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Samantha Smith
Named Class 2A Track and Field Athlete of the Year
 RCHS
graduate Samantha Smith was recently named the Kentucky Class 2A
Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year recently for her amazing
regular season and state meet performances. Smith becomes the second
RCHS athlete to win the award along with former RCHS standout
Heather Hammond who won the award in 2005. Samantha was also one of
three finalists for the Ms. Track award. She also won the
KyTrackXC.com Overall Field Event Athlete of the Year award given to
the state’s most outstanding field event performer.
This past season, Samantha led RCHS
to their 7th straight Class 2A Region V Championship title and 10th
regional title overall. The team went on to finish 3rd in the Class
2A State Championships. She claimed regional titles in both long and
triple jump for the second straight season, as well as the 100-meter
dash regional title, and finished as regional runner-up in the
200-meter dash.
While winning the regional long jump title, Samantha also surpassed
the Class 2A all-time state record of 18’4” with a career best jump
of 18’7.75”. Earlier this season, Samantha shattered the Class 2A
state record of 37’8” in triple jump at the Pulaski County
Invitational, leaping an incredible 38’5”. Her career best and RCHS
record marks were historic, ranking her in the top five all-time in
both events out of all three classes combined in the state of
Kentucky.
Samantha continued her excellence in
the jumping events at the Class 2A State Championships, winning her
second straight state title in long jump and her first state title
in triple jump while dominating her class in both events. She was
named 1st team all state in both long and triple jump and finished
the season with the top marks in the state in all three classes in
both events. She also finished 5th in the 100-meter dash and 6th in
the 200-meter dash at state.
Samantha led all scorers at the
Class 2A State Championships with an amazing 27 points. She was
awarded the KHSAA Sportsmanship award for her outstanding
performances along with her attitude and conduct in the sport during
the season and at the state championships.
Rockcastle students learn about health careers at
Summer Summit
In July, high school
students gathered from six Kentucky counties to
participate in the Berea College GEAR UP/AHEC/WEEA
Summer Summit on the campus of Berea College. Among
those students were Catherine Hounshell, Rachel
Hemsley, Katie Linville, Crystal Holt and Mary
Robinson, all from Rockcastle, as well as students
from Madison, Fayette, Lee, Jackson, and Estill
counties. The weeklong, overnight experience gave
participants a taste of campus life and broadened
their knowledge of career opportunities in health
care.
The camp kicked off on
Monday afternoon, July 12th, with a health career
overview which set the stage for many great learning
experiences through the week. Rockcastle Regional
Hospital’s own Shannon Stevens and Lindsey Gabbard
presented a dietary information session on Thursday,
followed by a respiratory therapy presentation by
Mike McFerron and Rodney Weaver on Friday.
Etiquette training, a
hospital tour, guest speakers and a nursing workshop
are a few more events that led up to what most
campers believed to be the highlight of the camp. On
Thursday morning students had the opportunity to
watch the live feed of a gallbladder removal surgery
by Dr. Joseph Iocono of the University of Kentucky
Department Of Surgery. Each day, sessions were also
taught by GEAR UP Counselors, Nancy Hale, Willie
Addison, and Fred McQueen on applying for financial
aid, scholarships, and college interviews. Each
camper left at the end of the week with a final copy
of an essay to be used with college applications.
Campers wrapped up the
week with presentations which had been in production
for the duration of the camp. Students and Southern
Kentucky AHEC, alike, appreciate the time and effort
on behalf of the medical community and GEAR UP to
make the 2010 Summer Summit an enriching experience.
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