Kentucky Utilities March Scholar Athlete: Taylor Trammell School: Henry Clay High GRADE: 12 / SPORT: Volleyball Academics: Taylor has a 4.6 weighted GPA, scored 27 on the science part of the ACT, and is a two-time Academic All-State selection. Parents: Kimberly & Aaron When volleyball star Taylor Trammell entered middle school, she wanted to keep […]
Sayre School’s 35th F. Kevin Simon History Symposium for secondary history and social studies teachers featured a timely theme: Women and the Vote: The Centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment. The event on Feb. 22 at Sayre featured speakers Melanie Goan, University of Kentucky; Renee Laegreid, University of Wyoming; and Sharon Harley, University of Maryland. Harley, an […]
INDEPENDENT SAYRE SCHOOL Head of School: Stephen Manella Enrollment: 563, Preschool (ages 2-4) and Grades: K-12 Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Founded: 1854 / Info: 254-1361 www.sayreschool.org CHRISTIAN LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Main Campus (6th-12th Grade) Administration, 6th Grade Academy, Junior High and High School 450 W. Reynolds Road, Lexington Preschool & Elementary Campus (PS-5th Grade) Immanuel Baptist […]
Kentucky Utilities Scholar Athlete of the Month: Luke Duby School: Tates Creek High Grade: 12 Sport: Football Academics: Luke has a 4.6 weighted GPA, scored 27 on the ACT, and is a two-time Academic All-State selection Parents: Cherie & Daren When Tates Creek Coach Jon Smith installed a new offense after the 2018 season, he […]
Associate Principal Kelly Sirginnis of Tates Creek Middle never intended to be an educator. She earned a degree in broadcast journalism and began to substitute teach only to pay off student loans while she attended graduate school. After subbing for a full year at Winburn Middle in 2001, she returned for another year as a […]
Kindergarten registration for Fayette County Public Schools begins Tuesday, Feb. 4. A child must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1 to start kindergarten this fall in Fayette County Public Schools. To register for 2020-21, families may begin online. Afterward, a parent/guardian must then go to their neighborhood’s assigned school with their form […]
Community Montessori School 725 Stone Road / Info: (859) 277-4805 www.cmsmontessori.org Description: Founded in 1970, CMS offers both full-day and half-day options for Toddler (18-36 months) and Primary (3-5 year-olds) level children. Before and after-school care available. CMS, a toddler to eighth grade school, is accredited by AMI (Association Montessori Internationale), and all teachers are […]
By Heidi Newman “Why am I paying for my children to play? They can do that at home for free.” Perhaps this has crossed your mind when hearing about Sayre School’s commitment to “Learning through Play” in its earliest grades. In fact, Sayre’s new Lower School building was designed with play in mind. An innovation […]
When did Kaye Ison of James Lane Allen Elementary School first start preparing for her career as an educator? How about when she was in elementary school herself in Eastern Kentucky? Young Kaye not only loved attending school (“Even when I was sick, I didn’t want to stay home”), she played school at home. When […]
Scholar Athlete of the Month: Ryan Leigeb School: Frederick Douglass High / Grade: 12 Sports: Football and soccer Academics: Ryan has a 4.2 weighted GPA, scored 30 on the ACT, has taken four A.P. classes and is a National Honor Society member. Parents: Lisa & Chris At our big high schools in Lexington, it’s difficult […]
