Boone County Schools is anticipating receiving reinforcements to address its school bus driver shortage – in the form of school principals. Deputy Superintendent Eric McArtor said at Thursday’s Boone County Schools Board of Education meeting that several school administrators are in training and will be hitting the roads soon. “Some of our principals have volunteered […]
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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 […]
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Photos: Graduation ceremonies across Boone County schools
Boone County students from Ryle High School, RISE and Accel Academies and Boone County High School received their diplomas last week. Click through the gallery below to see photos from each ceremony.
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Dozens of Ryle High School students under investigation following senior prank gone wrong
Written by Valerie Lyons for WPCO Nearly a fifth of Ryle High School’s senior class is under investigation after a senior prank caused damages to the school’s building, Boone County Schools said. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office tells WCPO 75 students were involved in the prank that happened Tuesday night. The school district said the […]
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Special Olympics coming to Ryle High School Saturday
More than 80 athletes from Boone, Campbell, Grant, Harrison, Kenton and Pendleton counties will compete in the Special Olympics Kentucky Area 7 Track and Field Meet this Saturday, April 29. Beginning at 9:45 at Ryle High School in Union, the event will begin with Opening Ceremonies including the parade of athletes. At 10 a.m. the […]
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Florence Rotary celebrates Teachers of the Year
The Florence Rotary Club has honored four local teachers with the Teacher of the Year award. They are Charity Ehrenberg, an English teacher from Ryle High School; Kim Forman, a Kindergarten teacher from Yealey Elementary; Brittany Gilbreath, a fifth-grade teacher from Stephens Elementary; and Julie Keyser, a first-grade teacher from St. Paul Catholic School. “I […]
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Ryle, Campbell County sending eight to state wrestling
Eight won’t be enough. Ryle and Campbell County both bring an octet of wrestlers to the state tournament that begins Friday at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, and Walton-Verona has five. But at least one local coach – Ryle’s Tim Ruschell – thinks seven-time defending champion Union County (which brings 11), Johnson Central […]
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Isaacs, Trumble ranked first in Kentucky going into Region 5 meet
Hunter Isaacs could almost write a medical journal article about torn knee ligaments. Walton-Verona’s senior wrestler can certainly speak from personal experience. KentuckyWrestling.com ranks him first at 138 pounds going into the Region 5 meet that begins Friday on the Bearcats’ mats. Isaacs has had three meniscus tears – all to his right knee – […]
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Ryle High marching band performs in Hawaii for Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade
Pearl Harbor, a day that “will live in infamy,” famously said by former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, is commemorated every Dec. 7, and Ryle High School was one of the few bands selected nationwide to participate in the national memorial parade. On Dec. 7, 1941, 2,402 Americans died and 1,178 Americans were wounded as a […]
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#All4AvaGrace gathers nationwide support for Campbell County cheerleader seriously injured in crash
Written by Jake Ryle, WCPO reporter You didn’t have to look far Friday night on the sidelines of Ryle High School’s football field to see something was missing. Ava Markus, a junior cheerleader, was seriously injured in a car crash in Cold Spring on Sunday. She remains in the hospital. “Big part of the team. […]
