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Education

  • School officials remain proactive following second NBHS bomb threat

      UPDATE (Thursday, 12/10. 1:45 p.m.) - The following is a copy of a follow-up email message by North Bullitt High School interim principal Bob Morris on Thursday afternoon:

    I want to follow up; some have requested to be notified if we received any additional information.

    We are continuing to investigate and be extra vigilant, even though there has been no evidence discovered that would lead us to believe that the threat was credible.  

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  • Kicking and Screaming Fun

     PLEASANT GROVE - They were stubborn, they were determined, and they pleased the crowd. And so did the donkeys.

    Pleasant Grove Elementary hosted a donkey basketball event as a school fundraiser. PGES staff and family members agreed to play basketball on the backs of donkeys, much to the delight and amusement of their patrons.

    The event was designed to promote a fun and exciting school environment. Money raised by the event will be directed toward a positive school environment.

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  • Judge won’t dismiss charges on teacher ‘til hearing held

     SHEPHERDSVILLE -- A prosecutor requested to dismiss charges against a former Bullitt Central teacher who has been accused of having sexual relations with a student.

    However, Bullitt Circuit Judge Rodney Burress was not quite ready to accept that motion on Tuesday morning.

    Crystal Chappell was set to go to trial on a six-count indictment for rape.

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  • Okolona Christian provides food baskets for students from North Bullitt, Hebron

     HEBRON ESTATES - Two schools and a church combined efforts once again to bring a more joyous Thanksgiving holiday to area families.

    Okolona Christian Church collected food items for 27 families with students from North Bullitt High School and Hebron Middle School.

    The church works in conjunction with the NB/HMS Youth Services Center. The program works with the schools to determine families in need of assistance.

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  • McDonald’s awarded Eastside teacher grant for her classroom

     MOUNT WASHINGTON -- One local teacher has much more joy than usual to share with her students this holiday season.

    Anne Lopez, teacher at Eastside Middle School in Mount Washington, Kentucky, has been named a recipient of a 2015 MAC Grant from McDonalds’ Restaurants of Kentuckiana.

    For the 13th consecutive year, Kentuckiana middle school teachers have shared their ideas on how to “Make Activities Count” in the classroom in hopes of receiving a McDonald’s MAC Grant.

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  • College Board selects Bullitt as one of six in Kentucky to be part of national honor roll

      Bullitt County Public Schools have been named to the College Board’s 6th annual National Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Roll. The district is one of only six in Kentucky to achieve the honor.

    Superintendent Keith Davis cited a dynamic and tenacious work ethic of those involved with AP classes at the secondary level of education.

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  • Bullitt County Teen Court

                 This year’s session of the Teen Court in Bullitt County has recently gotten underway.

                District Judge Jennifer Porter is again leading the program where high school students have the ability to levy punishments against those students who have offended.

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  • BC’s Johnston participates in financial literacy seminar

     SHEPHERDSVILLE -- Bullitt Central High School business teacher Beau Johnston was one of 110 educators in the United States selected to participate in the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC US) and Knowledge@Wharton High School (KWHS) seventh PwC-KWHS Seminar for High School Educators on Business and Financial Responsibility held in October in Chicago, Ill.

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  • Bullitt East honored for state honors

    MOUNT WASHINGTON -- The Tuesday before Thanksgiving was a day of celebration for several reasons at Bullitt East High School this year.

    Not only was the school excited to have a Fruesday (a Tuesday that acts as a Friday) and its annual talent show, but the team also welcomed a special guest to help celebrate its Top Ten High School in Kentucky ranking.

    Stephen L. Pruitt, Kentucky Commissioner of Education, paid a visit to the school to congratulate them on their achievement.

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  • NB’s Bickett in running for prestigious honor

     HEBRON ESTATES -- North Bullitt High School mathematics teacher Christine Bickett is one of five finalists in Kentucky for the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

    “I am extremely honored to be a finalist for PAEMST,” she said.

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