Education

Part of agriculture education and involvement in the National FFA Organization is to extend the classroom out to the land to see things grow.

Through two national grants, North Hardin High School’s program is able to move their learning out of the classroom to the outdoors, said advisor John Martin.

One of the grants is called the Food For All Grant. The program is a nationwide grant that provides funding for food production and service-learning. North Hardin received a $2,800 grant.

The Hardin County Schools board approved graduation dates for its three high schools and alternative program at its regular meeting Thursday.

Larry Elliott fully commits to his character of Abraham Lincoln when he visits school children to discuss the president's life and legacy. But even Lincoln, honest as ever, couldn’t shy away from recommending a very 21st-century source for historical information — Google.

Though he had to break character to suggest the search engine, he hopes his presentations sparks students’ interest in history and inspire them to learn more on their own.

The state’s focus on preparing students for life beyond high school has fallen in line with work Elizabethtown Independent Schools has done for years.

Elizabethtown High School and T.K. Stone Middle School held Power Pact events earlier this month in which students spoke to advisers about the upcoming year’s classes and reviewed options regarding careers and colleges.