News Archive

Congratulations to our 8th graders who completed their Endangered Species Project presentations on Wednesday, May 21. This year's first place presenter, as chosen by her classmates, was Davi W., who researched the San José Brush Rabbit. 

Congratulations to the members of the Class of 2025 who were inducted into KCD’s chapter of the Cum Laude Honor Society on Thursday, May 22. The ceremony and dinner were held in the KCD Theater Lobby with guest KCD Cum Laude alumni speaker Robert Thomas ’18. 

The Athletics department honored our spring athletes with the 2024-25 Spring Sports Awards during the Upper School’s Class Day Ceremony on Friday, May 23.

The annual Upper School Class Day assembly honors students for achievements in academics, athletics, and the arts. Congratulations to our 2024-25 school year award winners.

Congratulations to our middle school students who participated in athletics during the 2024-25 school year! Many of our students played multiple sports throughout the school year and were honored for this achievement.

The Artemis Fund hosted its twenty-fourth annual end-of-year program honoring grant recipients, partners, and supporters on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. 

Members of the KCD community gathered to celebrate the official opening of the new Parsley Pavilion on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. This beautiful campus addition marked the final phase of the Create Together Campaign—a robust project that included the addition of the Meriwether STEAM Academic Center, renovations to KCD’s Athletics Center, JK-8 building, and facilities at Monohan Field. 

On the afternoon of Wednesday, March 26, Kentucky Country Day School welcomed a unique masterclass experience for its middle and upper school singing-actors, in partnership with Opera for the Young. 

On Wednesday, March 26, Opera for the Young captivated a combined audience of 3rd, 4th, 5th graders and invited parents at Kentucky Country Day School with a reimagined performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute, set as an exciting adventure on an alien planet. True to the hallmark of an Opera for the Young production, elementary students played a central role in bringing this story to life.

On Saturday, March 8, KCD Robotics Team members Shaan Bains ’25, Derock Xie ’25, Bright Zheng ’25, and Yunis Kutmah ’25, also known as Gearcat 3, competed in the Kentucky VEX State Championship at Martha Lane Collins High School in Shelbyville.

Upper School students participated in KUNA (the Kentucky United Nations Assembly) from March 13-15 at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville.

Congratulations to the Upper School students in KCD’s DECA chapter who competed at the State Career Development Conference last week! Thirteen Bearcats competed at the conference, and more than half of them qualified to compete at the international level later this spring.

The Athletics department honored our winter athletes with the 2024-25 Winter Sports Awards during the Upper School’s X-period on Friday, February 28.

Congratulations to our KCD Rock Band members who performed at the Kentucky Music Educators Association All-State Modern Band Event on Friday, February 7, as part of the 2025 KMEA Annual Conference.

This week the Middle School Community Service Club wrapped up its school-wide Winter Coat & Clothing Drive for Kentucky Refugee Ministries. In total, the KCD community collected 232 items (56 adult coats, 80 child coats, 36 hats, 16 scarves, 23 pairs of gloves, 19 warm clothing items, and two blankets). 

Congratulations to the Middle School Governor’s Cup team for finishing in first place overall at the District competition on Saturday, January 18.