Education

The Oldham County High School Symphonic Band will represent Kentucky in concert performance in the Heritage Festivals concert band festival in Boston next weekend.

Seventy-two band members and 16 adult chaperones will depart on April 30 and travel overnight to Boston, with an intermediate stop in New York City.

When Oldham County Middle School’s Chandra Holloway Emerson was selected as Ashland Inc.’s Kentucky Teacher of the Year, she had no idea how it would open her eyes to education.“When I went to the conference for all of the state winners, it was a life changing experience,&

From a mock “methamphetamines lab” set up by the Kentucky State Police to a demonstration of Lego robots, seventh graders at East Oldham Middle School toured a two-day display of science in the real world. This non-traditional science fair has become a tradition at East Oldham.

The La Grange Elementary Academic Team recently won its first ever District Governor’s Cup accolades. The team, coached by April Smith and Tony Stewart, took fourth place overall March 22 during the regional competition at Centerfield Elementary.

“I really hope that they realize what it means to be a team, even through academics,” Smith said. “The kids are still doing a little dance from their win.”