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Scholarship News
Kentucky Association of Professional Educators is pleased to announce its scholarships and awards. KAPE scholarships/awards are specifically designed with teachers, their families, their students and student teachers in mind. These scholarships/awards are dedicated to educators who are in various phases of their education. The Association of American Educators (AAE) Foundation is established to promote an ongoing network of educational awareness by underwriting worthwhile educational endeavors.
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2007
WINNERS
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FAMILY MEMBER with a
focus on graduating seniors who are
recommended by a parent. Minimum 3.5 GPA.
Brittany Pridemore – Knox
Center High School, Knox County
Sarah Smith – Southwestern High School, Pulaski County
JANE CHITTENDEN
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:
“TEACHERS OF TOMORROW”
Jessica Addison, Madisonville, KY,
is the winner of the Jane Chittenden Memorial Scholarship “Teachers of
Tomorrow”. Ms. Addison, a May 2007 graduate of Murray State University,
did her student teaching at West Broadway Elementary School, grades 2
and 5, in Hopkins County, KY.
One of her Supervising Teachers, Jan Richey, expressed how very
fortunate she was to have an unbelievable student teacher assisting in
her classroom. Jessica “dove in” the first day, and did not slow down.
She constantly assisted students with class assignments, and she planned
some very detailed science lessons using the power point system. In
Jessica’s letter of recommendation, Ms. Richey wrote, “When Jessica
enters the classroom, you immediately see the smiles on the children’s
faces, it’s obvious that the students are very comfortable with her and
look to her for assistance and guidance throughout the day. Jessica is
truly a special person with a natural gift for teaching children.”
For six weeks during the summer, Jessica
will be camp director for the Penny Royal Mental Health Camp which
serves children from five to fourteen years of age. Ultimately she plans
to earn a master’s degree in School Administration to become a school
principal.
STAR STUDENT and TEACHER
MENTORING with a focus on a classroom teachers
recommending an outstanding high school senior.
Left to right: Gina Lakes, Principal;
Britney Barnes, Senior;
Ella Campbell, Mentor; Judy Endicott, KAPE
Britney Barnes, Senior at Madison
Central High School and a lifelong resident of Madison County, plans to
attend Eastern Kentucky University to study math and earn her teaching
credentials. Due to her hard work and determination, her GPA is above
3.5. Meanwhile, she continues to serve as President of Future Educators
of America, is a teaching assistant at a daycare and recently earned
class credit as she mentored students who had not passed the geometry
class. “I absolutely loved helping students understand the concepts of
geometry and how to work through the equations.” Furthermore she has
been a member of the marching band and, the National Honor Society.
Through the National Honor Society, she helped build a Habitat for
Humanity House. The past four years, she has been one of forty 4H camp
counselors at J.M. Feltner 4H Camp in London, KY. Britney’s Grandmother
and Mother are both involved in the Madison County School Transportation
System. Britney is the first member of her family to go to college.
Needless to say, they are very proud of her.
Ms. Ella Campbell, Britney’s
mentoring teacher, attended Maysville Community College, received her
BA, MA and Rank 1 degrees from Eastern Kentucky University. She teaches
social studies and has been on the staff at Madison Central High School
for seven years. She has her certification as a School Counselor and is
also an ordained minister. “Britney is a role model for peers, well
liked and respected by them. She is a hard worker and puts her all into
a project,” shared Ms. Campbell. Predicting the future, she further
noted, “selecting Britney for the Star Student Award would be an
investment in a future math in Kentucky.” Britney is the second Star
Student/Mentor Teacher scholarship winner that Ms. Campbell has
nominated. We know, with her love of students, there will be many more.
MILDRED MCMURTY
Scholarship with a focus on continuing education for teachers
such as graduate courses, workshops, conferences and national
certification.
Deborah Brock - Simon
Kenton High School, Kenton County
Veronica Carimical – Whitley County High School, Whitley County
Shannon Deep – Johnson Elementary, Fayette County
Ashley Gomez – Tates Creek High School, Fayette County
| Deborah “Debbie”
Brock, chemistry teacher at Simon Kenton High School in
Independence, KY, has been teaching 16 years. Nine of those
years were in Henderson, KY, 1 year at Bellevue Independent and
the remaining years have been in Kenton County. For the first
five years at Simon Kenton High School, she served as Chair of
the science department. She earned her BA from University of KY
and her MA in chemistry from Western KY University. Currently,
she is working toward National Board Certification. Debbie is
married to Mark, a banker; they have three sons. David is nine,
Nicholas is seven and Andrew is two. |
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 Shannon
Deep, originally from Owensboro, KY has been teaching in
Fayette County Public Schools for six years. Currently, she is
Behavior Coach at Johnson Elementary. She earned a BA degree in
Elementary Special Education from Brescia University, Owensboro
and will complete a Masters Degree in Learning and Behavioral
Disorders from Eastern Kentucky University in the fall. She is
married to Kevin Deep, a Civil Engineer. Their son, Mason, is
three.
 Ashley
P. Gomez, currently a Spanish teacher at Tates Creek High
School, has experienced teaching in rural Madison County,
Kentucky, tutoring American Embassy workers’ children in Costa
Rica and worked full time at a private school in Costa Rica. Her
teaching certificate is in Spanish. She has more experience
teaching ESL than Spanish. Thus, she plans to complete Rank 1 at
Eastern Kentucky University, in order to return to the ESL
teaching field. “There is a great need in Kentucky for teachers
that are fluent in both Spanish and English because of the
growing number of Hispanics in the Lexington area,” reported
Ashley. Along with her experiences abroad, she has also worked
for Community Action Council in the Cardinal Valley Area, a
predominately Hispanic neighborhood. Not only does she speak the
language of the population she primarily works with, but she
also understands the socio-economic challenges. Ashley received
her Bachelor’s degree from Morehead State University. She
obtained her Masters degree from the University of Costa Rica.
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