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Area teens looking for something free, fun and new to do next Friday night should drop in for a dip at the Juniper Hill Aquatic Center. The facility will host its first-ever High School Swim Bash from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
A majority of Capital Day School fourth- through eighth-grade students qualified for the prestigious Duke University Talent Identification Program.
Kentucky State University will give every first-time and full-time freshman a new laptop computer starting with the fall semester.
The Frankfort Independent Schools board Monday unanimously approved a new technology plan.
The Frankfort Independent Schools board Monday approved further negotiations with Franklin County Schools for the services of a part-time mechanic.
About 40 Second Street School eighth grade students visited the nation's capital last week.
The Kentucky State University Board of Regents on Thursday approved an addendum to the president’s contract.
Franklin County Schools will probably not release students early on the last day of school in the future.
Jerald Smith, a Kentucky State University psychology major, recently finished his first year at the university. That wasn't something he originally thought he would be able to do when he was a high school student in Louisville.
Frankfort High School seniors became alumni during the school's graduation ceremony Friday night.
Frankfort High School students will graduate Friday night at Kentucky State University's Exum Center.
A Frankfort native recently graduated from basic military training.
The final teacher to win one of this year's McConnell Foundation Extra Mile Awards was named on Wednesday.
The Franklin County Board of Education unanimously approved salary schedules for district employees Monday.
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Readers of all ages can participate in Paul Sawyier Public Library's Summer Reading Program starting this Thursday.
Two Franklin County women were among 20 who graduated from the Kentucky Environmental Education Council’s Professional Environmental Educator Certification program Monday.
In the past three years, Sam Sams has seen her life come full circle. A Frankfort native, the rigor alignment coach at Second Street School was named principal Saturday at a special-called early morning meeting.
Elkhorn Middle School Principal Jeff Rhode was recently selected as one of 50 to participate in the Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s Leadership Institute for School Principals by an advisory board composed of business leaders and school superintendents.
The Frankfort Independent Schools Board of Education approved several staff groups' certified and classified salary schedules for the 2019-20 fiscal year.
Six people were inducted into the Franklin County High School Hall of fame during the school's graduation ceremony on Saturday.
Members of Franklin County High School's Air Force JROTC presented the colors during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Monday.
Seniors from Franklin County and Western Hills High School became alumni at their respective graduation ceremonies on Saturday.
Two Franklin County Schools teachers were surprised to win the McConnell Foundation Extra Mile Award on Friday.
Frankfort Independent Schools is partnering with the Franklin County Farmers Market for its Summer Feeding Program Kickoff planned from 9 a.m. to noon June 1 at the market pavilion at River View Park.
Seniors at Franklin County and Western Hills high schools will walk across the stage at Alltech Arena on Saturday to receive their diplomas.
Head Instructor Kasey Tarter asked 40 of her students to rise after each received their diploma on Thursday and face the audience of family members and friends.
Students of Franklin County Schools' Academy formally became graduates on Thursday morning at Paul Sawyier Library.
Students of Franklin County Schools’ Academy formally became graduates on Thursday morning at Paul Sawyier Library.
Head Instructor Kasey Tarter asked 40 of her students to rise after each received their diploma on Thursday and face the audience of family members and friends.
A Frankfort High School teacher was awarded the 2019 Carl Perkins Contributor to Special Education award, sponsored by the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children.
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article said that Hensley was a graduate of Paintsville High School. He was a graduate of Sheldon Clark High School in Martin County.
University of Kentucky men’s basketball assistant coach Joel Justus spoke to Frankfort Independent Schools teachers on Tuesday at Second Street School.
The Second Street School Site-Based Decision Making Council reviewed a survey and came up with themes from the results to prepare criteria to select the school’s next principal.
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 9:33 a.m. May 21 to correct the cost of diesel is $1 more per gallon than propane.
An 11-year-old fifth grade student won state and national awards for her photograph of her great-grandfather’s World War II uniform.
Western Hills High School student and prosecutor Kate Slone asks witness and fellow student John Caldwell questions during the students’ mock trial at the Franklin County Courthouse on Friday morning.
Three Frankfort Independent Schools teachers were recognized by Campbellsville University with its “Excellence in Teaching” awards.
Anthony Gannone, a fifth grade student at Second Street School, told parents, teachers and classmates about his project on “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” during the school’s Student Showcase on Thursday night.
Elkhorn Middle School sixth graders and cousins Alex and Chase Sherrow said that business was good for them during the school’s entrepreneur fair Wednesday.
Bridgeport Elementary School second-grader Sawyer Welch dressed as moonwalker Neil Armstrong for a wax museum project students presented Tuesday. Welch donned NASA headgear, a T-shirt with “One giant pizza for mankind” printed on it and an American flag to plant on the moon for his portrayal…
The last day of the school year for Franklin County Schools students will be a half-day on May 24.
The Franklin County Summer Meals Program, which provides breakfast and lunch to all children younger than 18, will begin June 3 and run through Aug. 2.
Western Hills High School will hold Site-Based Decision-Making Council parent election from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Monday.
Soon-to-be Franklin County High School graduates Hailey and Holly Hamilton will continue their dance team tradition into their college experience.
The Frankfort Independent Schools Board on Monday approved requests from Frankfort High School and Second Street School to reallocate funding for staff positions.
With sweaty palms, cracking voices and the occasional case of the giggles, middle schoolers individually took to the stage in the Frankfort High School auditorium to give TED Talks on Thursday.
Born to an illiterate father who signed his name with an “X” and a mother with an eighth-grade education, Aaron Thompson shared with Frankfort High students Wednesday his personal story about how he started from humble beginnings to become the state’s higher education leader.
Without discussion, the Franklin County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to move the school district’s multimillion-dollar bank account from Community Trust Bank to Traditional Bank.
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