McCracken County High School Wins First Place at WKCTC's 2020 President's Cup
Calloway County High School and Paducah Tilghman High School, Second and Third Place Winners
Paducah, KY (01/09/2020) — Eight regional high schools competed in the 2020 President's Cup Academic Bowl held at West Kentucky Community and Technical College January 9.
McCracken County High School took home the top prize with Calloway County and Paducah Tilghman high schools winning second and third place trophies, respectively.
Other participating Kentucky high schools were Ballard Memorial, Graves County, Marshall County, Murray and St. Mary high schools.
"The West Kentucky Academic Association (WKAA) takes great pride in preparing our teams for Governor's Cup with this competition," said Rodney Holt, WKAA high school vice president. "It is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the talent and academic prowess that our students have in the region."
The WKAA competition consisted of individual written assessments in arts/humanities, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and quick recall matches.
The top five written assessment winners were chosen from each category. First place winners were:
- Arts/Humanities - Rachel Hwang, McCracken County
- Language Arts - Tyler Truitt, Paducah Tilghman
- Science (4-way tie) - Isaac Martin, Ethan Cain, Jay Turner, Calloway County and Travis Trimble, Paducah Tilghman
- Social Studies - Noah Ellis, McCracken County
- Mathematics - Ryan Chua, Paducah Tilghman
The Governor's Cup will be held at the district, regional and state levels. This year's state competition will be held March 14-16 in Louisville.
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McCracken County High School: (front row, left to right): Coach Tammy Bohannon, Caroline Wright, Ella McBee, Noah Ellis, Barrett Wagner, Sydney Woodard - (back row, left to right): Grant Eyer, Reese Bell, Mason Wooten, Ava Chuppe
Calloway County High School: (front row, left to right): Coach Erica Gray, Lucy Burns, Emma Arnett, Ethan Cain, Ellie Whisman, Ashleigh Caldwell, Chaney Robinson, Isaac Anderson, Jayden Morris, Ginni Mikulcik - (back row, left to right): Isaac Martin, Marshall Hays, Ben Overby, Jay Turner, Cesar Villeda, Caden Emerson
Paducah Tilghman High School (front row, left to right): Coach Chris Wynne, Ryan Chua, Paulo Garcia, Travis Trimble, Paige Kight, Tyler Truitt, Samuel Lambert, Lucas Wadley