District News
Summer Battle of the Books Club

Paul Sawyier Library will host a Summer Battle Book Club for students and their families/adults. We will have delicious snacks and fun activities. Start time is 6:30 for all  groups at Paul Sawyier Library.  Read below for more information.  
  

KSU Techwizards Camps
Kentucky State University is offering two technology camps this summer on their campus, 1 for middle school and 1 for high school students.
The middle school camp is June 17-21, and the high school camp is June 24-28.
For more information see the attached flyer.
 
Graduation Pictures Available Here
Hargis Photography has posted photos from the 2013 graduation.  To see them, go to www.hargisphoto.com and click on “Clients” then click on “Events” and then you will see the gallery. 
WHHS Juniors Earn Recognition at Capital Area Art Guild's High School Art Exhibit

Congratulations to Katie Mitchell for winning a first place blue ribbon for her pencil drawing at the 2013 Capital Area Art Guild’s annual high school art exhibit held in March at Farmer’s Bank in downtown Frankfort. Also help us in congratulating Amber Cunningham for receiving an Honorable Mention for her photograph.  

WHHS Senior Wins National Poetry Contest
Western Hills senior Kevin Booth is the winner of the nation-wide Scholastic/People Ambassador Programs Haiku Contest.

From all applicants across the country, Kevin's poem was chosen as the winner. The prize is an all-expenses paid trip to one of the following destinations: China, Australia, or Europe (Italy, Switzerland, France, and Austria). Kevin will make his choice next week, then head on his three-week trip in July. The trip is valued at $7500.

The contest was judged by the following criteria: creativity, spelling, grammar, structure, and responding fully to the topic. Kevin will have the chance to visit medieval castles, tour Roman catacombs, get a backstage pass to the Sydney Opera House, learn kung fu, scuba dive at the Great Barrier Reef, and much more.


The winning poem:
It's not just the place.
It's the people who matter
On my perfect trip. by Kevin Booth
(written in AP Literature for Mr. Hale's class)
 
Summer Food Service Program
Franklin County Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program from June 10 through July 26. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Meals will be served at Elkhorn Middle School, Prince Hall Village, and the Housing Authority. More details can be found in the attached file.  
BPE Tiger Trotters win $500 at the Proactive 5K with 88 Finishers!!!
Bridgeport Tiger Trotters brought home a traveling trophy and $500 for our Physical Education Department for having the greatest number of participants finish the Proactive 5K on Friday, May 17th.  The rain held off and our participants held strong.  Several Tiger Trotters won awards in their age range as well including teacher Elizabeth Colley.  Bridgeport's staff and students are very proud of this accomplishment and hope to have even more finishers next year!! 
WHHS Track Team Excels at State Championship Meet
Congratulations to our track teams for a strong showing at the state competition.
Alisha Adair: 1stin the 200 m ( fifth straight time she won this state event), 4thin the 100 m
Anna Curlin: 1stin the 400 m(first individual state title), 3rdin the Long jump, 5thin the 100 m, 7thin the 200 m,
Aja Leachman: 1stin the Discus ( first individual state title)
Aliana Hall: 6th300 H
Cameron Murphy : 2nd300 H, 5th110 H
Read more for pics and further description of the event. 
Summer Technology Camps
The Franklin County Public Schools is offering three technology camps for the 2013 summer: Robotics for grades 6-8 will be offered at the Franklin County Career and Technical Center on June 4-6 and Cinemania for grades 3-8 and will be offered at Westridge Elementary School July 8-10.

The Robotics Camp will introduce students in grade 6-8 to basic robotic principles and culminate in a competition on the last day. Students will use the LEGO Mindstorm kits as are used in the STLP state competition.

The Cinemania Camp will introduce students in grades 3-8 to script writing, directing, acting, videotaping, editing and producing short video clips. This camp will be modeled after the STLP state Cinemania competition.

Applications need to be returned as quickly as possible for the Robotics camps. Families registering for these camps should also email Jimmy Pack, the Chief Information Officer, of their intent to attend, at the email address in the application.

Applications for the Cinemania camp should be returned by mail or dropped at the Franklin County Board of Education by July 1.

More details can be found in the attached files on the next page.  
2013 STEM Camp (Gateway Academy)
UPDATE: Agenda attached - click read more at bottom

Incoming 6-8 graders: have you ever wanted to design a product to solve a problem? Want to use state of the art equipment to solve that problem? Want to see how Science and Math can be applied to solve that problem? Look no further: Franklin County Career and Tech's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) department will host their 1st STEM camp for incoming 6-8 grade FCPS students. Click read more for details, registration form, and flyer.  
WHHS Symphonic Band Earns 5th Distinguished State Ranking
Congratulations to the WHHS Symphonic Band, who earned the school's 5th Distinguished rating at state concert assessment! All 3 adjudicators gave the symphonic band distinguished marks, and the entire auditorium gave them a standing ovation at the conclusion of their performance. Great job, Band!  
JUMP START - Camp for incoming 6th Graders

Remember when you said,

“We will cross that bridge when we come to it.”
………………
Time
for Middle School
2013 Jumpstart Camp at Elkhorn Middle –A bridge to success  

Kindergarten Screening Information
For the 2013-14 school year, all 174 districts across Kentucky will be required to implement the Brigance kindergarten screening. Schools, families and communities must work together to move the needle on school readiness. Read on for more information……Kindergarten Screener Explanation 

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Accountability and Assessment 2012
An explanation of 2012 scores.
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