Education

The Anderson County High School academic team celebrated students’ achievement during the league banquet held Dec. 2 in Frankfort, according to a press release.
The awards given to the team included the second place Team Science Award and individual awards.
These awards were presented to Bradley Bellman and Jacob Brumley. Bradley Bellman was awarded first place in the science subject competition. Jacob Brumley was awarded fifth place in the social studies subject competition.
 

The Anderson County school district ranks sixth out of 160 Kentucky school districts for its energy performance, according to a recent news release from the Kentucky School Boards Association.
“As energy manager, I am just very proud of the job that the district has done,” Anderson County School District energy manager Gary Stinnett said, crediting the district staff, students and administration for the school’s high ranking.
“That is the only reason it can be successful.”

Anderson County resident Bobby Murphy, a science teacher at DuPont Manual High School in Jefferson County, has been selected as the new Emma B. Ward Elementary principal, according to a district news release.
The Emma B. Ward site-based decision making council made a final decision Dec. 13, Superintendent Sheila Mitchell said in an e-mail, and sent a waiver to the Kentucky Department of Education in order to select their applicant three days early to ensure an easy transition for students, parents and staff.

Kentucky Youth Advocates’ Kids Count County Data Book has released a new report that breaks down the state’s 120 counties, considering economic security, education, health and family/community support, according to a press release from the school district.
Using information from various state and local agencies, the report ranks the counties in the above categories and determines their overall child well-being ranking from the average of those scores.