First Floor Meeting Rooms

Sampson,

Wilkinson and Laffoon are down the stairs next to

Registration.

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Thursday Certification

Future Problem Solving Certification

FPS Familiarization “Jump Start” - Brenda Darnell, KAAC Program Director 4:00 to 5:00 PM—Laffoon Room, 1st floor Have you been recruited to be a Future Problem Solving coach or evaluator and are not really sure what you have committed to? This is session is a must for all FPS “newbies”. Learn a brief overview of what FPS is and how the competition is structured. (Also at 7:00 PM) FPS Familiarization “Jump Start” - Brenda Darnell, KAAC Program Director 7:00 to 8:00 PM— Laffoon Room, 1st floor Have you been recruited to be a Future Problem Solving coach or evaluator and are not really sure what you have committed to? This session is a must for all FPS “newbies”. Receive a brief overview of what FPS is and how the competition is structured. (Also at 4:00 PM) FPS-01 - Kirk Barnett, Russell; Henrietta Sheffel, Breathitt County 5:00 PM—Combs/Chandler Room, 2nd floor 0 Years Certified in FPS FPS-02 – Drew Trimble, Woodford County; Tawnya Gipson, Warren County; Rick Moman, Daviess County 5:30 PM—Nunn Room, 2nd floor 0 Years Certified in FPS FPS-11 – Melissa Bryan, McCracken County; Pam Burton, Johnson County 5:30 PM--Stopher Room, 3rd floor 1 Year Certified in FPS FPS-21 - Brenda Porter, Johnson County; Carolyn Hale, Floyd County; Virginia Rice Harlan County 6:15 PM—French Room, 3rd floor 2+ Years Certified in FPS

Quick Recall Certification

QR-01 – Brad Persinger, Gateway Community and Technical College; Cheryl Parker, Daviess County 4:00 PM – Sampson Room, 1st floor 0 Years Certified in Quick Recall QR-02 – Stanton Watson, Floyd County 6:15 PM – Beckham Room, 3rd floor 0 Years Certified in Quick Recall QR-11 – Debbie Highley, Bath County 4:30 PM – Breathitt Room, 2nd floor 1 Year Certified in Quick Recall

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Friday Certification

QR-12 – Carole Sanders, duPont Manual 6:30 PM– Breathitt Room, 2nd floor 1 Year Certified in Quick Recall QR-21 – Jeremy Krug, Graves County 4:30 PM – Beckham Room, 3rd floor 2+ Years Certified in Quick Recall QR-22 – Terry Rhodes, KDE/Montgomery County 6:30 PM – Sampson Room, 1st floor 2+ Years Certified in Quick Recall QR-23 – Wesley Waddle, Hart County 7:45 PM – Sampson Room, 1st floor 2+ Years Certified in Quick Recall

Future Problem Solving Certification FPS Familiarization “Jump Start” - Brenda Darnell, KAAC Program Director 6:30 to 7:15 AM— Combs/Chandler Room, 2nd floor Have you been recruited to be a Future Problem Solving coach or evaluator and are not really sure what you have committed to? This is session is a must for all FPS “newbies”. Learn a brief overview of what FPS is and how the competition is structured. FPS-03 – Rex Hanson, Elizabethtown High School; Virginia Rice, Harlan County 7:30 AM—Combs/Chandler Room, 2nd floor 0 Years Certified in FPS FPS-04 – Melissa Bryan, McCracken County; Rick Moman, Daviess County 7:30 AM--Nunn Room, 2nd floor 0 Years Certified in FPS FPS-05 – Wesley Waddle, Hart County; Rick Moman, Daviess County 7:30 AM—Coe Room, 3rd floor 0 Years Certified in FPS FPS-24 – Brenda Porter, Johnson County; Tawnya Gipson, Warren County 7:30 AM--Wilkinson, 3rd floor 2+ Years Certified in FPS FPS-12 – Kathy Sorrell, Fleming County; Henrietta Sheffel, Breathitt County 7:30 AM – Segell Room, 3rd floor 1 Year Certified in FPS FPS-25 – Rex Hanson, Elizabethtown High School; Karen Frame, Ashland School District 2:30 PM-- Beckham Room, 3rd floor 2+ Years Certified in FPS

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Quick Recall Certification

Quick Recall Certification 03 – Debbie Highley, Bath County 1:15 PM - Nunn Room, 2nd floor 0 Years Certified in Quick Recall Quick Recall Certification 04 – Stanton Watson, Floyd County 1:15 PM-- Combs/Chandler Room, 2nd floor 0 Years Certified in Quick Recall Quick Recall Certification 05 - Carole Sanders, duPont Manual 1:15 PM – Laffoon Room, 1st floor 0 Years Certified in Quick Recall

Quick Recall Certification 13 – Virginia Browning, Hopkins County 1:15 PM - French Room, 3rd floor 1 Year Certified in Quick Recall Quick Recall Certification 15 – Stanton Watson, Floyd County 8:30 AM - Beckham Room, 3rd floor 1 Year Certified in Quick Recall Quick Recall Certification 24 – Jeremy Krug, Graves County 8:30AM – Laffoon Room, 1st floor 2+ Years Certified in Quick Recall Quick Recall Certification 25 – Jeff Castle, Jessamine County 10:15AM – Laffoon Room, 1st floor 2+ Years Certified in Quick Recall Quick Recall Certification 26 – John Woolley, Owensboro 1:15 PM – Segell Room, 3rd floor 2+ Years Certified in Quick Recall Quick Recall Certification 27 – Brad Persinger, Gateway CTC 2:30 PM – Wilkinson, 1st floor 2+ Years Certified in Quick Recall Quick Recall Certification 29 – Terry Rhodes, KDE 10:15 AM – French Room, 3rd floor 2+ Years Certified in Quick Recall

Complimentary Breakfast Please join us in the Exhibit Hall from 7:15 to 8:15 AM Friday for a first come, first served complimentary pastry breakfast for Conference attendees.

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Friday Breakouts 8:45 to 9:35 AM

All sessions are for all grade levels unless noted. Got Quick Recall Math Questions? Morrow Room - 3rd Floor Derek Stice, Edmonson County High School Not a math person, but want your students to be one? Don’t know how the other team answers the questions so quickly? New to quick recall and don’t know what your students need to know? During this session, we will try to provide some guidance and hints on how to prepare your students. Shortcuts and “tricks” will be discussed. There will be time for you to ask questions about specific problems, so please bring questions with you. KAAC 101 Brown Room - 2nd Floor John Bennett, KAAC; Brenda Darnell, KAAC John and Brenda will offer an overview of the KAAC menu of events: Governor’s Cup, Sixth Grade Showcase, JV Challenge, and FPS Component Events. Building a Successful Quick Recall Team French Room - 3rd Floor Eric Huff, National History Bee/ACE Quizbowl Camp Eric was one of America’s most highly respected and successful quizbowl coaches at Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina, where his team won a National Championship in 2003. This workshop will focus on how to recruit, motivate and train a successful Quick Recall team. FPS District Topic: Processed Foods (repeated at 1:15PM) Carroll Ford Room - 2nd Floor Kirk Barnett, Russell High School Academic Team Coach and Governor’s Cup Camp instructor for FPS Whether you dine out on a fast food burger or fine dining veal bolognese, and no matter which aisle you go down at the grocery store, almost all the food we now encounter is processed in some way. Processed foods are cheaper, have longer shelf life, and can be fortified with extra minerals, vitamins, and nutrients to “boost” our diet. However, do we really know what we are taking into our bodies? Do artificial flavors, artificial colors, and preservatives work together to make our food an elaborate chemistry experiment? Come join our discussion of Processed Foods and their impacts upon human health and the economy—you’ll never look at your dinner plate the same again! Academic Team – Teaming Beyond Students Breathitt Room - 2nd Floor Jeff Castle, Assistant Superintendent / Chief Academic Officer, Jessamine County Schools A successful academic team experience relies heavily on the development of a team, right? But have you considered the other members of your team, once you decide on student participants? This session will help attendees to determine stakeholder participation so that the coach doesn't have to shoulder the entire burden of building a successful academic team.

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Special Giveaway #1 10:00 AM Friday, Exhibit Hall Win three years’ worth of Governor's Cup, Sixth Grade Showcase or JV Challenge questions!

Breakouts - 10:15 to 11:05 AM

All sessions are for all grade levels unless noted. FPS State Topic: Enhancing Human Potential Carroll Ford Room - 2nd floor Kirk Barnett, Russell High School Academic Team Coach and Governor’s Cup Camp instructor for FPS Are you one who needs that refreshing cup of coffee in the morning to jump start your day? Do you know anyone who has a prosthetic limb or an electronic hearing aid? We constantly hear on the news of well-known athletes getting caught taking performance enhancing drugs. In each of these cases, we are trying to improve some aspect of our lives—we are attempting to enhance our own human potential. With emerging technologies, are we on the brink of a technological evolution of the human body and mind? To what extent will we perfect the human body and become something “more” than human? Will these advancements further the gap between the haves and have-nots? Technology and the Academic Team Coach Wilkinson Room - 1st Floor Sue-Elise Flowers, Cumberland County Schools; Kelli Booher , Cumberland County Elementary; Ways to use tech tools to connect with your team and make learning fun for all involved. This session will highlight new tools as well as old ones that have added new features that make them better matches for education. Maximizing Practice Potential Stopher Room - 3rd Floor Kathryn Branham , Katie McMahan, Jake Halsey Students from Johnson Central High School share how their successful program reaps the benefits of focused practice. Study strategies, how to fit everything in, deadling with over- committed students, and how to work with highly stressed teens. FPS Component Events Scenario Writing, Scenario Performance, Junior Division and Individual FPS Breathitt Room - 2nd floor Carolyn Hale, Floyd County; Karen VanKirk, Ashland School District; Rebecca Montgomery, Adair County student Carolyn, Karen and Rebecca will share information about the requirements to have competitors in any or all of these events. Rebecca will also be available to discuss Scenario Writing near the registration desk for the conference. Information about the new program, Scenario Performance, piloted this year by KAAC will be presented. Attend this session and you may be the next coach to advance students to the FPS International Conference in June at Iowa State. Top Ten Things ALL NEW Academic Coaches Need to Know Morrow Room - 3rd Floor Derek and Shaun Stice, Edmonson County High School Derek and Shaun have coached at all levels of academic competition and know how overwhelming academic team coaching can be. They share the strategies, resources, and practices that they wish they had known when they started.

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Coaching Language Arts (EL/MG) Sampson Room - 1st Floor Pamela Burton, Johnson County Middle School Pam’s students consistently score in the top at the State level. She will share her resources and preparation strategies for Language Arts success. Improving High School State Finals Quick Recall Bracketing Brown Room - 2nd Floor Brett Reliford, Adair County High School KAAC has adopted a system that will "seed" a portion of the Round of 16 at State Finals for high school teams that advance beyond the pool play stage. This modified seeding will be affected by pool play results. In this session, Brett will break down the modification in the Round of 16 and the procedure that determines how teams will be paired upon completion of pool play.

Special Giveaway #2 11:15 AM Friday, Exhibit Hall Win three years’ worth of Governor's Cup, Sixth Grade Showcase or JV Challenge questions!

Hall of Fame Luncheon 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Grand Ballroom

2014 Inductees

Sandy Bowling, Clay County Melissa Bryan, McCracken County Roxana Jacobs, Greenup County Pam Manker, Campbell County Donna Mason, Bell County Jayme Runyon, Paintsville

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Breakouts - 1:15 to 2:05 PM All sessions are for all grade levels unless noted.

Staying Motivated When Times are Tough Stopher Room - 3rd Floor Wesley Waddle, Hart County Schools Although there can be some benefits to being from a small or rural school, some challenges are common as well. Wesley will share some strategies and inspiration that will help you find ways to break through! Community Problem Solving Program: Inspiring Volunteerism through Competition Breathitt Room - 2nd Floor Roxana Jacobs, Greenup County This component of the Future Problem Solving program allows students to identify and help to impact in a positive way a local issue of concern. Team members plan and implement activities that will help improve the current problem situation by using the six step FPS process. Many schools have such programs already established so why not attend this session to learn how to showcase it at the Governor's Cup competition next March in Louisville and possible take it on to Iowa State in June at the FPSPI competition! FPS District Topic: Processed Foods (also at 8:45 AM) Carroll Ford Room - 2nd Floor See description page 4. Coaching EL/MG Science Wilkinson Room - 1st Floor Melissa Bryan, McCracken County Schools Melissa shares her resources and preparation strategies for coaching Science, both Quick Recall and Written Assessment, at the Elementary and Middle Grades levels. FPS: Building Success Sampson Room - 1st Floor Pamela Burton, Johnson County Schools; Carolyn Hale , retired; Hale, Once coaches have formed their FPS team, they need strategies to improve success. Veteran coaches Carolyn Hale and Pamela Burton will sharing winning strategies that are guaranteed to help any FPS team soar. Hosting KAAC Events Brown Room - 2nd Floor Lucy Flanary, Estill County This session will focus on how Governor's Cup host schools can put their "best foot forward." Participants will get an overview of planning ideas and how to solicit support from staff members and from parent organizations. Not recommended for coaches from schools that hosted Governor's Cup in 2014. So You Want to Place in Social Studies? (MG/HS) Coe Room - 3rd Floor Bobby Cantrell, Johnson Central High School Bobby offers a look at Social Studies resources, with a focus on Middle and High School. Information and tips from a former Social Studies written assessment taker and quick recall player that will give your team members the best shot at placing at any level of Governor's Cup.

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Language Arts Focus Works Roundtable Morrow Room - 3rd Floor Brett Reliford, Adair County High School Language Arts is unique in Written Assessment competition in that it is the only assessment in which 10 questions pertain to one particular Focus Work. As part of a continuing effort to evaluate our competitions, this session is designed to get your input on how well this concept is performing in reaching the goal of reducing the “hit-and-miss” nature of Language Arts assessment. How to Inspire, Tame and Polish Your ADHD Players Beckham Room, 3rd floor Victoria Ragdsell, Ph.D. Every team has at least one "twice exceptional kid" - gifted and ADHD. These players have tremendous potential! In fact, Academic Team is great way to help them gain the focus and self-management they need to fulfill their gifted potential. On the other hand, they can also "suck the oxygen out of the room" as one coach put it. This workshop will help coaches know how to capture and focus the energy these bright, intense players bring to the game. It may make a tremendous difference in their academic and adult career as well!

Breakouts - 2:30 to 3:20 PM All sessions are for all grade levels unless noted.

The Arts of Arts and Humanities Coe Room – 3rd floor Brenda Porter, Johnson County Board of Education This session will take you through the world of Arts and Humanities, providing you with the tips and resources that you need to coach Arts & Humanities for Governor's Cup. Parents: They're Good for More than Bringing Snacks, You Know! Stopher Room - 3rd Floor Donna Wilkerson, Stevenson Elementary School and Russellville Middle School Donna Wilkerson's children began competing in KAAC events in 2008. Through the years, she has progressed from being an occasional supplier of juice and cookies to being a volunteer assistant coach with a true "passion for the game" of academic competition. She'll lend her dual-role perspective to that pesky topic of "how can we get parents more involved (and what to do with them once they are)." Trivia Night Fundraiser - How to raise $500 in one evening Brown Room - 2nd Floor David Metzger, Madison Central High School; Ben Osborne , Madison Central High School This past year, we held our first annual MCHS Trivia Night. We had food donated, advertised for the event throughout our school system, charged for admission, ate dinner and played trivia with teams. We had fun. It was a great team-building activity for our kids. It wasn't a lot of work, and we raised a ton of money for our team! We would love to share how we went about it and talk about other ideas we have for fundraising. Composition Tips Sampson Room - 1st Floor Pamela and Christine Burton, Johnson County Learn how to improve the quality of your students' competitive writing by attending this session. We will review characteristics of the writing forms and deconstruct writing prompts.

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Saturday Certification

Put the Class Back in your Classroom! Breathitt Room - 2nd Floor Lyndia Fuller, Center For Teacher Effectivenes As our students come to us unprepared to behave in a learning environment, we have to sharpen our tools to be able to stay focused on our teaching task. We have to learn when and how not to take the "debate bait". We need to plug in diffusers that value the students, but don't let one student consume our time and teaching energy. Learn techniques that help create a calm and caring classroom that stays focused and gives you more "Time to Teach". FPS Regional Topic: Propaganda Carroll Ford Room - 2nd Floor Gina Clear, The News-Enterprise reporter, and Angela Cannon, North Harding High School teacher Gina and Angela have combined teaching experience in either journalism or compositon at North

Hardin High School that spans nearly thirty years. The presenters will discuss what propaganda is and how it can be used to achieve intended results. The presenters also will look at how propaganda will be utilized in 25 to 50 years and what kind of role technology will play in it. Will an Information Society lead to a "Propaganda Society?" What can be done to mitigate or regulate propaganda to reduce its potential impact?

3:45 to 4:15 PM - DOOR PRIZE GIVEAWAY

In your registration packet, you have a ticket. Place your name, address and school on it, and drop it in the RED door prize box in the Exhibit Hall. Win a complete set of the last three years’ Governor’s Cup questions (or Sixth Grade or JV), a brand new buzzer system, and more! Must be present to win.

FPS-06 – Drew Trimble, Fayette County; Virginia Rice, Harlan County 8:00 AM—Breathitt Room, 2nd floor 0 Years Certified in FPS FPS-13 –Shelli Hilton, Fayette; Tawnya Gipson, Warren County 8:00 AM—Brown Room, 2nd floor 1 Years Certified in FPS FPS-26 – Karen VanKirk, Ashland School District; Melissa Bryan, McCracken County 7:45 AM--Nunn Room, 2nd floor 2+ Years Certified in FPS QR-06 – Brad Persinger, Gateway CTC 9:30 AM – Carroll Ford Room, 2nd floor 0 Years Certified in Quick Recall QR-14 – Terry Rhodes, KDE/Montgomery County 9:30 AM – Collins Room, 1st floor 1 Year Certified in Quick Recall

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Saturday: FPS Survival Kit

QR-28 – Jeremy Krug, Graves County 9:00 AM – Jones Room, 3rd floor 2+ Years Certified in Quick Recall

FPS Familiarization “Jump Start” – Brenda Darnell, KAAC Program Director 7:00 AM – Combs/Chandler, 2nd floor Have you been recruited to be a Future Problem Solving coach or evaluator and are not really sure what you have committed to? This session is a must for all FPS “newbies”. Learn a brief overview of what FPS is and how the competition is structured. FPS Topics Overview—Kirk Barnett, Russell High School 8:00 AM – Combs/Chandler Room, 2nd floor Processed Foods. Propaganda. Enhancing Human Potential. Three diverse topics for the 2014/2015 FPS competition season. Join Kirk as he gives a brief overview of each of these topics and provides initial research to quick-start your team this season. Join four FPS International Championship coaches as they lead you through coaching FPS from starting

your team through surviving Internationals. Here are our “FPS Survival Kit” breakouts:

9:00 AM – Combs/Chandler Room, 2nd floor Carolyn Hale, Johnson County Schools This break-out session outlines how to begin as an FPS coach. If you are new to FPS coaching, this session will take you through the 6-step process to coaching success. Facing the unknown and trying to survive in the fast-paced world of academic team competition is never easy. Carolyn shares tips to help you lead your team to mastering the FPS competitive process. 10:00 AM – Combs/Chandler Room, 2nd floor Pamela Burton, Johnson County Schools Pam uses the 6-step process and guides you through an FPS Practice session. Struggling coaches become successful coaches when they gain knowledge about the FPS process. Come away from this session with both practice tips and resource material to help your team win at the district level. 11:00 AM – Combs/Chandler Room, 2nd floor Brenda Porter, Johnson County; Kirk Barnett, Russell High School No Survival Kit is complete without preparing for the final stage of the event. Stay with Brenda and Kirk through the third session and find out how to use the six-step process to advance your team to the ultimate destination—the FPS International stage.

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Special Events and Notices Reminder – FPS Certification When you leave Conference, 0 and 1 year certifications must be completed by returning your sample booklet within 14 days. The 2+ Certification quiz must also be completed within 14 days.

Study List Swap Pickup is at the registration desk any time after the luncheon.

Governor’s Cup Question Giveaways Friday at 10:00 AM, 11:15 AM and 2:15 PM In your registration packet, you will have a raffle ticket. Place your name and school name on the back and drop it in the RED door prize box in the Exhibit Hall, to win 3 years of past Governor’s Cup questions! Must be present to win.

New! Question Auction

In our own version of “Storage Wars,” you can bid on a large Box O’ Questions from your grade level. Questions are primarily from 2007-2010 and are taken from both our Governor’s Practice Sets and from Governor’s Cup. During door prize giveaways Friday.

Grand Door Prize Giveaways – 3:45 PM Friday At 3:45 PM Friday, come to the Exhibit Hall to win fabulous prizes, including a new buzzer system, past Governor’s Cup questions and items for the home and classroom. Conference registrants only, and you must be present to win!

Friday Luncheon Speaker: Comedian Mack Dryden Creating hilarious custom humor comes naturally to the former staff writer for Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, and his stories of surviving two battles with cancer, a stay in an African prison, “sharks in showbiz who stab you in the front,” and one “near-fatal marriage” are as inspiring as they are laugh-out-loud funny.

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As KAAC and Governor’s Cup celebrate their 30th anniversary, the KAAC Board and staff thank you for coming to this year’s Conference. Please let us know if there’s something we can do to make your experience more worthwhile. Thank You! When Governor’s Cup began in 1986, there was only a shared desire among educators to promote academic excellence and recognize outstanding achievement. Today over 1200 KAAC schools and 20,000 students take part in our Commonwealth's most prestigious academic event. Thank you for your investment in Kentucky's future. We hope you enjoy the KAAC Conference and wish you the best of good fortune in the coming year.

Staff

John Bennett Executive Director

jbennett@kaac.com

Brenda Darnell Program Director bdarnell@kaac.com

Cindy Clark Administrative Specialist

cclark@kaac.com

Charlotte McFarland Administrative Assistant cmcfarland@kaac.com

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KAAC Board of Directors

The KAAC Board is composed of sectional representatives, who are elected by coaches, and appointed representatives, who represent various Kentucky agencies who are stakeholders in education.

Section 1 Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, Trigg, Union, Webster Mr. Jeremy Krug, Graves County, President Mr. Brandon Godbey, Dawson Springs Section 2 Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Cumberland, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock, Logan, McLean, Meade, Metcalfe, Monroe, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Warren Mr. Nick Skaggs, Russellville Mr. Todd Garrison, Glasgow Section 3 Anderson, Bullitt, Carroll, Franklin, Green, Hardin, Hart, Henry, LaRue, Marion, Nelson, Oldham, Owen, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble, Washington Ms. Shelia Wilkinson, Hardin County Ms. Bobbi Templet, Oldham County Section 4 Jefferson Ms. Carole Sanders, DuPont Manual Mr. Matt Church, University of Louisville Section 5 Adair, Boyle, Casey, Clinton, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, McCreary, Mercer, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne, Woodford Mr. Brett Reliford, Adair County

Section 6 Boone, Campbell, Kenton, Bath, Bourbon, Bracken, Clark, Fleming, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Mason, Montgomery, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson Ms. Debbie Highley, Bath County, Past President Ms. Terry Rhodes, KDE Section 7 Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Whitley, Wolfe Ms. Lucy Flanary, Estill County, President-Elect Ms. Sherri Cornett, Knott County Schools Section 8 Boyd, Carter, Elliot, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson, Lawrence, Lewis, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Morgan, Pike, Rowan Mr. Joey Hamilton, East Ridge High School Mr. Bobby Cantrell, Johnson Central Kentucky School Boards Association Dr. Felix Akojie, West Kentucky Community and Technical College Kentucky Education Association Mr. Brad Persinger, Gateway Community and Technical College Ky. Assn. of School Administrators Mr. Grayson Boyd, Paintsville Kentucky State Board of Education Ms. Mary Ann Miller, Frankfort Office of the Governor Ms. Brenda Porter, Staffordsville Kentucky Association of School Councils Ms. Ronda Harmon, Danville Kentucky Department of Education Ms. Susan Nichols, Frankfort

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Below are the dedicated and hardworking trainers who hold certification sessions throughout the state and at the conference. KAAC wishes to express its thanks for all the hard work that they do each year.

Quick Recall Trainers Anthony Carney, Danville Bate MS Rick Carr, NKAL Jeff Castle, Jessamine County Schools John Darnell, Woodford County High School Bettye Davenport, Bardstown Brian Durham, Fayette County Lucy Flanary, Estill County Schools Gary Goodaker, Caldwell County Gregory Grey, Edmonson County Debbie Highley, Bath County Virginia Browning, Madisonville-North Hopkins HS Jeremy Krug, Graves County High School Janet Morris, Jefferson County Public Schools Cheryl Parker, Daviess County Cathy Pennington, Russell George Pennington, Elizabethtown Ind. Brad Persinger, Gateway CTC Brenda Porter, Johnson County Schools Terry Rhodes, KDE Virginia Rice, Harlan Scott Sexton, Pulaski County Wesley Waddle, Hart County Neil Watson, Floyd County John Woolley, Owensboro High School

Thanks for all you do for the students of Kentucky!

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Future Problem Solving Trainers Kirk Barnett, Russell Independent High School Jeanette Barreiro, Owensboro Schools Fredia Blackwell, Estill County Jenna Boone, Oldham County Melissa Bryan, McCracken County Pam Burton, Johnson County Leslie Cornett, Estill County Middle School Sherri Cornett, Knott County Karen Frame, Ashland Independent School Tawnya Gipson, Warren County Schools Carolyn Hale, Floyd County Brenda Hall, Green County Middle School Rex Hanson, LaRue County High School Roxana Jacobs, Greenup County Rick Moman, Daviess County Shelli Hilton, Fayette County Beth Morehead, Calloway County Brenda Porter, Johnson Central High School Karen Rathbun, Dixie Heights High School Brett Reliford, Adair County High School Virginia Rice, Wallins Elementary School Mary Schmalzl, Ryle High School Scott Sexton, Pulaski County Henrietta Sheffel, Breathitt County Jane Silvey, Logan County Edwina Sheffield-Slack, Ohio County Kathy Sorrell, Flemingsburg Elementary School Drew Trimble, Woodford County Wesley Waddle, Hart County

Teaching students how to think, not what to think!

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Hall of Fame

Margaret Age, Louisville Marcella Ashcraft, Florence Ronnie Back, Russell Frank Baldridge, Inez Tim Ballard, Bardstown Michael Barber, Paintsville Margie Barnes, Jamestown Fredia Blackwell, Irvine Karen Blum, Crestwood Charlene Boggs, Maysville Jenna Boone, Russell Lillie Botts, Denniston Grayson Boyd, Williamsport Bill Braden, Frankfort John Burgess, Russel Ben Burr, Bardstown Pam Burton, Paintsville Brandon Campbell, Irvine Anthony Carney, Danville Lori Cash, Louisville Marcia Caudill, Carcassonne Mike Caudill, Carcassonne Judy Clements, Erlanger Joan Coates, Union James Coleman, Johns Creek Renee Coleman, Johns Creek Carol Combs, Jeff Susan Compton, Versailles Rita Cook, Petersburg Joe Crawford, Irvine Kathy Creech, Paintsville Anne Crockett, Louisville Sharon Crosby, Louisville Charles (Chuck) Dean, Lexington David Eakles, Bowling Green Billie Ferguson, Barbourville Lucy Flanary, Irvine Barbara Flair, Greensburg Jon Frederick, Cumberland County David Gaddie, Campbellsville Jean Gaunce, Somerset Donna Gholson, Russellville Independent Chris Girard, Florence Colleen Gossett, Ashland Trey Grayson, Covington Jarrett Greer, Paintsville Greg Grey, Brownsville Marianne Griffith, Ashland Carolyn Hale, Johnson County Brenda Hall, Campbellsville Barbara Hamilton, Richmond Jason Harris, Owensboro Debbie Highley, Owingsville Sister Aidan Hogan, Louisville Marilyn Hohmann, Louisville Leslie Hoskins, Henderson Virginia Hougland, Hopkinsville Kathi Hume, Lexington Ned Johnson, Tarpon Springs Wayland Johnston, Elizabethtown Jean Justice, Harold

Ints Kampars, Hardinsburg Matthew Knupp, Russell Sister Nancy Kordenbrock, Villa Hills Wanda Kuester, Evansville Irene Kuyper, Ashland Joe Lovell, Frankfort Diane McCamish, Elizabethtown Polly McLain, Evarts Donn Manker, Campbell County Frank Miklavic, Frankfort Michael Mills, Greensburg Carolyn Mitchell, Greenville Matthew Morris, New York City Carol Morton, Lexington Darlene Musselman, Florence Bill Nallia, Frankfort John O’Bryan, Alexandria Melanie Onnen, Loveland Carolyn Papajohn, Ft. Wright Cathy Pennington, Russell David Pettit, Utica Geraldine Phillips, Clay County Brenda Porter, Staffordsville Danna Powers, Ashland Julia Pratt, Monticello Linda Preuss, Owensboro Bettye Puckett, Bardstown Karon Reynolds, Elizabethtown Daniel Reynolds, Berea Thurmas Reynolds, Lexington Eldridge Rogers, Cadiz Richard Sarles, Madisonville Carole Sanders, duPont Manual Ken Scott, Frankfort Scott Sexton, Northern Middle Jane Silvey, Russellville Virginia Southard, Monticello Shannon Stamper, Lexington John Stephens, Raceland Bennett Stewart, Pikeville Andy Strange, Lakeside Park Sandra Stults, Winchester Tom Swartz, Lawrenceburg Wanda Tate, Hardinsburg Janet Taylor, Paintsville Ken Thompson, Louisville Kevin Thompson, Greensburg Gene Toth, Lexington Andrew Trimble, Paintsville Steve Trimble, Paintsville Khadra Turley, Mayfield Patty Valente, Hopkinsville Neil Watson, Garrett Joyce Watson, Garrett Tim Weatherholt, Cloverport Zella Wells, Paintsville John Wells, Newnan Howard White, Brownsville Jerri Wold, Louisville John Woolley, Philpot Wayne Young, Frankfort

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Please Continue to Patronize Our Exhibitors!

Bumblebee Fundraising, LLC Dorothy Van Epps 1005 A Park Central Nicholasville, KY 40356 dorothy@mrbumbleebee.com mrbumblebee.com Full line of product fundraisers - Yankee, Auntie Anne's, Otis Spunkmeyer, Classic Cookie. We also offer Snifty Pencils, Jack Links and Pretzel Rods for in school sales. Educational Technologies Bill Luyster P.O. Box 31 Califon, NJ 07830 edtech@igloo.com www.edtek.us Inquisitor Buzzer Systems FPS Component Events Brenda Darnell 113 Consumer Lane Frankfort, KY 40601 502.223.0088 bdarnell@kaac.com Information on non-Governor’s Cup FPS events. KAAC Cindy Clark 113 Consumer Lane Frankfort, KY 40601 cclark@kaac.com KAAC sponsors Governor's Cup, FPS Component Events, JV Challenge, Sixth Grade Showcase, Middle School and High School summer camp. Kentucky Assn. of Professional Educators Ruth Green P.O. Box 24506 Lexington, KY 40524 info@kentuckyteachers.org www.kentuckyteachers.org Kentucky Association Professional Educators, (KAPE), non-union, non-partisan, non-profit offers: reasonable dues, access to legal assistance, scholarships and A CHOICE to any employee of public or private schools.

Kentucky Chess Association Larry Bell 109 Emory Court Bardstown, KY 40004 larrybell0213@gmail.com kychess.org The KCA provides chess equipment, literature and expertise for all Kentucky schools starting a chess club. We provide competitive opportunities via Scholastic Chess Tournaments throughout the school year culminating with a Championship series crowning both Team and Individual State Champions. Kentucky Council on Economic Education Susan Sandage Bellarmine University, 2001 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 40205 susan@econ.org econ.org LifeSmarts - the ultimate consumer challenge - prepares students grades 6-12 to enter the real world as smart consumers. The competition is free online and there is an opportunity for high school students to compete in state and national tournament. Kentucky Odyssey of the Mind Dalynn Jensen P.O. Box 1163 Union, KY 41091 director@kyootm.com kyootm.com Kentucky OM is part of an international problem solving program for students K-college where teams of up to 7 members learn to think "beyond the box", work together to develop creative solutions to broadly defined problems, and present their solutions in an 8 minute performance. KHEAA David Lawhorn 100 Airport Road Frankfort, KY 40601 dlawhorn@kheaa.com www.kysaves.com Kentucky's 529 Program

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McGraw-Hill Education Brent Porter 2024 Blvd. Napoleon Louisville, KY 40205 brent.porter@mheducation.com mheoline.com McGraw-Hill Education partners with students, educators, administrators and other professionals to deliver engaging, adaptive and personalized solutions that improve performance and results. We combine proven, research-based content with the best emerging digital technologies to guide assessment, teaching and learning to achieve the best possible outcome for students, instructors and institutions. We are a leading provider of PreK-12 educational resources including Advanced Placement and Career/Technical Education. National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC Chad Kubicek 11521 W. 69th Street Shawnee, KS 66203 naqt@naqt.com www.naqt.com NAQT provides Quick Recall questions for practice and tournament use at the high school and middle school levels. We also conduct national championship tournaments for middle schools, high schools and small public schools. National Beta Club Channing Childers 151 Beta Club Way Spartanburg, SC 29306 cchilders@betaclub.org betaclub.org Since 1934, The National Beta Club has awarded students national recognition for their high academic achievement while equipping them to be leaders of tomorrow. QuizBowl Systems Victor Kluck P.O. Box 203 Ringwood, IL 60072 victor@slammersystems.com www.slammersystems.com QuizBowl Systems provides reliable, long-lasting, wireless lockout systems for quiz bowl applications in an educational setting. Our product line offers a wide range of capabilities, from one that requires no

computer at all to one that keeps score, manages timers, and produces complete match results in spreadsheet form after a match. All our products are covered by an industry-leading 5-year warranty. The National History Bee David Madden 209 W. Glen Avenue Ridgewood, NJ 7450 eric@historybowl.com historybee.com The National History Bee is a nationwide history competition. School champions advance to Regional competition where the top students qualify to compete at The National Finals - held this year right here in Louisville! University of the Cumberlands Brad Hall 6191 College Station Drive Williamsburg, KY 40769 brad.hall@ucumberlands.edu Higher Education Institution and Competition Sponsor Usborne Books and More Janice Elam 2235 Bleu Yacht Lane Union, KY 41091 janiceelam@gmail.com www.usbornebookstop.com Beautiful, award winning picture books and fascinating fiction and educational books for all ages. Over 1600 titles. Zeecraft Tech., LLC Pete Hausser 2515 Tucker Road New Woodstock, NY 13122 zeecraft@zeecraft.com www.zeecraft.com Quiz Bowl equipment, scoreboards, timers and accessories for competition and classroom use. ZERA Sandy Hensley 2314 Eagle Pass Shelbyville, KY 40065 shzera@icloud.com Handcrafted jewelry.

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Visit www.kaac.com for: Calendar of Events

FPS Topics and Descriptions

Language Arts Required Readings for Governor’s Cup, Sixth Grade Showcase and JV Challenge

Content Area Breakdowns for Quick Recall and

Written Assessment

Coaching Resources Invitational Tournaments

“Local” Quick Recall and FPS Certification dates