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NTHF INDUCTEE HONORED
WITH POSTAL SERVICE STAMP
By Jessie Wagoner
[email protected]
Jaime Escalante, a 1999 inductee into the National Teachers Hall
of Fame, will be honored on a postage stamp to be released later this
year.
Escalante spent 33 years as
a classroom teacher, nine years
teaching in Bolivia and 24 years in
the United States. Over the years
he amassed a large collection of
awards including a Presidential
Medal for Excellence. Escalante’s
work with inner-city students was
the subject of a 1988 film, “Stand
and Deliver.”
Known as a charismatic educator with incredibly high standards,
he challenged his math students.
Because of his teaching style and
encouragement more of his students began taking and passing the
Advanced Placement calculus exam. In 1982, his students became
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the subject of an Educational Testing Service investigation. All 18 of
his students that year achieved the
highest score of five on the AP calculus exam, but 14 were accused
of cheating on the exam. Of the 14
students under investigation, 12
retook and passed the exam.
“Today, I continue to enjoy
successes which I can attribute
to one powerful lesson I learned
from Mr. Escalante: ‘You can do
anything you want to, its easy, the
hardest part is that you have to
believe you can do it, the rest is a
piece of cake,’” Steve Robles, a former student, said.
Roy Betts, spokesman for the
United States Postal Services says
that Escalante’s legacy makes him
an ideal candidate for a postage
stamp.
“He is, without question, a very
deserving subject,” Betts said.
By Cathryne Scharton
[email protected]
Please see Stamp, Page 3
COURTESY IMAGE
Beloved and charismatic California educator Jaime Escalante used
unconventional methods to inspire his inner-city students not only
to learn calculus but also to pass Advanced Placement tests in the
subject. With his colleagues at Garfield High School in East Los
Angeles, he proved that supposedly ‘unteachable’ students could
master even the most difficult subject.
COURTESY PHOTO
The stamp art features Escalante in a digital illustration that
resembles an oil painting. It is based on a 2005 photograph taken
Jaime Escalante was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of
Fame in 1999. He is now being honored with a postal stamp. Pictured by Jaime W. Escalante, in a classroom where his father formerly
taught. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with
from left to right: Ronald W. Poplau, Dorothy K. Kittaka, Vicki
original art by Jason Seiler.
Swartz Roscoe, Dr. Debra D. Peppers and Jaime Escalante.
The Emporia Police Department remains a certified Child
Passenger Fitting Station by the
Kansas Traffic Safety Resource
Office.
In January Emporia’s police
department, which is the lead
agency for Safe Kids Emporia,
was again recognized as a certified location to have child passenger seats inspected by safety
technicians.
“Safe Kids Emporia is an
excellent and free resource for
child safety in the Emporia and
Lyon County community,” said
Lisa Sage, administrative sergeant for the department.
Safe Kids Emporia has 12
members who are Certified
Child Passenger Seat Technicians and they conduct four
seat-checkup events a year
where the public can get car
seats inspected, or installed if
needed, for free.
The coalition checks about
30 seats per event and 150 seats
annually. Car seat checks can be
done at the police department,
the Emporia Fire Department
and the Lyon County Sheriff’s
Office. Sage recommends calling ahead to make an appointment to ensure a technician will
be on duty. A seat check can take
anywhere from 15 minutes to an
hour depending on the type of
vehicle and car seat.
In December 2015 Safe Kids
Please see Safe Kids, Page 3
LOCAL LEGISLATORS TACKLE THE
ISSUES AT LEGISLATIVE DIALOGUE
By Jessie Wagoner
[email protected]
Local legislators tackled
a myriad of issues at the
Legislative Dialogue held
at Presbyterian Manor Saturday morning. Representatives Don Hill and Peggy
Mast attended. Senator
Jeff Longbine and Representative Ron Highland
had previous engagements
and were unable to attend.
Both legislators discussed the ramifications of
the tax bill passed in 2012.
The state continues to
see a loss of revenue each
month in spite of last year’s
increase in sales tax and
consumption taxes. Hill
and Mast say it is unlikely
the state will lower taxes
this year. Those in the audience expressed concerns
about the revenue.
JESSIE WAGONER/GAZETTE
Rep. Peggy Mast and Rep. Don Hill participated in
a Legislative Dialogue on Saturday morning. They
discussed a number of issues the Legislature is
confronting this session.
“Coming back this year,
sales tax has been below
projections almost consistently for quite some
time,” Mast said. “I don’t
think we are going to have
enough willpower in the
body to get a tax passed
this year. Our option is go-
ing to be probably to make
some more cuts.”
“There are a lot of references that have been made
to the income tax reform
bill that was done in 2012,”
Hill said. “... the fact that
Please see Dialogue, Page 3
KENDRA JOHNSON/GAZETTE
Attendees talk after the registration for Race the Chase at the Dirty Kanza
Headquarters on Saturday. The race will be held on Sept. 24.
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By Jessie Wagoner
[email protected]
JESSIE WAGONER/GAZETTE
VOL. 124, NO. 188
Presbyterian Manor hosted Saturday’s Legislative
Dialogue with Rep. Don Hill and Rep. Peggy Mast.
A number of individuals from the community
attended with questions for the lawmakers on
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