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One-on-One builds reading skills By Amy Scalf ascalf@nky.com
Nancy Costello believes 35 minutes a week can change someone’s life. As the One-to-One Reading Initiative coordinator for the Northern Kentucky Education Council, she matches struggling elementary school readers across five counties with teen and adult mentors who simply spend time reading together every week. She said the One-to-One program started in 2008 with 30 reading coaches but now it encompasses 400 volunteers in 35
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schools in Boone, Campbell, Grant, Kenton and Pendleton counties. “Our volunteers are a very diverse group,” Costello said. “Our reading coaches range from community volunteers from local businesses to parents of young children to retirees.” She said high school students coach readers in some schools, to help meet the need for volunteers. Costello is actively seeking more volunteers for the program. Coaches are required to complete six hours of training, which is held at locations
throughout Northern Kentucky. Training dates, times and locations will be listed on the website, www.nkyec.org, by July 15. Background checks are required for each volunteer. Volunteers can also register online, or call Costello at 859282-9214 for more information. The whole program is built around the idea that one mentor will read one-on-one with one student once a week for the entire school year. “It’s not only working on improving reading skills, but also developing that mentor relationship, a positive relationship. The coach can encourage confi-
BOONE COUNTY PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Boone County School District: Collins, Florence, North Pointe, Yealey Walton Verona School District: Walton-Verona
dence in reading as well as an improvement in reading skills,” said Costello. She said the program has had amazing results. Based on reading scores collected throughout the year, 89
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From left, David Holtclaw, Eli Graft, and Ryuta King competed in the National History Bee in Atlanta on June 1. They competed with over 400 students from all 50 states and represented Conner Middle School very well. PROVIDED
2013 BOONE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES The following students are members of the Boone County High School graduating class of 2013: Jenna Abbott, Zita Ackah, Rian Ait Salih, Brooke Alexander, Valeria Aliendres, Bennett Allen, Emily Almazan, Makalah Amos, Erin Anderson, Mariam Ba, Colin Baker, Ian Baker, Kirsten Baker, Jared Bales, Adrian Banks, Greggory Barry, Jampier Bartolo, Kenneth Bauer, Brittany Beasley, James Beckett, Ian Bell, Sarah Blaker, Weston Blystone, Madison Borders, Asia Borja, Daniel Breadon, Cameron Breckel, Kayla Brewer, Logan Briedis, Blake Brock, Dakkota Brock, Ryan Brown, Evan Browne, Jordan Browne, Philip Brubaker, Haley Bruck, Cody Burgard, Diamanda Bustillo, Tessa Byrum, Tonya Cain, Joseph Caldwell, Ayla Carroll, Carly Chalfant, Haley Chaney, Lauren Chesser, Dong Ling Chi, Zachary Clark, Benjamin Combs, Tiffany Combs, Lauren Conway, Collin Coomer, Anamarie Coors, Hannah Cormican, Michael Cotton, Candace Cox, Christian Cox, Zadah Coy, Autumn Craddock, Paige Crank, William Crank, Mauricio Cruz, Tymira Cunningham, Jordan Dahms, Jamie Dean, Christopher Deters, Khadija Dhudhi, Daniel Doremus, Elliot Dowdell, Steven Dugan, Carrene Dugger, Jessica Duran, Breanna Dye, Meaghann Dynes, Rose Elmore, Danielle Elmore, Frank Espinoza, Wesley Estep, Samantha Farrell, India Feder, Dakotah Ferguson, Mackenzie Ferguson, Stefhannie Field, Kirsten Finn, Joshua Fledderjohn, Jose Flores Beltran, Zachary Foltz, Allysa Ford, Madeline Fountain, Tyler Frakes, Ryan Frey, Joel Fritz, Molly Gabzdyl, Thomas Gallagher, Genesis Garcia Gonzalez, Griffin Gardner, Akhil Ghanta, Madison Gilleo, Jared Gilliam, Alexander Girdler, Emily Goshorn, John Gowen, Gregory Grant, Michelle Grdina, Delanea
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2013 COVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
By Melissa Stewart FLORENCE — Gateway Community and Technical College in Florence is offering middle school students an opportunity to explore high-paying, in demand careers. More than 30 students are expected to attend the college’s first-ever Career Craze Camps. “We are hoping to give students and their parents an opportunity to learn about the high-paying, in-demand careers in the energy sector through fun, interactive activities,” Gateway Workforce Transitions Coordinator Michelle Ficke said. “Gateway offers many programs to help educate students for this growing field and this camp will highlight those.” Gateway is hosting a manufacturing camp Tuesday through Thursday, July 8-11, at the Center for Advanced Manufacturing at the college’s Boone Campus, 500 Technology Way, Florence. Students will rotate through hands-on activities to explore careers in manufacturing and learn the fundamentals of lean manufacturing. They will work in teams to solve a problem in the advanced manufacturing sector and present solutions to industry partners and parents. During the energy camp set for Tuesday through Thursday, July 15-18, at the Boone Campus, students will explore energy careers, learn the fundamentals of an energy audit, and work in teams to solve a problem related to the energy sector. These teams will present their solutions to industry partners and parents. According to Ficke, Gateway’s ultimate goal is to expand the number of camps offered throughout their Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program. “We’re delighted to host these camps to give young students an opportunity to learn more about the great-paying career opportunities that are available in the manufacturing and energy sectors,” said Angie Taylor, Gateway vice president of Workforce Solutions and Innovations. “High-performance production jobs have been identified by local research as one of the top six fastest-growing segments in our region.” Taylor said that these camps can demonstrate to students and parents the “tremendous value” an associate’s degree can command in the workplace.
percent of the program’s students have shown continuous progress in reading, said Costello. She also hears from teachers and administrators about the program’s qualitative results. “They say students improve their confidence and start reading more in class. They’re enjoying reading more, and they have the excitement of a positive role model in their lives,” Costello said. “They have a desire to come to school and participate and see the value of reading.”
Griffith, Ian Grimes, Jacob Gross, Christopher Guallpa, Erica Guenther, Stefan Gundlach, Rikki Gurren, Marissa Hamelin, Alexis Hammond, Emily Hardy, Jared Harris, Kayla Harrison, Jacob Hays, Erika Helton, Lindsay Henges, Adam Hinkel, Kenneth Holland, Leann Holsclaw, Kristen Honkomp, Vanessa Hopper, Ciarra Horne, Andrew Hornsby, Clare Hotard, Alyssa Howard, Clayton Huddleston, Blake Hughes, Destiny Hurst, Jeremiah Ihli, Blake Ingolia, Nicholas Ingram, Cynthia Jackson, Katelyn Jackson, Kevin Janson, Pablo Jara-Sciaraffia, Katherine Jett, Zachary Johnson, Bethany Jones, Jessica Jones, TyJuan Jones, Tarah Jordan, Samantha Judie, Ashley Jutzi, Nicholas Kaiser, Samantha Kalany, Christopher Kasee, Joseph Kerns, Steven Kinser, Nolan Klein, Lindsay Knox, Annie Koenig, Alicia Kordish, Brooke Koury, Chance Kramer, Charlie Kroger, Sarah Krummen, Abigail Larison, Renee Lawson, Austin Lay, Jordan Laymon, Amy Layton, Teresa Lazzari, Jonathan Leicht, Christina Leite, Devin Lilly, Melissa Lilly, Anthony Loechel, Eric Lucas, Tyler Mabe, Daniel Martin, Austin May, Michaelina Mazur, Alexander McGarr, Olivia McMillan, Lauren McQueary, Matthew Melzer, Stephany Mendia, Philip Mensah, Crystal Middleton, Zachary Mimms, Thomas Mitchell, Christopher Mokas, Cassandra Molina, Tyler Morgan, Kaleena Mroczek, Brook Mullins, Aaron Mullins, Sylvia Mullins, Lecara Neal, Shelby Nemec, Alantis Newcomb, Jacob Newman, Phuong-Thao Nguyen, Sampson Nguyen, Alexus Nicholas, Darien Nolan, Paige Noll, Austyn Noonan, Brianna Northcutt, Tyler Orling, Caleb Orndorff, Canaan Orndorff, Brittany Oswald, Kevin Otero, Benedicta Owusu, Ashley Ozepy, Jacob Pace, Foster Parnell,
Joseph Pate, Kishan Patel, Trev Patton, Julian Perez, Reynieri Perez, Jade Pierson, Joshua Pitts, Brooke Podgorski, Brianne Popp, Cassidy Prather, Sydney Preisler, Phillip Prickett, Tyler Rains, Shannon Ramey, Luis Recinos Anell, Mark Rehkamp, David Renaker, Franklin Reyes Franco, Valerie Rice, Justin Rider, Alyssa Riebe, Jillian Riehemann, D. Allen Robbins, Kayla Roberts, Tanner Robinson, Katherine Rodgers, Christian Rodriguez, Takia Rodriguez, Claude Rogers III, Stephanie Romero, Khaleel Rountree, Jacob Ruefer, Kyle Ryan, Chelsie Sasher, Anna Schild, Alexis Schneider, Joshua Scholer, Benjamin Schultz, Jesse Schulze, Jordon Scothorn, Tyler Sebree, Ian Sellers, Zachary Setters, Matthew Severin, Sukayna Shalash, Cassandra Sharp, Austin Shields, Gabrielle Siekman, Avery Simpson, Matthew Sims, Haris Skiljo, John Sleigh, Daniel Sluder, Brandon Smith, Cassie Speagle, Christian Spicer, Margaret Spiece, Bradley Steele, Samuel Steele, Amber Steffen, Erika Stein, Karie Stein, Ryan Stoller, Jenna Stone, Seth Stone, Ryan Stuart, Leah Sutton, Joseph Swalin, Madison Swinford, Erin Taylor, Victoria Thiery, Lauren Thompson, Tanner Thompson, Tyler Threlkeld, Tiffany Thurlkill, Shelby Tinker, Jose Tlahuel, Jason Toll, Diem Tran, Michael Treadway, Benjamin Turner, Jenna Turner, Evan Valentine, Derrick Vallandingham, Samantha Van Luit, Michael Vargas, Andrea Vickers, Kennedy Viger, Yazmin Villanueva, Paige Volpenhein, Elizabeth Walden, Allyson Walsh, Michael Warning, Hannah Webb, Jordan Wert, Nicole Wheeler, Emma White, Tyler Wichus, Emily Williams, Jeremiah Williams, Jerald Wilmes, Tanner Wolff, Madilyn Woods, Matthew Woods, Claire Wyatt and Kori Yelton.
The following students are members of the Covington Catholic High School graduating class of 2013: Ryan Joseph Basford, Robert John Bayer, Robert George Beatrice II, Austin Robert Beck, Jonathon Thomas Beiersdorfer, Blake Steven Philip Bir, Charles Richland Wheelwright Blersch, Kevin Phillip Boerger, Ryan James Bowman, Joseph Martin Breen, Andrew Joseph Brueggeman, Joseph Nolan Buscher, Brady Westin Chadwick, Adam Robert Ciuccio, Daman Matthew Clemons, Ryan Fredrick Cunningham, Brock James D’Alessandri, Dalton Alan Davis, Nicholas Butsch Davis, Prescott Michael Drees, McCoy Thomas Dressman, Ethan David Egbers, Nathaniel Reid Erpenbeck, Tanner Paul Fangman, Skylar James Finn, Quenton Craig Floyd, Nicholas Charles Fredrick, John Anthony Frisch, Jacob Alan Futscher, Adam Reinhold Goddard, Nathan Thomas Gradel, Christian Thomas Greenwell, Andrew Leonard Grefer, Andrew Brian Gregg, Justin Tyler Griffith, Noah Daniel Lory Gripshover, Brendan Michael Groneck, Zeb Garrett Gronotte, Trent Alexander Grothaus, Christian Michael Gruner, Mitchell Summe Haas, Daniel Robert Hellmann, Spencer Ray Hemmer, William Hudson Henry, Alexander Scott Hodge, Christian Adair Howard, John William Huber, Mitchell Davis Humphrey, Kellen Burke Jenkins, Jacob Joseph Kaiser, Joseph Christopher Kendall, Jason David Kline, Daniel James Klosterman, Nikolaus Christian William Knipper, Bradley Gerard Knochelmann, Nathan William Kunkel, Matthew Jacob Lanigan, Ian Michael Lape-Gerwe, Liem Si Le, Mitchell Robert Lemker, Jacob Matthew List, Matthew Michael Litzler, Grant Alexander Lyons, Mitchell Robert Masarik, Corbin Matthew Maschinot, Kyle Christopher Massie, Joseph Braden McCauley, Shae Michael McKee, Benjamin Edward Metzger, Gregory Chase Meyerratken, Brett Stanley Micek, Alexander Thomas Mize, Christopher David Molony, Jeffrey Michael Molony, Casey Sean Moore, Chase Christian Moriconi, Alexander Marcus Moyer, Cameron Ashton Reice Murphy, Clint David Noble, Connor David Nowak, William Paul Nutter, Nicholas John Otte, Sawyer Robert Pauly, Donald Joseph Powell, Benjamin Michael Reis, Christopher Alexander Rogers, Ross Gerard Rohling, Andrew Joseph Sander, Daniel Patrick Sandfoss, Sean Alexander Scanlon, Joseph Michael Schaefer, Justin Michael Schmitt, Jacob Austin Schrand, Andrew Michael Schwartz, Benjamin Andrew Schweitzer, Daniel Gregory Shumate, Samuel Edgar Sketch, Cameron Graham Stansberry, Zachary Joseph Stegman, James Joseph Stratman, Nicholas Gordon Stutler, Brandon Michael Sullivan, Matthew Brian Summe, Zachary Matthew Tobler, Zachary Matthias Toebben, Justin Wade VanDusen, Patrick Thomas Verst, Nathan William Wainscott, Brandon Jeffery Ward, Samuel Joseph Wehrman, Trevor Jeffrey Wendt, Austin Ray Wesley, Jonathan Rudolph Wessels, Nicholas Benjamin Wessels, Norbert Donald Wessels, Bryson Anthony White, William Patrick Whitehead, Brady Sebastian Willenbrink, Maxwell Schuler Williamson, Samuel Joseph Williamson, David Charles Zalla and Eric Allen Zimmer.