Meadowthorpe Elementary won overall first place in Region 20 of the 2015 Governor’s Cup, with Rosa Parks Elementary coming in a close second in the 16-team field. Rosa Parks took top honors in the future problem-solving and quick recall components, while Meadowthorpe was runner-up in both team events.
The Governor’s Cup, which was founded in 1986 to promote classroom achievement, is Kentucky’s premier academic competition. A contest consists of five written assessment exams, composition (on-demand writing), future problem-solving, and quick recall (quiz bowl).
FCPS overall standings: 1. Meadowthorpe; 2. Rosa Parks; 5. Cassidy; 6. Dixie Magnet; 7. Ashland; 8. Clays Mill; T9. Wellington; 11. Maxwell. (Athens-Chilesburg also participated.)
Future problem solving: 1. Rosa Parks; 2. Meadowthorpe; 3. Clays Mill; 4. Maxwell.
Quick recall: 1. Rosa Parks; 2. Meadowthorpe; 4. Dixie.
Individual assessments:
- Mathematics – 1. Ayush Kumar, Meadowthorpe; T2. Chandler Zhu, Rosa Parks; 4. Angela Zhang, Rosa Parks; 5. Kendall Davis, Dixie.
- Science – 1. Ralph Bright, Meadowthorpe; T2. Morgan Dawson, Dixie, and Meena Ambati, Cassidy; 4. Max Lipsitz, Meadowthorpe; 5. Phoenix DuBravac, Ashland.
- Composition – 2. Mallory Sparks, Cassidy; T4. Emma Daman, Wellington.
- Social studies – T1. Jimmy Chen, Meadowthorpe, and Craig Upton, Rosa Parks; 4. Ralph Bright, Meadowthorpe; 5. Chandler Zhu, Rosa Parks.
- Language arts – 1. Angela Zhang, Rosa Parks; 3. Victoria Toles, Rosa Parks; T4. Adam Imam and Preston Mullins, Meadowthorpe, and Olivia Moore, Dixie.
- Arts & humanities – 1. Angela Sun, Meadowthorpe; 2. Maggie Ferguson, Ashland; T3. Mae Mobley, Meadowthorpe.
Region 20 complete results (The elementary division of Governor’s Cup does not have a state-level contest.)