing,” said Schaefer.
The presentation was made by
Carol and Justin Hopkins of the
E.L. and Z. Irene Hopkins Foundation.
In addition to the $2,000 Schaefer received for herself, she will
get an additional $1,000 to spend
on something to benefit a specific
school or district program.
Since 2002 the Hopkins Foundation has donated approximately
$374,000 to 190 teachers and support staff in the Emporia School
District.
Beginning July 1, 2017 individuals will be allowed to legally
carry concealed weapons at state
universities, including Emporia State University. Thursday
evening, ESU administrators
answered questions regarding
the law and implementation at a
forum hosted by Associated Student Government and the Black
Student Union.
Lynn Hobson, dean of students, Sally Crawford-Fowler,
dean of counseling services, Kevin Johnson, general counsel and
Chris Hoover, director of police
and safety, fielded questions from
the students and faculty in the
audience.
Who is allowed to
carry a concealed
weapon?
“Under Kansas law anyone
who is 21 years old or older, who
does not have a felony conviction,
who does not have a domestic violence conviction and who does
not have a mental illness and is
not intoxicated can legally carry
a concealed firearm with or without a concealed carry permit,”
Johnson said.
Crawford-Fowler provided
some clarification regarding the
mental illness portion of the law.
Individuals with mental illness
can carry a concealed weapon
legally unless they have been involuntarily hospitalized for treatment in F