Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Winburn Middle School pulled away from the field in the 2010 Governor’s Cup regional competition, which concluded Feb. 13. Lexington Traditional Magnet School finished second, and Morton Middle was third, followed closely by Beaumont.

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).  

Region 15 top results:

• Math: 1^st Elaine Lin, Beaumont; 2^nd Valerie Sarge, Winburn; 3^rd Matthew Wu, Winburn
• Science: 1^st Chloe Cao, Winburn; 2^nd Ryan Blood, Winburn; 3^rd Joseph Schneider, Morton
• Social studies: 1^st Eric Xiong, LTMS; 2^nd Daniel Ma, Winburn; 3^rd Chloe Cao, Winburn
• Language arts: 1^st Jeremy Robison, Winburn; 2^nd Elaine Lin, Beaumont; 3^rd Sydney Smith, Winburn
• Arts & humanities: 1^st Daniel Ma, Winburn; 2^nd Athena Kern, Winburn; 3^rd Jeremy Robison, Winburn
• Composition: 1^st Alice Li, LTMS; 2^nd Athena Kern, Winburn; 3^rd Angela Maske, LTMS
• Future problem-solving (team): 1^st Morton; 2^nd LTMS
• Quick recall (team): 1^st Winburn; 2^nd LTMS; 3^rd Beaumont
• Hume Sportsmanship Award: Morton

Complete results

The middle school state finals are March 13-15.

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