Education

Six Oldham County residents have been named to the dean’s list at Transylvania University for the fall term.

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

Senior Stephanie Huffman, a Campbellsville High School graduate and exercise science major, is the daughter of Steven and Barbara Troxell of Pewee Valley.

Senior Allison Burger, a Kentucky Country Day School graduate and exercise science major, is the daughter of John and Susanna Burger of Goshen.

Several local students recently graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University. From La Grange, Karen Barnett Sparks earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing; Holly Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing; and Whitney Trapp earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Earlier this year, East Oldham Middle School eighth-grader Sean Dunn submitted a poem to a contest held for young poets. His poem was selected from thousands of entries as one of the top ten in his grade division. 

The Top of the World

With a giant ear to ear smile across my face I go higher

The higher I go the more I need to get to the top

Looking down I can see my dad looking up at me standing on the grass

I don’t know if I can make it the branches keep getting smaller,

Several Locust Grove Elementary School students were recently named MegaSkill Students of the Month. The students were honored for demonstrating the skill “Focus” during November.

Early primary students honored were Mike Wallace, Lucas Hawkins, Sydney Chitwood, Dylan Bayer, Julia Welborn, Will Mettling, Blake Wainer, Sam Young, Lenny Applegate, Olivia Cseh, Yatziry Lopez, Madelyn Wilhite, Lauren Turner, Analise Edwards, Alandra Carroll, Krystabelle Cooley, Ella Shaffer, Windy Fusner, Krista Cox, Cassidy Steele and Grace Downs.