Education

LaRue County High School senior Ian Mather has been named Kentucky Speech Student of the Year.

He received the honor last week at the National Forensic League District Speech tournament where he also took first place in dramatic interpretation and qualified for competition at the NFL National Tournament in Dallas, Texas in June. This award is given to a student in speech who has exhibited not only talent and an ability to win, but also a dedication to speech and speech education that far outweighs trophies and awards. 

Ian Mather, a LaRue County High School senior, has been named the Kentucky winner of a $10,000 AXA Achievement Scholarship to attend the college of his choice.
From the pool of 50 state winners plus one each from the District of Colombia and Puerto Rico, 10 will be selected as national winners and earn an additional one-time scholarship of $15,000.
AXA Equitable’s foundation bases scholarships on several criteria, including ambition and drive, determination to set and reach goals, respect for self, family and community and ability to succeed in college.

Katy Cecil, LaRue County High School English teacher and speech coach whose teams have won a trophy room full of tournaments, has been chosen as the 2011 Kentucky High School Speech League’s Coach of the Year.

LaRue County Community Education is accepting applications for the 2011 Community Education Service Award and the Judy Cox Community Spirit Award.
The Community Education Service Award honors dedicated service, hard work and tireless effort in educating our community.
The Judy Cox Community Spirit Award is an honor that demonstrates a local person who displays a true servant’s heart with enthusiasm and a desire to make the community a better place through service.