Virginia Sparks Wonderling visiting this month
2023-07-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Gradyville native Virginia Sparks Wonderling of LaCrosse, WI is spending the month of July with her niece Jamie Shelley in Columbia. She visited with fellow ACHS graduate Joe Lynn Barbee and they all walked with the tour group at Friday night's Lanterns and Tombstones event led by Mike Watson and Dave Thomas. The ACHS class of 1962 will be getting together on July 19th in Lexington. She said to see Facebook for details of the upcoming event. Comments | Permalink
2023-07-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Gradyville native Virginia Sparks Wonderling of LaCrosse, WI is spending the month of July with her niece Jamie Shelley in Columbia. She visited with fellow ACHS graduate Joe Lynn Barbee and they all walked with the tour group at Friday night's Lanterns and Tombstones event led by Mike Watson and Dave Thomas. The ACHS class of 1962 will be getting together on July 19th in Lexington. She said to see Facebook for details of the upcoming event. Comments | Permalink
Scenic Kentucky: view from Mell Ridge community
2023-07-12 - South Central Kentucky - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
The hills roll away from this high point where Adair, Green and Metcalfe Counties come together in the Mell Ridge area. Comments | Permalink
2023-07-12 - South Central Kentucky - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
The hills roll away from this high point where Adair, Green and Metcalfe Counties come together in the Mell Ridge area. Comments | Permalink
Casey County teachers honored for Excellence in Teaching
2023-07-12 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Alexandria D. Dalton, CU Communications
Teachers from Casey County honored by the CU Excellence in Teaching program are: Lesley Wesley, Jones Park Elementary; Marlene Atwood, Casey County Middle School; and Tara Luster, Casey County High School.
Lesley Wesley of Waynesburg, KY is a 1993 graduate of Casey County High School who has taught kindergarten at Jones Park Elementary since 1999. She received an elementary education degree from Lindsey Wilson College in 1998 and a Rank 1 from Eastern Kentucky University in 2003. She is married to James Wesley, and they have one child, Conner.
Marlene Atwood of Liberty, KY has taught sixth-grade social studies at Casey County Middle School since 2020. She previously taught fifth grade reading, spelling and social studies at Liberty Elementary School from 1992 to 1993 and fifth grade at Garrett Elementary School from 1993 to 2005. She also taught fifth grade (math and social studies) at Jones Park Elementary School. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Lindsey Wilson College in 1990 and a Master of Arts from Eastern Kentucky University in 1998. She is a 1986 graduate of Casey County High School.
Tara Luster of Liberty, has taught grades 9-12 at Casey County High School since 2020. She previously taught at Danville Christian Academy and seventh and eighth grade at Casey County Middle School from 2011 to 2020. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from Eastern Kentucky University in 2011 and a Master of Arts in Education from EKU in 2016. She is married to Billy Luster, and they have five children: Laken, Brookyln, Finn, Cloie and Landon. Comments | Permalink
2023-07-12 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Alexandria D. Dalton, CU Communications
Teachers from Casey County honored by the CU Excellence in Teaching program are: Lesley Wesley, Jones Park Elementary; Marlene Atwood, Casey County Middle School; and Tara Luster, Casey County High School.
Lesley Wesley of Waynesburg, KY is a 1993 graduate of Casey County High School who has taught kindergarten at Jones Park Elementary since 1999. She received an elementary education degree from Lindsey Wilson College in 1998 and a Rank 1 from Eastern Kentucky University in 2003. She is married to James Wesley, and they have one child, Conner.
Marlene Atwood of Liberty, KY has taught sixth-grade social studies at Casey County Middle School since 2020. She previously taught fifth grade reading, spelling and social studies at Liberty Elementary School from 1992 to 1993 and fifth grade at Garrett Elementary School from 1993 to 2005. She also taught fifth grade (math and social studies) at Jones Park Elementary School. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Lindsey Wilson College in 1990 and a Master of Arts from Eastern Kentucky University in 1998. She is a 1986 graduate of Casey County High School.
Tara Luster of Liberty, has taught grades 9-12 at Casey County High School since 2020. She previously taught at Danville Christian Academy and seventh and eighth grade at Casey County Middle School from 2011 to 2020. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from Eastern Kentucky University in 2011 and a Master of Arts in Education from EKU in 2016. She is married to Billy Luster, and they have five children: Laken, Brookyln, Finn, Cloie and Landon. Comments | Permalink
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