KSD’S Def Chefs finish third in national culinary competition
Six students from the Kentucky School for the Deaf placed third in the 2019 Deaf Culinary Bowl in Las Vegas over the weekend.
Students selected for Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council
Thirteen Kentucky public high school students have been named to the Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, a group that provides input to Kentucky Commissioner of Education Wayne Lewis.
Cybersecurity camp catches on at KSD
A summer camp exposed deaf and hard-of-hearing students to cybersecurity and the possibility of careers within the field.
Presidential Easter eggs
On April 2, 2018, a 4-by-2-foot Easter egg will show off the work of a student from the Kentucky School for the Deaf at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
Ground broken for new elementary school at KSD
Officials ceremonially broke ground March 13 for a new elementary school at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.
KSD culinary team in national competition
A team of six students from the culinary arts program at Kentucky School for the Deaf will compete for the first time March 10 in a culinary competition for high school students from across America who are deaf or hard of hearing.
KSD’s farm-fresh festival
As part of the harvest season, the Kentucky School for the Deaf hosted its second annual Sweet Corn Festival Oct. 6 with games like bobbing for apples, hay bale rolling, corn shucking and a corn eating contest.
Meeting the mental and emotional needs of children
While we – as educators and parents – often talk about academic achievement, it’s not the only concern I have as Kentucky's commissioner of education. We need to begin talking more often about the social and emotional health of our students
KDE participating in Kentucky State Fair
Kentuckians attending the 2017 Kentucky State Fair in Louisville Aug. 17-27 are invited to visit the Kentucky Department of Education booth in the Main Street Kentucky section of the South Wing of the Kentucky Exposition Center.
Pool party
After closing in December 2008 for what was supposed to be a temporary repair, the pool at the Kentucky School for the Deaf experienced several problems during the next eight years that kept students from enjoying it.