Schools' Reflections winners on display for Gallery Hop
This fall’s 220 school-level “Reflections” winners will be featured from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday Nov. 16 during Lexington’s Gallery Hop. Grades K-5 visual arts and photography: Victorian Square, room 212...
View ArticleSchool board to consider proposed District Facilities Plan
The Local Planning Committee hosted a public forum Nov. 15 and voted to forward its proposed District Facilities Plan to the Fayette County Board of Education for consideration at its Dec. 17 meeting....
View ArticleA dozen students receive Partners For Youth/Toyota scholarships
The Partners For Youth/Toyota Scholarship Program recognized a dozen outstanding students at a Nov. 13 reception at the Hilary J. Boone Center on the University of Kentucky's campus. Laura Benrey of...
View ArticleHenry Clay student advances in international debate contest
A student at Henry Clay High School has moved into the Top 32 round of the Bickel & Brewer/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF), which awards a $10,000 grand prize. No...
View ArticleMuseum displays faux bibelots after annual design competition
“Pear of the Sea” was the top entry from Fayette County Public Schools in this year’s faux bibelots contest hosted by the Headley-Whitney Museum on Old Frankfort Pike. Bibelots are small objects of...
View ArticleBGCF mini grants finance teachers’ innovative initiatives
This fall, nearly 20 teachers with creative ideas for learning have received more than $15,000 from the Blue Grass Community Foundation, which provides mini grants for those who develop particularly...
View ArticleNine districts cited for AP gains
Fayette County Public Schools is among nine Kentucky public districts and more than 500 others nationwide and in Canada to make the third annual Advanced Placement District Honor Roll. These...
View ArticleHenry Clay hosts Junior Classical League forum
Eighty-seven students from around the state attended the annual Kentucky Junior Classical League (JCL) fall forum, held Nov. 17 at Henry Clay High School. The JCL is a nationally recognized...
View ArticleHenry Clay girls' golf coach earns state kudos
The Kentucky Golf Coaches Association has selected Kevin Mims of Henry Clay High School as the 2012 girls' Coach of the Year. Mims led the Blue Devils to a third-place finish in this fall's state...
View ArticleUnity Breakfast essay contest open to middle schoolers
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.’s Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter Education Foundation invites Fayette County middle school students to submit entries for its 2013 Unity Breakfast Essay Contest. This...
View ArticleDunbar senior a regional finalist in Siemens research competition
Jessie Li, a senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, was a regional finalist in this year’s Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation’s most challenging research-based...
View ArticleLocust Trace FFA benefits from license-plate donations
The FFA chapter at Locust Trace AgriScience Farm received $2,376.67 through farmers who donated $10 when renewing their farm license plates this past fiscal year, which ended June 30. For the first...
View ArticleFCPS taking applications for STEAM Academy
Fayette County Public Schools is accepting applications for its new STEAM Academy, slated to open in August 2013. This program is a partnership for next-generation learning between the school...
View ArticleWinburn tops group in Kentucky Colonels Showcase
Winburn Middle School bested its five-team field in the 13th annual Kentucky Colonels Sixth-Grade Showcase. Beaumont was runner-up in the Dec. 1 academic competition, and Edythe J. Hayes finished...
View ArticleDistrict’s Reflections winners advance to state
District-level winners in the Reflections cultural arts competition were recognized at a Dec. 2 program in Norsworthy Auditorium at “It’s About Kids” Support Services. They now advance to the state...
View ArticleHayes girls finish second in state cross-country meet
The girls’ cross-country team at Edythe J. Hayes Middle School was runner-up in this fall’s State Meet of Champions, organized by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association. More than...
View ArticleDunbar, Lafayette bring home Beta Club awards
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School repeated as the Convention Sweepstakes award winner at the 72nd annual Kentucky Beta Club senior convention, held Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at the Galt House and Kentucky...
View ArticleCivics classes collect toys for families of deployed troops
Students at Henry Clay High School have collected more than 170 toys for families of service members deployed to Afghanistan. The Advanced Citizenship classes in the school’s Liberal Arts Academy led...
View ArticleStandout players tapped for all-city football
Congratulations to these outstanding student-athletes named to the Herald-Leader’s 2012 all-city football team, as voted on by local coaches. First-team offense: Elijah Bell, RB, Henry Clay; Kylan...
View ArticleSchools collect aluminum cans, prizes in Recycle Bowl
Public and private school students in Fayette County gathered more than 192,000 aluminum beverage cans during this fall’s citywide recycling competition. In terms of weight, that totaled 5,498 pounds....
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