Education

Anderson County Marching Band members Michael Noble and Jesse Carter were recently selected to perform with Tates Creek Indoor Ensemble, a premier percussion ensemble, for the 2013-2014 winter performance season, according to a news release.

Middle School Principal Jeanna Kidd and language arts teachers Jennifer Johnson and Leslie Mitchell kissed a 400-pound pig, spray painted their hair pink and climbed up onto the middle school roof last Friday to celebrate the sixth grade surpassing its “Challenge to Read” for November.

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.”