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Two student employees of Chick-fil-A win chain’s highest scholar recognition awards
Lexington residents and Chick-fil-A team members Amanda Slone and Kirby Sowder Lewis are two of only 25 students across the country to receive the 2013 S. Truett Cathy Scholar Award, the chain’s highest scholar recognition that continues Chick-fil-A S. Truett …
Student archery program originated in Ky.
but is now embraced around the world
By Tim Thornberry KyForward correspondent Archery has arguably become one of the largest competitive sports, on the student level, in the country and the proof could be seen at the recent National Archery in the Schools Program Championship …
First lady brings boxes of books to school, wants each kid to read 10 over summer
Third and fourth-graders at Harrison Elementary have accepted a challenge from Kentucky’s first lady, Jane Beshear, to each read 10 books during their summer break and come back primed for another great year of school. “To be smarter, …
Spanish Embassy awards Bryan Station High, Liberty Elementary for immersion programs
The Spanish Embassy is honoring Bryan Station High School and Liberty Elementary, both of whom are part of the Spanish Immersion Program in Fayette County Public Schools. Bryan Station will receive a School of the Year Award for Academic …
Forward in the Fifth announces Appalachian Leaders in Education Award 2013 winners
For going “above and beyond” to support education in their home communities and across the region, Forward in the Fifth has awarded the 2013 AppLE (Appalachian Leaders in Education) Awards to eight individuals and one student organization on a …
Bryan Station senior wins first place in 2013 Congressional Art Competition for 6th district
Gabe Baczkowski, a senior at Bryan Station High School, has won the 2013 Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery, for Kentucky’s 6th District. His scratchboard piece, “Atticus,” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year along …
GED tests given free mid-May to end of July; tests will change with new year, 2014
The GED test will be free in Kentucky May 15–July 31. Kentuckians taking the test during that time frame will not have to pay the usual test fee, which will be paid by Kentucky Adult Education, a unit of …
Postsecondary Education Council awards
$1.5 million to fund model clinics for teachers
The Council on Postsecondary Education has awarded $1.5 million to fund model clinical programs for teacher preparation in Kentucky. The three programs seek to improve the effectiveness of how universities provide teacher training. The recipients include: · …
Elementary schools may apply for fresh fruit and vegetable program grant opportunity
In an effort to increase elementary school children’s consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, expose them to new fruits and vegetables, improve healthy eating habits and help elementary schools create healthier school food environments, the Kentucky Department of Education is …
Two Lexington schools out of 19 Kentucky schools make 2013 Best High Schools list
Lexington’s Henry Clay High School and Lafayette High School are included in a listing of the nation’s top schools. Nineteen Kentucky schools made the 2013 America’s Best High Schools listing. Each year, Newsweek and The Daily Beast analyze …
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