Lawrence High teacher Keri Lauxman, center, is presented with a check after being named the 2015-2016 Lawrence Master Teacher. Lawrence High principal Matt Brungardt, left, Truity Credit Union business development officer Tim Mock, right, and Lauxman's therapy dog, Roxy, are also pictured.

A Lawrence High School teacher has been named a Kansas Master Teacher.

Keri Lauxman, who teaches English at LHS, is one of seven members of the 2016 class of Kansas Master Teachers announced Wednesday.

The award is presented annually by Emporia State University “to teachers who have served the profession long and well and who also typify the outstanding qualities of earnest and conscientious teachers,” according to a news release. The Lawrence school district named Lauxman the Lawrence Master Teacher in December and nominated her for the statewide honor.

Each recipient will receive a $1,000 professional development stipend as part of the award, provided by Bank of America. Emporia State established the Kansas Master Teacher awards in 1953, and the program has been supported by Bank of America since 1980.

The recipients are selected by a committee that includes representatives from several groups: Kansas Association of Elementary School Principals, Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals, Kansas Parent Teacher Association, Kansas National Education Association, Kansas State Board of Education, Kappa Delta Pi Student Chapter and the 2015 Kansas Master Teacher class.

The six other recipients of the award are as follows:

– Jessica Butte, science teacher at
Hays High School in Hays
– Nikki Chamberlain, chemistry teacher
at Salina South High School in Salina
– Adriane Falco, music educator at
Stanley Elementary School in Overland
Park
– Raymond Linville, music teacher
for grades 5 through 12 in Andover
– Jenny Wilcox, seventh grade math
teacher at Washburn Rural Middle
School in Topeka
– Laura Woolfolk, English teacher at
Dodge City High School

The 2016 Master Teachers will be honored on Master Teacher Day on April 6 at Emporia State University.

In other news and notes:

– Children’s literature author Kate
Klise will visit Sunflower
Elementary at 11 a.m.

– The Woodlawn Elementary site
council and PTO will meet. The site
council will meet from 4 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. and the PTO will meet from 5:45
p.m. to 7 p.m.

– The South Middle School spring
play will be performed from 7 p.m. to
8 p.m.

– The Southwest Middle School
spring play will be performed from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m.

– The Lawrence High School winter
postlude concert will be performed at
7:30 p.m.

Lunch menu options:

Elementary school level

Main dish: chili with cinnamon roll; hummus with cheese and pita bread; peanut butter and jelly with string cheese; chef salad with breadstick

Sides: roasted cauliflower, orange wedges, salad bar, milk

Middle school level

Main dish: chili with cinnamon roll; hummus with cheese and pita bread; peanut butter and jelly with string cheese; chef salad with breadstick; hamburger; fish sandwich

Sides: roasted cauliflower, orange wedges, salad bar, fruit juice, fresh fruit, milk

High school level

Main dish: baked potato bar; chili with cinnamon roll; vegetarian gyros; deli bar; cereal with string cheese; parfaits with muffin; hummus with cheese and pita bread; peanut butter and jelly with string cheese; chef salad with breadstick; daily sandwiches

Sides: lemon-roasted carrots, green beans, salad bar, mango, fresh fruit, oven potatoes, fruit sorbet, fruit juice, creamy tomato soup, milk