Education

EIS to host district Governor’s Cup
On Saturday, Feb. 10, local schools will gather at Eminence Elementary School to take part in the District Governor’s Cup Competition, an academic event sponsored by the Kentucky Association for Academic Competition, according to a news release.
Participating schools are Eastern Elementary, Owen County Elementary and Eminence Elementary. Governor’s Cup features eight events, including the quick recall event, which is the only one open to the public.
Quick recall begins at 11:30 a.m.

Men from the community answered the call to get more involved in children’s education when they turned out in large numbers to Dads and Pizza Night at New Castle Elementary School, according to Principal Austin Hunsaker. The community members showed up to express their interest in the new mentoring program known as WatchDOGS. “It was a great night,” he reported. “We had 242 attend and over 60 sign up! Pending background checks, we will have many men serving as WatchDOGS for the remainder of the year. They definitely answered the call!"

Math is more than manipulating numbers in a concentrated effort to get the right answer. That’s what Henry County Middle School teacher Johnathan Rogers and instructional coach Emily Edwards want students to understand, according to a news release. The two are using something their kids do in class everyday – talking – to deepen the learning process and consequently improve their students’ understanding of how math works.