Academy Students Represent Local Schools in District Governor’s Cup Tournaments

Several Gatton Academy students found success while representing their local high school during district Governor’s Cup tournaments held in January.

The annual series of district, regional, and state competitions test students knowledge is a variety of content areas.  Students are selected to take exams in mathematics, science, social students, arts and humanities, and writing.  Teams of students also compete in Future Problem Solving and quick recall (academic team) matches.

Kentucky Association for Academic Competition (KAAC), the organization that sponsors the statewide tournament, does not allow the Gatton Academy to field its own team.  KAAC bylaws require students to compete for the school that receives Average Daily Attendance (ADA) monies from the state.

While Tim Gott, Director of the Gatton Academy, would love to field a team, he views the current system for competition as another facet of the relationship between the Academy and students’ sending schools.

“This is another great example of our partnership with the sending schools,” Gott said. ” The success of these students on the written assessments is something to celebrate with their home school and Gatton Academy.  Together, we are giving these outstanding young people the opportunities to excel and shine.”

Students will compete in regional tournaments around the state later this month.  Students placing in the top five at regionals in each event will advance to the state tournament in March.

Gatton Academy Students Placing in 2011 District Tournaments:

David Sekora — 1st Place Mathematics Assessment and 1st Place Science Assessment (District 8)

Christian Jolly — 1st Place Mathematics Assessment and 3rd Place Science Assessment (District 9)

Tejas Sangoi — 3rd Place Mathematics Assessment (District 10)

Jon Warren — 1st Place Mathematics Assessment (District 11)

Sarah Schrader — 1st Place Science Assessment, 2nd Place Composition, and 2nd Place Mathematics Assessment (District 13)

Michael Crocker — 3rd Place Mathematics Assessment (District 13)

Holly Morris — 3rd Place Science Assessment (District 13)

Ellis Shelly — 3rd Place Science Assessment (District 15)

Brandon Farmer — 5th Place Mathematics Assessment (District 38)

Tucker Joyce — 1st Place Mathematics Assessment and 1st Place Science Assessment (District 41)

Laura Claytor — 4th Place Mathematics Assessment (District 45)

Ben Rice — 1st Place Mathematics Assessment and 2nd Place Science Assessment (District 48)

District Results, Districts, Governor's Cup, Kentucky Governor's Cup, Spring 2011