Living Arts & Science Center Names New Executive Director
The Living Arts and Science Center has announced that Lori Halligan has been selected as its new executive director. Halligan replaces Heather Lyons, who served LASC for 14 years. Halligan brings over 10 years of nonprofit management experience to LASC, most recently as executive director for the Hinsdale Humane Society in the greater Chicago area. […]
FCPS: Free Meals Program
FCPS Nutrition Services will sponsor a free meal program for all children ages 18 & under this summer. Free meals will be served at the following locations Monday-Friday, June 10-July 26. (No meal service the week of July 1-5.) 11-11:30 a.m. – James Lane Allen Elementary, Mary Todd Elementary, Southern Elementary, Booker T. Washington Primary, […]
Una MacCarthy Takes Over for Chuck Baldecchi at the Lexington School
Una MacCarthy For a smooth transition at the top, The Lexington School could find no better replacement for Chuck Baldecchi than Una MacCarthy, longtime Assistant Head of School. Working side by side for 15 years, the two have piloted TLS to impressive success, a trajectory Baldecchi is certain MacCarthy will continue. “I have always appreciated […]
KU Scholar Athlete of June 2019: Langston Jackson
Langston Sprints Into The Record Book School: Henry Clay High GRADE: 12 Sport: Track & Field & Football Academics: Langston has a 4.2 weighted GPA, has taken four A.P. classes and is Academic All-State in football and track. Parents: Carla Mack & James Jackson Jr. Meet the fastest high school sprinter in Kentucky, an 18-year-old with […]
FCPS Board Votes to Move Central Office
District’s Oldest High School Building to House Students Again: The original Henry Clay High School, constructed on Main Street in 1926, would once again be available for its first and highest purpose, following a board vote Monday to move the district’s central office out of the 93-year-old building. “In many ways, this structure helped build […]
Sayre Students Earn $5,000 Grant for Pollinator Gardens
Audrey Bebensee is showing her fifth grade students at Sayre School how they can take part in environmental change in two powerful ways. First, since October, students have collected hundreds of pounds of bottle caps and lids. These will be repurposed into three environmental-friendly benches, which can seat 18 students and will sit in front […]
2019 Writing Contest Winners
We received hundreds of essays from school children across Kentucky for the 15th annual Lexington Family Magazine Writing Contest. The contest was open to Central Kentucky students in grades K-5. Aspiring authors crafted a creative essay based on the prompt “If I Could Travel Anywhere in the World …” Students imagined that they hopped aboard […]
Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week
Tucked in my wallet is a small piece of paper, well-worn from years of being folded and unfolded. On it is a hand-written message that reminds me of the man who helped me become the man I am today. The document I carry with me each day is my sixth grade report card. On it, […]
KU Scholar Athlete of May 2019: Athena Frasca
Multi-Talented Senior Personifies Diversity School: Sayre GRADE: 12 Sport: Cross-country, track Academics: Athena has a 3.75 GPA, has taken five A.P. classes, scored 31 on the ACT and is co-chair of a youth sustainability group. Parents:Zoe Strecker & Michael Frasca It’s fitting that Athena Frasca belongs to Sayre School’s diversity club. Not only does the 18-year-old […]
Asbury Educator of the Month: Stacey Middleton
No one can say that special education teacher Stacey Middleton backs down from a challenge. After working five years at alternative schools in Fayette County, Middleton was allowed to choose her next assignment. In 2001, she picked Bryan Station High, the only Title I high school in Lexington. “So many of our students have disadvantages, […]
Embassy of Spain in D.C. Names Maxwell Its School of the Year
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Magnet Elementary has been named the 2018-19 School of the Year by the Embassy of Spain’s Education Office in Washington, D.C. This award goes to schools in the United States that demonstrate excellence in content and language integrated learning programs in English and Spanish. “We are honored to have been bestowed with this […]
FCPS Kindergarten Registration
Incoming Fayette County Public School kindergartners have a chance to register for the 2019-20 school year from April 9-26. The registration window is open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. weekdays, with one evening session on Tuesday, April 16, 5-7 p.m. A parent or guardian can go to their child’s assigned school and fill out a registration packet. […]
Autism Group Starts Fundraiser With Local Restaurants
My Autism Tribe of Lexington will launch a “Grazing Awareness” campaign on Tuesday, April 2 when local, participating restaurants will donate a percentage of food and beverage sales to this non-profit organization. April is Autism Awareness Month. With a global mission of educating the public about autism through fundraisers such as this, My Autism Tribe […]
Kids Excel at Foreign Language Learning
When families choose the Fayette County Public Schools, they are selecting an educational experience designed to equip their children to excel in whatever future they can imagine for themselves. We open a world of possibilities for our students by providing a well-rounded curriculum that includes challenging core classes as well as instruction in art, music […]
KU Scholar Athlete of April 2019: McKenna Vicini
Volleyball Star Goes West to Stanford School: Lexington Catholic High GRADE: 12 Sport: Volleyball Academics: A National Honor Society member, McKenna has a 3.96 GPA, has taken nine A.P. classes and scored 30 on the ACT. Parents: Cheryl & Dave One of the nation’s top 10 volleyball recruits, McKenna Vicini of Lexington Catholic High fulfilled a […]
Asbury Educator of the Month: Collin Berner
Is it only coincidence that Shearer Elementary in Winchester sits on Broadway? After all, music teacher Collin Berner has turned the school into a mini-Broadway production company. In March, the school finished a six-performance run of Disney’s “The Lion King Kids,” which played to rave reviews and sold-out audiences at Leeds Center for the Arts […]
FCPS’s Newest Elementary School Named for Brenda Cowan
Fayette County’s newest elementary school will be named in honor of Lexington Fire Department Lt. Brenda Cowan, who was killed in the line of duty 15 years ago this month, following a unanimous vote by the Fayette County Board of Education this evening. Cowan was Lexington’s first black female firefighter and served for 12 years […]
FCPS Announces Snow Make-Up Days
Fayette County Public Schools students will be in school on Friday, March 15, and Wednesday and Thursday, May 29-30 to make up for days missed in January because of winter weather and illness. As of February 25, FCPS schools were closed on January 25, 30 and 31. If no more school days are lost, the […]
Family Fun & Learning Night: Celebrate Health
What better way to Celebrate Health than with a fun-filled night away from screens (TV, computer, etc.) with movement, crafts and a healthy (and delicious) meal? And it’s all free. All of that is on the menu for Wednesday, March 20, 5-7 p.m. at the Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning at 251 West Second […]
2019 Writing Contest: “If I Could Travel Anywhere In The World”
It’s the 15th year for the annual Lexington Family Magazine Writing Contest and we want to hear from Central Kentucky students about their travel plans. This year’s writing prompt is, “If I Could Travel Anywhere in the World …” Students are invited to write a creative essay based on that topic. Where would they go? […]