Education

Move over, J.K. Rowling.

A 14-year-old Williamstown teen recently became a published author when her short story was chosen from more than 800 submitted to be in a book.

Carly Middleton, who will be a freshman at Williamstown High School, is one of 50 young writers from fifth to 10th grade showcased in

“Your Stories: Volume 1” by teenage author Taylor Joseph.

She is the daughter of Greg and Misty Middleton.

Andrew Jones, of Williamstown High School, Evan Beach and Courtney Jaconette, both of Grant County High School, are the 2012 recipients of college scholarships from Farm Bureau. Jones, Beach and Jaconette each received a $500 Grant County Farm Bureau Scholarship.
These awards are four of the 234 college scholarships worth a total of $302,450 that the Grant County Farm Bureau, Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation and numerous other individual county Farm Bureaus awarded this year to deserving students from across the Commonwealth.

Megan Schultz graduated from The University of Kentucky with Summa Cum Laude with Honors and a Bachelors in Biology from on May 6, 2012. She is the daughter of Michael P. Schultz of Dry Ridge and Theresa Harris of Dry Ridge.

She started her education at Crittenden Mt. Zion Elementary School followed with Grant County Middle School and then Grant County High School where she graduated as salutatorian or second in her class. She will be returning to The University of Kentucky this fall to study medicine.

Grant Wallace of Crittenden received a bachelor of science in chemistry at the 189th commencement ceremony at Centre College. Janet H. Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), was the featured commencement speaker. The Class of 2012 is the largest in Centre’s history. Members of the class include three Fulbright recipients; two Peace Corps volunteers; and two Teach for America corps members. In addition, 67 students graduated with honors: seven summa cum laude, 24 magna cum laude and 36 cum laude.