Letter from the Director

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Infinite possibilities is The Gatton Academy’s motto.

To us, infinite possibilities means our students encounter the top national and international opportunities to pursue career goals. It means development with integrity, compassion, and respect for all others as North Star. It means rounded exposure to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and it means the endeavor to develop expertise through mentored research projects. It means committing to a growth mindset, to self-discipline, and to collaboration. It means learning abroad on one of our faculty-led study abroad programs for discovery of differences and growth. It means acceptance in a community of peers and one’s own dedication to positive community impact. It means music, arts, business, and other interdisciplinary connections are purposeful. It means finding love of one’s self. It means lifetime belonging to our influential and ever-expanding Gatton Academy alumni network. It means living in an environment of accountability and excellence. It means welcome from Kentuckians from every walk of life. It means service and giving back to our Kentucky and our fellow humankind. It means leading the Commonwealth and being a model for schools nationally and globally.

Infinite possibilities has always defined who The Gatton Academy are and who we aspire yet to be.

It is my honor to offer you warm welcome to The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, where there are infinite possibilities.

-Dr. Derick B. Strode