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Families on the moveFinish the summer with awesome events in and around wichita

Back to school:Feature-a-teachernews and inFormation From our partners at wichita puBlic schools

What is Girl Scouts?Girl Scouts is the premier leadership development organization for girls.

How can I participate? Open to girls in grades K-12 - Cost: Membership is $12 per yearFinancial assistance is available for those in need.

Girls can participate in different ways through Girl Scout Pathways. They can choose one, all or several of the pathways. Troop - a continuing program with the same group of girls over the course of a yearCamp - programs with a focus on outdoor experiences and/or environmental educationEvent - a few hours to one-day activitiesSeries - girls meet for 4-8 sessions and focus on a specific theme or purposeTravel - plan, earn money, prepare and participate inregional, national and international trips.

What is Boy Scouts?Influencing the development of character and encouraging spiritual growth; developing habits and attitudes of good citizenship; encouraging good sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in mind and body; improving understanding in the family; strengthening the ability to get along with other boys and to respect other people; fostering a sense of achievement by developing new interests and skills; showing how to be helpful and doing one’s best; and providing fun and exciting new things to do.

How can I participate? Boy Scouts of America serves boys in elementary grades in three age-specific programs designed to meet the needs and abilities of the boys. Costs vary by pack, or group. Financial as-sistance is available to those who qualify.

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learning: Feature-a-teacher: meet elementary school teacher keith skupa

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Cover and article photos provided by Gina Dreher at Gingeroot Studios. Pictured on this page and on the cover are Katie and Greg Darnell, Wichita Public School students.

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Chances are by this point you’ve already done most of your back-to-school shopping, enrolled your kids in school and are before you know it they’ll be hitting the books once

again. I say it every year and it’s happened once again, the summer flew by in a flash.

Just in time for school to start again, we’re running a Feature a Teacher story this month. Be sure to read about this longtime kindergarten teacher and the good he’s doing for USD 259 students. We love all the submissions we’ve received honoring local teachers, keep them coming! Please continue to submit ideas for our Mompreneur feature as well!

We have some amazing products to give away this issue so be sure to check out our Back-to-School product review to check out the fun products and find out how to win one of them! It’s as easy as pressing “Like” on Facebook and writing on our wall or sending an email to jessica@wichitafamily.com.

We’re gearing up for yet another fun school year around our house and at Wichita Family Magazine. As always, we look forward to hearing from you we’re excited to bring you many new things this fall and winter. Do you have an idea for an event you’d like us to mention or even shoot photos at? We want to be involved at events and family-friendly activities around town so drop us a line anytime with suggestions!

The Ackeret family poses with the June issue of Wichita Family Magazine while out on their tube at Table Rock Lake.

The Arndt boys take a moment outside their sunny adventures at South Padre Island to pose alongside a copy of our June issue.

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Many young athletes are looking for an opportunity to take their game to the next level. Such

an opportunity may develop through a relationship with a teammate, coach, parents, relative, or booster. Other times, such an opportunity may come from a silent partner or supporter, a group or individual who shares the passion for competition and is willing to come alongside the athlete or team to support their efforts. As local athletes individually and collectively seek excellence and pursue their goals, a partner is available through the Genesis Foundation for Fitness and Tennis (GFFT). GFFT is designed to support and encourage physical activity among young people by providing funding to applicants on the basis of need, commitment and public benefit. GFFT will provide funding, scholarships and programs for individuals interested in a variety of athletic endeavors relating to all forms of physical activity, both recreational and competitive. The Genesis Foundation for Fitness & Tennis is a 501(c)(3) public charity established by Genesis Health Clubs with oversight from a Board of Directors comprised of volunteers supporting youth activities and healthy lifestyles. Over the past couple of years, team/group applicants have received funding in support of the Wolfpack Youth Wrestling Team, the Wichita chapter of AMBUCS, the Youth Hockey Program at Ice Sports Wichita, the Benton Elementary walking path, and the Goose Doughty Tennis Camps. Individual grants have been awarded to athletes involved in soccer, tennis, and figure skating. If you are an athlete, either an individual or team member, who faces a financial obstacle, I would encourage you to review the GFFT application information available at www.genesisfoundationwichita.com.

Applications may be submitted for any of the following categories: GFFT One-For-All Awards (an organizational gift designed to benefit groups of young people by providing opportunities for physical activity through school districts, associations, agencies or other groups); GFFT Young Achievers Award (a scholarship awarded

to a young person for training or competition to result in a notable success for an individual or organization); GFFT Olympian Awards (a scholarship awarded to a young person with Olympic potential for training or competition); GFFT Lifetime Activity Awards (a scholarship awarded to a young person with a health-related or other significant need to begin an exercise program, in hopes of creating a lifetime habit); GFFT Special Athlete Awards (a scholarship awarded to a young person with intellectual and physical challenges for training, competition or physical activity);

All applications are reviewed and recipients chosen by an independent board of community volunteers The Genesis Foundation awards grants to young people age 8-18 who are residents of Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey and Reno Counties. Grants are available from $500-$2,500 to cover training, equipment, participation fees, travel and other factors that limit the participation of financially disadvantaged youth. Applications are due and reviewed quarterly, with application deadlines the first day of February, May, August, and September. Reviews and awards are typically completed at Foundation meetings held the first week of each subsequent month.

As our local athletes continue to pursue their goals and dreams, it is nice to know they have the support of their teammates, coaches, families, and community partners such as GFFT. It is my hope that GFFT would continue to provide critical funding for a wide array of physical endeavors for young people who demonstrate the greatest need and the strongest commitment in their pursuit of excellence. Often, the opportunities afforded for our youth are a springboard to a lifetime of healthy living.

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Skupa and his wife, Sherri, have been married for 31 years this summer. Sherri Skupa said she is extremely proud of her teacher husband and the love he puts into his job.

“He has a patience that is rare in people,” said Sherri. “He wants each child to succeed and will do everything he can to make that happen. He takes the time to really get to know the students and the parents each year, making a plan for how he can best help the student learn inside the school environment.”

Sherri also pointed out her husband’s desire for each child to be treated with respect and be provided with every opportunity to exceed.

“He teaches values in his classroom as well,” said Sherri. “Children learn to make the ‘right choices,’ and sometimes that is learned by making the ‘wrong choice’ and learning from it.”

Keith and Sherri have two children, a son and a daughter. Their son is a student at East High and the Skupas enjoy hearing him perform in drama and singing. They also love spending time with their daughter and granddaughter who bring them great joy, Keith said.

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Longtime teacher Keith Skupa sees a clear purpose for his life and more than 30 years of students have experienced the effects of that purpose first hand.

“My greatest joy is to see a child surprise themselves when they do something they didn't know they could,” said Skupa. “A child may start kindergarten not knowing the alphabet and by the end of kindergarten is writing complete sentence and writing stories.”

Skupa is entering his 17th year as a kindergarten teacher at Washington Elementary in USD 259.

“It’s knowing that today is a new day and and a new opportunity to make a positive impact in a child’s life,” Skupa said. “My favorite Bible verse is Hebrews 3:13, ‘But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.’ That is how I want to teach, and how I want to live my life.”

Skupa fell in love with Washington Elementary when he was substitute teaching at schools in the Wichita district. The teachers, staff and volunteers were—and are still—so dedicated to the children that Skupa knew he wanted to be a part of it.

“Because of the diversity of the students and the compassion of the teachers, Washington was at the top of my dream list of schools to teach at, but there were no openings there,” Skupa recalled. “I interviewed at other schools and I believe God shut those doors until an opening came at Washington. There were few male kindergarten teachers in our district and joining Curtis Wilson meant Washington had two.”

Skupa knew early on that he would love to work with young children because of their innocence and excitement for learning.

“I began working as a teacher assistant in 1978 while in college,” said Skupa. “I was taking accounting classes. I switched to education when I realized the joy of teaching was greater than my desire for a well paying job. My wife will tease that she married me thinking I would make lots of money. The reality is that she was and has been supportive of my decision. She affirms me and I love her.”

News and information from our partners at Wichita Public Schools

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Students and staff at College Hill Elementary’s summer program helped out students in Joplin, MO as they recover from a devastating tornado. They hosted a lemonade stand during the week of June 27 to collect school supplies to send to Joplin schools. Visitors gave school supplies or monetary donations and received a glass of lemonade in exchange. The students collected $3,118.34 and several boxes of school supplies. The idea to have a lemonade stand came after Mallory Floyd, a student in College Hill’s summer program, shared she wanted to do something to help the children in Joplin who were impacted by the tornado. The students decided that a lemonade stand would be a great way to get the community involved as well, in addition to the school supplies the students collected themselves. “It makes me feel good that we’re helping out the people in Joplin,” said Floyd, a second-grade student at Hyde Elementary.

“Having adequate school supplies is probably the furthest thing on their minds right now so we wanted to help the students be prepared for the new school year,” said Karla Stenzel, College Hill summer program director.

Many of the donations the school received were from community members who have family or friends who live in Joplin.

College Hill students collected school supplies for Joplin, MO

Students in College Hill’s summer program held a lemonade stand to collect school supplies for students in Joplin, MO.

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Chisholm Life Skills Center will receive new building improvements to support its programs, thanks to a grant from Lowe’s. Chisholm Life Skills received a $96,700 grant from Lowe’s Toolbox for Education to build a shipping and receiving center at the school and to renovate classrooms to add culinary arts and experiential home living classes to the school. Chisholm Life Skills held a groundbreaking ceremony to thank Lowe’s for their contribution.

Chisholm Life Skills to get improvements from Lowe’s

“This gift will help our students become more independent because we will be able to provide more hands-on, experiential learning for our students,” said Carol Schmidt, principal at Chisholm Life Skills.The 20-foot by 20-foot shipping and receiving center will teach students how to unbox and organize items and enter them into a database, so that they may be able to gain employment at a warehouse. Robl Commercial

Construction will donate materials, equipment and labor to help construct the shipping and receiving center. The grant will also pay for additional supplies and equipment for assembly, landscaping, custodial, woodworking, recycling and arts training courses.“These students receive training to become part of the work force,” Schmidt said. “The additional support they receive will have a tremendous impact on our community.”

Chisholm Life Skills Center breaks ground on a new shipping and receiving center paid for by a grant from Lowe’s. From left, Connie Chappell, Chisholm Life Skills teacher; Amber Hogan and Matt Waugh, Lowe’s; Steve Robl and Sam Gerena, Robl Commercial Construction; Barbara Fuller, BOE member; Joyce vonEhrenkrook, Special Education Assistant Director; Susan Walston, Haysville BOE; James Clendenin, Wichita City Council member; Rebecca Shepherd, Chisholm Life Skills student and Carol Schmidt, principal.

Construction work on some schools’ bond projects is complete. The schools are hosting celebrations to allow parents and community members to see the improvements and to thank them for supporting the bond issue. Please join us as we celebrate a brand-new school building and classroom additions.

Harry Street Elementary – Monday, Aug. 15, 6 – 8 p.m.

Stanley Elementary – Tuesday, Aug. 16, 4:30 – 7 p.m.

New Dodge Elementary – Tuesday, Aug. 16, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Jackson Elementary – Thursday, Sept. 1, 6 p.m. More information about the bond issue can be found at www.bond2008.usd259.org.

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The CSI Experience National Traveling Exhibit will be at Exploration Place through Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. The interactive exhibit invites visitors to “follow the clues” and solve the crime in each of the cases. Admission prices to the CSI exhibit are $5 for adults and $4.50 for children ages 4-11. The exhibit is recommended for children in fourth grade and older. Do you know of an event or activity that you would like Wichita Family Magazine to consider featuring in this section? Email jessica@wichitafamily.com.

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Clayton Hardin examines evidence (above) and takes notes (at right) on the case.

Kelsey Bergfeld and Sarah Smith view details of the scene.

Adam Dreher—a fifth-grade teacher at Maize Central Elementary—discusses scene details with Clayton Hardin, a former student of Dreher's.

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WICHITA FAMILIES ON THE MOVE | August Calendar of Events

August 1

The Tuskegee Airmen: The Segregated Skies of World War ll @ The Kansas African American Museum; Mon-Fri 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sat Noon - 4:00 p.m. through August 20.

77th Annual NBC World Series @ Lawrence-Dumont Stadium through August 13.

CSI: The Experience - National Traveling Exhibit @ Exploration Place through September 5.

Diamond W Chuckwagon Supper @ Old Cowtown Museum; 6:30 p.m. through August 27.

August 2

Creative Craft Tuesdays “Toadily Terrific” @ Botanica; 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.

August 3

Wee Wigglers “Frog” @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 10 & 11 a.m. Repeats August 4.

August 4

Discovery Days: Tree Treasures @ Botanica; 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Teens Read Grand Prize Drawing Party @ Central Library; 6:30 p.m.

August 5

Disney’s The Little Mermaid @ Century II. August 5 - 7 and August 10 – 14.

Creature Feature “The Lion King” @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 4:30 p.m. & 7 p.m.

KEYN Summer Concert Series @ The WaterWalk; 8 – 10 p.m. Repeats August 12.

Solar System Potpourri @ Lake Afton Public Observatory; 9 – 11 p.m. through August 6.

Garden Storytime @ Botanica; 10 a.m. Repeats August 12.

Wet-n-Wild Days @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 1-4 p.m. Repeats Fridays through August 26.

Kansas Sesquicentennial Exhibit - “What to Wear to the Kansas Sesquicentennial?” @ Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum through October 1.

August 6

Cowtown Cowboys @ Old Cowtown Museum. Repeats August 7, 20 & 21.

Back to School Pajama Party @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 6:30 p.m. Repeats August 12.

August 7

Artist Demo @ Wichita Art Museum; 1 p.m.

August 9

Garden Sprouts “Catch a Fairy” @ Botanica; 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Ewe & Me: Roar and More @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. Repeats August 10. Sunset Safari: Frog @ Sedwick County Zoo; 6:30 p.m.

August 11

Museum Kids Day @ Sedgwick County-Wichita Historical Museum; 2 – 3 p.m.

Discovery Days: Worm Worlds @ Botanica; 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.

August 13

ZOOper Kids: Back to School @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 10:00 a.m.

Backstage Pass: Jungle @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 10:00 a.m.

August 16

Birding @ Botanica; 9 a.m.

August 17

USD 259 First Day of School.

Owlet: Frog @Sedgwick County Zoo; 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Repeats August 18.

Wheeling Wild Wednesday @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 5:30 p.m.

August 18

So You Want to Be a Zookeeper: Farms @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 3:30 p.m.

Coffee at the Cosmo: “Handling the Pressure: The Evolution of Space Helmets” @ Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson; 9 – 11 a.m.

August 19

138th Annual Mulvane Old Settlers Days Celebration @ Mulvane Main Street Park through August 21.

Native American Skies @ Lake Afton Public Observatory; 9 – 11 p.m. Repeats August 26.

August 20

Wichita Chorus of Sweet Adelines Annual Performance@ Century II Mary Jane Teall Theatre; 7:30 p.m.

Wichita Flight Festival @ Jabara Airport; 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. through August 21.

August 23

Tot Tuesday: Water Lovers @ Sedwick County Zoo; 10:30 a.m.

August 24

Homeschool Expeditions: Habitat Sweet Habitat @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 10:00 a.m.

August 26

BlackTop Nationals @ Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center through August 28.

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Releasing August 16, 2011 for just under $15, Big Idea Entertainment’s VeggieTales Princess and the Pop Star: A Story of Trading Places, is a family friendly movie with a lesson. The latest VeggieTales release teaches kids about the importance of being yourself. The DVD will be available at all major retail outlets where DVDs can be purchased. Wal Mart, Kmart, Target, Best Buy and more local stores will offer the new title as well as being available for purchase at http://store.veggietales.com. Enter to win this DVD through Wichita Family Magazine now!

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