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3. Recognitions
a. Joe Whalen, Henry Clay High School: First Place, State Wrestling Tournament
Joe Whalen a senior at Henry Clay High School brought home a first-place trophy from the 2011 state
wrestling tournament
b. Elaine Lin, Beaumont Middle School, Angeline He, Lexington Traditional Magnet School, and
Kathleen Yang, Winburn Middle School: American Mathematics Competition
In November, more than one-hundred and fifty thousand students across the nation participated in the
American Mathematics Competition Eight, an exam for middle school students and designed to
promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills. Elaine Lin from Beaumont
Middle School and Kathleen Yang from Winburn Middle School received perfect scores. Angeline
He from Lexington Traditional Magnet School scored in the top one percent nationally.
c. Jessie Clark Middle School: First Place LEGO League’s State Tournament
Nathan Allan, Jonah Andreatta, Benjamin Bossert, William Bossert, Alex Brinkhorst, Ben
Howell, Drew Norby, Seth Rogers, Mitchell Slavik and Jared Young were first-place winners in
Robot Design at the LEGO League‟s State Tournament.
d. Winburn Middle School: Second Place LEGO League’s State Tournament
Ben Gardner, Samuel Springate, Andrew Tapia and Kevin Zhang were the second-place winners
in the LEGO League‟s State Tournament.
e. Dixie Elementary/Lexington Traditional Magnet: Second Place LEGO League’s State
Tournament
Alec Baron, Seth Bashore, Taylore Jordan, Zachary Jordan, Cody Leslie, Ryan Norton and
Kylie Russ won second place in team spirit at the LEGO League‟s State Tournament.
f. Edythe J. Hayes Football Team: 2010 City Champions
The Edythe J. Hayes Middle School „A‟ team won the 2010 city football championship. They
finished with an eight and one record. The „B‟ football team finished its season undefeated. This
group of players boasted an overall G.P.A of 3.2 during the season.
g. Tates Creek Middle School Girls’ Basketball: 2011 City Champs
The girls‟ basketball teams at Tates Creek Middle School won the 2010 city championships. Because
of renovations at their school this year, the Tates Creek girls practiced at six in the morning and
played the entire season without a home game.
h. Russ Bryant, Chris Gerhardstein, Chris Rush, and Nick Wrightson, Henry Clay High School
and Rebecca Hamperian, Lafayette High School: First Place, 2011 KHSAA Swimming and
Diving Championships
During the state swimming and diving championships, Nick Wrightson, a junior at Henry Clay High
School, won his third straight title in the individual freestyle and was named the boys‟ Outstanding
Meet Competitor. Nick, along with Russ Bryant, Chris Gerhardstein and Chris Rush, placed first
in the four-hundred freestyle relay. In the diving portion of the competition, Rebecca Hamperian of
Lafayette won her second straight title in the one-meter diving event.
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