{"id":6098,"date":"2019-04-28T16:37:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T16:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/?p=6098"},"modified":"2019-04-28T16:37:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T16:37:31","slug":"visiting-students-in-louisville-ky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/visiting-students-in-louisville-ky\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting students in Louisville KY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Bloom Elementary students waiting in line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was picked up in the wee hours of Easter Sunday morning to begin my trip to Louisville Kentucky on behalf of Scholastic Book Fairs and the publication of Stolen Girl. It was a quick three day trip but in that time I met with enthusiastic students and staff at 6 schools!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My first stop was Buckner Elementary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"827\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner1-1024x827.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6100\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6100\" class=\"wp-image-6100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner1-1024x827.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner1-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner1-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>These 4 patient students were the last in a long line-up, waiting for an autograph.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"873\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner2-1024x873.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6101\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6101\" class=\"wp-image-6101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner2-1024x873.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner2-150x128.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner2-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Along the way to the library I was greeted with these creative signs!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner-1200x746.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/buckner.jpg 1236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scholastic Book Fairs Field Rep Carol Cook and Field Manager Cindy Herman then took me out for lunch, and since this was my first time in Kentucky, I had to try a Hot Brown, which was invented in Louisville. Yum! It was huge! I couldn&#8217;t eat it all but it was delicious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hotbrown-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hotbrown-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hotbrown-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hotbrown-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hotbrown.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>A Hot Brown from Lou Lou Food &amp; Drink: French bread on the bottom, thin sliced turkey, Mornay cheese sauce, garnished with tomato and bacon!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next school was Holy Trinity, where I was greeted with a large bomb-festooned banner and many enthusiastic students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"703\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity1.jpg 974w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity1-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity1-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> I asked those who had questions to come up to the front to ask them. Their questions were displayed on the screen so all of the students could see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity4.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6103\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6103\" class=\"wp-image-6103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity4.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity4-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity4-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"677\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity5.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6104\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6104\" class=\"wp-image-6104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity5.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity5-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity5-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"731\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity2.jpg 876w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity2-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity2-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"737\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity3.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/holytrinity3-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, we visited Bloom Elementary. I was very impressed with the stately architecture of the building itself and loved the bright and airy renovations, in particular the broken glass mosaic tiles in the front foyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom1jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom1jpg.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom1jpg-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom1jpg-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>It was a large and attentive audience at Bloom and the questions were perceptive.<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom2-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom2-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom2-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>I LOVE this picture! Thank you, Bloom students for your patience and enthusiasm!<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bloom3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>These five students were at the very last of the line-up, so I thought it was fitting to get a pic. Thank you for your patience!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/loweelem-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/loweelem-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/loweelem-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/loweelem-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/loweelem.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>On Tuesday afternoon, I spoke with 100 grade 4 students at Lowe Elementary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was packed and checked out when Cindy took me to our first school on Wednesday, Mount Washington. A beautiful banner decorated the entrance!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mountwashington1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mountwashington1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mountwashington1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mountwashington1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mountwashington1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mountwashington2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mountwashington2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mountwashington2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mountwashington2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mountwashington2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>There were very many avid readers and enthusiastic book purchasers at the school. The two students sitting with me organized the books &#8212; you can see sets stacked on the shelves waiting to be signed. Classes came in one at a time. There were so many books to sign and students to say hello to that I opted to skip lunch so I could greet everyone personally. Thank you, Mount Washington students and educators for your reading enthusiasm!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/christianacad-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/christianacad-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/christianacad-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/christianacad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/christianacad-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/christianacad.jpg 1423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The final school on the trip was the Christian Academy. It was a good thing Carol and I didn&#8217;t stop for lunch because there were FOUR car accidents on the road between Mount Washington and Christian Academy! As it was, we got to the school in plenty of time. Students were enthusiastic and asked great questions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you, Cindy and Carol for taking such good care of me! It was an awesome adventure!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was picked up in the wee hours of Easter Sunday morning to begin my trip to Louisville Kentucky on behalf of Scholastic Book Fairs and the publication of Stolen Girl. It was a quick three day trip but in that time I met with enthusiastic students and staff at 6 schools! My first stop &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/visiting-students-in-louisville-ky\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Visiting students in Louisville KY&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[262],"tags":[468,469,214,353,470,432,415],"class_list":["post-6098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-stories","tag-kentucky","tag-louisville","tag-making-bombs-for-hitler","tag-scholastic","tag-scholastic-book-fairs","tag-stolen-girl","tag-the-war-below"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6098"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6122,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6098\/revisions\/6122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}