ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER
September 19, 2016

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National Anthem Sing-A-Long           
  
Boone County Schools joined students in their individual schools across the country Friday to celebrate the National Anthem with a simultaneous sing-a-long.

1,500 students from Boone County Schools attended the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center for the second year in a row for the sing-a-long.

Students learned about the words and meaning of the flag and sang the first stanza. This is the third annual simultaneous sing-a-long event created by the 9/12 Generation Project. The project aims to bring students together - as the world came together - on September 12, 2001.  Below are pictures from many of our schools and the Freedom Center.

The field trip to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (NURFC) is a partnership between the American Public Education Foundatioin (APEC) and NURFC in collaboration with Boone County School board member and board member of NURFC Mr. Ed Massey. 
Burlington Elementary 
Burlington Elementary student sing the National Anthem in front of their school flag

Conner High School Choirs directed by John DeFerraro
Conner High 

Cooper High 
Cooper High School choir directed by Kellie Clark

Erpenbeck Elementary
New Haven Elementary 

Thornwilde Elementary 
Touring the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati

School Board Member Ed Massey speaking to BCS students
1,500 BCS Students singing the National Anthem at the Freedom Center


SCHOOL BOARD NOTES
 
Break The Mold Award
Debbie Zegarra, Special Education Teacher, North Pointe Elementary

Debbie Zegarra of North Pointe Elementary School is the September 2016 Break The Mold Winner!  Mrs. Zegarra was nominated by parent, Karen Morelli, who says "I could go on and on about Mrs. Zegarra, but I am afraid that the main library branch of Boone County could not hold the volumes of the books of praises that I could produce for her. She truly goes above and beyond the call of duty in order to help her students. She is always prepared with well thought out, meaningful lesson plans. And engages her students in unique and novel ways to keep them motivated, on task, and interested in their work. Mrs. Zegarra is a loving teacher who will do anything to see her students succeed and is a master at parent and teacher communication.



Stuff The Bus Award

This past summer supporters of the Boone County School district participated in the annual "Stuff the Bus" competition sponsored by the Florence Chick-fil-a.  It's a friendly competition between Boone County and Kenton County Schools to stuff each district's bus with school supplies for needy children in each district.  Boone County Schools has won the competition for the 5 years running.  An award of $500 was presented to Boone County Schools by Florence Chick-fil-a Marketing Director Joy Tarleton.


Duke Energy Grant

Boone County Schools have been awarded a $10,000 grant for the STEM/Energy Teams for the school year 2016-2017 in order to continue our momentum that we gained this year from the previous grant. 

Parent Power Award
Center: Nick Gruen & Candy Gruen 
Not pictured: Kimberly Chatman & Becky Quigley

The Boone County Board of Education established the PARENT POWER Award to recognize involved parents who have made a significant impact on the advancement, growth and development of Boone County School students.  Congratulations to the parents listed above.




2016 Retirees Recognition

Pictured are retiring Boone County Schools employees.  They are being recognized for their years of service, commitment and dedication to their students and the school district.  A total of 77 retirees were recognized.



MEDFEST
Free Dental, Vision, Hearing and Sports Physicals
  

   
Boone County Schools is teaming up with Special Olympics Kentucky to offer a health related field trip called MedFest. 
MedFest provides free dental, vision, and hearing screenings and a a sports physical exam.  The exams are are conducted by volunteer medical professionals and are free.   MedFest screenings include: medical history, height and weight, blood pressure, a cardiology test, musculoskeletal test, orthopedic tests, abdominal evaluation, and if needed a referral for follow up care.

MedFest was created to offer the physical exam that all athletes need prior to participating in Special Olympics sports programming. It is sometimes the first exposure these athletes have to medical care. In many cases, life-threatening conditions have been found and subsequently treated thanks to MedFest. 

Contact your child's Special Education teacher if you are interested. The MedFest field trip is limited to the first 250 students that submit and return their completed paperwork.  All medical forms and referrals for follow up care will be sent to the students' homes. 

MedFest is Monday November 7th at St. Elizabeth's Training and Education Center, 3861 Olympic Blvd. in Erlanger.  Bus Transportation will be provided.

ELEMENTARY             


Longbranch Elementary

Bottom center: Madilyn McKenzie and her teacher Chris Bolanos












Longbranch Elementary a Leader in Me School celebrated students with Down Syndrome last Friday by wearing blue and yellow. Principal Erika Bowles celebrates all her students including those with disabilities. "Part of being a 'Leader in Me School' is recognizing the genius in every child," says Bowles.   Longbranch Elementary also celebrates their students who have Angelmens Syndrome, Edward's Syndrome, Autism and Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Bowles would tell you that's just a piece of what Longbranch does.  They also highlight and celebrate their Fine Arts and STEM genius students.  She says, "Every student at Longbranch has the opportunity to display their genius and impact their community with it."

There is currently a student at Longbranch with cancer that may be curable with a bone marrow transplant.  Mrs. Bowles plans an event at the school on September 24th.  They are searching for a compatible male bone marrow donor between the ages of 18 and 30.  If you would like to learn more about it click here.


Popcorn day at Mann Elementary






First Day Fever continues at Florence Elementary





HIGH SCHOOL



National Merit Semifinalist and AP Scholars at Ryle High School
 
Congratulations to 5 Ryle senior students who have qualified to be a National Merit Semi-Finalist this year!  This indicates that they are performing at the very top level of students around the country.  

Congratulations to 132 students at Ryle for earning AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board's Advanced Placement Program recognizes several levels of achievement based on students' performance on AP Exams. AP Scholar names are listed here.

No Fear Science at Ryle High School





Can you set a piece of paper on fire without burning it?  Do sparklers burn in space? How does the human electric circuit work? Can you make music with a jet of water.  What is ultrasound? These are the kinds of questions answered at this No Fear of Science show held at Ryle High School this week with Jo Hecker.  Mr. Hecker is a scientist working for Public German Broadcast at the West German Radio Station (WDR)  Hecker likes to show students easy, and fun science experiments can be.  One of his many non-fiction best-sellers is called The little Scientists House--Exciting Do it Yourself Experiments.  It's been translated in 6 languages and has an audio book option. Learn more here.


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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.