Daniel Cameron tours WCPS Impact Center in Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Public Schools Impact Center is taking shape, and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron stopped by to see the progress Wednesday, as well as what it means for the future of the community.
“They’re putting windows and now they’re starting on floors or just doing tile in the restrooms. It’s looking great, every day I come in… looks totally brand new to me, so it’s an exciting time to be a part of the Impact Center for Warren County Public Schools,” Dr. Cody Rich said, giving an update on the progress during the tour.
“Just a remarkable space that is going to benefit exponentially the kids of Warren County, and so it was a delight to come. I already told Mr. McIntyre I want to come back when August 2026… when it’s opened up to the community for our kids to enroll. What a neat jewel to have here in Warren County that again is going to allow kids to thrive in a way to meet the demands of the job market in a way that I think is going to put Warren County on some really top notch ground in terms of getting kids in industries of tomorrow,” Cameron says in his initial thoughts on the facility after touring.
For Dr. Rich, his favorite part of the Center is what opportunities will come for students when it opens in fall of 2026.
“The fact that I get to help build, and my team gets to help build new opportunities for students, and better innovative… and just get to dream big and have fun doing it. It’s just… it’s got to be my favorite part… just exploring the new opportunities and getting to meet new people and talk to people that are immersed in the industry and helped lead it… lead us to a new way to offer things for students here in the county,” he says.
Cameron’s favorite part has to be the outdoor courtyard, which can be utilized in many different ways.
“The idea that you would have outdoor space here that the kids can really use in an extension of the learning that they’re going to do in the pods and take that outdoors and use that space for eating, for corroborating, that’s a really sweet deal,” he says.
He’s also excited to see different groups come together to make it happen.
“It’s a beginning, but it’s also a culmination of like some really some partnerships with Western, with the school system with local business leaders and the chamber coming together and saying ‘Hey, we want to invest in future generations and we want to ensure that they have a seat at the table when it comes to AI, to nursing, to media and in arts,” Cameron says.
