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Education

  • Slack chosen to participate in Leadership Summit

    LaRue County High School student John Slack is traveling to expand his leadership abilities as part of a prestigious global program.

    Slack was nominated to participate in the People to People Leadership Summit based on his academic achievements, community involvement and leadership skills. He’ll travel to Columbia University in New York, N.Y. and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. to take part in the program.

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  • 1,400 Kentucky students honored at Western's Duke Talent ceremony

    The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University hosted the Kentucky award ceremony for the Duke Talent Identification Program on May 28. Kentucky Commissioner Terry Holliday presented the keynote address.

    More than 1,400 Kentucky students were honored at the event at WKU’s Diddle Arena.

    LaRue County students include Leslie A. Pike, Kylie A. Rogers, Mackenzie E. Bradley, Madison P. Lee and Jonathan M. Lawler, all of Hodgenville; and Brian Anderson of Buffalo.

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  • Marti invited to join honor society

    Christina Marti has become a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor society at Georgetown College. She was invited to join as a result of her last term’s academic success. Members must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the first term or year of college, an accomplishment that only 20 percent of college freshman reach.

    She is the daughter of Sherri Hall and Jose Marti of Louisville.

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  • Gatton Academy recognizes seniors

    Celebration of Commencement Weekend at Western Kentucky University included The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky honored its third graduating class of high school seniors.

    Fifty-one students representing 37 counties from across the Commonwealth, including Gretchen Fraze of LaRue County High School, were recognized during the ceremony at the newly renovated Van Meter Auditorium.

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  • Volunteers honored by L.A.C.E.

    Each year the LaRue County Literacy Adult Community Education Council recognizes those who have generously and unselfishly given to our community. 

    Michael Huff received the Youth Volunteer Service Award for accumulating the most volunteer service hours through the LCHS Community Volunteer Service Club. 

    Huff, who will be a senior this year, has been volunteering since elementary school. Over the past three years, he has logged over 150 volunteer hours. 

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  • Camp Invention back for another summer

    The Camp Invention program returns to Hodgenville this summer.

    In this program, children are immersed in a week-long experience of imaginative play leading them through inquiry-based activities in science, technology, engineering, math, history and the arts.

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  • Carley Ferguson awarded Lincoln Days scholarship

    Carley D. Ferguson of New Haven is the 2010 recipient of the annual scholarship awarded to a LaRue County student by Lincoln Days Celebration.

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  • Local students graduate from Centre College

    Local students graduated from Centre College during the 187th commencement ceremony held at the College’s Norton Center for the Arts May 23.

    Kacie Bowles earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English and graduated cum laude. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, the daughter of John and Diana Bowles of Sonora and a graduate of LaRue County High School.

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  • LaRue students getting to school and staying

    Non-academic data reports, released this month by the Kentucky Department of Education for school year 2008-09, show LaRue County Schools with over a 96 percent graduation rate, above 95 percent attendance rate and with zero dropouts.

    The data also includes results from retention and successful transition to adult life, which with dropout, attendance, and graduation rates, comprise the non-academic component of the Kentucky School Testing System and parts of the No Child Left Behind Act.

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  • HESee^students fight the good fight against cancer

    Students at Hodgenville Elementary School joined the battle against cancer last week as they held a Mini-Relay at the school. This was the second Mini Relay the school has hosted and it is growing each year. The Mini Relay was combined with field day to make a fun-filled day in the sun as a celebration of the hard work students and staff have done all year in raising money to fight cancer. This year the school went beyond the amount they raised last year to a whopping $7,588.81.

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