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Lapeer community mourns death of longtime educator who was ‘more than just a teacher’
Updated Feb 20, 2021;
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Shannon Leigh Nichols died on Monday, Feb. 15, after battling melanoma. She was 46.
“A great mom, great wife, great employee,” Lapeer Community Schools Superintendent Matt Wandrie told MLive/The Flint Journal Thursday, Feb. 18. “This is a tough, tough time for our district.”
Jen Rondy, a teacher at Lapeer Community Schools and close friend, said Nichols “was there for everyone and anyone.”
“She was just so loving, so kind to anybody that she would ever meet,” Rondy said.
Nichols was born on July 3, 1974, in Lapeer to parents, Georgia Gibbons and Ed Gray, according to her obituary. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Ray Nichols, and daughters, Alexis Hanton and Hannah Nichols.
GREAT BEND TRIBUNE BTI creates scholarship for FFA students
Bucklin Tractor Implement announced this week the launching of a scholarship program for local FFA students. BTI will be awarding six $1,000 scholarships to students around all six BTI locations: Pratt, Greensburg, Bucklin, Great Bend, Ness City and Hoxie.
To apply for the scholarship, students must be a senior FFA Member, plan to attend a two- or four-year program to pursue any area of agriculture and have a minimum 2.5 GPA. BTI will be looking for students who demonstrate leadership qualities, academic performance, and have a desire to further their education and career.