Bus Route Information

Please follow these steps to retrieve busing information . If you cannot locate the information online then call the district coordinator at 384-8384 for further assistance.

From the Boone County Schools main web page at http://www.boone.k12.ky.us/

1.  Click on “For Parents” tab
2.  Scroll down to Transportation
3. Chose the Bus Locator tab on the right side
4. Enter the house number and ONLY the first 2 or 3 letters of your street name…(for example. If your address is 8457 Village Dr you would enter 8457 Vil)
5. Select your street from the available streets shown
6. Choose the appropriate school code for your student (DO NOT CLICK ON THE SCHOOL NAME)

Next-Generation Student Council

In order to gain valuable feedback from Kentucky students and to engage student leaders in learning by doing, Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday created the Next-Generation Student Council. This group meets with the commissioner and Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff, both in person and virtually, to discuss how decisions made at the state level are affecting students throughout Kentucky and provide feedback - from a student perspective - on critical issues impacting Kentucky students and schools.

The Next-Generation Student Council is a year-long program for Kentucky public school students in grades 10-12. The council will play a vital role in providing input regarding issues that face education in Kentucky and work with KDE staff to develop ideas that will work to improve and transform education.

The council seeks students with refreshing ideas and thoughtful insight into how we can further improve our schools and student achievement. As such, we encourage all students to apply in order to represent the diverse academic, geographic, demographic and school-size variables particular to our state.

Students can click here (http://bit.ly/KDENGSC) to access the application and read FAQs for the council. Please read the FAQs prior to completing the application. KDE will accept applications for the 2013-14 Next-Generation Student Council from Aug. 1-30, 2013.  The deadline to apply is Aug. 30, 2013. Applications with a postmark date on or before Aug. 30 will be considered. 

A committee of KDE representatives will review and score all applications based on the answers provided to the questions. Appointments to the council will be based on how well the applicants communicated their ideas and goals. This committee will then select six (6) students to serve on the 2013-14 council alongside the five (5) returning student council members.

Commissioner Holliday looks forward to working with the 2013-14 council and using the time together to generate results-oriented dialogue and solutions.  

Questions? Contact Stephanie Siria at stephanie.siria@education.ky.gov or (502) 564-2000, ext. 4614.

Stephanie Siria
Kentucky Department of Education
(502) 564-2000, ext. 4614
stephanie.siria@education.ky.gov

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Freshman Orientation 2013

Dear Freshman Parent(s) or Guardian(s),

The administration and faculty of Larry A. Ryle High School would like to invite your freshman student(s) to our ninth annual Freshman Orientation on Monday, August 5th, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.   Our central focus for the event is to give all freshmen an introduction to our school, staff, programs, and all else that will make their first year of high school a positive, productive, and enjoyable experience.  This will be an important event for your child to attend even if they attended the spring scheduling meeting.

All students will need to be at Ryle for drop-off/sign in at 9:00 a.m., where they will be organized into small groups and spend time in various informational sessions and activities that will focus on the following topics:

• Academic Policies/ Procedures
• Guidance Counseling Services
• Activities, Clubs, Athletics, and other events
• Meet the Teachers/Scavenger Hunt

We request that at 1:00 p.m., parents/guardians return to Ryle to pick up their student.  At this time, parents are more than welcome to tour the building with their child if they wish.

Fee payment and schedule pick-up for freshman will be on Thursday, August 8th between 2-5 p.m.

We look forward to meeting you and your student(s) on August 5th for our Freshman Orientation!  We hope that this will be a worthwhile and informative day that will make the upcoming school year successful.  To help with planning our activities and sessions, we ask that you RSVP by July 19th using the form on the Ryle website, by calling the school office, OR email:  andrew.dusing@boone.kyschools.us

Ryle falls in first round of state baseball tournament

by Richard Skinner, NKY Enquirer
Ryle falls in first round of state baseball tournament

LEXINGTON – The Ryle baseball team’s offense had been potent almost all season, but it never could get untracked in the first round of the state tournament on Tuesday night.

Ryle, which entered Tuesday’s game against Harrison County averaging 7.8 runs per game, managed just three hits – all singles – off Harrison County senior starter Brandon Kendall and fell, 4-1, at Whitaker Bank Ballpark.

Ryle (32-8) was making its first state tournament appearance since 2007, while Harrison County is seeking its fifth state title, all since 1993, with the most recent coming in 2010.

Ryle had scored less than three runs in just three of its 40 games this season and had scored five runs or more, which would have been enough to win Tuesday’s game, 33 times.

“I’d say 90 percent of it was we were nervous,” said senior center fielder Thomas Baumann, who had one of the three hits and also reached on an error. “We’d never been here before and never been in this situation. We’d faced pitchers like him all year, but we just couldn’t put it together today. It’s a tough loss. It’s a big disappointment based on what we had to done all year not to get runs across or put hits on the board.”

Ryle coach Pat Roesel was quick to credit Kendall, who reached 85 mph a few times with his fastball and had good command of his curve. Kendall, who entered the game with a 5-1 record and 1.63 ERA, went the distance, walking three, striking out seven and the run he allowed was unearned.

“He was the difference maker tonight and we didn’t help ourselves either,” said Ryle coach Pat Roesel. “He was as good as we’ve seen this year. He was spotting his fastball well and he threw his curve ball for a strike when he wanted to do it and kept us off balance.”

Harrison County (25-7) got all the runs it needed when it scored three times in the bottom of the second inning off Ryle senior starter Justin Hoard, who entered the game with a 10-1 record and 2.09 ERA. All three runs scored with two outs, the first on a bases-loaded single by leadoff batter Robbie Stroub and then two more when Kendall’s sharp grounder into the hole that was stopped on diving attempt by Ryle senior shortstop Tyler Lonnemann, who then knocked the ball into short left field as he tried to scramble to his feet.

Hoard allowed just two hits over the next three-plus innings before being pulled after surrendering a leadoff single to designated hitter Zach Kinsey to start the sixth inning. Senior left-hander Tyler Mason relieved and after getting an out a sacrifice bunt and a second on fly ball, Harrison County scored Kinsey’s pinch-runner, Jordan Riley, on an error.

“After the second inning Justin settled in,” said Roesel. “I wish it hadn’t taken the second inning to do that, but he was lights out after that.”

Ryle scored its only run of the game in the third when Dylan Plvan singled with one out, Jake Ashley walked and after both runners advanced on a passed ball, Lonnemann knocked home Plvan with a ground out to second.

The Raiders also had two runners on with one out in the fourth when Mason walked and Baumann singled, but Kendall struck out junior first baseman Tom Deters and junior right fielder Eric Clarkson to end the threat. Deters did have two outstanding defensive plays, including starting a 3-6-3 double play that ended the first inning and Clarkson made a headlong diving catch to save a run in the sixth.

“We didn’t have too many opportunities so it would have been nice to capitalize on that opportunity,” said Roesel. “The bottom line was he just buckled down and got us. You just have to give him credit.”

Ryle did have a baserunner in each of the final three innings, but the first was erased when a hit-and-run turned into a 9-3 double play, the second was erased on a caught stealing and the final one was erased on a 4-6-3 double play.

“It was definitely a great feeling to get here,” said Baumann. “That was greatest feeling of all senior year to get to state, but it was just a big disappointment we lost, because we thought we had a chance.”

The Raiders lose 14 seniors off this year’s team, including seven of the 10 who started Tuesday’s game.

“I was very proud of what our kids had done,” said Roesel, who is the only baseball coach Ryle has ever had in its 21-year history. “They broke a ton of school records and had the second-most wins in history of the school, so I’m proud. They’re obviously disappointed in the outcome. I think they felt like we were capable of going further, so it’s bittersweet. After 25 years it hasn’t been so sweet yet.”

Harrison County 4, Ryle 1

WP-Kendall (6-1, 7 Ks). LP-Hoard (10-2, 6 Ks). Hitting Leaders: HC-Kendall 2-3, 2 RBI; Kinsey 2-2. Records: Ryle 32-8, Harrison County 25-7.

Raider Baseball Team Heads to the State Tournament!

The Ryle Raider baseball team will play next Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. on June 4th in the KHSAA state baseball tournament at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington (home of the Lexington Legends).

You may purchase your tickets in advance through the following website . . .
KHSAA advance ticket sales

Come out and support the Raiders!

Ryle shuts out Dixie Heights in Ninth Region title game

By Richard Skinner, NKY Enquirer
Ryle shuts out Dixie Heights in Ninth Region title game

The Ryle offense scored 66 runs more than any team in the Ninth Region this season and averaged almost eight runs per game, but its pitching staff is pretty good, too, mainly because of its depth and that depth was on display Thursday night.

Junior Ethan Brennan, who had made only three starts all season, but was used in the toughest relief situations, tossed a complete-game three-hitter and Ryle executed just enough offensively to beat Dixie Heights, 4-0, in the Ninth Region championship game before a crowd of 1,200 at Florence Freedom’s University of Cincinnati Medical Center Stadium.

It’s the first regional baseball title since 2007 for Ryle (32-7), which advances to the state tournament where it will face 10th Region champion Harrison County (24-7) in a first-round game at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington.

Brennan needed just 79 pitches, 59 of which were strikes, and allowed only five base runners, just three in the first six innings.

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“That’s his strength (control),” said Ryle coach Pat Roesel. “That’s why I picked him. He gets ahead of hitters and has very good command. There were other guys we could have used, but I felt the way he pitched the last two times out that he was going to be on and he was.”

Brennan said he knew while warming up in the bullpen prior to the game that he had good stuff.

“I was thinking this could be my day so I was feeling pretty good from the start,” said Brennan, who was selected to the all-tournament team. “You definitely have to control your emotions, because baseball is a long game, but I was pretty amped for it.”

Brennan used a fastball that occasionally hit 80 mph with a good curve and was constantly ahead of Dixie’s hitters the entire game. He threw a first-pitch strike to 20 of the 25 batters he faced and went to a three-ball count on just two batters, including a two-out walk to Matt Wehrle in the seventh. That walk put runners at first and second for a Dixie team that had come from behind to win all four of its postseason games, including Wednesday’s dramatic 6-2 semifinal win over Beechwood when it scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh. Brennan proceeded to strike out Dixie’s Casey Cox to end the game.

“I knew what they had done, but I just had to keep it out of my mind and focus on finishing it,” said Brennan.

Ryle scored single runs in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings off Dixie sophomore starter Henry Kerns thanks to getting the leadoff batter on base each time. Junior first baseman Tom Deters led off the second with a single and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by senior shortstop Tyler Lonnemann, who was also selected to the all-tournament team. Junior Mason Forbes, who was selected most valuable player of the tournament, led off the third with a single and eventually scored on Deters’ sacrifice fly. Junior right fielder Eric Clarkson led off the fourth with a double and scored on Lonnemann’s single and Forbes led off the fifth with a walk and eventually scored on Deters’ second sacrifice fly of the game and Ryle’s third.

“Kerns he was lights out and we had to scratch and claw every inning,” said Roesel. “He wasn’t going to give us any big hits. It just proves the resiliency of this team. We’ve won pitching and we’ve won hitting and we had pitching and some really good small baseball today.”

Ryle allowed just two runs in the three regional tournament games combined and Thursday’s shutout was its second straight as Josh Bellew and Tanner Pulice combined to blank St. Henry in Wednesday’s semifinal round.               

“Our starters they come in and throw strikes,” said Forbes, who was 6 for 9 with a walk, a hit by pitch, five runs scored, two doubles and a triple in the three tournament wins. “Ethan Brennan was lethal. He was hitting the outside corner all day and had people looking silly out there.”

Forbes said the loss to Boone County in the 33rd District championship game was a wakeup call for the entire team.

“Since our first game of the season our motto has been ‘RTS, Road to State,’ and we let down in districts and came right back in region and now we’re ready for state,” said Forbes. “We’re still hungry.”

Ryle 4, Dixie Heights 0

WP-E. Brennan (6 Ks). LP-Kerns. Hitting Leaders: DH-McGee 2B. R-Lonnemann 2 RBI; Deters 2 RBI; Clarkson 2B. Records: Dixie Heights 27-13, Ryle 32-7.

All-Tournament Team: Ryle – Mason Forbes (MVP), Tyler Lonnemann, Ethan Brennan, Thomas Baumann; Dixie Heights – Garrett Combs, Seth Caple, Ethan Harrison; St. Henry – Mitchell Kuebbing, Peter Markgraf; Beechwood – Ethan Stringer, Jason Suchanek; Highlands – Quinten Murray; Covington Catholic – Nico Pangallo; Boone County – Trey Ganns; Newport Central Catholic – Josh Cain.

Ryle offense too much for St. Henry

By John Lachmann 
Kypostsports@yahoo.com
   
FLORENCE, Ky. – Ryle entered Wednesday having scored 58 more runs than any team in Region 9.  And the Raiders wasted no time demonstrating their offensive prowess.

   Ryle belted three extra base hits in a four-run first inning en route to an 8-0 win over St. Henry in a regional semifinal at the Florence Freedom’s home field. 

   “The first inning put me at ease a little bit,” Ryle coach Pat Roesel said. “We came out really strong, we hit the ball really well, so that gave Josh a little bit of a relaxation feeling.”

   All nine Raiders starters finished with at least one hit, an impressive feat considering just two played all seven innings.

   Senior shortstop Tyler Lonnemann tripled to lead off the game, and he came home on senior second baseman Jackson Brennan’s single. Junior left fielder Mason Forbes doubled to put runners on second and third, and senior designated hitter Tyler Mason’s grounder to first plated Ryle’s second run.

   After senior center fielder Thomas Baumann launched a ball just left of the left field foul pole, he smashed a gapper to make it 3-0. He would score on a dropped fly ball an out later.

   “It’s always good to start off – right even before you even go out there – and you already have the lead, so you have that much to work with, more ease,” Bellew said.

   Junior first baseman Tom Deters singled in the third and eventually scored on a double steal to extend the Raiders’ lead to five.

   In the top of the fourth, Lonneman, Brennan, Forbes and Mason all singled to open the inning to plate two more runs, and senior catcher Jake Ashley capped the scoring in the fifth with an RBI single that scored senior third baseman Dylan Plvan, who had opened the frame with a double.

   Junior right-hander Josh Bellew went five scoreless frames and struck out eight to earn the win. His only hiccup was the third, when the leadoff runner singled and was balked to second, and the next batter walked, and another balk moved the runners to second and third.

   “He got a little tight there in the third inning, but the fourth and fifth innings he was really strong, and we only took him out because we had the lead and to get some guys some work,” Roesel said.  

   Roesel would not reveal what he said to Bellew, but he responded by striking out the side. He also fanned all three batters in the fifth to end his night with eight whiffs and just three hits and one walk allowed.

   “Coach came out and talked to me, told me to settle down, so then I focused on the three batters coming up and mowed them down, 1-2-3 after that,” Bellew said.

   Ryle senior right-hander Tanner Pulice came in for the final two innings, and he retired all six batters he faced, striking out a pair.

   The Raiders will face Dixie Heights in the regional championship game, which will be played at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

RYLE 401-210-0—8 15 0 
SHHS 000-000-0—0 3 3

   WP: Bellew (8 K’s). LP: Rose. HITTING LEADERS: R—Lonnemann 2-4, 3B; J. Brennan 2-4; Forbes 2-3, 2B; Mason 2 RBI; Baumann 2-4, 2 2B; Plvan 2B; Ashley 2-3. RECORDS: Ryle 31-7, St. Henry 17-19.


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