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Bluegrass PRIDE, LFUCG honor schools, community organizations for green initiatives
Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment) and Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) honored 109 schools and community organizations in Fayette County for their sustainability efforts during a ceremony held at the school system’s Norsworthy Auditorium. The annual …
Channel 13 to broadcast Fayette County high school graduations after Rupp ceremonies
Channel 13, the Fayette County Educational Television station, will air the 2012 high school graduation ceremonies three times apiece. The commencements are not broadcast live. They also will be available afterward through Channel 13′s video on demand service. Henry …
Wellington Elementary second-grader
wins “Better Bites Needs a Slogan” contest
Caitlyn Smith, a second-grader at Wellington Elementary School, won the local “Better Bites Needs a Slogan” contest with her entry “Snack Strong.” Her prize was lunch with Mayor Jim Gray, $100 and two passes to the county’s swimming pools. …
Harry Stephenson, former Transy coach,
teacher, administrator, leaves 63-year legacy
Harry Stephenson, whose relationship with Transylvania University as student, coach, teacher and administrator totaled 63 years, died May 15 in Lexington. He was 95. Stephenson enrolled as a first-year student at Transylvania in the fall of 1936. His association …
Eastside Technical Center duo place second
in state-wide Ford/AAA student auto contest
Travis Kirk and Jay Russell of Eastside Technical Center finished second in the state finals of the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition, held May 11 in Elizabethtown. Each senior received a total of $27,500 in scholarship offers and a $200 …
Lafayette, Bryan Station students to march
in Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena
Music for All has selected two students from Fayette County Public Schools for the Bands of America Honor Band, which will march in the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. Elizabeth Howell of Lafayette High will be in the …
God’s Pantry Food Bank to offer free summer meals for children, served at six locations
School may be taking a summer holiday but hunger doesn’t. God’s Pantry Food Bank is working to make sure that no children in Fayette County go hungry while school is closed this summer by participating in the US Department of …
Madison County Schools superintendent will receive national Reading Recovery award
Tommy Floyd, superintendent of the Madison County Schools, will receive national recognition for leadership that allows struggling first-grader students to have the best-possible instruction so they can quickly reach proficiency. The Reading Recovery teacher leader award will be presented to …
Frontier Nursing University celebrates 100th
distance-education class since 1989 inception
Frontier Nursing University, a graduate school of nursing that educates nurses who wish to become nurse-midwives or nurse practitioners, is proudly celebrating its 100th distance-education class. This incoming student class will be attending orientation May 15-18 on FNU’s campus in …
Transylvania attracts most academically
talented, diverse entering class in its history
Transylvania University President R. Owen Williams announced today that the entering class for fall 2012 has set school records for geographic and racial/ethnic diversity and academic preparedness. The entering class of 333 includes 95 students from outside Kentucky—more than …
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