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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Student Showcase Features Highlands’ Successful Robotics Team
The Highlands High Robotics Team pose with their robot. They earned fifth place against 61 teams in a recent regional competition. By Robin Gee Students and faculty from Highlands High School’s robotics team introduced their current robot and presented on their successful and popular program at the March Fort Thomas school board meeting. This […]
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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 […]
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2018 Election Results for Fort Thomas and Campbell County
Compiled by Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Here are 2018 election results for Fort Thomas, followed by races in Campbell County. (source: Kentucky State Board of Elections). For more election results, see the Kentucky State Board of Elections website. (source: Kentucky State Board of Elections). Fort Thomas FORT THOMAS MAYOR Eric Haas – 5,675 […]
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Highlands Students Turn Hard Work Into Wins
Highlands bowler Andy Campbell talks about his championship win. His coach is Glenn Schmidt. –> Students from Highlands High and Middle schools stepped into the winner’s circle at the March meeting of the Fort Thomas Independent School Board. Anticipating the room would be filled with family and friends, the board moved its monthly meeting to […]
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School Board Round-Up: New Positions, Portrait of a Graduate, Policy Changes
Note: Tonight’s School Board meeting will be held at Woodfill Elementary School at 6:30 p.m. Congratulations for the winning Highlands We the People team, a showcase for student journalism, new positions for next year and reports from traveling teachers were among the items highlighted at the February meeting of the Fort Thomas Independent School Board. […]
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Fort Thomas School Board to Discuss Grading Policy Change
The state champion Highlands High School We the People team will head to the DC area for the national competition. Tonight’s Fort Thomas Independent School Boards meeting will be held at Woodfill Elementary to accommodate all of the state champions in the district. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. and will include discussion […]
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Fort Thomas School Board Selects 2018 Leadership
It was time to pass the gavel at the January meeting of the Fort Thomas Independent School Board. Board members nominated and elected a new board chair and vice chair for 2018. Jeff Beach Jeff Beach is the 2018 board chair. He was first elected to the Fort Thomas Independent Schools Board of Education in […]
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Fort Thomas Independent School Board Looks Toward Year Ahead
Newly elected 2018 School Board Chair Jeff Beach thanks Woodfill students for their science presentation. The first meeting of 2018 for the Fort Thomas Independent School Board included some kudos for the past year and a look at plans for the year ahead. Celebrating good news The meeting opened with recognition of the five-star award […]