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![Seventy One Leaders Honored at 2nd Annual Leader Celebration]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684345443/nelsonkyschoolsus/bohi5vzbebbjpgvn51dt/legacy-124105.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684345443/nelsonkyschoolsus/bohi5vzbebbjpgvn51dt/legacy-124105.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684345443/nelsonkyschoolsus/bohi5vzbebbjpgvn51dt/legacy-124105.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1684345443/nelsonkyschoolsus/bohi5vzbebbjpgvn51dt/legacy-124105.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1684345443/nelsonkyschoolsus/bohi5vzbebbjpgvn51dt/legacy-124105.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1684345443/nelsonkyschoolsus/bohi5vzbebbjpgvn51dt/legacy-124105.jpg","width":2200}])
A total of 51 Pride Award Winners and 20 retirees were honored at the 2nd Annual NCS Leader Celebration at Dant Crossing.
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A handful of Nelson County and Thomas Nelson seniors have gotten a jump start on their college education by graduating high school with their associate degree.
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Justin Mobley, a senior at Nelson County, joined the Aerospace Build program his senior year after three years of being a part of the automotive program. Justin discovered his love for cars very early into high school, but wanted to take the next step up.
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Krysta Miles says she was often reluctant to speak up in class or other situations, but her place-based learning during her senior year has empowered her to find her voice.
![The Butterfly Effect in Education | NCS Legacy Leaders John Snider and Patsy Seay]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682005963/nelsonkyschoolsus/yb638pj8nm67hxtkbgfw/JohnSnyder.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682005963/nelsonkyschoolsus/yb638pj8nm67hxtkbgfw/JohnSnyder.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682005963/nelsonkyschoolsus/yb638pj8nm67hxtkbgfw/JohnSnyder.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1682005963/nelsonkyschoolsus/yb638pj8nm67hxtkbgfw/JohnSnyder.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1682005963/nelsonkyschoolsus/yb638pj8nm67hxtkbgfw/JohnSnyder.jpg","width":1600}])
This spring, NCS facilitated a conversation among former educators including John Snyder and Patsy Seay about how schools impact the community and lives of the educators themselves
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High-schoolers at Thomas Nelson and Nelson County could earn a free weeklong trip to Universal Orlando and The Kennedy Space Center through a STEM-oriented summer academy hosted in Elizabethtown.
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