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We have to continue looking toward the future because we have the ability to make that future ours.”

As many regrets as we do or don’t have, it’s too late for us to change it now. Le shared of the changes she anticipates after graduation, the people she will miss, and advice for the future: “There are very few things we as individuals can control, but we can control our actions and what we do right now. The graduating class selected two student speakers: Dane Le from Warren Central High School (Warren County), and Femi Obielodan from Frankfort Christian Academy (Franklin County). These seniors completed 3,759 hours of community service over two years, an average of 41.8 hours per graduate. Department of State National Security Language Initiative for Youth scholarships, and one was named YMCA Greater Louisville’s Youth Achiever of the Year. Among the graduates are two students who advanced to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and a Regeneron Science Talent Search Top 300 Teen Scientist. Additionally, 19 graduates completed the STEM + Critical Languages sequences in either Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, or Russian. Fifteen members of the class were National Merit semifinalists and 77% of graduates participated in faculty-sponsored research during their Gatton Academy experience. The Class of 2023 represents 45 counties from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky and includes The Gatton Academy’s thousandth graduate. They will leave today as ambassadors for The Gatton Academy while growing as innovators for this great Commonwealth.” The ceremony took place at Western Kentucky University’s Van Meter Hall and was broadcast online for extended friends and family to enjoy.Īfter welcoming everyone and acknowledging all the people instrumental in supporting the students, Lynette Breedlove, director of The Gatton Academy, reflected on the history of Gatton and the current students’ success, “The students of The Gatton Academy have built upon the initial foundation and have excelled in their endeavors both in and out of the classroom… They have continued to establish the path that countless classes will follow. On Saturday, The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science graduated 90 students from across Kentucky in its 16th graduating class.