Social studies instructors Debbie Hagans of Western Plains High School in Ransom and Val Kepple of Ness City High School, along with retired social studies instructor and newly-published author Joanne Emerick of Hoxie, are the recipients of grants from the Life in a Jar Foundation sponsored by the Lowell Milken Center, Fort Scott.The Lowell Milken Center, which opened in 2007, discovers, develops and communicates the stories of unsung heroes who have made a profound and positive difference on the course of history. All three teachers were chosen for the grants because of their ongoing work with WWII veterans, some of America’s most-valued “unsung heroes.” Debbie Hagans and her students from Western Plains are involved in the Honor Flight.