![Members of the Ohio County High School DECA Club were recognized for performance at the regional conference. DECA members with Superintendent Scott Lewis pictured L-to-R: Trason Carter, Jessie Daugherty, Geyna Moore, Dakota Burns, Tobi Bratcher, Dylan Stone, Dylan Hudsdon, and Mr. Thomas Miller, Adviser.]()
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![Members of the Ohio County High School DECA Club were recognized for performance at the regional conference. DECA members with Superintendent Scott Lewis pictured L-to-R: Trason Carter, Jessie Daugherty, Geyna Moore, Dakota Burns, Tobi Bratcher, Dylan Stone, Dylan Hudsdon, and Mr. Thomas Miller, Adviser.]()
Members of the Ohio County High School DECA Club were recognized for performance at the regional conference. DECA members with Superintendent Scott Lewis, back, pictured L-to-R: Trason Carter, Jessie Daugherty, Geyna Moore, Dakota Burns, Tobi Bratcher, Dylan Stone, Dylan Hudsdon, and Mr. Thomas Miller, Adviser.[/caption]
During the Feb. 20 meeting of the Ohio County School Board, the board recognized the DECA program and amended the school calendar to make May 30 the last day of school for students.
— During the February meeting, the Ohio County School Board recognized students from the Kentucky Tech Ohio County Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Program and their performance at the regional conference.
Thomas Miller, the teacher leading the DECA program in Ohio County, gave the school board a briefing on how the students fared at the regional conference.
Geyna Moore claimed first place in the Hotel & Lodging Management competition, Dakota Burns was first place in the Quick Service Restaurant Management competition, Trason Carter was first place in the Restaurant & Food Service Management competition, Jason Norris claimed first place in the Food Marketing competition, Tobi Bratcher was third place in the Entrepreneurship Participating competition, Jeanna Allen was third in the Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan competition, Jessie Daugherty claimed fourth place in the Apparel and Accessories Individual Series and Zach Johnson, Dylan Stone, & Dylan Hudson claimed fourth place in the Advertising Campaign competition.
The Ohio County DECA program also earned first place in Chapter Increase in Membership.
Ohio County Schools Superintendent Scott Lewis presented each member with a certificate of recognition.
— Ohio County Schools have had several missed days due to snow and ice. Those missed days led to June 3 being the possible last day for students, but that date has changed.
Lewis told the school board, with the help of Assistant School Superintendent Seth Southard, the Board of Education has figured out a way to make May 30 the last day of school for students.
Lewis said Ohio County Schools had a 173 day calendar and the state requires a minimum 170 day calendar, but the state also requires the schools have a minimum of 1,062 classroom hours.
Even after the missed snow days, the school system would meet the 170 day minimum, but not the 1,062 hour minimum. Lewis said the minimum hours were based on the school within the district with the least amount of classroom hours. The school within the district with the least amount of classroom hours was the Ohio County High School.
To remedy the situation, the high school will be forgoing the ten minute morning break for the rest of the school year. This extra ten minutes a day will put the high school over the 1,062 classroom hours limit, thus allowing the students to get out of school on May 30. Lewis said that even if the schools missed one more day of school, the school system would still hit the 170 day minimum and the 1,062 hour minimum.
The Ohio County High School would likely hold graduation on Saturday, May 31.
Lewis recommended the school board amend the school calendar. Board member Jay Raymond made a motion to amend the school calendar. Board member Matt Gilstrap seconded the motion. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Board member Dwight Raymond was not present for the meeting.
Members of the Ohio County High School DECA Club were recognized for performance at the regional conference. DECA members with Superintendent Scott Lewis, back, pictured L-to-R: Trason Carter, Jessie Daugherty, Geyna Moore, Dakota Burns, Tobi Bratcher, Dylan Stone, Dylan Hudsdon, and Mr. Thomas Miller, Adviser.[/caption]
During the Feb. 20 meeting of the Ohio County School Board, the board recognized the DECA program and amended the school calendar to make May 30 the last day of school for students.
— During the February meeting, the Ohio County School Board recognized students from the Kentucky Tech Ohio County Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Program and their performance at the regional conference.
Thomas Miller, the teacher leading the DECA program in Ohio County, gave the school board a briefing on how the students fared at the regional conference.
Geyna Moore claimed first place in the Hotel & Lodging Management competition, Dakota Burns was first place in the Quick Service Restaurant Management competition, Trason Carter was first place in the Restaurant & Food Service Management competition, Jason Norris claimed first place in the Food Marketing competition, Tobi Bratcher was third place in the Entrepreneurship Participating competition, Jeanna Allen was third in the Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan competition, Jessie Daugherty claimed fourth place in the Apparel and Accessories Individual Series and Zach Johnson, Dylan Stone, & Dylan Hudson claimed fourth place in the Advertising Campaign competition.
The Ohio County DECA program also earned first place in Chapter Increase in Membership.
Ohio County Schools Superintendent Scott Lewis presented each member with a certificate of recognition.
— Ohio County Schools have had several missed days due to snow and ice. Those missed days led to June 3 being the possible last day for students, but that date has changed.
Lewis told the school board, with the help of Assistant School Superintendent Seth Southard, the Board of Education has figured out a way to make May 30 the last day of school for students.
Lewis said Ohio County Schools had a 173 day calendar and the state requires a minimum 170 day calendar, but the state also requires the schools have a minimum of 1,062 classroom hours.
Even after the missed snow days, the school system would meet the 170 day minimum, but not the 1,062 hour minimum. Lewis said the minimum hours were based on the school within the district with the least amount of classroom hours. The school within the district with the least amount of classroom hours was the Ohio County High School.
To remedy the situation, the high school will be forgoing the ten minute morning break for the rest of the school year. This extra ten minutes a day will put the high school over the 1,062 classroom hours limit, thus allowing the students to get out of school on May 30. Lewis said that even if the schools missed one more day of school, the school system would still hit the 170 day minimum and the 1,062 hour minimum.
The Ohio County High School would likely hold graduation on Saturday, May 31.
Lewis recommended the school board amend the school calendar. Board member Jay Raymond made a motion to amend the school calendar. Board member Matt Gilstrap seconded the motion. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Board member Dwight Raymond was not present for the meeting.