Youth

Lexis Chadwell shares her opinion while Alyssa Lemus and Erica Bratcher listen about a debate whether to allow chewing gum in class or to ban it entirely at East Middle School. The opinion writing assignment came from Mary Carmel Daughtery at East, where she is the only teacher in her team who doesn’t allow gum. Those against mentioned she had sat on gum in her chair and that some chew too loud in class. Those in favor wrote you can concentrate in class and you won’t talk as much because you have gum in your mouth.

District

Monday through Friday – No school, spring break

April 8-May 17 – Spring MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) testing window. Parents asked to avoid out-of-school appointments for children.

2012-2013 Shelby County Young Leaders

Reilly Boone

Collins High School

David and Michelle Boone

A group of parents with fifth-graders attended a Parent Academy session sponsored by Shelby County Public Schools. The topic was “All About Reading” and was led by Kathy Mansfield, library media specialist at Heritage Elementary and a former Kentucky Librarian of the Year. She worked with the parents on tips to help their children read at home, thus improving their reading in school to reach the On Grade Level goal. Books were made available as door prizes by the Reading Reindeer program.