District sets K-PREP state testing dates in May
The state testing window is scheduled during the last 14 days of a district’s instructional calendar, and May 29 is the last day of classes in Fayette County Public Schools. Therefore FCPS has...
View ArticleMiddle School Honors Orchestra to present spring concert
After auditions this spring, 100 outstanding young musicians were selected for the 2015 Fayette County Middle School Honors Orchestra. The group is divided into the Fayette Strings, conducted by David...
View ArticleRegistration opens April 20 for STARTALK Chinese summer program
Fayette County Public Schools will again offer the STARTALK Chinese Language Program this summer for students in grades K-5 to practice the language and learn more about the culture. Applicants must...
View ArticleThree seniors among 2015 Presidential Scholar semifinalists
Fayette County Public Schools has produced three of Kentucky’s eight semifinalists in the 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors recognizing high school...
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Dunbar junior runner-up in national viola competition
Jasmine Liu, a junior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, was runner-up nationally in the 2015 Wendell Irish Viola Award competition. Jasmine, whose orchestra teacher is Rebecca Goff, also earned...
View ArticleTwo from Ashland take top honors in Bluegrass History Fair
Fifty-three students from 13 elementary schools competed in the annual Edward T. Houlihan III Bluegrass History Fair, sponsored by the Lexington History Museum. Fifth-grader Maggie Gladding of Ashland...
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Three from Lafayette earn kudos in Japanese Speech Contest
In the Level 3 advanced competition, Lafayette senior Zane Barnett earned first-place honors in the statewide Japanese Speech Contest on April 18 in Norsworthy Auditorium. Meanwhile, in the Level 1...
View ArticleLafayette senior among first National Merit scholars
Laura Briggs of Lafayette High School, who listed her probable career field as biochemistry, is among Kentucky’s 15 recipients of 2015 National Merit corporate scholarships. She was selected by the...
View ArticleBryan Station Middle tapped as a national Green Ribbon School
Bryan Station Middle School is among the 2015 Green Ribbon Schools designated by the U.S. Department of Education for its commitment to sustainable practices. “We care about our environment and our...
View ArticleAthletes can get physicals through UK Sports Medicine
UK Sports Medicine is offering physicals for middle and high school athletes for $20. Thursday April 30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at host site Lafayette High School, 401 Reed Lane; Thursday May 21 from 6...
View ArticleRising fifth-graders may apply for Summer Robotics Camp
The seventh annual FCPS Summer Robotics Camp for elementary students will be June 2-4 at Beaumont, Crawford, Morton and Winburn middle schools. Because of limited space, children must apply for a...
View ArticleLibrary media specialists pick up regional accolades
Staff from Fayette County Public Schools brought home five of 10 awards given at the spring gathering of the Central Kentucky Association of School Librarians, which covers 22 counties. The regional...
View ArticleYMCA Black Achievers awards scholarships to seniors
Several students in Fayette County Public Schools received college scholarships at the YMCA of Central Kentucky’s annual Black Achievers awards banquet April 18 at the Embassy Suites. The awards,...
View ArticleSchools celebrate Earth Day 2015 with ‘green’ awards
Students from across Fayette County marked Earth Day 2015 by holding up each other’s green initiatives and successes, and dozens of schools received banners touting this year’s sustainability...
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Dunbar junior a winner in state’s Eco-Art contest
Stephanie Stumbur, a junior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, is among the 2015 winners in the state’s annual Eco-Art Contest, sponsored by the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection...
View ArticleKentucky PTA to congratulate state-level Reflections winners
Nearly two dozen arts-minded students in Fayette County Public Schools – working off the theme “The World Would Be A Better Place If …” have earned state-level awards in the 2014-2015 Reflections...
View ArticleFBLA members round up kudos at 2015 state conference
About a dozen students from Fayette County Public Schools picked up awards at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state conference April 20-22 in Louisville. Members from Bryan Station High...
View ArticleUK salutes 2015 cadre of ‘Teachers Who Made a Difference'
This spring, the UK College of Education’s “Teachers Who Made a Difference” program recognized more than 150 educators for their significant impact on the lives of their students. All types of...
View ArticleJessie Clark sixth-graders top East in Stock Market Game
A pair of sixth-graders at Jessie Clark Middle School topped the East region field in Kentucky’s early spring edition of The Stock Market Game, which closed out April 24. Amaki Allen and Ben Weathers...
View ArticleSTEAM freshmen chosen for UK’s Robinson Leaders Program
In another new partnership with the University of Kentucky, 13 freshmen at the STEAM Academy have been accepted into the Robinson Leaders Class 5 Cohort: Rebecca McCardle, Rosalinda Ahuatzi, LaMondra...
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