Winburn shines in Kentucky Colonels showcase

Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Monday, December 6, 2010

Winburn Middle School turned in another dominating performance in the 11th annual Kentucky Colonels Sixth-Grade Academic Showcase, besting six others to win the overall competition and the quick-recall segment of its local section.

The Dec. 4 showcase also included written assessments in several areas. Here are the top individual results from Fayette County Public Schools:

  • Language arts: 1st Annie Griffith, Winburn; 3rd Josh Cagle, Edythe J. Hayes Middle School
  • Mathematics: Tied for 1st  Ronit Kar, Thirushan Wignakumar and Ben Xie, all of Winburn
  • Science: 1st Thirushan Wignakumar, 2nd Sameer Ahmed, 3rd Vicki Wong, all of Winburn
  • Social studies: 1st Amit Lohe, Hayes; 2nd Ben Xie, Winburn; 3rd Jodi Kirkner, Winburn
  • Arts and humanities: 1st Jodi Kirkner, Winburn; 3rd Vicki Wong, Winburn
  • Composition: 1st Kathryn Hunt, Lexington Traditional Magnet School

Complete results (section 23)