Education

By: Paige Taylor

The Grant County Public Library is hosting a summer reading program for infants, toddlers, children, teens and adults. The program is called “One World, Many Stories” including Chinese, African, Mexican and Australian influences.

Wynita Worley and Cheryl Clemons are librarians at Grant County Public Library and will be hosting the summer reading programs for the children, teens and adults.

Jennifer Maddox, of Dry Ridge, was one of the 2,200 students who received degrees during graduation ceremonies April 30 at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion.
Maddox earned a B.S.N., nursing, degree.

Lacy Walters of Williamstown was named to the dean’s list at the University of the Cumberlands for the 2011 spring semester.
To be eligible students must have achieved a grade of “P” in convocation while maintaining a minimum cumulative scholastic standing of 3.50.

National College - in Florence has released the dean’s list for the winter terms. The following students achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.5 out of a possible 4.0, achieving the honor of being placed on the dean’s list:

First winter term
• Brandi Woods of Corinth
• Eric Elliott, Monica Elliott, Carla Newman, all of Crittenden
• Bobby Cook and Sarina Hardin, both of Dry Ridge
 

If you can’t take the kids to the wetlands; just take the wetlands to the kids.

That is what Grant County Extension Assistant Lamar Fowler decided to do when extended periods of rain kept Grant County Middle School students from going on site to the official ‘wetlands,’ dedicated last year and located behind the school.