Ashland Paul G. Blazer High School Brings Home the 16th Region Governor’s Cup

Ashland Paul G. Blazer High School Brings Home the 16^th Region Governor’s Cup

Sasha Bush

Ashland Beacon

I am sure we are all familiar with the story of the “Holy Grail” …  you know that mythical cup that King Arthur and his knights sought after because it held great power?  For anyone on a school academic team, there is a cup of equal importance… the Regional Governor’s Cup! It was an all-out battle of the brains as students, coaches, and spectators gathered inside Russell High School’s Library for the 2023 Regional Governor’s Cup with the one goal in mind to walk away with the 16^th Region title. Twelve schools from all across the sixteenth region competed and showed everyone just what they were made of--pure grit, determination, and a level of intelligence that most could only dream about. Students competed in the quick recall, future problem solving, mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, arts and humanities, and composition categories. It was Ashland Paul G. Blazer High School that quickly took the lead and ultimately the Governor’s Cup 16^th Region Title with an overall score of 51.5. Russell was hot on their tails coming in second with an overall score of 33 and Boyd County High School came in third with an overall score of 22. Here is a breakdown of the individual categories and student ranking.

Quick Recall

1^st- Paul G. Blazer High School

2^nd- Russell High School

3^rd- Boyd County High School

4^th- Raceland- Worthington High School

5^th- Elliott County High School

5^th- West Carter High School

5^th-Morgan County High School

5^th- Rowan County High School

Future Problem Solving

1^st- Russell High School

2^nd- East Carter High School

3^rd- Boyd County High School

4^th- Paul G. Blazer High School

5^th- Greenup County High School

5^th- West Carter High School

Mathematics

1^st- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Myintmo Tun

2^nd- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Alexandra Ellison

3^rd- Boyd County High School’s: Jacob Layne

4^th- Russell High School’s: Yasmeen Farhat

5^th- Boyd County High School’s: Brenton Long

Science

1^st- Russell High School’s: Snehan Saroch

2^nd- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Drake Caudill

3^rd- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Nathan Woolery

4^th- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Bonham Buchannon

5^th- Russell High School’s: Brody Kilburn

Social Studies:

1^st- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Ace Farris

2^nd- Russell High School’s: Arnav Dharmagadda

3^rd- Boyd County High School’s: Jacob Layne

4^th- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Landon Mefford

5^th- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Dirk Hay

Language Arts

1^st- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Anna Bocook

2^nd- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Ace Farris

3^rd- Russell High School’s: Ahya Farhat

4^th- Boyd County High School’s: Colton Thompson

5^th- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Caroline Yates

Arts and Humanities

1^st- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Anna Bocook

2^nd- Lawrence County High School’s: Trey Hall

3^rd- Boyd County High School’s: Elle Caldwell

4^th- Raceland- Worthington High School’s: Isaac Love

4^th- Paul G. Blazer High School’s: Caroline Yates

Composition

1^st- Russell High School’s: Arnav Dharmagadda

2^nd- Boyd County High School’s: Sydney Kinnel

3^rd- Rowan County High School’s: Grace Davison

4^th- Lawrence County High School’s: Natalie Kitts

5^th- Greenup County High School’s: Sara Pierce

Overall Final Standings

1^st- Paul G. Blazer High School

2^nd- Russell High School

3^rd- Boyd County High School

4^th- Lawrence County High School

5^th- East Carter High School

6^th- Rowan County High School

7^th-Raceland- Worthington High School

8^th- Greenup County High School

“TEAMWORK

Coming together is the beginning.

Keeping together is progress.

Working together is success.”

-Henry Ford