Tracy Way honored with the Nebraska Spirit of Advising Award from the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America organization

Background

Tracy Way, a family and consumer sciences teacher at Lincoln Southwest High School, was recently honored with Nebraska’s 2018 Spirit of Advising Award from the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America student organization. The award recognizes Way for her work as adviser for the school’s FCCLA chapter. FCCLA helps students grow as leaders and address personal, family, work and societal issues through family and consumer sciences education. Way received her award last summer at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Atlanta.

Explanation

The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America student organization honored Tracy Way of Lincoln Southwest High School with the 2018 Spirit of Advising Award for Nebraska. Way is a family and consumer sciences teacher and the school’s FCCLA chapter adviser.

Kristen Vest of the Nebraska Department of Education said this about Way:

“The Spirit of Advising Award recognizes a chapter adviser who is constantly faithful, often working quietly behind the scenes to ensure the success of their students. This year’s award winner is definitely one such adviser. Her passion to help every student succeed is evident in the classroom and in her chapter.”

Proposal

That the Lincoln Board of Education adopt the following resolution:

WHEREAS, Tracy Way has been honored by the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America with the 2018 Spirit of Advising Award for Nebraska; and

WHEREAS, Tracy Way is recognized both in Nebraska and nationwide as a faithful advocate for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America organization; and

WHEREAS, Tracy Way has served in numerous leadership positions with this organization, including as chair of the state’s board of directors; and

WHEREAS, Tracy Way, in addition to her leadership positions, remains dedicated to students in her role as chapter adviser at Lincoln Southwest High School; and

WHEREAS, Tracy Way has guided students to both state and national honors in her role as chapter adviser.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lincoln Board of Education
does hereby congratulate Tracy Way for winning the 2018 Spirit of Advising Award for Nebraska from the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.