Students and staff at Woodfill Elementary, a school in the Fort Thomas Independent Schools district, celebrated earning recognition for its school-wide leadership program Thursday. The celebration took place outside at a school town hall, sort of like a pep rally, where students discussed the certification, called a Lighthouse certification, the program itself and engaged in […]
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Woodfill Elementary honored for leadership program
Woodfill Elementary, a Fort Thomas Independent Public Schools district school, has been honored with a Lighthouse Certification for implementing its “Leader in Me” program. The program is an, “evidence-based PK-12 model, developed in partnership with educators, designed to build resilience and leadership in students, create a high-trust culture, and help improve academic achievement,” according to […]
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5th Grader at Woodfill Elementary Passes Away, Principal Releases Statement
Fifth grader Jaleel Hutchinson passed away unexpectedly on Sunday. (Img: Go-fund-me page for Jaleel Hutchinson) By Jessie Eden It is with a heavy heart that we report this. A student at Woodfill Elementary has died per a statement from Fort Thomas Independent Schools. The following statement was released by Woodfill Principal Keith Faust and a […]
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Bocce and Beyond: Woodfill Students Share Unified Sports Program Success
Members of Woodfill’s Unified Sports bocce team explained the program that provides opportunities for athletes of all abilities to play together. By Robin Gee Unified Sports is a program through Special Olympics that partners athletes with and without special needs in a program designed to build relationships, leadership skills, essential foundational skills, self-esteem and all-round […]
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Woodfill Principal Honored as a Global Leader
Keith Faust, principal at Woodfill Elementary, received a Global Leadership award in November. By Robin Gee No surprise to the teachers, students, parents and staff of Woodfill Elementary, Principal Keith Faust received a Global Leadership award for the work he has done to make his school culture one of learning, respect and leadership. At its […]
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Woodfill Elementary’s Spaghetti Dinner + Big Top Festival THIS Weekend
September marks the return of many Fort Thomas traditions. School is well under way, the days begin to shorten, fans dress in blue for Friday night football games and Woodfill Elementary hosts its annual Spaghetti Dinner and Big Top Festival. Friday, September 13, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the entire community is invited to […]
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Woodfill Elementary Steps Outside the Box on Parent-Teacher Conferences
Woodfill teacher Tina Reynolds, parent Stacy Sackenheim and Principal Keith Faust join three students to report on how new student-led conferences went. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Most parents know the drill. You take time out of your busy afternoon or evening to come to school. You sit at your child’s […]
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Woodfill Honors 100th Anniversary of its Namesake’s Heroic Act
Robert Woodfill, Ph.D., a distant relative and expert on Major Samuel Woodfill, holds a Woodfill sign. Woodfill students in the front row include (from left to right) Roland Hensley, Hayden Gessner, Piperlyn Kramer, Avery Barber and Isabella Neufarth. Back row includes Ramey Hensley (former Woodfill student and recent Highlands High School grad), Rochelle Hensely (Woodfill […]
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Woodfill Students Share Wildly Important Goals
Woodfill Elementary students present the Wildly Important Goals they’ve chosen for this year. Four students from Woodfill Elementary School shared a new project that has engaged students in all grades. Ellie, Carly, Charity and Vinny, ranging from first to fifth grade, presented their WIGs at the September meeting of the Fort Thomas Independent Schools Board. […]
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Woodfill Elementary’s Spaghetti Dinner + Big Top Festival THIS Weekend
This year’s Big Top Festival will take place this Sunday, September 16, noon to 5 p.m., at Woodfill Elementary. This weekend one of our city’s beloved traditions returns, with Woodfill Elementary’s Friday night Spaghetti Dinner and Sunday’s Big Top Festival. Friday, September 14, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the entire community is invited to dinner […]