School News from Around Kentucky

• In Fayette County: Six Week "Read for the Roses" Event Culminates; Nine Fayette seniors are among 2,500 winners of National Merit Scholarships; Runyon named new principal at Morton Middle School.
• Open Doors to Federal Courts program involves Pike County students in mock trial.
• Lewis County JROTC cadets participate in Organization Day.
• Scott County Board OKs contracts for two school renovations, $4.35 million.
• AC units going in at Boyd County Middle School in time for cool graduation.
• Two candidates remain for Grant County school superintendent.
• Corbin News Journal says Corbin drug policy overly broad, unnecessary.
• Garrard County Board of Education approves $7.8 million facilities plan.
• LaRue County Middle School teachers team up, add 6th graders for fall.
• SMART Boards have impact in Ft. Thomas.
• Harrison County cuts ribbon on new quarter-million computer lab.
• Wilmore considers Jessamine Co request to share in SRO cost.
• Alignment changes for the newly merged Mercer County school system described.
• Engineers and professors to improve services for G/T students in Campbell County.
• Henry County to approve contract for another day care, this one at Eastern.
• Harrison County High School student gets 10 days for threatening assistant principal.
• Court ruling brings new cash to Kenton County. Parents of teen killed on field trip settle lawsuit with Kenton school district.
• Glasgow Independent School District Superintendent to retire.
• Higher wages in Harlan County may now be costing some jobs.
• Budget problems, 300 non-renewal letters, Pike County employees ask Board to tap contingency.
• Elizabethtown Independent Schools could retool its grading scale.
• Hopkinsville Middle School principal, assistant removed, lack of improvement cited.
• Nelson County Board of Education considers new drug testing policy.
• Former teacher admits her guilt in student sex case in Tompkinsville.
• Plea deal keeps former Newport teacher out of prison.
• UK breaks $1 billion goal. Actress Ashley Judd receives bachelor's degree from UK.
• Ex Bengal Dinkel's wife to face rape charge on accusation of sex with 15-year-old Covington Catholic boy in her home.
• St. Thomas School's 6th & 7th graders plant flower beds in city.
• 10-year-old Evansville, IN student brings loaded handgun to school.
• 70 Henry County High students, drive their tractors as memorial to FFA sponsor's wife.
• Jefferson County students to get free library cards.