Russell County’s Christian Rara is one of 89 graduates from the prestigious Gatton Academy at Western Kentucky University.
The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science held its graduation ceremony earlier this month, with Rara among the graduates.
The Gatton Academy is Kentucky’s first residential two-year program for gifted and talented juniors and seniors. Students are selected while in high school and become Western Kentucky University students while pursuing interests in advanced science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Students from across the world are selected for the Gatton Academy, with this graduating class representing 42 different countries.
