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 The LaRue County Middle School Quick Recall team led by captain Skyler Hornback placed second in Region 11 Competition on Feb. 2 and will compete this weekend at the State Governor’s Cup Academic Competition. Academic Coach Doris Jean Holleran said that this is the first Quick Recall team that has progressed to State Competition since she has been coaching the Academic Team.

Hornback placed first in math and social studies; Cole Constant placed fourth in science written assessments. Hornback and Constant will compete in State Assessment Tests this weekend also.

 Western Kentucky University’s Habitat for Humanity campus chapter will be sending three volunteer groups to Arkansas, South Carolina and eastern Kentucky for spring break trips next week.

Mary Redding, a campus minister from Howardstown, will travel with a group to Benton, Ark.

 Hodgenville Elementary Kindergarten students enjoyed a visit from Vicki Devers.  She taught them about Dr. Seuss, read many Dr. Seuss books to the kids and celebrated his birthday by playing a parachute game with a toy Cat in the Hat!  Pictured are students from Nannette Lawler’s and Tracy Tharp’s kindergarten classes.