Via Fort Thomas Independent School website. Hat tip Jess Duke. Fort Thomas Independent Schools’ superintendent, John Williamson, today announced his decision to retire as superintendent effective March 12, 2012. Williamson is leaving to take a position with The College Board in New York City where he will lead an innovative new national AP program that […]
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Xanadu Skates onto the Stage (Guest Post by Stephanie Class)
The Fort Thomas Community Theatre’s third production is bringing all your roller disco dreams to the stage with Xanadu. Director John Williamson has gathered some of the area’s top talent for this hilarious musical. When I was invited to attend one of the show’s rigorous rehearsals, I was impressed with the level of talent that […]
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Fort Thomas Education Focuses on College Readiness
By now you have probably seen recent headlines about NKY schools’ performance on the Kentucky Core Content Tests (remnants of No Child Left Behind). You can visit the link to see all the data for area schools including Highlands. What may not have been as clear in these stories was that Highlands actually regressed according to the scores. […]
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Fort Thomas… Not That Wealthy
The Biz Journals publication, publisher of the Cincinnati Business Courier published a listing of communities around the country they considered to be the wealthiest. The ranking is based on a percentage of households earning over $150,000 annually. According to this ranking Fort Thomas was the 1,774th wealthiest community in the US and the fifth wealthiest […]
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Fort Thomas Mid-week News Update
It has been a busy few weeks in the Murriner house and I have been a bit behind on updates. In addition to what Mark posted yesterday there is lots of news to get to so here we go: 1. The city has released their Street and Sidewalk program for 2011 and if you live […]
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May Fort Thomas News in Social Media
I know it is the first day of June but it is a great time to reflect on all the things you missed if you are not a Facebook Fan or a Twitter Follower of Fort Thomas Matters. 1. Highlands wins 2A track title (Facebook) 2. Video link from Lexington of Patrick Towles (Facebook) 3. A […]
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The School Funding Dilema
This week saw many more ballot initiatives related to school funding in the area go down to defeat. Some districts just can’t seem to get any new funding passed and now face the prospects of possible state take over. Meanwhile in Fort Thomas we keep chugging along, churning out Blue Ribbon awards, future college grads, […]
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Heavy Heart Mid-week News Update
1. The US Army finally confirmed what has been known all week – Brandon Pickering has succumbed to his injuries reported on Monday. No arrangements, memorials, or honors have been announced at this point. We’ll have more as they are announced. 2. This picture needs no explanation. Construction dumpster, drive thru blocked off, porta potty, a re-opening […]
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Fort Thomas News – Week of February 14th
1. Has anyone noticed the signs up in the old pottery store front in the Midway? I had mentioned in a previous post about the coming Chinese restaurant in the Midway – any expectations you may have had about this should probably be scaled back after looking at their sign announcing the impending opening. Not […]
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Fort Thomas Schools: Escaping A School Budget Crisis
Stories recently in and around Cincinnati is littered with school districts mired in financial crisis. I have included links a summaries to each below: Lakota Schools (West Chester) – $12 million+ deficit that requires busing cuts, teacher layoffs and possibly more Mason Schools – $5.8 million deficit that requires administrative and teacher cuts Boone County […]
