Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Friday, February 5, 2010

Henry Clay and Paul Laurence Dunbar high schools finished atop their respective groups in the 2010 Governor’s Cup district-level competition, which wrapped up Feb. 4 after snow postponed the previous Saturday’s contests.

The Governor’s Cup was founded in 1986 as a way to promote, reward and recognize outstanding achievement. Kentucky’s premier academic competition, Governor's Cup consists of five written assessment exams, composition (on-demand writing), future problem-solving and quick recall (also known as quiz bowl).  

In District 43 competition, Henry Clay was first, followed by Lafayette in fourth place and Bryan Station in fifth. This group also included Sayre School and Lexington Catholic.

In District 44, Paul Laurence Dunbar won going away, and Tates Creek High School came in third. This field also included West Jessamine High and East Jessamine High.

District 43 top results:

Mathematics: T2^nd Jeremy Bradford, Henry Clay; T2^nd David Brown, Lafayette

Science: 2^nd Jeremy Bradford, Henry Clay; 3^rd Satchel Fowler, Bryan Station

Social Studies: 2^nd Matthew Thornton, Lafayette

Language Arts: 1^st Jay Schrader, Henry Clay; 2^nd Cullen Smith, Henry Clay

Arts & Humanities: 1^st Jay Schrader, Henry Clay

Composition: 1^st Zoe Snider, Bryan Station; 2^nd Rachel Geil, Henry Clay; 3^rd Emily Estus, Henry Clay

Quick Recall (team): 1^st Lafayette High School; 2^nd Henry Clay High School

District 44 top results:

Mathematics: 1^st Idrees Kahloon, Paul Laurence Dunbar; 2^nd Brian Fei, Dunbar; 3^rd Michael Druggan, Tates Creek

Science: 1^st Ping Chen, Dunbar; 2^nd Jay Li, Dunbar; 3^rd Orshi Hegyl, Dunbar

Social Studies: 1^st Brian Fei, Dunbar; 2^nd Sandy Huang, Dunbar; 3^rd Matt Hensley, Dunbar

Language Arts: 1^st Victor Macrinici, Dunbar; 2^nd Helen Fu, Dunbar; 3^rd Idrees Kahloon, Dunbar

Arts & Humanities: 1^st Matt Hensley, Dunbar; 2^nd Ailin Shen, Dunbar; 3^rd Victor Macrinici, Dunbar

Composition: 1^st Darshali Vyas, Dunbar; 2^nd Helen Fu, Dunbar

Future Problem Solving (team): 1^st Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Quick Recall (team): 1^st Paul Laurence Dunbar High School; 2^nd Tates Creek High School

• Complete district-level results

In the elementary division of Governor’s Cup, students take part in a district and regional competition. The middle grades and high school divisions include a district, regional and state competition.

The high school regional contests are Feb. 16 and 20, and the state finals are March 13-15.