Robin Johnson Robin Johnson, a business education teacher and Technology Student Association (TSA) adviser at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County), has received the Honorary Life Award, TSA’s highest recognition, for her service and dedication to the state and national organizations. Johnson was honored at TSA’s annual national conference June 28-July 2 in Nashville, Tenn.
Five Kentucky teachers have received annual awards from the Kentucky Association of Professional Educators (KAPE). Two teachers from Henry Clay High School (Fayette County) shared KAPE Star Student and Teacher/Mentor Awards with students: Liberal Arts Academy Coordinator Jaquith Stephens won an award with student Eliza Jane Schaeffer, and mathematics teacher Linda Dewees won an award with student Cole Terrell. Three [...]
Two Fayette County students won their divisions in the 2016 National History Day Contest during the June 12-16 national conference at College Park, Md., with each earning the title National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar. They emerged from nearly 3,000 students who presented their work in this year’s competition themed “Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History.” Amir Abou-Jaoude, who graduated in [...]
Allison Marcum, secretary to the principal at Bryan Station High School (Fayette County), has received the 2016 Wanda Luttrell Office Professional Award, a statewide recognition from the Kentucky Association of School Administrators. This annual award, named in honor of KASA’s longtime office manager, goes to a school or district office professional who contributes significantly to the efforts of the leadership [...]
A group of students from Tates Creek High School (Fayette County) won the senior division at the Future Problem Solving Program International conference June 1-5 in East Lansing, Mich. Recent graduates Miles Dunn, Gabe Garcia, Griffin Gensheimer and Bri Stanley competed against champion teams from more than 40 states and at least 10 other countries. The teams were asked to [...]
Shelly Clark, an art teacher at Briarwood and Richardsville elementary schools (Warren County), has been named the winner of the National Art Education Association’s 2016 Southeastern Regional Elementary Art Educator Award. Clark has taught visual arts in the Warren County schools for more than 20 years, primarily as an itinerant teacher in elementary schools. “Teaching visual art is my passion. [...]
Leestown Middle teachers Sara Hudson, left, and Sarah Spurlock were recognized by the Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative for their strong teamwork.Photo submitted The Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative (CKEC) has named Sara Hudson and Sarah Spurlock Outstanding Educators because of their strong teamwork at Leestown Middle School (Fayette County). They were recognized at a CKEC luncheon May 27. Spurlock teaches [...]
Two Fayette County teachers have been honored by Lexmark International Inc. with the company’s Educating Excellence award. Linda Dewees, a mathematics teacher at Henry Clay High School, and Nami Stager, a STEM teacher at Wellington Elementary School, were surprised in front of their students and colleagues. Click these links to watch videos of the surprise announcements for Dewees and Stager. [...]
A Fayette County science lab teacher was honored at the district’s “Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability” recognition program last month. Julie Jones of Russell Cave Elementary School was recognized for her extraordinary environmental leadership at the year-end program celebrating green and environmental initiatives. The program also included recognition of Russell Cave as a National Green Ribbon School and of Morton [...]
The Fayette County Public Schools Technology Department received the 2016 Lydia Wells Sledge MVP Award from the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Knowledge, Information and Data Systems. The award is given to a person or group of people who have made significant contributions to students using technology in Kentucky. The award is named for Sledge, a former director of [...]