GRAVES COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - Graves County High School had some 30 students in the spring of 2012 to earn Advanced Placement honors for excelling in rigorous, college-level courses.

“National AP Scholar” is a prestigious honor. Megan Durham earned that accolade. To achieve that status, a student must earn a minimum score of 4 on all AP exams taken and scores of 4 on eight or more of the those exams.

“AP Scholar with Distinction” is granted to those individuals who earn an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of those exams. GCHS students so honored include Megan Durham, C.J. Elliott, Clifton Hendley, Hannah Latta, Preston Simmons, and Sam Williams.

“AP Scholar with Honor” is granted to students who earn an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams. GCHS students holding that honor from this past spring include:

GRAVES COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - The Graves County Board of Education rated Superintendent Pete Galloway highly in all ten areas it considered in the board’s annual evaluation of the district’s top administrator.

The evaluation took place in executive session at the board’s meeting Monday evening, July 23. The meeting had been moved from its normal third Thursday of the month due to the annual conference of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators last Thursday.

“The Graves County school board rated the superintendent as excellent or outstanding in all categories,” said board chairman Ronnie Holmes. “The board expresses its full support to Mr. Galloway and the direction in which he is leading the Graves County Schools.”

GRAVES COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - Graves County High School has selected Abbie Morris as a new assistant principal and the Math/Science/Engineering Academy principal.

She has served as the academy’s lead teacher the past three years. She also has taught pre-engineering and Project Lead the Way courses for the past seven years and was head coach of the girls’ soccer team for a total of eight years. Morris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering graphics and design and a Master of Science degree in technology education, both at Murray State University. She later earned a Master of Arts degree in school leadership through Bellarmine University.

“I see this as an opportunity to impact a larger part of the GCHS student body,” Morris said of her new role as an administrator, “to increase STEM (science/ technology/ engineering/ math) awareness, and to work alongside those who have a shared vision for our school and students.”