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Slagle named educator of year

Cindy Slagle, former Salina resident and daughter of former Marion resident Peggy Thies and the late Dr. William Thies, recently was selected to receive the 2006 TAHPERD Adapted Physical Educator of the Year award.

The San Antonio, Texas, resident has been teaching for more 27 years with 10 years at North East Independent School District. She is responsible for leading a team of adapted P.E. specialists dedicated to providing testing, development, and placement of children with diverse special needs in 59 schools throughout the district.

Slagle will be a featured presenter at the New York State AHPERD convention on Nov. 16, and the TAPHERD conference Nov. 31 at Fort Worth, where she will accept the award. Her mother plans to attend the presentation.

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