Social studies teacher Roxanne Mitchell works with 5th-grade students editing sentences at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County). “The value of a small school is epitomized (here),” Mitchell said. “We are a family who cares about each other personally and professionally. There is no negativity, and our focus is success for all of our students.” Photo by Amy Wallot, Oct. 20, 2011
Commissioner Terry Holliday talks with 3rd-grade students Landon Brown and Rayna Roberts at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County), a Blue Ribbon School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Oct. 20, 2011
Third-grade students Kaitlyn Profitt and Thomas Garcia paint owls during Lydia Childress\' class at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County), a Blue Ribbon School, Oct. 20, 2011.Photo by Amy Wallot
Tammy Purcell reads an Amelia Bedelia book to students while teaching them about idioms at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County), a Blue Ribbon School, Oct. 20, 2011. Photo by Amy Wallot
Rex Blackburn celebrates his whole class getting the answer correct during Amy Brown\'s 3rd-grade mathematics class at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County), a Blue Ribbon School, Oct. 20, 2011. Photo by Amy Wallot
First-grade students Gracie Ring and Brooke Edgington play with puppets during an indoor recess at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County), a Blue Ribbon School, Oct. 20, 2011.Photo by Amy Wallot
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday talks with 3rd-grade students Landon Brown and Rayna Roberts at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County), a Blue Ribbon School, Oct. 20, 2011. Photo by Amy Wallot
Students practice angle measurements using Study Island during Lynn Cloyd\'s 4th-grade class at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County), a Blue Ribbon School, Oct. 20, 2011. Photo by Amy Wallot
Third-grade student Jonmarie Lehmann uses an iPad to draw
Fourth-grade teacher Lynn Cloyd speaks with Education Commissioner Terry Holliday at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County), a Blue Ribbon School, Oct. 20, 2011. Photo by Amy Wallot
Shauna Phillips helps 4th-grade students Ripley Martin and Nick Curran measure angles using pizza slices as a reference at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County), a Blue Ribbon School, Oct. 20, 2011. Photo by Amy Wallot
Roxanne Mitchell works with 5th-grade students editing sentences at North Middletown Elementary School (Bourbon County).Photo by Amy Wallot, Oct. 20, 2011