Dr. Karen Cheser, superintendent of Fort Thomas Independent Schools, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the NKY Chamber of Commerce and NKY Education Council Do you like this story? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any […]
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Officials ask for more localized data, positivity rates
IMG: Unsplash.com. By Robin Gee Some days with COVID-19, it seems it’s all about the numbers. How many have been tested? How many test positive? How many are sick? How many have died? What percentage of population? What demographic data is relevant? What is the information we need? How do we plan our lives to […]
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Fort Thomas Independent Superintendent To Moderate NKY Chamber Webinar on ‘Educating During a Pandemic’
How local schools transformed and what it means for the future to be examined during free event on Friday, May 22. Dr. Karen Chester will moderate an upcoming webinar tackling the issues of educating during a pandemic. COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) shut down schools throughout the commonwealth, turned countless homes into classrooms and dramatically changed K-12 […]
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Two Highlands Students Killed, Two Others Injured in Overnight Car Wreck
Fort Thomas Mourns the Loss of Two Students Killed, Two Others Injured in Overnight Car Accident The following is a press release from Highlands High School: We are devastated to pass along the news that two Highlands High School students died in a car accident shortly after 1am on April 28, 2020 in Northern Kentucky. […]
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On Governor Recommendation, Schools Will Continue NTI Through End of School Year
Fort Thomas schools will continue non-traditional instruction (NTI) through the end of the school year. (Img: Highlands High School – FTM File) By Jessie Eden Fort Thomas Independent Schools announced via the FTIS Facebook page on Monday that in-person classes will be suspended through the end of the school year. NTI (also known as ‘non-traditional […]
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Five northern Kentuckians named to Governor-elect transition team
Governor-elect Andy Beshear announced more than 150 members of his transition team ahead of his December 10 inauguration. The list includes five from Northern Kentucky, including Fort Thomas Independent Schools Superintendent, Dr. Karen Cheser. Dr. Cheser is one of three superintendents selected to assist with the transition in Frankfort. The Transition Team as a whole […]
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Highlands cross country runner helps support opposing team runner
Cooper Gamble received a Global Leader award for reaching out to help another student athlete. By Jessica Eden and Robin Gee There is something to be said about great sportsmanship and one young man on the Highlands Cross Country team is the epitome of that term. At a Cross Country run on Sept. 13, Highlands […]
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Fort Thomas Independent Schools earn high marks across the board in new state system
Kentucky Department of Education Rolls Out New Accountability System For the first time ever educators, parents, students and education stakeholders were able to see how their local schools are performing under Kentucky’s new 5-star accountability system and Fort Thomas Independent Schools have reasons to celebrate. All five schools earned a 4- or 5-star overall performance […]