State FCCLA Conference

The Ryle chapter of FCCLA attended the state conference this past week in Louisville.  Student teams competed in events such as technology, chapter service, foods, and wellness.  http://www.kyfccla.org/

Ryle sophomore Sydney Gebka was elected the state FCCLA Vice President of Peer Relations.  Congratulations to Sydney on this honor and leadership opportunity!

FFA Regional Competition

The Ryle FFA Chapter competed at the Northern Kentucky Regional Contest Thursday night with great results.  All of our competitors except 1 were Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors so we have a very bright future.  FFA rates contestants on a scale of Superior, Excellent, Good, and Fair.  Here are the results for the Ryle Members:


Sr. Parliamentary Procedures- 1st in Section- Superior 2nd overall (Nikki Zaborowski, Jordan Newman, Kristen Green, Jared Pope, Megan Bennett, Cody Moore, Shelby Blake, Justin Van Heusen, John Rainey, Kearsten Connelly)
Public Speaking- Nikki Zaborowski Superior 3rd
Extemporaneous- Jordan Newman Superior
Creed Speaking- Ali Jones Superior 1st
Beef Impromptu- Cody Moore Excellent
Crop Impromptu- Eric Schwenke Superior 3rd
Dairy Impromptu- Justin Van Heusen Excellent
Floral Impromptu- Cody Haynes Excellent
Greenhouse Imp- Kyle Zmurk Superior
Horse Imp- Kristen Green Superior 3rd
Nursery/Landscape- Andrew Geise Excellent
Poultry Imp- Kearsten Connelly Superior
Small Animal- John Rainey Superior
Swine Imp.- Megan Bennet Excellent
Tur/Lawn- Jared Pope Superior 3rd
AIC Test- Joseph Patterson Superior 3rd
Talent- Kearsten Connelly & Jenna Turner Excellent
Jr Chapter Meeting- Superior (Ali Jones, Emily Dever, Abby Trapp, Chris Bright, Ben Benton, Micky King, Cammi Arlinghaus, Dylan Fields)


Congratulations to our FFA students and to Ryle FFA sponsor, Josh Tubbs!

Leap Day drive at Ryle feeds 10,000 kids

Union Recorder article link


UNION — Ryle students used a special day to help a special cause.


Teacher Mary Jo Rechtin challenged students to make Leap Day, Feb. 29, a day to help feed hungry children in Third World countries. It all started when Rechtin heard St. Timothy Parish gave a grant to Kids Against Hunger.


Kids Against Hunger collects money and can purchase, package and ship enough food to feed six children for $1.50.  


“I thought ‘I’m going to challenge the students of Ryle to feed 6,000 kids,’” Rechtin said.  Rechtin presented the program to students and set a goal of collecting $1,500 by Leap Day, which was about two weeks of collecting.  “The kids just went absolutely over the top,” Rechtin said.


Students started getting creative with ways to help collecting.  “My kids were intrigued they could do so much for so little,” Rechtin said.  Many students convinced their parents to offer matching donations and a few students made TV commercials that were shown during school announcements.


“They were outstanding,” Rechtin said.


After collecting about $1,000, Rechtin visited St. Timothy to tell them the school was collecting for the program. That day, program coordinators were about to give up on sending out a summer shipment because they were $1,000 short of what they needed to send the shipment.


The final Leap Day count brought in $2,652, which means 10,608 children will be fed by students from Ryle.


“It just went beyond our wildest dreams,” Rectin said.

Ryle's Crittendon named a finalist for Miss Kentucky Basketball

Congratulations to Jenna Crittendon for this state honor!

Five finalists named for Miss Basketball

By Herald-Leader Staff Report

Posted: 12:35pm on Mar 9, 2012; Modified: 8:58pm on Mar 9, 2012

Five high school players were named finalists Friday for Kentucky's 2012 Miss Basketball award.

The five are Jeanna Crittenden of Ryle, Sydney Moss of Boone County, Kendall Noble of Perry County Central, Jasmine Whitfield of South Oldham, and April Wilson of Manual.

Of the five players named Friday as finalists for Miss Basketball, only one is still playing in the State Tournament: Manual's April Wilson.

Speaking after the Lady Crimsons routed Montgomery County in the quarterfinals, the 5-foot-7½ guard said being a Miss Basketball finalist is "a blessing."

"It's not one of my main goals, obviously, because I'm an unselfish person. But it would be a huge blessing if I got it. But my eyes are on something else right now — a state championship."

The five finalists for Mr. Basketball will be announced during next week's PNC/KHSAA Boys' State Tournament in Rupp Arena.

The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation, which sponsors the Mr. and Miss Basketball awards and the Kentucky-Indiana summer all-star series, changed the process for selecting the top boy and girl senior in the state this year. In years past, Mr. and Miss Basketball were determined by a vote of coaches. This year, the coaches' votes determine the top five candidates for Mr. and Miss Basketball. In the weeks following the state tournaments, some sports media, along with former Mr. and Miss Basketball honorees, will vote to select Mr. and Miss Basketball.

The winners will be announced at an awards dinner in Louisville on April 28 in a Heisman Trophy-type ceremony.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/09/2102406/five-finalists-named-for-miss.html#storylink=cpy

FBLA Regional Competition

Congratulations to the following students who placed at the KY FBLA Region IV Conference at Northern Kentucky University on March 7, 2012.  They have earned the opportunity to compete at the KY FBLA State Conference on April 23-25, 2012 at the Galt House in Louisville.

1^st place
American Enterprise Project – Allison Pinkston, Robbie Nguyen, Pierce Feltner, Sam Lutes, Mitchell See & Leslie Rowen
Business Communications – Alana Gale
Business Ethics – Madison Copeland, Faith Evans & Jill Davenport
Business Presentation – Chris Desmarais, Erika Martin & Cole Willoughby
Community Service Project – Ellie Schmalzl, Emma Costello, Christine Culbertson, Kaitlyn Stewart & Brooke Borchers
Database Design & Applications – Austin Stambaugh
Emerging Business Issues – Robbie Nguyen & Alex Warner
FBLA Principles & Procedures – Elaine Johnson
Introduction to Business Communications – Samantha Stanton
Local Chapter Annual Business Report – Carley Storer
Network Design – Kurtis Edwards, Stephen Gripshover & Matthew Uyeda
Spreadsheet Applications – Yuki Nishizawa
Technology Concepts – Ryan Trostle
Talent Show Most Entertaining  -  Corbin Bailey & Robbie Nguyen
Largest Chapter Membership  -  326 members
Who’s Who in Region IV FBLA – McKenzie Cook

2^nd place
Business Calculations – Yuki Nishizawa
Business Procedures – Meghan Brown
Client Service – Corbin Bailey
Computer Gaming & Simulation Programming – Logan Brown
Computer Applications – Olivia Coleman
Digital Design & Promotion – Elliot Yoakum & Kyle Powell
Global Business – Sam Lutes & Mitchell See
Help Desk – Logan Brown
Introduction to Business – Haley Scholl
Marketing – Emmy Cady, Allie Pennington & Emily Ramstetter
Networking Concepts – Matthew Postolowski
Public Speaking II – Leslie Rowen
Website Design – Nicholas Pulsifer & Ethan Stieha
Word Processing II – Allison Pinkston

3^rd place
Business Math – Allison King
Cyber Security – Sean Mince
Digital Video Production – Sam Kirby & Matthew Postolowski
Entrepreneurship – Drew Mays & Max Stahl
Impromptu Speaking – Emily Rutherford
Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure – Adam Trostle
Job Interview – McKenzie Cook
Sports Management – Paul Clancy

In addition, Alex Warner was selected to serve as the Region IV Parliamentarian for the 2012-2013 school year.

Preparing for the ACT on March 6, 2012

Juniors attending Kentucky public high schools will take the ACT, the nation’s most widely accepted college entrance exam, on Tuesday, March 6th.  The ACT test assesses high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work.  Higher scores may also qualify students for a bonus award through the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) program.

To do their best, students should follow these tips from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA), which administers the KEES program:

·         Study, take notes and do your homework in your regular high school classes.  Retain the information you learn rather than “dumping” it  after the next test.
·         Take practice tests. ACT offers sample tests at www.actstudent.org, and practice tests are included in the ACT booklet school counselors receive each year. If those aren’t enough, you can buy larger practice books at any bookstore.
·         Take advantage of ACT classes. Many high schools and colleges offer such classes for a small fee.
·         Answer the questions you’re sure about first, then go back and tackle the others. But don’t spend too much time on any one question.
·         Remember that your first gut feeling is more often right than wrong.
·         If you can eliminate one answer, you have a one-in-three chance of guessing the right answer. If you can eliminate two, you have a 50-50 chance. If you’ve answered the questions you’re sure of and made educated guesses on others but have no clue about the rest, fill in any circle. The ACT doesn’t count off for wrong answers, so you haven’t hurt yourself if you guess wrong.
·         Make sure you get a good night’s rest the night before and you leave home early enough to get to the test site on time. And don’t forget to bring some ID.

For more information about Kentucky scholarships and grants, visit www.kheaa.com; write KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602-0798; or call             (800) 928-8926 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            (800) 928-8926      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      , ext. 6-7372.