Education

Anderson County High School students in Randy Adams’ agriculture construction class recently installed “stand up” gardens for residents of Heritage Hall in Lawrenceburg, according to a news release.
Activities Director Penny Vest asked Adams if students could build a stand up garden so that residents could enjoy getting outside and planting vegetables, Adams said via e-mail.
Students built two garden tables and delivered them May 6 to Heritage Hall and helped residents start a few plants in the new garden.
 

Emma B. Ward Elementary School recently hosted a Family Literacy Night car show last Thursday evening, complete with box car parade, vintage vehicles and a “drive-in” movie in the gym.
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade created their own cardboard cars and voted on the best classic cars, brought by adult volunteers.
Third grader Carson Grimes, who created a flame-emblazoned vehicle, won best in show.

School board reports personnel action for March, April
The Anderson County school board reported the following personnel action on March 25.

Employed
Christen Casey as a student bus monitor.
Rita Frick as a substitute custodian.
Lauren Heustis as a substitute teacher.
Leah Mager as a student after school childcare worker.
Donald Monroe as a substitute custodian.
Leatisha Pogioli as a substitute paraeducator.
Angela Slone as a substitute paraeducator and substitute after school daycare worker.

Delegates to the 141st KEA Delegate Assembly elected Lisa Petrey-Kirk to a three-year term as vice president of the 42,000-member Kentucky Education Association, according to a press release.
Petrey-Kirk, a 1983 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and a National Board Certified Teacher, has taught all of her 26 years at Anderson County Middle School.