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UK Basketball: Kentucky target Andrew Wiggins named national Gatorade Player of the Year
larry@amnews.comCollege coaches and basketball fans are waiting to see where Huntington (W.Va.) Prep standout Andrew Wiggins will play next year, but today he got his own surprise — former NBA all-star Alonzo Mourning was at his school to honor him for being...Tags: Kentucky Wildcats, Ben McLemore, Nerlens Noel, Anthony Bennett, Southeastern Conference
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East, West Jessamine archers find their tune at first KHSAA-sanctioned tournament
cporter@jessaminejournal.comIt isn’t often the case that a team can produce competitive results in its first season. However, after staking their claim at the regional competition, the East and West Jessamine archery teams showed they weren’t your typical first-year...Tags: Teaching and Learning
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Jessamine County school district likely to look at raising dropout age soon
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comThe door is open for Jessamine County to raise the dropout age after Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear signed Senate Bill 97 last week. The bill allows local school districts to increase the compulsory attendance age for students from 16 to 18, beginning in...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Steve Beshear
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Education briefs for March 28
education@jessaminejournal.comWilmore SMART winners Each grading period, homeroom teachers select two students who exemplify the SMART rules at Wilmore Elementary. The following students are the winners for the third nine weeks of the 2012-2013 school year: • Jenny Derr&...Tags: Head Start, Teaching and Learning, Asha, Education
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Education briefs for April 11
education@jessaminejournal.comEJMS students compete in district National History Day event On March 16, a group of East Jessamine Middle School students traveled to Eastern Kentucky University to participate in the district National History Day competition. Middle- and high-school...Tags: Head Start, Eastern Kentucky University, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Kindergarten screening shows 75 percent of incoming Jessamine students need extra support
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comThe results from a pilot kindergarten screener in Kentucky say that 72 percent of students begin kindergarten needing additional support to get them ready for school. That figure was 75 percent in Jessamine County. The Brigance Kindergarten Screen was...Tags: Preschools, Teaching and Learning, Early Learning, Schools, Education
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Area schools prepare for change in dropout age
kpeek@amnews.comArea school districts are examining their attendance policies in response to “the graduation bill,” as it has become known, which was signed into law by Gov. Steve Beshear March 18. The law would require students to remain in school until...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, Steve Beshear, Judges
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Education briefs for March 21
education@jessaminejournal.comGrishchuk receives scholarship to Berea College Oksana Grishchuk of Nicholasville has been admitted to Berea College for the fall 2013 term. As an enrolled student at Berea College, Grishchuk has been awarded a four-year tuition scholarship...Tags: Head Start, Murray State University, Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, Teaching and Learning
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School board plans renovation for Warner Elementary
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comWarner Elementary School will soon undergo a substantial face lift, the last major school-construction project for Jessamine County in a string that began with a new middle school four and a half years ago. Two architectural firms made presentations...Tags: Renovation, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture, Architecture
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UK Basketball: Johnson's coach thinks he will click with Cal
larry@amnews.comThe first time Kevin Boyle saw Dakari Johnson was the summer of the player’s eighth-grade year when his family had left Kentucky and was looking for a new school for him. Boyle was the successful coach at Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick — he...Tags: Doron Lamb, Kentucky Wildcats, Nerlens Noel, Terrence Jones, ESPN (tv network)
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No. 7/7 UK Hoops Faces No. 18/15 Dayton in NCAA Second Round
Cats meet the Flyers for the first time since 1997 QUEENS, N.Y. – Paced by the inside game of juniors DeNesha Stallworth and Samarie Walker and the outside shooting of New York native Jennifer O’Neill, the Kentucky women’s...Tags: Kentucky Wildcats, ESPN2 (tv network), Southeastern Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, College Sports
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Centre Sports: New athletic director thrilled to return to Centre, plans to be visible in community
larry@amnews.comCentre College has turned to someone familiar with the school to be its new director of athletics and recreation with the hiring of Brad Fields, a 1998 Centre graduate. He currently is the director of athletics and athletic development at Eastern...Tags: College Sports, Sports, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Graduation
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