Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Monday, March 23, 2009

Meadowthorpe Elementary School finished at the top of the final regional standings in the 2009 Governor’s Cup, Kentucky’s premier academic event. Dixie Elementary Magnet School was second, and Rosa Parks Elementary came in third.

Maxwell Spanish Immersion Magnet School received the Hume Sportsmanship Award.

The Governor’s Cup was founded in 1986 as a way to promote, reward and recognize outstanding academic achievement. In the elementary division, students take part in district and regional competition. Middle and high schools also compete on the state level.

Seventeen Fayette County public and private elementary schools participated in the Region 20 contests March 21 at Lexington Catholic High School.

Among the top performers:

• Quick recall: 1^st Meadowthorpe, 2^nd Dixie, 3^rd Rosa Parks (Note: It’s the seventh straight year Meadowthorpe has won this contest.)
• Future problem-solving: 2^nd Meadowthorpe, 3^rd Dixie
• Mathematics: 1^st Kathleen Yang, Meadowthorpe; 2^nd Angeline He, Rosa Parks; 3^rd Anthony Tamasi, Dixie
• Social studies: 1^st Angelina Shi, Meadowthorpe; 2^nd Erin Christopher, Athens-Chilesburg Elementary; 3^rd Noah Welch, Athens-Chilesburg
• Language arts: 1^st Kathleen Yang, Meadowthorpe; 2^nd Brian Pang, Meadowthorpe; 3^{rd (tie)} Janet Guo, Meadowthorpe
• Science: 1^st Angelina Shi, Meadowthorpe; 3^rd Jasmine Liu, Meadowthorpe
• Composition: 1^st Brooke Justus, Dixie; 2^nd Jasmine Liu, Meadowthorpe; 3^rd Amelia Rogers, Dixie
• Arts and humanities: 1^st Amelia Rogers, Dixie; 2^nd Kyra Seevers, Rosa Parks; 3^rd Brian Pang, Meadowthorpe

Complete results from Region 20