Asbury University Receives Record $8-Million Gift
Asbury University received the largest donation in its history when an anonymous donor pledged $8 million in June to the private, Christian liberal arts college in Wilmore.
Dual Enrollment: Free Tuition for High Schoolers
When you outline all the benefits of Asbury University’s unique dual enrollment program for high school juniors and seniors, you wonder how any family can resist.
Van Balen Is a Good Catch for Vanderbilt
If you want to understand the physics of what makes a baseball curve, a good person to ask would be John Van Balen, catcher on the Sayre School baseball team and one of the school’s top students.
Treatment Helps UK Student Rescue Her Academic Career
Ever since UK student Ashley Glass of Georgetown suffered a concussion as a junior in high school, schoolwork became a struggle. The 21-year-old from Georgetown was homeschooled until the ninth grade and graduated from Somerset Christian School before enrolling at UK as an agriculture business major. (She will switch to business management in the fall.) […]
Win Prizes With Library’s Summer Reading Program
The Lexington Public Library is encouraging people of all ages to read this summer by offering prizes for those who finish the Summer Reading Program, which includes fun, educational events at each branch.
Two Lucky Students Split $3,000
Seven Scholar Athletes for 2014-15 were honored in May at an awards banquet at Kentucky Utilities, sponsor of the Scholar Athlete feature.
Kids Eat Here Offers Free Summer Meals for Local Children
Kids Eat Here, a local initiative to promote the federal Summer Food Service Program, aims to ensure that all students have enough to eat during summer break.
Fifth Annual Countdown to Kindergarten
Kindergarten students entering Fayette County Public Schools this August can look forward to a variety of fun, free and educational activities this summer through the Countdown to Kindergarten program.
For Jason, Excellence Starts at Home
Jason Newell • School: Homeschooled • Grade: 12 • Sports: Soccer, Track • Academics: Homeschooled his whole life, Jason has a 4.0 GPA, scored 30 on his ACT and volunteers as a youth coach. • Parents: Jenna & Kevin Talk about a homegrown talent… Jason Newell, 18 of Richmond, is the product of a homeschooling […]
STEFANIE BRITT: Preparing Life-Long Learners
The key to Stefanie Britt’s success as a teacher at Stonewall Elementary can be summed up with a single word — motherhood.
From Obama to the Ballet, Connor Enjoys the Spotlight
Connor Perry • School: The Lexington School • Grade: 8 • Sports: Track • Academics: Connor has been a straight-A student and also has danced at Bluegrass Youth Ballet since she was 3. • Parents: Carla & Randy If you draw a straight line from President Barack Obama to the Joffrey Ballet in New York […]
BEVERLY HENDERSON: Helping Students Seek Success
After 31 years as an educator – 22 in administration – Beverly Henderson was talked out of retiring by Dunbar High Principal Betsy Rains, who lured Henderson with… a salary cut?
Reilly Will Be ‘Tough’ To Replace at Dunbar
All of 5-foot-4 and 135 pounds, the Dunbar High senior is a four-year starter, two-time Bulldog MVP, two-time All-City player and was named All-State in 2014.
Brain Training Can Help College Students, Too
As most parents know by now, if your high school senior has not chosen a college, he has until May 1 to decide. Once the selection is made and your child is enrolled in college, the next step is making the transition from high school to college. The first year in college can be the […]
Mom Says Kimberly Hudson Is a ‘Godsend’
Zachary Larkin, 14, began struggling with letters in the first grade. He pushed through but by second grade he was confused about the sound that each letter made. Then, he was diagnosed with ADHD, and he was assured he would eventually catch up. Zachary, with the help of his mother, Cinnamon of Lawrenceburg, kept pushing […]
Garrard County Smokes the Field
Talent certainly runs in this Garrard County family. Like his brother before him, Coty Sanford and a team of four classmates took home first place in the recent Keep It Real Remix video contest. Coty’s brother, Parker Young, won three consecutive titles from 2007-2009 and now works for Disney Studios in Florida. In their first […]
BRITTNEY SANDERSON: Igniting Imaginations
“It’s time for math class.”
Those words have haunted countless students through the years, but not the fifth graders at Nicholasville’s Brookside Elementary.
Thomas Takes Another Big Step: This One to Notre Dame
When Henry Clay High’s Thomas Ueland took his first steps, he already was dribbling a soccer ball.
Curious Edge Adds New ADHD Screening
As we enter March, the school year is rapidly nearing the end.
It’s getting late for some to totally transform a disappointing year.
To prevent a similar scramble next year, it’s time to consider the benefits of The Curious Edge.
LCT Adds ‘Learning Stage Series’ to Its Schedule
The award-winning Lexington Children’s Theatre, which already serves more than 130,000 children a year, has expanded its reach with yet another creative opportunity for kids.