Education

OWENSBORO, Ky. – Emily Harpenau graduated May 14 with bachelor’s degrees in elementary education and special education, K-12 from Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro.

The commencement ceremony was held at Jones Gymnasium in the Health and Recreation Center.
Harpenau was named to the dean’s list all but one semester during her four years of study.
To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade-point average or higher. She was named to the Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Academic team for three years.

TELL CITY – Loren Braunecker, a student at Tell City Junior-Senior High School, will travel to Europe later this month after being accepted as a People to People student ambassador.

PERRY COUNTY – Best Chairs Foundation, Inc., recently awarded scholarships to five dependent children of full time employees of Best Home Furnishings.

Each individual received either a four-year $4,000 scholarship or a two-year $2,000 scholarship. Three of the five students are from Perry County schools.
Sara Brown, daughter of Kemual (sofa upholster) and Dina Brown of Troy, graduated from Perry Central High School.

Stepping Stones Pre School recently held a graduation for its students to mark the end of the school year.