Education

By STUART CASSIDY

Staff Writer

PERRY COUNTY – Three candidates are vying for two non-partisan seats on the Tell City-Troy Township School Corp. Board of Trustees. Incumbent Gregg Jarboe, 41, is hoping to retain his position with the board. He was appointed earlier this year after the resignation of former member, Larry Kleeman. Also contending for Jarboe’s spot and another being vacated by council-hopeful Randy Cole are contenders Chester “Chet” Mathena and Tony W. Thomas.

CANNELTON – Cannelton Elementary School released its honor rolls for the first nine weeks of the 2016-17 school year.

First-grade honor roll: Leslie Hall.

First-grade distinguished honor roll: Brooke Evans, Caitlyn Evans, EJ Holman, Parker Joyal, Kyla Little, Jaicey Salmon and Lily Weedman.

Second-grade honor roll: Addyson Little and Gaige Masterson.

Second-grade distinguished honor roll: Summer DuPont, Isaac Fuqua, Nora Lawson, Dodge Roesch and Ayla Snyder.

Cannelton Junior-Senior High School has released its honor rolls for the first grading period of the first term of the 2016-17 school year.

Grade 6 high honor roll: Gavin Melton.

Grade 6 honor roll: Kendall Hale, Logan Larsen and Haylee Sturgeon.

Grad 6 honorable mention: Elayna Blair and Cody Kempf.

Grade 7 high honor roll: Janessa Sturgeon.

Grade 7 honor roll: Jhett Garrett, Kyra Hemmings, Dylan Persohn, Devyn Powers and Austin Wiseman.

Grade 7 honorable mention: Logan Bishop and Maggie Dawson.