As I entered Mike Blevin's office to prepare to interview him, he was looking at meterological maps, studying the weather. "It's part of the job Barbara" he said. And so it is for this man, right to the last minute.

 

Mike's path to this day started 40 years ago in 1974. After graduating from EKU in 1974 with a business degree he found teaching jobs at that time were hard to come by so he went back home to Ohio and found a job at a plating plant waiting patiently for his first professional break which would soon come from Beechwood Schools in Kenton County. There he was offered a job to teach and coach. His starting salary was around $8,000, give or take a few hundred dollars. His first big purchase (after saving up a down payment of course)...a brand new 1975 Monte Carlo, brown metallic exterior, beige interior.  Read the article...

1975 Chevy Monte Carlo 350 V-8 Turbo-Fire Hydra-Matic

 

  

  

  

Special academic awards were also presented in Continental Math, Science and Math awards, etc.  

SOAR Awards (PBIS) were presented to students who did not move their clip down all year. Goodridge was proud to say that a large part of the student population received SOAR awards. SOAR stands for safe, organized, accountable and respectful.

Finally, Perfect Attendance Awards were presented to the 21 students who had Perfect Attendance - no absences and no tardies. Special Perfect Attendance awards were present to Leslie Herrera and Alyssa Peelman for having Two Years of Perfect Attendance and to Skylar O'Nishea and Riley Walsh for having Four Years Perfect Attendance. Skylar and Riley were recipients of mountable action camcorders for their efforts.

  

   

   

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

RA Jones Middle School Principal Dr. David Rust hosts a discussion to kickoff the STEM Bicycle Club to start in the fall at RA Jones.  Students will be paired with a mentor to spend one day a week after school for ten weeks to build their first bicycle which they will get to keep.  About 15 students from Jones will be selected from letters they will write about why they want to be part of the project  The project is sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative and Time Warner Cable. We will follow this story as the club comes together in the fall.  

     

Toyota applauds a major connection to Cooper High School. Meet Chuck Hendrix, President and head coach of the Union Jaguars Football Association. 

Cooper Principal Mike Wilson says, "Chuck Hendrix is one of our outstandnig parents that I get the privilege of working with each and every day!"   Aside from all his other responsibilies Mr. Hendrix is a Cooper School-Based Decision Making Council Parent Representative. 

   

 

AVOID SUMMER LEARNING LOSS!!!!

 

Parents: Help students avoid Summer Learning Loss. Keep their minds busy with conversation, trips to the library and discussions about summer reading they must complete for their Language Arts classes before school starts. In addition to school specific summer learning plans, the district has prepared summer learning with Compass Odyssey pathways for all levels.   Please encourage students wishing to use the Compass Odyssey Pathways this summer to contact   Jennifer.Cox@boone.kyschools.us for log in assistance.

 

* Summer info for Elementary English Learners.

*Summer info for Middle School English Language Learners.

As of June 1st Adult Education is operating out of a new office on the Boone Campus of Gateway Community Community and Technical College off Mt. Zion Road.  Looking forward to seeing you there!