KU Scholar Athlete of the Month: Fred Farrier
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: Renee Ware
Renee Ware’s math classroom at Baker Intermediate School in Winchester has been home to nearly everyone in her family. She’s spent all 23 years of her career in the same building – and has taught sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Both of her sons passed through her classroom – Jake as an eighth grader, Nate […]
The Arc’s ‘Wings for All’ at Bluegrass Airport
Program Lets People With Disabilities Rehearse Air Travel Experience For the first time in Lexington, The Arc of Kentucky is hosting a “Wings for All” event, which helps prepare children and others with developmental disabilities for air travel. Wings for All, which follows a similar event last month at Louisville International Airport, is scheduled for […]
‘We Don’t Give Up on Kids at FCPS’
In the Fayette County Public Schools, we are committed to helping every child reach his or her unlimited potential. Delivering on that promise requires us to have a variety of school options so that we are able to meet the unique needs of our more than 42,000 students. From advanced math and science academies and […]
The Lexington School Offers Free Early Reading Screenings
The Learning Center at The Lexington School has announced a community-wide free Early Reading Screening Program to help children in kindergarten through third grade who may have language-based learning differences such as dyslexia. Open to the public, the free screenings are offered every Wednesday, 1-5 p.m. at The Lexington School at 1050 Lane Allen Road. […]
Students Flourish at New 6th Grade Academy
Two months into the 2018-2019 school year, Lexington Christian Academy’s new, innovative 6th Grade Academy is thriving at its new location on the Rose Campus on Reynolds Road. The 6th Grade Academy is a self-contained program in the same building as the school’s seventh through 12th graders. Previously, sixth graders attended the elementary school at […]
KU Scholar Athlete of the Month: Meredith Phillips
World Traveler at Home On Volleyball Court School: Dunbar High GRADE: 12 Sport: Volleyball Academics: Meredith has a 4.63 weighted GPA, has taken seven A.P. classes, is a National Honor Society member and scored 28 on the ACT. Parents: Susan and Jeff It makes sense that volleyball star Meredith Phillips of Dunbar High is considering Centre College […]
Asbury Educator of the Month: Michelle Kelly
Step into Counselor Michelle Kelly’s office at Bourbon Middle School and feel yourself relax as soothing music drifts from a speaker behind her desk. The overhead lighting is switched off in favor of strands of soft lights hanging from the ceiling and over a tree in the corner. A curtain depicting a Zen garden adorns […]
The Lexington School Offers Free Early Reading Screenings
To Help Children With Learning Differences… The Learning Center at The Lexington School has announced a community-wide free Early Reading Screening Program to help children in kindergarten through third grade who may have language-based learning differences such as dyslexia. Open to the public, the free screenings will be offered every Wednesday, 1-5 p.m. beginning Oct. […]
KU Scholar Athlete of the Month: Anna Rupp
A Rupp Is Creating Her Own Legacy School: Lexington Christian Academy GRADE: 9 Sport: Cross-country and track Academics: Anna is a straight A student who sings in the school chorus and performs in school plays. Parents: Cathy & Chip In only in her first few weeks of high school, Anna Rupp already is creating a legacy for […]
FCPS to Implement School Safety Plans
Thanks to the widespread support of families, school district employees, leaders from business, faith and civic organizations, and the community-at-large, Fayette County Public Schools is moving forward this fall with initiatives to ensure that our core values of keeping children safe will be upheld and strengthened. You may recall that in February, we established the […]
Asbury Educator of the Month: Robin Featheringill
When you’re promoting a good product, there’s nothing wrong with a little salesmanship – even in the field of public education. That philosophy has worked for Robin Featheringill, a math teacher and coordinator of the pre-engineering program at Leestown Middle. A six-year veteran at Leestown, Featheringill was convinced she could double the pre-engineering program when […]
Asbury Educator of the Month: Marci Smith
You’ve heard about being joined at the hip? How about joined at the kidney? That’s the case for Curriculum Resource Administrator Marci Smith and custodian Ivan Graves, co-workers at, and fellow graduates of, West Jessamine High. Friends for more than 15 years, the pair increased their kinship a year ago when Smith donated a kidney […]
KU Scholar Athlete of the Month: Haiden Hunt
Two-Sport Star Is Tough Act to Follow School: Frederick Douglass High GRADE: 12 Sport: Football, baseball Academics: Haiden has a 4.2 weighted GPA at the Carter G. Woodson Academy at Douglass High Parents:Alicia & Harold As a standout member of the first class that will graduate from the Carter G. Woodson Academy housed at Frederick Douglass […]
FCPS Board Chair Resigns to Care for Aging Mother
Fayette County Board of Education Chair Melissa Bacon, who has served on the school board for more than 12 years, said Wednesday she has notified the state commissioner of education that she is resigning effective immediately in order to care for her aging mother. “It is with mixed emotions after much prayer and discernment that […]
Christian Academy of the Bluegrass Moves to Church in Georgetown
The Christian Academy of the Bluegrass is very happy to announce that it has moved from its Lexington location to the Scott County Church of Christ in Georgetown. Eventually, CAB, a small, Christian school entering its third school year, plans to buy land and erect its own building. Located in the countryside of Georgetown, the […]
State of the Schools: Superintendent Highlights District Successes
Schools Superintendent Manny Caulk outlined the district’s many success stories for the 2017-18 school year on Wednesday, Aug. 1 to a crowd of approximately 500 at Heritage Hall that included local politicians, community partners, parents and educators at the Fayette County Public Schools State of the Schools program. Caulk was the keynote speaker at the […]
Lexington Christian Academy Will Launch Innovative 6th Grade Academy
One of the most inspired initiatives in the storied history of Lexington Christian Academy will come to fruition on Thursday, Aug. 9 at 6:30 p.m. with the launch of the 6th Grade Academy. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at LCA’s Rose Campus at 450 West Reynolds Road. “We are raising the bar for educating […]
Back to School Basics
FCPS Registration, Orientation Info First-time students can register for Fayette County Public Schools during the remaining registration window, July 24-Aug. 15. The first day of school for the 2018-19 school year is Wednesday, Aug. 15. Registration windows are open 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday-Friday. Parents can register at their child’s assigned school. To find a school […]
Mayes Named as Asbury University’s New Women’s Basketball Coach
Asbury University Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, Mark Whitworth, has named Chad Mayes as the head coach of the women’s basketball team. Mayes has more than 20 years of coaching experience in Central Kentucky, has been an assistant coach at Asbury and has worked with the university for a number of years helping to organize […]