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Church’s “Wednesday Walkers” meet 6-7 p.m. Call Tammy for more infor- mation at (502) 667-2982. Internet Basics Class for adults at 2 p.m., Wednesday May 2, at Henry County Public Library. Nature’s Nightlife at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at Henry County Public Library, a live animal show presented by Animal Tales. Wild Wednesday for teens from 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, at Henry County Public Library for ages 13 to 18. Lego Club will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 12, at the Henry County Public Library. Henry County Republican Party — 7 p.m., second Tuesday of each month, at the Henry County Board of Education Building. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. at the Eminence Baptist Church on Friday, May 4. This group and Al-Anon will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Eminence Methodist Church. All meetings are nonsmoking. A New Direction in Life, a Christian support group for alcohol/drug or other addictions, will meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, May 4, at First Baptist Church, Eminence. AA meeting at 8 p.m. at Pleasureville Methodist Church on Saturday, May 5. These meetings will be nonsmoking. AA meeting at 11 a.m., Monday, May 7, at New Castle Christian Church. Please enter through the green door. Caregiver support group will meet at 5:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month, for people tak- ing care of someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s. Call 1-877-224-1349, Ext. 140 for info. EXPERIENCE COUNTS •Hired by Leland Payton in 1988 •Promoted to Chief Deputy Clerk by Mary Lou Roberts in 2005 •Proud wife of Les Lyle & mother of Will, Adam & Ethan •Daughter of Rita & the late Lynn Bright •Daughter-in-law of David and Alice Lyle •Active member of Campbellsburg Christian Church, serving as Sunday School Teacher, Deacon, Kids Kitchen Volunteer, Relay for Life Team Captain 2010- 2012, and Church Board Secretary 2010 7 p.m. Saturday, May 12 Oldham County Fairgrounds Admission: $10 Children ages 6 and under FREE 7 FEATURED CLASSES WORK STOCK DIESEL TRUCKS PRO STREET DIESEL TRUCKS (2.6) LIGHT LIMITED SUPER STOCK TRACTORS HOT FARM TRACTORS PRO STOCK 4WD TRUCKS For Ticket Information call 502-222-9060 • For more information call 502-271-8978 Happy 90th Birthday, May K. Clark! We love you! W orld’s G reatest M other, G randm other & G reat- G rand m oth er A4 • NEWS HENRY COUNTY LOCAL • MAY 2, 2012 Political groups Support groups BUZZ FROM PAGE A3 Library happenings offer its Pioneer Program specifically designed for first generation college students, which is approxi- mately 90 percent of EIS students. “We are a small school and some would think what kind of audacity do we (EIS) have approach- ing Bellarmine with this idea,” Berry said. “But we saw Bellarmine as similar in size to Eminence. Our boat is so small we can turn it fast.” Berry said the program will provide an opportu- nity for teachers to spend more time with students in the class room that don’t participate on Tuesdays and Thursday when the class size decreases. “If a student needs help in a certain subject they will be able to get more one-on-one time with the teacher. Ultimately it’s a win-win for the whole school,” Berry said. Berry tried to anticipate parents’ concerns when designing the program: The school will not lose any funding as it can have off-campus learning for students, the school will pack lunches at the school or work out an arrange- ment with Bellarmine for those that receive a free or reduced lunch, students will not be allowed to drive themselves to the program and students will not lose class time in transit to the college campus. “We will put a Macbook Pro in the hands of every student on the bus,” Berry said. “We have equipped the bus with a Wi-Fi hot- spot and they will be able to work on homework assignments.” Bellarmine is giving EIS student classes at $100 per hour. Bellarmine classes usually cost $755 per hour. Full-time tuition for under- graduates cost $15,995 per semester. Berry said he expects 30 students to participate the first year and tuition costs would be paid by the district out of its general fund. If all 30 students complete 29 hours of college credit work it would cost the district $87,000 over a two year period plus an annual cost of $56,000 for 150 MacBook Pros. Bellarmine University’s president, Dr. Joseph McGowan is enthusiastic about the partnership. “We can’t wait to wel- come these talented stu- dents to our campus! And we appreciate very much the collaborative work of Superintendent Buddy Berry and all the great educators in the Eminence Independent School District.” McGowan said the uni- versity is excited for the opportunity and to provide groundbreaking programs for talented high school students. “Through this early exposure to college life, these students will partici- pate in extraordinary class- room experiences, college orientation and campus culture,” McGowan said. Bellarmine and the staff are still working out which core classes will be available to students, but for Coffee the opportunity coincides with EIS philosophy and vision. “School needs to look different. It needs to be fun,” Coffee said. “School needs to challenge students and engage them.” E-mail us about this arti- cle at [email protected] EIS FROM PAGE A1 BRAD BOWMAN/LOCAL Top, a member of the audience films the press conference at Eminence Independent Schools on Tuesday. Left, Dr. Terry Holliday, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education, dis- cusses the Eminence-Bellarmine partnership. At right, EIS stacked Macbook Pros in the shape of an E for the ceremony. Henry County Local www.hclocal.com 18 South Penn Ave., Eminence, KY, 40019 • 502 845 2858 • fax 502 845 2921
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Church’s “Wednesday Walkers” meet 6-7 p.m. Call Tammy for more infor-mation at (502) 667-2982.
Internet Basics Class for adults at 2 p.m., Wednesday May 2, at
Henry County Public Library.
Nature’s Nightlife at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at Henry County Public Library, a live animal show presented by Animal Tales.
Wild Wednesday for teens from 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, at Henry County Public Library for ages 13 to 18.
Lego Club will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 12, at the Henry County Public Library.
Henry County Republican Party — 7 p.m., second Tuesday of
each month, at the Henry County Board of Education Building.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. at the Eminence Baptist
Church on Friday, May 4. This group and Al-Anon will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Eminence Methodist Church. All meetings are nonsmoking.
A New Direction in Life, a Christian support group for alcohol/drug or other addictions, will meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, May
4, at First Baptist Church, Eminence.
AA meeting at 8 p.m. at Pleasureville Methodist Church on Saturday, May 5. These meetings will be nonsmoking.
AA meeting at 11 a.m., Monday, May 7, at New Castle Christian Church. Please enter through the
green door.Caregiver support group
will meet at 5:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month, for people tak-ing care of someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s. Call 1-877-224-1349, Ext. 140 for info.
EXPERIENCE COUNTS
•Hired by Leland Payton in 1988•Promoted to Chief Deputy Clerk by Mary Lou Robertsin 2005
•Proud wife of Les Lyle & mother of Will, Adam & Ethan•Daughter of Rita & the late Lynn Bright
•Daughter-in-law of David and Alice Lyle•Active member of Campbellsburg Christian Church, serving as Sunday School Teacher, Deacon, KidsKitchen Volunteer, Relay for Life Team Captain 2010-2012, and Church Board Secretary 2010
7 p.m. Saturday, May 12Oldham County Fairgrounds
Admission: $10Children ages 6 and under FREE
7 FEATURED CLASSESWORK STOCK DIESEL TRUCKSPRO STREET DIESEL TRUCKS (2.6)LIGHT LIMITED SUPER STOCK TRACTORSHOT FARM TRACTORSPRO STOCK 4WD TRUCKS
For Ticket Information call 502-222-9060 • For more information call 502-271-8978
Happy 90thBirthday,
May K. Clark!We love you!
World’s GreatestMother,
Grandmother &Great-Grandmother
A4 • NEWS HENRY COUNTY LOCAL • MAY 2, 2012
Political groups
Support groups
BUZZFROM PAGE A3
Library happenings
offer its Pioneer Program specifically designed for first generation college students, which is approxi-mately 90 percent of EIS students.
“We are a small school and some would think what kind of audacity do we (EIS) have approach-ing Bellarmine with this idea,” Berry said. “But we saw Bellarmine as similar in size to Eminence. Our boat is so small we can turn it fast.”
Berry said the program will provide an opportu-nity for teachers to spend more time with students in the class room that don’t participate on Tuesdays and Thursday when the class size decreases.
“If a student needs help in a certain subject they will be able to get more one-on-one time with the teacher. Ultimately it’s a win-win for the whole school,” Berry said.
Berry tried to anticipate parents’ concerns when designing the program: The school will not lose any funding as it can have off-campus learning for students, the school will pack lunches at the school or work out an arrange-ment with Bellarmine for those that receive a free or reduced lunch, students will not be allowed to drive themselves to the program and students will not lose class time in transit to the college campus.
“We will put a Macbook Pro in the hands of every student on the bus,” Berry said. “We have equipped the bus with a Wi-Fi hot-spot and they will be able to work on homework assignments.”
Bellarmine is giving EIS student classes at $100 per hour. Bellarmine classes usually cost $755 per hour. Full-time tuition for under-graduates cost $15,995 per semester. Berry said he expects 30 students to participate the first year and tuition costs would
be paid by the district out of its general fund. If all 30 students complete 29 hours of college credit work it would cost the district $87,000 over a two year period plus an annual cost of $56,000 for 150 MacBook Pros.
Bellarmine University’s president, Dr. Joseph McGowan is enthusiastic about the partnership.
“We can’t wait to wel-come these talented stu-dents to our campus! And we appreciate very much the collaborative work of Superintendent Buddy Berry and all the great educators in the Eminence Independent School District.”
McGowan said the uni-versity is excited for the opportunity and to provide groundbreaking programs for talented high school students.
“Through this early exposure to college life, these students will partici-pate in extraordinary class-room experiences, college orientation and campus culture,” McGowan said.
Bellarmine and the staff are still working out which core classes will be available to students, but for Coffee the opportunity coincides with EIS philosophy and vision.
“School needs to look different. It needs to be fun,” Coffee said. “School needs to challenge students and engage them.”
E-mail us about this arti-cle at [email protected]
EISFROM PAGE A1
BRAD BOWMAN/LOCAL
Top, a member of the audience films the press conference at Eminence Independent Schools on Tuesday. Left, Dr. Terry Holliday, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education, dis-cusses the Eminence-Bellarmine partnership. At right, EIS stacked Macbook Pros in the shape of an E for the ceremony.
Henry County Localwww.hclocal.com18 South Penn Ave., Eminence, KY, 40019 • 502 845 2858 • fax 502 845 2921
