Nearly 21,000 students, educators, volunteers, community members and parents gathered at the Central Bank Center in Lexington to watch students from across the state showcase their knowledge at the 2024 STLP State Championship.
Nearly 21,000 students, educators, volunteers, community members and parents gathered at the Central Bank Center in Lexington to watch students from across the state showcase their knowledge.
One of the most exciting events the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) puts on every year is the Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) State Championship, where thousands of students from across the Commonwealth will convene in Lexington to compete against each other in an effort to use modern technology to solve issues in today’s society.
A team of students from Ashland Middle School (Ashland Independent) will be heading to Philadelphia in June to present their prototype for a school safety device at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference.
A record-breaking crowd attended Kentucky's Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) State Championship on April 19.
Trimble County High School students Luke Mullins and Zach Burkhardt were raised on family farms in rural north central Kentucky just like the generations before them. Their school’s student technology leadership program (STLP) gave them the opportunity to explore how to improve their farm operations.
Caroline Yates, an 8th grade student at Ashland Middle School (Ashland Independent), wanted to use her student technology leadership program (STLP) project to explore an issue close to her family - Alzheimer’s.
Fifth-grade student Zander Everman from Russell-McDowell Intermediate School (Russell Independent) felt like a lot of his peers used the Greenup County War Memorial as a playground, with no real context on the history or significance of the memorial. Everman, alongside classmates Zaina Razak and Jimmylee Mullins, wanted to change that.
Kentucky’s Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) State Championship was held in person last month for the first time in three years. Four state champions were named in elementary, middle and high school, as well as an overall winner.
The Kentucky Board of Education held its April regular meeting at the Kentucky Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) state championship on April 20. The board members toured the STLP projects and challenges and also received an update on the Lt. Governor’s student mental health work.