EXTENSION NEWS — Kristen Houska and Extension Receive FCS Teachers Award

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The Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers of Nebraska (FCSTN) held its annual Recognition Banquet in June during the Nebraska Career Education Conference in Kearney.

Extension Educator Kristen Houska and Nebraska Extension was awarded the 2019 Partnership Award which recognizes individuals or groups who help support family and consumer sciences (FCS) education in Nebraska schools. The recognition honors Kristen and other food, nutrition and health Extension educators. They held monthly webinars and in-person professional development experiences for FCS teachers, sharing research-based food and nutrition resources. FCSTN also recognized their continued partnership with Nebraska Extension and Extension’s efforts following this year’s devastating flooding across the state.