Education

The state of Kentucky improved in its PLAN and EXPLORE standardized test results for 2011-12, but the Anderson County school district reported mostly negative results.
Sophomores who took the ACT PLAN test this past fall decreased in every content area except for science, while eighth grade students increased only in reading benchmarks.
About 60 percent of high school sophomores met ACT PLAN English benchmarks, a 7.4 percent decrease from the 2010-11 results.

Christian Academy student wins
Ohio Valley Region Spelling Bee
Brooke Carpenter, an eighth grader at the Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg, surpassed 15 other contestants in the championship round of the ACSI Ohio Valley Region Spelling Bee on Feb. 25.  
The spelling bee was held at the Whitfield Christian Academy in Louisville.
Carpenter, the daughter of Dale and Melissa Carpenter, correctly spelled ‘mellifluous’ and ‘syllabication’ in the final round to secure the championship trophy.

Anderson Community Education will be offering a variety of classes for March.
Register by calling Jacque Zeller at 839-3754 or e-mail jacque.zeller@anderson.kyschools.us.

Steppin’ Up Aerobics and Tae Bo
When: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; Year-round classes at 6 p.m.
Where: Saffell Street Elementary with certified instructor Doris Thompson
Cost: $29 for six weeks ($3 to attend one class at a time).  

Savannah Thompson, a fourth grader at Saffell Street Elementary, placed ninth out of 43,000 entries for her artwork at the state Jim Claypool Art Contest.
Thompson is a daughter of Chris and Dana Thompson and granddaughter of Bobby and Linda Durr and Allen and Julia Thompson of Lawrenceburg.
Each year, the fourth graders at Saffell Street Elementary participate in the Jim Claypool Art Contest sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts.