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ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER |
May 21, 2014 |
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Board of Education Meetings
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 School Board Notes
Break the Mold Kathy Gerth, 5th grade science at Mann Elementary, is the May 2014 BREAK THE MOLD Winner. Her nominator, Principal Connie Crigger says Mrs. Gerth goes the extra mile to make sure her children are learning invaluable lessons. Mrs. Gerth teaches 5th grade Science and Language Arts. Her science classroom is a discovery zone and at times an experiment lab. Mrs. Gerth has gone as far as making her husband go fishing to catch her 30 fish so she could freeze them and use them for a "science painting project." Principal Crigger says she loves it when kids tell stories of what cool things they did in Mrs. Gerth's science class. If science is a child's least favorite subject, by the time they've had Mrs. Gerth teach it, it becomes their favorite subject. The Boone County Board of Education established the Boone County Schools' Parent Power Award to recognize involved parents. Those parents have had a significant impact on the advancement, growth and development of BooneCounty Schools. Their engagement and involvement directly impacts their child or other children. Good News Items
The Boone County School District was recently recognized for its achievements and participation at the "Next Generation Leadership Academy Superintendent's Reception." The reception is put on by the UK College of Education to applaud Next Generation school districts such as Boone County for the steps we've taken to implement an action plan to transform teaching and learning environments. The Next Generation Leadership Academy desires to improve and deepen learning for all students, and increase the percentage of graduates ready for college and career. Ultimately they seek to create an education system that will enable graduates to succeed in a diverse, global economy. |
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 Breakfast of Champions
Congratulations to the nearly 250 Elementary School Students who received regional, state and national awards! Last Saturday they and their families were celebrated at our 15th annual Breakfast of Champions. The breakfast also celebrates the parents, teachers, coaches, volunteers and principals who spend countless hours organizing activities and supporting students in being successful in those activities.
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 ELEMENTARY NEWS Christa McAuliffe Rising Star Award And this year's Rising Star is...(pretend you are hearing a drum roll)...darling little Madilyn McKenzie (aka Maddy) Maddy is a 5-year-old student at Stephens Elementary. She has Down Syndrome. The Christa McAuliff Award recognizes students who have successfully worked to improve their grades, attendance, attitude, character and/or self-esteem. Maddy's teacher Susan Pastor-Richard says she has overcome many obstacles Read the beautiful nomination story about Maddy here. An update to the nomination letter, Maddy can now count to 100 and read 40 site based words! Maddy's inspiring story was featured on Fox 19 Monday morning.  
Mann Elementary is featured in Kentucky Teacher magazine. Below are pictures of photographer Amy Wallot of Kentucky Teacher taking pictures for the article. The article focuses on Mann's National Blue Ribbon status and what Principal Connie Crigger and her staff believe are the schools keys to success. Read the entire article here.
TED-Ed Club
TED-Ed Club members from New Haven Elementary are working on the final stages of their projects. The students (3rd & 4th graders) are gathering information and facts about their favorite subject matter and preparing a short essay that they will eventually present before their peers. Their final projects will be posted to a private You-tube channel.
 | | Perfecting Memorization |
 | | Presentation: Athletic Trophies |
 | | Studying about Mia Hamm |
 | | Inventions: Fast Food Fast! |
 | | Studying Kevin Durant's career |
TED-Ed Club is about students sharing, debating and discussing the ideas presented in TED Talks and TED-Ed lessons. They voluntarily spend one hour each week after school to learn skills in storytelling/storyboarding, production and creating visuals that communicate their ideas clearly. |
| MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS   Congratulations to Luke Gormley and Ben Stewart of Ockerman Middle School, Chloe Holbrook of RA Jones Middle School and Bryan Padilla (not pictured) of Conner Middle School who were all awarded Northern Kentucky Education Council NaviGo Scholarships. They are four of five in the district to get the customized college/career counseling award. They will work with a NaviGo coach and a company mentor on the Thomas More campus this summer. The NaviGo Scholars program is designed to parallel the four years of high school. The NKYEC NaviGo Scholarships are sponsored by Toyota, Duke Energy, Citi, Bank of Kentucky and Heritage Bank.  | | CEMS National History Bee gualifiers. |
Congratulations to Conner Middle School students (pictured below) William Hanak, David Holtzclaw, Elizabeth M. Jones, and Dusty Starrett Jr. on qualifying for the National History Bee Championship in Atlanta, Ga. Thousands participate in the National History Bee and only a few are selected to go to Atlanta. Principal James Brewer says, "to have four from the same school is quite an honor!!!" Receiving the same honor from Camp Ernst Middle School (pictured right) are Caleb He, Ben Codell and Jacob Threadgill. Congrats to all!  | | CMS National History Bee qualifiers |
13-year-old Olivia Kaiser (pictured right) is a 7th grader at
Conner Middle School. She has qualified for the National Spelling Bee being held in Washington, D.C. May 28t and 29th. Congratulations and Good Luck Olivia! |
| HIGH SCHOOL NEWS  Payton Black from Boone County High School
was awarded a Northern Kentucky Education Council NaviGo Scholarship. She was one of five in the district to get the customized college/career counseling award. Payton will work with a NaviGo coach and a company mentor on the Thomas More campus this summer. The NaviGo Scholars program is designed to parallel the four years of high school. Congrats Payton! The NKYEC NaviGo Scholarships are sponsored by Toyota, Duke Energy, Citi, Bank of Kentucky and Heritage Bank. Congratulations to Sara Lucas of Conner High School. She achieved a perfect score on the ACL/NJCL National Latin Exam. Of all students tested nationally this year only slightly above 1% achieved a perfect score. Tests were administered in 21 countries to more than 140-thousand students. Sarah is pictured with her Latin instructor Mr. Lux. |
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Superintendent's Student Advisory Council
Student leaders from Elementary, Middle and High Schools were invited to hold their culminating leadership activity and meeting at Master Provisions. Master Provisions connects resources to people in need. It operates the food outreach program from its Borland Family Distribution Center in Florence. The program receives large-scale donations from wholesalers and other distributors. On this day student volunteers from the Student Advisory Council sorted and divided the food into quantities that area non-profits can manage in their facilities. The students learned about what happens to other items donated like old clothes...some being sent to underprivileged countries where the clothing is resold...some clothing is recycled into new material to make things like blankets. The most important thing students learned is about the value of volunteering. MASTER PROVISIONS' partners include soup kitchens, schools, shelters, and neighborhood food pantries, all of which are accessible by people who need food assistance. The program is now the second largest food bank provider in the region and serves well over 30,000 hungry people each month through its non-profit partners, who are not charged any administrative or product fees.
 
 
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