2021 CORPORATE PARTNER IN EDUCATION

The Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce RED APPLE PARTNER presents the

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PLATINUM PARTNERS

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce 634 NW Englewood Road | Kansas City, 64118 816.455.9911 | www.northlandchamber.com

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BANQUET 2020 education SPECIAL THANKS

Chair: LAURA HULETT, Platte County R-3 School District 2021 CORPORATE Vice-Chair: NICOLE KIRBY, Park Hill School District Education Committee Director: TERI LAVERTY, Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce PARTNER IN EDUCATION KEVIN CERVENY LAUREN KEPLER BRETT KISKER DONNA WHITE Arvest Bank JE Dunn Construction Northland CAPS Smithville School District MELANIE MARTIN CHLOE FEY DALLAS ACKERMAN CORKY MCCAFFREY Big Brothers Big Sisters Liberty Public Schools Northland Catholic Schools Synergy Services of Greater Kansas City COLLEEN JONES MELISSA BOYLES RAY BARBOSA KATHY MACKEN Liberty Public Schools Northland Christian School The Simulations Center Clay County Children’s Fund LYNN MARTIN SEAN CUNNIFF ALLISON LEONE Liberty Public Schools Northland Early Education Tucker Leadership Lab, CHRIS FORD Center William Jewell College Commercial Concepts & ROWDY PYLE Furnishings MCC Maple Woods MICHELLE MCDANIEL BETHANY RILEY Oakhill Day School Turner Construction LIZ ARMSTEAD TERRELL TIGNER CommunityAmerica Credit MCC Maple Woods SAMANTHA FITZGERALD PORSHA LOCKE

EDUCATION COMMITTEE EDUCATION Union Park Hill School District UICS/United Inner City CLAUDINE LAMB Services RACHEL MORRIS Missouri Conservation CARLA KILLEN CommunityAmerica Credit Department Parkville Women’s Clinic BESS DELOUX Union West Platte R-II School LAURA WAGNER SARA ALBRIGHT District KRISTIAN KETTERING MO-KAN LECET Shepherd Elder Law Group DLR Group LLC CORI DAY AMY WASHAM Worlds of Fun SONJA LOVE Northwest Missouri State LISA FREIDEL Oceans of Fun Kearney R-l School District University-Kansas City Signarama KC North AUSTIN HENNINGS SIDRA CONNELL ATHENA GRAHAM KAREN KOPP Worlds of Fun Jason’s Deli North Kansas City Schools Smithville School District Oceans of Fun We build inspired places to LEARN

COLLABORATE EILEEN’S COLOSSAL COOKIES - KANSAS CITY DISCOVER FOND MEMORIES & ENGRAVING GALLERY PORTRAITURE, INC. CONNECT NOTHING BUNDT CAKES IN-KIND CHEER PARK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT WHITE FARMHOUSE FLOWERS & GIFTS ZONA ROSA EXCELLENCE IN CLASSROOM TEACHING (cont.) TONIGHT’S PROGRAM

PARK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT (cont.) Lee Bledsoe Northland Career Center Erin Ortiz Gerner Family Early Education Center Emily Barton Pathfinder Elementary Jennifer Koyn Graden Elementary School Jessica Chiddix Platte City Middle School Cheryl Bearce Hawthorn Elementary School Kristen Webb Platte County High School Laura Mock Hopewell Elementary School Marissa Jarnagin Platte County High School Emily Day Lakeview Middle School Samantha Brant Siegrist Elementary Melody Villalobos LEAD Innovation Center SMITHVILLE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT 6:00pm WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Kari Holub Line Creek Elementary School Michelle Steelman Eagle Heights Elementary School Jessica Grider Ed Ford ...... 2021 Northland Chamber Chair of the Board Ashley Homan Horizon Elementary School Callie Colvin Park Hill South High School Edward F. Ford III Attorney at Law Christina Hough Maple Elementary School Amanda Benjamin Plaza Middle School Joelie McCrary Smithville High School Karisa Davis Prairie Point Elementary School Lacy Bluml Smithville Middle School SPONSOR PRESENTATIONS Tina Mecklenburg Renner Elementary School Corporate Sponsor Video Presentation Angela Korte Russell Jones Center JE Dunn Construction Jess Elfrink Southeast Elementary School WEST PLATTE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT Sara Spisak Tiffany Ridge Elementary School Sherri Glenn West Platte School District Red Apple Sponsor Video Presentation hollis + miller architects Ashley Williamson Union Chapel Elementary School Rachael Hope West Platte Elementary School Shauna O'Brien Walden Middle School Michelle Newkirk West Platte High School PRESENTATION OF AWARDS UNITED INNER CITY SERVICES PLATTE COUNTY R-3 SCHOOL DISTRICT Nancy Bickel UICS North Child/Family Dev. Center Scholarships ...... Laura Hulett Rachel Baker Barry School Hailey Stockton UICS North Child/Family Dev. Center Business in Support of Education ...... Nicole Kirby Volunteers in Support of Education ...... Laura Hulett Cody Gibson Compass Elementary Amanda VanNatta UICS North Child/Family Dev. Center Excellence in Higher Education ...... Nicole Kirby Excellence in Service to Education ...... Laura Hulett PAST CHRISTA MCAULIFFE WINNERS Northland Exemplary Service Award ...... JE Dunn Construction Excellence in Classroom Teaching ...... Nicole Kirby 1991 Elaine Nick North Kansas City Schools 2006 Tammy Bunch North Kansas City Schools Christa McAuliffe Pioneer in Education Award ...... JE Dunn Construction 1992 Gay Stuart Platte County R-3 School District 2007 Joe Monachino, Sr. Northland Catholic Schools 1993 Rhonda Steins Northland Catholic Schools 2008 Erich Ostrowski Park Hill School District 1994 Emily Greene North Kansas City Schools 2009 Art Sweany North Kansas City Schools CLOSING 1995 Lisa Jacques Liberty Public Schools 2010 Sara Owen Park Hill School District 1996 Terry Hensley Platte County R-3 School District 2011 Dana Nolan Northland Catholic Schools Sheila Tracy ...... President 1997 Marie Mentrup Northland Catholic Schools 2012 Dianne VanBallas North Kansas City Schools Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce 1998 Jeanne Staker Park Hill School District 2013 Darla Yakle Kearney R-l School District 1999 Amy Young Platte County R-3 School District 2014 Laura Gilchrist North Kansas City Schools 2000 Christine Murray North Kansas City Schools 2015 Deborah Still Park Hill School District 2001 Lenora Miles Platte County R-3 School District 2016 Sheryl Chaput Park Hill School District 2002 Poppy Lee Park Hill School District 2017 Bret Bogart Platte County R-3 School District 2003 Carolyn Glidden Park Hill School District 2018 Lindsay Hatcher North Kansas City Schools 2004 Beth Oyler Liberty Public Schools 2019 Deb Caywood Liberty Public Schools 2005 Shawn Logan Smithville R-II School District 2020 Russell Jones Park Hill School District CELEBRATIONS EXCELLENCE IN CLASSROOM TEACHING

KEARNEY R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT High School Counselor of the Year by the were implemented in all seven schools, KEARNEY R-I SCHOOL DISTRICT Greater Kansas City Counselor Association. including temperature checks, mask Michell Bonham Dogwood Elementary Golden Oaks Education Center • The Kearney Wrestling program made requirements, improved sanitation Maria Panuco NORTH KANSAS CITY SCHOOLS school history three years ago by practices, desk shields, and cohort Johnna Stewart Hawthorne Elementary School establishing a girls team, and senior Lexie Haley Cope Oak Park High School • North Kansas City Schools remains one groups. While the year has been very Cole was not only the first girls wrestling Stephanie Messina Kearney Elementary School of the fastest-growing school systems different than those in the past, each of Matt Barrows Ravenwood Elementary School state champion for the district, she has in the state, recently becoming the the Northland Catholic Schools succeed in Tracy Karnes Kearney High School held that state title for three years straight. Lesley Martin second largest district in Missouri. NKC providing a sense of normalcy to students. Stacey Getz Kearney High School • Ingram’s Top Schools Report placed Schools is also the largest district on Not only are they participating in many Jennifer Woods West Englewood Elementary School Kearney R-1 first for Top Area School the Missouri side of the greater Kansas of the day to day activities similar to past Kara Yarc Kearney Junior High School Carolyn Knapp Districts in the Kansas City area for 2020 City metropolitan area, with student years, they are also safely carrying on Sara Owen Kearney Middle School (based on ACT scores). enrollment exceeding 21,000. annual traditions when possible. Cory Hanavan Southview Elementary/LENS School NORTH PLATTE R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT • Kearney High School was recognized as a • NKC Schools is experiencing a season • St. James Catholic School has improved PLTW Distinguished High School. Kearney of growth. The district opened its their campus with a variety of outdoor Kristi Northern North Platte Elementary High School was 1 of 19 high schools in 110,000 s.f. Early Education Center this classrooms and learning areas. The LIBERTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Tina Stewart North Platte High School the state to earn this honor. winter to serve our earliest learners. school collaborated with Kansas City Community Gardens to build garden and Lindsey Buhlig Alexander Doniphan Elementary Shelly Meyer-Day North Platte High School • Kearney’s place-based school, KSD LENS Improvements to the Winnetonka and vegetable beds that serve the students in (Learning and Exploring through Nature Oak Park stadiums will allow both schools Bill Scott Discovery Middle School Stacey Woodside North Platte Intermediate science activities. The school also added and Science) is in its second year of to host home football games at HOME outdoor classroom spaces with picnic Cheryl Rose North Platte Jr High operation. In the 20-21 school year, the for the first time. Of course, NKC High Alicia Mitchell Early Childhood Center tables, shade sails and tents where any program expanded to include one fifth School completed its top to bottom teacher can take a classroom outside to Miranda Miles EPiC Elementary School grade class. Next year, LENS will grow renovation with the opening of “Old NORTHLAND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS learn. Outdoor learning improves even more and there will be two sections Main,” the original Northtown, in 2020. Fran Rathjen Franklin Elementary School New classroom space is being added to academic, emotional, intellectual and Stacey Bresette St. Charles Borromeo Academy of third, fourth and fifth grade. Alyssa Springer Heritage Middle School Staley High School, and both Davidson behavioral development. The campus Kim Killbreth St. Gabriel School LIBERTY SCHOOL DISTRICT and Maplewood Elementary Schools will has a soccer field, gaga ball pit, prayer Allison Vochatzer Kellybrook Elementary School see brand new replacements in 2022. garden, playground equipment and is Emily Andrade St. Therese School • Liberty School District named all of our Briarcliff Elementary is also seeing major finishing construction on a stage with Marcy Sheeley Lewis and Clark Elementary 955 teachers and 796 support staff as Mary Bergstedt St. Therese School enhancements to its existing building. amphitheater seating for an additional our respective Teachers of the Year and Lisa Augustine Liberty Academy learning space. Patty Jacobsen St. Therese School Support Employees of the Year for 2021. • The district is committed to offering Cynthia Biermann Liberty High School This has been a year like no other, and the innovative educational experiences • The St. Therese School leadership Melissa Moore Liberty Middle School contributions from all of our staff have for our learners. The Portrait of a elective organized a project called NORTHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Graduate initiative reimagines the Blessing Bundles this year. St. Therese been essential to our success in educating Roselynn Zicarelli Liberty North High School Cathy Davis Northland Christian School our 12,800 students. Without their high school learning environment with families donated materials to create Luda Bell Liberty Oaks Elementary School patience, flexibility, and grace, none of our apprenticeships, certifications, and over 320 blessing bundles. Teachers and Tiffany Jett Northland Christian School internships that provide students with students in the leadership elective offered successful Return to Learn work would Maria Grantham Liberty Virtual School Keven McKee Northland Christian School have been possible. market value assets they can employ after to help distribute about 75 bundles to graduation. Beginning with the freshman be shared with individuals in need this Emily Callahan Lillian Schumacher Elementary School • Despite the challenges faced due to class of 2021, students will choose career holiday season. Over 100 bundles were Heather Kirk Manor Hill Elementary School the pandemic, Liberty School District NORTHLAND EARLY EDUCATION CENTER pathways to guide their educational donated to our local St. Vincent De managed to win a record number of state Sarah Green Ridgeview Elementary School Amy Croghan Northland Early Education Center journey. Our Northland business and civic Paul food pantry. Additionally, the championships this year. Team state communities are working side by side remainder of the bundles were donated Jennifer Armstrong Shoal Creek Elementary School Tammy Dodd Northland Early Education Center titles were won by the following: Liberty with the district to create programs that to Redemptorist Parish. They plan to North High School , Liberty High Darla Fuller South Valley Middle School Logan Willoughby Northland Early Education Center will take students from learning ABOUT share these with a frequent population School Dance (Sapphires), Liberty North work as freshmen to learning FOR work as of homeless and needy families who Megan Saffrell Warren Hills Elementary School High School Cheer, and Liberty High seniors. come weekly for help. Individual students School Wrestling. OAKHILL DAY SCHOOL and classes volunteered to help create • NKC Schools – Champions for All Students • Named a Best Community for Music the bundles and learn more about how NORTH KANSAS CITY SCHOOLS Jake Kleyh Oakhill Day School Education by the NAMM Foundation NORTHLAND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS they will be used to help support the Lisa Manley Oakhill Day School for outstanding commitment to music Kansas City community. Cindy Woods Antioch Middle School • The Northland Catholic Schools quickly education for a 9th consecutive year. The Laura Pearce Oakhill Day School pivoted to Distance learning in March of NORTHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS Vanessa Thomson Chapel Hill Elementary School Best Communities for Music Education 2020. As the 19-20 school year wrapped Clardy Elementary School designation is awarded to districts that • We are thankful that our school has been Carrie Chambers up, teachers and administrators began demonstrate outstanding achievement able to maintain in-person learning PARK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT planning for in-person school to resume Brooke Ravenscraft Crestview Elementary in efforts to provide music access and throughout the school year. Jennifer Chase Chinn Elementary School in the fall. All schools opened in August education to all students. • We had our third student athlete score Denisha Johnson Davidson Elementary School 2020 for the fall semester with the option Michael Goorsky Congress Middle School 1000 points in basketball in our school’s • Liberty High School Counselor Brenda of online or 5 day in-person learning for Audra Simcoe Fox Hill Elementary School history. District-wide Wiederholt was selected as the 2021 all K-12 students. Many safety precautions Allyson Satter EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO EDUCATION (cont.) CELEBRATIONS(cont.)

• Archery classes expanded to our Liberty award, and Park Hill High School soccer the main campus will begin this May. The Karen Jones Fox Hill Elementary School Jamie Mickelis Renner Elementary School campus. coach Joshua Marchbank, who is the activity center will serve our high school Christine Ostermeyer Maple Park Middle School Don Hensley Russell Jones Center • We began a team. Missouri Class 4, Region 4 Public School weights program and district athletics Coach of the Year. programs. Ellen Anderson Maplewood Elementary School Cassie Grantham Southeast Elementary School • We are getting ready to launch an online • In the fall of 2020, the district achieved campus. PLATTE COUNTY R-3 SCHOOL DISTRICT Ruth De Dios Oak Park High School Alex Bryan Tiffany Ridge Elementary School a major goal of our Comprehensive OAKHILL DAY SCHOOLS • Voters passed the April 2021 no tax Kristen Rivera Security Laura Tyler Union Chapel Elementary School Strategic Improvement Plan -- one-to-one increase bond issue to provide necessary technology in grades K-12! Tammy Slauson Staley High School Melissa DeDonder Walden Middle School • Oakhill Day School successfully educational space, improve learning implemented distance learning environments, address facility equity • We are so proud of our students! Our Alma Perez-Reyna Winnetonka High School assessment data show that, despite the • Successful year of fundraising with a challenges, and enhance safety, security, challenges of this year, our students are I'van Peterson Winnetonka High School PLATTE COUNTY R-3 SCHOOL DISTRICT campaign for Lobby renovations and and technology district-wide by building a performing academically at the same Improved security for both campus new middle school on donated land near Darlene Chisam Barry School levels as in year’s past. This would not buildings and an amazing record breaking Hwy 152 and Platte Purchase, completing happen without an amazing, hardworking, NORTHLAND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Jessica Cochennet Compass Elementary School auction raising over $200k the first phase of a rebuild of Platte County High School, and converting Pathfinder dedicated staff of PK-12 teachers, support Jeff McKinney St. Therese School Dr. Jennifer Beutel District-wide • Oakhill Day School was recognized with Elementary and Barry School to K-5th staff and administrators. It is a great day to Katie Henke Northland Career Center Partner in Prevention Award from Tri- grade buildings. be a Warrior! County Anna Bohn Pathfinder Elementary School • Northland Career Center was designated WEST PLATTE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT NORTHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL • We have lots of student’s achievements to a National Pacesetter School for the third • Ingram’s Top Schools Report placed West Robert Mueller Platte City Middle School recognize, like 8th grade participating in Jenna Chapman Northland Christian School year in a row and celebrated its 40th Platte as second for Top Area School the first PreACT8/9 with a mean score of 22 Tawny Stover Siegrist Elementary School anniversary this year. Districts in the Kansas City area for 2020 Renee Immink Northland Christian School out of 30, a student participant advancing (based on ACT scores). Lynelle Melton Northland Christian School to the Jackson-Clay County Spelling • To enhance and broaden PCR-3’s character Bee, and several student competitors education efforts at the middle school • West Platte was one of 32 local education SMITHVILLE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT in the Greater Kansas City Science and level, Barry School and Platte City Middle agencies selected by DESE through a School launched CharacterStrong OAKHILL DAY SCHOOL April Griggs Eagle Heights Elementary School Engineering Fair competitive sub-grant application process. programs at their schools. The grant will help advance literacy skills • 7th/8th boys basketball won the league Taylor Clevenger Oakhill Day School Amy Baugh Eagle Heights/Smithville High School in children birth-12 grade over the next 5 championship • Robotics Teams from PCMS and PCHS Leah Hyatt Oakhill Day School Sandra O'Donnell Horizon Elementary School both won the state championship in 2021. years. PARK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT Compass Elementary Delta students earn Delaney Zimmermann Oakhill Day School Steven Woods Maple Elementary School • The district successfully opened in the fall • The Park Hill School District earned the Top 20 finalist spot in Burns & McDonnell and navigated both in-person and virtual Sherri Clegg Smithville High School best ACT composite scores in the Kansas Battle of the Brains STEM competition. schooling during the COVID pandemic; PARK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT Tod Winterboer Smithville Middle School City, Missouri, area for districts that provide • Several teams or individuals advanced students were able to be in classrooms the test to every student, according to the to post-season competition, including: daily with COVID protocols. Carolyn Child Chinn Elementary School Missouri Department of Elementary and archery, band, , choir, boys • The Elementary School organized a Secondary Education. The district-wide ACT Denise Schnell Congress Middle School WEST PLATTE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT and girls cross country, dance, football, Superbowl reading challenge against a composite score was 22.4, which also tops West Platte Elementary, Junior High, Future Business Leaders of America, girls Florida school during the week before the Tammy Saylor District Office Janie West the 20.7 Missouri public school average High School , robotics, , speech and debate, Superbowl. They earned over 9,000 points composite score and the 20.6 national Tina Weidmaier English Landing Elementary School boys and girls , girls , in one week which secured the win for the scores. volleyball, and boys and girls wrestling. Maria Ledezma Gerner Family Early Education Center West Platte students. • Park Hill had five perfect ACT scores this Several teams or individuals advanced Angy Bullin Graden Elementary School year, including Park Hill High School senior to post-season competition, including: Chase Mussman and Park Hill South High archery, band, baseball, boys cross country, Kendra Mathiason Hawthorn Elementary School boys golf, boys tennis, boys swim/dive, School students Erik Bergstrom, Grant Thank you to the school districts for cheerleading, choir, dance, FBLA, football, Melissa Burghardt Hopewell Elementary School Bergstrom, Sophia Nguyen and Matt Kruse. supplying these celebrations. girls golf, girls swim/dive, PLTW, robotics, Kaitlyn Trotter Lakeview Middle School According to ACT, this puts them in the top less-than-one-percent of test takers. Science Olympiad, softball, speech & April Klein LEAD Innovation Center debate, track & field, wrestling. • Eight Park Hill seniors advanced to finalist Jenifer Dobrotka Line Creek Elementary School standing in the 2021 National Merit SMITHVILLE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT Marlene Reuter Park Hill High School Scholarship Program, and seven of our • Thanks to our supportive community, the seniors earned National Merit Commended Julie Sherbo Park Hill South High School district passed a no-tax-increase bond Student recognition. issue in August of 2020. Construction is Stephanie Claunch Plaza Middle School • Our award-winning staff includes Congress underway on an addition to Eagle Heights Sarah McQuinn Prairie Point Elementary School Middle School teachers Margarita Araiza Elementary which will be ready to be and Annie Bock, who both earned filled with students in the fall of 2021. Missouri’s Outstanding Beginning Teacher Groundbreaking for an activity center on SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND DONORS VOLUNTEERS IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION

Aaliyah Aramjoo-Hull Paige Hodges Madison Leighr Trenton O’Bannon Staley High School Liberty High School Kearney High School Liberty High School The Hope Center Central Bank of the Midwest McGonagle Spencer Gahagan, Hunt Midwest Julia Kuhn Nicole Marshall Jen & Lynn McClure P.C. Kearney R-I School District Northland Catholic Schools Platte County R-3 School District Katie Byrd Seth Jahraus Carter Pate Kearney High School Park Hill South High School Maleah Marquez Smithville High School Rhonda Torno Lisa Beckham Kari Wunsch Imaging for Women hollis + miller architects Park Hill High School Turner Construction Liberty Public Schools Northland Christian School Smithville R-II School District Zona Rosa Ryan Dye Emma Jones McKenzie Robinson Platte County High School Platte County High School Ellie McCroskie Smithville High School Stephen Mattingly Terri Ferris Susanna Bartee JE Dunn Construction Synergy Services Staley High School Mainstreet Credit Union North Kansas City Schools Oakhill Day School West Platte R-II School District Gavin Jones Northland Chamber Aidyn Foltz Gracie Raney Park Hill PTA Winnetonka High School Summer Murphy West Platte High School Kearney High School Arvest Bank Park Hill School District Leadership Northland Alumni Oak Park High School Northland Chamber Kaitlyn Judd McCownGordon Construction Davis Fulk Jakob Scroggins Northland Christian School Owen Mustain North Platte High School Liberty North High School Northland Chamber PAST NORTHLAND EXEMPLARY SERVICE AWARD Leadership Northland 2021 Park Hill High School Bank of Weston Rachel Kim CommunityAmerica Credit Grant Hennen Liberty North High School Union Lexie Smither Northland Chamber West Platte High School 2016 Howard Hellebuyck West Platte R-II School District St. Pius X High School Dante Dinh Nguyen Heart of America Catering Imaging for Women Kerian Knaak Winnetonka High School 2017 Duana Swindoll Smithville School District Oak Park High School North Kansas City Hospital Kelsey Weldon 2018 Helen Wills Oakhill Day School Luke Heili North Kansas City High School West Platte High School Summit Heating & Cooling Sage Nichols Garver 2019 Brandy Tanner Northland Christian School Ironworkers Local 10 Ally Laverty Platte County High School 2020 Joseph Head Kearney School District Staley High School Central Bank of the Midwest Jason’s Deli BUSINESS IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO EDUCATION

KEARNEY R-I SCHOOL DISTRICT First Missouri Bank AMC Barrywoods Theater Andrea Johnson Liberty Academy Kearney R-l School District Park Hill School District Dawn Coonrod District Office Karla Hausman Liberty High School Raven Printing Margie Jury Dogwood Elementary School CARSTAR Wicklunds Liberty Northland Catholic Schools PC Preps Extra Kathy Wright Liberty Middle School Liberty Public Schools Platte County R-3 School District Karen Hatfield Early Education Center Terri Carlisle Liberty North High School Scarbrough International Alyssa Moore Hawthorne Elementary School Feed Northland Kids Northland Christian School City of Smithville and Board of Aldermen Brad Citro Liberty Oaks Elementary School North Kansas City Schools Smithville R-II School District Kari Dingus Kearney Elementary School Kansas City Credit Union Michael Holsted Kearney Junior High School N. Dawn Waters Liberty Virtual School Nash Fuel Transport Oakhill Day School Apple Bus Company Beverly Springer Kearney Middle School Hattie Cummings Lillian Schumacher Elementary School North Platte R-3 School District West Platte R-II School District Dr. Rebecca Parks Southview Elementary/LENS School Gayle Mallicoat Manor Hill Elementary School Casey Dickerson Ridgeview Elementary School LIBERTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Christopher Heindel Shoal Creek Elementary School EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION Linnea Caauwe Early Childhood Center Shana Day South Valley Middle School Bridget Lester Alexander Doniphan Elementary School Rosie Smith Warren Hills Elementary School Traci Manis Discovery Middle School Maple Woods IT Department Andrew Davis Amy Love EPiC Elementary School NORTH KANSAS CITY SCHOOLS Mark Morehouse and Clarence Boswell Park University MCC-Maple Woods Teresa Beatty Franklin Elementary School Dwane Goldston Antioch Middle School Vera Holiman Heritage Middle School Kristen Smith Antioch Middle School Rebecca Lobina Dr. Ronald Witzke Northwest Missouri State University - Kansas City William Jewell Collage Martha Griffith Kellybrook Elementary School Rose Penrose Chapel Hill Elementary School Dwayne Irvin Lewis and Clark Elementary School Sheri Smith Chouteau Elementary School