Craft Academy announces Class of 2026

The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science & Mathematics at Morehead State University is proud to announce the members of the Class of 2026.

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

Craft Academy will welcome 149 incoming juniors in the fall of 2024. The following students are members of the Craft Academy Class of 2026.

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

• Jilian Lyndi Adams, Sadieville, Scott County High School
• Andrew Wesley Alexander, Richmond, Madison Southern High School
• Caleb Drake Allen, Morehead, Rowan County High School
• Logan Blaze Arnett, Salyersville, Magoffin County High School
• Amberlee Rose Zion Bailey, Irvine, Estill County High School
• Breanna Dawn Barnett, Rowdy, Perry County Central High School
• Jennilee Dawn Barnett, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• Chasity Brooke Bartsch, Greenup, Greenup County High School
• Stephanie Lucille Begley, Campton, Jackson City School
• Dayna Shae Bennett, Sandy Hook, Elliott County High School
• Alexa Nicole Bennetts, Irvine, Estill County High School
• Daisy Joella Bentley, Garrison, Lewis County High School
• Erhardt David Bentz, South Shore, Greenup County High School
• Silas F. Berkshire, Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown High School
• Joshua Dillon Berry, Mayslick, Saint Patrick High School
• Thomas Dwayne Bolin, Irvine, Estill County High School
• Jayden Nicole Bradley, Hazard, Perry County Central High School
• Andrew Michael Briggs, Lexington, Lafayette High School
• Kyah Brinegar, Berea, Madison Southern High School
• Natalie Kristen Brooks, Rogers, Wolfe County High School
• Gracie Jean Burdette, Brodhead, Rockcastle County High School
• JaNaye Burton, Brodhead, Rockcastle County High School
• Katie Lynn Call, Garrison, Lewis County High School
• Jaiya Aeriona Cameron, Bowling Green, Beacon Academy
• Alana N. Campbell, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• Declan Patrick Carroll, Mt. Washington, Riverview High School
• Isabella Faith Caudill, Zoe, Lee County High School
• Amelia Blaire Colinger, Baxter, Harlan County High School
• Gillian Collins, Lexington, Bryan Station High School
• Cameron Carlos Combs, McKee, Jackson County High School
• Natalee Graceland Combs, Jackson, Jackson City School
• James Matthew Coomer, Vancleve, Breathitt County High School
• Kaedan Coomer, Campton, Wolfe County High School
• Jacob William Cooper, Richmond, Madison Central High School
• Madison Danielle Cornett, Salt Lick, Menifee County High School
• Tyson Spencer Cornett, Benham, Harlan City School
• Xavier William Benjamin Cornett, Lynch, Harlan County High School
• Pedro Douglas Cox, Paintsville, Paintsville High School
• Jacob Cunningham, Wallingford, Lewis County High School
• Wyatt Carter Dalrymple, Stanton, Powell County High School
• Sya Laken-Raylene Davis, Irvine, Estill County High School
• Noah Jason Day, Nicholasville, West Jessamine High School
• Mariana Cristina De La Hoya Trejo, Corbin, Corbin High School
• Caitlyn DeMith, Georgetown, Scott County High School/SCOLA
• Chloe Vera Dowse, Jackson, Jackson City School
• Preston Scott Dunn, Vicco, Perry County Central High School
• Nash Alyette Durham, Georgetown, Elkhorn Crossing School
• Isabella Grace Eerenberg, Ashland, Boyd County High School
• Isabella Chandra Endicott, Ezel, Morgan County High School
• Chloe Ann Eubanks, Lexington, Henry Clay High School
• Wesley Waade Francis, Bulan, Perry County Central High School
• Danielle Breanna Franklin, Cynthiana, Harrison County High School
• Montanna Fugate, Hazard, Perry County Central High School
• Kaitlyn Brooke Gill, Georgetown, Great Crossing High School
• Emily Macie Goins, Happy, Perry County Central High School
• Nicholas James Allen Grant, Lexington, Lafayette High School
• Kyndra Michelle Gray, Girdler, Knox Central High School
• Charles Henry Gunn, Prospect, Ballard High School
• Lydia Marie Hacker, Manchester, Clay County High School
• Madison Marie Haynes, Avawam, Perry County Central High School
• Kaegan Thomas Holbrook, Morehead, Rowan County High School
• Lucas Wade Howard, Bonnyman, Perry County Central High School
• Skylar Hu, Pikeville, Pikeville High School
• Cayden Dale Lee Hudson, Booneville, Owsley County High School
• Jaidyn Lynn Paige Hutchison, Beattyville, Lee County High School
• Lucia Sophie Isenhart, Goshen, North Oldham High School
• Nathanael Cade Italiano, Florence, Conner Senior High School
• Megan Michelle James, Salyersville, Piarist School
• Brayden Izaiah Thomas Johnson, Richmond, Bryan Station High School
• Leah Brook Johnson, Georgetown, Great Crossing High School
• Faith Elizabeth Jolly, Maysville, Mason County High School
• Diego Juan Lopez, Lexington, Bryan Station High School
• Solomon Lee Justice, Olive Hill, West Carter High School
• Apaar Ramesh Kabra, Stanford, Lincoln County High School
• Kenley Kelley, Campton, Wolfe County High School
• Karson Daniel Kerr, Danville, Mercer Couty High School
• Ellis James Kidwell, Vanceburg, West Carter High School
• Ava King, Jackson, Breathitt County High School
• Austin Samuel Klein, Mt Washington, Riverview High School
• Ruby Grace Korman, Louisville, J.M. Atherton High School
• Matthew Hunter Lambert, Falmouth, Pendleton County High School
• Bryant Allan Lewis, Willisburg, Washington County High School
• Lauren Elizabeth Lindquist, Shepherdsville, Riverview High School
• Sara Eve Martin, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• Zarah Martin, Means, Menifee County High School
• Lucy McClung, Lexington, Lafayette High School
• Justin Wesley Melton, Wooton, Hazard High School
• Kennedy Skye Miller, Leitchfield, Grayson County High School
• Hayden Elizabeth Lynn Monroe, Berry, Harrison County High School
• Xavier James Moorman, Florence, Larry Ryle High School
• Gracie Mae Marie Mudd, Millwood, Grayson County High School
• Madison Ann Mullins, Hazard, Perry County Central High School
• Hannah Elizabeth O'Brien, Falmouth, Pendleton County High School
• Alyssa Hope Oldham, Mount Olivet, Robertson County High School
• Marshall Oliver, Lawrenceburg, Deo Sit Gloria Academy (Home School)
• Heather Rachelle Ott, Owingsville, Bath County High School
• Kaylie Marie Pace, Lejunior, Harlan County High School
• Madison Pippi Dee Pace, Corbin, Corbin High School
• Logan Douglas Palmer, Frenchburg, Menifee County High School
• Reina Panzo, Grayson, East Carter High School
• Kylah Morgan Peck, Lancaster, Garrard County High School
• Jessica Pham, Pikeville, Pike County Central High School
• Kaylee Marie Pionk, Morehead, Rowan County High School
• Timothy Colt (III) Powers, Jenkins, Jenkins Independant High School
• Sophie Lashay Ratliff, West Liberty, Morgan County High School
• Joseph Reader, Louisville, Trinity High School
• Kaylie Navaeh Reed, Irvine, Estill County High School
• Tori Reid, Berea, Madison Southern High School
• Cross Adam Remy, Lloyd, Greenup County High School
• Kiera Alexis Rice, Richmond, Madison Central High School
• Jordan Xavier Richmond, Olive Hill, West Carter High School
• Kaden Miles Roark, Vicco, Perry County Central High School
• Konner Dean Roark, Vicco, Perry County Central High School
• Nolan John Roberts, Eubank, Lincoln County High School
• Olivia Faye Robinson, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• Bryce Gregory Salyer, Salyersville, Magoffin County High School
• Gabriel Rayne Sammons, Maysville, Saint Patrick High School
• Jayla Raelynn Sands, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County High School
• Marisol Vanessa Saum, Olive Hill, Elliott County High School
• Jeremy Sayagnao, Salyersville, Magoffin County High School
• Luke Harrington Seelye, Ekron, Meade County High School
• Skylar Paige Sexton, Whitesburg, Letcher County Central High School
• Alexander Cyril Simms, Louisville, Riverview High School
• Connor Benjamin Sizemore, Morehead, Rowan County High School
• Caleb Alexander Skeens, Morehead, Rowan County High School
• Carter Allen Smith, Nicholasville, East Jessamine High School
• Dani Suzanne Smith, Manchester, Clay County High School
• Katherine Beilei Smith, Prestonsburg, Prestonsburg High School
• Lydia Smith, Nicholasville, West Jessamine High School
• Hunter Jameson Ronald Snow, Fisherville, Spencer County High School
• Aryanna Lorene Soden, De Mossville, Pendleton County High School
• Gabrielle Stacy-Brandenburgh, Owingsville, East Carter High School
• Ava Stanton, Nicholasville, West Jessamine High School
• Skylan Nashe Stevens, Olive Hill, West Carter High School
• Olivia Danielle Stone, Wellington, Rowan County High School
• Trenton Lee Summers, Louisville, Dupont Manual Magnet High School
• Kenzi Taylor Tali, Brandenburg, Meade County High School
• Kya Rae Taylor, Olive Hill, West Carter High School
• Jada Katherine Thoms, Drift, Johnson Central High School
• Breanna Lee Turner, Jackson, Breathitt County High School
• Andrew Ryan Van Kirk, London, North Laurel High School
• Abby Vogel, Lexington, Lafayette High School
• Avery Elizabeth Wasinger, Mt. Washington, Riverview High School
• Jachin S. Wilbur, Nicholasville, West Jessamine High School
• Shyann Nikole Wilburn, Grayson, Lewis County High School
• Dylan Alvie Bee Williams, Berea, Madison Southern High School
• Griffin Maxwell Wilson, Paducah, Home School
• Jacob Carter Wilson, Bowling Green, Greenwood High School
• Jacob Andrew Young, Shepherdsville, Riverview 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.