(KLZA)-- Jack Moles,  Executive Director of the Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association presented two awards during Monday nights Falls City School Board meeting. 

Each year the organization honors individuals from member schools.

Ed Harris has been selected  at the 2020 NRCSA Outstanding School Board Member Award recipient.  

Harris has been a member of the Falls City Board of Education for  more than 30 years having served as Board President five times  and served on nearly every board committee during his tenure.

Falls City High School mathematics teacher Jason Vitosh who is in his 21st year of teaching at Falls City  High School was awarded the Nebraska 2020 Secondary Teacher of the Year award.

Vitosh has been active as a coach, and serves on building and district-level committees.  He serves as the District 56 High Ability Learner Coordinator and founder and sponsor of the Falls City High academic Decathlon Team.

This is just the second time the NRCSA honor awards program winners were from the same school district in the same year.