Beckey Reiter has been named Kenton County Animal Shelter Director.
Reiter joins the shelter with over 30 years of experience in animal care and control, most recently serving for 23 years as Director at the Boone County Animal Shelter. During her time there she established a multi-year plan focused on restoring public confidence through substantial employee training, improvement of animal care, customer service and positive effective communication with local animal groups, veterinarians and the community at large.
She is a member of the National Animal Control Association as well as the Kentucky Animal Control Association. In 2008, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in animal care and control.
The Kenton County Animal Shelter is located at 020 Mary Laidley Dr, Covington.
National Merit Semi-finalist, Savannah Brady
Highlands High School senior Savannah Brady has been named a Finalist in the 2017-18 National Merit Scholarship Program.
About 15,000 of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September 2017 met all requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition. All Finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarships to be offered in 2018.
Savannah Brady
To become a finalist, a semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the high school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test. The semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, which includes the student’s essay and information about the semifinalist’s participation and leadership in school and community activities.
Approximately 90% of semifinalists advanced to the finalist level; from this group, all National Merit Scholarship winners are chosen. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference.
