>> Welcome one.

And all welcomes friends.

Welcome to the 2020 to stop State championship.

Are you out there?

>> I don't think I hear it.

>> Folks, folks, thank you so much for being here today.

Today has been an amazing day at the stop State championship.

We're coming at you live from Central Bank Center.

Rupp Arena today live to all the folks at home.

We want to say hi to everybody.

How say hi.

So we have got so much to do.

We want to celebrate you.

We cannot wait to get you up on the stage.

Give you the awards you deserve for the hard work that happened to get you here today.

So without further ado.

>> I need your help right out of the gate.

I need a little bit of help.

I have a friend.

He's a little shy.

I'm hoping that with a little bit of encouragement.

>> We could maybe convince Mister David Couch, the associate commissioner of Education for the Office of Education Technology, who, by the way, helped us all get here.

He's a little shy.

So maybe if you can all say it's OK, day one to 3.

>> Great job.

You want.

A warm welcome, Mister David Couch.

>> Welcome to Rupp Arena.

You are so important to the future of Kentucky that we rent it out.

Elected a central Bank Center and Rupp Arena just for you.

Today is the largest event ever held in this facility.

The coming nomination facilities at the first event at a well, it was amazing the amount of crowd that we had in You've already set a record.

I just being here today.

Congratulations.

So how many of you this is your first time to Lexington, Kentucky.

Raise your hand.

How many of you this is your very first time in Rupp Arena.

Raise your hand.

Just a few weeks ago in the same location.

This is where the girls and boys Sweet 16 basketball championship competition was felt.

>> What you're doing here today is just as important as that need to be recognized and celebrated the site.

>> The Stop State Championship is always my most favorite work day of the year.

This is my 30th year with the Kentucky Department Kazan and Office of Education, Technology.

Our role in this office says they think they see that plugs into electricity.

Anything that involves the Internet that anything the ball to avoid the video going back and forth or anything involved digital which includes digital creation will contact.

It's a learning and stop.

Since the birth of the Kentucky Education technology system in 1992, Kentucky has been the pioneer and national leader in most aspects of educational technology.

For example, Kentucky with the very first date they have Internet access to every district in 1995.

Then we connected every school and every class right?

Pretty awesome law.

And also, by the way, Kentucky has the largest and best student techno music program in the nation.

I don't get.

So if you're one of Kentucky's best stop, that means you're one of the nation's very best as well.

This is the 28th Year of stop which began in my early days in 1994.

It is our best showcase for the value of education technology in teaching and learning it is project based learning and its very best when the reasons we haven't given my background competition as we want to make sure that when you compete against others, your county, the county next to the region and across the state that you understand your thoughts, your ideas and your abilities are just as good as the other part of the state is one of the main reasons we have this put this in place.

I noticed your projects that I've noticed in for years.

A lot of health has to do with helping your fellow students, your teachers, your school, and your community.

Well, stop has been around since 1994.

This is the 15th year.

They would actually has the championship and hosted in Rupp Arena.

Yes, the program has 60,000 students across Kentucky.

Pretty amazing.

60,000 students.

1000 of you came here today.

2000, probably 3,000 bill today.

Well, over 10 to 11,000 people, we're part of our competition to that.

Now due to the pandemic, this is the very first time they've been able to stop in-person competitions since our night stop regional competitions and university campuses in December of 2019.

Always great to see it yet.

It's great to be back in person with you again.

Let's talk about your journey.

His journey began well, that 2000 individual team entries and regional competitions.

And tonight we'll get down to 61 of our best projects in Kentucky and they will identify our traffic 20.

Those of those 61.

And then I was 20 well, then if I and then we will identify all our Final 4 in which will be our state middle school high school.

Our best overall technology project.

Is that going to be all?

The Kentucky Department patient takes are state champions.

We find them to go to the International Society for Technology.

That Asian conference in New Orleans.

So all 3 state champions will that elementary middle school and high school art and a state champion will find a pretty neat place.

This in you all as well.

And it's showing up on the big screen.

Congratulations for all you make it far to this stop state championship that in this gym for a long time, it was in the band started actually in the 1970's the parking lot today was brand new.

I've heard a lot of years and years, but I've never heard this one.

You'll be the very first one to do this.

I want our crowd is watching to hear this.

I wanted to stop chant.

>> One more day.

What a day.

You know, you have to remember like people that mean great opportunities happen for you.

And there's a lot of people that make it up.

He's happened to you.

>> Our stop staff.

This is the one person and he's pretty amazing decibels.

We have a staff of one of the jet.

Yeah, we'll tell you.

He's got a little help right?

We have about 2 to 3,000 adults that volunteer to help make this happen.

Now, the part of the school districts do that you're here, they have that they're still be coaches that are year.

You've got to get them high fives as much as you can make a great opinion happen for you.

Yeah.

Education technology leaders in your district, the Kentucky Department cases they have a large part of our staff is here today.

The university's also donate a lot of their time and energy.

We have our vendor partners that also do this in our stating Seas.

And by the way, we have a lot of parents of all with this.

Also want to recognize PT Kentucky educational television and also the Rupp Arena Lexus centers.

That is give them around a lot.

Lastly, I want to introduce you to a Meade County schools graduate.

That also happens to be the overall leader, Kentucky KET.

Well, education as Kentucky's commissioner of Education.

Let's welcome Doctor.

J single act.

>> Good afternoon, everyone.

What a day.

How much fun we had.

We also has a special guest with us.

We have the Kentucky Board of Education had their meeting here today because they wanted to go out and see some of the presentations and projects that you put together.

>> And we had a blast going around.

We saw demonstrations of over 400 s tlp projects on display in the exhibit halls.

Each striving to be that this in-state winner.

And we saw over 600 digital projects is in the finals that were narrowed down from thousands of injuries that were scored to find that first and second place.

Winner for each of the 23 different steam related categories.

And I think there were I heard.

>> 88,000 participants here today and 3,000 adults.

>> And 14,000 ice cream cones can sue.

So.

I did hear that the Kentucky Department of Education staff that consumed 1000 ice cream cones.

So well done, guys.

Thank you to all of the parents, teachers, principals, district leaders, the superintendent who made today possible for our kids are Stl B coaches, digital learning coaches.

See, was and tech leaders continue to create and provide incredible learning experiences that are next level.

Well, Matt, I want to give a personal and special.

Thank you to all of those leaders, the digital learning coaches, the sdlp coaches.

See, I wasn't hit tech leaders for leading us through the past 2 years where we so heavily rely on technology and their leadership and digital infrastructure to continue learning the digital and blended learning.

We watch students engage in was truly something incredible.

Thank you.

Please give a round of applause.

All those leaders.

Kentucky has worked hard to ensure that our students are knowledge, Constructors creative communicators, digital citizens.

Global collaborators.

>> Computational thinkers, innovative designers and empowered learners and the experiences that you demonstrated here today are active examples of our future vision for all of education in the state of Kentucky where our students are given the opportunity to demonstrate their learning and incredible in different ways by taking on authentic challenges.

>> Through the co-creation of work with their community.

I think everybody is still waiting to hear about who those winners are.

So I'm going to bring up back up that she in.

>> News is Jeff, can you come up?

And then let's let's announce the winners.

We have a tendency we always kind of underestimate things.

So we've got our official count of folks that we're here today.

Our number.

14,000 people today >> that's fantastic.

That's a lot of people coming together to celebrate you come together, celebrate what you forward, how you're using technology to demonstrate what you're learning, how you're helping your school and community through the use of that technology.

That's for you.

Those people came for you today.

So thank you.

Congratulations for being here.

If we haven't met yet, I should officially tell you my name is Jeff.

The ball ski.

I have the greatest job in the state of Kentucky because I can to help you have great experiences through stop.

So thank you for letting me have a great, great job in Kentucky.

Thank you so much.

By a positive view.

>> let's get to some awards what he said.

Okay.

So right now, so remember, we are here for the folks at home.

We're bringing folks downed live in, getting them ready to come up on stage.

So I had some folks are down earlier.

But right now, if the folks that were part of the okay, why go play innovator team and the block code crew.

If those 2 folks, those groups to start coming down and the assembly over this way right now.

What we're going to do is something that is long overdue.

Okay.

So if I thought that was everybody come on up on stage.

That way.

So it.

The last time that we were together 4 in stop event.

Not virtual, but actually together was December 2019.

And what that meant was that we had some champions in between today and back then that we had with they were champions.

They were fantastic.

The best in the state of Kentucky, but they didn't get their time in the limelight like they should have had.

So if you could, please welcome and get warm.

Welcome to our 2020 champions.

>> And they deserve to have their what they deserve to have.

Their teams announced our best technical team LSP the lifesaving vest from Allen Elementary School in Floyd County.

Give them a round of applause.

>> Best 9 through 12 team went to the west would hook from Fairview High School in Fairview, Independent.

He's since graduated.

Of best 6 or 8, one to No Child left behind from Ashley Middle School, Ashland, Independent.

And our Best K through 5 project was Blake's Lemons project with a twist from Lake Elementary, Jefferson County, Public Schools.

So thank you to our 2020 representatives, you guys, thank you.

Spectacular.

You deserve all.

This recognition was given one big round of applause so we also have 5 a state.

We also have the 2021 teams on here.

Best technical VR, the for Russell High School Russell into and it.

Best 9 through to CHS.

MC Trimble County Junior High Senior High School Junior Senior High School from Trumbull County.

Best 6 or 8 2021.

Was share your arts blog from staff at Blue Grass here in Fayette County.

And our Best K 5.

Yes, yes.

Trail cam team from Simpson Elementary in Simpson County.

Congratulations to our 2020 2021 state champs.

Thank you all very much.

Okay.

So next we're going to have on stage.

We have our stop engineers now.

What you may not realize is that behind the scenes today?

Mister Couch mention that we have lots of help.

Well, a key part of that help his students.

So in the beginning, I named up a bunch of student groups that has to come down here.

The first group was our stop engineers.

This is where you are spying to be one day.

If you're out there and you're someone that has the skill set, you love to talk to people.

You love to help people.

You love getting into some technical stuff.

You're very creative.

You are a future stop engineer.

They deserve some recognition.

So I want to turn it over to them and Jim Moret.

I would turn over his jump shot from Bellevue, Independent who will introduce his team.

Good afternoon, everyone.

I just said I'm Jim Stewart and the director.

Tell technology for Bellevue, Independent Schools.

The important part of a stop to me is the L which stands for leadership.

>> My crew has done a phenomenal job of leaving today.

So I'm going to hand off to my team leads.

They're going to use their teams.

And if you guys make some noise afterward and I would appreciate it.

>> My hand off the coal.

On a whole matter how much you and Allen County Council hospital.

First member of that team.

As Kevin was scare.

He's a senior at West, just Next number about team is Sophia Penrose.

She's a senior at warnings, Haskell.

Next members.

Cooper all's he's a senior bank County high school.

Next members know Stevens.

He's a senior west, just The next member Senate Sizemore.

>> Last year about team is Alexander lead.

>> He >> I'll be passing the mic off a little.

>> I'm a little from Floyd Central High School.

I'm a junior.

I'm going to introduce Starting with senior coming.

Not institute Jessica Holmes and senior from Bowling School on Monday.

Next from Pulaski County, High School, Charles Oaks.

Next.

We have senior from Allen County Senior High school Nathan Jones.

Next, we have it.

Junior Next.

We have junior from West Des Moines and you could say and lastly, we have sophomore from Lafayette High School said our Sunday.

>> Still be as yours.

Thank you for your service today.

Now going to work.

They're not done.

>> We're going to work until it's time to go.

So they're going head off a stage, still be around back.

Helping us get everyone else up on stage.

Thank you.

Great job.

And now if we could, we're going to have coming to the states I mentioned before, how everything is kind of run by you run by the students.

So we have all sorts of folks are helping us tell the story about today.

We have coming up on stage now.

Our service team members absolutely stepped right on up.

Our service team members >> I applied for a position on a service team and we'll talk about what those are.

And just one moment, the service team positions were.

We're a selected and invited to come to stop today to help us tell the story through social media through video through a audio through any sort of technologically storytelling mode that we could think of.

We've got folks here to help us out.

So if we could, let's recognize our blogger core team.

That's right.

Because they're telling stories through blogs in the young from Marion County Night Academy.

Lauren Gearhart from Floyd Central High School.

>> Maddie Spalding from Maine County Night Academy.

With Lee Hall from DePauw County.

And our live production Team Bailey walk-ins from North Laurel, Middle School walkout.

The B E S news crew from Bloomfield Elementary School in Nelson County.

And our media arts team.

Was made up.

>> Of misses Madison dorms.

Very >> from point Central High School.

>> Photo journalist Alexa Morse from Floyd Central High School in Florida can get.

And rounding out with our social media team.

Catherine Cook Front Pulaski County High we love how creative they are.

We love the work that they've done to get here.

They truly earned their spot.

>> Thank you to our service teams.

Congratulations.

Great job.

And you could exit the stage.

If we could.

Right now.

The next groups that I'd like to have calmed down and come to the side would be our finalists for the Advanced Kentucky Web Design.

Challenge.

The bench.

Challenge.

And certain palooza.

So if those 3 categories advance Kentucky Web design challenge, that's challenging certain palooza, come on down and we'll get you lined up over here on the side of the stage.

Now.

Our next crew.

Our next group is the OK?

So this is our.

So we have got our ambassadors.

Are you?

Are you ready for some?

Okay?

So I'm gonna turn it over to none other than our chief digital officer for the state of Kentucky, Mister Martin Park with a very special announcement.

Marty, big round of applause.

Make him feel welcome.

>> Thank you so much.

So I get the privilege and honor to welcome 2 very special guests to the stage would like to announce a new special award.

The Kentucky Board of Education Chair Doctor Lou Young.

>> And our Kentucky Board of Education, Vice Chair Doctor Sharon Porter Robinson.

I do want to say that these leaders have been leading in Kentucky for over 30 years, all the way from the classroom nationally.

And we're so excited to have been on the stage with us to present an award tonight and their continued leadership for all of you.

So thank you so much.

>> Thank you, doctor.

Part congratulations to all of you.

Such an exciting day.

Doctor Robinson and I are here to announce the winners.

2 winners of the outstanding Stop Ambassador Awards.

The first goes to a young man who's a sophomore at his high school where he leads the school's.

It helped us and has extensive knowledge and experience in coding programming and specifically 3 D printed.

He's been involved in stop since second grade and he was my investor this morning.

Congratulations to Alexander led sophomore in Allen County Scottsville High School.

What an exciting day.

It has been too be with so many energetic students and >> and spare him learners.

It is my privilege to present the 22 ND 2 outstanding Stl PM Basket or award to Jess Thompson.

Jess is a 12th grader senior at a night institute in Boone County.

She is a she has a passion for coding.

>> And is familiar with mall to haul.

>> Computer science, languages.

In her spare time, she participates in her and is the color Guard captain.

Jess also gives back to her community by volunteering at stops the 8 o with technology and sound.

We are truly route.

To recognize just Thompson as an outstanding St LP.

Ambassador.

>> So today was a super special day.

Congratulations to our stop and outstanding ambassadors.

So lucky we're so appreciative to have the Kentucky Board of Education with us today.

Thank you for choosing to be here to celebrate.

Stop with all of us.

I hope that it was and enjoyable day for everybody.

And I hope that you got to get a little bit of peak.

I know that you didn't get enough time.

If we hear one thing.

I think you're going to say we wish we had more time with the kids.

I get it.

But this is said to be done.

But thank you so much for being here and congratulations to those award winners.

I'm going to go ahead and actually sent to the back.

Now, the next groups that we need you to come down and signed lineup right over here.

Are the coding challenge.

Our game design challenge.

And our Georgetown College robot.

Huge challenge.

Those finalists come on down the line up and we're going to jump on stage you to some recognition.

Okay.

Fantastic.

So.

Wonderful.

So now we have coming up onto the stage is our.

come right up, folks.

Well means don't be shy.

So if you notice today up in the exhibit hall where we had thousands of kids altogether.

Presenting their projects.

We also have activities all over the place where folks can get hands on.

They can get in to try and some robots that can get into working with coding and making things the program.

But somebody has got to teach you how to do that.

Someone's got to help.

Like I said, we've got students who leave the day.

These folks helped us today with the bloc code crew.

This is dye your choice from evidence.

Middle school in evidence independent.

Give round of applause.

Please.

We also had we also had Jacob Dooley from North Jackson Elementary School.

And they think Gerber from North Jackson Elementary School.

I think they had to head on home.

But we also had Sydney, Dennis from Eminence, high school.

>> Right up there and >> last but not least the one.

And only Truman Gilbert from eminent heist.

Evidence high school who helped lead a robot world to that.

Thank you so much.

Congratulations.

Wonderful.

I mention that we have activities should take a second is the perfect time to mention the fact that we have had.

>> Something called the Why Go play.

You saw down here in the lobby by the robots where you could make things okay.

Why go play with their makerspace?

We appreciate them being here today to give you guys opportunities to create and show your creative But that was just part of the overall plan called the Stop experience.

How maybe got a batch today with a bunch of ribbons on it, right?

Put up in the air.

You got.

>> So yeah.

Had to go out and earn those and we had some experiences for you that we have some friends who are partners who came in to make sure there were some experiences for you.

So we just want to take a second to say thank you to ATnT for their fibers place and experience.

>> For our friends some Inc who are in the lobby.

Blastoff, bluegrass high, maybe send a postcard to space today.

>> A postcard to space.

You're going to get something that went to space.

That's super cool.

I didn't know that was even an option.

Kay Wyco play.

We talked about how many folks took a selfie with K T s U K shun?

>> Or >> a round of applause.

I mean, you've got to get your picture taken with Kelsey Starks.

Pretty close to let State Kentucky education and of course, Somerset Community College for their additive manufacturing demonstration.

Before our next group comes out.

If we could have more folks come down, we're trying to get just stacked up and organized.

If we could have our the Help Desk support challenge finalists, come on down.

If we could have R-Ky said the mania, folks come on down.

Newscast, challenge.

The Nku College of Informatics Mobile App.

Challenge finalist come on down.

Please.

Coming up on the stage right now, head right on up.

There is our friends from Advanced Kentucky from the with the Web design challenge.

Step right on up here.

I'm going to turn it right over You go.

And here are.

Your winners are right there.

You can.

And she soon as necessary.

Here's your stuff.

And if you need help right here.

We'll come back for it.

>> My name is Monique Rice and I am the director of computer science initiatives in advance, Kentucky.

This is our first year sponsoring a Web design challenge.

>> stop.

And we're just really excited to be here.

And we're very excited.

So bored out of our finalists in his category.

>> in the U K 5 Division.

It's going to get with Parker Pelfrey.

Middle School division read Far East.

Drakes Creek Middle School in Warren County.

Also in middle school category tally downs.

Campbell County, Middle Encounter County.

And for our high school.

Lindsay Cray, Marion County, 19 counts.

And Rachel Lynn.

Thank you.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

Hope we see more folks doing their designs.

Town is next year.

>> Well, it was OK.

So here's the thing.

So.

That is so cool.

Alright, web design.

There's so many ways we can use Web design.

Thank to money Greiss doctor.

Sure Mcguffin for participating in leaving that category for us today.

>> Next coming on the stage is we have our bench challenge winners come on down.

I'm super excited.

Then showers.

Listen.

We reached out, we said was we need someone who can lead then challenge for us and we hit the jackpot when we hooked up with these fine folks from Allen County schools.

So I want to turn it over to them.

Then challenge.

Thank you so >> Good afternoon.

I'm Jennifer in Burton, Allen County Schools.

This is Mister Trevor Carver.

And we also have a plan who helped us out today.

Joining us give out these awards.

So >> we're going to do all we do >> or >> its challenge.

First place.

And Lloyd.

It was it Kettles Park Elementary.

not tristyn and bring them in right?

Well, with that.

Brady's up here and I don't think it's I was on there, put aside the U.S. and that they've done some some names are switched out for second place.

This challenge, Jefferson County Elementary to lay elementary.

That once lost or and Audrey Nbn.

We have Warren County and this is middle school first place.

Drakes Creek, Middle School.

Second place.

Jefferson County News, Burton, Middle School.

And that's just yet.

And Jamison for Drugs.

Creek in Jonathan into us for news for and for high school first place.

Nelson County Thomas Nelson High School, Dominic and Sawyer and second place.

Nelson County Area Technology Center, Jackson and Brandon.

Congratulations.

>> Fantastic.

Okay.

We're moving right along.

I love it.

I love it.

When a plan comes together, guys, we're cruising so.

>> That was our bench challenge.

Now.

I pumped because we get to turn over the stage to some really great friends who have been very supportive of us.

If we can turn it over now for the certain palooza challenge.

>> Doctor Sean Jackson.

>> Good evening, everybody.

>> I just want to first say thank you to a certain point, Microsoft and Dell for helping us put on this activity and make sure that students are just coming to a stop and take an exam.

They're getting certified to get themselves skills that they can show what they know to employers, colleges and everyone out there and show that they can be professionals in this field.

So we've got a few different type awards to recognize us and school level awards.

>> First and we have some individual awards that we'd like to recognize the very first award is going to go to.

>> Nelson County ATC has an institute for brain.

>> And testing the largest group of students throughout the day.

So Nelson County ATC, it's our 9 through 12 0st place.

And second, it second in a very close second.

Our second place, you'll level more goes to Williamsburg, independent schools who brought in tested the second most individual now we've got some individual awards from certain port that we're going to talk about.

Real went.

We have.

We have Mister Miles Crane from there and county high school who achieved one of the top scores in his program areas today.

Thanks for being here, Miles.

>> And then air y O.

>> Warren County.

>> Oh, I'm sorry.

I was a race Creek Middle School.

Excuse me out.

Was that on my list?

But he is our outstanding middle school student.

And took multiple exams.

And that's at least one.

So great job.

Eric, thanks for being here.

Okay.

And thank you all for helping us out with our testing today and make sure to go out there and get those certifications.

>> Jackson Jets, okay.

I would be the first to admit I made a terrible mistake.

What I've told you to come down and gather on this side of the stage.

That was wrong.

I made a big mess over here.

So this time when I asked you to come down, please go to this side of the stage stage.

I don't know what that is left or right.

Get out but go over that way if you don't buy and here are some folks that can demonstrate how to do it the right way.

If we could please have the RCS Robo challenge.

Extreme finalists had over that weight.

Robot Royale line follow challenge.

Spiro hero head over that way.

And the stop Tech Bowl finalist head over that way.

Very cool.

Very, very cool.

Okay.

My friends next day we have as we are moving right along, make sure I'm on the same page.

Yes, we are ready for the coating challenge.

And I'm please welcome to the stage, please, please, please.

These folks have Jay Morgan and the cold.

Our have been helping us the this coating category for a long time.

So please give them a warm welcome as they come up on the stage, Mr.

Please write.

There we go.

Mister JP Morgan.

Thank you so Actually moved away from Kentucky 9 years ago.

So thank you for letting me come back.

Year after year for this one day of the year.

>> This is like a second mentioned.

The call.

She mentioned.

She's not coming back next year.

She's been doing this for 15 years.

Alongside me now.

She's retirement.

Apparently whatever that means.

So you think if I have a really nice to get a comeback in decoding challenge again?

Was I that?

For 15 years we've seen some amazing Coast Guard is because there was not a computer science focus challenge at the time that involved actually producing real working computer code.

And we want to see that.

So we started one and we've seen some amazing things ever sense.

And so the winners for this year's coding challenge, our first of all, in the 9 to 12 category we had in second place.

Max.

And yes, lot of this during a daring 10, max, a daring to it.

And then in first place for the 9 to 12 category will garment.

And then in our 68 category, we had a winner of Candace site.

Thanks so much.

Coding challenge my friends.

That's how we do it.

Next.

>> On the stage we have coming to you live game design, challenge, step right up to what might come on down this.

What?

So game design shouts.

Imagine.

Imagine.

What you can do, how many folks like games in the room, you play games and gamers in the room.

>> Here's some future developers here.

Some folks who have been helping us.

Think about the future and how gaming has been impact.

These folks today came in and they rocked the world.

Thanks to Mister Keyes.

Barnes, Bullet County Dist learning coach for leaving the game design challenge for us.

Here are our champions.

For game design.

Challenge.

First place 6 through 8 goes to gator.

Gamers from Drakes Creek, Middle School in Warren County.

Yeah.

Give it up for them.

Absolutely.

Second place 6 or 8 goes to Bloomfield Middle school, Nelson County second place.

9 to 12 category second place goes to Russell High School from Russell, Independent.

Which means that our first place game design challenge goes to the Harrison County High School for the Girl boss Enterprises from Harrison County.

Let's give them a big round of applause.

>> Congratulations to our game design.

Challenge finalists.

Great job.

>> Well, he's tempering off there.

Next on the stage.

We have come on up.

Georgetown College robot teams.

Yes.

So if you've got to make it down to the first level.

Through the lobby en route to the to the to the big sort of robot arena that we had one of the ballrooms down there.

There were lots of different activities.

One of them is the Georgetown College Robot Hughes who has always been supported by doctor injury, Peach.

And are you?

>> Oh, please.

It's great to see.

So Doctor Peach could not be here this evening, but was super excited.

I just want to give a shout out to Georgetown College for the continued support to students in learning in action.

So first place from Marion County and the K through 5 Division.

From Calvary Elementary School Dream Dragons.

In second place from how county Bowen Elementary Bowling team.

And that's in the K through 5 division.

They were able to be here in second place in the 6 through 8 division from Bowling Green, Independent Bowling Green Junior high Purple spear.

And first place in the 6, a division from Warren County, Henry F Moss Middle School last Dragon innovate.

>> And in our 9 through 12 Division, a second place winner from Kent County, Dixie Heights, High School Bumgarner.

And in first place for Marion County, Marion County Night >> That's him.

CK, a Texas law.

All right.

Thank you so much.

>> Great job.

Great, great, great job.

Thank you so much.

Doctor Park for sharing the award with us.

Now we could have our folks for the Help Desk support challenge come up on stage.

Step right up.

My friends.

So this category is led by none other than Mister Steven, Check it out from Katie's Office of Education Technology.

In fact, we had folks from Casey's Office of Education, Technology.

>> Help with the entire competition today.

And there was a lot of folks coming in to share how you as students are helping support your school.

Through technology.

So how many folks in this room have ever are you part of the help desk your school?

Anybody in their right?

So what you're doing is you're the first line of defense on how we are managing.

>> All these new Chromebooks and all these new devices that keep showing up that we need to learn with.

>> But you also got to have folks to help make you work and then come up with great systems to help keep.

This is the right in.

When you rely on that technology so much so for the Help Desk support, challenge category.

Here are our winners.

In second place.

In the K through 5 division.

We have support staff from Lebanon Elementary School in Marion County.

In first place K through 5 division.

That will be tigers to help pass from Tyler Elementary in Jackson County.

6 straight Division.

Second place goes too busy.

Middle school, Jefferson County.

And that means first place goes to for others are over tech to you from Carruthers.

Middle School in Jefferson County, the Jefferson County with the sweet.

>> At the middle school.

Great job.

9 to 12 0nd place will go to team Joe Gent, Auburn County High School Benton County.

It.

Which means our 9 to 12 first place help Desk support challenge goes to.

>> The Bgs A B G H from Bowling Green High School bowling green, independents, get them all a big round of applause.

>> Congratulations to our Help Desk challenge.

Winners.

>> Great work.

Thank you so now we're going to call down another group of folks and please, again, head to this side of the stage.

If we could have our filings for sumo Butts.

The UK engineering minds on innovation.

UK, Wet Cody Challenge.

And the University of Louisville podcast Challenge.

If those groups to come down and head to this side of the stage work into lined up for what's coming next.

And now a mentor right back over to Doctor Morning Park.

All right.

Our next category is quite possibly one of my favorite categories.

This is the.

>> Kentucky's Senate may be a competition.

Now, this is a very unique competition.

Students were given surprise character's prompts dialogue and had 48 hours to turn around a very creative well written, well, scripted.

Story and moving.

And these students that you see on that the stage with this, these are finals that are winners out of almost 500 students competed in teams all throughout the state of Kentucky.

So without further ado in the K through 5 division and second place from Bullet County, Pleasant Grove Elementary School, Pleasant Grove Elementary.

Which means that our first place winner Cajun 5 division is from Jefferson County Field Elementary film entry.

Stop.

Now make sure to step forward and hold that award up for us now in the 6th or 8th division in second place from Cumberland County, Cumberland County Middle School.

Congratulations.

And in first place and the 6 to 8 division.

That is Laurel County world at North Florida.

Middle >> in the 9 through 12 division and second place from Fayette County Public Schools.

>> Frederick Douglass, High School, North Star production.

And in first place from Danville, Independent, able high school.

And that's our 9 to 12 division.

>> We're great as we're cruising right along.

So now that means we're up to an exciting new category.

Come on, right on up states are.

Mister James Collier.

You might know him as the voice of the Marshall Thundering Herd.

Now so great educators from Greenup County James Carter with his newscast challenge.

You.

Thank you guys.

When Jeff approached me about this challenge, one for sure what we're going to get this year, especially after the COVID a kind of shut everything down.

>> And what we're seeing this year was 26 amazing schools that brought together their product.

A display here today.

first before I want to say some thanks.

Real quick about 3 judges that helped out today.

Samantha Smith, thank you, Hunter and Angela website.

Thank you for all your help.

Today.

All right.

now it's our winners will start first in the K through 5 division are runner up.

Was arc new student broadcast from Alex are Kennedy Elementary.

I'm Jeff Person, County.

And our champion in the K through 5 Division Start News.

Northern Elementary school, Scott County.

In our middle school division.

It was the runner-up MCM as part News Martell see Mormon School out of Shelby County.

And our middle school champion, Newburgh News Newburg, Middle Jefferson County.

And in the high school division, our runner-up on air with big night, big night against into account.

And our high school champion Channel 4 news Woodford County Woodford County High School.

Congratulations to all our participants.

>> So that was Mister Colliers First Year doing this.

And I think he knocked it out of the park.

Thank you for doing Stepping up.

Fantastic.

Now.

My friends, we have the all wonderful.

Come on up.

We have nku college and then for mass right this way.

My front, all of them right off the stage or so.

Perfection will let them get up here.

Nku northern Kentucky University.

We love to partner with higher education.

We love partnering with folks at the university level, the college level.

And KET, you is no exception.

>> If you recall back in the day when we were having regionals face-to-face, we used to go to and kaiju they would host is for regional event.

>> Back in november-december up the 2nd half of what they would do would always be to support us and stop state with a different challenge category.

This is the College of Info Informatics Mobile app.

Challenge.

And here are your winners.

Thank you, Hugh Mobile app.

Challenge.

K through 5 0nd place goes to Alex, our Kelli Kennedy Elementary from Jefferson County.

>> A 5 K through 5 0st place goes to Calvary Elementary School Design Dragons from Marion County.

Let's give them a round of applause.

>> 6 through 8.

Category goes to second place goes to.

Reese cast.

Well from the side middle school from Bullet County.

And that means our 6 to 8 first-place goes to Anthony's duo from Newburg.

Middle in Jefferson County.

And in the 9 to 12 division we have in first place, dto developers from JC TC in Jessamine County.

Let's give them a big round of applause.

Congratulations.

Great job.

Some familiar faces.

I like seeing a live scene.

Are engineers bring home some challenges.

So great job and thank you for that.

Okay.

So it.

Guys going at this for for a little bit of time.

So I think it's time that we have just a moment I need you to help me out for second.

I want to send a selfie.

Can you be my background and you go a little bit you that list.

We're going to do this 10 seconds.

If you go or 10 seconds somebody to Trump, OK, 10 seconds.

We'll take a little selfie and I want you to go crazy.

Have fun in the back, OK?

Can you do that?

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

10 seconds.

That's enough.

Calm down.

I think the louder the could you get a little louder than at least one more time.

Go.

>> That that that your system life is good.

Thank you.

Deserve that.

You've been sitting patiently for a little bit of time.

Thank you so much.

So much so much for doing >> I also really think that it's important that we take a minute and I want you to be able to be mobile for just a split second.

You've been sitting still, wow, we have this moment.

Let's take the second 2 police.

There's that there's a reason that you're here not just the reason there is 8 the person behind the reason that you're here.

Every one of us here today hasn't stop coach a teacher, parents that helped us get here.

Right now.

I want to stop leadership to give a big thank you to the folks that helped you get here.

>> High fist Whatever works.

Thank you to our stop coaches for all the work that owes it to get here.

Thank you.

Let them know how much we appreciate them because you know what, we would have a really hard time pulling off a day like today without your help.

>> So thank you.

And frankly.

From the bottom of my heart.

From the bottom of my heart to all the stop coaches.

Thank you for putting up with my e-mails.

And all of the Google forms.

You're wonderful.

Appreciate you being here.

So next, we have a wonderful so next we have our next getaway.

Come on up on stage and I want to turn over.

This is the RC acts, robo challenge and stream it.

Which was super cool.

If you got to robot world.

It was crowded because of these guys.

So let's give them a big round of applause and a nice warm welcome.

All right.

We've got a big crease of these guys have worked hard all year long.

>> And they are excited to be up on stage.

They have earned their spot on the stage for sure.

It was a hard day of competition, but we get to announce our winners today.

They were almost all here.

we're announcing first and second place winners and then elementary, middle and high school division, an elementary division, second place goes to White elementary school from Davis County, Kentucky.

Taking first place today was charged with Charles Russell Elementary School from Ashland, Independent School.

And in the Middle School division, we have considered it.

I can.

I can.

I mean, middle school and first place.

And second place.

We have the Redwood Co-Operative schools.

And in the hospital division and second place.

We had University Heights Academy.

And first place with a score that was only 15 point Shaw of a perfect crime.

They scored a 835 points today.

Was See Cedars of Lebanon.

Christian Academy has given a man.

I give all they can great job, guys.

I mean, honestly.

The RCS robotics is so cool.

>> Hopefully we'll see more and more folks into it.

But we have another new category this year.

We have to take a second look inviting folks up on stage.

So this year robot right now, wind follow challenge.

I want to give a special thank you to all the folks from Warren County for helping lead this force.

They came up with this idea.

They said, hey, Jeff, we have an idea.

Why don't we do this?

I said great.

We're going to do it.

And here they are.

They've actually done it.

Please give a big, warm welcome to Mister Matt Crestline and then a Vincent and his arrest.

And that's your first team is here.

But they lead the line, follow challenge.

And here is your winners.

>> All right.

So this is the stop robot royal life.

All the challenge will be back next year doing the same thing.

Bring a robot programmed to follow a white line.

It's awesome.

It's fun.

That's a super fast times.

Are some of these guys today?

So we have.

>> Let's see.

Place Elementary K through 5.

>> Was Roby Elementary school Roby robots.

>> And second place.

K through 5 is just being county will more elementary school w Yes.

Bear CA U.S.. For 6 through 8 from Warren County.

First place is South Warren Middle School as wms part and blue.

With the fastest time of the day with 18 seconds.

Second plays middle school 6 through 8 was Drakes Creek Middle School gator bought.

All High school 9 through 12 0st place is Marion County NY Academy Mck a robotics.

And second place from Floyd County, Florida County School of Innovation, Phoenix.

>> We love robots.

We really love us.

We love robust.

You can follow lines.

We love robots.

That can tell a story.

Hence Spiro year.

What a cool competition write a story.

Design a landscape and then have your robot act out.

The story.

Our Spirit heroes are coming on stage right now.

If we could.

Please welcome Miss Rebecca Reynolds.

Our lead for the Cat.

>> Hi, everybody.

I just want to say that I only spent about 15 minutes with 42 groups today and I feel like I'm in a bond with each group, especially ones up here.

>> So I have for now it's meant for first place in the K through 5 in our elementary kids are not here, but maybe they're watching us from the cameras.

So in first place we have Boyd County Summit Elementary School.

In second place.

Walton Verona, Independent.

Well, Tim Brown elementary.

And then here today with us in first place in the 6 to 8 Category Floyd County, Jeff Allen Central.

And then in second place.

>> I county James E. >> Was out there.

So Basil.

>> And then in our 9 to 12 place in first place, Floyd County School of Innovation.

And then in second place, Carroll County High School.

And as promised me that they would celebrate with.

>> Either adapt or some sort of dance.

So that.

Congratulations.

>> I feel like we got robbed out of that.

Yeah.

There you go.

Now we're >> Great job back and we appreciate you and your team for the that activity and now want to hand it over to our next category.

The stop Tech Bowl.

You might have seen it in here.

It was live here from the stage in Rupp Arena head over to MS Rhonda Thompson Jackson County.

>> Okay.

So in first place for the elementary K 5 division from Jefferson County.

It is taking place are trapped taking place first.

So second place was for Jefferson County Norton Elementary, Frankie Fulcher.

First place.

Jefferson County, Great House, Iraq, traditional elementary, a gallon.

Second place.

Jefferson County Conway, Middle Kiki.

First place in the Middle school division from Jefferson County, Missouri, Middle School.

Richard Davidoff.

Our high school division, second place from Fayette County.

Frederick Douglass, High School Rosalia.

And our first place winner from Barron County, Barry County High school Miles Crane.

>> Fantastic.

And Testigo K. So it's been a little bit of time.

Since we say babies back.

So here's what we're gonna do.

We're going to send some folks the back.

If we could have our kids, the board members.

Head to the back.

>> And all of our level.

>> 3 project teams level 3 project.

I know that you're excited about come on down.

We're going to head over that way.

Remember?

>> We'll get around to the back.

It will give you just a second.

To move through a little bit.

It's a lot of yet.

Because we still have challenges awards that we need to get out.

And we're going to do that.

So as everyone is moving through the crowd coming down to the stands streaming into the back of the arena.

Hear live from Rupp Arena.

The story Rupp Arena.

Take a minute.

Soak it in here.

You are.

Historic location.

Enjoy it.

As they're heading to the back.

We're going to keep moving with our other challenge categories because we want to make sure they get their time on camera and in the spotlight as well.

So if you could please welcome to the stage.

Mister TennCare ago, who leads our Sumo bought challenge?

>> Hey, everybody.

>> Thanks for being here somewhat today.

First and foremost is my peeps are popping up.

I want to say a big thank you to Mister Geffen, Stop family.

The comply, Kentucky Department of Education community Partners who made this happen.

Big shout out to my T 3 care team who supported us and made this event >> thank you.

And most importantly, our students for their time, their energy, their efforts and bested in their passions, which they chose to share with us today to thank you.

You rock.

I'd like to celebrate all of our participants.

Yeah.

And I'm humbled and honored to present the awards for this year's stop.

Sumo bought champions.

We will start with it second Butts in the middle school category.

>> We have Jack Prize a prize.

Go to.

I can get my lunch from leaves town.

>> Middle Bay County.

Heck, yeah.

Second place.

We have first place in the high school category.

Mister Christopher Conley from Russell.

I school.

>> Russell and yeah.

>> And let's see high school in second place would be cake increasing.

Kelly testing from Floyd School of Innovation of Flight So I'm talking about.

And that is the elementary category.

We have the very fine Jackson's Dumbo and Chase Tumble from Beaver.

Great.

>> I meant to say not >> I celebrate you.

Well done.

Great job.

>> Super cool.

I love Super box.

I think it.

I think if I was a robot, I would be assuming about.

Just for the record.

Our next category.

Coming up on stage, right this way is the >> UK engineering minds on innovation?

We'll let them shuffle up here on stage.

You can situated so that we can announce our winters.

And we can celebrate that.

In the K through 5 division.

UK Minds on Innovation.

Second place goes to Bowen Elementary for the bowling team from Powell County.

Give them a warm round of applause.

>> And our K through 5 0st place.

Goes to W and yes, Engineers west Marion Elementary School from Marion County.

Our 6 through 8 0nd place goes to.

Hearst Tracker from Lexington, Traditional Magnet school in Fayette County.

Which means first place Exter a goes to Ashley Middle School, stem squad from Ashland, Middle School in Ashland, Independence.

Absolutely.

Show the Love.

9 to 12 division.

Second place will go to.

A step ahead.

Engineering Floyd County School of Innovation.

Which means 9 to 12 first-place goes to pro forma.

Marion County High School, Marion County.

Let's give them all a big round of applause.

Great job.

Thank you.

Doctor.

Walcott who couldn't be here is actually teaching classes evening.

So we're happy to fill in for him.

And next.

If we could have.

Step right up here.

Our newest category this year was the.

Sponsored also by UK University of Kentucky.

Our Web coding challenge, which was led by Doctor Jerry Swan, who also these professors are busy people.

So they're sorry.

They can't be here, but we're happy to do Doctor, Swans behalf.

Let's announced the U K mean the the UK wet Coating challenge winners.

K through 5 0nd place.

Goes to Evan Jimenez from the Spirit Elementary school, Jefferson County.

K through 5 0st place because that at the fridge from grants leak at elementary Campbell County.

Up.

Forgive me for giving Coraline.

I did not mean to leave you out.

Coraline and Evan were together.

They were both K through 5 0nd place, both from severe.

Let's give them both a wrap-up loss.

My apologies for light.

My apologies.

Second place for 6 or 8 goes to Lee Miller from Campbell County Middle School in Campbell County.

And that means first place 6 through 8 because you JB years, middle school, the J Graham Brown School in Jefferson County.

Great job.

9 to 12 0nd place.

You K Web coding challenge.

Goes to Jason, make you sick from Bowling Green High School, Bowling Green, Independent.

Absolutely.

Which means first place goes to Brandt Edgington from Frederick Douglass, High School right here in Fayette County.

Let's give them a round of applause.

Congratulations again.

Great work on is category.

Thank you so much for being here.

Thank you for that.

My apologies.

So we also so we called out to be just the board.

Members have been the go.

I forgot to call down the people that they were going to actually give an award to.

So if the kids, the scholarship.

Members can come down, folks, again, just the scholarship come on down and we're going to get you up here with the board.

And while that's happening.

Well, that's happening.

Let's hit one more challenge category.

So the University of Louisville podcast Challenge has been part of stop for over a decade.

We want to thank Steve Swann.

He was retired from the University of Louisville for leading that challenge for us.

So for our Uel podcast, Challenge here are your champions.

K through 5 level.

Second place goes to W Yes.

Bear Cubs for Wilmore Elementary in Jasmine County.

And K through 5.

First place goes to Crestwood team from Crestwood Elementary in Oldham County.

Big round of applause for the great job.

6th through 8th Second Place Podcast, Challenge those 2 graceful, God's from Campbell County, Middle and Campbell County.

And our 6 through 8 first place goes to death out in Central Elementary.

>> Tearing me Floyd County.

Great job here.

>> 9 to 12 division, second place.

It's going to go to defending station from Bryan Station High School, Fayette County.

And our 9 to 12 first-place goes to dueling duo from Woodford County High School and Woodford County.

Let's give them a round of applause.

Great job.

Congratulations for our podcast.

Winners.

All right.

So today on stage, we >> had more than just this award show.

We had to award shows over the course of the year.

We have several ways to get involved.

Stop our big categories for competitions.

Start with projects at regionals in the fall.

And we follow up with digital products, D P O J as part of the winter months, January February.

And those digital products are things like that.

Digital music digital art.

Graphic design elements.

3 D design was new this year.

So all of those categories, what through the first round to find out who their semifinal is.

We're back in January and February.

And then today we found out who our finalist in champions were as part of the digital product awards show.

And we had a right here on the stage at 1 o'clock.

A lot of you got to come in, see it because not only did we have our digital word show here on the stage.

It was exciting.

It was fun.

But we also had a fantastic guest host from KT the One and only MS. Kelsey starts from KET News quiz was are She was fantastic.

Kelsey, if you're watching your listing, thank you so much.

Listen, if you don't know what a rock star is.

Sit with the group of young students from Kentucky when Chelsea was on stage.

What Doctor Park and asked are you can you can.

There was an audible gasp in the room.

She's here.

It was fantastic to watch.

And she did a wonderful job.

But more importantly, the students did great work with what they submitted.

We're so happy to get to highlight that and give them a time in the spotlight today where we can actually show their digital our Kurdish to work on the big screen in Rupp Arena because it's important is because it matters to us because it matters to you.

So thank you for that.

And the good news I it's it's a great idea.

If you're in the room today, you're one of our digital award champions.

Stand up right now.

So we can recognize you all of our digital world champion step up.

>> Congratulations.

>> All of those folks deserve their time.

>> In the spotlight and we're so happy that we can give that to them.

Thank you to K T for LIVE streaming that on their website.

And thanks for everyone who tuned in to watch that.

Okay.

Now, without further ado, I'm going to hand the microphone over to our partners from KISS T. So if you are familiar with.

>> The kids, the conference, any bit so that these folks here have you actually went to the kids, the conference this spring big yet?

Awesome wasn't.

It was great.

It was the first time.

So this might be one of the first times that all of our students have had a chance to get together to celebrate each other.

He's the in March was maybe the first time that all of these Ed Tech leaders and teachers in the district had a chance to get together.

It was phenomenal.

They're fantastic partners and we are so happy that they're still offering scholarships.

So I without further ado, want to turn the microphone over to the kids.

The board.

>> Thank you, Jeff.

I good evening.

My name is Amy Johnson.

I'm associate director of technology in Fayette County Public Schools and I'm also the current president of kissing, which is the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education.

And I'm so excited to be here tonight.

This is one of our favorite things that we're able to do as a kid seaboard.

Each year we recognize stop seniors with scholarships.

And tonight we're going to present 4 $1000 scholarships, 2, 4, of our stop seniors.

So our first caller ship goes toward East High school.

Seniors of the impending rose.

Instead, he is 9 years with stop.

She's been an engineer competed in many Dpo J projects and placed second in the stage for the help this competition.

She credits stop for letting her be a part of something bigger.

She has learned many schools skills.

Congratulations of the year for Morning East High School.

Our next caller ship, which is lane here.

Some lanes scholarship goes to Madison towards Perry from Floyd Central High School.

Stop has provided medicine learning experiences with time management, responsibility and information technology that will be useful in the workforce.

However, Madison feels the most important skill learned stop was out to interview and speak confidently.

She's been involved with stop for 9 years.

Congratulations.

Madison from Floyd Central High School.

Our 3rd scholarship is the Mayor.

Grace Yeager starship.

And this will go to delay.

May have helped sir from Russell High School.

To let me just say to stop for 10 years and showcase projects and leadership, not only us stop afforded her the opportunity to learn about technology, but how to step out of her comfort zone and speak with poise and confidence.

Congratulations to lightning for muscle high school.

And our final scholarship is the Gary.

And thank you.

Grant scholarship.

This scholarship will go to Caitlin Wilhoite from Owen County High School.

Kaitlin has been stop for 10 years.

Her first stop experience was a showcase in elementary school.

Her lover technology only grew from there.

Stop has taught her to be independent punch will and hard working the most important skill.

She credits stop for helping develop is the ability to problem solve and speak confidently.

Congratulations.

Kalen account.

One big round of applause for all of our winners this year.

All right.

My friends.

>> We're so close.

So so close to the moment where we are about to begin announcing our project champions.

I just again want to thank the kids the board for always supporting what we do with stop before we start worrying.

Level 3 projects through to determine.

Who hour.

Best in level 2 group.

Who hour.

Terrific top 20 are who are at least 8 are down to who our 4 champions are.

I just want to take this quick opportunity.

To be selfish for just a second.

I never get to do this.

This is my moment.

I'm just going to take a minute and I want to say thank you to you to a few folks who have helped us along the way we have to we have this whole year has been.

Something else, We're now in the end of April.

It's a very different school year than where we started in August and September.

The folks that got us here, we could not have done today without you.

In fact.

In December, we weren't sure we were going to be here today.

So there's a whole lot of people and David mentioned in the beginning, there are thousands of volunteers.

There are thousands of folks who we don't even know our our volunteers in the schools who are supporting what we do all the time.

So I want to take a moment and we have to say a special thank you to all the digital learning coaches.

Across the state who have been helping.

Make stop be a priority.

Our library media specialist and you live or be specialists in the room.

You make up.

25 1% of our stop coaches.

Okay.

You should unionize.

That's how many of them you are.

So thank you for that.

All of our computer science teachers.

All of our administrators, our principles, all the folks at the district office to support stop who support students all the way.

Our transportation directors who got you here today.

Thank you to every single one of them.

Thank you to every single substitute teacher you say back to school with your other students today.

Thank you to all of you for making this happen.

We would not be here without you.

A very, very special.

Thank you to the Kentucky Education technology, education consultant team who have helped us organize so many different things today I have to say a thank you to Mister Cash for let me do this all the Thank you to my family from putting up with me for the last 6 or 8 weeks.

It's been a long, great road to get here.

But we're here.

So now it's time for us to celebrate.

And learn to our project champions are.

So lots of folks went into this process today.

If you look behind me, you're seeing these very colorful banners.

Those colorful banners.

Are actually the Kentucky academic standards for technology.

Who knew, write.

So guess what, every single one of your students who comes and participates as part of an stop project, those rubric that we used for storing them.

If you look real close to those categories, you're going to recognize these words on these banners.

Our entire system is based on these academic standards for the students.

So when your kids are participating in stop project.

They are demonstrating competency in the standards.

Right?

So as a teacher as an educator, that's pretty exciting.

You have a resource waiting for you to utilize to make sure that your kids know how to use the technology standards and how to be competent.

And guess what, there's even a little thing.

Call into a graduation requirement.

Requires a demonstration of technology.

Competency.

I say our kindergarten through 12th grade kids who didn't stop projects today.

Probably emerge demonstrate some technology competencies right?

So stop.

Please think about it.

The competitions are fine.

It is really and truly I've said it a million times.

It's just smoke and mirrors for kids learning and demonstrating what they know.

Please take advantage of the resources that stop has you whether you come to a stop competition?

We're not take advantage of this because it's helping our students.

It's helping our state.

It's helping our country and our world.

So please take advantage of that.

Okay.

It.

It took a lot to get here.

It took a lot to get here you've done an amazing job to get folks here.

Let's begin and explain how we're about to do.

We're going to do.

We have started with around 2000 project teams.

Almost 500 qualified.

For level 2 today.

From that level, 2 group of 500.

Projects or so.

Our judges narrowed it down to our top.

Best in level 2 project group.

61 projects.

So we've really narrowed that down.

And then our level 3 judges this afternoon that time having conversations with our students and determined who were going to be our.

Terrific top 20.

Within that top 20, who are the elite 8?

And within that alleviate who are 4 state champions.

So here's how we're going to do it.

And for all the folks back here, live it up.

This is for you.

What we're going to do is we're actually going to read.

Some names.

As we read the name of your project and your school, you're going to come up.

You're going to come across the stage will have an opportunity to the on stage in front of the banners in front on it under the scoreboard in Rob Arena have some time on the stage and you're going to snap a picture if you need to and then you're going to step off the stage.

The first group of students that I read.

Best in level 2 project teams.

Are your head.

Here we go.

So as I read the title of your project, come on up.

If we could have.

Bench smart from Davis County High School Davis County.

If we could have Lch s mobile application.

From Logan County High School Logan County.

Central High School Cube satellite.

From Louisville, Central High School.

In Jefferson County.

Barkley.

Silver snackers from Lyon County High School in Lyon County.

Show me the money.

Mayfield, independent Mayfield, Graves, County ATC.

In Mayfield, independent.

So glad to have you here.

If we could have a community service directory from Pulaski County High School.

Pulaski County.

Now, if we could have the rtd bringing the world to your classroom from Russell High School Russell, Independent.

Next, we'll have TC HS help desk from Taylor County High School in Taylor County.

>> How about a C?

I see tech talk.

>> From Allentown to Allen County, Intermediate Center.

>> Lovely leaves suicide prevention from Beaver Creek, Middle School and not have it.

Hit.

I mean, the game.

Now we have a to Z guide from Graves County Middle School in Graves County.

It.

Fantastic.

And now.

Virtual library from Graves County Middle School in Graves, County.

But some dominance coming at the Graves County.

Great shot.

Good work.

Next up is Spartan News leaving a legacy from our Nelson Mormon school.

Shelby County.

Hit.

Spectacular.

Now we have Cardinals soar, Mayfield, middle school, Mayfield, independent.

How about problem solving with 3 D printing from Newburg middle in Jefferson County.

Now bringing down the house from Saint Pierre, Paul Regional Catholic School.

And now how about celebration through collaboration from staff at the Bluegrass, Fayette County.

How about operation relaxation?

Thomas Jefferson, Middle School, Jefferson County.

Take a Tigers.

Woodford County Middle School Woodford County.

Thank you.

Tigers.

Our canoes rebuilding after in T I would broadcasting from Alex are Kennedy Elementary in Jefferson County.

Wags to riches.

Blake Elementary, Jefferson County.

A 2020 state champion school.

By the way, it.

Next.

We have.

Cart Mel Panthers recycled from Carroll County, Carmel Elementary.

Great shot.

Now we have Cody Olympics from Cumberland, Trace Elementary in Warren County.

Now we have read your leaders from flat.

But what Entry School in Johnson County.

As energy right there.

I know.

And Johnson counties in the House.

There's never a question.

Great job.

Cracking the case of the cyber bullies.

Heartland Elementary school, Hardin County.

Heritage and Community Heroes.

Heritage Elementary School in Shelby County.

Good looking group.

A recipe for Wildcats excess Highland elementary Johnston County.

Oh, that's awesome.

Great job helping children in need Indian Trail Elementary school from Jefferson County.

Wise, Wonderful, loud cat readers from Irvington Elementary School in Breckenridge County.

Pollinator power, Julius Parks, Elementary, Fayette County.

Julie's marks and a half great job.

How about friends force for Linda entry or Langer Ellesmere Element Independent.

Haha.

That's that's how you that style right there.

My full growth guard Mary Middle School, very independent.

What kid?

One box North Jackson Elementary from Bexar County.

Noble, North few nights Northview Elementary School in Montgomery County.

Well, it's a good look at church.

Yeah.

Nice.

Stop.

Is your whole school.

Great job.

Thank you.

Celebrating each voice from North Commons elementary school in Jefferson County.

Yeah.

Come on up.

Crushing COVID through kindness, Border elementary, Johnson County.

As it gets hurt.

That's a great look at crew right there.

How about?

Building an electric vehicle video from Rise STEM Academy for Girls.

Fayette County.

Fantastic.

So happy to have you with us.

Now we have recycling is not trash sinking for elementary school.

Christian County.

Now we have critter tunnels, South Street Elementary, Glasgow, independent.

Haha.

Big Red Nation, Cardinal Channel from Tyler Elementary in Jackson County.

Now we have.

News rebuilding after NTI with broadcasting Alex, our candidate come on up.

Jefferson County.

Sorry, real miscommunication.

Earlier.

Glad you could make it to the stage.

And now.

We have student planner.

How would Heights elementary from Elizabeth Town independent?

And I think Mister Couch it.

If you don't mind.

I think they've heard me enough.

Let me get out of your way.

>> We're not at by 22 riffing projects in the state of Kentucky.

After identify the top 20.

There were not enough.

I-12 schools.

>> That will be leaving the state to help.

Those will be our in the state of Kentucky.

And they will be asking or of those schools to leave the stage.

And those will be our state champions.

You're a start.

Here we go.

Our top 20 schools in the state of Kentucky Belfry High School Pike County Friendly nursing.

Pirate bought.

Bowling Green High School, bowling, Green, Independent.

Once again, we want all the top 20 to stay on the state to take a team.

But it.

Bowling Green High School, bowling green, independent, low cost precision agriculture.

Next.

The Heights high school kid and county Dixie Chicks.

Minutes high school and its independent.

>> The book, but >> Ward's Dunbar High School, Fayette County Club, Dunbar.

>> Trimble County Junior Senior High school Trimble County.

>> Aslan Middle School asked independent helping those in need.

Conway, middle school, Jefferson County, clean a steel to go.

>> He's very elementary.

Perry County, sensory whole way.

Maybe Bill School may build independent.

Triple T to tutoring.

Take it.

North Laurel, Middle School county.

Your school, your questions.

County middle school on county CMS, like love it.

An elementary school in Jefferson County.

Welcome to Career for additional elementary school.

Jefferson County here, press corps.

Central Elementary School Johnson County.

Stop playing the opiate problem.

Highland Elementary Johnson County.

>> Model >> Laboratory elementary school in Madison County, the new normal.

Russell McDowell, Intermediate School, Russell, Independent.

>> Background on the green Light.

More and more it.

Simple elementary Jefferson County start his charity.

>> In our last team to make the top 20 Simpson Elementary School says the county.

That's the gardeners.

These are up 20 project.

This is from 2000 to 20, a special group right here for his best.

So now we're identifying our and Kentucky.

If I may, your school's name.

Please leave the state but the but take a lot of pride that you made the top 20 in Kentucky.

Dixie Heights, High School getting County.

He's got a round of applause.

Minutes high school and its independent.

The hut.

Well, a middle school.

That's the county.

He's very elementary Perry County.

North Laurel, a middle school county.

Oldham County Middle School, Oldham County.

In Elementary school, Jefferson County.

Carter, Traditional Elementary school in Jefferson County.

Central Elementary School in Johnson County.

Highland Elementary School in Johnson County.

Model Lavatory Elementary School in Madison County.

Simpson Elementary schools in some doubt.

We now see that the Elite 8 on our state.

I want to make sure we celebrate these the schools like we would any other team.

You know, this morning in Floyd County, they had fireworks that went off.

They had the police and they have the fire trucks leaving them out to the state championship.

Should get the same reception coming back.

If your state champion or even a finals.

This is quite an accomplishment.

I'm now going to be naming awe or schools.

You'll be the state runners up.

The 4 remaining are state champions.

Our state per state runner-up is Belfry High School by county.

Paul Laurence, Dunbar High School, Fayette County.

You know, it's pretty Yeah.

A couple of Arlene 8.

They went through a horrible tornado just a few months ago.

Mayfield, middle school Mayfield in the pit.

And our last 8 runner-up, simple elementary school to it.

Ladies and gentlemen, these are state champions.

You find that out.

Intermediate school.

Russell, Independent, our middle school state champion Aslan Middle School.

I asked an independent.

Our high school state champion in Green High school, bowling green in a bit.

And the winner of our day, similar war who worked for me.

As I mentioned earlier, Kentucky became the first they have Internet at every school and every district things that that was a big part of design and that therefore renamed the award after him, the highest technical ward.

>> Those the Trumbull County Junior Senior High school.

>> Trimble County.

What is their out and take a lot of pictures.

We want the pictures with all of you individually.

Congratulations on being a thank you.

>> We want to get it all.

It was what everybody.

Thanks so much for sticking around for our champions.

Moss, dads, Brothers, sisters, applauded out.

We're going to take lots of pictures were pretty intense out for everyone that was here today.

Thank you so much or to say stop 2022, give yourself one last round of applause for state champs, one giant round of applause.

Thank you so much.