Special Presentation Featured During Knox Community School Board Meeting

 
 
A special presentation was featured during the regular meeting of the Knox Community School Board Monday night. High school teacher Taylor White and students in her Family and Consumer Sciences class presented a unique school project.

Principal Dr. Elizabeth Ratliff explained that the students in the high school adult roles class featured two technology projects related to roles that students take that are not only inherited but those they accept.

“What the students were asked to do was highlight a couple of the roles that they take in the community – some that are inherited, as a daughter, as a sister, as a family member, and some of those that are chosen. One of the projects a student reviewed was how she has chosen to work with her faith. The other one could have dealt with their role as an employee or their role in school and academics to really be able to highlight a little bit of themselves.”

The students presented their projects to the board that were completed with iMovie on their school-issued computers in the one-to-one computer initiative.

Knox High School Pool Open Tuesdays

 
 

Knox High School Principal Dr. Elizabeth Ratliff told the school board this week that the lifeguarding classes conducted at the high school pool went well.

Twenty-five residents have been certified as lifeguards in the classes that were offered earlier this month. Amy Nimetz said the five day classes that were held June 3–7 and June 10–14 were a success and they may be offered again.

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Test Scores Show Growth in Knox Elementary, Middle Schools

 
 

The NWEA scores showed gains at the Knox Community Elementary School and at the Knox Middle School.

Elementary Principal Glenn Barnes showed the board the statistics from the reading and math tests from the beginning of the year through the May test. Students in 4th grade showed the slowest scores in growth and Barnes assured the Knox Community School Board that the staff will target areas to help students improve the scores.

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Knox High School Principal Named To ISSMA Board

Knox High School Principal Dr. Elizabeth Ratliff was recently named to the Indiana State School Music Association Board.

“This group does support marching band competitions, solo and ensemble, jazz band, orchestra – all of those different competitive events that our kids in Knox flourish at,” said Ratliff. “This is the board that helps to organize those events and manage them.”

Ratliff explains how she was chosen for the position on the board.

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