Dr. Smith meets one of the Wright Brothers contemporaries? 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. No one was more excited than Buddy Sewell, right, about the Aerospace Pathway. Sewell spoke with IAE founder Dr. Tim Sewell after the meeting. Sewell had been recognized in the audience by Supt. Reed, who quipped the Cane Valley had been around since about the time of the Wright Bros. Reed also recalled that Sewell had served eight years on the Adair County School Board. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Aerospace Pathway: Career and/or College Ready 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo By Dr. Tim Smith. Dr. Tim Smith, CEO of the Institute for Aerospace Education, soon to be the National Aerospace Institute, presented this graphic to show how the Aerospace program works in member schools. Students start out exploring all fields, then are trained in multiple areas, and make a decision in the junior year of chosen pathway. In the senior year, six hours of dual/college credit and industry certifications can be earned. A huge plus is that the dual credit hours are free. Students in the programs need buy only textbooks. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Coach Gay presents, gets approval for conditioning equipment 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Adair County Head Football Coach and Assistant Adair County Principal Travis Gay along with several other members of the Adair County School District Athletics Department presented a plan for new conditioning equipment, and recommended a proposal from The Equipment Guys, for a $24,325 package, which the board unanimously accepted on a motion by Mike Harris (Div 1), seconded by Joe Payne (3) with Chairman Floyd Burton (4), Quin Lasley (2), and Greg Willis (1) affirming in the 5-0 voice vote. The board voted to purchase on a single payment rather than financing the buy over three years. The equipment should have use cycle of a least 20 years, Coach Gay said, with little or no upkeep costs. The equipment includes, among other things, an Air Bike, weight room equipment, medicine balls and rack, hand exercise equipment. The weight room will be co-ed, accommodating both men's and women's sports. Up to 60 athletes can utilize the equipment at one time, Coach Gay said. It will arrive in a similar color scheme to that used as a recent installation by the Equipment Guys at the Scottsville-Allen County High School. Coach Gay pointed to the swoosh A logo his jacket and said that would be affixed to the equipment. The new equipment will be safer, he said, and, if experience follows that of other schools who've installed new conditioning equipment, Adair County Sports will be seeing more victories in all sports. The program presented had the endorsement of all sports coaches. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Columbia/Adair Airport Board Chairman Chris Janes 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Chris Janes, Chairman of the Columbia-Adair County Airport Board, listened intently to the presentation of Dr. Tim Smith, who introduced the Aerospace pathway at the Adair County Board of Education meeting Thu 18 Dec 2014. The C/AC airport is planned to be training facility for the Aerospace program. Other members of the airport board are Howard Loy, Mike Mitchum, Bill Troutwein, and John Rarey. Behind Chairman Janes are, left, Coach Travis Gay, and right, Alliance Corporation's Gerald Jones. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Joseph Payne recognized for service to Adair school board 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Outgoing Division 3 School Board Member Joseph Payne was presented a plaque recognizing his eight years of service, 2007 through 2014, on the board. Superintendent Alan Reed noted that Payne's service was during an era of great progress, an unprecedented building era, and a time of transformation, when, with dwindling aid money, progress was made. Mr. Payne leaves office December 31, 2014. His successor, Lisa Burton, was among a large number who attended last night's meeting, Thu 18 Dec 2014. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Big Night for College & Career Readiness Counselor Robin Loy 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Robin Loy, College & Career Readiness Counselor at Adair County High School, was recognized at the Thu 18 Dec 2014 board meeting for her role in securing the new CTE Pathway in Aerospace Education at ACHS. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Greg Willis recognized for service to Adair Board of Education 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Superintendent Alan Reed, left, presented a plaque recognizing the service of outgoing Division 1 Adair County Board of Education member Greg Willis, as Board Chairman Floyd Burton, center, looks on. Unless there is a special called meeting, the regular 3rd Thursday, 18 Dec 2014 meeting was Willis' last for his current term, 1 Jan 2013 through 31 Dec 2014. His successor, Terry Harvey, who was in the audience, will take office in January, 2015. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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