Conner senior Bella VonLehman has become Northern Kentucky’s fastest high school girl, setting personal records in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter dashes and recently being appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy.
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NKY Class 3A, Region 5 track and field leaders
Boys As of April 22 Source: KytrackXC (ky.milesplit.com) Top eight Boys 100-meter dash Tate Glass, Campbell Co. 11.25 Dylan Lee, Ryle 11.29 Charlie Edmondson, Conner 11.32 Ben Mwamba, Dixie Hts. 11.34 Cole Henry, Cooper 11.40 Nathan Verax, Ryle 11.53 Elijah Harrison, Cooper 11.53 Anton Fulmer, Dixie Hts. 11.57 200-meter dash Charlie Edmondson, Conner 22.47 Dylan Lee, […]
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Northern Kentucky girls win four state wrestling titles
Northern Kentucky wrestlers Emma Moore, Sophie Anderson, Gabby Ocasio and Viktoriya Emelianova won state titles at the inaugural girls state wrestling tournament at Alltech Arena in Lexington.
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Pouncys and sports: a family tradition
Basketball is more than a game to the Pouncy family. It’s a family tradition. For over 30 years, from Covington to Taylor Mill to Union, there’s been at least one Pouncy dribbling, shooting, rebounding and defending. You can find the newest generation of basketball-playing Pouncys – Shaun and younger brothers Jakare and Josiah – at […]
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Cooper cheerleaders take state, head for nationals in Orlando
Look at the “RC” on the front of Cooper’s cheerleader uniforms. Randall K. Cooper High School is the Longbranch Road campus’ full name. After what the Jaguars did Dec. 9 at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, however, the RC could also mean “Recent Champion.” Or maybe “Rightly Crowned.” Whatever words you choose, Cooper’s […]
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Boone County student wins statewide highway art contest
Mann Elementary School student Simran Lad delivered a first-place entry in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Adopt-a-Highway art contest. The “Can it, Kentucky” entry in the age 5 to 8 bracket captured top honors, promoting the theme of keeping roadsides free of litter, officials said. There were nearly 900 art entries statewide from students ages 5 […]
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Boone County Schools superintendent announces retirement
Boone County Schools Superintendent Matthew Turner announced his retirement on Friday afternoon, effective at the end of the current school year. “After 33 fulfilling years in education as a superintendent, a high school principal, an assistant principal, a teacher and a coach, the time has come for me to bid farewell and to embrace the […]
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Boone County staffing shortages extend beyond bus drivers
Teachers, custodians and paraeducators are joining bus drivers as job roles in demand, Boone County Schools officials said. “We currently have six teacher vacancies; that’s down from 10 last month,” Boone County Schools Human Resources Director Eric Ball said at last week’s school board meeting. “One special ed teacher vacancy – down from two last […]
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Boone County looks to bolster alternative education: ‘It’s time to be proactive’
Boone County School Board members are creating a task force to research the best ways to bolster alternative education programming, which provides at-risk students with instruction and curriculum to help them prepare for college and a career. Board member Jesse Parks brought up the idea of a creating a committee at Thursday’s meeting, which could […]
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Ballyshannon teacher selected for state fellowship program
Ballyshannon Middle School Unified Arts – Technology teacher Leslie Dillon has been selected for the 2023-24 Kentucky Department of Education Innovation Teachers Fellowship program. Dillon is one of ten teachers selected from a pool of statewide applicants who are a part of the KY Innovative Learning Network member districts, officials said, adding the network is […]