Keep It Real Video Contest Returns
Mission Now Includes Tobacco & Prescription Drugs Sparked by a grass roots fund-raising campaign, the Keep It Real video contest has returned after a one-year hiatus with a bigger reach and broader mission. Call it Keep it Real REMIX. That’s what organizers have tabbed the revived program. When Keep It Real lost funding after nine […]
Limit Junk Food in Schools
If you’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of junk food your children consume at school parties, you might be happy to know about the school wellness policy being proposed for all Fayette County Public Schools.
Teaching The Whole Child
Research Proves That Children Learn Best by Doing, Says Sayre’s New Lower School Head, Annie Papero By John Lynch Don’t expect to see many elementary students at Sayre School using worksheets in class. Not with new Lower School Head Annie Papero on campus. Through her years of research in early education, Papero knows that to develop […]
LINDSEY DEPENBROCK: The Power of the Pen
It’s been a productive career already for Northern Elementary’s Lindsey Depenbrock and she’s not even 30 years old.
Caleb Has Miles to Go Before He Rests
You can’t escape saying it – when it comes to school and sports, Lafayette High junior Caleb Joy goes the extra mile.
Kentucky Utilities: Sponsor of Scholar Athlete Feature for 17 Years
This month marks the 17th year that Kentucky Utilities has sponsored Lexington Family Magazine’s popular Scholar Athlete feature, which has honored more than 200 young people.
Rally for Healthier Schools
Inspired by a groundswell of community interest, the Lexington Tweens Nutrition and Fitness Coalition is staging a second rally to Stand Up for a Stronger School Wellness Policy, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lyric Theater at 540 E. Third St.
Parent Group Advocates for Healthier Schools
Despite much progress, Kentucky still ranks seventh in the nation in childhood obesity, but Fayette County parents can help change that this month by rallying for healthy school environments for all Lexington kids.
In the Long Run, Nicholas Made the Flight
Good thing Sayre School’s Nicholas Waltman is a runner or he might have missed his flight after his visit to M.I.T., where he will attend in the fall.
DEBORAH POWERS MELEAR : Facilitating Desired Outcomes
Peek into Deborah Powers Melear’s science lab at Sayre School in Lexington and you’ll find grade-schoolers having so much fun they don’t even realize they’re learning science. After two dozen years in education, nothing could gratify Melear more.
Back To School Basics
Registration for students entering Fayette County Public Schools for the first time is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays from July 29 through Aug. 13 (the first day of school).
Parents Can Help Toddlers With Preschool Readiness
It is that time of year again when parents begin planning and preparing for a new school year with their child.
Back to School RALLIES
More than 7,000 Fayette County students are expected to receive free backpacks and school supplies on Saturday, Aug. 2 at the 8th annual Lexington Neighborhood Back to School Rallies.
Innovative Programs at Fayette County Schools
When Brian McIntyre was the employment and training specialist at Fayette County’s Project Rebound, he had plenty of success placing students in jobs at the Kentucky Horse Park and with Central Kentucky Riding for Hope, an equestrian program for children with disabilities.
Education: Breaking the Cycle Of Poverty In Appalachia
Mission of Hope, a Christian ministry that serves the most disadvantaged families in Appalachia, embraces an ambitious mandate – promote education to give Hope to those in need.
Latest Research Fuels Curious Edge Program
A review of my professional history shows significant markers – starting with my first job working with adults who had suffered neurological damage.
Nathan Is Taking Off To the Air Force Academy
So how did Nathan Gillespie evolve from a ballet dancer and trumpet player at SCAPA to a hard-hitting football player, an all-star tennis player and a cadet-to-be at the Air Force Academy?
Two Lucky Students Split $2,500
Nine Scholar Athletes for 2013-14 were honored in May at an awards banquet at Kentucky Utilities, sponsor of the Scholar Athlete feature.
Hard Work, 5 a.m. Alarm Lead Justin to the Ivy League
It may seem that Sayre School senior Justin Sanders is too good to be true, but there he stands – 6-foot-2, 170 pounds. At 18, the epitome of the Renaissance Man.
Growing Together Brings Fresh Produce To Kids With Farm to Preschool Program
In the early 1980s, Growing Together Preschool broke off from the Bluegrass Association of Retarded Citizens to shift the focus of the program from serving only children with physical and mental disabilities to forming the first inclusive preschool program in the area.