The Gatton Academy's News Archive

Feb 5th, 2020

Mina Ryumae (Larry A. Ryle High School) and Sierra Wyllie (Henry Clay High School) of Lexington both received Honorable Mentions in the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCNCWIT) Awards for Aspirations in Computing (AiC).

Sep 12th, 2019

Twenty-three seniors from The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science have been recognized as semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Competition, marking the most students recognized in a single school year in the program’s history.

Jun 12th, 2019

Graham Stephens, a 2019 graduate of The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Monroe County High School, has been awarded the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship.

Jun 5th, 2019

In addition to prestigious research internships through the NSF and internships through our new public-private program, the Gatton Sponsored Internship Program, students are also pursuing study abroad and research through the Research Internship Grants.

May 29th, 2019

The Gatton Academy has been named to Jay Mathews' list of top-performing public schools with elite students for the tenth consecutive time.

May 28th, 2019

Devin Davis ('19, Scott County High School) has been named a 2019 United States Presidential Scholars Semifinalist.

May 11th, 2019

On Saturday, May 11, eighty-six students representing forty-three counties from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky were recognized during The Gatton Academy’s twelfth graduation ceremony in Van Meter Hall.

Apr 30th, 2019

Gatton Academy senior Emma Poole, alumna Lillian Hamm, and Assistant Director of the Crawford Hydrology Lab Lee Anne Bledsoe recently returned from the UNESCO EuroMAB 2019 meeting in Dublin, Ireland.

Apr 24th, 2019

Twelve students at The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at WKU have received nationally-competitive National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Scholarships for immersive, critical language study this summer.

Apr 18th, 2019

Seniors Devin Davis, Koushik Devarakonda and Daniel Yan were each recognized as 2019 United States Presidential Scholars.