Three Knox teachers earn one of K-12’s highest credentials
Three Knox County elementary teachers are now among an elite group of educators nationwide that have demonstrated their effectiveness in the classroom every day. Lay …
Jesse D. Lay Elementary
School safety becomes hands-on at Lay Elementary
October 20-26 was School Safety Week in Knox County Public Schools and other districts across Kentucky. This year’s theme, “Kindness, Unity and Empathy”, went beyond …
Lay hosts “Camp Read a Lot” and provides books to keep the reading adventures continuing at home
Activities and lots of reading took place during Lay Elementary’s Camp Read a Lot held the week of June 10. Mrs. Taylor (2nd grade teacher), …
Off to the races in the Lay Elementary election
Campaigning and “making promises” got real in the 4th grade at Jesse D. Lay Elementary on Thursday, March 7th. It was the culminating performance event …
Elementary Governor’s Cup Regional Finals
District elementary Governor’s Cup winners throughout the region came together on Saturday, March 2, for the championship matchups of competitions in Quick Recall, Future Problem …
OMERs advance to state Odyssey of the Mind tournament
All six Knox County Odyssey of the Mind teams have qualified to advance to the state tournament following wins at the east-central division held at …
No monkeying around when it comes to leadership and voting at Lay
Catherine Davis’ 4th grades classes have been learning about the right to vote. On Tuesday, they performed a skit on why to vote for a …
Knox teams capture wins at statewide FIRST Lego Robotics competition
Two Knox County teams were among students from across the Commonwealth competing on Saturday in the FIRST Lego Robotics event held at Northern Kentucky University. …
Chamber recognizes schools and students with highest attendance
Two Knox County schools recently received a special certificate of recognition from the Knox County Chamber of Commerce. Flat Lick Elementary and Jesse D. Lay …
LEGOs build a regional win for Knox robotic teams
What do you get when you give future engineers LEGOS to work with? Robotics that are the most feature packed and can even be controlled …