ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER

July 22, 2014

In This Issue

Stuff The Bus

Golfing Foursomes

Back To School

Quick Links

Boone County Schools

Free/Reduced Lunch Online Form

Employment Opportunities

Board of Education Meetings

Community Education Classes

SUMMER EDITION

Administrator of the Year!

Longbranch Elementary Principal, Erika Bowles

Congratulations to Principal Erika Bowles as Boone County School District's newest Administrator of the Year! Mrs. Bowles was recognized last week at KASA's (Kentucky Association of School Administrators) 46th Annual Leadership Institute and Expo as an Outstanding Education Leader. She was presented the Spirit of a Leader Award and you can read more about Erika and the award by clicking here to view KASA'S press release.

Outstanding Educator of the Year!

Congratulations to Stephens Elementary Principal Jim Detwiler, pictured center, for being named 2014 Kentucky PTA Outstanding Educator. The Outstanding Educator Award honors an individual for making significant contributions that enhance the education of all children. The PTA Outstanding Educator criteria consists of producing innovative programs, support and involvment of PTA programs and projects and encourgement of parent volunteers among many other responsibilities. The Kentucky PTA found that Mr. Detwiler meets and exceeds those requirements.

AP Scholars Announced

The Boone County Schools are proud to announce AP Scholars for the 2012/2014 School Year. The College Board's AP Program offers several AP Scholar Awards to recognize high school students who have demonstrated college-level achievement through AP courses and exams. Award designation is based on the number of Advanced Placement assessments passed with a 3, 4, or 5.

AP Scholar: Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams
AP Scholar with Honor: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams
AP Scholar with Distinction: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams

As shown in the charts below, BCS has increased its AP Scholars by a total of 68 over the past three years. This includes nearly doubling the number of students receiving the AP Scholar with Distinction award meaning that those students receive at least a 3.5 (out of a possible 5) on all of their AP exams. These numbers show how BCS has been consistently challenging and preparing students for the rigors of post high school academic work.

Stuff The Bus

As hard as it might be to believe there are children who start the school year at a disadvantage, they don't have the simple tools they need for class. When you shop for your child's supplies would you consider picking up some of the same supplies for one extra child and bringing those supplies to our all day Stuff The Bus event Tuesday July 29th? Click here for more information on Stuff The Bus.

Chick-Fil-A has promised a financial donation to the school district who brings in the most school supplies.

The competition is between Boone and Kenton County School Districts.

We Need Several Foursomes

Anyone Interested in Playing Golf?

We are just a couple of short weeks away from the 14th annual Boone County Businessmen's Association Golf Outing. We need your help putting together several foursomes to play Friday August 1st, 2014. This event supports the Boone County Schools Alternative Services programs along with purchasing cold weather gear for needy children such as coats and gloves. Click here for brochure and registration information.

Goodridge Mural Camp

Theme: Explorers

22 Students from Goodridge Elementary returned for Summer Mural Camp last week to paint the walls.

But as you can see this was no ordinary painting job. These students, with the help of 7 Conner High School student volunteers, painted themselves as famous explorers that they had studied. Each

child pictured is standing beside their own painting. Muralist Specialist, Lori McQueary and Laura Mosqueda, Goodridge Family Resource Coordinator have been heading up this project for the last ten years at Goodridge Elementary.

Each child studied their choice of explorer to understand what and who they were drawing.

4th grader Megan Graber loved mural camp saying it was a great chance for students to

express themselves. Carmen Barbosa, a new student, going into 5th grade at Goodridge

was looking forward to meeting new friends at mural camp.

5th grader Emilee Heil says she most enjoyed getting messy with paints and is looking

forward to next year's mural camp. Parents pictured below were treated to an unveiling

of their child's art work on the last day of mural camp.

ATTENTION PARENTS: School Starts August 13th.

We are just a little over a month away from school starting for the 2014-15 school year. Is your child ready? Are their records up to date? Do they have their proper immunizations? Are you new to the district or have you moved within the district? Go to www.boone.kyschools.us and click on the "parents" section at the top of the page to get all the information you need such as enrollment forms, bus routes, the district calendar and anything else you might need. Here are Ready-Fest dates for Start of School.

Neighborhood Nights Out

You and your family are invited to a Neighborhood Night Out Tuesday August 5th from 5p.m. to 7p.m at Erpenbeck Elementary and Tuesday August 26th from 5p.m. to 7p.m. at Florence Elementary. These two events are sponsored by the City of Florence and the Boone County School District.

Teens Driving Smart

Do you have a teen in the house who is about to get their driver's license? What about a teen that could use some more experience behind the wheel. Bridgestone is offering a free driving clinic that will simulate real life situations and help eliminate distracted driving. Each session combines classroom instruction with hands-on driving excercises. It will be held at Turfway Park August 2nd and 3rd.Click here to learn more about the program. Register here for the Turfway Park event.