Saturday, February 27th, started out cold and dreary. However, the snow couldn't chill the spirits of several young minds from around the county. They knew that the 2010 District Governor's Cup was going to be held at LBJ Elementary that day. This was their chance to show off their academic prowess....and show the world just how powerful the mind can be!
Although starting with a delay due to the weather, soon students, parents, and other involved community members converged upon LBJ Elementary for the academic competition. Contest manager, Henrietta Sheffel (FRC director from Breathitt High School) used her expertise in academics to start the match on time. Soon students from LBJ Elementary, Highland-Turner Elementary, Rousseau, and Jackson City School were taking tests in the areas of math, science, social studies, language arts, and arts and humanities. Students had competed in composition and future problem solving earlier in the week.
After a morning of testing, students competed in quick recall, which is a game-show like competition where students try to beat other students by "buzzing in" first and answering questions. It was an exciting day that saw many ups and downs for everyone involved.
At the end of a long day, the LBJ Elementary academic team, coached by Alonzo Fugate, was pleased with the following results:
· Composition - Abi Thomas, 3rd place; Adrianna Coomer, 4th place; Ashlee Gross, 5th place
· Math - John Wyatt Hall, 5th place
· Science - Jacob Collins and John Wyatt Hall, tied for 3rd place
· Social Studies - Logan Back, 1st place; Katie Bowling, 4th place
· Language Arts - Adrianna Coomer, 1st place; Zach Rice, 2nd place; Abi Thomas, 5th place
· Arts and Humanities - Zach Eiserman, 1st place; Kelsie Dalton, 2nd place
· Quick Recall team - 3rd place
· Future Problem Solving Team (Katie Bowling, Rachel Miller, Zach Rice, and Rebecca Watts) - 1st place!
The final scores for the day were broken down as follows:
· LBJ Elementary - 48.5 points
· Highland-Turner Elementary - 36 points
· Jackson City School - 35.5 points
· Rousseau Elementary - 3 points
LBJ Elementary was excited and pleased to win the District Championship. Students, parents, and others were cheering and clapping as each student received their medals and ribbons. A championship trophy was won for the school trophy case and is being displayed with pride in the front office of LBJ Elementary.
Coach Alonzo Fugate stated, "I am so pleased and so proud. These students have worked so hard all year long, and they deserve this win. It takes a lot of hard work to be on the academic team. It was good to see that hard work pay off. It was because of their dedication and the dedication of their parents and teachers that these students can proudly call themselves academic champions."
Coach Fugate continued, "Although I am the coach, there are so many more people involved in making a winning team. First and foremost are the parents. In particular, I had lots of great support from Amy Baker and Janice Hall with practices this year. Next, I want to thank all the teachers for their work in helping to prepare these students in class. I also want to thank LBJ's principal Ron Combs for all of his support this year. He has been wonderful. Finally, I want to thank Superintendent Arch Turner and the Breathitt County School Board for all of their support and encouragement. Without them, we wouldn't have such great schools and great students."
The team will now prepare for the Regional Governor's Cup which will be held at Buckhorn Elementary on Tuesday, March 16th for composition and Future Problem Solving and Saturday, March 20th for all other categories. But as Coach Fugate added, "No matter what, these kids are already champions in my book."
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