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Louisville professor explains significance of AAPI Faculty and Staff Association
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month ends, WHAS11 sat down one-on-one with a University of Louisville (UofL) professor. Dr. Andrew Zhao helped create an organization after tragedy struck the Asian community. Zhao teaches courses on cultural anthropology as its related to East Asia at UofL....
Assumption softball punches ticket to state tournament for 1st time since 1998, tops Male
No. 14 Assumption softball is ready to party like it’s 1998. The Rockets, under first-year coach Suzanne Cates, are returning to the state tournament for the first time in 26 years after defeating No. 5 Male, 10-1, on Friday night in the Seventh Region title game. Assumption received timely hitting throughout, especially in the...
ACE Project teaches children business skills with entrepreneurship course
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than a dozen children affected by gun violence had the opportunity to learn business skills. The ACE Project in Louisville is celebrating its 14 students who started their own business through its Academy of Child Entrepreneurship Course. The course taught Jayme Angton how to start...
KHSAA state track meet 2024 results: Finally healthy, Trinity High's Scherer wins 100m
LEXINGTON — Hank Scherer's journey from his freshman season at Trinity High School to Saturday’s Class 3A Track and Field Championships at the University of Kentucky has been long and frustrating, but rewarding. The junior has battled injuries since beginning high school. As a freshman, he had a nagging hip injury. In his sophomore...
Christian Academy eighth grader propels Centurions to 2nd at 2A state track and field meet
LEXINGTON — Kylie Moore’s got one over on her mother, which is saying something given that the latter won multiple ACC titles at Georgia Tech. Moore, an eighth grader at Christian Academy of Louisville, won the high jump at the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Class 2A Track and Field Championships, contested Friday at the University of Kentucky. ...
Trinity baseball, behind freshman, tops St. Xavier in 7th Region final, earns state berth
Head coach Rick Arnold had no qualms starting a freshman pitcher in Trinity High School’s biggest baseball game of the season, and Gray Davis made sure the decision was a winner. The young right-hander allowed two hits and struck out 11 to lead the Shamrocks to a 6-1 victory...
No. 5 PRP survives scare vs unranked Bullitt Central in 6th Region final, reaches state
For the first time in five years — an eternity for a tradition-rich program with six state championships — the Pleasure Ridge Park High School baseball team is heading to the state tournament. Asious Kavich singled home pinch runner Ravon Lee with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Panthers a 3-2 victory over Bullitt Central on Friday in the championship game of the Sixth Region Tournament at the University of Louisville’s...
JCPS hosts Bus Driver Blitz hiring event in an effort to hire more drivers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jefferson County Public Schools are working to address the bus driving shortage. School officials held a Bus Driver Blitz on Saturday at the Hilton Garden on Crittenden Drive. Interested applicants were able to apply, be interviewed and get the required physicals on site. Along with JCPS'...
Graduate earns high school diploma and college degree at the same time
A 17-year-old is celebrating her high school graduation and a two-year college degree all in the same week. Graduate Hannah Childs completed two years of college courses while also attending high school. She earned an associate's degree from Cincinnati State all while graduating at the top of her senior class.
Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana recognize students at Older Girl Recognition Ceremony
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — High School students were recognized on Sunday for their commitment to serving Louisville and the surrounding communities. The Girl Scouts' Older Girl Recognition Ceremony was held at The Jefferson on Taylorsville Road. The ceremony honored several students who completed projects about key issues in the community.
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