Fifth-grade student Justus Henson plays Just Dance 2 on the Wii as a reward for his class having the most steps in a pedometer challenge at Manchester Elementary School (Clay County). He had the most steps in his class with roughly 780,000 steps – the approximate distance from the easternmost point of Kentucky to the westernmost near the Mississippi River. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 3, 2011
Second-grade student David Harrison enjoys summer reading at the Jessamine County Public Library. He recently won an award for reading 149 books in a week, the most in his class at Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School (Jessamine County). Photo by Amy Wallot, June 15, 2011
Fourth-grade students Caleb Salvia and Heather Langworthy shake their bags to mix ingredients for homemade ice cream in the Mobile Science Activity Center at Tollesboro Elementary School (Lewis County). Students had to shake their buckets for seven minutes to get their ice cream to freeze. Photo by Amy Wallot; May 24, 2011
Nicholasville Elementary School (Jessamine County) 4th-grade student Rachel Archer turns in a summer reading log to Cathy Sallee at the Jessamine County Public Library. Archer enjoys reading books by Roald Dahl, including The Witches and James and the Giant Peach. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 15, 2011
Tates Creek High School (Fayette County) junior Maurice Marshall hands out 3D-glasses for the 4D SpongeBob Squarepants ride at the Louisville Zoo. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 21, 2011
Fourth-grade students Miranda Clark, right, and Abby Applegate pull their freshly made ice cream out of ice buckets at the Mobile Science Activity Center at Tollesboro Elementary School (Lewis County). Students collected data from the activity and later made graphs to illustrate their findings. Photo by Amy Wallot; May 24, 2011
Students play Michael Jackson: The Experience on the Wii at Manchester Elementary School (Clay County). The class played the game as a reward for having walked the most steps during a pedometer-recorded walking challenge. Photo by Amy Wallot, May 3, 2011
Wilmore Elementary School (Jessamine County) 3rd-grade student Lukas Keathley looks up books for summer reading at the Jessamine County Public Library. He is a fan of the Judy Moody and Stink books. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 15, 2011
Ashley Johnson, a senior at Greenup County High School, prices plush polar bears animals in the gift shop at the Louisville Zoo. Johnson participates in KSB’s Summer Enrichment Program. She enjoyed her work assignment, especially because the gift shop is air-conditioned. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 21, 2011
Alexus Tuttle and LaKala McKissic play Just Dance 2 on the Wii as a reward for a pedometer step challenge at Manchester Elementary School (Clay County). Photo by Amy Wallot, May 3, 2011
Students in Chasity McGowan\'s 4th-grade class eat their homemade ice cream at Tollesboro Elementary School (Lewis County). Students made the ice cream in the Mobile Science Activity Center. Photo by Amy Wallot; May 24, 2011
Senior Deandre Smith sweeps the floor of the Gorilla Forest Sanctuary at the Louisville Zoo. Smith, who previously worked at Six Flags over Kentucky Kingdom in a similar partnership with KSB, said he values the experience he has gained in these jobs because it will help him in the future. He one day hopes to own and operate his own clothing store. Smith attends Pleasure Ridge Park High School (Jefferson County) and participates in KSB’s Summer Enrichment Program. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 21, 2011
Nate Stombaugh, a 5th-grade student at Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School (Jessamine County), reads to his younger brother, Andy, at the Jessamine County Public Library. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 15, 2011
Kentucky School for the Blind student Kenton Smith washes windows in the Gorilla Forest Sanctuary at the Louisville Zoo. He said he likes helping people at the zoo, and this opportunity also showed him that he can be successful at the interview process. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 21, 2011
Julia King, a 2nd-grade student at Maxwell Elementary School (Fayette County), looks up a book for summer reading using the Find A Book, Kentucky website at the Jessamine County Public Library. Photo by Amy Wallot, June 15, 2011
Fourth-grade student Sarah Henderson eats homemade chocolate ice cream she made in the Mobile Science Activity Center at Tollesboro Elementary School (Lewis County). The ice cream was “Good!” she said. Photo by Amy Wallot; May 24, 2011
The Mobile Science Activity Center visits Tollesboro Elementary School (Lewis County). All activities in the center are aligned to core content. Photo by Amy Wallot; May 24, 2011