See the picture with Mike Hughes on the left? Conner’s fourth-year girls soccer coach would rather not be in it. Hughes would rather you notice his players. It’s a philosophy that’s worked – the Cougars are 44-23-9 in Hughes’ three seasons and three games in Hebron, including a 3-0 start this year. “I think the […]
Tag: conner high school
Posted inNews
Bomb threats made to four NKY schools this week
Bomb threats resembling those at Boone County High School have occurred at Conner High School and Beechwood Schools in the region with calls coming from suicide prevention hotlines. Investigations are ongoing.
Posted inNews
Former Conner High football player remembered during vigil
Written by Valerie Lyons of WCPO For many in Boone County, former Conner High School student-athlete Stanley Crawley was the heart of it all, so when his life was cut short on Christmas Eve, his loved ones figured what better place to honor him than at the heart of the football field. A crowd more […]
Posted inSports
Burlington couple starts All Abilities Sports to serve special needs children
Samantha Payne often left the soccer pitch in tears. The Burlington mom was upset because her 7-year-old son Blake wasn’t getting much playing time on his team last fall. “He, basically, was not being given any playing time because he couldn’t keep up with the kids as much,” she said. “He just wasn’t as aggressive […]
Posted inNews
Student removed from Conner High after allegedly making verbal threat
Written by WCPO’s Felicia Jordan A student has been removed from Conner High School after they allegedly made a verbal threat while in a classroom, according to an email sent from school principal Andy Wyckoff to parents Thursday. According to the email, local law enforcement was also made aware of the threat the student made. […]
Posted inSports
Conner’s Mike Hughes, ‘anybody could win’ girls 33rd District soccer title
Cooper girls soccer coach Scott Hughes said Conner is the favorite to win the 33rd district “based upon everybody that I’ve seen who I know they have coming back.” “And of course, Mike (Conner head coach Mike Hughes) does a terrific job with getting his girls ready early on and playing through the season and being […]
Posted inNews
New student representative elected to Boone County School Board
Youssef Saidi will become the 22nd student representative to the Boone County Board of Education when he takes his seat at the August board meeting to serve as a non-voting member of the board for the 2023-24 school year. He will replace the outgoing Heng Yang, who will graduate this spring. Student members bring the […]
Posted inSports
Johnstone earns distinctive NFHS Coach of the Year honors
Conner boys’ cross country coach Ian Johnstone earned 2021-2022 Section II Coach of the Year honors from the National Federation of State High School Associations Coaches Association. During the 2022 cross country season, the Cougars won the 3A Region 5 Championship and 3A State Championship. It marked the second year in a row that the […]
Posted inBriefs
Conner High School student awarded prestigious National Honor Society Scholarship
A high school senior at Conner High School has been selected as a National Honor Society (NHS) Scholarship semi-finalist. Abi Brown is the first ever Conner High School student selected for the NHS’s outstanding senior award. More than $21 million in scholarships are awarded to outstanding NHS senior members to support college access and student […]
Posted inNews
Parents angry after Conner student who made threats allowed to return to school
Parents turned out in droves to Thursday night’s Boone County Board of Education meeting to express anger that a Conner High School student who the school said made threats against other students would be allowed to return to school. Of the 19 speakers who expressed their opinion during the public comment section of the meeting, […]