History projects advance to state level in NHD competition
Dozens of Fayette County students have qualified for state competition in the 2017 National History Day in Kentucky program. This year’s theme is “Taking a Stand in History,” and the next contest is...
View ArticleTeens approved for 2017 Sister Cities student exchange
The Lexington Sister Cities Commission has selected three dozen applicants from across Fayette County for its summer 2017 student exchange programs to Deauville, France; County Kildare, Ireland; and...
View ArticleFCPS dominates 2017’s regional science fair
Students from Fayette County Public Schools set a torrid pace in the 2017 Central Kentucky Regional Science and Engineering Fair, hosted by Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. Dunbar’s Rachel Seevers...
View ArticleThree sophomores chosen to join Craft Academy
The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics at Morehead State University has selected 60 students for its Class of 2019, including three from Fayette County Public Schools: Lily...
View ArticleSeven sophomores accepted at Gatton Academy
The Class of 2019 at the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky will include seven students from Fayette County Public Schools: Pranay Agrawal of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School,...
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Morton eighth-grader state champion in National Geographic Bee
An eighth-grader at Morton Middle School, Evan Winkler, is Kentucky’s state winner in the 2017 National Geographic Bee competition. He is among the 54 students who will square off in the national...
View ArticleStudents practice diplomacy at Kentucky United Nations Assembly
Nine groups from Fayette County Public Schools were among the middle and high schools attending the series of Kentucky United Nations Assembly conferences in Louisville during March. KUNA is a...
View ArticleJunior Achievement honors Fayette teacher, top volunteers
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass saluted its volunteers and thanked teachers and other supporters at the annual Adopt-A-School & Community Partners Breakfast Reception, held April 12 in the JA...
View ArticleQuartet takes first prize in chamber music competition
A group featuring three students from Fayette County Public Schools picked up top high school honors in the annual Macauley Chamber Music Competition, hosted March 25 by the University of Louisville’s...
View ArticleWoodson junior receives Distinguished Leader Award
The Leadership Lexington Youth Program presented its 2017 Distinguished Leader Award to Zion Walker of Carter G. Woodson Academy. He accepted the plaque April 12 at the LLYP graduation luncheon, held...
View ArticleLTMS, Hayes students place in DAR's citizens contest
Five FCPS students earned state-level ribbons in the 2017 Junior American Citizens Contest, which was sponsored locally by the Bryan Station Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American...
View ArticleRosa Parks, Winburn chess teams excel in state tournament
Teams from Rosa Parks Elementary and Winburn Middle School turned in strong efforts in the Kentucky Chess Association’s scholastic state tournament in Shepherdsville, where some 500 students competed...
View ArticleGrant enables Ashland Elementary to build new playground
When students return to Ashland Elementary this fall, they will enjoy a brand new playground thanks to long-running fundraisers and an $85,000 grant just secured from KaBOOM! “It’ll become a vibrant,...
View ArticleFive schools to welcome new principals in July
New principals will take the helm this July at five locations in Fayette County Public Schools: Denis Beall, at Beaumont Middle School; Robert Crawford, at Maxwell Spanish Immersion Magnet Elementary;...
View ArticleMiddle schoolers to perform in KMEA District 7 honors orchestra
Dozens of outstanding young musicians from FCPS were selected for the 2017 Kentucky Music Educators Association’s District 7 Middle School Honors Orchestra. The group is divided into the Symphonic...
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Child Nutrition’s Dawson picked as Southeast Employee of the Year
The School Nutrition Association has tapped FCPS food service employee Trish Dawson as its Southeast Region’s Employee of the Year. Dawson, who was also Kentucky’s 2017 statewide honoree, is now in...
View ArticleDunbar duo’s science project ranks third among fair's ‘Best in State'
A pair of students from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School took third place in “Best of Fair” under life sciences in the 2017 Kentucky Science & Engineering Fair. The team project by David Ma and...
View ArticleThree bring home honors in world languages competition
Three students from Fayette County Public Schools earned recognition in the Kentucky World Language Association’s latest showcase, hosted March 25 by the University of Kentucky. In Chinese, Sarah...
View ArticleDunbar senior receives corporate-sponsored National Merit award
Andrew Albrecht, a senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, is among Kentucky’s 22 recipients of 2017 corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards. Andrew, whose probable career field is...
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BSHS boasts 2 winners in Congressional Art Competition
"Max in the Jungle" U.S. Rep. Andy Barr has announced that the Sixth District’s winners in the 2017 Congressional Art Competition include Kaitlyn Roark and Caitlynn Lopez, both of Bryan Station High...
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