Study Tips from KHEAA's Planning for College section

YOU are responsible for your own grades. Here are some tips to help you do your best:

KNOW THE RULES:
Understanding your teacher's grading system can help you keep score of how you're doing. Know how many points homework, quizzes, papers and tests will count. Keep track of the grades you make in each class. Turn assignments in on time, and do the best you can on them. You can choose to play by your teacher's rules or not, but the rules probably won't change.

REPEAT:
To help memorize important facts and ideas, read your book or notes aloud. You then both read and hear it, helping transfer the information into your brain's long-term memory bank. Make flash cards of things you think might be on tests and review them for a week or more before the test.

PARTICIPATE:
Take an active role in your classes. Think about what's being presented and join discussions. Ask questions if you don't understand something. If the answer isn't clear, ask your teacher again after class. As you do homework, jot down ideas and questions you might have.

HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS:
Taking notes should not be a word-for-word exercise. Listen for points your teachers emphasize (like "the main point is...") and anything they repeat. If it's written on the board, consider that the ultimate emphasis! Write down the main ideas and the examples used in class. Try to develop your own shorthand you understand.

REVIEW OFTEN:
Once a day, review your notes or homework in each subject. Breaking up studying into short segments (less than 15 minutes) makes studying for a big test easier because you've been working all along.

STAY ORGANIZED:
Keep a "to do" list of upcoming due dates, quizzes and tests. Update as needed. You can get a planner or just a small notebook to jot down your important dates. If you have a cell phone with a calendar, you can plug that in to remind yourself of important dates and info.

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Raiders bounce back for victory

Girls' basketball: Ryle 70, Holy Cross 59

By Marc Hardin • Enquirer contributor • January 29, 2011

Now is not a good time for the Ryle girls' basketball team to be going into a slump, not with rival Boone County looming on the schedule next week in a district seeding game.

So when the Raiders stumbled Friday against Highlands in a loss that ended their seven-game winning streak, Ryle coach Patti Oliverio commanded her team to take care of business on Saturday against Holy Cross so the Raiders could begin the new week with a fresh start.

Mission accomplished.

The Raiders, ranked first in the Enquirer Northern Kentucky coaches' poll, rallied to defeat 10th-ranked Holy Cross 70-59 at Ryle.

Abby Jump hit a pair of 3-pointers and led the Raiders (14-4) with 25 points.

"We told the girls before the game that championship teams don't lose two straight games," Oliverio said. "We said championship teams learn from a loss and bounce back to where they were."

Ryle's Ashley Cheesman, the area's free-throw shooting percentage leader, sank 15 shots from the line and added 17 points, including the go-ahead basket on a free throw with 5:49 to play.

To read the entire article go to:  Raiders bounce back for victory

Stauffer-less Ryle gets by Simon Kenton

By Terry Boehmker

INDEPENDENCE, Ky. - When your leading scorer and rebounder goes home sick a few hours before a game, it tends to have an adverse effect on a boys’ high school basketball team.

Not so for the Ryle Raiders. They defeated Simon Kenton, 58-48, on Friday without 6-foot-7 senior center Bobby Stauffer, who left school earlier that day with a high fever.

Stauffer averages 19.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. But the Raiders managed to win without him by shooting 58.8 percent (20 of 34) from the field compared to Simon Kenton’s 33 percent (16 of 48).

“Most of what we do offensively goes through Bobby’s hands and my one fear was how we were going to react offensively (without him),” said Ryle coach Alan Mullins. “But I knew we’d be OK defensively because we’ve been focusing on that end of the floor for the past couple weeks.”

Ryle’s leading scorers were senior guard Zack Perkins with 15 points and junior guard Tate Mullins, the coach’s son, with 14. Senior guard A.C. Stinson had 11 points and six rebounds. Senior forward Todd Vollet contributed six points, six steals and five rebounds.

To read the full story go to Stauffer-less Ryle gets by Simon Kenton

Ryle wrestler Connor Coyle commits to Navy

By James Weber • jweber@nky.com

Connor Coyle has dreamed of a career in the military since he was little.

The dreams will come true for the Ryle High School senior in the fall after signing a letter of intent to wrestle for the United States Naval Academy. Coyle was honored at the school in Union Jan. 26.

“I really want to fight for my country and I like helping people,” he said. “You go into the military and help countries that are less fortunate than us.”

Coyle has two friends in the Navy, including Vince Murray, the 2007 Ryle graduate who ended his football career at the Navy this past season.

Coyle will spend a year at the Navy prep school in Newport, R.I., then will join the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

“The plebe year (first year) will be very stressful and feel like it’s not going to end but I’ll keep my head on straight,” he said.

A team captain, Coyle enters the state duals Jan. 29 with a 33-4 record. Only one of the losses was to a Kentucky foe, roughly a five-point defeat to St. Xavier senior John Lampe Jan. 22. Lampe is the defending state champ at 160 pounds and top-ranked ahead of Coyle there this year.

Read the full story at Ryle wrestler Connor Coyle commits to Navy

Scholastic Writing Awards

Recently the Scholastic Writing Awards were announced for our region and we are very proud to announce that Ryle's students performed extremely well.  These awards speak directly to the hard work and dedication of our students, teachers, and parents.

The following students won Gold Medal honors and will have their work juried in New York City at the National Competition.  Should their work be scored at the Gold or Silver Medal nationally, they will be invited to the awards ceremony in New York in June.

Hana Hafer

Alana Gale

Allison Koopmans

Brenden Stocker

Erin Deja

Desirae Carron

Emily Gonzales

Gabriella Gonzales

The writing entries of the following students was scored at the Silver Medal level:

Alexander Laufmann
Brianna Trapp
Brian Kaiser
Eric Anderson
Jensen Shields
Tanner Clifton
Olivia Winings
Meredith Murphy
Lauren Compian
Megan Pennell
Alana Gale
Frances Carbert
Joshua Howard
Gabriella Gonzales
Kelcy Tobey
Michaela Mullikin
Gabriella Gonzales (for general portfolio)


The following students earned Merit awards for their work:

Jacob Hughes
Madison Sands
Justin Hoard
Taylor Dantes
Gabriella Gonzales
Kristin King
Desirae Carron (for general portfolio)

For more informations go to:  http://www.artandwriting.org/

National Symphony Orchestra to play in Boone County!

On Saturday, February 19 at 8 P.M., the NSO of Washington, D.C. will play at Florence Baptist Church on Mt. Zion Road. Tickets are available through the church. With Cincinnati so close, the performance may sell out quickly. This is a heads-up to all of you music lovers out there! Among other national organizations, the Kentucky Arts Council is making this possible.

http://migration.kentucky.gov/newsroom/kyarts/NSOAmRes_schedule.htm

Congratulations to Abby & Jenna

Congratulations go out to Abby Jump and Jenna Crittendon for recently joining the list of 1,000 point scorers for the Lady Raider basketball team.

Both ladies were honored at Saturday's home victory over Central Hardin HS, which the Lady Raiders won 86-41.

By the way, Abby had 20 points including 5 three-pointers and Jenna had 22 points and 10 rebounds.

Congratulations to two fantastic young ladies!

The 5 Facebook Dangers

Perils That Have Nothing to Do With Internet Predators
By Jackie Burrell, About.com Guide

 Posting on Facebook, MySpace and other social networks is a favorite pastime for teens and 20somethings - and they remain a great way for families to keep in touch - but recent headlines have yielded some caveats that have nothing to do with the usual “predators lurk everywhere” issues. Here are five Facebook dangers your college kid or young adult may never have thought about.

1. Facebook and college admissions: It's a bad idea to post dicey photos or racy prose on social networking sites, no matter how private teens may think they are. According to a 2008 Kaplan study, one in 10 college admissions officers routinely check out college applicants’ Facebook and MySpace pages. And some 38% of them found posts and pictures that reflected poorly on those prospective students. It wasn’t even necessarily that they’d posted provocative or hard partying photos. In some cases, students had simply written disparagingly about the campuses they toured.
2. Grad school and careers: Business and medical school admissions officers surf social networking sites in even greater numbers than their undergrad brethren. So do prospective employers, none of whom are impressed by posts that holler “Par-tay! Woo hoo!” 
3. Fellow students: It’s not just admissions officers doing the surfing. Some upper classmen at the University of Redlands were so incensed by partying comments made by several incoming freshmen on the Redlands Facebook group site, they showed the posts to college officials. College administrators said they called the teens’ parents a few weeks before school began to have a little talk.
4. Courtroom consequences: Unfortunate Facebook postings can have serious legal repercussions too.  One of the first things attorneys do with a new case is search online for information about plaintiffs, defendants and witnesses alike. In one Rhode Island case, a 20-year-old’s drunk driving accident, which severely injured another youth, could have resulted in a relatively light stint at county jail or the considerably more severe state prison. But, as the prosecutor in the case quickly discovered, two weeks after the accident, while his victim was still in the hospital, the youth posted photos on Facebook of himself at a Halloween party, prancing around in a prisoner costume. He was sentenced to two years in state prison.
5. Child pornography charges: Posting or sending photos of oneself or friends in scanty clothing or sexually suggestive poses may be a popular pastime among the younger set, but if any of the people posing are under 18, the practice may result in child pornography charges. There were several such cases in 2008, including an Ohio 15-year-old who was charged with child pornography after sending nude cell phone images of herself to friends. At the time, officials in Licking County considered charging recipients of those images as well. It's one thing to be charged with sending or receiving child pornography as a minor, but those charges in adult court may carry not only prison time, but a lifetime of registering as a sex offender.

For more check out http://youngadults.about.com/od/legalissues/a/facebookcaveat.htm

Raider Wrestlers Runner-up at South Oldham Tournament

On Saturday the Raider Wrestlers visited Oldham County and placed second to defending champion Trinity.

FINAL TEAM POINTS

CHAMPION TRINITY 192.5

 RUNNER UP RYLE 183

 3RD OLDHAM COUNTY 137

 4TH SIMON KENTON 132

 
Ryle had 6 wrestlers make it to the finals in their weightclass:

• TJ Ruschell  RUNNER UP
• Corey Ahern  RUNNER UP
• Josh Parker  RUNNER UP
• Conner Coyler  RUNNER UP
• Court Mace  CHAMPION Take-down in overtime
• Taylor Pruett  RUNNER UP

Facebook: The Dangers of Social Networking

Jan 17, 2011  by Anna Ambartsumyan on Suite101.com

Facebook is a hit in numerous countries, no doubt. But, people should be wary of what they post online. Facebook is more public than one may think.

What does one do in the morning, except taking shower and having breakfast, on a weekend, for example? Yes, he or she checks e-mails and, of course, visits Facebook page. Most of people do it as a part of their morning and even daily ritual.

The Facebook Phenomenon

This social network has displaced other social networks, becoming the leader around the world. Facebook has become an important part of many people's life. One sends gift to his or her friend's birthday for only a dollar, another - shares his or her status line with friends or everyone.

Can one imagine that more than two years ago it was available in English only. It was launched in February 2004 and founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates. Nowadays this popular social network has more than 600 million active users.
Facebook Login and Its Hidden Dangers

According to security research firm Sophos, 700,000 Facebook users join Facebook every day. The report from Sophos states that 93% of users would prefer Facebook's privacy options to be opt-in rather than opt-out. Sophos studies have also found that Facebook users:

•46% - accepted friend requests from unknown people, strangers

•89% (in their 20s) - disclosed their full birthday

•about 100% - post their email address

•between 30-40% - list data about their family and friends

Sophos also says that Facebook is a threat to online security. The security research firm warns that people should be wary of what information they post on any social networking site.

Yet Facebook has provided a wide variety of privacy options, it's a still public place. What dangers may one wait from Facebook?:

•There have been paedophiles and killers like Peter Chapman, 33, in the UK - he used fake Facebook profile to lure Ashleigh Hall, 17-year-old student. Later he admitted kidnapping, raping and murdering a teenage student he had ensnared using a fake profile on Facebook.

•There are thieves who robbed homes based on Facebook or other social networking sites. Users didn't keep vacation plans private and posted online that they would not be at home on specific days.

•Facebook is under constant attack from different hackers, who try spamming millions users or collect their data, etc.

•One's information is being shared with third parties. Let's say one plays some quizzes or games such as Farmville, Petville, Mafia Wars on Facebook. He or she does not realize that every time one plays it, he or she authorizes an application to be downloaded to his or her profile, thus giving information to third parties.

•Researchers at VeriSign's iDefense have discovered that a hacker was trying to sell 1.5 million stolen Facebook usernames and passwords on an underground market for between $25-$45. (VeriSign is an American company which provides a variety of security services; the VeriSign's seal is the most recognized symbol of trust on the Internet).

•Friends in one's network can make one defenceless. How? If one's friend has a weak password, for example, and his or her profile was hacked, then - he or she could send malware.

•Potential employers or recruitment agencies have been known for using Facebook and collecting personal information on candidates.

So, how to be careful on Facebook? First of all, it is recommended to control the privacy settings on one's Facebook account. One can decide what he or she wants to share and what doesn't.

Experts advise to pop onto Facebook once a week. Also, upload not so many pictures - one or two, for example, and turn off one 'chat' function. The fact is that some Facebook active users found their private chats accessible to everyone on their contact list.

Sources
Facebook: The privacy challenge. Sophos.com, January 17, 2011.
Kirllos and the 1.5 Million Stoles Accounts by Ron Howard. Blogs.Verisign.com, May 4, 2010.

Read more at Suite101: Facebook: The Dangers of Social Networking http://www.suite101.com/content/facebook-login-the-dangers-of-social-networking-a259995#ixzz1BnULOQTu

Friday Night Boys Basketball

Ryle 58, Conner 54 (2 OT )


Ryle (11-10) - Mays 0 2 2, Mullins 5 2 13, Stinson 3 0 6, James 2 3 7, Perkins 2 0 5, Stauffer 6 10 22, Vollet 1 1 3. Totals: 19 18 58.

Conner (8-12) - Way 2 0 6, Liechty 0 2 2, Miller 3 0 8, Flesch 6 5 19, Robinson 5 2 14, Hodges 1 1 3, Ernstes 1 0 2. Totals: 18 10 54.


Ryle       8 9 14 13 4 10 - 58
Conner 12 4 11 17 4 6 - 54

3-pointers: R 2 (Mullins, Perkins); C 8 (Way 2, Miller 2, Flesch 2, Robinson 2).

School Closed on Friday, January 21st

The Boone County Schools are CLOSED on Friday, January 21st due to the inclement weather.

Check here to see if school activities will occur as scheduled on Friday and the rest of the weekend.

Please be careful when driving!

School Activities Canceled on Thurs. Jan. 20th

The Boone County Schools have canceled all evening school activities on Thursday, January 20th.

School closed on Thursday, Jan. 20th

The Boone County Schools are CLOSED on Thursday, January 20th due to the inclement weather.

Please drive safely if you are traveling today.

No Texting and Driving

Here is a 10 minute documentary from AT&T on the dangers of texting while driving.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jan. 15, 1929 to April 4, 1968

“Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!”

With these words, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. built a crescendo to his final speech on April 3, 1968. The next day, the civil rights leader was shot and killed on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.

At the roots Dr. King’s civil rights convictions was an even more profound faith in the basic goodness of man and the great potential of American democracy. These beliefs gave to his speeches a fervor that could not be stilled by criticism.

He rose in 1955 from a newly arrived minister in Montgomery, Ala. to a figure of national prominence. It was Dr. King who dramatized the Montgomery bus boycott with his decision to make it the testing ground, before the eyes of the nation, of his belief in the civil disobedience teachings of Thoreau and Gandhi.

In the summer of 1963, Dr. King led the March on Washington, stirring the emotions of millions with the words “I have a dream.” On Dec. 10, 1964, he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

His strong beliefs in civil rights and non-violence made him one of the leading opponents to American participation in the war in Vietnam.

At the time he was assassinated in Memphis, Dr. King was involved in one of his greatest plans to dramatize the plight of the poor and stir Congress to help blacks. He called his venture the “Poor People’s Campaign.”

-- Adapted from the New York Times' obituary. April 5, 1968.

Gateway scholarships available

By William Croyle • wcroyle@nky.com • January 14, 2011

EDGEWOOD - Applications are available for 25 categories of scholarships offered for the 2011-12 school year by Gateway Community and Technical College.

The scholarship qualifications are wide-ranging. Some are for students in any field of study, while others are for those pursuing a specific degree. There are merit-based scholarships, along with those based on financial need.

To read the entire article:  Gateway scholarships available

Wrestlers win the Sycamore Invitational

Congratulations to the Raider wrestling team for winning the Sycamore Invitational on Friday and Saturday. 

Individual champions included Court Mace, Conner Coyle, Keegan North, TJ Ruschell, and Dallas Pruett.  Six other wrestlers placed in their weight class.

Boone Schools’ early budget sees $8 million hole

By Justin B. Duke • jbduke@nky.com

Boone County Schools staff is preparing the 2012 budget, and there isn’t much celebrating.  “It’s not going to be pretty,” said Board of Education chairman Steve Kinman.

The board approved a draft budget Jan. 13, but the final budget, which goes into effect July 1, isn’t due for several months.  After cuts in state funding were recently announced, the district is looking at an $8 million deficit.

“It’s going to be a tough year to make it,” said Superintendent Randy Poe.  At this point in the budget process, it’s not unusual to be looking at a deficit between $3 million to $5 million, Kinman said.

To read the entire article:
The Boone Blog » Boone Schools’ early budget sees $8 million hole Kentucky Enquirer nky.Com

Graduate Services

Graduate Services will be at Ryle on Friday, January 14th to take orders from senior students for graduation announcements, cap-gown rental, and other graduation related items.

For more information check out the information packet given to each senior or gp to http://www.graduateserviceinc.com/.

One-hour Delay on Thursday, Jan. 13th

The Boone County Schools will operate on a 1-hour delay on Thursday, January 13th.

Please drive safely.

Boys BKB game vs. St. Henry rescheduled for tonight

The boys home basketball game vs. St. Henry, which was canceled last night due to the weather, has been rescheduled for tonight at Ryle.  Freshmen play at 5 p.m.; JV at 6 p.m.; varsity at 7:30 p.m.

Classes canceled on Wednesday, Jan. 12th

The Boone County Schools are closed due to the inclement weather on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011.

Please drive safely if you are traveling today.

Classes canceled on Tuesday, January 11th

The Boone County Schools have been closed on Tuesday, January 11th due to the inclement weather. 

Please drive safely today!

Ryle Students Excel in NKY Select Bands

This past Saturday, over 450 high school band students from all over district 6 in Northern Kentucky auditioned for the Northern Kentucky High School Select Bands.  The high school bands are constructed thusly: 52 students in our district are placed in the advanced Wind Ensemble, and 98 are placed in the Symphonic Band.  Of the 150 seats available, 37 were earned by Ryle Band students--11 Seniors, 10 Juniors, 11 Sophomores, and 5 Freshmen.  This was another record setting accomplisment for Ryle (30 students placed in 2010) and was by far the largest number of any district 6 school (2nd place with 22 students, Beechwood HS).  Below are listed the students who worked incredibly hard to be honored by participating in the upcoming Select Band weekend.  I encourage and invite you all to attend this concert event on Saturday, March 12, and 3:00 PM in NKU's Greaves Hall.  Congratulations to these students and to Mr. Carron for his work in guidning these students!


Wind Ensemble - Top Ensemble

Erin Deja - 2nd Chair, Flute Junior

Hinako Fukushima - 4th Chair Flute Freshman

Sam Kirby - 2nd Chair Oboe Sophomore

Andrea Squires - 2nd Chair Bassoon Senior

Jessica Harden - 5th Chair Clarinet Senior

Kelly Tursic - 6th Chair Clarinet Sophomore

Madison Sands - 7th Chair Clarinet Junior

Yuma Yagi - 8th Chair Clarinet Freshman

Nick Cobb - 1st Chair Tenor Saxophone Senior

Desirae Carron - 1st Chair Horn Senior

Tyler Kidwell - 2nd Chair Horn Junior

Michaela Mullikin - 3rd Chair Trombone Junior

Ryan Trostle - 2nd Chair Tuba Junior

Lucas Black - 3rd Chair Tuba Senior


Symphonic Band - Second Ensemble

Sayaka Nakashima - 3rd Chair Flute Senior

Mandy Cox - 8th Chair Flute Junior

Sarah Leavens - 9th Chair Flute Senior

Deanna Williams - 4th Chair Oboe Freshman

Danielle O'Connell - 3rd Chair Clarinet Junior

Amber Deja - 7th Chair Clarinet Senior

Sabrina Rosales - 17th Chair Clarinet Sophomore

Stephanie Church - 2nd Chair Bass Clarinet Senior

Kyle Kidwell - 4th Chair Alto Saxophone Sophomore

Jessie Wagoner - 1st Chair Baritone Saxophone Senior

Hitomi Nakashima - 2nd Chair Trumpet Sophomore

Avery Williams - 3rd Chair Trumpet Sophomore

John Leavens - 5th Chair Trumpet Sophomore

Kyle Wagoner - 11th Chair Trumpet Sophomore

Steven Teleky - 12th Chair Trumpet Sophomore

Alex Laufmann - 6th Chair Horn Junior

Sean Mince - 1st Chair Trombone Junior

James Alphonse - 2nd Chair Trombone Sophomore

Abigail Brate - 2nd Chair Euphonium Freshman

Matthew Pearce - 2nd Chair Tuba Sophomore

Andrew Buchanan - 2nd Chair Keyboard Percussion Senior

Nathaniel Lloyd - 2nd Chair Snare Freshman

Kevin Logan - 3rd Chair Snare Junior

NKY author relates classroom and boardroom

By Deborah Kohl Kremer • Enquirer contributor • January 6, 2011

INDEPENDENCE - Using business principles in the classroom is an idea that Debbie Prichard of Independence is putting into practice.

With a background in corporate training and education, Prichard recently published a book emphasizing how to marry the two. "The Classroom CEO, Empowering Teachers Through the Use of Business Leadership Principles," is an idea that began formulating in her head many years ago as her career took her back and forth between the business and education worlds.

...

With the completion of her book, Prichard, a National Board Certified Teacher of Adolescent Young Adult English Language Arts, has once again returned to the classroom. She joined the staff of Ryle High School this fall and teaches English to seniors and freshmen.

Read more at:  NKY author relates classroom and boardroom

Congratulations on publishing your new book Ms. Prichard!

Condolences to the Valentine Family

Our sincere condolences go to the family of Chip Valentine.

Mr. Valentine, the husband of Sharon Valentine of the Ryle Science faculty, passed away on December 29th, 2010.

The Funeral Ceremony will be held on Sunday, January 2, 2011, 4:00 PM at the Christ Church Cathedral 116 Market Street Lexington, KY.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Chip Valentine Memorial Fund c/o Episcopal Diocese of Lexington P.O. Box 610 Lexington, KY 40588-0610.  Dobbling, Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Homes is serving the family.  Online condolences can be given at www.dmefuneral.com .