Feb 04, 2025

Kansas Master Teacher Award nominees are recognized

Posted Feb 04, 2025 1:48 AM

Geary County Schools USD 475 and the Junction City Education Association have announced that Westwood Elementary kindergarten teacher Stephanie Sowell and Fort Riley Middle School sixth grade language arts teacher Mary McConnell have been named the district’s nominees for the Kansas Master Teacher Award.

Sowell was named the USD 475 Elementary Master Teacher Award nominee, while McConnell claimed the Secondary Master Teacher Award nomination. By being named USD 475’s Master Teacher Award winners, Sowell and McConnell both received a $500 check from Sunflower Bank of Junction City.

The award recipients were recognized during the USD 475 Board of Education meeting.