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Board recognizes swim-and-dive state champions, TSA winners and student journalist honors
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The Board of Education honored Highlands student-athletes for a combined state swim-and-dive championship, recognized multiple state-level TSA winners, and celebrated student journalist Ella Peabody and advisor Beth Brubaker for state journalism honors.
The Board of Education opened the meeting with a series of recognitions for student and staff achievement.
Athletics: The Highlands combined swim-and-dive team was presented as state champions. Coach (introduced by the board) described the season, noting that relays and team depth carried the team at the state meet; several students identified themselves and their events during the recognition.
TSA and career-technical winners: The district''s TSA (Technology Student Association) advisor said Highlands took five awards at the state level out of roughly 1,500 students competing at state, and that national competition can include up to 15,000 students. Advisor Roselle noted placements in data science/analytics and engineering design and thanked volunteer John Wolford for his work.
Journalism honors: The board recognized Beth Brubaker as the state Journalism Education Association "Advisor of the Year" and student Ella Peabody as the state''s Journal of the Year nominee for Kentucky. Ella told the board the program had given her opportunities to write, design and engage the community; she said she intends to continue writing in college though her major is undecided.
Photojournalism club: Johnson''s photojournalism sponsor Rachel King introduced club members who described weekly prompts, composition and caption-writing work and plans for a photo book.
The recognitions highlighted extracurricular pathways across athletics, career-technical education and scholastic journalism; the board offered certificates, shirts and public congratulations.
