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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Teacher of the Year students in the learning, and Anyone who steps into her how did that learning influ- classroom will instantly no- ence your students? How are tice the sense of calm and or- your beliefs about teaching demonstrated in this lesson der she works to provide so Continued from page 1. through her caring demean- at emotionally, if they are year were: or unit? that her students are able to “T grew up with a large or. ready to learn and to express Elementary PK-I: Kim A committee of faculty focus and learn at high lev- family,” Leslie Kennedy “Once a month we do a positive or negative things Simpson. that serve on the district pro- els,” said Elk City Elementa- said. “We always got to- District Leadership Walk,” that might impact their learn- Elementary 2-3: Leslie fessional development com- gether for every holiday and Garrison said in an email. ing that day. Mrs Kennedy Kennedy. mittee read the responses ry School Principal Amanda so we had at least 75 people “Administration and other is truly the kid whisperer in Intermediate School: and then vote for the District Friesen, in an email. “Mrs. together for holidays and teachers visit classrooms of that she can reach students Charlotte Fuller. Teacher of the Year, the dis- Kennedy also makes it her things like that.” their peers. This gives them that often struggle and en- Middle School: Cheyenne trict document explained. top priority to know her stu- Thus, she said, she’s al- the opportunity to observe gage them in the learning Chapel. This vote is also by secret ways been in an environ- how their colleagues teach process.” High School: Holli Man- dents well. She invests her ballot. ment where there was much and interact with their stu- Ina document provided to ning. The winner is usually an- time and attention in each of human connection. She dents. Ihave had the opportu- The News, the district said Then, building TOYs are nounced during a luncheon, them, caring for them each got married right after high nity to visit Mrs, Kennedy’s Elk City Building Teachers then asked to submit an- but circumstances this year genuinely and individually, school and started her family classroom several times over of the Year are selected by swers to the following ques- did not allow that. A small when she was in college. the past few years. Watching their peers in each building. tions. group of administrators while also working with “Tt was hard to do that, but Mrs. Kennedy teach brings Any teacher who has taught + What were the factors made a surprise visit to Ken- them as a group to foster a I wouldn’t have changed any to mind the quote ‘students more than two years in Elk that influenced you to be- nedy to announce her selec- community of learners who of that,” she said. don’t care how much you City Schools may be nomi- come a teacher? Describe tion. She received a plant care about one another. She and Travis have know until they know how nated. Nominations take what you consider to be your and gifts from sponsors: “The result is a classroom been married 16 years, and much you care.” greatest contributions and Kappa Kappa lotta, Cham- place in each building.Then she said he and other fam- “During our last visit to the two or three teachers accomplishments in educa- ber of Commerce, Legacy full of students who feel a ily members come and help her classroom we observed with the most nominations tion. Bank, Great Plains Bank, In- sense of trust and safety, as out in her class. Her mother a practice she does every are placed on a ballot and the * As the 2020-21 Teacher terbank, First National Bank well as the freedom to take makes tortillas and her sister day with her students called teaching staff votes by secret of the Year, you serve as a and Bank of Western Okla- risks and face failures along makes tamales for the stu- Circles,” he said. “This takes ballot. spokesperson and repre- homa. the road to success,” Fri- dents. about 10 minutes at the start This year, the district sentative for teachers and Kennedy will now work Elk City Public Schools of the day and at the end of document stated, building students. What is your mes- on preparing her portfolio to esen said. “Mrs. Kennedy Superintendent Rick Gar- the day where each student TOYs were announced dur- sage? What will you com- submit to the State Teacher takes her job as a third grade rison said Kennedy knows is allowed the opportunity ing a professional day on municate to your profession of the Year competition. Theteacher very seriously, but how to reach students to articulate where they are Jan. 20. Each Building TOY and to the public? winner is usually announced her true priority is helping receives a certificate, goody * Describe a lesson or unit at the State Fair. bag and a plaque. that defines you as a teach- “Mrs. Kennedy is a won- her students grow into won- Honor mer, she visited several farms and learned a lot about Building teachers of the er. How did you engage all derfully caring teacher. derful humans.” the process of farm to table, Economies a process in which food, for say. AG said in a statement. Continued from Page 1. Bruner is also involved example, can go directly The lopsided economic re- U.S businesses also are in her major’s department from a local farm to restau- vival is playing out in China, bracing for a long slog as the rants. home of the initial coronavi- world’s largest economy be- leadership committees, has Continued from page 1. economy really bounce back tus outbreak. studied food culture abroad are other economies that in July, August, September,” “Tt was pretty neat,” she gins to reopen. in Italy and was a commit- said about Italy. “The food are extremely tourism de- he said. “We are putting in “There has been policy- Sustainable Recovery tee member for both Harvest was very good. I ate a lot pendent. Those are facing an unprecedented amount of directed resumption of fac- “Given the combined ef- Carnival and Campus Life. tories on the supply side, fects of the pandemic and food while we were there. It L’s. Something like a Thai- fiscal relief into the econo- She said in the release that land, a Singapore.” my.” but the picture for a demand associated financial impact gave me a different view of serving “the Cowboy Com- The U.S. revival is likely to Some businesses will en- recovery is more mixed.” nutrition because I feel like on the global economy, we said Selena Ling, head of munity has by far been my Thad only known what was be gradual, as some states re- joy a one-time boost as stay- believe that it could be up to favorite thing to do while in Elk City, Stillwater and open for business sooner at-home orders are eased. treasury research and strat- three years before we see a being at OSU. Serving is so Oklahoma, and how we eat than others, Deutsche Bank Think barber shops and hair egy at Oversea-Chinese much more than showing up and our holidays and stuff.” Securities economists said salons. And there’s always a Banking Corp. “There is sustainable recovery,” Delta Air Lines Inc. CEO Ed Bas- and completing a task, but By going to Italy, she in an April 24 report. chance that stir-crazy con- talk about pent-up Chinese tian told analysts on April more about building rela- demand for some high-end Almost one-third of Amer- sumers worldwide could sur- prise economists by flocking luxury goods,” she added. learned about food culture 22, tionships and leaving a last- ican business economists ex- and why foods mean so “But general demand at the With Americans over 65 ing impact.” pect operations at their com- back to the shops. She told The News she much to people. Her favor- panies will return to normal But that carries _ per- man of the street level is years old accounting for chose nutritional sciences ite foods are pizza, pasta and within five to eight weeks, ils of its own -- as Ger- more subdued.” 20% of consumer spend- because she knew wanted to chicken. though almost as many say man Chancellor Angela Chinese industrial _pro- ing, demand could be con- do something in the medical Bruner is the daughter of it’s likely to be three to six Merkel highlighted in a duction in March was down strained for a while given field of a hands-on nature. Rob and Shanna Bruner. months before virus-miti- closed-door meeting of her about 1% from a year ear- this group’s heightened vul- “And I knew this major Stephan Wilson, dean of gation efforts wind down in Christian Democratic party lier, while retail sales were nerability to the virus, ac- had a lot of flexibility, and earnest, according to a sur- on April 20, She told her fel- off almost 16%, according cording to Deutsche Bank the OSU College of Human I had known some other Elk Sciences, praised students vey released Monday by low politicians that “discus- to calculations by Bank of Securities Chief Econo- City people who were in the who dedicate themselves to the National Association for sion orgies” about loosening America Corp. economists. mist Torsten Slok. major and so I was kind of learning. Business Economics. lockdowns threatened to de- Marriott International Yale University senior lec- drawn to it because I wasn’t “We are proudly com- By the end of the year, stroy the progress in fighting Inc. Chief Executive Of- turer Stephen Roach called sure what career path I want- mitted to preparing and de- the U.S. will have recovered the pandemic, according to a ficer Arne Sorenson told the idea of a V-shaped U.S. ed to go to specifically,” she veloping professionals who only about 40% of the output participant. Bloomberg Television on said, adding that when she facilitate life-long learning and employment it lost dur- April 20 that occupancy at recovery “a pipe dream.” Singapore serves as a took the classes in her ma- the company’s roughly 350 “With all this clamoring and positively impact the ing the crisis, the Deutsche warning in that regard. It’s jor, she figured out that nurs- economists said. gone from being seen as a hotels in mainland China has for economic liberation, world around them,” Wilson ing was the career path she said. “These students have This has ramifications for global standard bearer for risen to about 25% from 6% we'll get workers back on the job,” he said, referring gone above and beyond dur- the November election. If taming the deadly virus to wanted. to 8% in the first week of Through nutritional sci- consumers hold back and the the home ofSoutheast Asia’s February. to Trump’s call for selected ences, she has gained, ing their time at OSU, and economy fails to meaning- largest recorded outbreak. “It’s still down massively states to reopen their econo- no matter the circumstances among other knowledge, fully recover, that would put “The one way not to re- from where what it should mies. But fear of a fresh vi- people skills and an under- going on around us, we val- President Donald Trump’s open the economy is to have be,” he added, noting that rus outbreak will “hold back ue their contributions and standing of meal planning, chances for winning re-elec- a rebound that we can’t take the normal rate is around consumer demand to un- metabolism, vitamins of the celebrate their success and tion at risk, care of,” Anthony Fauci, the 10% to 80%. precedentedly low levels.” major food groups, chronic achievements. I know they Trump on Friday hailed top infectious-disease expert In Germany, the powerful “Supply without demand diseases, food culture and will continue to do great the coming restart. “There on the White House corona- automobile industry worries doesn’t work,” the former age and nutrition. things in their careers and is a tremendous pent up de- virus task force, said about that buyers will be scarce as Morgan Stanley executive While in Italy last sum- within their communities.” mand. We will open big!” he the risk of a resurgence. the country reopens for busi- added. “We're going to be declared in a tweet. It’s not just a fear of be- ness. It’s pushing for a “cash operating at low levels of ing infected that could keep for clunkers” program to “ElkCituNews Treasury Secretary Ste- ven Mnuchin echoed that consumers out of the malls. spur sales after the crisis. economic activity for the upbeat message on “Fox Anxiety over job loss and Measures that could foreseeable future.” News Sunday.” shrinking savings also could strengthen demand “in times -With assistance USPS # 173-020 “As we begin to reopen prompt them to husband of strong insecurity among from Steve Matthews, Sale- 580-225-3000 the economy in May and their resources and cut back customers” would be “worth ha Mohsin and Christoph Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC June, you’ re going to see the on spending, economists considering,” Daimler Rauwald. 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644-4736 Send obituaries to Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 POSTMASTER: Send adress changes to 109 W. 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