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The Senior Honors information will be
posted until May 25th
The Coffey County Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to
establishing and maintaining itself as the primary advocate, voice, and
resource for promoting the businesses of Coffey County
by cultivating community involvement, encouraging
business alliances, nurturing the growth and
development of new and existing businesses, and creating
educational opportunities for the youth of our
communities.
Coffey County Chamber of Commerce & Visitor
Center
Jennifer R. Anderson, Executive Director
110 North 4th
Street
Burlington, KS 66839
620.364.2002
877.364.2002
E-mail
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2008 Senior Honors
Banquet
hosted by the Coffey
County Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at the St. Francis
Xavier Parish Hall, Burlington, Kansas.
This annual event is hosted by the Coffey County Chamber of
Commerce and honors the graduating seniors of Coffey County's high schools
(Burlington, Lebo, Southern Coffey County, and Waverly) who have
demonstrated sustained academic excellence (7 consecutive semesters of 3.0 or higher
GPA).
The Coffey County community has continued to show support for
this event and the graduating seniors who are honored each year by
sponsoring students and their parents for the banquet. Other sponsors
contribute to the success of the banquet through event sponsorships. The
Chamber would like to thank the sponsors, volunteers, task force members,
and members of the Chamber Board for their continued support of this
event.
Senior
Sponsors
Allegre Rexall Drugs, Inc.
B & H Appliance
Beto Junction Travel Plaza
Brown Quality Builders, Inc.
Burlington Place Apartments
Central National Bank
Charloma, Inc.
Citizens State Bank
City of Gridley
City of LeRoy
City of New Strawn
Coffey County Housing Authority
Coffey County Land Title Co., Inc.
Coffey County Republican
Coffey County Rural Water District 3
Coffey County Sheriff's Department
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Country Haven Inn
Exclusive Interiors by Jeri
Farmer's State Bank
Freeman Plumbing, Heating & Air
First Baptist Church(Burlington)
First National Bank of LeRoy
Gary Haas Oil
Grandma's Daycare
Granger Co-Op Lebo
Gunlock & Gleue Designs
Hands & Tans
Hoover's Thriftway
Kan-Seal
Lebo Lumber
LeRoy Co-Op
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Life Care Center
Lyon-Coffey Electric Cooperative, Inc.
New Strawn Community Christian Church
Prescription Center
Representative Bill Otto (9th Dist)
Representative Peggy Mast (76th Dist)
True Enterprise
TECU Credit Union-WCNOC Branch
USD 244 Recreation Center
Wendy's at BETO Junction
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Special Gift
Sponsors
Coffey County Chamber of
Commerce
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
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Coffey County Economic Development
Rose Business Solutions
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First National Bank Burlington/Waverly
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Centerpiece
Sponsors
Floor 2 Ceiling
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Abby's Attic
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Guest
Speaker
JERI POWERS
2008 Kansas Teacher of
the Year
Jeri Powers has been a reading specialist in the De Soto, KS school district for 9 years and prior to that was a 3rd grade classroom teacher. Responsibilities in her current position entail teaching students whose reading development requires additional support, as well as providing professional development, literacy assessment organization and administration, and mentoring to teaching aides. During this time she has also written several grants to instigate and extend an early intervention reading program and provide additional instructional materials, along with initiating a word study program that is utilized across the district. Jeri graduated with an undergraduate degree in elementary education from Kansas University in 1983 and received a reading specialist certification from Emporia State and a master’s in teaching and leadership from KU in 2004. As the 2008 Kansas Teacher of the Year she is spending this semester traveling around the state of Kansas, speaking to college students, public school educators and administrators, and legislators regarding issues facing Kansas teachers.
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Caterer
BETO
JUNCTION CATERING
Dinner
Served Buffet
Style
Salad with choice of
dressing
Roast Beef in a rich Au Jus
Rosemary Pork Loin
Cheesy
Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Dinner Roll &
Butter
Dessert &
Beverages
Chocolate Sheet Cake
Iced Tea
& Water
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