USD 489

Lincoln fifth-grade teacher Monica Dreiling received a $500 honorarium with her application for the Presidential Awards in Math and Science Teaching.

Dreiling was honored with the news at the Kansas Excellence in Math and Science Teaching Conference Awards in Wichita this June.

Dreiling also was named one of three state finalists and will have her submission reviewed at the national level.

The award is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Education, Westar Energy and Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation.