.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Education

  • Local students compete in district governor’s cup

    Academic team members from all Oldham County middle schools and St. Aloysius recently competed at South Oldham Middle School during the district Governor’s Cup competition, an event sponsored by the Kentucky Association for Academic Competition.

    The Governor’s Cup features eight events, including future problem solving, quick recall, written composition, and five subject-area written assessment tests. 

    Click here to read more...
  • Life lesson

    As part of their senior project, a group of North Oldham High School students recently hosted a two-day simulation of a fatal drunk-driving accident.

    Caitlin Hagan, Jacob Grady and Olivia Cleary worked together on a project that brought in several local agencies to show other students the results an accident due to drinking and driving can cause. On the first day of the simulation, students witnessed police and rescuers at the scene of a mock DUI crash. Senior Allison Olive portrayed a student fatally injured in the crash.

    Click here to read more...
  • Graduation dates announced

    School board members approved graduation dates Monday for the Class of 2010.

    Ceremonies for Buckner Alternative High School graduates are planned at 7 p.m. June 4 at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center in Crestwood.

    Other graduation ceremonies are planned the following day at Freedom Hall in Louisville.

    Graduation ceremonies for North Oldham students begin at 11 a.m.; South Oldham ceremonies begin at 2:30 p.m.; and ceremonies for Oldham County high school students begin at 6 p.m. June 5.

    Click here to read more...
  • Honor Roll

    Liberty Elementary School

    First grading period

    Fifth grade

    All As – Meilin Scanish, Madison Morley, Sierra Lindeman, Matthew Morris, Eric Kirby, Taylor Barrickman, Parker Burton, Connor Dant, Taylor Douglas, Connor Ferris, J.T. Harris, Abi Kadach, Hailey Metzger, Isabelle Moore, Olivia Voyles, Olivia Banta, Gavin Sipes, Eli Soeder and Zach Wheeler.

    Click here to read more...
  • 2010-11 calendar approved

    Oldham County students will start the 2010-11 school year Aug. 11.

    Members of the board of education approved the 2010-11 calendar Monday, which includes fall break Oct. 18-22; winter break from Dec. 20-31; spring break April 4-8, 2011; and May 24, 2011 as the last day of school. The calendar also retains all six early release days for students. 

     

    Click here to read more...
  • Oldham County Middle School Second-term Honor roll

    Sixth grade

    Click here to read more...
  • Goshen student named to high list at Episcopal High School

    Jesse Ling of Goshen was named to the High List – the academic honor roll at Episcopal High School in Virginia – for the fall     semester.

     

    Ling is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Siru Ling.

    Click here to read more...
  • Local students named to dean’s list at Somerset Community College

    Four students from Oldham County were named to the dean’s list at Somerset Community College for the fall.

    The students are Robert Haney, Wesley Chapman, Gavin Connin and John Boshoff.

    To be named to the dean’s list, students must earn a 3.5 grade-point average. 

    Click here to read more...
  • WKU student newspaper staff members win awards

    Several staff members from the College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University’s student newspaper, received awards from the annual Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association.

    Crestwood senior Mandy Simpson won first place for feature story and third for personality profile. Simpson, an Oldham County High School grad, worked at The Oldham Era as a high school intern during her senior year.

    December graduate David Harten of Louisville won second place for sports news story and honorable mention for sports feature.

    Click here to read more...
  • Local students named to dean’s list at University of Dayton

    Three Oldham students were named to the dean’s list at the University of Dayton for the fall semester.

    Those students are Courtney B. Perkins of Goshen, and Brianna T. D’Alessio and Brittany J. Smithson of Prospect.

    To be named to the dean’s list, students must earn a 3.5 grade-point average.

    Click here to read more...

Copyright © 2013

The Oldham Era is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Oldham County and LaGrange, Kentucky, and the surrounding area.