Vol. 140 No. 24

EDUCATION

High school awards released

The following 2006-2007 awards were announced at Owen County High School:

Articulation Dual Credit Certificates/CCATC: Johnathon Blackburn, Josh Blackburn, Nicholas Chappell, Ashley Cook, Dustin Curtis, Josh Gibson, Eric Gordy, Brandi Guyan, Phalisha Hall, Matthew Hicks, Rachel Howard, JoHanna Jones, Spencer Lawson, Brant McIntosh, Brad Miller, Angela Moore, Chelsea Norris, Jon Perkins, Kayla Perry, Ashley Rainey, Amanda Roberts, Jason Strickland, Billy Webster, Lauren Wooten, Rebekah Young
Skills Standard Assessment: Rachel Howard, Trey Lenear, Kevin Ramsey, Lauren Wooten
DAR Award: Danny O’Toole
Beta Spirit Award: Brandi Watson
Perfect Attendance: Stephanie Houpy, Mary Takhtjian
Rotary Awards: Shea Green, Zechariah Miller
Valedictorian/Salutatorian: Brice Hamilton, Sheila Wilson, Katilin Johnson

Athletic/Leadership Awards
Billy Ray Cobb Sportsman’s Club Award: Shea Green, Jared Perkins, Lauren Wooten
U.S. Marine Corp Awards: Sheila Wilson, Scholastic Excellence Award; Samantha Harris, Semper Fidelis; Shea Green, Distinguished Athlete; Daniel Neeley, Distinguished Athlete
U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete: Jordan Downey, Sheila Wilson; Enlisting, Andrew Fitzgerald, Korry Mills
Principal’s Leadership Award: Danny O’Toole

College Scholarships
Kentucky Wesleyan College: Brandi Watson
Kentucky State University: Echo Cummins, Lorrie Mason, Chad Perkins, Jared Perkins, Kayla Perry, Shadoe Perry, Amanda Roberts
Midway College: Laura Horton
Murray State University: Sheila Wilson
Berea College: Samantha Harris, Rachel Howard, Chasidy Jones, Adrienne Setters
Centre College: Brice Hamilton, Mary Takhtjian
Georgetown College: Matthew Doolin, Kaitlin Johnson
Jefferson Community College: Johnathon Blackburn, Belinda Roberts
Thomas More College: Dustin Curtis
Transylvania University: Jared Dezarn, Jordan Downey, Aaron Wainscott
University of Louisville: Taylor Gunsauley
Case Western Reserve University: Rebecca McDaniel

Local Scholarships
Gene Ray Dusch Scholarship: Brice Hamilton, Daniel Neeley
Carroll Hunt Bourne Scholarship: Rebecca McDaniel, Aaron Wainscott
Lisa K. McCoy Schureman Memorial Scholarship: Kaitlin Johnson
Owen County Farm Bureau Scholarship: Brice Hamilton, Chad Perkins, Jared Perkins, Aaron Wainscott
Stacie Diamond Memorial Scholarship: Danny O’Toole, Lauren Wooten
4-H Scholarship: Sheila Wilson
UK Alumni Scholarship: Kevin Ramsey
Owen County Woman’s Club Scholarship: Rebecca McDaniel
Martha L. Stamper Extension Homemaker Scholarship: Sheila Wilson
Modern Woodmen of America Scholarship: Matthew Doolin
Owen County Board of Education: Kevin Ramsey
Gallatin County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Teddy McEntire

OCHS Departmental Awards
Business/Technology: STEP: Rachel Howard, Brandi Watson; Banking and Finance: James Brock, Jessica Smith
English: 1201: Johnathon Blackburn, Ashley Cooke; 1202: Chris Cornett, Suzette Gross; 1203: Lorrie Mason, Brandi Watson, Lauren Wooten, AP English Language: Matt Doolin, Brice Hamilton, Kevin Ramsey, Sheila Wilson
Foreign Language: Spanish III: Kaitlin Johnson, Chasidy Jones
Human Services: Career and Family: Emma Lowe, Danny O’Toole; Apparrel Management: Laura Horton, Jessica Smith; Textile Services: Dixie Atha, Stephanie Whiteker; Housing: Emma Lowe, Danny O’Toole; Creative Foods: Matthew Doolin, Emma Lowe; Relationships: Lorrie Mason; Parenting: Lorrie Mason; Child Care Services: Lorrie Mason
Math: Calculus: Kevin Ramsey; Tech Design and Applications: Echo Cummins, Jordan Downey; Conceptual Engineering Technology: Chad Perkins, Jared Perkins; Impacts of Continuing Technology: Zachariah Miller
Peer Tutor: Taylor Gunsauley, Samantha Harris, Emma Lowe
Science: Anatomy: Kaitlin Johnson; Biology II: Lauren Wooten; Sociology: Echo Cummins; Psychology: Danny O’Toole; AP Chemistry: Brice Hamilton
Social Studies: AP U.S. History: Sheila Wilson; Special Topics in Social Studies: Shea Green, Brandi Watson
Senior Dramatics: Jimmy Dalton, Kaitlin Johnson
Distinguished Writing Portfolio: Jordan Downey, Brice Hamilton, Samantha Harris, Rachel Howard, Sheila Wilson

OCHS English class documented on field trip relating to slavery

After studying a unit on slavery, Mrs. Beverly’s English classes went to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on May 18. Prior to going on the field trip we researched hate groups, past- and modern- day slavery, and read Uncle Tom’s Cabin; the majority of us got the general idea of how cruel slavery was, but it wasn’t until after we were given a tour through the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center that we finally understood the severity of slavery.
Our tour guide, Eddie, told us numerous interesting facts about slavery. One being that 75 percent of all Caucasians have relatives of the African American race. Another fact is, 11 out of 15 of our first United States presidents were slave owners. Eddie cautioned us to watch who we look up to. 
A misconception that was brought to our attention about Ohio was that it was a free state. Many of us assumed a free state meant slavery was not tolerated in that specific state. However, residents could still rent slaves to work on their plantation, without technically being a slave owner.
Through watching three videos and an interpretation of a preacher as a slave, we began to realize how often families were torn apart, as if they had no value. This made us appreciate our freedom and our rights as citizens even more.
We interviewed two students who also attended the field trip and asked them the following four questions: “Was the field trip beneficial to your education? Why or why not? What was your favorite part of the museum? Would you recommend others to visit the museum?” Nick Kelly replied, “Yes, it was beneficial because it brought everything to a close perspective and showed light on everything visually rather than reading from text.” His response to the second question was, “I liked the room that was blue and looked as if we were under water, because there was slave ship names engraved in the wall.” Nick also said he highly recommends others to visit the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
We also interviewed Kayla New. Her response was, “Yes, the field trip was beneficial to me because I didn’t get the full affect until I saw it visually.” She added, “My favorite part of the field trip was the slave pen.” She too recommends others to visit the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Our last interview was Debra Arey, a chaperone who went on the trip with us. We asked her what the most interesting thing that she learned, and if she would recommend others to go to the museum. Her answer was, “The thing that intrigued me the most was that our African-American tour guide, Eddie, took a DNA test to see what part of Africa he came from. He soon found out that his great-great-great-great grandfather was a historical Caucasian slave owner.” Debra also answered, “I too highly recommend others to visit the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. In fact, it should be a requirement.”
Eddie, along with other staff members, complimented our group numerous times. He informed us that we were a few steps ahead of all the other groups that have been through the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Because of this, our group was video taped throughout the entire tour for a documentary on the Freedom Center. After our tour, the following students were privately interviewed due to the group’s obvious level of knowledge and articulate comments during a question-and-answer session: Timothy Fox, Amanda Perkins, Kristen Haines, Kendall Cochran and Jordan Bradford.
We would like to say a special thanks to Mrs. Beverly for allowing us to represent Owen County in the best possible way. If you are looking to learn more about present- and modern-day slavery, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is the place to go.

Owen County students benefit from KHEAA
student aid programs

Owen County students received $395,508 in student financial aid administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) during the 2005-2006 academic year. Of that amount, Owen County students received: 152 Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarships (KEES) totaling $211,176; 70 College Access Program (CAP) Grants totaling $100,222; 33 Kentucky Tuition Grants (KTG) totaling $84,110.
In addition to state student-aid programs, KHEAA and its sister agency, The Student Loan People, administer the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) to help Kentucky students pay higher education expenses. Over 54,000 borrowers saved more than $40 million in 2006 with zero-fee loans, principal and interest rate reductions and generous interest and loan forgiveness for teachers, nurses and public service attorneys through the Best in Class, Best in Care and Best in Law programs. 
To learn how to plan and prepare for higher education, visit www.GoHigherKY.org. For more information about Kentucky scholarships and grants, visit www.kheaa.com; write KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort Ky. 40602-0798; or call (800) 928-8926, extension 7381. For more information about student loans, visit www.studentloanpeople.com; write The Student Loan People, P.O. Box 24328, Louisville, Ky. 40224-0328; or call (888) 678-4625.

Owen County High School All A and A/B Honor Rolls

Note: The following reflect the students’ grades over the final nine-week school period and are not necessarily the final grades the students earned in the class.

All A Honor Roll
9th Grade
Daniel E. Dauwe, Brittany N. Davis, Emilie A. Davis, Rainie M. Hill, Mary R. Kennedy, Zachariah E. Knox, Jordan K. Shelton, Lucas C. Shelton, Kayla D. Smith, Taylor J. Smoot, Frances N. Vorce, Rachel S. Vorce, Jensen R. Wainscott, Levi J. Wolfe
10th Grade
Amanda M. Agee, Samantha A. Branum, Melina M. Bress, Matthew T. Brock, Shantella D. Brumley, Lacey M. Cobb, Clayton S. Cook, Courtney D. Curtis, Kristen D. Dezarn, Collin C. Gamble, Wolfe S. Greene, Matthew W. Harris, Amanda F. Keith, Heather A. Keith, Brittany G. McDonald, Johnathan T. Rogers, Sarah J. Schawe, Blake C. Traylor, Callie D. Walker, Christian D. Watson, Evyn E. White, Emily K. Williams, Tyler J. Williams
11th Grade
Rebekah R. Bess, Christine D. Branum, Brianna M. Clark, Traci M. Dews, Kristen M. Fitzgerald, Kathryn E. Gaines, Nathan T. Gambrell, Kyle B. Hagedorn, Clint A. Hamilton, Daphne D. Houpy, Samantha F. Howard, Danielle C. Mears, Megan M. Miller, Amanda K. Perkins, Ryan S. Spaulding, Savannah L. Walker, Rachel A. Whitney, Joseph T. Williams
12th Grade
Ashley L. Cooke, Echo D. Cummins, Danielle N. Davis, Matthew J. Doolin, Brice D. Hamilton, Zechariah Miller, Daniel R. O’Toole Jr., Chad L. Perkins, Belinda J. Roberts, Angela R. Smith, Brandi N. Watson, Lauren M. Wooten

A/B Honor Roll
9th Grade
David C. Aldridge, Justin N. Davis, Katie J. Edmondson, Derek S. Ellis, Duston S. Ellis, Jeremy W. Eubanks, Kellsey L. Fitzgerald, Chelsea L. Gibson, Carey C. Hunter, Megan M. Jackson, Kyle W. Kelly, Brody C. Layton, Wesley B. Lewis, Lauren P. Lowe, Dillon F. Mears, Garnet E. Owens, Heather N. Patton, Chase J. Perkins, Bradley J. Rose, Lindsay A. Slayback, Joel B. Wilson, Noel S. Wilson
10th Grade
Sarai D. Aguazul, Joshua D. Alford, Megan L. Armstrong, Keith T. Arutoff, Sarah E. Bihl, Danielle L. Boillard, Sadie E. Borchers, Alyssa N. Bruce, Justin R. Burke, Ethan B. Bush, Kayla L. Caldwell, Levi J. Camp, Samantha R. Clark, Daphne R. Cobb, Billie C. Cornett, Brittany L. Gentry, Morgan T. Green, Alan G. Greene, Christopher M. Haines, John W. Herald, Alexa R. Howard, Christina M. Johnson, Rebecca L. Knight, Katherine N. Lunsford, Brooke N. McDaniel, Ciara P. McDaniel, Zachary T. McDonald, Leslie E. McNay, Robert D. Neeley, Dennis R. O’Toole, Billy G. Payton, Keshia A. Prather, Christopher J. Rivera, Kaycee J. Seale, Ashley A. Smith, Jerry M. Smith, Rebekah L. Snell, Stephanie K. Stamper, Christine Takhtjian, Colton S. True, Melinda L. Wilson
11th Grade
Leslee C. Aldridge, Bethany T. Allnutt, Jon J. Bozek, Ella M. Brumley, April M. Cobb, Laura K. Corbett, Brittney C. Denny, Allison B. Fitzgerald, Timothy A. Fox, Katelyn G. Gaines, Kristen L. Haines, Jessica M. Joslin, Bobbie M. Jump, Mary K. Kelley, Nicholas L. Kelly, Michael S. Kincaid, Kayla D. New, Michael P. Ogden, Bridget N. Peak, Lisa K. Perkins, Cassidy J. Reed, Chassity M. Ricketts, Jeana M. Smith, Cody W. Snider, Emily N. Trammel, Ashley R. True, Rebecca M. Utter, Courtney R. Wilhoite, Kelsey L. Williams, Zachary T. Wolfe
12th Grade
Dixie L. Atha, James B. Brock, Martha M. Brown, Timothy R. Brumley, Christopher R. Cornette, Jordan A. Downey, Joshua J. Gibson, Megan E. Graves, Shea D. Green, Taylor H. Gunsauley, Brande I. Guyan, Phalisha M. Hall, Patrick A. Hensley, Stephanie D. Houpy, Rachel M. Howard, Kaitlin C. Johnson, Jo-Hanna Jones, Spencer C. Lawson, Emma J. Lowe, Lorrie A. Mason, Teddy D. McEntire, Joanna K. Murray, Leonard D. Neeley, Jared W. Perkins, Jon R. Perkins, Tosha M. Perkins, Kayla A. Perry, Shadoe B. Perry, Kevin A. Ramsey, Amanda S. Roberts, Michael R. Shuler, Sheila M. Wilson, Maria M. Zapote

Owen County Elementary School
Super and Regular Honor Rolls

4th-grade Honor Roll
Super Honor Roll
Suzanna Cooke, Kennedi Dermon, Bernie Engelman, Shelby Gambrell, Autumn Gover, Ethan Lankford, Ashton Marcum, Miranda Mason, Ciara Rogers, Chelsee Smith, Brittany Thornton
Regular Honor Roll
Michael Ashcraft, Maggie Barnes, Katie Bihl, Kaylee Boling, Amanda Brown, Mikala Byers, Isaiah Caldwell, Austin Combs, Makenzie Fitzgerald, Cheyene Gaines, Triston Grisham, Jessie Hart, Kylee Hearne, Clay Helton, Logan Herring, Haley Hubbuch, James Hunter, David Lewis, Dalton Mears, Austin O’Nan, Mikayla Pennington, Christian Petroff, Courtney Pruitt, Harley Rogers, Hannah Runion, Samantha Searcy, Kailen Sizemore, Corby Smith, Tanner Smith, Justin Trusty, Kristen Tuttle, Michael Wash, Spencer Wilburn, Jessica Willhoite, Jimmy Wolpert, Ayshia Wood, Brady Young
5th-grade Honor Roll
Super Honor Roll
Emily Allen, Tonya Baxter, Andi Burford, Allison Dempsey, Tanner Estes, Elizabeth Gay, Logan Lowe, Dalton Mertz, Haley Minch, Mackenzie Ogden, Shelby Power, Kristan Swigert, Richie Swigert, Spencer Wilcoxson, Jason Wright
Regular Honor Roll
Logan Beckham, Nash Croley, Tucker Cull, Bobby Duncan, Desiree Garrison, Zach Hall, Haley Hatchett, Loretta Hon, Kevin Ingram, Willie Johnson, Hunter Keeton, Jessica Kemper, Bethany Miller, Kristen Mygra, Jake Olds, Isaias Olguin, Gabe Osborne, Dakota Pence, Melanie Ransdell, Katie Rose, Kayleigh Shaw, Marcus Smith, Mariah Stamper, Lacey Trautwein, Logan Webster, Sarah Woiter