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Sixth grade -
Megan Cloyd

Megan Cloyd is the sixth grade Student of the Month at North Washing-ton School.  Megan is the daughter of Jeff and Stephanie Cloyd.  Her favorite teachers are Mrs. Sims and Mrs. Whitaker.
Megan’s favorite activitity outside of school is baseball. In school, Megan likes playing basketball.

Seventh grade - Lauren Mattingly

January 12-18
Breakfast (All schools)

Thursday, Jan. 12 – Bacon/eggs and toast/jelly or cereal, juice, milk
Friday, Jan. 13 – Breakfast burrito or cereal, juice, milk
Monday, Jan. 16 – No school – Martin Luther King Day
Tuesday, Jan. 17 – Sausage/gravy and biscuit or cereal, juice, milk
Wednesday, Jan. 18 – Pancakes/syrup or cereal, juice, milk

One year after its launch, St. Catharine College’s Continuing and Community Education program is ready to enter its second year.

With any new venture, there is a learning curve, but it is all part of the process to determine the needs and wants of the community. As registration opens for the Spring 2012 session, the program’s director, Sr. Barbara Rapp, is optimistic about the future.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. was in Washington County on Thursday to speak to community leaders at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s Springfield campus.

McConnell – who made several stops throughout the Commonwealth last week – addressed the current condition of the economy, and said that with the way things are headed, our nation’s financial situation could get worse before it gets better.