The Gatton Academy's News Archive

Apr 6th, 2020

Seven Gatton Academy seniors learned recently they are candidates for the 2020 United States Presidential Scholars. They are Caitlin Cook, Bailey Knight, Logan Mingus, JB Morse, Lukas Negron, Sarah Pedersen, and Lydia Speer.

Apr 2nd, 2020

Twenty seniors from The Gatton Academy have been recognized as finalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Competition, marking a total of 156 students earning Finalists status since program inception in 2007.

Mar 31st, 2020

Matthew Johnson has been named a 2020 Coca-Cola Scholar. Matthew is one of 150 students from across the nation, and one of just six in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, to earn the recognition.

Feb 6th, 2020

Four students from The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky will debate teams from around the nation this February as a part of an Arabic Debate Tournament.

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.