Congratulations to Sophomore Daria Franklin, best in show prizewinner for the Veterans' Memorial Calendar that honors Greenup County's National Medal of Honor recipients, John Collier and Ernie West! Seven RHS students had their artwork selected for inclusion in the calendar--Daria Franklin (10), Allison Aldrich (12), Mercedes Maupin (9), Morgan Caldwell (9), Josh Dumaine (9), Taylor Stamper (9), and Kenneth Gomez (9).
Mr. Collier gave his life for his country and saved his fellow soldiers by smothering a grenade with his body during the Korean War. Mr. West, even after being shot in the back and losing his left eye, saved many of his fellow soldiers by carrying them out of harm's way in the midst of battle, also during the Korean War. Ernie West was able to attend Fridays ceremony. He was very emotional, and the kids were so honored to meet him. Hero, indeed. Very humbling. Special thanks to Tiffany Botts Perry for doing the art project! The committee awards a $500 essay scholarship each year to a Senior student from each of the Greenup County high schools, Russell, Raceland, and Greenup, and this year awarded a $100 art prize for a 9-12 Greenup County student for best in show!
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After a year full of many successes, our Russell Middle School Academic Team finished strong at the State Finals! This year, 363 middle schools started out at District Governor's Cup, and RMS was 6th overall. Naturally, I would like to see us place higher, especially since we haven't finished first since 2003, but our students, coaches, and school should be proud of their final ranking. It is a testament to the hard work and dedication it takes to achieve such success, and I firmly believe our students will take these experiences with them through high school, college, and to bright futures beyond. At the State Finals, the top ten students in each written assessment event, composition, and FPS, along with the top eight quick recall teams, earn points for their team. Tiebreakers can make a huge difference (look at Math). I am very pleased that 7 of 15 RMS tests taken were scored 40 or above! Results are as follows: Arts & Humanities (top score 43; 10th place 38): Meredyth Wilson 34 Izzy McCloud 32 Sarah Baird 28 Language Arts (top score 47; 10th place 41): Anushka Valsan 40 Sara Abul-Khoudoud 36 Jocelyn Martin 31 Mathematics (top score 50, 10th place 48): Brayden Pack 41 Nick Mineer 40 Barrett Blevins 34 Science (top score 48; 10th place 45): Brayden Pack 47 (3rd place) Ayog Prasad 45 (9th, tie) Grant Darnell 38 Social Studies (top score 45; 10th place 42): Josh Griffith 41 Joe Ewing 40 Jackson Raich 35 Quick Recall: Top 24 Future Problem Solving (Audrey Abbott, Charles Bechtel, Barrett Blevins, Anna Gomez): 2nd Complete results can be found here: http://my.kaac.com/ASAP/Results/MiddleGrades/State John W. Vanhoose RMS Mathematics Teacher Academic Team Head Coach MATHCOUNTS Coach Here is a comprehensive account of the students' performance:
Quick Recall: 5th place (Ali Wilt, Alex Nguyen, Cameron Keeton, Nate Gunning) Future Problem Solving: 4th place: (Danny Abul-Khoudoud, Emma Ison, Loren Gross, Devan Atkins) Writing Composition: 4th place (Emma Ison) Arts & Humanities: 1st place (Ali Wilt--perfect score of 50) Language Arts: 3rd place (Nate Gunning); 5th place (Claire Wilson); Also finishing 11th place (Ali Wilt) Mathematics: 8th place (Alex Nguyen); Also finishing 11th place (Alicia Liu) Science: 1st place (Cameron Keeton); 3rd place (Matthew Eastham); 8th place (Heather Short) Social Studies: 7th place (Baron Hankins); Also finishing 13th place (Jensen Smith); 17th place (Connor McGinnis) The A-Team placed in EVERY subject and we came incredibly close to placing every student as you can see above. On behalf of the students and coaches, I thank you constant encouragement and support you give our students. Kirk Barnett Russell High School Science Department Academic Head Coach *** THANK YOU, PARENTS, FOR SENDING US THESE WONDERFUL PICTURES!! *** Betsy Caines, Russell Middle School and Down syndrome mom of a 6th Grader, visited Mrs. Missy Murray's class on National Down Syndrome Awareness Day to educate RMS students about Down syndrome. Mrs. Caines had students participate in various activities to help them understand what it might feel like to have Down syndrome, and ended her time with students by opening the floor to any questions the students had. These students listened with great respect and asked quality questions that covered the whole spectrum - from 'what causes it' to 'what were Mrs. Caines fears as a mother'.
"It is my privilege to talk with students about this, especially those that interact with my son on a daily basis. The more they know, the less scary his differences are." - Betsy Caines Thank you, Mrs. Caines for taking the time to educate all of us and remind us that it's our differences that make us special! For more information about Down syndrome, visit here. Mrs. Ruthie Lynd's Women's Health class does a service project every year. This year, Hope's place came and spoke with her class about its services and asked the class, as well as other various organizations, to donate "themed" baskets for Easter which are then sold at their annual spring fund-raiser. ..(Chocolate extravaganza, which is held this Saturday, March 19th). RHS Women's Health Class went with the theme "Hop into Fitness" with fitness/healthy type items included in the basket. Yesterday, they delivered the basket and took a tour of the facility. The students enjoy the trip and Hope's Place is very appreciative!
Mrs. Conley (RMS) brought a class to RPS to read with Mrs. J's 1st Graders. All students got an opportunity to show off their reading skills with a book of their choice.
RHS had a great day at the FBLA Regional Competition at Morehead State University!! Ten students brought home trophies!! Please congratulate the following winners:
They will now have the opportunity to compete at the State level next month! We are very proud of them!! Today is High School Art Day at Morehead State University during the Annual Burley-Coal Art Exhibition and Competition and Russell had a great show!
Please congratulate the following students for their hard work! No other school in the region placed as many times as we did and this covers the all of eastern Kentucky! Evan Boggs and Anna Barfield will be competing in the state competition!
RHS Criminal Justice students attended a field trip to Greenup Court today. Students went on a guided tour by Mike Wilson, Greenup County Attorney, were they observed / received:
RATC students have been preparing fiercely for their SkillsUSA 'check offs'. Today started the First Aid/CPR section of the competition. These students were very impressive!
Next Friday (March 18th), more students will compete at ACTC Technology Drive Campus in events ranging from Automotive Technology, Carpentry, Computer Programming, Entrepreneurship, HVAC, Occupational Health, Robotics & Automation Technology, & Web Design (just to name a few). For more information about SkillsUSA, visit their website. |