Sun Prairie's City Council will look the same after as it did before Tuesday's eliciting.

District 1 incumbent Hariah Hutkowski narrowly defeated challenger Tiffany Keogh 712 to 687. The race finished in a 51 to 49 percent outcome.

District 4 incumbent Mary Polenske topped Dave Carlson 698 to 467 votes.

The Sun Prairie Education Association recently launched a new initiative designed to shine a spotlight on members of the local association -- the many talented educators who work in the Sun Prairie Area School District on a daily basis.

The program, referred to as the “Golden Apple” recognizes the efforts and contributions of one outstanding educator per month throughout the school year -- showcasing the work educators do to go above and beyond to have a positive impact on their students, schools and communities.

SPEA has been meeting with parent groups at area schools and the initiative has been promoted in school newsletters to start spreading the word out about this exciting project. Nominations have been submitted and SPEA is pleased to announce a February award recipient: Debra Daggett, a second grade teacher at C.H. Bird Elementary School.

Daggett was nominated by parents Janell Kellett and Michael Hanson from Sun Prairie.

Cardinal Heights student Christopher Zuelsdorf has qualified to represent his school and participate at the state level of the National Geographic Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek.

The state Bee will be held Friday, March 30, at American Family’s headquarters in Madison.

One winner from each state and territory will advance to the national competition, which will be held in May 2012 at the National Geographic Society Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Eric Olson is Zueldorf’s geography teacher at Cardinal Heights.