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Yesterday, EKU's Professional Education Services Director Brandy Blackburn stopped by to surprise one of our Grade 1 classrooms with an award for their teacher, Anna Henson. Congratulations, Ms. Henson, on receiving the Outstanding Student Teacher Award for Fall 2023! 🥳 We love seeing our students excited to enter Ms. Henson's classroom each day, and we are glad to have Ms. Henson in the Model Family!

The dreams that you dare to dream really do come true! We're off to see 𝚝̶𝚑̶𝚎̶ ̶𝚆̶𝚒̶𝚣̶𝚊̶𝚛̶𝚍̶ ... ✨ 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙗𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚! ✨ This year, we are presenting a spectacular show on the big stage at the EKU Center for the Arts of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙯, and everyone is invited to come to one of the three public shows! We are gathering students in grades 3-12 on one stage for a production Model has never seen before — you won't want to miss it. Tickets are on sale now! Visit ekucenter.com or purchase directly at bit.ly/modeltheatreoz.

Congratulations to the top ten students out of the second round of The Gauntlet: Delaney Brown, Callan Hall, Avnita Sherigar, Hayden Ramey, Addison Neal, Aria Bauer, Cannon Stansel, Eden Trimble, Whitley Barthel, and Harper Voynar! These students excelled in conversation and manners and will compete in the debate round on Friday, February 16.

Congratulations to the Mock Trial team for advancing to the State Tournament! 🤩🏆 #ModelExcellence Mock Trial competes at the State Tournament in Covington, Ky. March 1-3, 2024.

Yesterday evening, we welcomed new Model Family members and Rising Freshmen to discover the world-class secondary education provided at Model 📚 🍎 Families had personalized, one-on-one interactions with faculty and students, exploring options for their students' schedules. The atmosphere was enriched with live music from the Model Orchestra and fresh popcorn courtesy of MPO 🍿🎻 Thank you to all the Model student-leaders who guided tours and shared their experiences with Model's programs and organizations! You made the event a tremendous success 🤩

Model Laboratory Schools will have a nontraditional instruction (NTI) day for tomorrow, Friday, January 19, 2024.

Model Laboratory Schools will have a regular school day Thursday, January 18, 2024, on regular schedule. We encourage all students to dress warmly as the temperatures remain low. We look forward to seeing our students in the morning at 7:50 a.m.!

Model Laboratory Schools will have a nontraditional instruction (NTI) day for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, 2024. 12-month employees will report.

Model Laboratory Schools will have a nontraditional instruction (NTI) day for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16, 2024, based on the current weather and predictions. Visit model.eku.edu for more information.

Hey, Juniors and Seniors enrolled in dual credit classes at EKU: don't forget your Spring semester classes begin Tuesday, January 16! 📚✏️💻

Students participated in the Gauntlet today—a contest to test essential skills of professional conduct like etiquette, respect, & other soft skills. Students prepared all school year for the competition by learning and developing a host of entrepreneurial and leadership skills.

Homestay Families Needed for Model-Japan Student Exchange: Koryo High School, located in Hokuto City, Japan, will be sending 16 high school boys/girls to Model March 20-26, 2024. We need host families to welcome these students for one week. If you are interested in hosting a student, please contact Lynnette Noblitt at lynnette.noblitt@eku.edu for more details.

There will be no school tomorrow, Wednesday, January 3, for Model Laboratory Schools due to no heat throughout the building. Burrier Child Development Center will continue as scheduled. | Over the break, pipes burst from the cold temperatures, resulting in most of the school not having heat. EKU facilities have been working on the issues since last week, and outside contractors made progress today; however, there will still not be heat throughout the building at least tomorrow. Therefore, there will be no school for Kindergarten through 12th Grade Wednesday, January 3. Any updates to athletic events will come from coaches or be posted on social media and website.

This week, Model Laboratory had Professional Writer Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons lead a 3-Day college essay writing workshop for Seniors and Juniors in AP English. ✏️🗒 As students in grades 11 and 12 are planning their next steps after Model High, they are learning how to tell their stories through college applications and essays. To assist them with this, they all participated in the 3-day writing workshop with writer, educator, and storyteller Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons. As a former AP Program Information writer for the College Board, Kelly Jean now leads college essay writing workshops across the country with the purpose of teaching students how to extend their story in the reader's mind through a college essay.

❗️𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝟯 𝙃𝙄𝙂𝙃 𝙎𝘾𝙃𝙊𝙊𝙇❗️ With the release of the most recent accountability ratings, Model High School has the third-highest rating in the Commonwealth making us one of the top three high schools in Kentucky! Model High School moved up two spots from the previous accountability and is one of only 24 high schools reported at the highest level. 🎉 Additionally, Model Elementary School is rated in the top 50 out of 719 Kentucky elementary schools! 🥳 Thank you to all who support our path toward excellence!

The Book Fair opens for previewing tomorrow! 📚🥰 Starting Monday, October 30 through Friday, November 3 it will be open for purchasing. Your child will have the opportunity to preview and create a wish list before visiting the Book Fair to purchase. This week, your Elementary student should have brought home information about the Book Fair, such as payment options (including how to set up an e-wallet), how to gift a book or gift certificate to a teacher of your choice, and when your child's class will preview the Book Fair. If you have questions, you can contact Mandy Williams by email or on Bloomz.

🎃🍁 Model Parent Organization (MPO) is hosting its annual Fall Festival this Friday, October 20, beginning at 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. in Model's gymnasium. There will be several silent auction items, including items and products created by Model students, as well as inflatables, games, and more. Join us for a night of Family Fun; we hope to see all of the Model Family there!

The dreams that you dare to dream really do come true! We're off to see 𝚝̶𝚑̶𝚎̶ ̶𝚆̶𝚒̶𝚣̶𝚊̶𝚛̶𝚍̶ ... ✨ 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙗𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚! ✨ This year, we are presenting a spectacular show on the big stage at the EKU Center for the Arts of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙯. We are gathering students in grades 3-12 on one stage for a production Model Lab has never seen before. Visit https://www.model.eku.edu/page/theatre for all audition sign-up information and parent volunteer information. Save the Date: A parent meeting will be held on Monday, October 23, 5:30-6:00 in Model’s Auditorium.

We hope everyone had a restful Fall Break because we definitely were busy before taking a week off. 🎃 Grade 1 students started Fall Break early with a field trip to the pumpkin patch 🍂 Grade 1 students also learned how to nature journal in the outdoor classroom 🏐 Volleyball marked the program's first-ever district win 🎻 Orchestra performed at the YMCA Benefit Dinner ☺️ Grade 5 students celebrated National Do Something Nice Day by creating a "graffiti wall of kindness" for the Elementary faculty

🥳👩‍⚖️👨‍⚖️ Congratulations to our Mock Trial team! The Mock Trial team competed at Yale University this weekend in the Yale Bulldog Invitational. They finished fourth among 24 of the top teams in the country. Kylie Pirtle (‘24) earned an Outstanding Attorney Award in-person with 19 ranks, as well as an Outstanding Witness Award virtually with 20 ranks. Lucy Taliaferro (‘24) won an Outstanding Attorney Award virtually with 19 ranks. We are so proud of our Mock Trial Team and their dedication to excellence! 🏆🤩