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Education

  • HOMEWORK HOTLINE

    When things get tough, some Grant County students don’t even bother going home after school, they head for the Williamstown United Methodist Church and the Homework Hotline.

    There, they are greeted warmly, given an after school snack and get help with their hardest subjects, absolutely free.

    Monty Joe Lovell, a former principal at Grant County High School and his wife, Belinda, also a former teacher and principal, had a vision for the program.

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  • SCHOOLS FACE BUDGET CUTS

    Officials at Grant and Williamstown Independent Schools will be facing mid-year budget cuts because of a more than $49 million state revenue shortfall.

    The Support Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) fund, which is the primary source of monies provided to the state’s 174 public school districts, has less money than needed for the per-pupil funding authorized in the enacted budget for the current fiscal year.

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  • WHS students win Adopt-a-Highway poster contest

    Students from Williamstown Independent Schools were winners in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s 2010 Adopt-a-Highway poster contest.

    Appy Webster won first place and Anna Ramirez won third place in the 15-17 age group.

    “The purpose of the contest is to increase environmental awareness among children,” said Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock. “We hope to educate our young people about the damaging effects of litter, and to change attitudes and behaviors about littering.”

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  • Education honors 1-6-11

     

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  • YPA winner has passion for baseball

    The Youth Performance Award winner for December is Aaron Goe, a senior at Grant County High School, and he is passionate about baseball.
    Goe is the son of Bryan and Tracy Goe of Dry Ridge.

    Q: What are your extra-curricular activities:
    A: I play baseball for the Grant County High School baseball team. My biggest athletic accomplishment is signing with Morehead State University to play baseball. It gives me a sense of accomplishment knowing that my hard work and dedication has finally paid off.

    Q: What is your community involvement:

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  • STLP students provide adult ed opportunities for community

    Would you like to start the new year in a ‘take charge of your life’ mode? Are you unemployed or an underemployed adult, finding it tough to make ends meet? Perhaps all you need to land that dream job is to sharpen your technology skills and get some tips on business professionalism and resume writing.

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  • Keeping a Christmas tradition

    As they entered Wal-Mart on Dec. 14, it didn’t take long for some Grant County Middle School students to grab shopping carts and spread out across the store.
    “They’re excited,” said Barbara Jones, GCMS language arts teacher who organized the event. “Our students are amazing. They are really humbled by this experience. I have witnessed tears in the eyes of students as they talk about the reasons for the gifts they selected. It is so heartwarming.”

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  • Grant County Schools Closed

    Grant County Schools are closed for today, Dec. 21.

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  • Williamstown Independent Schools One-Hour Delay

    Williamstown Independent Schools are on a one hour delay for Dec. 17.

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  • Grant County Schools Are Closed

    Grant County Schools are closed for Dec. 17.

    Stay tuned for more updates.

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