Governor's Cup (academics)

Governor's Cup The logo of the Governor's Cup Competition.

Governor's Cup is an academic tournament within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Participation

Governor's Cup involves approximately 20,000 students. The following chart depicts the membership fees of each grade level:

Division Grade Levels Membership Fee Elementary School 4 - 5 $225 Middle School 6 - 8 $325 High School 9 - 12 $325

Operation

The participants of this challenge are organized into three separate grade divisions. These divisions are Elementary School, Middle School, and High School.

Elementary School division

The Elementary School division of Governor's Cup allows students enrolled in fourth and fifth grades to compete against one another in District and Regional competitions.

Middle School division

The Middle School division of Governor's Cup allows students enrolled in the sixth through eighth grades compete against one another in District, Regional, and State competitions.

High School division

The High School division of Governor's Cup allows students enrolled in the ninth through twelfth grades to compete against one another in District, Regional, and State competitions.

Competition

In the competition there are three basic levels: District (the first level and where a group of schools compete), Region (the top five testing students and the top two quick recall and future problem solving teams from each district), and State (the top five testing students and the top two quick recall and future problem solving teams from each region). The categories that a student and team can compete in are:

Individual: Written Assessments (Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Arts and Humanities, Social Studies, and Written Composition).

Team: Quick Recall (two teams of four students each compete against each other to answer questions the quickest and correctly) and Future Problem Solving (teams of four that try to find the best solution to a problem that might arise).

State champions

Governor's Cup Trophies Governor's Cup championship trophies

Year High School Champion Middle School Champion 1986 Pikeville High School Meyzeek Middle School 1987 Lafayette High School Clark-Moores Middle School 1988 Ballard High School Tates Creek Junior High School 1989 Ballard High School James T. Alton Middle School 1990 Ballard High School George M. Verity Middle School 1991 Tates Creek High School Southern Junior High School (Pulaski) 1992 Tates Creek High School Fred T. Burns Middle School 1993 duPont Manual High School Daviess County Middle School 1994 duPont Manual High School Daviess County Middle School 1995 Tates Creek High School Russell Independent Middle School 1996 Russell Independent High School Jesse Stuart Middle School 1997 Russell Independent High School College View Middle School 1998 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Lexington Traditional Magnet School 1999 duPont Manual High School Johnson County Middle School 2000 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Johnson County Middle School 2001 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Lexington Traditional Magnet School 2002 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Lexington Traditional Magnet School 2003 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Russell Independent Middle School 2004 Russell Independent High School Johnson County Middle School 2005 duPont Manual High School Lexington Traditional Magnet School 2006 Russell Independent High School Johnson County Middle School 2007 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Johnson County Middle School 2008 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Johnson County Middle School 2009 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Johnson County Middle School 2010 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Johnson County Middle School 2011 Russell Independent High School Meyzeek Middle School 2012 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Johnson County Middle School 2013 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Johnson County Middle School 2014 duPont Manual High School Johnson County Middle School 2015 duPont Manual High School Johnson County Middle School 2016 Russell Independent High School Johnson County Middle School 2017 Henderson County High School Johnson County Middle School 2018 Russell Independent High School Johnson County Middle School2019 Johnson Central High School Meyzeek Middle School2020 HS and MS State Finals canceled due to 2020 COVID-19 pandemic2021 duPont Manual High School Bondurant Middle School2022 duPont Manual High School Meyzeek Middle School2023 duPont Manual High School Meyzeek Middle School2024 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Samuel V. Noe Middle School2025 Russell High School Meyzeek Middle School2026 Russell High School Meyzeek Middle School

See also Quick Recall

References Governor's Cup. Kentucky Association For Academic Competition.

External links Kentucky Association For Academic Competition