Nominations are open for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), which honors mathematics and science teachers in grades K-6. Anyone may nominate exceptional mathematics or science teachers -- including computer science teachers -- who are teaching grades 7-12 for the 2014-15 award year. Teachers also may apply directly. The nomination deadline is April 1, which [...]
Teachers are invited to take their classes to the 2016 Murray Shakespeare Festival to see the American Shakespeare Center perform the Roman tragedy “Julius Caesar” March 9-10 at Murray State University’s Lovett Auditorium. “Julius Caesar” offers an opportunity to teach students about Roman history and the intersections of friendship, betrayal and national politics. Daytime performances will be at 10 a.m. [...]
Southern Films, the after-school filmmaking club at Southern Middle School (Fayette County), invites schools to participate in its project, “Kentucky Kids Can Do Anything,” by submitting photographs for a mosaic containing 1,000 pictures that will be made available to schools across Kentucky. Duane Keaton, a teacher at Southern Middle, is overseeing the project designed to encourage students and show them [...]
National History Day in Kentucky (NHDKy), the state affiliate of National History Day, gives students the opportunity to explore the past in a creative, hands-on way. NHDKy challenges students in grades 4-12 to think like historians. Students choose their own topics and conduct their own research to produce a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance or website, becoming experts on a topic [...]
The English-Speaking Union, Kentucky Branch, Shakespeare Competition will be March 6 at Bellarmine University in Louisville. The competition is open to high school students, who read, analyze, perform and recite Shakespearean monologues and sonnets in three qualifying stages: at the school, community and national levels. The program begins in classrooms nationwide in fall and early winter, culminating in school-wide competitions [...]
Nominations are being accepted for the Martin Luther King Jr. Citizenship Award. Entries also are being accepted for the essay, artwork and poetry contests for the King Award, which is presented by the Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission. The citizenship award is given to an individual who embodies the spirit and energy of the late civil rights leader. The [...]
The Office of the Secretary of State’s 2015-16 Essay and Slogan Contest is now open to students. The contest helps students tangibly interact with the concepts associated with government and democracy while they garner recognition and compete for prizes. The slogan contest is open to students in grades 6-8; the essay contest is for students in grades 9-12. Cash prizes [...]
Entries are being accepted for the National Family Partnership’s National Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest, which is held to prevent drug use and educate youth in conjunction with Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-31. Students and families can decorate their home’s front door, mailbox or fence or schools can decorate their campus with a double-looped red ribbon and the theme, “Respect [...]
High School Mathematics Day for Women will be held Nov. 7 on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington. This free event is designed to introduce female high school students to the options available to those who study mathematics and to introduce them to mathematics outside the standard high school curriculum. The event is open to girls in grades 9-12, [...]
Students interested in attending The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) can apply for ArtShops and GSA summer program auditions beginning Oct. 1. Rising juniors and seniors may attend GSA, a three-week summer program. GSA is tuition free, but students must apply and audition for admittance. ArtShops, which are daylong workshops at which master artists can help students [...]