Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Paul Laurence Dunbar was runner-up in the high school division of the 2011 Governor’s Cup, which is Kentucky’s premier academic competition. And on the middle school side, Winburn finished fourth in the March 12-14 state finals.

Dunbar was tops in the quick-recall competition.

Among individuals, first-place honors went to Greg Myers of Henry Clay (social studies), Victor Macrinici of Dunbar (language arts), Elaine Lin of Beaumont (math) and Alice Li of Lexington Traditional Magnet School (composition). Idrees Kahloon of Dunbar and Kathleen Yang of Winburn finished second in math in their respective fields.

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

Here are top statewide results for students in Fayette County Public Schools.

High schools (Region 11)

• Overall state rank: second, Paul Laurence Dunbar; 10^th, Henry Clay.
• Math: second, Idrees Kahloon; sixth, Valerie Sarge; seventh, Vania Ma, all of Dunbar. 
• Science: seventh, Valerie Sarge, Dunbar.
• Social Studies: tied for first, Greg Myers, Henry Clay; fifth, Grant Boggess, Dunbar.
• Language Arts: first, Victor Macrinici; fifth, Vania Ma; eighth, Idrees Kahloon, all of Dunbar.
• Arts & Humanities: ninth, Helen Fu, Dunbar.
• Future Problem-Solving (team): 10^th, Paul Laurence Dunbar
• Quick Recall (team): first, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Middle schools (Region 15)

• Overall state rank: fourth, Winburn; fifth, Lexington Traditional Magnet; ninth, Beaumont.
• Math: first, Elaine Lin, Beaumont; second, Kathleen Yang, Winburn; eighth, Eric Xiong, LTMS.
• Social Studies: fourth, Daniel Ma, Winburn.
• Language Arts: fourth, Alice Li, LTMS; sixth, Elaine Lin, Beaumont; ninth, Sydney Smith, Winburn.
• Arts & Humanities: 10^th, Kyra Seevers, Beaumont.
• Composition: first, Alice Li, LTMS.
• Future Problem-Solving (team): 10^th, Lexington Traditional Magnet School.
• Quick Recall (team): quarterfinalist, Winburn Middle School.

Complete results

The middle grades and high school divisions of Governor’s Cup include a district, regional and state competition. In the elementary division, students take part in a district and a regional contest. The latter wraps up March 19.