Craft Academy announces Class of 2027

The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science & Mathematics at Morehead State University is proud to announce the members of the Class of 2027.

Students from across the Commonwealth were selected to attend the Craft Academy, located on the campus of Morehead State University. The students live in the Craft Academy residence hall and earn dual credit as they complete their final two years of high school at the Academy while taking college-level courses.

Craft Academy provides students with a postsecondary residential experience to complete their junior and senior years of high school by enrolling in college courses. The Academy aims to meet the unique educational needs of the Commonwealth's academically gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors. The academic rigor of the Craft Academy challenges students to excel at their highest level through project-based STEM+X courses and hands-on learning experiences, emphasizing innovation, design and creativity, and civic and regional engagement.

Students are selected to attend the Academy for excelling in science, math, and other STEM-related fields. They must apply and complete a face-to-face interview and submit recommendations from STEM teachers, a community member, and a person of their choice. To be considered, they must also qualify with ACT or SAT scores and complete the required essays.

Craft Academy will welcome 120 incoming juniors in the fall of 2025. The following students are members of the Craft Academy Class of 2027.

The list includes each student's hometown and home high school:

• Noah Robert Adams, Berea, Homeschooled
• Aiden Daniel Adkins, Webbville, Elliott County High School
• Jayne Kaylee Alsup, Morehead, Rowan County Senior High School
• James Edward Aramini, Berea, Homeschooled
• Aubrey Baker, Ermine, Letcher County Central High School
• Saige Ballard, Winchester, George Rogers Clark High School
• Jay Baxendale, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• David Mateusz Bean, Mt. Washington, Bullitt East High School
• Shae Jayde Becraft, Morehead, Rowan County Senior High School
• Norah Ann Bentz, South Shore, Greenup County High School
• Quinn O. Berkshire, Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Senior High School
• Xander M. Black, Morehead, Rowan County Senior High School
• Aiden Joseph Bledsoe, Grayson, East Carter High School
• Aubrey Robin Bohannon, Shelbyville, Martha Layne Collins High School
• Khloe Alexis Bradley, Hazard, Perry County Central High School
• Charles Huckleberry Brantly, Winchester, Cardinal Virtual Academy
• Ada Breaux, Frenchburg, Menifee County High School
• Lucas Tristin Brinegar, Berea, Madison Southern High School
• Conner Mitchell Cammack-Coleman, Lexington, Lafayette Senior High School
• Breanna Evaine Cantrell, Cornettsville, Letcher County Central High School
• Abby Renee Carrier, Rineyville, John Hardin High School
• Braelyn Carter, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• Madison Grace Chambers, Winchester, Bath County High School
• Isabel Lynn Clark, Paris, Bourbon County High School
• Callaway Blanton Coates, Winchester, George Rogers Clark High School
• Carma Raine Cole, Mt. Eden, Spencer County High School
• Allysa Collier, Jenkins, Letcher County Central High School
• Carlie Coots, Viper, Perry County Central High School
• Erin Coots, Viper, Perry County Central High School
• Madison Lee Debord, Wooten, Leslie County High School
• Matthew Lee Delaney, Vine Grove, Meade County High School
• Zoe Denniston, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• Jordan Alexander Dryer, Mt. Washington, Bullitt East High School
• Maya Jade Dryer, Mt. Washington, Bullitt East High School
• Jude Leon Durbin, Brandenburg, Meade County High School
• Michael Wyatt Dyck, Manchester, Clay County High School
• Alena Carolynn Edwards, Burna, Livingston Central High School
• Cole Edwards, Mt. Washington, Bullitt East High School
• Landrie Scout Faw, Paris, Bourbon Christian Academy
• Frida Ferrer-Valladares, Lexington, Henry Clay High School
• Maddie Leigh Fleming, Vanceburg, Lewis County High School
• Laurel Flinders, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• Braxton James Gillum, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• Elijah Dewayne Glover, Olive Hill, West Carter High School
• Connor Grant, Manchester, Clay County High School
• Kaitlyn Greenlee, Paris, Bourbon County High School
• Isaiah Villaflor Guthrie, Carlisle, Nicholas County High School
• Brian T Hack, Louisville, DeSales High School
• Jordan Pearce Handy, London, North Laurel County High School
• Haylei Jade Hill, Busy, Perry County Central High School
• Molly Anna Hombirg, Georgetown, Scott County High School
• Laura Beth Horsley, Vanceburg, Lewis County High School
• Colton Matthew Hoskins, Somerset, Somerset Christian School
• Britain Alyn Howard, Radcliff, North Hardin High School
• Skyler Walker Huff, Russell Springs, Adair County High School
• Cooper Lee Johnson, Vine Grove, Meade County High School
• Abby Johnson, Somerset, Somerset Independant High School
• Elizabeth Reannea Keeton, West Liberty, Morgan County High School
• Josh Miles King, Nicholasville, East Jessamine High School
• Samuel King, Jackson, Breathitt County High School
• Zack Boey Lau, Louisville, North Bullitt High School
• Kara Mechelle Mabry, Grayson, East Carter High School
• Shelby Elizabeth Madden, South Shore, Greenup County High School
• Hailey Faye Masengale, Richmond, Madison Central High School
• Daisy Jewell McCarty, Olive Hill, West Carter High School
• Parker McCloud, Grayson, East Carter High School
• Tyler Wayne McCue, Shepherdsville, Riverview Opportunity Center
• Jenna Kay McMaine, Ashland, Paul G. Blazer High School
• Abagail Keyera Miller, Grayson, East Carter High School
• Jaelen Miller, Harlan, Harlan High School
• Jasper Miller, Augusta, Augusta Independent School
• Lee Leonor Morales-Belton, Paris, Bourbon County High School
• Dana Kate Mynk, Winchester, Montgomery County High School
• Phoebe Nedlo, Corbin, Corbin High School
• Adison Alan Newman, Raceland, Greenup County High School
• Stella Claire Nolan, Hebron, Conner High School
• Elisa Hora Ntihinyurwa, Louisville, Assumption High School
• Aurora Rose Odermatt, Frenchburg, Menifee County High School
• Kenna Leigh Orr, Lexington, Lafayette Senior High School
• Jackson Scott Buck Ostrander, Hyden, Leslie County High School
• Liam Benjamin Owens, Mt. Washington, Riverview Opportunity Center
• Vansh Patel, Shepherdsville, Bullitt East High School
• Asher Ryan Pennington, Sandy Hook, Elliott County High School
• Brianna Dawn Perkey, Grayson, East Carter High School
• Sam Lee Potts, Frankfort, Frankfort High School
• John-Thomas Price, Jackson, Breathitt High School
• Gage Rankin, Paris, Bourbon County High School
• Raiden Allen Reid, Georgetown, Great Crossing High School
• Caleb Jackson Riddle, Mt. Washington, Riverview Opportunity Center
• Eliana Grace Riddle, Mt. Washington, Bullitt East High School
• Delana Katherine Rigg, Maysville, Mason County High School
• Dillon Ryan Risner, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• Jackson William Roberts, Nicholasville, East Jessamine High School
• Rayden Ray Rose, Morehead, Rowan County Senior High School
• Dylan Rymer, Rush, Boyd County High School
• Hailee Rae Salyers, Staffordsville, Johnson Central High School
• Mckinley Canton Scearce, Wilmore, West Jessamine High School
• Caden Louis Schaubert, Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Senior High School
• Carter Henry Schmidt, Nicholasville, West Jessamine High School
• Hunter Wiley Shelton, Louisville, Riverview Opportunity Center
• Gavin Slone, Ashland, Homeschooled
• Cameron Smith, Monticello, Wayne County High School
• Ari Bonnie Statham, Georgetown, Great Crossing High School
• Nathan Dane Storey, Prospect, North Oldham High School
• Ethan Blake Swearingen, Vanceburg, West Carter High School
• Hayden Thomas, Bardstown, Bethlehem High School
• Trey Thomas, Owingsville, Bath County High School
• Natalie Paige Thompson, Somerset, Pulaski County High School
• Brooklyn Thornsbury, Ezel, Morgan County High School
• Syd-Nee S. Tyler, Lexington, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
• Ada Grace Valentine, Heidrick, Barbourville High School
• Kaydence Noelle Veach, Richmond, Madison Central High School
• Mandy Louise Villaflor, Louisville, J. M. Atherton High School
• Chloe Walker, Corbin, Corbin High School
• Mckenzie Leann Walker, Frenchburg, Menifee County High School
• Benjamin Ryan Walter, Greenup, Greenup County High School
• Adrionnah Grace Watts, Wooten, Leslie County High School
• Ethan Wilder, West Liberty, Elliott County High School
• Yo Ezekiel Wilson, Paducah, Community Christian Academy
• Rylan J. Zeppenfeldt, Cynthiana, Bourbon County High School

The Craft Academy aims to meet the unique educational needs of the Commonwealth's academically gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors.

To learn more, visit the Craft Academy website, email craftacademy@moreheadstate.edu or call 606-783-2093.