Registration 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 ArticleTELL Survey shows improved school working conditions
Overall, Kentucky educators are more positive about teaching and learning conditions in their schools than they were in 2013, according to results from the latest Teaching, Empowering, Leading and...
View ArticleSchools collect nearly $15,000 in Pennies for Patients drive
Nineteen sites in Fayette County Public Schools raised more than $14,900 this past school year in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients campaign. Lexington Traditional Magnet...
View ArticleBeaumont boys state’s runner-up in track & field
The Beaumont boys’ team placed second in the 2015 middle school state track and field championships, where FCPS produced several winners and strong performances. Beaumont also brought home the most...
View ArticleDunbar student named Lexington’s Youth Leader of the Year
Zainab Kahloon, who was a junior in 2014-2015 at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, was tapped as Lexington’s Youth Leader of the Year during a recent awards ceremony at Georgetown College. She...
View ArticleEight candidates still in running for superintendent
This week, McNamara Search is continuing the background and reference checks on the eight top candidates for superintendent of Fayette County Public Schools. The work includes education, credential...
View ArticleEarly entry for rezoned students not an option this fall
In the coming months, Fayette County Public Schools will develop early entry procedures for students to enroll in the fall of 2016 in advance of the middle and high school attendance boundary changes...
View ArticleDunbar academic team JV runner-up in national showdown
A team from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School was the junior varsity runner-up in PACE’s 2015 National Scholastic Championship, held June 6-7 in Reston, Va. This group included Hannah Wang, Zsombor...
View ArticleLocust Trace students bring home state FFA awards
Students from Locust Trace AgriScience Center picked up three top awards during the Kentucky FFA state convention June 9-11 in Lexington. Coleman Stivers placed first in agricultural process...
View ArticleFCPS sets plan to interview first two superintendent finalists
School board members plan to interview two finalists next week for the highest leadership position in Fayette County Public Schools. Their names were not immediately released because McNamara Search...
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Board announces first two superintendent finalists
The Fayette County Board of Education on Friday announced two of the finalists who will interview for the position of superintendent: Emmanuel “Manny” Caulk, currently superintendent of the Portland...
View ArticleFCPS produces four honorees in KET Young Writers Contest
Creativity abounded in the 579 entries in the 2015 KET Young Writers Contest, with four students in Fayette County Public Schools earning statewide kudos. Soraya Bouzouma, who attended Sandersville...
View ArticleLafayette’s Wind Symphony receives Sudler Flag of Honor
Lafayette High School’s Wind Symphony has been awarded The Sudler Flag of Honor by the John Philip Sousa Foundation – an honor reserved for the very best concert bands in the United States. The...
View ArticleDunbar senior tops international FPS global issues contest
A rising senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High, Joanna Slusarewicz, placed first in the senior division of the 2015 Future Problem Solving Program International’s global issues individual competition....
View ArticleSchool board tweaks rezoning in Bainbridge area
The Fayette County Board of Education has approved a minor revision to the school attendance boundaries plan, leaving the Bainbridge neighborhood at Athens-Chilesburg after all instead of moving those...
View ArticleWinburn, Dunbar students excel in National History Day finale
Some 3,000 students advanced to this summer’s National History Day finale, where the 2014-2015 theme was “Leadership and Legacy,” and several from Fayette County presented outstanding work during the...
View ArticleFinalist Caulk greets community at reception
Fayette County Public Schools welcomed the first superintendent finalist, Emmanuel “Manny” Caulk, with a tour of schools and a reception Tuesday evening at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. Staff,...
View ArticleCaulk shares community’s passion for education
After a day of Q&A with stakeholders, a news conference and a public forum, superintendent finalist Emmanuel “Manny” Caulk found it clear that people care deeply about high-quality education in...
View ArticleFinalist Breeden greets community at reception
The second superintendent finalist, Terri Breeden, chatted with FCPS staff and families at a reception Thursday evening at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School after touring a few areas of town. “The...
View ArticleBreeden agrees that students come first
Superintendent finalist Terri Breeden, who has spent the past two days in Fayette County, has seen the district’s mantra – “It’s About Kids” – in action. “There’s a culture of working together for the...
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