With the start of school fast approaching in Lexington, proud Fayette administrators and parents celebrated two new elementary school ribbon cuttings today. Student growth is ongoing in the central Kentucky community.
As the Bryan Station High School Brass Quintet played the national anthem, the school’s JROTC’s cadets raised the Coventry Oak Elementary Flag for the first time.
The north end school helps address housing growth in the area. Principal Shamiah Ford told those gathered her school will be very diverse. “We value different cultures, we value different ethnicities and we value different learning styles, so we don’t do the whole one size fits all type learning,” said Ford.
When the first day of school starts next Wednesday, Ford says the school makeup will be almost in thirds between African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian. Also celebrating a ribbon cutting Friday were staff, students, and parents at Garret Morgan Elementary in Hamburg.
