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Eight local students were honored by the Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission and Kentucky Heritage Council on Monday for expressing themselves creatively through essays, visual art and poetry.
The Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission recently announced winners for its poetry, art, and essay contests for elementary, middle and high school students in Kentucky.
Audrey Bannister has stepped up to the challenge of middle school, and she's been selected the WesBanco Student of the Week.
For nearly 20 years, Mark Matthews raised the American flag every morning at Capital Day School.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4075 and the Auxiliary are sponsoring several contests for youth and teachers in the community.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has announced its annual poster and essay contests for Kentucky students.
Capital Day School was ready to offer in-person instruction when school began this month.
COVID-19 has forced changes for a lot of annual events.
Independence Bank is giving away goody bags to local teachers today and Friday at both Frankfort locations during regular business hours, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Capital Day School has pushed its start date back two weeks.
Public school districts are scrambling to lay out their plans for reopening, but a Frankfort private school is offering a slightly different approach.
When the statewide Facebook group “Teacher 2 Teacher Blessing” started about a month ago, three teachers in the Frankfort Independent Schools system came up with the idea of starting a local group.
The Frankfort Independent School District and the Franklin County Community Early Childhood Council is partnering to host a free online Kindergarten Readiness Summit for parents and early care and education providers from June 1-6.
As Kentucky school districts attempt to plan for the start of the next school year without knowing how the COVID-19 pandemic will evolve, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will provide guidance for several possibilities for reopening schools.
The Friends of the Paul Sawyier Public Library is offering two $1,000 scholarships to students who reside in Franklin County.
With local students being schooled from home and many parents and adults working remotely, The State Journal has compiled a list of free virtual offerings of field trips and lessons.
The VFW Auxiliary is sponsoring two art contests for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
The U.S. House of Representatives is sponsoring its annual nationwide art competition for high school students this spring.
Frankfort and Franklin County schools will take part in the 20th Regional Governor’s Cup competition sponsored by the Kentucky Association for Academic Competition at Collins Lane Elementary School on Saturday.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 10:39 a.m. on Feb. 10 to correct the name Varshitha Ramesh to winning fourth in science. Varshith Kotagiri won fifth in science.
While area schools were closed on Friday, students had fun playing in the snow.
City schools are seeing more students enrolled in the district. County schools’ enrollment has been fairly consistent for a few years.
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First responders, law enforcement officers, school officials and other community members met at Bondurant Middle School on Tuesday to demonstrate the truths and consequences that students could face if they choose to use drugs.
Capital Day School students and families were able to travel around the world on Sunday without having to leave school property, thanks to a special event.
A Frankfort school is seeking more books to give away at Franklin County Farmers Market's monthly Kids' Days.
A majority of Capital Day School fourth- through eighth-grade students qualified for the prestigious Duke University Talent Identification Program.
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