Education Notes: Oct. 14

Reunions

■ The Lafayette Class of 1989 20th reunion will be Oct. 24 at Crowne Plaza Hotel Lexington-The Campbell House on Harrodsburg Road. Visit www.lafayetteclassof89.myevent.com for weekend details. E-mail Christy at cmtus@insightbb.com or Alison at raadams@insightbb.com with questions.

Awards/recognition

The Big Sandy Idol student participants from Betsy Layne are Big Sandy Idol Program director Clayton Case, left, Kaila Younce, Derrick Gayheart, Derek Hall, Autumn Eads, Whitney Lewis, Heather Johnson, Kayla Iricks, Sola Williams and Aaron Beard.

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■ Twenty-eight students at Sayre School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on Advanced Placement exams.

The College Board's Advanced Placement Program provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take college-level courses while still in high school and to earn college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the 1.7 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

At Sayre, six students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of the exams. The students are Ben Colclough, son of Elizabeth and George Colclough; Wesley Field, son of Kim and David Field; Caroline Gray, daughter of Anne and Roy Gray; Mary Hood Paulson, daughter of Jean Ellen and Wyn Paulson; Pallavi Podapati, daughter of Devi and Rao Podapati; and Caitlin Truitt, daughter of Martha Post and Robert Truitt.

Three students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of the exams. The students are Chloe Irwin, daughter of Becky Irwin and Barry Irwin; Don Morgan, son of Gail Reynolds; and Thomas Spears, son of Kathleen Spears.

Nineteen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Tebo Barnett, son of Gay and Michael Barnett; Thomas Bowers, son of Barbara Bowers and Richard Bowers; Devon Bradley, daughter of Jennifer and Peter Bradley; Ryan Brady, son of Rebecca and Robert Brady; Emily Colclough, daughter of Elizabeth and George Colclough; Hallie Decker, daughter of Catherine Decker and Derek Decker; Tyler Gamble, son of Linda and John Gamble; Rebekah Hamblin, daughter of Sandra and Pierce Hamblin; Khalid Hanieh, son of Ronda Safi and Abu Hanieh; Olivia Jacobs, daughter of Elizabeth and Andrew Jacobs; Nick Klus, son of Dawn Jenkins Klus and John Klus; Libby Li, daughter of Zhicheng Tang and Liyong Li; Josh Moscow, son of Lynn Campbell and Jeffrey Moscow; Rebecca Price, daughter of Patricia and Steven Price; Kelsey Ryan, daughter John Ryan; Adam Suhl, son of Sylvia Cerel-Suhl and Jeremiah Suhl; Erin Turner, daughter of Jeannie and Charles Turner; Lisa Wang, daughter of Ming Zheng and Meng-Guang Wang; and Maggie Wilson, daughter of Bookie and Judge Wilson.

■ Bluegrass Community and Technical College was named the 2009 winner of Republic Bank's We CARE Award in the Education and Public Works category. The award was presented to the college on Sept. 22 at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort in Lexington.

The award recognized BCTC as a top organization who has demonstrated what CARE represents: Community Activity Recognition Enterprise. At BCTC, many faculty members incorporate community service participation in their academic curriculum or host community events at the college. Faculty and staff volunteer their time to operate the Peace Meal Gardens, a community garden on the Leestown Campus. During the holiday season, faculty and staff donate gifts and items for children in need through the Circle of Love and Santa's Kids programs, and volunteer at more than 40 local non-profits through the rest of the year. BCTC Chief Information Officer Vern Kennedy thanked college employees for donating their time and talents in behalf of the college.

Display of The We CARE Award will rotate among the regional campuses in the coming months.

■ The Lindbergh Foundation recently announced that Larry Williams of BRS Aerospace was elected as the foundation's chairman, president and chief executive officer. Williams has a degree in fire and safety engineering technology from Eastern Kentucky University and is a graduate of the aviation safety program at the University of Southern California. He is also a 1975 graduate of Garrard County High School.