Education

Students at Stepping Stones Preschool experimented with static electricity recently. Pictured from the left are Joe Cunningham, Jakob Hurm, Hope Kellems and Addie James.

LEOPOLD – Robyn (Rennie) Lippelt, originally from Leopold, graduated May 19 from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wis., with a master’s degree in occupational therapy. She works and lives in Indianapolis.

Lippelt is a 2005 graduate of Perry Central High School and a 2009 graduate of Purdue University.
She is the daughter of Randy and Teresa Rennie of Leopold.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – James “Greg” Clayton of Tell City was named to the spring 2012 dean’s list at Bellarmine University.
Placement on this list requires a semester average of 3.5 or above, a level achieved by only a fraction of Bellarmine students according to a press release. Clayton’s name, along with those of the other dean’s list students, has been displayed on the College of Arts and Sciences bulletin board in Alumni Hall and on the Bellarmine University Web site.

ORLANDO – Caleb Robinson, son of former resident Jean (Hoffman) Robinson and former Rockport resident Charlie Robinson, graduated summa cum laude from Olympia High School in Orlando June 5.

Robinson was a four-year member of the drum line and was a member of the varsity water polo team. He was also a member of Mu Alpha Theta math honor society. He will attend the University of Central Florida in the fall, majoring in hospitality management and has received a Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholarship, the top award level for the state of Florida.