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| Basketball Camp The Menifee County School District will host the Justin Moore Wildcat Basketball Camp July 23 -26th for boys and girls entering the 2nd through 8th grades. The camp will be held at the Menifee County High School from 9:00AM-12:00PM each day. The cost is $35.00 per player and includes a camp shirt, certificate of completion, refreshments and competition awards. Special guests include former UK Wildcat Preston Lemaster. You may pick up a registration form at the Menifee County Board of Education. For more information please call Justin Moore at 606-776-6376. After School Program The Community After School Program (CASP) is accepting applications for the 2007-2008 school year. The program is held Monday through Friday from 3:10PM - 6:00PM. Students receive a nutritious snack, homework assistance and enrichment activities. The cost is $20.00 per child. For more information or to register your child, please contact the Community Education Office at 768-8011. New Principal Mrs. Brenda Warren has been selected to fill the position of Menifee County High School Principal. Mrs. Warren is a lifelong resident of Menifee County having graduated MCHS in 1985. She has acted as Assistant Principal of MCHS and the Menifee County Middle School since 2003. Mrs. Warren graduated Morehead State University in 1990 with a Bachelors of Business Administration with a teaching certification in business and computers. She completed her Masters of Arts in School Administration in 2003. Mrs. Warren has been active in the progression of the Menifee County School District over the past years by starting the Wildcat Exchange School Bank and working to receive thousands of dollars in technology and vocational funding. She is also a very active part of the community working with church groups and Girl Scouts. Mrs. Warren lives in Means with her husband Marty and two children Steven and Paige. Photo Here Perfect Attendance The Menifee County High School awarded four students with free laptop computers as part of their attendance incentive. Four students had perfect attendance for the 2006-2007 school year. Pictured with Principal Elaine Brown and Assistant Principal Brenda Warren are Victoria Adkins, Shelby Branam, David Meeks and Kelly Smallwood. Awarded Five MCHS students won MP3 players for having only one attendance event for the 2006-2007 school year. Lesley Smallwood, Kristie Potter, Corey Perry, Lara Lane and Andy Dewulf are pictured with Principal Elaine Brown and Assistant Principal Brenda Warren. Graduation Sixty-nine seniors received diplomas during the 2007 Menifee County High School graduation held on May 25th. Valedictorians Derek Ferrell and Jocelyn Gross and Salutatorian Caleb McVey spoke to the students and audience about their experiences and plans for the future. Photo Here 2007 Menifee County Summer League Monday June 4 5:00 Morgan vs Lee 6:00 Bath vs Menifee 7:00 Lee vs Bath 8:00 Menifee vs Morgan Monday June 11 5:00 Menifee vs Lee 6:00 Morgan vs Bath 7:00 Morgan vs Lee 8:00 Bath vs Menifee Monday June 18 5:00 Morgan vs Menifee 6:00 Lee vs Bath 7:00 Menifee vs Lee 8:00 Bath vs Morgan Menifee County Schools Upgrade Technology Menifee County Schools has been busy upgrading the technology in all schools thanks to appropriations made by the 2006 general assembly. Representative John Will Stacy visited the Menifee County Schools on May 31, 2007 and observed first hand the many improvements the schools are making as a result of the funds made available. Representative Stacy toured labs and classrooms in all the schools as well as observed an interactive classroom demonstration. Menifee County is very pleased to have had the opportunity to show Representative Stacy the many improvements as well as to thank him for helping secure these funds for all the schools in Kentucky. He has been invited, and has accepted the invitation, to visit again after school starts in August to observe students and teachers using the new technology. We also hope to have Senator Tom Jenson to visit. The Menifee County Schools received $44,232 for Instructional Device Upgrades. The first 76 computer systems were installed and were being used by students by mid February 2007. The schools will receive the same amount in July and plans to have all units installed and ready for students to use before students come back to school on August 8, 2007. The funding for the computers is Menifee County’s share of the 50 million state total appropriated by the 2006 general assembly. Interactive classroom equipment is also being installed in every classroom thanks to a KISTA/NMTC loan that was applied for and received. The district plans to have all of them operational before school starts in August. The interactive classrooms will allow staff and students to access and present a wealth of information in all content areas with ease. This will enhance instruction and make learning more fun. The expectation is that learning will increase along with accountability scores. Menifee County is extremely fortunate to have two very talented individuals, Sam Williams the head technology technician/specialist and Garrett David Wells head of maintenance, that are doing all of the interactive classroom installs. This is a huge savings to the district and that savings will be converted to more technology for students to use. On behalf of Superintendent Charles Mitchell and the Menifee County Board of Education, we want to thank Representative Stacy and Senator Jenson and all who have a part in enhancing student instruction and learning through helping to improve the technology programs in Kentucky schools. |
