Laura Leis, fifth grade science teacher at Smoky Valley Middle School was the state-wide winner of the Wendell G. Mohling Foundation Scholarship Award. She was presented with a check for $500 at the November 14 Smoky Valley School Board meeting. The award is given annually to a Kansas Science teacher to be used to increase professional development by attending a national or reginal National Science Teacher Association conference on Science Education. The award also gives Ms. Leis a yearly membership to the Kansas Association of Teachers of Science which will give her numerous opportunities for professional development.
