UofL Athletics Partners with JCPS
May 20, 2019 | Beyond the Buzzer
UofL student-athletes wrote 12,388 "Good Luck" letters to JCPS students.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Over the 2018-2019 academic year, UofL student-athletes and staff wrote 12,388 letters for Jefferson Country Public Schools (JCPS) elementary school students. Last week, a group of student-athletes hand delivered "Good Luck" letters to Byck Elementary students. The remaining letters for the 91 other schools were delivered on Friday.
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The goal of the project was to motivate and encourage youth in the community to try their best, work hard and stay positive through their KPREP testing. The letter-writing campaign also provided an opportunity for UofL student-athletes to come together in support of a great cause.
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The Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) tests, which are based on the Kentucky Academic Standards, begin on May 20 and students will be walking into their tests with "Good Luck" letters and well wishes on the upcoming days of testing. The assessment, for grades 3-8, is a criterion-referenced test consisting of multiple-choice, extended-response and short answer items.
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The JCPS lead on the project and the district chief of communication, Renee Murphy, was thrilled to help reach the local students.
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"Seeing the dedication from UofL student-athletes to complete a project like this is amazing," said Murphy. "Our students loved the hand-written letters and know the people they look up to are cheering them on. These are the kind of community partnerships that make all the difference."
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UofL student-athletes understand how important it is to be a positive role model for children in Louisville. This project provided an opportunity to give back to their youngest fans. The message the student-athletes wanted to send, was that doing well in school is extremely important, each of the children have what it takes to be successful and that everyone at UofL is cheering them on.
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This will continue to be an amazing project that will grow year after year.
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The goal of the project was to motivate and encourage youth in the community to try their best, work hard and stay positive through their KPREP testing. The letter-writing campaign also provided an opportunity for UofL student-athletes to come together in support of a great cause.
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The Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) tests, which are based on the Kentucky Academic Standards, begin on May 20 and students will be walking into their tests with "Good Luck" letters and well wishes on the upcoming days of testing. The assessment, for grades 3-8, is a criterion-referenced test consisting of multiple-choice, extended-response and short answer items.
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The JCPS lead on the project and the district chief of communication, Renee Murphy, was thrilled to help reach the local students.
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"Seeing the dedication from UofL student-athletes to complete a project like this is amazing," said Murphy. "Our students loved the hand-written letters and know the people they look up to are cheering them on. These are the kind of community partnerships that make all the difference."
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UofL student-athletes understand how important it is to be a positive role model for children in Louisville. This project provided an opportunity to give back to their youngest fans. The message the student-athletes wanted to send, was that doing well in school is extremely important, each of the children have what it takes to be successful and that everyone at UofL is cheering them on.
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This will continue to be an amazing project that will grow year after year.
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