Spirit of America

A few friends have told me about a great show that tells the story of the U.S. Army over the generations.  The show is called the Spririt of America and will performed for free at NKU's Bank of Kentucky Center in September.  The show is free but you must get tickets. 

http://www.soa.mdw.army.mil/index.html

Take some time to reflect and to thank those who have served our country and have a great Memorial Day!

9th Region Softball Tournament

The Lady Raiders fast-pitch softball team will now play Highlands on Tuesday, June 1st at 6:30 p.m. in the 9th Region Tournament held at NKU.

World Language State Competition

Congratulations to freshman Emily Gonzalez for placing 3rd in the state in the Oral Proficiency competition in Spanish at the World Language State Competition.

State Tennis Tournament

Congratulations to Yushi Okita for advancing to the state tennis tournament, held at the University of Kentucky.  Yushi won his first match on Thursday against Reddy Indraneel from Hazard HS by a score of 6-0, 6-1.  Later that day Yushi lost 6-0, 6-1 to Drew Hanley from Trinity HS in the 2nd round.

Congratulations to Yushi and the Raider tennis team for a great season.

Raiders win duel of top-notch pitchers

District Champions!  The Lady Raiders won a nailbiter against Conner in the 33rd District Championship game.  They won 1-0 in the bottom of the 10th innning on a walk-off single. 

Raiders win duel of top-notch pitchers

Congratulations Ladies and good luck in the regional tournament next week!

KHEAA - Planning and Preparing for College

The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) has information on financial aid and nearly every other aspect of attending college after high school.  Here's one article from their website:

Tassel: Worth the hassle?

Education past high school can be as much or as little as you want! Trade school, two-year and four-year degrees are all options past high school.

Going to school after graduation may be the last thing you want to hear about. But graduating from college increases your job opportunities, your earning power and your ability to enjoy a better life.

Get a bachelor's degree, and you can make nearly $16,000 a year more than your friends with just a high school diploma. Do the math: $15,637 times a 40-year career equals more than half a million dollars ($625,480 to be exact). Even if you don't like math, you have to love that!

If you drop out, your friends who earn bachelor's degrees will earn over $950,000 more than you over a 40-year career — that's like hitting the lottery.

Information from the U.S. Census Bureau shows median earnings increase with higher education:

     •An associate's degree can mean 19 percent more income than just a high school diploma.
     •A bachelor's degree can mean 62 percent more income than just a high school diploma.
     •A master's degree can mean 92 percent more income than just a high school diploma.

Median Kentucky earnings by educational level for workers 25 or older employed full time; unemployment for workers 25 or older.

Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

Postseason Information on Baseball and Softball

The girls fastpitch softball team and the boys baseball team will compete in the District 33 tournament to be held at Boone County HS this week.

Softball
May 25 @ 5 p.m.     Ryle vs. Cooper
May 26 @ 5 p.m.     Boone vs. Conner
May 27 @ 5 p.m.     championship game

Baseball
May 24 @ 5 p.m.     Heritage vs. Cooper
May 25 @ 5 p.m.     Boone vs. game 1 winner
May 26 @ 5 p.m.     Ryle vs. Conner
May 27 @ 5 p.m.     championship game

Good luck to both teams!

Recent Articles on Spring Sports

Battle of best in softball pushed back

Seventh-grader Smith outduels Ginn

Ryle athletic director a senior southpaw

UofL graduate student, Brian Goessling, Ryle Class of 2005, receives Fulbright award

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brian Goessling of Union is one of 12 University of Louisville scholars selected to study abroad through the Fulbright Student Program, a prestigious international exchange scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

Goessling expects to complete his UofL graduate degree in electrical engineering this summer. After a monthlong German language course, he will use his Fulbright research grant to study at the University of Freiburg's Institute of Microsystems Engineering and participate in a research project about microenergy harvesting.

The Fulbright program is a federally sponsored international educational and cultural exchange that recognizes academic merit and leadership potential. The program promotes mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those in more than 155 countries through the exchange of people and knowledge. Fulbrights are considered one of the most prominent awards in academia.
Since 2003, UofL students have received 44 Fulbright scholarships, more than any other university in Kentucky.

While at UofL, Goessling has been active in the Speed School Student Council, the Resources for Academic Achievement (REACH) program, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Catholic Campus Ministry.

Goessling, a 2005 graduate of Larry A. Ryle High School, is the son of Julie Redden Goessling and Stephen J. Goessling Sr. of Union.

REPORTERS AND EDITORS: Photos of the 2010 Fulbright winners are available online at http://louisville.edu/advancement/mediaresources//

Advanced Placement Exams

This week, several hundred Ryle students will take the final exams for their Advanced Placement courses.  By earning a passingscore on these exams students can be granted college credit by the college or university they will attend after graduation.  Advanced Placement classes follow a prescribed college-level  curriculum developed by the College Board.  For more information on AP courses and their exams see the following link AP Central

Here is the week's AP exam schedule:

Monday - Biology and Physics
Tuesday - Chemistry and Psychology
Wednesday - English Language

Last week AP exams were taken in Spanish, English Literature, Calculus, German, American History, and European History.

Good luck to our students taking AP exams!

In a hard-fought draw, darkness ends up winner

Saturday's Enquirer has nice article on the Lady Raider softball team. Check out the link below.

In a hard-fought draw, darkness ends up winner

7th grader hurls Ryle past Boone

The girls' softball team is playing well, I watched them beat a scrappy Holy Cross team yesterday 10-4.  This link is a nice article in the Enquirer aboutTuesday's win over Boone Co.

7th grader hurls Ryle past Boone

Ryle seventh-grader Haylee Smith during Ryle's 5-1 win over Newport Central Catholic in April.

Ryle Educator Nominated For National Honor - Education News Story - WLWT Cincinnati

During the past week, English teacher Butch Hamm visited Washington, DC as the Kentucky Teacher of the Year.

Channel 5 News aired a video segment on Mr. Hamm and his Washington visit earlier this week. Check out the link below for the story and the video.

Ryle Educator Nominated For National Honor - Education News Story - WLWT Cincinnati