45 Kentucky Students are National Merit Scholars (Lexington, Louisville: home, magnet school, college)

[tomocox]

The Courier-Journal is reporting the following:

Forty-five Kentucky high school seniors are among 2,000 winners of National Merit Scholarships.

Each will receive $500 to $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the college financing the scholarship.

Louisville-area winners, listed by high school (all are from Louisville unless otherwise noted):

Atherton: Ethan S. Walker-Seim.

Manual: Kelsey L. Hall, Laura K. Henry, James M. Huddleston, Lisa I. Neumann, Ramapriya Rangaraju and Nancy R. Zhang.

North Oldham: Joshua H. Rosenberg, of Prospect.

Oldham County: Andrea E. Atkin and Elizabeth M. Schaller, both of La Grange.

Sacred Heart: Elizabeth A. Otting.

St. Xavier: Francis X. McNamara.

Trinity: Christopher W. Hayes.

Winners from outside the Louisville area (listed by hometown):

Bowling Green: Clayton T. Crocker, Bowling Green High School.

Corbin: Deron L. Johnson, Corbin High School.

Corydon: Emily A. Naas, Henderson County High School.

Covington: David C. Mettens, Scott High School.

Crescent Springs: Christian J. Williams, Beechwood High School.

Danville: Andrew C. Taylor, McCallie School.

Elizabethtown: Joseph R. Swartz, John Hardin High School.

Erlanger: Katherine E. Hayes, Villa Madonna Academy.

Fort Mitchell: Peter L. Bradley, Beechwood High School.

Georgetown: Adam G. Tucker, Scott County High School.

Greenup County: Izaak P. Bruce, home school.

Henderson: Cassie L. Caudill, Henderson County High School.

Lawrenceburg: Dylan F. Reaves, Anderson County High School.

Lexington: Tessa M. Cavagnero, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School; Alexander E. Dutch, Jared M. Gibson and Daniel P. Richey, Henry Clay High School; Brittany P. Fenner, Evan T. Shirley and Qing Xie, Lafayette High School; John M. Jansen, Lexington Catholic High School.

Madisonville: Alexy S. Lake, Madisonville North Hopkins High School.

Morehead: Robert L. Morrison, Rowan County High School.

Mount Vernon: John R. Lambert, Rockcastle County High School.

Prestonsburg: Elizabeth R. Davis, Piarist School.

Richmond: Robert E. Carter, Lexington Catholic High School; Jamie E. Farrar, Model Laboratory School.

Somerset: Tyce A. Hodges, Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Math and Science.

Verona: Alexandra B. Farrell, Walton–Verona High School.

Versailles: Charles S. Fieseler, Lexington Catholic High School.

Williamsburg: James D. Williams, Williamsburg High School.

Wilmore: Lyman R. Stone, West Jessamine High School.

[missymomof3]

That's wonderful but why is Corydon listed there? Isn't that in Indiana?

[tomocox]

Corydon is a small town in western Henderson County, Kentucky

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by tomocox

Corydon is a small town in western Henderson County, Kentucky

Oooh ok, thank you for clarifying. I think it is wonderful we have so many students on that list!

[louroclou]

Does anyone find it interesting that one of the much-maligned public schools has twice as many winners as all the Catholic schools?

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by louroclou

Does anyone find it interesting that one of the much-maligned public schools has twice as many winners as all the Catholic schools?

I find it interesting that people seem to think that rural/ small town schools aren't worth diddly too.

[louroclou]

Exactly. Look at all those small-town heroes!

[tomocox]

Originally Posted by louroclou

Does anyone find it interesting that one of the much-maligned public schools has twice as many winners as all the Catholic schools?

A very good point; however, since Manual is a magnet school, it is able to recruit, pick and choose students. I am much more impressed that Atherton has a finalist among the JCPS schools.

I am proud of the small Kentucky schools. They are worthy of standing ovations. I remember when Atherton was one of the top educational centers of Kentucky. Glad to see that it too can be represented. It's the obvious non-listed schools that concern me. Where are Male, Assumption, Eastern, or Ballard?

[stx12499]

Originally Posted by tomocox

A very good point; however, since Manual is a magnet school, it is able to recruit, pick and choose students. I am much more impressed that Atherton has a finalist among the JCPS schools.

I am proud of the small Kentucky schools. They are worthy of standing ovations. I remember when Atherton was one of the top educational centers of Kentucky. Glad to see that it too can be represented. It's the obvious non-listed schools that concern me. Where are Male, Assumption, Eastern, or Ballard?

Or better yet, Christian Academy, KCD, Collegiagte, etc. The Louisville schools got shown up by the state here. Louisville should easily have a two to one ratio in this category on the rest of the state. (anyone have any stats on Louisville's Indiana suburbs?)

I am very impressed by the students in the small town districts. Bravo! Education is the key to rural KY's future.

[tigerlillydownunder]

Congratulations to all 45 students for your outstanding academic acheivements and your fine representation for our beautiful state--regardless of what school you're from! Large school, small school, big town, small town...you are all from the Bluegrass and I personally could not be any more proud than I am right now.

Well done and keep up the good work!!