ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER
May 16, 2016
In This Issue
#Boone2020
Resource Optimization
Student Leadership Opportunities
Rotary Teachers of the Year
Excellence in Education
NKY Outstanding Women
School Board Notes
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Middle
High
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The Boone County School District 5-year Strategic Plan is focused on "Career, College, and Life" readiness for all students. The plan was developed using the input of parents, educators, and other stakeholders collected at numerous community meetings. #Boone2020 is an exciting new social media campaign designed specifically to promote dialogue and transparency around the goals and details of the strategic plan. We want to engage in a two-way dialogue with you and give you opportunities to learn more about innovative teaching and learning going on in Boone County Schools. This week we take you to Gray Middle School.
 
Resource Optimization 
Library Multi Media Class
Gray Middle School 

Students taking this class have a fascination with multi media and like to produce projects for the Gray student body.  This project is called "4,3,2". The numbers referencing 4 stories in 3 minutes every 2 weeks.  8th grade student Benjamin Ledford says each student has a specific job and in their jobs they are learning the many different aspects of media from researching their subject to what types of devices they can use to shoot video and how to conduct an interview.

Standing Left: Librarian Amy Lutz
Left: Wyatt Richards Right: Benjamin Ledford
Students going over their script.


Gray Librarian Amy Lutz says students are graded on collaboration,  how they delegate roles as well as their video content.  She is also teaching them about the issues of copyright.  She wants the students to learn to share their own content but also how to properly use other people's material and creative content by giving proper credit or requesting permission for use.  

Students acting out their lines.
Benjamin Ledford recording one segment for "4,3,2"
Students in this class are using their iPads to record their video and Google Classroom to do their work.  Google Classroom saves time and paper, and makes it easy to create classes, distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organized.

Teachers can quickly see who has or hasn't completed the work, and provide direct, real-time feedback and grades right in Google Classroom.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The Superintendent's Student Leadership Council (SSAC) wrapped up their 2015-2016 service doing Healthy Choice Talks in several Boone County Elementary schools.  They visited 4th grade classes with a 15 minute presentation on Healthy Choices and resources.  Their presentation included a 2 minute video introduction, a survey, and a 10 minute discussion accompanied by a question and answer session with students about their concerns.  School psychologists and counselors were on hand to assist the SSAC with difficult questions from 4th graders. 

      
Goodridge Elementary                      Longbranch Elementary 





Last year Student School Board Representative Michael Henry included anti-substance use and abuse as part of his campaign platform.  

SSAC students practiced team building as they celebrated their year of service and leadership at Sports of All Sorts where they bowled, played volleyball, basketball and arcade games.












They each received a certificate thanking them for their leadership service within their schools and throughout the district. 



CONGRATULATIONS!
2016 ROTARY TEACHERS OF THE YEAR              

Congratulations to Chad Caddell, Julia Hansel and Michele David.  The Florence Rotary Club recognized three Boone County School teachers for the 2016 Rotary Teacher of the Year award.  Each year the club recognizes teachers through nominations submitted from either fellow educators or community members.

Chad Caddell 
Stephens Elementary 
Michelle David
Cooper High School 

Julia Hansel
Conner Middle School 



Superintendent Dr. Randy Poe says, "In Boone County we have awesome educators and these are some of the best of the best. We are very proud of them and each of the activities that they participate in representing their schools."
Each Rotary Teacher of the Year receives a check for $250 to put toward education or a charity of their choice.  
 
2016 EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION     


Boone County Schools Award Winners

Golden Apple Award Winners:

Elementary
Melissa Dunn, Yealey Elementary and Kyle Holloway, Erpenbeck Elementary 

Left: Melissa Dunn
Right: Kyle Holloway



Middle School 
Elizabeth Kamradt, Conner Middle and William Kidwell, Gray Middle 

Left: Elizabeth Kambradt
Left: William Kidwell



High School 
Michelle David, Cooper High 

Left: Michelle David



Academic All-Star
Zane Dennler

Left: Zane Dennler




Storer/Toyota Business Engagement Collaboration
Dr. Karen Cheser 


       
Business Engagement of the Year
Time Warner Cable nominated by R.A. Jones Middle School 


 
Right: Sue Sorrell
NORTHERN KENTUCKY'S OUTSTANDING WOMEN         Congratulations to Sue Sorrell of Conner High School. She is the recipient of the Helen Carroll Champion of Education Award from the Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky 2016 Awards. 
Mrs. Sorrell didn't set out to be an educator.  She started as an accountant, but was inspired by what she saw in her husband, also a teacher.  "I saw what a difference he was making and decided to pursue a job in the field of education.  And since I had a business background, an accounting background, (teaching business) it just seemed a natural place to go," she says.  
L to R: Sue Sorrell & CHS Principal Tim Hitzfield

At Conner High School, she went beyond teaching the subject in the classroom.  She was the internship coordinator for the Tech Prep Regional Network, an advisor for Future Business Leaders of America and an advisor for the Leadership League.  She is known as "the teacher in NKY who really understands business and how to prepare students for success," said Janice Way of Leadership Kentucky in her nomination letter.

Sorrell's students are thankful for her passion and assistance.  Korey Ryle with GE Aviation Management said in her nomination letter. "She taught me to set challenging goals for myself, have confidence in my abilities, and respond with resiliency when obstacles arise.  Without her support, I doubt that I would have achieved the successes of which I am so proud." 
SCHOOL BOARD NOTES from April

Break The Mold 
Right: Ken Kemper LBS

Longbranch Elementary Electrician Ken Kemper is April's Break The Mold recipient. Several staff members nominated and all had similar things to say about him.  Here are just a few:

Any time I have had the pleasure of talking with Kenny I am always greeted with a friendly smile.  He patiently listens while I explain the list of problems that may be occurring with the technology in my space.  He is detailed in helping me problem solve, always offers back-up solutions and follows through to the very last detail.  Kenny is also amazing at coming back at a later date just to make sure that everything is still working as it should.  We all rely on technology and feel the pains when it goes down...however having Kenny come to save the day is definitely a PERK to your tech going down.
Kenny is the kind of person that just makes you happy when you're around him because he is always smiling, is a tremendous listener, but more importantly he puts that listening to work by accurately diagnosing and solving problems throughout the building.  We are thrilled to have Kenny assigned to Longbranch and feel as though he should be recognized for providing extraordinary service to our school and to our community.  Boone County is fortunate to have such a tremendous asset in our maintenance department.  

Break The Mold is sponsored by Yesterday's Cafe and Matcha Bar.


Sportsmanship Award

This award is presented every other month at the Board of Education meeting to deserving High School students who have demonstrated outstanding school spirit and leadership.
All four of this month's recipients work hard in the classroom and set the standard for good sportsmanship, demonstrating unselfishness and fair play at all times.  These students are excellent ambassadors for his or her school, as well as for the entire district.  The April Sportsmanship Award recipients are:
 

Left: Kylie Anderson BCHS
Right: Nathan Eberhard CHS

Left: Alana Gronefeld RCHS
Left: Jordan Collette RHS

           
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 
 
Thornwilde & Erpenbeck Elementary Schools

Both Thornwilde and Erpenbeck Elementary schools recently held Business Engagement Tours at their schools.  Representatives from area businesses and community leaders were invited to attend to get a tour of the school and see the work students are doing.  A tour agenda that included a Business Engagement toolkit was given to each visitor.  The Business Engagement Toolkit presents ideas for collaborating and supporting the schools.

Greeters at TES Business Engagement Tour
Student Presentation

Area business leaders visit classrooms
Student Presentation

Student Presentation
Area business leaders look at student projects
Tommorrowland at Erpenbeck Elementary's Business Engagement tour


MIDDLE SCHOOL 
 
RA Jones Middle School

The Jones STEM Bike Club for 2016 has completed another mission of providing education, training, assembly and bicycles to 16 students who earned membership into the club.  Here students, volunteers and Bike Club Instructor Greg Davis make final checks and preps on the bikes for the students inaugural ride.



Time Warner Cable again this year sponsored the 2nd annual STEM Bike Club at Jones. The selection process for participants included a letter written by the students to RA Jones administrators about why they would like to have a bicycle.  Selection was also based on need.





This project was completely dependent upon volunteers from the community to come in and mentor a student on a weekly basis for an hour over a period of about 8 weeks. Some of the volunteers helping students build their bikes included law enforcement officers from both the Florence Police Department and the Boone County Sheriff's Department.  They provided the helmets for each student receiving a bicycle.  Each volunteer received a plaque of recognition for their service. 

Left: Boone County Sheriff's Deputy Chris Combs
Left: Florence Police Sergeant  Nathan Rettig

Left: Florence Police Officer  Adam Argullin
Left: Boone County Sheriff's Deputy  Ken Schwartz


Camp Ernst Middle School 

The 7th and 8th graders of Susan Pastor-Richards class that donated 17,000 pounds of water to the citizens of Flint, Michigan in March were recognized for public service their efforts with the Jefferson Award Certificate of Excellence last month.  Their campaign became known as "Trailblazers Providing Hope." 



The Jefferson Award is America's most prestigious and longest standing public service award.  It represents the gold seal of public service. The students recognized were Brianna Carr, Ashley Lightner and Kobe Turner.  

HIGH SCHOOL

Ryle High School 

A very surprised Bob Elliot, Director of Bands at Ryle High!   Mr. Elliott was awarded the Teacher of the Week award from WARM 98 radio.  He was nominated by his students who as you can see from the picture, love him!  Congratulations Mr. Elliott!



ALUMNI REGISTRATION 
We would like to keep you up to date on things happening in the district since you graduated.  If you are a graduate of the Boone County School District please click on Alumni Registration in the 
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CAREER NEWS

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 email your story and a j.peg-only picture of yourself or your former student to bcbe@boone.kyschools.us.  Important: the subject line must read: For Alumni Spotlight.  We will post it in the Alumni Spotlight section of this school district newsletter.