Elizabeth Davis Elizabeth Davis, a 2nd-grade teacher at Yates Elementary School (Fayette County), has been named the Junior Achievement (JA) of the Bluegrass Teacher of the Year. “The sooner you can instill financial literacy in a child, the more positively you can affect their future,” Davis said. “As we adults know, a financial decision you make now can [...]
Trish Dawson Trish Dawson, an employee in the Fayette County school district’s child nutrition department, has been named the School Nutrition Association’s Southeast Region Employee of the Year. Dawson, who was also Kentucky’s statewide honoree, is now a candidate for the national award, which will be announced in July in Atlanta. Dawson has worked in the child nutrition [...]
The Walton-Verona Independent school district has been recognized by The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation as one of its Best Communities for Music Education. The awards program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of the curriculum. Designations are made to districts and schools that demonstrate an exceptionally [...]
Heesung Choi, a special education teacher at The Learning Center at Linlee (Fayette County), recently received a certificate of appreciation at the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago to thank her for her devotion and hard work in sharing about Korea with Fayette County students and the Lexington community. Choi teaches an exploratory class at The Learning [...]
Marlana Pressley-Wallace, a science teacher at Tates Creek Middle School (Fayette County), is one of four honorees selected by the Kentucky Commission on Women for their contributions in shaping young lives. The commission traditionally has honored women of the past during Women’s History Month. But this March, the group opted to praise women of the present impacting women of the [...]
Andrew Hobbs, network engineer for Bullitt County schools, was recognized with the Outstanding Technology Support Award by the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) at its spring conference earlier this month. Hobbs was recognized by KySTE president Susan Vincentz, a technology integration specialist for Bullitt County schools, for his outstanding work in managing the network and its servers, writing [...]
Brian Miller was recently named the 2016 12th Region Athletic Director of the Year, and his wife Janelle was named the 2016 Lake Cumberland Region Agriculture Teacher of the Year. They are shown with their children, left to right, Canyon, Kate, Cal and Karolyn.Photo submitted A husband and wife from Pulaski County High School have received regional awards [...]
Cecil Lovett, a janitor at North Calloway Elementary School (Calloway County) is one of 10 finalists for Cintas Corporation’s Janitor of the Year contest, which recognizes the nation’s best school janitors and custodians. Online voting is underway for the Janitor of the Year award. The winning janitor will receive $5,000, and his school will receive $5,000 in Cintas and Rubbermaid [...]
The Kentucky Association for Gifted Education honored seven educators for their work with and on behalf of Kentucky’s gifted and talented students at its annual conference in February. The Michael Caudill Distinguished Educator Award was presented to Kathie Wrightson of Shelby County High School. The Service and Advocacy Award was presented to: Vickie Moberly, Eastern Kentucky University Kim Barnes, Montgomery County High School [...]
Lisa Henry Lisa Henry, a teacher at Martin Luther King Jr. Academy for Excellence (Fayette County), has been selected for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Teacher Fellowship Program. The museum selects up to 20 educators each year from grades 7-12 who show evidence of extensive knowledge of Holocaust history, successful teaching experience and participation in community and [...]