Youth

Jamie Shiver discussed connections students – Collin Elkins and Adrian Ramos – with the book selected for group time at one class of summer reading academy for grades one and three. The children took turns reading about the kites and predicted what color or number or shape would appear on the next page since there was a pattern in the text.

Eric Miracle stood as he watched children in summer reading academy exercising the right side and then the left side of their brains. This bean-bag activity forced the children to listen to instructions, use different body parts to respond and return to a standing position before another round of tossing, lifting or juggling occurred.

Sarah Lohr graduated from Western Kentucky University in May, magna cum laude, and received her Bachelor of Science in communication disorder. She will attend graduate school at the University of Louisville in the fall to pursue her Master of Science degree in communicative disorder. She is the daughter of Raymond and Vicki Lohr.

Will Bradley Shuck made the dean’s list at Belmont University. He is a chemistry major and will be a senior. He had been a starter on defense at center back since the first game of his freshmen year on the soccer team. Students recognized on the dean’s list must carry a minimum 12-hour course load during the semester and achieve a quality-point average of 3.5 with no grade below C.