Education

Ashley Tieman, a graduate of Grant County High School, has been awarded a $1,000 college scholarship from the Humanitarian League.

Tieman won the scholarship based on her humanitarian efforts on behalf of stray animals and an at-risk youth.

Lindsay Taylor Simpson graduated Cum Laude from South Oldham High School on June 5. Simpson wore honor chords for Beta Club, National Honor Society and for being in the top 10 percent of her class. She was also recognized as an honor graduate for distinguished grades in math, science, practical  living, career studies, social studies and on demand writing.

Simpson earned an Academic Flagship Scholarship and will be attending the University of Kentucky  in the fall.

Two Grant County natives, who are members of Transylvania’s class of 2010, have been recognized for their involvement in the Transylvania Senior Challenge, an effort to raise money to fund an annual scholarship for an incoming student. Caroline Powell and Danielle Smith were a part of the group that pledged a record $22,207 for the fund.

Transylvania, founded in 1780, is the nation’s 16th oldest institution of higher learning and is consistently ranked in national publications as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.

Nicole Courtney, of Dry Ridge, was chosen,  along with 42 other high school students selected from around the state, to attend the Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL), sponsored by Kentucky Farm Bureau.

The five-day summer leadership conference was held at Murray State University June 13-17, while another group of students attended an identical IFAL conference June 20-24 at the University of Kentucky. IFAL is designed to expose high school students to college life while helping them explore the different fields of study for careers in agriculture.