Lafayette anglers qualify in Region 2 fishing tournament
A pair of anglers from Lafayette High School will advance to the KHSAA state bass fishing tournament April 26-27 at Kentucky Lake near Hardin. Riley Cobb and Ben Marshall placed 11th among the 13...
View ArticleEastside, Southside students excel in SkillsUSA state contests
Students from Southside and Eastside technical centers who received gold medals in the 2013 SkillsUSA state competition will advance to the National Leadership and Skills Conference set for June 24-28...
View ArticleYoung chess players receive state-level kudos
Noah Katz, a third-grader at Maxwell Spanish Immersion Magnet School, tied for top honors in the K-3 division in the state Individual Scholastic Chess Championships this spring. In the 2013 team...
View ArticleTwo from Locust Trace advance to state FFA contests
Students at Locust Trace AgriScience Farm competed at the Bluegrass Region FFA Day, and two will advance to Kentucky’s FFA contests during the June 10-13 state convention. Coleman Stivers won first...
View ArticlePercussion, winter guard units win TriState honors
Several Lexington schools fared well in the 2013 TriState Circuit championships. The TriState Circuit serves winter guard and percussion units in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia region....
View ArticleBoard of Health taps TATU as Public Health Hero
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s Board of Health has selected Teens Against Tobacco Use as one of its 2013 Public Health Heroes. The annual awards are given during National Public...
View ArticleFour from Winburn to compete in National History Bee
Four students from Winburn Middle School will compete in the 2013 National History Bee championship June 1 in Atlanta. Eighth-graders Sameer Ahmed, Zachary Ross and Thirushan Wignakumar and...
View ArticlePlayers named to all-city basketball teams
Student-athletes from across FCPS were named to the 2013 all-city basketball teams, as determined by coaches' voting after the season. The boys' first team included Lafayette's Jackson Davis,...
View ArticleTates Creek senior earns National Achievement Scholarship
Fayette County Public Schools boasts two of Kentucky’s six winners in the 2013 National Achievement Scholarship Program, including Tatiyana Dean of Tates Creek High School. Tatiyana, an International...
View ArticleState kudos qualify FBLA members for California
FCPS members of the Future Business Leaders of America competed well at the 2013 state conference April 8-10 in Louisville, and these top students qualified for the national contests June 27-30 in...
View ArticleMiddle School Honors Orchestra divided in two groups
After recent auditions, dozens of top young musicians were chosen for the 2013 Fayette County Middle School Honors Orchestra. This year’s group, with a total of 113 participants, is divided into the...
View ArticleOrientations welcome rising sixth-graders to middle school
Students entering sixth grade this fall can explore their new schools at orientation sessions designed just for them and their families. Principals and teachers will be on hand to introduce...
View ArticleDunbar team heads to D.C. for National Science Bowl
A group from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School will represent the Kentucky/Ohio/Indiana region in the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl. During the April 25-29 activities in Washington,...
View ArticleACE cafeteria assistant deemed ‘Heart of the Program’
Nancy Jones, the lead assistant in the cafeteria at Athens-Chilesburg Elementary, has received the 2013 Heart of the Program Award from the Kentucky School Nutrition Association. This statewide honor...
View ArticleFCPS turns in strong showing in state Reflections contest
Thirteen students from Fayette County Public Schools earned statewide first-place honors in the Kentucky PTA’s 2013 Reflections contest, advancing to the national competition. Congratulations to Mia...
View ArticleMaxwell’s innovative fundraiser benefits rescue mission
Fifth-graders at Maxwell Spanish Immersion Magnet School researched, planned and hosted a “Night of Food & Art” that raised more than $3,500 for the Lexington Rescue Mission, a ministry that...
View ArticleFour sophomores accepted at Gatton Academy
The Class of 2015 at the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky will include four students from Fayette County Public Schools: Taha Husain and William Walters of Paul Laurence Dunbar...
View ArticleStudent Readiness Award goes to Lafayette senior
Devin O’Neil Morton of Lafayette High School received the statewide Student Readiness Award from ACT Inc. on April 15 in Frankfort. Devin, a senior, is an excellent student and an active member of the...
View ArticleTwo will compete in Individual FPS international contest
Lindsey Bell of Tates Creek High School and Eleanor Lui of Winburn Middle School will participate in the Individual Future Problem Solving international contest June 6-9 at Indiana University after...
View ArticleDunbar’s marching band picked for Macy’s parade
The 2014 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature the marching band from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. The surprise announcement thrilled students and families gathered for a concert Thursday....
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