Youth

“Mathletes” from East Middle School and Cornerstone Christian Academy will compete in the KSPE Capital Chapter contest of the national MATHCOUNTS program Saturday in Frankfort.

A total of 11 schools and 73 students will compete. Also participating are Anderson Middle School, Bate Middle School, Boyle County Middle School, Capital Day School, Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg, Elkhorn Middle School, Frankfort Christian Academy, Good Shepherd School and Scott County Middle School.

Forty children at Clear Creek Elementary are working to improve their academics, attendance and attitude. The GAP Group of African-American students meets after school each Thursday in small groups with about 15 teachers who are volunteering their time to help the children be successful. Assistant Principal Nancy Page and teacher Liz Ruff used Michael Jordan as an example for the children, who watched a YouTube video of the star athlete talking, followed by a book they read together about his life.

Morehead dean’s list

The Morehead State University dean's list for the 2011 fall semester includes the following students from Shelby County: Amanda Skelton from Bagdad, Ashlee Jones from Shelbyville, Dustin Shreve from Shelbyville, Kendyl Siebart from Shelbyville, Kelsie Witham from Shelbyville and Maddy Holt from Waddy. To be named to the list, a student must be enrolled on a full-time basis and achieve at least a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale for the current semester.