Morgan, Holley and Avery, three local students who are also FCCLA members, organized the canned food drive at Phillip Sharp Middle School. All cans were given to the North Family Resource Youth Center to help hungry families in the community.

The students from Mrs. Pettit's class are thoroughly enjoying "bubble gum days" while raising money for three children this Christmas. Front row from left, Beth King, Holley Hart, Gracie Lustenberg. Back row: Lilie Heringer, Krystal Fields, Molly Burgemeir, Grace Beebe, Jordan Mills.

After seeing the Rachel's Challenge assembly, Phillip Sharp Middle School students have truly embraced random acts of kindness. The school is making a chain of kindness. Anyone who sees an act of kindness writes it down on a strip of paper. The strips are being looped together to create the chain.

This group of three searches for the perfect meal and managed to stay within their budget.

By: Jaden Potter

On Monday morning in Mrs. Tackett's class, we each had a pretend amount of $70 in our groups. We brought in grocery ads and used them to search up a Thanksgiving dinner for the whole class (of 23).

Kentucky Adult Education encourages adults to finish and pass before test deadline

Kentucky Adult Education announced that the current version of the GED® test will expire at the end of 2013. The current version, known as the 2002 Series GED® test, will be replaced with the new 2014 GED® test on January 2, 2014.

The important point that Kentuckians need to know is this – people who have taken the 2002 Series GED® test, but have not passed all five parts, have only until December 18, 2013, to take the current test.  If they do not pass all five parts by December 18, 2013, they will need to start over again in 2014 with the new GED® test.  More than 16,000 Kentuckians have passed parts, but not all, of the current GED® test version.

Last week, Southern Elementary rewarded their October “Cardinals with Character” with an ice cream party sponsored by McDonald's.

Turner Ridge Baptist Church donated 539 entrees to SFRYSC’s Snack Pack Program.

Southern Elementary's A.M. preschool and K-2 Students of the Month: Front row from left, Emma Ammerman, Sophia Mann, Ethan Beach, Reagan Tackett. Back row: Hunter Oaks, Ethan Aulick, Aubriauna Jones, Terri Lynn Burchfield, Brayden Marquardt. Not pictured: Kylie Harrison, Curtis Stillwell. Great job, Cardinals!

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Two Southern Elementary students enjoy a book together.

A special thank you goes out to everyone who recently came out for Southern Elementary's annual Math Night.

The Sharp Middle School FCCLA held their November meeting November 12, 2012. They talked about upcoming fundraisers and discussed the state meeting in March. The group will be working the concession stand at this year's basketball games. FCCLA also got to try the products for their fundraiser. To help out FCCLA and their student members, please purchase a product from one of them.

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Southern Elementary's Students of the Month: Front row from left, Bryant Brown, Parker Wright, David Andrew Renchen, Clara Baker. Middle row: Sierra Duncan, Memphis Marksberry, John Gales, Jaden Potter, Tony Thomas, Chad Vater, Isaac Clark. Back row: Matthew Teegarden, Kaylen Greene, Gabriel Jenkins, Brett Bonar, Dane Hegyi, Tiffany Harper. Not pictured: Drina Wells. Way to go Cardinals!

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