Master Teacher

Salina Public Schools Master Teacher, Kim Warren, Recognized by the Board of Education

Members of NEA-Salina selected Kim Warren, Journalism Adviser and Business Teacher at South High School, as Salina Public Schools’ 2026 Master Teacher. 

Kim holds a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Kansas Wesleyan University. She has taught for a total of 33 years, with 27 of those years at South High School (SHS).

Kim currently teaches 21st Century Journalism, Graphic Design 2D, Graphic Design Digital and Accounting. She advises both the school newspaper and yearbook staffs and serves as the business and communications department chair, a SHS building leadership team member and freshman class sponsor. She is also a member of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association, a former KSPA executive board member, a Journalism Education Association member and an NEA-Salina member.

Kim enjoys seeing her students showcase their creativity while growing their leadership, technology and communication skills through the production of the online and print newspapers and the yearbook. She cherishes the opportunity to be part of students leaving a legacy for SHS through their work.

Outside of school, Kim spends her free time traveling, camping and keeping up on all things K-State athletics with her husband, Dee. She is proud to have deep roots within the Salina Public Schools’ (SPS) community, with two adult children who are products of SPS, having attended Heusner Elementary School, South Middle School and South High School.

Congratulations Kim!