Education

Oldham County High School Principal Brent Deaves said he is excited for his school to host four foreign exchange students this year. Their national flags, pictures, and some information about themselves will be hanging in the main hallway by the attendance window.

From left, Jasmine Bianco (Australia), Xinyu Zhang “Cassia” (China), Elena Martin-Ines (Spain) and Silvia Cano Palencia (Spain).

Despite a slight drop in annual ACT scores, Oldham County School officials say the district is still trending upward when it comes to college preparedness.

This year’s senior class from North Oldham, Oldham County and South Oldham high schools scored a composite score of 21.8 when they took the ACT as juniors. The previous year’s composite for the district was 22.2

Kentucky juniors have been required to take the ACT since 2008, when new educational reforms were put into place.