Congratulations to:

The following Fayette County Public Schools students who took top awards at the Student Technology Leadership Program’s State Championship:  Drake Witt, Jaiven Smith, Isaiah Obgulu and Dontae Moore of Bryan Station High School, Best in State/Technical Division champions.  Noah Gann of Henry Clay H.S., First Place,Certipalooza/Excel Certification.  Southern Films, Southern M.S., first place, Cinemania. Narmin Ibrahim, Juilus Maks Elementary School, first place, Presenter.  Drake Witt, Bryan Station H.S., first place, Proven Learning Quick Tech Recall.

Sydney Shelby, Morton MIddle, Racing to the Future:  Build and Design Challenge and Racing to the Future: Race Time Championship.

Isabel Swisher, Morton Middle, first place, Digital Art. Jake Alford, Daniel Baesler and Karson Caswell, SCAPA at Bluegrass, first place, Documentary Video.  Halie Patrick Harrison Elementary, first place, Graphic Design; Elizabeth Curry, Julius Marks Elementary, first place, Infographic. Cameron Morrison, Lafayette, first place, Manipulated Photo.  Noah Jones, Julius Marks Elementary, first place, Multimedia Content.  Rohan Palla, Dunbar, first place, PSA Video.

Becky Alley of Lexington, who received a $5,000 State Fellowship from South Arts.  She’s one of nine artists to receive recognition from the regional arts organization.

These Fayette County Public School students, national winners in the 2016-17 Reflections contest:   Uriel Trujillo of Bryan Station High School, Award of Excellence in Visual Arts; Jayden Barnette of Sandersville Elementary, Aweard of Merit in Film Production; Evelyn Hruby of Stonewall Elementary, Award of Merit in Dance Choreography and Alexander Stumbur of Ashland Elementary, Award of Merit in Visual Arts.

Liz Buckler of Squires Elementary, Ashley Randolph of Morton Middle and Susan McLaughlin-Jones of Lafayette, recipients of the Fayette County Education Association Award for Teaching Excellence.