Clark Middle School

The following students were named to the Clark Middle School honor roll and principal’s list for the second nine-week grading period. Principal’s list Sixth grade John Beum Jaxon Calk Emily Caudill Christopher Collins Austin Fields Allison Fink Jacey Griffith Daniel Helgeson Brooklyn Hennecke Holly Hummel Gracie Humphrey Justin Johnson Christopher Lambert Jada Miller Kirsten Ratliff ...

RICHMOND — The Clark Middle eighth-grade boys’ basketball team finished the season on top. The Eagles concluded a successful season with an exciting 40-35 triumph over Scott County in the finals of the Bluegrass Middle School Conference Tournament Friday night at Michael B. Caudill Middle School. Clark (17-3) defeated Royal Springs and Harrison County in the first two rounds and earned a spot in the finals with a win over East Jessamine Thursday night. The Eagles trailed 15-6 in the first quarter, but rallied and took a 29-267 advantage at the break.

The Clark County Board of Education has stuck to its guns. What repercussions might come from that remain to be seen. During its regular meeting Tuesday, the board revisited the middle school merger and the renovations to two schools that would help the district remove Category 5 schools, or those deemed to be in a state of urgent need of replacement or repair. After hearing from members of the community and two representatives from the state, the board continued to delay the merged middle school as part of the current facilities plan.

Clark County's newest elementary school has a name. The school being constructed on Mt. Sterling Road will be called the Willis H. Justice Elementary School when it opens its doors in the fall. The name was chosen by popular vote on a survey on the district's website and the Clark County Board of Education approved the name at its regular meeting Tuesday. The name was a landslide winner in the poll, garnering 812 votes, while the second-place vote-getter, Veterans Memorial Elementary School, had just 272 votes.

The Clark County Board of Education's scheduled meeting today with the Kentucky Department of Education has been canceled. The reasons for the cancellation are not immediately clear, but board member Michael McGowan requested the meeting be canceled after being told he could not attend the meeting. Originally, Michael Kuduk and Judy Hicks were invited to meet with members of state agencies to discuss the board's recent vote to halt the district's current facilities plan. Kuduk was invited as board chairman and Hicks as a representative of the board's dissenting vote in the matter.

Recipients of the annual DAR Good Citizen Award are, from left, front row, Katie Kincaid, Fannie Bush Elementary School; Alexandria Kelly, Central Elementary School; Harrison Hammel, Pilot View Elementary School; Travis Ashcraft, Providence Elementary School; Rebecca Perritt, Clark Middle School; middle row, Sam Barnett, Hannah McClure Elementary School; Emily Houston, Trapp Elementary School; Aiyanna Jones, Strode Station Elementary School; back...

Clark Middle School eighth-grader Robbie Wise leads a group of sixth-grade students on a tour Monday of the school during orientation, top photo. Wise and other members of the school's WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) leaders group assisted school staff with the orientation for the 208 incoming sixth-grade students in attendance.

Clark Middle School eighth-grade students wait in line to “purchase” their dream cars during the school's reality fair Monday afternoon. Helping Kathy Terry, fourth from left, select her car and car payment is Juan Greene of Mike Wilson Chevrolet Buick GMC. Waiting their turns are, from left, Shawna Tackett, Matthew Gwinn and Jessica Arambul. Each student was given a salary based upon their grades. The program was sponsored by the school's counselors, Cindy Whiteside and Lunelle Matthews, and the school librarian, Deb Condley.

In a letter sent to the board from Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday, seven steps are laid out for the board to return to the current facilities plan. Failure to comply will result in a loss of Support Education Excellence in Kentucky money for the district. SEEK money is awarded to school districts based on attendance. Last year, the district received $17,582,098 in SEEK funding, or about 40 percent of the district's general fund of $38,237,557. Next year, the school district expects to receive around $17,471,215.

The Clark County Board of Education's scheduled meeting today with the Kentucky Department of Education has been canceled. The reasons for the cancellation are not immediately clear, but board member Michael McGowan requested the meeting be canceled after being told he could not attend the meeting. Originally, Michael Kuduk and Judy Hicks were invited to meet with members of state agencies to discuss the board's recent vote to halt the district's current facilities plan. Kuduk was invited as board chairman and Hicks as a representative of the board's dissenting vote in the matter.

Recreation - The Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a “Run for the Paws” 5K race at 2 p.m. on May 19 at BCTC. The race will benefit the Clark County animal shelter. Pre-registration cost is $20 plus donation item and $30 and donation item day of the race. The event is free for participants in the Winchester Weigh Down program. For more information, contact the Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation Department at (859) 744-9554. - The Path Home 5K and Mutt Strut will be at 8:30 a.m. on June 8 at 1711 Boonesboro Road.

Clark Middle parent elections today Parent elections for the school-based decision-making council at Clark Middle School will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today in the atrium. FFA greenhouse sale under way The Clark County FFA's greenhouse sale at George Rogers Clark High School will be open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Beginning Monday, the sale will be open from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. while plants last. For more information, call Shane Wiseman at 859-227-1394 or Allison Ratliff at 771-8779.

The Clark County Board of Education has stuck to its guns. What repercussions might come from that remain to be seen. During its regular meeting Tuesday, the board revisited the middle school merger and the renovations to two schools that would help the district remove Category 5 schools, or those deemed to be in a state of urgent need of replacement or repair. After hearing from members of the community and two representatives from the state, the board continued to delay the merged middle school as part of the current facilities plan.

Two potential agenda items to discuss the renovation of George Rogers Clark High School and Clark County Middle School were tabled by a 3-2 vote by the Clark County Board of Education Tuesday night. The items, which would have set the renovation amounts for turning GRC into a middle school and Clark Middle into an elementary school, were removed from the agenda for discussion early in the meeting. Judy Hicks moved to accept the agenda with the two items. Beth Griffith supplied a second to the motion, but Michael Kuduk, Michael McGowan and Ashley Ritchie voted against the measure.

The Clark County Board of Education has approved the school staffing allocation for 2013-14. The board approved a measure at a special meeting Tuesday night that set the staffing for the district's schools for the next year. This plan includes the new elementary school, Willis H. Justice Elementary, and supports the change the board approved at the last regular meeting to the district facilities plan. Since the board altered the original plan from merging middle schools at George Rogers Clark High School, a new allocation plan had to be created.