Education

Vicky Newton, a teacher at Taylor County Middle School, was presented with a MAC Grant on Monday, Dec. 10 at a special check presentation in front of her students and co-workers.

MAC Grants are monetary awards to help teachers incorporate hands-on activities in their classroom that will make their lessons more meaningful to students.

Campbellsville Elementary School students who were recognized during a recent celebration assembly as Student of the Week for their classrooms are, from left, front: Destiny Hash, Alex Doss and Braydon Phillips. Second row: Alexis Shepperd, Chase McNear, Ashlyn Cantrell, Dylan Tate, Korissa Pearish, Chloe Benningfield and Alexis Lambert. Third row: Bayli Dickens, Deovion Owens, Jasmine Clemmons, DeVonte Cubit, Lauren Riddle and Crystal Ratliff. Fourth row: Brenna Wethington, Donovan Pittman, Blake Muntz, Cyan Berry and Ashley Schweickert. Not pictured are Nazseem Smith and Hunter Stone.

Campbellsville Middle School students in Angela Brasser's art classes created monogram designs using their initials. They carved their monograms onto "Soft Kut" printing blocks, then inked their block and printed their image onto paper by pressing the paper onto the block. This technique, called relief printing, was completed as a collaborative project with language arts classes as students made stationery with their monogram on the paper. They will use their monogrammed papers for written projects in language arts classes.

Campbellsville Middle School recently participated in Red Ribbon Week. Activities were planned throughout the week to make students aware of the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Dress-up days played a big part of the week with homeroom winners being presented with a red sports bottle. This year's theme was "Don't Monkey Around with Drugs." Red Ribbon Week is organized and sponsored by Beth Wiedewitsch, CMS guidance counselor.