Congratulations to KASC member schools for recognition as a
National Blue Ribbon School
Huntertown Elementary in Woodford County is one of five public schools in Kentucky recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School. The Title 1 school serves a population where almost 50 percent of students qualify for free and reduced-price meals, a number that has almost doubled in the past eight years.
The U.S. Department of Education awards the Blue Ribbon honor based on student achievement and other research-based indicators of quality. The other schools recognized this year include Oak Hill Elementary (Pulaski County), Paintsville Elementary (Paintsville Independent), Spottsville Elementary (Henderson County), and Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary (Laurel County).
Yanhong Shang, a first-year teacher at Huntertown, asks 3rd-grader Levi Watson to demonstrate a word she spoke in Chinese. Huntertown’s two Chinese teachers work collaboratively with specialist area teachers to weave the Chinese language into lessons. Photo by Megan Gross, March 14, 2019
