Friday, May 11, 2007

School News from Around Kentucky

  • In Fayette County: Six Week "Read for the Roses" Event Culminates; Nine Fayette seniors are among 2,500 winners of National Merit Scholarships; Runyon named new principal at Morton Middle School.
  • Open Doors to Federal Courts program involves Pike County students in mock trial.
  • Lewis County JROTC cadets participate in Organization Day.
  • Scott County Board OKs contracts for two school renovations, $4.35 million.
  • AC units going in at Boyd County Middle School in time for cool graduation.
  • Two candidates remain for Grant County school superintendent.
  • Corbin News Journal says Corbin drug policy overly broad, unnecessary.
  • Garrard County Board of Education approves $7.8 million facilities plan.
  • LaRue County Middle School teachers team up, add 6th graders for fall.
  • SMART Boards have impact in Ft. Thomas.
  • Harrison County cuts ribbon on new quarter-million computer lab.
  • Wilmore considers Jessamine Co request to share in SRO cost.
  • Alignment changes for the newly merged Mercer County school system described.
  • Engineers and professors to improve services for G/T students in Campbell County.
  • Henry County to approve contract for another day care, this one at Eastern.
  • Harrison County High School student gets 10 days for threatening assistant principal.
  • Court ruling brings new cash to Kenton County. Parents of teen killed on field trip settle lawsuit with Kenton school district.
  • Glasgow Independent School District Superintendent to retire.
  • Higher wages in Harlan County may now be costing some jobs.
  • Budget problems, 300 non-renewal letters, Pike County employees ask Board to tap contingency.
  • Elizabethtown Independent Schools could retool its grading scale.
  • Hopkinsville Middle School principal, assistant removed, lack of improvement cited.
  • Nelson County Board of Education considers new drug testing policy.
  • Former teacher admits her guilt in student sex case in Tompkinsville.
  • Plea deal keeps former Newport teacher out of prison.
  • UK breaks $1 billion goal. Actress Ashley Judd receives bachelor's degree from UK.
  • Ex Bengal Dinkel's wife to face rape charge on accusation of sex with 15-year-old Covington Catholic boy in her home.
  • St. Thomas School's 6th & 7th graders plant flower beds in city.
  • 10-year-old Evansville, IN student brings loaded handgun to school.
  • 70 Henry County High students, drive their tractors as memorial to FFA sponsor's wife.
  • Jefferson County students to get free library cards.

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