Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Lafayette High School earned a Best Choreography award in the varsity jazz dance division at the Winter Jam, an annual cheer and dance team extravaganza.

The Winter Jam, held Dec. 11 at the Lexington Center, included school, recreational and all-star squads from Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia.

In addition to the overall award, Lafayette received second-place honors in varsity jazz dance competition and finished third in advanced non-spring floor varsity cheer.

Among others from Fayette County Public Schools, Edythe J. Hayes Middle School was runner-up in the junior high pom dance division, third in the advanced junior high school cheer contest and fourth in junior high hip-hop dance.

Lexington Traditional Magnet School was runner-up in the intermediate non-spring floor junior high category and came in third in junior high pom dance.