The Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE) celebrated Gifted Education Month in Kentucky with a proclamation ceremony February at the State Capitol in Frankfort.
![Students from the Ashland Independent School District admire the Capitol rotunda before the ceremony. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-001.jpg)
![House Education Committee Chair John Carney address students, educators, and advocates in the rotunda. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-002.jpg)
![Katherine Goble, the 2010 KAGE Distinguished Student, plays "My Old Kentucky Home." Goble is from Lexington. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-003.jpg)
![Senate Education Committee Chair Mike Wilson speaks to the students, educators, and advocates gathered in the rotunda. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-004.jpg)
![Tyler Smith, a senior at The Gatton Academy for Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, shares his experience as a gifted student. Smith previously attended Henry Clay High School in Lexington. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-005.jpg)
![A student from Franklin-Simpson Middle School takes a picture of the Capitol dome before the ceremony. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-006.jpg)
![Senator Max Wise, vice-chair of the Senate Education Committee, address the students, educators, and advocates gathered in the rotunda. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-007.jpg)
![Student from the Ashland Independent School District applaud a speaker during the ceremony celebrating Gifted Education Month in Kentucky. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-008.jpg)
![Speaker of the House Jeff Hoover addresses the students, educators, and advocates gathered in the rotunda. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-009.jpg)
![Speaker of the House Jeff Hoover addresses the students, educators, and advocates gathered in the rotunda. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-010.jpg)
![2015 KAGE Distinguished Student Rachel Ritchie speaks about her project raising funds for a handicapped-accessible playground to be built in her hometown, Vine Grove. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-011.jpg)
![Representative Kelly Flood of Lexington speaks with Gatton Academy senior Tyler Smith on the floor of the House of Representatives while the House is in session. (Photo by Sam Oldenburg)](https://gifted-studies.com/campblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gifted-month-blog-012.jpg)
The Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE) celebrated Gifted Education Month in Kentucky with a proclamation ceremony February at the State Capitol in Frankfort.