Boone County Schools

March 26, 2012
In This Issue
Regional Youth Leadership Program
Odyssey of the Mind State finales
WorkKeys results
 
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BES Chorus to perform at the Florence Mall at 6:30 p.m.

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Good Things ARE Happening!
  • ARTSPALOOZA 2012! is at Stephens Elementary School all this week, students will have the opportunity to see and engage with a variety of artists and special guests such as authors, dancers, actors, musicians, painters, sculptors, and many more!  This week will also feature a Performing Arts Night on Thursday, March 29 at 7 PM.
  • Camp Ernst Middle School National Junior Honor Society collected over 4,000 books for the ½ Pints Book program sponsored by the Half Price Bookstore.  All books will be donated to needy children in Boone County.
  • Congratulations to Conner High School students for placing in the Northern Kentucky Art Educators Association Regional Competition! Sculpture 1st place: Kayla Vogt, Photography 2nd place: Alyssa Teegarden, Graphic Design 3rd place: Adam Nicol. Their artwork will go on to the STATE competition.
  • Congratulations to the Boone County High School students that competed in the National Forensic League District Tournament at Centre College.  A special congratulations to Conner Moulton who placed second in Humorous Interpretation and has advanced to the National Forensic League Tournament in Indianapolis.
 
Regional Youth Leadership Program
The Regional Youth Leadership Program (RYL) held a graduation ceremony last week for its Class of 2012. Forty-seven high school juniors representing 45 different schools from throughout Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati celebrated the completion of the 8-month long leadership program. 
Throughout the program, students met once a month at various businesses and organizations across the region. Local community leaders planned and led the class through the interactive sessions where they had the opportunity to step out of their comfort zones and develop individual leadership skills, learn to work together as a team, improve their public speaking, decision making and problem solving skills, discuss a variety of career paths with professionals, and explore financial models for college. Over 700 students and 69 schools have participated in Regional Youth Leadership over the past 18 years.  RYL is currently accepting applications for the 2012-2013 program.  Interested students who are current sophomores should discuss the application process with their school counselor.
Boone County Graduates:
Zach Mimms, BCHS            Brandon Jump, CHS  
  BCHS Mims              CHS Jumb   

Jared Blank, RCHS              Emma Costello, RHS
  RCHS Blank               RHS Costello                    
 
Odyssey of the Mind State finales

 

Congratulations to two Gray Middle School Odyssey of the Mind teams. They have qualified to advance to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals which will be in Ames, Iowa in May.  The teams are "Weird Science" -  Will Henry Richards, Ken Ryumae, Elizabeth Shumacher, Josh Galloway, Alec Bedel, Alex Wilson, AND "To Be or Not To Be" - Jessica Weickert, Taylor Maddox, Bryce Craven, Amandine Sorefee, Macy Bates, Katie Freeman, Abby Palen.
Mann Elementary also had two Odyssey of the Mind teams to advance to the World Finals. The teams are "Ooh-Motional Vehicles" -Alex Aaron, Sadie Aaron, Nathan Anderson, Kaylin Conley, Sam Huseman, Amanda Ison, Catherine Wolf 
"To Be or not to Be" - Hannah Fox, Janie Nalbandian, Jacob Pelton, Jessica Pelton, Andrew Schmitt, Andrew Truong, Olivia Ziegler 
 
The following schools did very well at the Odyssey of the Mind state finals. Congratulations to all the teams that participated!
Ooh-Motional Vehicle Division I: Mann Elementary - 2nd, Longbranch Elementary - 9th
Ooh-Motional Vehicle Division II: Gray Middle - 5th
Weird Science Division I: Mann Elementary - 4th, Longbranch Elementary - 6th
Weird Science Division II: Gray Middle - 2nd, Ockerman Middle - 4th
To Be or Not To Be Division I: Mann Elementary - 1st, Yealey Elementary - 5th
To Be or Not To Be Division II: Gray Middle - 2nd, Ockerman Middle - 7th
You Make the Call Division II: Gray Middle - 4th
Odyssey Angels Division I: Mann Elementary - 5th, New Haven Elementary - 7th, Longbranch Elementary - 13th
Odyssey Angels Division II: Gray Middle - 3rd and 10th
 
WorkKeys results
The Boone County Area Technology Center (ATC) gives the WorkKeys test for all seniors. Taking WorkKeys is an important first step to prepare for education, training, or a career. WorkKeys scores help compare a persons skills to the skills real jobs require. Employers across the country require the WorkKeys assessments or recommend that applicants acquire the National Career Readiness Certificate. These scores help employers choose the most qualified candidates for their job openings. The WorkKeys scores prove each applicant has the skills to succeed.
65 Students Tested - 58 Students Scored
Gold:   6         10.3%
Silver: 33        56.8%                         
Work Ready: 39 Students out of 58    67.2% (Was 36.2% last year!!!)
Must be Silver or higher to be considered Work Ready!
Bronze:   13     22.4%
No Cert.:   6     10.3%

 
                                                                                                      

 Boone County Schools District Mission Statement

Representing and in partnership with our stakeholders, the Boone County School District recognizes that all children can learn and dedicates itself to providing a challenging educational environment that allows each student to achieve to his or her highest potential as a learner and citizen.