A Northern Kentucky school has become the first ever in the region to win a federal Green Ribbon Schools award for school sustainability efforts. Robert D. Johnson Elementary in Fort Thomas last month became the only education institution in NKY and one of only 24 institutions statewide to ever receive the U.S. Department of Education recognition […]
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Burglary at Johnson Elementary Thwarted by Police and Citizen Tip
Johnson Elementary under construction earlier this year. A tip from a neighbor helped lead to an arrest of a man suspected of burglary of materials at the construction site. by Robin Gee, city council beat reporter Thanks to a tip from a resident, Fort Thomas police were able to stop a crime in process and […]
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Johnson Elementary School Names Assistant Principal
Johnson Elementary School has selected Kristina Sheehy to serve as assistant principal. Sheehy is currently the assistant principal at Southern Elementary School in Pendleton County, a position she has held for the past five years. Stop searching, start finding. Sheehy’s educational experience includes teaching at Straub Elementary School in Maysville, and Grant’s Lick Elementary School […]
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Fort Thomas School Board Honored – More Than 60 Years of Combined Service
Fort Thomas school board members were honored for their service. Back row: Teacher Dawn Hils, Jeff Beach. Front row: Ann Meyer, Karen Allen, Superintendent Karen Cheser and Lisa Duckworth by Robin Gee January is School Board Appreciation Month, and the Fort Thomas Independent Schools District board members were honored at their first meeting of 2020. […]
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Johnson Students Propose Wildlife Habitat for New School Building
Teacher Jillian Booth with Johnson fourth graders who propose a new wildlife habitat for their school. They got help from Highlands students including Edrin Ahlfeld, junior, and Alex LaCourt, freshman (back row) By Robin Gee A proposal to create a wildlife habitat around the new Johnson Elementary School building was the student showcase presentation […]
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Two Johnson Teachers Honored as Global Leaders for Compassion in Their Classrooms
Wynne Philippe and her children honored Johnson teachers Katie Mills (l) and Stephanie Perkins (r) as Global Leaders. By Robin Gee Johnson Elementary teachers Stephanie Perkins and Katie Mills were presented Global Leader awards at the Fort Thomas Independent Schools board meeting in December. The teachers were nominated by Wynne Philippe, a parent of two […]
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School District Holiday Card Features Work of Johnson Student
Johnson student Bentley with his card design. His work is featured on the 2019 holiday card from the Fort Thomas Independent Schools District. By Robin Gee Congratulations go to Johnson Elementary third-grader Bentley Hoffman for designing this year’s holiday greeting card for the Fort Thomas Independent School District. Hoffman’s card features a beautifully decorated holiday […]
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Update on Johnson Elementary Replacement Project
By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor The Johnson Elementary Replacement Project is moving along, according to Jerry Wissman, director of operations for Fort Thomas Independent Schools. He made a brief report at the May school board meeting. “Hosea Project Movers are on site now. They initially took down the gymnasium building…and hope to start […]
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Johnson Elementary Students’ Create Innovative “Earth-Saving” Projects
Two teams of students from Johnson Elementary participated in the National Geographic GeoChallenge. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor More than six billion metric tons of plastic waste litters our earth today, and of that quantity, 91 percent is not recycled, according to a study by the National Geographic Society. Plastic takes more than […]
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Bonds Issued for Johnson Project Financing
Rendering of the proposed Johnson Elementary School project (FTM file) By Robin Gee At its January meeting, the Fort Thomas Independent School District board approved the issuance of bonds for the Johnson Elementary project. At a finance meeting held before the regular session started, the school board members approved the creation of a finance corporation […]