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Local Couple Receiving Persons of the Year Award

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Monday, May 20th, 2013, 3:14pm

Local Couple Receiving Persons of the Year Award

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19) - Written by Katelyn Kappes

The Covington Educational Foundation is awarding Chuck and Julie Geisen Scheper the 2013 “Persons of the Year” award. The foundation recognizes community leaders that support the community by providing scholarships and developing youth leaders.

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Local adult swimmers make waves at national meet

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 4:25pm

Local adult swimmers make waves at national meet

KY (FOX19) - Two area adult swimmers competed at the United States Masters Swimming Short Course National Championships held at the famed IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, IN.

Over May 9-12th, Loretta Race (Independence, KY) placed 5th in her age group in the Women’s 100 Butterfly, while Chad Ashmore (Cincinnati, OH) placed 6th in his age group in the Men’s 1000 Freestyle.

Loretta and Chad represented the Northern Kentucky Swordfish Masters (NKSM) team at the event. NKSM is a start-up U.S. Masters Swimming program currently training at Silverlake - “The Family Place” in Erlanger, KY.

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St. Henry District High School student earns top ACT score

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 11:10am

St. Henry District High School student earns top ACT score

ERLANGER, KY (FOX19) - St. Henry High School junior Tim Koester has earned a top composite score of 36 on the ACT test.

Nationally, less than one-tenth of one percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. Among test takers in the high school graduating class of 2012, only 781 of more than 1.66 million students earned a composite score of 36.

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Crestview Hills resident is finalist for The Goddard School scholarship

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 1:02pm

Crestview Hills resident is finalist for The Goddard School scholarship

CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY (FOX19) - Lindsey Franxman, a resident of Crestview Hills and a junior at Highlands High School, is 1 of 3 National Finalists for a $10,000 scholarship from The Goddard Schools.

Lindsey attended The Goddard School of Crestview Hills.

Voting for Lindsey happening on Facebook through Sunday, May 19 at 5pm.

Click to vote.

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Gateway to Recognize Outstanding Students at May 14 Awards Convocation

Submitted by Gateway Community and Technical College

Monday, May 13th, 2013, 4:44pm

Gateway to Recognize Outstanding Students at May 14 Awards Convocation

COVINGTON, KY — Gateway Community and Technical College will recognize the exemplary academic, leadership and technical performance of 188 students, including 106 scholarship recipients, Tuesday at its annual Night of Excellence. The convocation will take place at 7 p.m. at Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills, Ky.

Rani Clark and David Strange, both of Ft. Thomas, received top honors as recipients of the J.D. Patton Award for academic and technical excellence. The Phi Theta Kappa academic honorary earned the award for best student organization of the year.

Recipients are selected by faculty and staff committees and academic divisions based on student performance. Individual students receiving awards, include:

Award Winner, City, Award Name

Courtney Griffith, Alexandria, Pharmacy Technician Award

Sarah Metcalf, Alexandria, Early Childhood Education Outstanding Academic
Achievement

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Class of 2013: Show us your Cap & Gown Photos

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 12:00pm

Class of 2013: Show us your Cap & Gown Photos

(FOX19) - Congratulations Class of 2013... you have finally made it to graduation and now show us your Cap & Gown!

We are putting together a photo slideshow of recent high school and college grads in their caps & gowns.

Please send your photo to community@fox19.com along with your name and the name of your school.

You will able to view your photo on FOX19 Community.

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Fort Wright resident earns top teaching award

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Monday, April 29th, 2013, 11:22am

Fort Wright resident earns top teaching award

FORT WRIGHT, KY (FOX19) - A resident of Fort Wright and Cincinnati State professor has earned top teaching honors for 2013.

Stani Kantcheva recently received the 2013 House/Bruckmann Award for Faculty Excellence. It is the highest teaching honor bestowed by Cincinnati State. Two recipients are selected annually by faculty and administrators who are directly involved in the teaching process. Ryan Shadle, of Fort Thomas, was the other award winner.

Kantcheva is a native of Bulgaria. She studied fashion design in high school because, she said, she wanted to be different. She achieved that goal in a field that had nothing to do with clothes, earning a Master’s in Electrical Engineering at Technical University in Sofia, Bulgaria, during a six-year course of study that she completed in 1997.

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