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Burlington Elementary student sing the National Anthem in front of their school flag
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Conner High School Choirs directed by John DeFerraro
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Touring the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati
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1,500 BCS Students singing the National Anthem at the Freedom Center
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SCHOOL BOARD NOTES Break The Mold Award
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Debbie Zegarra, Special Education Teacher, North Pointe Elementary
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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
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Center: Nick Gruen & Candy Gruen
Not pictured: Kimberly Chatman & Becky Quigley
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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.
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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.
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 ELEMENTARY
Longbranch Elementary
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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
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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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