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ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER
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November 13, 2015
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We are in the season of unpredictable winter weather. Winter storms necessitate Boone County Schools to alter daily schedules or routines within the district. To be prepared please make sure your child's school has up-to-date phone numbers and emergency contacts for your family. Also, have child-care arrangements already in place should the need arise to close school early, delay or cancel school. Click here for the BCS Inclement Weather policy. Click here for the District Wind Chill Policy.
We also have introduced a new way to get streamlined information about any school closings or delays. To get exclusively weather related information please follow us on Twitter @BCSWx. We will no longer post weather related information to @Boone_County. We will also continue to post weather information on the Boone County Schools webpage (located above left in Quick Links) and on our Facebook page. |
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OASIS Awards 2015
Congratulations to Boone County Schools
The OASIS Awards measure school districts on their ability to bridge the gap of communication success through student achievement, parent involvement and efficient management.
Boone County School District OASIS Awards
Cooper High School
1. Proficient- Electronic Newsletters-
2. Certificate of Achievement- Miscellaneous Electronic Products/Programs
Erpenbeck Elementary School
1. Proficient- Videos- PSA's/Short Subjects
Longbranch Elementary School
1. Distinguished- Social Media Pages
2. Distinguished- Videos- PSA's/Short Subjects
3. Certificate of Achievement- Electronic Newsletters
Thornwilde Elementary School
1. Distinguished- Videos- PSA's/Short Subjects
2. Proficient- Electronic Newsletters
3. Proficient- Videos- PSA's/Short Subjects
4. Proficient- Videos- Program Length
Transportation
1. Proficient- Internal Publications
District Office
1. Distinguished- One Time Publications
2. Proficient- Miscellaneous Public Awareness Programs
3. Certificate of Achievement- News Articles
4. Certificate of Achievement- Photo Essays
5. Certificate of Achievement- Electronic Newsletters
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 SCHOOL BOARD NOTES
Break The Mold Award
Jack and Ellen Steele are co-recipients of the November 2015 BREAK THE MOLD award! Jack and Ellen were nominated by Erika Bowles, Principal at Longbranch Elementary. Ellen is a world language teacher and Jack is an art teacher at Longbranch. Together, they impact all 850 students at Longbranch weekly. Recently, they formed a non-profit group called Faith2Move with the intention of using Project Based Learning to teach a group of students about the importance of clean water around the world. The children worked all summer long learning about clean water, how to obtain it and why it's necessary. They designed their own service project and held a yard sale. The students ran the yard sale in alignment with Longbranch's mission statement to prepare our students to achieve beyond expectation, lead with great character and impact our community. In addition, Jack and Ellen are model teachers. They exemplify the district's reputation of being a world class learning environment. Finally, they love the students, they form lasting bonds, they build relationships and they make children love to learn, love to read, and have an impact on people. Congratulations to Jack and Ellen Steele!
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The Boone County Schools have 55 bus drivers who have qualified for the Safe Driver Award for the 2014-2015 school year. Ms. Virginia Lainhart, representing The Woodsmen Association, presented awards to drivers. Congratulations to all BCS Bus Drivers!
1 year
Dave Alexander
Joe Barker
Bob Barrett
Wilson Bennett
Patrick Brinsko
Patricia Callen
Carol Casterline
Jacqueline Cramer
Angela Faulkner
Michael Foltz
Tami Gibson
Sagat Giron
Roberta (Robin) Hall
Wayne (Earl) Hammond
Tony Harp
Steve Hodge
Dennis Hoeben
James Hollen
Kenneth Kopp
Stephanie Lake-Brooks
Mark Lenhoff
Paul Mansfield
Perry Maynard
Wayne McMillian
Kim Oliver
Stephen Penrod
Rodney Price
Johanna Purnell
William Quant
John Rachlinski
Bill Ransom
Stacy Shaw
Kenneth Sherman
Charles Spanier
William Spreher
Tamitha Tomasello
Jim Uphurch
Angela Fickers
Allison Walker
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Larry Dillon
Kevin Hunter
Rodney Price
Becky Wilburn
10 year
Cassie Cropper
Dennis Davis
John Hymore
Kim McAllister
Elaine Robinson
15 year
Danny Aylor
Mike Duggins
Pam Duncan
Angie Laichev
Sondra Sipple
Alan Sullivan
20 year
Melissa Crider
Sally Hodges
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Parent Power Award
The Boone County Board of Education has established the Boone County Schools Parent Power Award to recognize parents who have had, or continue to have, a significant impact on the advancement, growth and development of Boone County Schools, especially as their engagement/involvement directly impacts their children and other students.
Each recipient of the Boone County Schools Parent Power Award receives a Parent Power t-shirt and a small gift of appreciation from the board.
November Boone County Schools Parent Power Award Recipients are as follows:
| Boone County High School | Melissa Raper
Rebecca Zimmer
Kelly Sammons | | Camp Ernst Middle School | Jim Ransdell
| | Conner High School | Val Peterson | | Florence Elementary | Tasha Heid | | Goodridge Elementary | Brandi Sparks
Lacey Baker
| | Gray Middle School | Carie Holley | | Kelly Elementary | Laura Baynum
Jennifer Krebs | | Longbranch Elementary | Rachel Salsberry
Rachel Pearson |
| New Haven Elementary | Nancy Huff
Kristie Thornton | | Ockerman Elementary | Cindy Richmond | | Stephens Elementary | Donna Klotz |
Sportsmanship Award winners
CHS - Kyler Padget
Kyler Padgett is one of the best all-around student athletes at Conner High School. He starts in three sports and is a great leader in them all. On the football team, he is the quarterback, leading rusher and passer and one of the top three in Northern Kentucky. In the classroom Kyler also excels. He has a 3.87 GPA in a college prep course of study. Kyler never misses school and does all of his work. In addition, he is in the leadership group at Conner High School.
RHS - Matt Roe
Matt is the senior captain of Ryle High School's soccer team. As captain, he is a leading player and has helped the Raiders become one of the top teams in Northern Kentucky. He is also an excellent student who carriers an impressive 4.43 GPA putting him near the top of the 2016 Senior Class. Matt is a great role model both on and off of the field. Mr. Roe is also a member of the Varsity Baseball team.
PBIS Implementation
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Ace, Boone County High, Conner High, Cooper High, Ryle High, Camp Ernst Middle, Conner Middle, Gray Middle, Jones Middle, Ockerman Middle, Burlington Elementary, Collins Elementary, Erpenbeck Elementary, Florence Elementary, Goodridge Elementary, Kelly Elementary, Longbranch Elementary, Mann Elementary, New Haven Elementary, North Pointe Elementary, Stephens Elementary, Thornwilde Elementary, Yealey Elementary
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School-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports is an evidence-based systems approach to establishing the social culture and behavioral supports needed for all children in a school to achieve both social and academic success. We are honored to recognize 23 Boone County schools for implementing PBIS with fidelity for the 2014-15 school year! We have been implementing PBIS District -wide in Boone County since 2009. |
 ELEMENTARY
Goodridge Elementary
Tuesday, November 17th from 6:30-8:00 PM
Join Goodridge Elementary for a very special Family Reading Night! Listen to our Special Guests Abraham & Mary Todd Lincoln Have fun making a Lincoln craft.
Take your own family picture with Abe and Mary. *Great for that holiday card picture!
Burlington Elementary
These are pictures from Burlington Service Learning Project (Advocacy). They did research by going to the aquarium, zoo, and Thomas More Field Station. They chose an animal in their specific habitat and wrote a paragraph about it to post in the second grade hallway. They then created tri-folds describing the problem and how they can solve it by educating their parents/guardians.
Florence Elementary
Remke Market, a community friend of Florence Elementary, supplied a plump pumpkin to every classroom for a Pumpkin Decorating Contest. Teachers and students took ownership and became very artsy. Many creations emerged from a simple pumpkin. Spray painting, wrapping, gluing, and painting were the popular tools for decorating.
The pumpkin creations went on display at Remke Markets and allowed the community and Florence Elementary family members to vote for the winning pumpkin. At the end of October the votes were tallied and the first place winner was Ann Reeves' fourth grade Tin Man pumpkin. Second place was Jason Frilling's fifth grade Fiesta pumpkin, and the third place winner was Shari Testerman's fifth grade "We've got our eyes on you" pumpkin. The first place class will receive a pizza party provided by the Florence Resource Center.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
The faculty and staff at Gray Middle School made the following video for Suicide Prevention and Bullying month. Click the arrow to watch.
 
On October 14, GMS went to the opera! Or rather, the opera went to GMS! Cincinnati Opera offers their outbound program called "The Essentials," that introduces important opera masterpieces to students in grades 6-12. GMS has a rich cultural foundation in the arts and the Cincinnati Opera has been part of our enrichment for several years including performances of Bizet's Carmen, Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance and this year's Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.
Providing live performance opportunities is essential in educating the whole person. The staff and administration at Gray values these benefits by offering the opera, school band concerts, choir recitals, and plays, plus other outside professional work for our students to experience.
Twenty-seven, GMS Spanish I 8th graders, and their teacher, Senor Garcia recently attended the annual Day of the Death pre-celebration at Northern Kentucky University offered through the University's office of Latino Programs and Services celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations. The students listened to a presentation, watched a video and participated in different activities related to the Mexican celebration "Day of the Dead". |
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HIGH SCHOOL
Boone County High
A special thank you to the Florence Elks for funding the park bench project at Florence Retirement Center. BCHS Art Club completed the project after many months of planning, hard work and love. The students made sweet breads and cookies to share with the residents at the bench completion celebration in October. Art Club is having a Quarter Auction at the Elks Club this Sunday November 15th.
Cooper High
Drama: Godspell Thursday, Friday and Saturday November 19-21 @ 7p.m. & Saturday November 21@ 2p.m.
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Regional Employer Award
Cengage Learning, host site for the Boone County Schools Project SEARCH, was presented with the Regional Employer Award by the Statewide Council of Vocational Rehabilitation. Cengage learning is in its second year of providing full-immersion work internships to students with developmental disabilities from Boone County Schools. They provide BCS students with a learning space as well as on-the-job supports for work skill development.
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STEM Super Saturday at NKY Makerspace
It was a packed house at the NKY Makerspace last Saturday as girls in grades 4th through 8th attended STEM Super Saturday specifically for girls to learn more about STEM activities that could impact their future careers. Girls attended with their parents and could choose from several different sessions offered. The sessions included Forensic Science--Fingerprinting with Detective Brian Cochran, Computer Input Controllers in the Toyota Engineering Room, Robotics Engineering--Programming mini robots in the Robotics Lab and Design Concepts--Printing 3D Bracelets in the 3D Printing Room.
Forensic Science/Fingerprinting
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 Calling all Boone County School Alumni
We are looking for former graduates of Boone County Schools to tell us their stories of professional career success after graduating from this district. If you are one of those students or if you have a son or daughter with post college graduate successes that should be celebrated, please contact us. You will need to email a j.peg picture of your student as well as information on their success story to bcbe@boone.kyschools.us. We will post it in the Alumni Spotlight section of this school district newsletter. |
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