Coffee with the Principal

North Pointe Elementary Principal Michael Shires holds a discussion on Innovation with parents. Mr. Shires often holds special sessions with his students' parents to foster relationships and guage how they feel about their child's education.  

Principal Awards 

Children, Inc. hosted it's annual luncheon to thank community partners, supporters, and advocates who promote early childhood development in their work, and present awards to outstanding partners of 2013. Two of those awards went to Elementary School Principals Pat Breitholle of Goodridge Elementary and Lisa Reising of Florence Elementary.  Founded in Northern Kentucky in 1977 Children, Inc., a United Way Agency Partner, provides high quality, readily accessible child care, preschool and school-aged education programs with an emphasis on family success.

Good behavior has it rewards! 

The Thrill of Victory at the Flying Pig

  

Florence Elementary School Runners Club participants were all winners on Saturday, May 3rd.  The thrill of victory was sweet after crossing the Swine Finish Line at the Cincinnati Flying Pig Kids Marathon.
The students started preparing and tracking their miles for the marathon at the beginning of February by running, walking, or jogging one mile twice a week.  The goal was to build up their endurance to run a mile.  They completed 25 miles before the event and finished the final 1.2 miles surrounded by masses of runners, music, and encouraging parents cheering them on.  The program was designed to incorporate many healthy aspects.  The Runner's club was committed to Eat Well, Move More, and Be Healthy.  The club had to fuel up to run by: rethinking their drinking (cut down on sugary drinks and increase water), increasing fruits and vegetables (to fill one half of their plate), eating whole grain products, and increasing their calcium intake. Many parents trained with their child, making the commitment to run before they started their day which reinforced it as a family effort. The Runner's Club continues to grow with students and parent involvement.  This year 60 third, fourth, and fifth graders participated.  The side effects of this program have been contagious.

  

Congrats to the two Conner High School Wing Design Teams for winning big at state competition  Click here for a video demonstration of their aero space skills. 

Conner High School's aerospace engineering students put their skills to the test in the fourth annual Wing Design Competition, held by the University Of Kentucky- College Of Engineering this month in Somerset, KY.  The competition was held at the Lake Cumberland Regional Airport.  This is the second year Conner High School students competed and again they came away with the First place award.  In addition, they also took the second place award. 
The competition challenges teams of high school students to design and construct a wing for a remote-controlled airplane suitable for meeting various payload challenges. Schools within the Institute for Aerospace Education (IAE) network create teams through formal class offering. 
There are currently 20 schools within IAE, but schools may enter two teams into the event.
 The goal of the competition is to design and build a high-performance wing, while demonstrating a balance between practical and flight-worthy techniques with good flight characteristics.  The competition allows students to put into practice what they have learned in class.  The competition is a great hands-on opportunity to apply STEM concepts.  
 

National Spanish Exam  

Conner High Spanish Exam Award Recipients

 

Please congratulate the students on this list for their outstanding efforts on the National Spanish Exam. 

Conner High School would like recognize Cameron Ross and Brad Armstrong who were selected to attend the very prestigious Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS program at the University of Cincinnati.  They were two of only twenty five students selected to the program.  The program is a challenging honors program integrated within the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. The program is designed for highly motivated individuals with superior academic ability and demonstrated leadership skills. Conner High School congratulates both Cameron and Brad fo ra great job in teh classroom and also for demonstrating great leadership. To learn more about the Lindner Honors and Cameron and Brad click here.

  

  

Ryle Students Represent at PTA State Reflections

  

The PTA State Reflections competition was held on May 17th, 1014 in Frankfort. Ten student entries won and one advanced to Nationals.  The list of winners:

 
Literature              Emily Wiehoff                Award of Excellence
                            Harper Hempel            Award of Merit
                            Madison Murphy           Award of Excellence
 
Dance                   Kaitlyn Eleniak              Award of Excellence
 
Photography          Kaitlyn Eleniak               Award of Excellence
                            Madison Murphy            Award o9f Excellence
                            Madison Murphy            Award of Merit
 
Visual Art              Madison Murphy            Award of Excellence- Advanced to Nationals
                            Alexandra King             Award of Excellence
 
Film                      Katie Freeman              Award of Excellence
 
Congratulations to all the entrants!

  

  

Olympic Day at Thornwilde Elementary  

  

Conner High School's Leadership played host to the third grade students from Thornwilde Elementary last Friday. The third graders had been studying the Olympics so members of the Leadership League took on the project of having an Olympic Day at the Conner High School track to try to make their lesson come alive.  Read the article posted to the share section of NKY.com.

  

  

  

  ADULT EDUCATION IS MOVING!