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A Publication of the Carroll County Public Schools *Volume 5, Number 3* www.carroll.k12.ky.us * June 2006
Carroll County Schools Reaching New Heights
At right, the Carroll County High School Class of 2006 celebrates their graduation on May 28 by
tossing confetti and their mortarboards in the air. Below, a Cartmell Elementary School student
soars during Field Day activities at the end of the 2005-06 school year.
Superintendent Carroll Yager congratulates CCMS 7th graders Levi Underwood (center) and
Eberado Martinez on the state geography and spelling bees. Underwood earned 4th place in the
state National Geographic Geography Bee, and Martinez finshed 25th in the state Scripps Howard
Spelling Bee.
Winn Primary teacher Michael Bidwell releases one of several
butterflies that his kindergarten students had been observing in
class since the insects were caterpillars.
Carroll County Schools: Where Children Come First
Carroll County Schools
813 Hawkins Street
Carrollton, KY 41008
Phone: (502) 732-7070
Fax:
(502) 732-7073
www.carroll.k12.ky.us
Superintendent’s Message
Carroll County Schools have
experienced a tremendous year
of success and progress. It truly
is a year in which we are
reaching new heights.
This year we experienced
the greatest two-year gain in
Commonwealth Accountability
Testing System (CATS) results
that the district has ever seen.
Since 2003, our overall
accountability index has risen by
9.8 points to 76.2, our highest
score ever. This past year, we
began many new programs and
interventions to help all students
reach the goal of 100 by 2014.
We feel confident that our efforts
will produce continued
increases.
In addition to the overall
improvement in test scores, the
pages of this newsletter will
show how many school
organizations and individual
students are achieving at the
highest levels in the state. Each
year, we get closer to achieving
our goal of being one of the best
school districts in the state.
To reach that goal, we have
conducted both internal and
Carroll Yager,
Carroll County
Schools
Superintendent
external audits and have worked
throughout the year to create
comprehensive plans to improve
our schools and the district as a
whole. An audit by School
Match, an outside educational
firm, showed that we have much
to be proud of in the Carroll
County Schools: a dedicated
staff, abundant extra- and cocurricular activities, an effective
school board, outstanding drop
out rate, and a very involved
community.
On behalf of the Carroll
County Board of Education and
our staff, I thank the parents,
citizens, businesses, community
and government leaders, and
especially taxpayers for helping
to make this an outstanding year.
We very much appreciate your
support.
We will continue to work
hard to serve this community.
School Audit Commends
District for Effectiveness:
Carroll County Schools released
the results of an audit of its
educational effectiveness in
April. The evaluation, which
compares schools based on
similar demographics, was
conducted by School Match, a
research and database services
firm. The audit, jointly
commissioned by the Carroll
County Community
Development Corporation and
the Carroll County Board of
Education, commended the
schools for its dedicated staff,
outstanding dropout rate,
abundant extra- and cocurricular activities, an effective
school board, and community
involvement.
Abundant Extra- and
Co-Curricular Activities
Junior National Guard-CCMS science teacher, Jon Ritchie, who serves as
a lieutenant in the National Guard, sponsors Junior National Guard through
the 21st Century Learning Center. This is just one of many extra- and cocurricular activities offered in Carroll County Schools.
Effective
School
Board
Carroll County Schools Contact List
Board of Education
Clay Cable, Chairman, District 5 Representative..(502) 732-8742
Tommy Unker, Vice-Chairman, District 1 Rep.......(502) 732-6233
Mona Kindoll, District 2 Representative............(502) 732-4021
David Searcy, District 3 Representative............(502) 347-0121
Rob Riley, District 4 Representative............(502) 732-4255
Central Office
(502) 732-7070
Carroll L. Yager, Superintendent
John F. Jones III, Assistant Superintendent
Lisa James, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
John B. Leep, Jr., Director of Pupil Personnel and of Transportation
Jon Conrad, Chief Financial Officer
Sheila Anderson, Director of Exceptional Children, Migrant & ESL
Julie Truckenmiller, School Psychologist
Other District Programs
21st Century Learning Center, Misty Wheeler...(502) 732-6834
Family Ties Resource Center, Robin Huesman..(502) 732-7008
Food Service, Patti Burgess...............................(502) 732-9362
Grant Writing/Public Relations, Jeff Fremin(502) 732-7080 x302
Head Start, Pam Williams.................................(502) 732-7016
Maintenance, Buildings & Grounds..........................(502) 732-7104
Migrant/ESL........................................................(502) 732-7002
Youth Services Center, Tracy Reynolds...........(502) 732-9272
School Nurse, Glenda Liter................................(502) 732-7090
Technology, Cindy Johann.................................(502) 732-7105
Transportation.................................................(502) 732-7099
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“Church Mouse” PerformsAbove, school board member Mona
Kindoll enjoys a performance by
Cartmell 5th grader Kelly Wheeler
at the May 25th meeting of the
Carroll County Board of Education.
Wheeler’s portrayal of a church
mouse earned her a second place
at the Kentucky Junior Historical
Society State Convention in April.
Perfect AttendanceGraduating senior Jenine Westrick
maintained perfect attendance
throughout her four years of high
school. Westrick and her mother
attend a year-end luncheon to
honor CCHS students with perfect
attendance
Low Dropout Rate
Check out the full School Match report, as well as our district and
school improvement plans online at
www.carroll.k12.ky.us
The Carroll County Schools 2006-08 school and district comprehensive
improvement plans include identified areas of need, goals to address those
needs, and strategies to accomplish those goals over the next two years.
Dedicated Staff
Farewells-At left, CCMS assistant
principal Doug Oak wishes a student
well before she boards her bus on
the last day of school. Below,
Transportation Director John Leep
salutes retiring bus driver Linda
Marsh by displaying her personnel
folder representing 30 years of
dedicated service.
2006 District Highlights
January
•Auditorium Dedication: The
Carroll County Board of
Education dedicated the Sam
Price Simpson Auditorium in
honor of the veteran teacher and
theatrical director who taught for
38 years in the Carroll County
Schools. He directed plays and
musical productions from 1955
until 1985 and retired from
Carroll County High School in
1993.
February
•Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Bash:
Over 650 children and adults
participated in a literacy fair as
part of Read Across America
Week. The event, sponsored by
the Literacy, Education, and
Reading Network (LEARN) took
place at the Butler Outlet Mall on
February 25.
Above, Winn teacher Joseph
McNeese works one-on-one with a
student on a reading assessment.
April
•CATS Testing Completed—
Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Bash-Over 50 Carroll County schools, agencies, organizations, and businesses joined together
to promote literacy in the community with Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Bash. Above, students from the Carroll County Area
Technology Center dress as literary characters and pose for pictures, which the children were able to take home with
them. Over 650 children and adults attended the event on February 25 at Butler Outlet Mall.
Community Involvement
Students completed two weeks
of state testing. In addition to
regular open-response and
multiple choice questions over
the Kentucky Core Content, all
students in grades three through
eight took norm-referenced tests
in math and reading to meet the
requirements of the No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
•School Match— Carroll County
Schools received high marks in
an educational audit jointly
commissioned by the Carroll
County Community
Development Corporation and
the Carroll County Board of
Education. School Match
conducted a “fair compare” audit
in which Carroll County Schools
were compared to school
systems with similar
demographics. School Match
Executive Director Dr. William
Bainbridge commended the
district for its dedicated staff,
outstanding dropout rate,
abundant extra- and cocurricular activities, and
community involvement. School
Match also commended the
school board for it proper role in
guiding the district and for not
attempting to “micro-manage”
the schools. The full report
can be found on the district’s
website www.carroll.k12.ky.us.
•District Receives Grant to
Apply Crumb Rubber to
Athletic Fields: Carroll County
High School and Carroll County
Middle School were among the
47 schools and communities to
receive the Waste Tire Market
Development Grant announced
by Governor Fletcher on April
17. Carroll County received a
total of $52,687 to apply crumb
rubber from recycled waste tires
to the athletic fields at Carroll
County High School and Carroll
County Middle School. The
crumb rubber provides a safer
playing field and reduces
maintenance costs over time.
CCHS and CCMS Receive
Substance Abuse Prevention
Grants
•The Kentucky Agency for
Substance Abuse Prevention
(KYASAP) announced on April
19 that Carroll County Middle
School and Carroll County High
School had both received
funding for programs to help
prevent alcohol, tobacco, and
other drug use. CCMS will begin
using Life Skills™ in the sixth
grade next year. According to its
website, Life Skills ™ is the
“highest rated, recommended
and researched school-based
substance abuse prevention
program today.” Rather than just
teach information about drugs
and alcohol, it helps students
develop personal selfmanagement and general social
skills needed to resist tobacco,
alcohol, and other drug use. For
more information, check online
at http://
www.lifeskillstraining.com/
program.cfm. CCHS will use its
funds to start a Tobacco
Education Group (TEG) and
Tobacco Awareness Program
(TAP) to help students stop
using tobacco products.
•Champions for Drug Free
Communities Grant— T h e
Carroll County School district
has received a $2000 grant to
form a local drug-free coalition
to create a strategic plan for
addressing tobacco, alcohol,
and other drug use among
Carroll County youth.
•Comprehensive District
Improvement Plan—The Carroll
County Board of Education
adopted the 2006-08
Comprehensive District
Improvement Plan (CDIP). The
document may be viewed at
the Carroll County Board of
Education’s Central Office or
online at the district website,
www.carroll.k12.ky.us.
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Oak Accepts Position as
New Cartmell Principal
CCMS Searching for New Assistant
Carroll County Middle
School Assistant Principal Doug
Oak has accepted the job as the
new principal at Cartmell
Elementary School and will
begin his official duties on July
1st.
Oak replaces
Bonnie Northcutt
who resigned in
January to focus on
her family and her
health and also to
work closer to her
home in Northern
Kentucky.
Oak joined the
CCMS leadership
team at the
beginning of the 2005-06 school
year after having taught social
studies for nine years and
serving as head baseball coach
for two years and the head
basketball coach for seven years
at Trimble County High School.
“I’m excited about this
opportunity,” said Oak.
“Cartmell has a tradition of
being an outstanding school with
an outstanding staff.”
Oak said that Northcutt and
the staff at Cartmell have done
an excellent job as evidenced by
the school’s test scores.
As for doing anything
differently under his leadership,
Oak said,
“[Cartmell] already
has a lot of great
things that they are
already doing. I
plan to carry on
that tradition.”
Oak graduated
from Cumberland
College where we
played baseball
and basketball for
four years and was
assistant basketball coach of the
team for one year. He earned
his master’s degree and his Rank
I in Instructional Leadership
from Indiana University
Southeast.
Oak is married to the former
Dana Waddle, a 7th grade
language arts teacher at Trimble
County Middle School, and they
live in Bedford with their threeyear-old son, Deaton.
Above, Cartmell students cheer on their classmates in Field Day activities at the end of the school year. At right,
Cartmell students participate in an activity for Field Day.
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At left, Head Start students visit the Carrollton Police and Fire Departments.
Below, Cartmell staff members wave good-bye to the students as they leave
for summer vacation. Center, Cartmell teachers display the Spirit Award
they earned for Relay for Life on June 2-3.
At left, student art work is displayed in the hallways for Kathryn Winn Primary’s Artists’ Showcase. Below left, Winn
students explore a creek for aquatic life at the Four Mile Outdoor Classroom. Below right, a Winn student in Gwen
Handlon’s kindergarten class leads his classmates in counting to 100.
At left, Winn teacher Kristi Walker embraces a student on the last day of school as she heads to the bus. Above,
Cartmell teacher Megan Broyles guides Winn third graders on a tour of Cartmell Elementary where they will be
attending during the 2006-07 school year.
2006 Winn and Cartmell
January
•Cartmell began after-school
math and science enrichment
program through $4500 Dow
Corning grant.
February
•Cartmell announced the
winners in the school spelling
bee: 1st-Pooja Patel, 2nd-Daniel
Lindsay, 3rd-Kayla Meadows,
4th-Andrea Harmon, 5th-Haley
Harmon, 6th-Megan Harris, 7thCori Green, 8th-Joseph Parker,
9th-Alex Skirvin, 10th-Kelley
Wheeler. The winners competed
in the county spelling bee.
March
•Cartmell Students place at
KJHS Convention—Several
elementary and middle school
students attended the Kentucky
Junior Historical Society
Convention in Frankfort on
Friday and Saturday, March 24
and 25. Fifteen students from
Cartmell’s club, sponsored by
teacher Mary Louden, were
recognized. Taylor Hill, Thomas
Hill, and Lidia Jimenez-Luttrell
all received a first place in
Media.
•Dow Corning Math and
Science Enrichment
Program—Cartmell Elementary
School held an after-school
enrichment program from
January through March to
enhance students’ skills in math
and science. In the program
sponsored by the Dow Corning
Foundation, students learned
mathematics skills while
studying and creating projects
related to the theme of
meteorology.
•Kathryn Winn Writing
Contest—Kathryn Winn Primary
recently held a writing contest
throughout the school, and the
winners from each grade are
featured in the 2006 school
yearbook. Winners are as
follows: Kindergarten—Randi
Miller, 1st Grade—Jordan
Becraft, 2nd Grade—Sarah
McArter, and 3rd Grade—Kathryn
Gillespie and Phoebe Whisman
(tie).
•Winn Adds Transverse
Climbing Wall for P.E.
Classes—Kathryn Winn Primary
School added a new feature to
its physical education classes: a
transverse climbing wall in the
school’s gymnasium. The
climbing wall does not require
rope and harnesses because
students climb sideways rather
than upwards.
•State Geography Bee—
Cartmell fifth grader Josh
McCarty was one of only three
elementary school students to
qualify for state-wide competition
in the National Geographic
Geography Bee on March 31.
School Highlights
McCarty tied for twelfth place
among 91 state qualifiers.
•Cartmell raised $3,593
through “Jump Rope for
Heart”—Cartmell raised $3,593
to benefit the American Heart
Association through its “Jump
Rope for Heart” activity.
Physical Education Teacher
Tony Russell organized the
event. The top donation amount
turned in was $370 by Makena
Kindoll.
April
•CATS Testing Completed—
Students completed two weeks
of state testing. In addition to
regular open-response and
multiple choice questions over
the Kentucky Core Content, all
students in grades three through
eight took norm-referenced tests
in math and reading to meet the
requirements of the No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
May
• Spring
Artists Showcase—
Cartmell students displayed visual
art, presented Power Point slide
shows, and performed music,
drama, and dance in the Cartmell
gym on Tuesday, May 2 at 6:30
p.m.
•Relay for Life—The Cartmell
Elementary School Relay for Life
team raised $2012.20 and the
Kathryn Winn Primary Relay for
Life team collected over $2600
for the June 2-3 event. Most of
Winn’s funds were raised
through the school’s coin wars,
in which students from different
grades competed to see who
could bring in the most money
for the American Cancer
society’s research and support
programs. Cartmell held a
variety of fund raisers, including
face painting at the school’s field
day.
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Distinguished-Right, middle school band members warm up before their
distinguished performance at the KMEA Fifth District Concert Festival.
Dow Corning Mentors-Below, Dow Corning mentors chat with the students
they worked with throughout the year at the program’s year-end luncheon.
Cemetery Restoration-Above, CCMS Kentucky Junior Historial Society
members pull weeds around damaged head stones at General Butler Park.
Career Day-At right, a student gets hands-on lesson in welding at CCATC.
Archery in Schools- At right, CCMS students participate
in an after-school archery program through The Lighthouse.
2005-06 Carroll County Middle School Highlights
•The CCMS academic team
earned second place overall in
the North Central Kentucky
Conference with a 10-2 record.
Angela Woods won second in
mathematics and earned an
honorable mention in quick
recall. Elizabeth Clark won a
second place in arts and
humanities and an honorable
mention in science. Ryan Miles
received an honorable mention
in two areas, quick recall and
language arts. Finally, Levi
Underwood earned an honorable mention in social studies.
•The Carroll County Middle
School Academic Team
placed first in District 33
Governor’s Cup competition by
grabbing the top honors in quick
recall, future problem solving,
mathematics, and written
composition.
•CCMS students learn about
world hunger at Kentucky
United Nations Assembly—
Eleven Carroll County Middle
School students joined over 900
6
other middle school students
from Eastern Kentucky at the
Kentucky United Nations
Assembly (KUNA) on March 5-7
to learn about and debate
international issues. Students at
the two-day event, sponsored by
the Kentucky YMCA Youth
Association, created proposals
and displays representing
various countries throughout the
world. Even though they had the
smallest delegation of any
school, they earned one of the
top prizes with “Best Informational Display.” Eighth grader
Elizabeth Clark also won an
“Outstanding Speaker” award.
•Woods among State’s Best in
Math and Composition—Carroll
County Middle School eighth
grader Angela Woods distinguished herself as one of
Kentucky’s top young scholars,
earning seventh place in written
composition and 11th in mathematics in the state Governor’s
Cup Competition on March 13.
Governor’s Cup is “the state’s
premier academic event,
involving over 20,000 students,
nearly 1200 schools, and
thousands of coaches, administrators, parents and community
leaders.”
•CCMS FPS Team Places
27th— In addition to Woods’
accomplishments, the CCMS
Future Problem Solving Team,
which placed first in Region 9
competition, had the 27th best
score among 47 teams at the
Governor’s Cup State Finals.
That team consisted of Sarah
Hudgins, Quincy Hogan, Levi
Underwood, Katie Fitzgerald, and
alternate Luke Yap.
•CCMS Bands Score Distinguished— The Carroll County
Middle School 7th and 8th grade
bands both received overall
scores of distinguished, the
highest rating, in the Kentucky
Music Educators Association
(KMEA) 5th District Concert
Festival on March 16th and 17th
in Radcliff. The last year that
either band received a distin-
guished rating in concert band
was 1998, said CCHS band
director Jeff Root, when he
conducted both the high school
and middle school bands. Back
then the 7th and 8th grades
bands were combined. Now,
CCMS Band Director Scott
Brawner has five separate middle
school groups.
•Martinez 25th in State Spelling
Bee— CCMS seventh grader
Eberado Martinez placed 25th
out of 65 in the Scripps Howard
Spelling Bee at Churchill Downs
in Louisville on Saturday, March
18. This was Martinez’s second
trip to the state spelling bee.
•CCMS students place at KJHS
Convention—Several elementary and middle school students
attended the Kentucky Junior
Historical Society Convention in
Frankfort on Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25. Carroll
County Middle School came
away with 23 awards. Forrest
Hersey and Joshaua Smith
earned first place awards for 2-D
and 3-D Art, respectively. Miriam
Jones won a first place in
Beginning Genealogy.
•Science Fair—Sixteen CCMS
students attended the North Area
Counties of Kentucky Exposition
of Science on March 25th and
came away with several awards
and four state qualifiers. Angela
Woods and Priya Patel placed
first in physics, and Ethan
Stewart placed first in botany.
Levi Underwood earned second
place in chemistry, and Steven
Denning was third in physics.
These students qualified for the
state science fair held in Richmond at Eastern Kentucky
University on April 1st. Other
winners at the regional science
fair included Nathaniel Bennett,
Joshaua Smith, and Ryan Miles.
State Geography Bee- Carroll
County Middle School seventh
grader Levi Underwood earned a
four-way tie for fourth place in
state-wide competition in state
National Geographic Geography
Bee on March 31 among 91 state
qualifiers.
Governor’s Scholars-At left, a record number (8) of Carroll County High
School students were accepted into the Governor’s Scholars Program (6) and
Governor’s School for the Arts (2). Three students in one year were the most
CCHS students admitted into either program previously.
National Honor Society-At left, new National
Honor Society inductees sign the membership
roster after the tapping in ceremoney in May.
Bridging the Gap-Below, Carroll County Area
Technology Center seniors in Ted Lowe’s
Advanced Carpentry class constructed 12
bridges throughout the year to complete a trail
around the lake at General Butler State Park.
2006 Carroll County High School and Area Technology Center Highlights
January
•Seniors Neil Gruber and Erin
Richter were named 2006 Spring
Homecoming King and Queen.
•The CCHS academic team
earned second place overall in
the North Central Kentucky
Conference with a 10-2 record.
Jon Becraft won 1st in language
arts and 3rd in quick recall.
Peter Fremin placed 1st in
mathematics and honorable
mention in quick recall. Victoria
Spencer earned 1st in arts and
humanities. Mark Little came in
2nd in science. Logan Carriveau
earned an honorable mention in
mathematics.
February
•Principal Curt Haun announced
on Friday, February 3, that
Kentucky Commissioner of
Education Gene Wilhoit had
nominated Carroll County High
School as one of five
commonwealth schools for the
7th annual National School
Change Award. This prestigious
award, jointly cosponsored by
the American Association of
School Administrators (AASA),
the Fordham University
Graduate School of Education,
and Pearson Education,
recognizes schools each year
that have “significantly changed
for the better.” To read the
complete application, see http://
www.cchs.carroll.k12.ky.us/
nsca.html.
•A Visit with the Governor:
Carrol County High School
students in Misty Buchanan’s
Government II class and Carroll
County Fiscal Court student
representatives meet with
Governor Ernie Fletcher at a
meeting where a $60 million
expansion of the Dow Corning
Carrollton site was announced.
•Ground Hog Job Shadowing
Day: 180 Carroll County Area
Technology School juniors and
seniors job shadowed at 26 area
locations which included
businesses and industries as
well as government, educational,
and medical institutions. This
year, CCATC expanded the
February 2 event with students
from all programs participating,
which include office technology,
carpentry, welding, auto
technology, health sciences,
information technology, chemical
technology, and maintenance
technology.
•CCHS Future Problem
Solving Team earned second
place in Region 8 Governor’s
Cup Competition held at Oldham
County High School on February
25. The team consists of senior
Erin Richter, juniors Lauren
Mauser and Jessica Glauber,
and freshman Jessica
Wilkerson.
March
•CCHS Band Scores
Distinguished— The Carroll
County High School Band
received an overall score of
distinguished, the highest rating,
in the Kentucky Music Educators
Association (KMEA) 5th District
Concert Festival on March 16th
and 17th in Radcliff. The last year
that the band received a
distinguished rating in concert
band was 1998, said CCHS
band director Jeff Root.
April
•Eagle Scout—Junior Chris
Westrick was awarded the rank
of Eagle, the highest rank in the
Boy Scouts of America, on April
9th. Westrick, who has been a
scout for 11 years, completed
merit badges in first aid,
citizenship, communications,
environmental science, personal
fitness and management,
camping, family life, life saving,
and cycling, among others. He
also led other scouts and adults
in a service project, in which
they built the first bridge along
the lake trail at General Butler
State Park.
•2005 Carroll County High
School Yearbook—The
Panthers’ Lair earned second
place overall in the Class A
division of the Kentucky High
School Journalism Association
state contest on April 12th.
Advisor Lisa Stahley said the
book actually tied for first place
but lost the tie breaker. The
yearbook took first place in four
of eight categories: cover
design, overall design, theme
development, and photography.
•Area Technology Center
Seniors Win Awards at State
FBLA Conference
•Senior Will Bickers was a topten finalist for Mr. Future
Business Leader Award at the
Future Business Leaders of
America (FBLA) State
Leadership Conference April 1113 at the Executive West Hotel
in Louisville. Also, senior
Kendall Gault earned first place
in the Name Tag contest. Gault
designed the name tag that club
members wore for the regional
and state conferences. Other
FBLA members who attended
the state conference were Shari
Smith, Susan Kindoll, and
Kelly Simmons.
•Governor’s Scholars— S i x
CCHS juniors were selected for
the Governor’s Scholars
Program: Jamie Grund, Jessica
Glauber, Carrie Phelps, Bobby
Riley, Sierra Ritchie, and Victoria
Spencer. This is most
Governor’s Scholars the school
has ever had.
•Governor’s School for the
Arts— Two students, junior Peter
Fremin and sophomore Rosie
Hersey, were selected for the
drama program at the
Governor’s School for the Arts.
•2006 Carroll County High
School prom court— The top
ten boy and girl seniors who
were selected to the court
include the following: Kendall
Gault, Danielle Harsin, Jessica
Leep, Le’Shea Moore, Erin
Richter, Kelly Simmons, Kelly
Singer, Shari Smith, Jenine
Westrick, William Bickers,
Logan Carriveau, Clay Cauley,
Casey Gruber, Mason Gruber,
Neil Gruber, Chris Johnson,
Brett Miller, Corey Stark, and
Luke Unker. There was a tie for
2006 CCHS Prom Queen with
Danielle Harsin and LeShea
Moore both receiving the honor.
Will Bickers was chosen as
Prom King.
•DAR Citizen of Year Award—
Senior Neil Gruber was awarded
the Daughters of the American
Revolution Citizen of the Year
Award. Gruber was nominated
by faculty members and chosen
by CCHS students for the honor.
May
• Poetry
Slam— Students read
their original poetry as well as
published poetry in the CCHS
Library Media Center on May 4th.
Jordane Edmondson, Chris
Johnson, and Daniel Nickels were
recognized as outstanding
presenters.
•CATS Café—Seniors who
scored a proficient or
distinguished on their writing
portfolio were honored at a
special luncheon on Tuesday,
May 9th. Carroll County High
School English teachers and
school administrators, including
Principal Curt Haun, turned the
high school stage into the Cats’
Cafe and served a lasagna meal
between 11:55 and 1:10 p.m. in
full view of underclassmen
whom they hope will be
motivated to score well when
they are seniors.
•Skaggs Regional FFA Officer—
CCHS sophomore Nate Skaggs
was inducted as sentinel for the
Northern Kentucky Region of the
Future Farmers of America.
•Scholarships—28 Carroll
County High School seniors
have been awarded $55,600 in
local scholarships and $491,300
in total scholarships. This
represents a 94% increase in
total scholarships awarded since
2005 ($248,400) and nine times
the total amount awarded in
2001($51,000).
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Climbing the Walls: Below, Kathryn Winn Primary students try out a new transverse climbing wall in its gymnasium as part of its physical fitness plan.
All in Fun-Above, CCMS principal Bill Hogan gets
soaked for the school math fair in which students
earned tickets for fun events like the chance to drench
the principal.
CATS Cafe’-CCHS Principal Curt Haun and other
faculty members served lunch to seniors who scored a
proficient or distinguished on their writing portfolio.
Math and Science Showcase- A Cartmell student
shares her “tornado” project she created as part of a
weather-themed after-school math and science
enrichment program sponsored by Dow Corning.
Carroll County Schools
Calendar 2006-2007
August 9
August 10
September 4
October 11
October 16-20
November 7
November 15
November 22-24
Dec. 21 - Jan. 3
January 15
February 7
February 19
March 9
March 14
April 9 - 13
May 21
May 22
May 23
Opening Day for Teachers
First Day for Students
Labor Day - No School
Early Release Day – P.M.
Fall Break - No School
Election Day – No School
Early Release Day – P.M.
Thanksgiving Break – No
School
Winter Break – No School
Martin Luther King Day
Early Release Day – P.M.
Professional Development No School
Professional Development No School
Early Release Day – P.M.
Spring Break – No School
Last Day for Students
Primary Election Day –
No School
Closing Day
Make Up Days
2005-06 Outstanding Employees of Carroll County Schools:
The following staff members were selected as outstanding employees in their respective categories and were
recognized at the school district’s closing luncheon on Thursday, May 25. They were nominated by staff, parents,
and community members and selected by judges from outside the district. The winners are as follows: 1st row—
Linda Marsh, Transportation; Samantha McFerron, Classified Support Staff; Mandy Glover, CCMS Teacher; Melissa
Walker, Buildings and Grounds; and Lisa James, Administrator. 2nd Row—Margie Kinman, Food Service; Chandra
Miracle, Winn Teacher; Richelle Wheeler, Administrative Support; Jonica Ray, Cartmell Teacher; Judy Leep, Certified
Support Staff; Jenny Winkle, Head Start; and Bev Demaree, CCHS Teacher.
1. May 24
2. May 25
3. May 29
4. May 30
5. May 31
6. June 1
7. June 4
8. June 5
9. June 6
10. June 7
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