Beech Tree News Network

If you find yourself feeling down, depressed, moody or irritable during a particular time of the year, you may suffer from seasonal affective disorder.
According to the Mayo Clinic, SAD is a type of depression linked to seasonal changes, and it begins and ends around the same time every year. For the majority of people, symptoms start in the fall or winter but quit with the coming of spring or early summer.

Morgantown Elementary School has released their honor roll and perfect attendance lists.  Congratulations!

                                           Kindergarten
                                  Perfect Attendance
Mrs. Baker- Felix Francisco, Harley Johnson, Juana Mendoza, Jax Pendley, Silas Ward

Mrs. Gardner- Casin Brooks, Zane Carathers, Erica McKinney

Ms. Otey- Mason Lynch, Alex Mendoza Alonzo, Mateo, Trevor White

Morgantown Care and Rehab Center would like to congratulate Wilma Webb for completing her therapy program and returning home.  Ms. Webb was admitted into Morgantown Care and Rehab Center in November from SKY Rehab Hospital after sustaining a stroke.  “I was nervous about having to go somewhere to finish my therapy, but my son promised me he would find me a good place.”  Ms. Webb’s son was also nervous; therefore, it was only natural that he would research area skilled nursing facilities to find the perfect place.

Below are the names of the Western Kentucky University students who were named to the Dean's and President's List. Included are the students' names and their hometown cities. Students making the Dean's List have a grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.79 in a 4.0 scale. Students on the President's List have GPAs of 3.8 to 4.0 and are indicated by an asterisk (*). To be eligible for the either list, students must have at least 12 hours of coursework that semester. Also, students who list their information as "confidential" in TopNet will not be listed.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016, Morgantown Elementary School had their first ever Student Lighthouse meeting. Students were very eager and excited to begin their journey as the first ever “Student Lighthouse Team”.  First up on the agenda was to determine students roles and expectations in our school as well as the community. Next, students began to share ideas about planning our schools upcoming events such as the 100th day of school. Lastly, we discussed when students would hold their weekly meetings.

BCMS has released its honor roll and perfect attendance lists for second nine weeks.

6th GRADE ALL A HONOR ROLL: Richard Brown, Haylee Cameron, Estil Canary, Gracie Cardwell, Ethan Clark, Taylin Clark, Alexander Coleman, Dawson Deel, Makinna Embry, Taylor Ferrell, Solomon Flener, Kaylee Givens, Ealon Hawkins, Jagger Henderson, Zoie House, Brody Hunt, Graci Leach, Easton Mason, Avery McKee, Hezekiah Pendley, Hope Phelps, Rylan Shumway.

North Butler Elementary has release its honor roll and Cub Club members for the second nine weeks grading period.

Autumn Jenkins, an 8th grade student at Butler County Middle School, won the school competition of the National Geographic Bee on December 18 and now has a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship. The school Bee, at which students answered questions on geography, was the first round in the 28th annual National Geographic Bee.  Fellow 8th grade student William Hancock was runner-up.

North Butler Elementary School entry was the winner of the tree contest sponsored by the Butler County Chapter NSDAR. The tree, decorated with the assistance of Mr. Lin from the Confucius Classroom project,   was selected as the Viewers’ Choice from the 60 entries in the 2015 Festival of Trees held this year in the Friendly Furniture building. A host of people enjoyed viewing the trees and children of all ages enjoyed a visit with Santa on Family Night and again on Saturday after the parade.

The 2016 KY Fruit and Vegetable Conference is rapidly approaching.  The conference is designed for farmers interested in producing and marketing horticulture crops.  The conference is January 4-5th in Lexington, KY.  The conference is being held at Embassy Suites Hotel.  The two day conference offers sessions on fruit and vegetable production, direct and wholesale marketing, greenhouse and high tunnel production, a grape and wine short course, a trade show, and more.  There is a $40 registration fee for the conference and hotel lodging is not included.  Registration information can be found