Education

The LaRue County High School Speech Team started the new season with a very respectable showing at their first competition Oct. 29 at Bardstown High School.
Six students advanced to finals in eight categories. Three of those six were freshmen who are brand new to the LCHS speech team this year. The team took fifth at the tournament.

Performing well on college and career readiness tests while in middle and high school can mean a savings of hundreds of dollars when students enter college.
Many colleges and universities require students who score below benchmarks on the ACT to take remedial classes once they enter an institution of higher learning before they can take college-credit courses. These remedial classes, though typically not carrying college credit, cost the same as those that do.  

Members of the LaRue County FFA Chapter in Kentucky were one of 38 teams participating in the National FFA Dairy Foods Career Development Event. The event was held in conjunction with the 84th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.

The team, led by advisor Misty Bivens, was awarded a Silver emblem. Members also competed for individual awards with 141 other participants. Lydia Richardson received a Gold emblem, Caleb Whelan received a Silver emblem, Ben Tucker received a Silver emblem, and Jesse Hornback received a Silver emblem.

Eleven members of the Western Kentucky University forensic team – including a LaRue County High School alumnus – traveled to Berea to take part in two tournaments Oct. 22-23.
Ellis Fraser, a freshman from Hodgenville, was semifinalist in prose interpretation.
WKU advanced all students to elimination rounds and collected three individual championships. WKU also received second place in team sweepstakes in the portion of the tournament hosted by the University of the Cumberlands and third place in the Berea portion.