SUMMIT Soon-to-be middle schoolers in Boyd County spent the week diving head first into STEM learning.
Boyd County Middle School was the site for the districtâs STEM Innovations camp for fifth-graders in the district that will transition to middle school in the fall. The focus of the camp was to provide interactive and hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and math.
The students at the camp are getting a head start on learning and an opportunity to close any learning gaps from the pandemic year. Beyond the knowledge base, Boyd County teachers and administrators want to offer opportunities for the students to be together and build relationships after not being together for so long.
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Morehead State University and the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics honored 2021 graduates this past weekend.
Ceremonies for more than 1,000 MSU spring and summer 2021 graduates were held this past Saturday at the Academic-Athletic Center on the campus of MSU.
To maximize health and safety, guests were limited and separate ceremonies were held for graduates of the Caudill College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; the Elmer R. Smith College of Business & Technology and the Ernst & Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education; and the College of Science.
Elizabeth Gayle LaBreche (Class of 2021) of Morehead served as the commencement speaker representing the College of Science. She is the daughter of Marvin and Rebecca Hereford and is the wife of Clay LaBreche (Class of 2019). She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
FredreâOni Terrado knows where sheâs come from and where sheâs going, and she has a plan to get there.
A junior in high school, the 16-year-old spends most of each week at Morehead State University attending the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics.
When sheâs not studying for her advanced classes, Oni â as she is known by most people â volunteers at organizations, helps others, spends time with each of her parents who live several states apart, and still finds time to prepare for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Youth of the Year competition: a competition she recently won at the Kentucky state level.
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Morehead State’s Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics is capping off another year of achievements by adding 14 students to the incoming Class of 2023, expanding its roster from 132 students to 146.
In addition to increasing in size, the Academy has earned numerous accolades this year. It was named among the top elite public schools in the nation by The Washington Post Education Editor Jay Mathews. The Academy also was certified by Cognia, the leading provider of accreditation and certification, assessment and improvement services, as an elite STEM program.
Launched in 2015, The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics is a dual-credit academy for academically exceptional Kentucky students. Craft Academy provides students with a postsecondary residential experience to complete their junior and senior high school years by enrolling in college courses. It was initially funded by a $4 million donation from Dr