Education

About 850 students from 40 schools in Kentucky and Tennessee participated in Western Kentucky University’s 38th annual History Contest March 25.

The contest, sponsored by WKU’s Department of History, consisted of objective and essay examinations in Junior High American History, from colonial exploration through 1865; Senior High American History, from 1865 to the present; Junior High World History through the Middle Ages; and Senior High World History, Renaissance through the Cold War.

Cartmell Elementary

Third grade all A’s

Cheyenne Abrams, Jazmine Ailstock, Melanne Ashcraft, Ashley Benson, Mallory Besselman, Nautica Brightwell, Tori Burgin, Mason Byrd, Shane Carmack, Dylan Dermon, Adam Froman, Dalton Furnish, Diana Jimenez, Angel Kelly, Nadja Lacefield, Destiny Lewis, Kalep Marksberry, Haley Mullins, Phoenix Owen, Lauren Perkinson, Kacee Polley, Kayla Raisor, Jacklyn Ray, Christopher Rayborn, Abigail Rose, Dalton Scroggins, Andrea Searcy and Daniel Smith.

Third grade all A’s and B’s

Three-quarters of the way through her first year as principal of Kathryn Winn Primary, Gerda Wise believes the students are making real progress, and she has the data to back her claims. In fact, she has a whole wall of data managed by Instructional Coach Debbie Cull that lets teachers and school administrators know exactly how students are progressing.

Wednesday, March 16: Country-fried steak, mashed potatoes, lima beans, white gravy, biscuit and milk.
Thursday, March 17: Chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, peas, fresh fruit, chocolate pudding with topping and milk.
Friday, March 18: Hamburger, bun, lettuce and pickle, baked beans, tuna sandwich, french fries, applesauce and milk.
Monday, March 21: Chicken fingers, roasted potatoes, green beans, fruit, hot roll, butter and milk.