Congratulations to:

The Lafayette Dance Team, winners of first place in Large Jazz at the Section 3 KHSAA Dance competition. Lafayette also took first in Large hip-hop.  Henry Clay was first in Small pom.  Teams from Frederick Douglass, Lafayette, Henry Clay, Tates Creek, Paul Laurence Dunbar, West Jessamine, Madison Central, and Scott County all qualified for state competition.

Lafayette (SCAPA), winners of Best Play honors at the Kentucky Theatre Association’s 2018 high school festival and play competition.  Lafayette and Tates Creek borth qualified to compete in the High School Theatre Festival in Knoxville in February.

Stacy J. Seale of Lexington, appointed to the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology.

Caitlyn Douglas, a second grader at Ashland Elementary, who earned first place in Grades K-4 in Improbable Bauble, a museum-based program that gives students an opportunity to create and respond to art.  Farryn Beatty, an 8th Grader at Edythe J. Hayes Middle was first in Grades 5-8.

Kristi Fehr, science lab teacher at Cassidy Elementary, a finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Manny Caulk, named 2019 Superintendent of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators.

Hadeel Abdallah, a UK student, named the first Rhodes Scholar from the University of Kentucky since 1955.

Elizabeth J. Smith of Midway, appointed to the Education Professional Standards Board.