The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science graduated 90 students from across Kentucky Saturday, including several local students and one from Hopkinsville.
According to a news release, this is the 16th graduating class of the Gatton Academy and it represented 45 counties from the Commonwealth—15 members of the class were National Merit semifinalists and 77 percent of graduates participated in faculty-sponsored research during their Gatton Academy experience. Additionally, 19 graduates completed the STEM plus Critical Languages sequences and the seniors completed 3,759 hours of community service over two years, an average of 41.8 hours per graduate.
Among those numbers was Quinn Wagner Miller of Hopkinsville High School, the son of Wade and Theta Miller. Other local students included Kaden Matthew Yonts of Logan County High School, Trinity Grace Ray of Livingston Central High School and Drake Anniston Calhoon of Calloway County High School.