‘Fam U’ Will Provide a LIFT for Families
In the Fayette County Public Schools, families are our partners in all that we do, and we are committed to working collaboratively with you to ensure the success of every student. One of our many outreach efforts is an exciting program we call Family University, or “Fam U” for short. Family University is a series […]
KU Scholar Athlete of the Month: Keaston Brown
Since football is so dependent on size, it’s unusual for underclassmen to make an impact on their high school teams. But exceptions to the rule manage to break through. Meet one such exception – Fred Farrier, a blazing fast wide receiver and defensive back for Franklin County High.
Asbury Educator of the Month: Lauren Moorhead
What does Lauren Moorhead think about her job as an eighth-grade science teacher at Jessie Clark Middle School? “It’s unfair,” she said. Right, because science is tough and middle schoolers are even tougher? Nope. It’s the opposite. The only thing she loves more than teaching science are her students. “Middle schoolers get a bad reputation, […]
Non-Profit Will Award Scholarships to First-Generation Female College Students
A Lexington mother and her adult daughter want to help first-generation college students achieve their dreams. Chrissy Herren, a Bank of the Bluegrass loan officer, and her mother Susan, a retired high school English teacher, are co-founders of First Generation Women Achievers of the Bluegrass, a non-profit organization that awards scholarships to first generation women […]
2019 Writing Contest: “If I Could Travel Anywhere In The World”
It’s time for Lexington Family Magazine’s annual Writing Contest and we are asking students to become world travelers for their creative essays. The topic for this year’s contest is “If I Could Travel Anywhere in the World …” Students are invited to imagine where they would go, how they would get there and what would […]
ONE School Project AND New Head of School Make for Exciting Times
IT started out looking like Mars. Now steel beams, brick and grass are giving it form. It’s the fast-moving ONE School project, and everyone at The Lexington School feels the excitement for next fall when it will be ready. After all, it is a $10 million project that will impact every single member of The […]
Toddlers Learn Independence With Real Work
Montessori teacher Patty Webb saw it with her own eyes when a friend begged her to visit a classroom at Community Montessori School. At the time, Webb’s daughter, now 18, was 4 and attending another preschool. Reluctantly, Webb took her friend’s advice: she went, she saw and Montessori conquered. “It was magical to see children […]
Frankfort’s Capital Day School Builds Independent Learners
With its combination of small classes, enriched curriculum, and high academic expectations, Capital Day School in Frankfort has been creating independent learners for six decades. As a non-sectarian independent school for children ages 3-14, Capital Day concentrates on teaching critical thinking skills, a love of learning and independent learning skills. Capital Day’s preschool is a […]
Find Your Perfect Private School
CAPITAL DAY SCHOOL 120 Deepwood Drive, Frankfort Head of School: Tim Corkran Enrollment: 134, Preschool-8th grade (including Montessori for PK-3rd) Student-teacher ratio: Preschool 8:1; K-8th, 7:1 / Founded: 1955 (502) 227-7121 / www.capitaldayschool.net CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF THE BLUEGRASS 1776 Cincinnati Pike, Georgetown Administrator: Jana Sheridan Grades: K-12 Founded: 2016 (502) 642-4682 Cabluegrass.org COMMUNITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL […]
KU Scholar Athlete of the Month: Jonathan Tanaka
Since football is so dependent on size, it’s unusual for underclassmen to make an impact on their high school teams. But exceptions to the rule manage to break through. Meet one such exception – Fred Farrier, a blazing fast wide receiver and defensive back for Franklin County High.
Asbury Educator of the Month: Amanda Nugent
Welcome to Nugent Nation. That’s Amanda Nugent’s third-grade classroom at Huntertown Elementary in Versailles, where the national motto is “Never Settle for Less Than Your Best” and where all children receive a hug from their teacher every morning. Her students came up with the name for the room and even created a digital flag. Taking […]
Sayre Student Wins National Arts Award
Sayre School senior Will Peters-Seymour has been named a 2019 Honorable Mention winner in Jazz Guitar by the National YoungArts Foundation. Selected from thousands of applications, Will has been recognized for his outstanding artistic achievements along with 710 of the nation’s most promising young artists from 44 states across visual, literary, design, and performing arts. […]
Read, Talk & Play With Your Preschooler
Learning begins the moment a baby is born, and before a child turns 5 years old, 90% of his or her brain development is complete. That means the experiences children have before they ever enter school lay the foundation necessary for a lifetime of success. Unfortunately, the most recent data released by the Kentucky Department […]
Preschool Directory January 2019
Child Development Center of the Bluegrass 290 Alumni Drive / Info: 218-2322 / www.cdcbg.org Description: Founded in 1958, CDCB provides pre-school and child care programs, and therapy services that benefit children both with and without special needs. 5-STAR rated in Ky. and NAEYC accredited. On-site physical, occupational and speech therapy offered to enrolled students and […]
KU Scholar Athlete of the Month: Rachel Klinker
Since football is so dependent on size, it’s unusual for underclassmen to make an impact on their high school teams. But exceptions to the rule manage to break through. Meet one such exception – Fred Farrier, a blazing fast wide receiver and defensive back for Franklin County High.
Asbury Educator of the Month: Sherry Botts
Sherry Botts has always had a heart for children in Title I schools. That feeling started when Botts was a child helping her aunt, Wilma Gooden, who taught in a Title I school back home in Glasgow, Ky. So when Botts was assigned as a student teacher to Harrison Elementary School, she felt right at […]
LASC Celebrates Another Year Of Its Science Explorers Program
For the 14th year in a row, the Living Arts & Science Center has helped more than 200 low-income, underserved students with its Science Explorers program. The program is offered at five Title 1 elementary schools in Lexington: Cardinal Valley, Russell Cave, Yates, William Wells Brown, and Arlington. Science Explorers is a free after-school program […]
Tim Tebow Will Kick Off LCA’s 30th Anniversary Celebration
Heisman Trophy Winner Will Speak at Immanuel Baptist on Saturday, January 19 Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow will be the featured speaker at Immanuel Baptist Church on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. as Lexington Christian Academy kicks off its 30th anniversary celebration and hosts its largest event benefitting the school’s annual fund. Tickets to […]
Student ACT Scores Are on the Rise
National officials with the ACT college entrance exam sounded an alarm last month about declining scores in the United States, saying Class of 2018 graduates’ average ACT math score dropped to the lowest level in more than 20 years, at 20.5. Bucking that national trend, math scores for the Fayette County Public Schools Class of […]