September 30, 2013

Volume 1, Issue 1

Hindman Herald
Happenings in Knott County, Ken tucky
Many interesting events and places are in the sleepy town of Hindman, Kentucky the county seat of Knott County. Every weekend after Labor Day, the population of Hindman comes out to celebrate the Gingerbread Festival. Along with different types of gingerbread for sale, there are carnival rides, bluegrass music, and local crafts to see and experience. face mine houses the largest and healthiest elk herd east of the Mississippi. One can see the elk herd if he visits around sunrise or sunset. The elk are not domesticated, but a human visitor is able to get close enough to the elk to take good photographs. Alice Lloyd College is a small private college in Knott County. The school began as a oneroom school house with the distinguished teacherMs. Alice Lloyd. This college was ranked #1 in the nation as the college where students graduate with the least amount of debt. The colleges volunteer choir, Voices of Appalachia, travels around the country every spring. The choir keeps the Appalachian culture alive by singing a variety of songs originating in the mountains.

Special points of interest:

Gingerbread Festival Elk View Alice Lloyd College Hindman Settlement School

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A few miles down Highway 80, an old sur-

The Hindman Settlement School is the first rural settlement school in America. The school still provides education for the surrounding areaoffering tutoring for students with dyslexia and providing a place for upcoming artists to have their own studio.

The Reynolds Academy

In the Reynolds family home, Austin and Heather Reynolds have been homeschooled since 8th and 5th grade (respectively). Jamie and Rachael Reynolds, the parents, chose to use the ABEKA curriculum from Pensacola Christian Academy in educating their children. One of the features of the ABEKA curriculum is the option of watching videos of teachers in Pensacola Christian Academy teach to a group of students in a normal classroom. This allows the homeschooler to be taught by an expert in a specific subject and to hear other students ask and answer questions. Jamie and Rachael Reynolds encouraged their children to get involved in activities in their community and their church. Austin and Heather Reynolds both participated in various types of community service. Heather Reynolds was a part of the Alice Lloyd College choir, Voices of Appalachia, for two semesters.

She also helped at an elementary school as a teachers aide for one school year.

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