Ben Kelley - Junior Engineer
CyberReporting the Olympic Torch

Ben Kelley selected as KyTLC Conference Junior Engineer

Written by Ben Kelley 12/20/2001 Junior Engineer

In my recent achievement in becoming a Junior Engineer for the Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference, I attribute my success to my self-determination and the opportunities I've been given. In my elementary school, I was given an early opportunity to learn with computers in the classroom and was even exposed a small bit to networking. This piqued my interest and in middle school, at Leestown, I found even more opportunities to advance my knowledge. I saw that anything I had the interest to learn, that I would be given the opportunity to do so.

In 6th grade, we started working on a web page. This really is what drew me in to servers, web design, and networking. The next year, I proposed a web server, on site, for students to be able to use in hosting the website and learning the back-end of website hosting, the web server. I set up the web server on an NT 4 server and configured everything to get it running. This was my introduction to networking, and the inner-workings behind it. Through this, I was introduced to different topics in networking, as well as taking on the responsibility of administering the box. After getting that up and going, I investigated more networking and domains, actually running a server that was used for more than a web server. I completed this project mid-8th grade after I had configured a server to be our Domain Controller, for the Leestown network. I had taken this project upon myself, and with a little help from others, I completed my task. I now had the looming task of high school ahead.

Going into High School, at PLD, I knew that I would have to work to regain the trust and leadership position that I had garnered at Leestown. With eager interest, I've become involved with the wiring closets, troubleshooting network problems and running servers. I've found that I also have the opportunity to learn whatever I want as well at PLD. If I come up with an idea to study or learn, I usually have the opportunity to study the idea, come up with a way to complete the idea, and implement it. I've also had an opportunity to learn many operating systems and learn the inner-workings of each. I have been able to see problems linking the many operating systems together and troubleshoot them, learn why it is happening and remedy the problem. I have also been given the opportunity to work within a wireless setting, with our wireless lab. This is extremely important, because being able to use multiple standards within a building allows more adaptability, and more opportunity to learn. Where I was introduced to networking, etc in middle school, within the high school setting I have been able to take that knowledge, apply it to different environments, and use my determination and the resources available to me to further my knowledge of technology.

The Olympic Torch

Written By: Marisha

On Monday December 17, 2001 my class made an Olympic banner for the Olympic Torch relay that was running by Harrison Elementary. When the Olympic Torch ran past Harrison Elementary everybody was screaming U.S.A. and the Coca-Cola truck came by and gave some of the students and teachers a Coca-Cola drink! It seemed like everybody was having such a great time even the teachers!!! The S.T.L.P students helped out by taking pictures!!! We were CYBER REPORTERS for one day!!!!!

My Wildest Experience With a Digital Camera

By DaQuan

On Monday, December 17th the Olympic torch was carried by the back of Harrison Elementary. It was a spectacular sight to see. There were T.V. cameras everywhere. When I took the picture it was like meeting Jamie Foxx. As the torch relay runner came down the street toward us my heart started beating because the camera battery was going dead. Once she came toward me the camera had already turned off. I was in a crisis! The camera had cut off and the runner was right in front of me but, the camera wouldn’t come back on. After a couple of seconds the camera cut back on and I got a picture of her back instead of her face. Cyber reporting isn’t easy!!