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Education

  • Applying early to college pays off for CCHS seniors

    Before she had even started her senior year of high school, Danielle Wheeler was focused on her freshman year of college. Wheeler visited eight colleges this past summer, narrowed the list to four or five, and pared it down even more after a second visit.   In August, Wheeler applied to Berea College and Morehead State University. Accepted to both schools, Wheeler is among 25 other Carroll County High School seniors so far who have already gotten in to college.

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  • Letters to Santa

    Head Start
    Ms. Hunt

    Dear Santa,

    I will give you some milk and cookies.

    I want a 4 wheeler and a basketball hoop and a bicycle and a motorcycle and an elephant and a little truck that rolls around and I want a horse.

    Love, Hapley

    Dear Santa,

    I want a Go-Go and a puppy. I want a toy dog that’s named Cinderella with a dress and some toy heels. I want a pink princess dress and a toy duck. I will give you some milk and cookies.

    Love,  Cali

    Dear Santa,

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  • Cauley honored as part of WKU design team

    A Carrollton native was part of a Western Kentucky University design team that won four awards and an honorable mention at the 2011 Professional Marketing Association Markie Awards.

    Clay Cauley worked as an intern in 2010 for Imagewest, a one-of-a-kind advertising and public relations agency run by WKU students. Each semester, a new team with fresh minds intern at the agency to produce work for clients.

    Cauley worked on the team in the fall 2010 semester.

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  • Student of the week: Autumn Ward

    What is your favorite thing about school?

    “Recess and free time.”

    Who is your favorite teacher and why? 

    “Mrs. Burgess because she is nice.”

    What was the last book you read? 

    Dora the Explorer

    What was the last movie you saw?  

    “Shrek”

    Where do you want to go to college? 

    Eastern Kentucky University

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  • McClellen named to school’s deans list

    Cameron McClellen of Carrollton made the dean’s list for the August 2011 session in the College of Technologies at the University of Northwestern Ohio.

    McClellen is majoring in Diesel Technology and Agriculture. He is the son of April McClellen and grandson of Donna Yocum and the late C.E. “Cookie” Yocum.­­

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  • Dow Corning Corp.-Carrollton makes donation to technical school for technology program

     Dow Corning Corp. in Carrollton has made a $19,337 donation to the Carroll County Area Technology Center to help train students in the school’s Applied Process Technology program.

    The class helps prepare students for college and careers in various technical sectors including the engineering technician field, especially as it relates to chemical engineering.

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  • ALC’s ‘Come Back Kids’ is one of a kind in state

    Lisa James has been working to improve opportunities for students to participate in the arts since she became superintendent of the Carroll County School District in 2008, so when Jeff Root, former band director at Carroll County High School, decided to come out of retirement to accept a job at the Carroll County Alternative Learning Center this fall, James asked Root if he would be interested in starting a music ensemble at his new school.

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  • Student of the week: Austin Martin

    Christian Academy of Carrollton selected Austin Martin, a 10th grader, for Student of the Week because he has shown great maturity in academics, responsibility and kindness throughout the three years at CAC. Austin has been such a big help with the school system during chapel and programs as well as in other areas this year. After the Academy’s break-in and robbery, Austin especially has been able to make-shift borrowed older equipment to continue with our chapel program each week. All of this is being done with a smile. Thank you Austin!

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