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MARGARET LAPIANA, A SECOND-GRADE TEACHER AT HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1045 Hilltop Drive, and two of her students react as she is surprised in her classroom with the Lawrence Horizon Award on Tuesday afternoon.
‘Youthful exuberance’ earns Hillcrest teacher Horizon Award By Joanna Hlavacek jhlavacek@ljworld.com
Margaret “Mimi” LaPiana’s “youthful exuberance” on the job is partly what earned her the Lawrence district’s Horizon Award, presented to the second-grade teacher during a ceremony Tuesday at Hillcrest Elementary School. There was certainly plenty to be found in LaPiana’s classroom that afternoon, when superintendent Kyle Hayden surprised the teacher — and more than a dozen fittingly exuberant young students — with the Horizon Award and a $250 check from Truity Credit Union. The annual honor is meant to recognize exemplary teachers in their second year of teaching. “We’ve been hearing a lot of great
LaPiana, who joined Hillcrest last year tasked with a boisterous class of 26, described her first year of teaching as a formative experience. The job, she said, isn’t easy, but it’s “rewarding” all the same. She thanks her students for that. “It was a busy, crazy time as a first-year teacher, but it was incredible,” LaPiana said after receiving her award. “And just coming in every day, having them be so positive and wanting to learn was just amazing.” She and the district’s secondarylevel honoree, Kelsey Stolt of West Middle School, will be nominated for the Kansas State Department of Education’s Kansas Horizon Award program.
things about you after your first year of teaching,” Hayden said to LaPiana before turning to her students. “Would you agree that she’s a great teacher?” he asked. Their response? An enthusiastic and resounding “yes.” In her first year at Hillcrest, LaPiana brought to the classroom a “youthful exuberance” and an innovative style, fellow Hillcrest teacher Ira Johnson wrote in his endorsement, echoing colleague Jennifer Wyatt’s assessment that LaPiana “makes learning fun.” “Miss LaPiana began her career with an extremely diverse and large class, where everything was new to her. She welcomed the challenge and responsibility like a professional,” Johnson wrote, later adding, “Miss LaPiana goes above and beyond as an educator and will be a positive teaching force for a long time.”
Wichita — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach must instruct county election officials to notify thousands of people that their votes will be counted for all races on the November ballot, a judge has ruled. Shawnee County District Judge Larry Hendricks’ decision Kobach affects more than 19,545 potential voters who registered at motor vehicle offices or with a federal form without providing documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. The judge told The Associated Press last week that his earlier order Hendricks requiring those votes to be counted for the primary would remain in effect during the general > VOTING, 2A
Cuts across the board not planned at Dean: CLAS must prioritize research, experience state level By Sara Shepherd
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The University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must enhance both its research and its students’ experience — and effectively communicate those strengths to constituents and prospective students alike. Those were key Lejuez priorities outlined by new CLAS Dean Carl Lejuez Tuesday during his first
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“State of the College” talk, delivered to close to 150 attendees at Spooner Hall. Lejuez, who was hired last fall and started at KU in February, is laying and embarking on plans for the college after meeting with more than 150 faculty and staff members and about as many students during his first months on the job. A New Jersey native who came to KU from the University of Maryland, Lejuez also
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participated in KU’s summertime Rock Chalk Roadshow recruiting effort, visiting a number of western Kansas communities. “I had a chance to understand who we are, and understand what our issues are,” he said. “There are some hard
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Topeka — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has decided against proposing across-the-board cuts in state spending next year after his budget director asked agencies to propose 5 percent reductions and found some of the recommendations “harmful” to services. Budget Director Sullivan Shawn Sullivan sent an email Tuesday to department
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