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B Members from McCracken County include: Terri Kirk, Reidland High School; Lisa Hughes; Heath High School; Jennifer Wetzel, Hendron Lone Oak Elementary; Brenda Metzger; Lone Oak High School; Shelia Swab, Lone Oak Middle School.
Groceries for Good is an annual event sponsored by the Paducah Sun the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Thirty-five members of the Heath High School National Honor Society to unload, sort, sack, and place filled bags in the designated charitable site for distribution. These students gave up a large part of their Saturday to help others working at the Paducah Tilghman cafeteria from 1p.m - 8 p.m. Groceries for Good benefits the Salvation Army, Merryman House, Paducah Cooperative Ministries, Martha's Vineyard, River City Ministry and others. The National Honor Society has been involved with Groceries for Good for more than ten years and supports the bulk of the labor for the sorting center. The students enjoy the event and it is the first question they ask in the fall concerning NHS activities.
Reidland Middle School sixth graders, Mika Watkins and Katlin Priddle, won the All-Around Best of Show Award and a $600 cash prize for their entry, Soil Buffering, in the first annual Middle School Science Fair, sponsored by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce and West Kentucky Community and Technical College, on November 20. Gift debit cards were awarded to the first, second and third place winners in each of the five categories: biological sciences; chemical/physical sciences; earth and space sciences; inventions and engineering; and mathematics. First place winners won $120 cards; second place winners earned $60 cards and third place winners received $30 cards. In cases were teams won, awards were divided between team members. Teachers of each first place winner were awarded a $50 prize. In addition to these prizes, the All-Around Best-of-Show Award received a $600 cash prize. Click here for a complete list of winners HLOE students star in Market House production
Lone Oak High School, Lone Oak Middle School, and Lone Oak and Hendron-Lone Oak Elementary students rally behind their team on Thursday before the team leaves for the state championship game.
Congratulations to students in Ben
Moss's classes at Lone Oak Middle School. His students
collected over 2,000 items of clothing for Christmas. The clothing was
given to local churches to help those in need.
Concord
Elementary students and staff came ready for Christmas morning in
their PAJAMAS!
Heath kindergarten students celebrate a Thanksgiving Feast
Hendron-Lone Oak hosts Family Reading Night, Reading Road Trip to the Past: Native Americans
On Nov.17, HLOE hosted a Family Reading Night, “Reading Road Trip to the Past: Native Americans.” Students and their families participated in Native American themed story times and crafts, enjoyed dinner, and took AR quizzes
Concord Elementary students and parents enjoyed
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Hillary Page, a student at Reidland High School, has been chosen as the 2009 Outstanding Farm Bureau Youth District Winner. Hillary’s speech on Farm Safety won her 1st place in the Purchase Region District on October 17th. This has been her third year competing in the contest. Hillary will be heading to Louisville on December 3rd to compete at the state level. This contest is one of the major events of Kentucky Farm Bureau’s state annual meeting.
National Hunger and Homelessness
Awareness Week, Nov. 15-21 is Co-sponsored by the National
Coalition for the Homeless and Cindy Watson, McCracken County Homeless Education coordinator, and Sheila Forrest, Paducah Cooperative Ministry's Homeless Shelter Director are pictured at the Homeless Awareness Forum held at the Paducah City Hall on Monday, Nov. 1. Families with children make up the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. For information on how to support McCracken County's Homeless Education Program, H.E.R.O.E.S. contact Cindy Watson at 538-4033. Click here for information about the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Mallie will be invited along with other winners to ride on the Daughters of the American Revolution float in the parade held on Nov. 11. The title of the essay was "Veterans and Community--United We Stand". 150-200 words. In conjunction with the annual Veteran's Day Parade, Paducah Parks Services and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) hosted this essay contest for all students in Paducah and McCracken County Schools.
Haley Williams, a seventh grader at Reidland Middle School, has won a first place $100 Savings Bond prize in the annual Veteran's Day essay contest. Hannah Rhodes won a second place prize of a $50 Savings Bond. Winners will be invited to ride on the Daughters of the American Revolution float in the parade held on Nov. 11. The title of the essay was "Veterans and Community--United We Stand". 150-200 words. In conjunction with the annual Veteran's Day Parade, Paducah Parks Services and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) hosted this essay contest for all students in Paducah and McCracken County Schools.
Nash Dingman, a student at Heath High School, has been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. National Merit semifinalists will compete for some 8,200 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $36 million, that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. The National Merit Scholarship Corp. is a not-for profit organization that operates without government assistance. Scholarships are underwritten with its own funds and by approximately 500 business organizations and higher education institutions.
Weston Harper, a third grader at Hendron/Lone Oak Elementary, has won second place in the Veteran's Day Essay Contest hosted by the Paducah Park Services and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Weston competed against third through fifth graders in both the city and county schools. He won a $50 savings bond and will attend the presentation ceremony on Nov. 11th. To top the day off, Weston will ride on a float during the parade!
Allys PADUCAH, KY – The Lions Club of Paducah and WPSD Local 6 are pleased to announce that WPSD’s “You’ve Got Talent” competition winner Allyson Alvey and finalists Ryan Gilchrist and Jewel Wilson, Jr. will join the list of performers for the 53rd Annual Telethon of Stars, to be held Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. Beneficiaries of the Telethon include Easter Seals West Kentucky in Paducah, T.L.C. of Southern Illinois in Marion, Community Developmental Services in Martin, Tennessee and Easter Seals Southeast Missouri. All centers serve individuals with disabilities and other special needs. “Allyson, Ryan and Jewel really bring something special to the Telethon,” said Telethon Talent Producer Charlie Katterjohn. “Their music transcends generations. If you are looking for a family-friendly, uplifting, free concert, definitely join us November 14 and 15 at the Carson Center.”“You’ve Got Talent” winner Allyson Alvey, 17, is a junior at Heath High School. She is a cheerleader and member of Milburn Chapel Church in West Paducah. Alvey started singing at age 3 and has performed at Victims Rights Day at the Kentucky State Capitol and at the Veteran’s Day Parade in Paducah. Her hobbies include babysitting and volunteering at her church. She is the daughter of Denny and Lisa Alvey of Paducah. Alvey was the winner of “You’ve Got Talent” presented by WPSD Local 6 in August. The Telethon of Stars is a 15-hour free show, open to the public. Diamond Rio will headline the show, with Ball in the House, The Josh Williams Band, Reggie LaFaye, Eric Horner, Lew & 61 South, Jaimee English and Ray Ligon performing. NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” star Jay Kenneth Johnson, who plays Philip Kiriakis, will also make a guest appearance. More information can be found at www.telethonofstars.org
Lone Oak Middle School's seventh grade football team advanced to the State 7th Grade Championship game after defeating Meade County on Saturday.
Paducah firefighter Tony Crowe visited several classes at Hendron-Lone Oak Elementary to discuss the job of a firefighter and the importance of fire safety!
Farley Elementary committed to being "PAWS-itively Drug Free" during it's Red Ribbon Week celebration, Oct. 26-30. Students participated in daily activities, including wearing their favorite 70's look on "Peace Out to Drugs Day." On Thursday, Oct. 29, Sheriff Jon Hayden and 19 deputies, detectives and staff members from the McCracken County Sheriff's Department joined the students for lunch in appreciation for the Sheriff Department's continued fight against drugs in our community. The Red Ribbon Week activities were sponsored by the FRIENDS Family Resource Center through funding by the McCracken Co. Drug Prevention Council.
RHS and RMS host Rachel's Challenge on Oct. 26 Reidland High School and Middle School students are participating in Rachel’s Challenge, a national program that features school presentations that motivate students to positive change in the way they treat others. On Monday, Oct. 26, students from both schools heard from Jourdan Foran, a Rachel's Challenge presenter. Jourdan first heard about the Columbine tragedy as a sophomore living in Texas. When she finally moved to Colorado and heard the amazing story of Rachel Scott, Jourdan knew right away that she wanted to be a part of traveling and sharing this impactful story with others. She spent time with students sharing Rachel's belief, that simple acts of kindness can make a huge difference in this world. Student sessions were held in the afternoon at the schools with a specific challenges to each student. The schools will also form Friends of Rachel (FOR) Clubs. This unique program provides the opportunity for your school to partner with Rachel’s Challenge to continue the chain reaction of kindness and compassion in your school and community. The main goal of the FOR CLUB is to help create a permanent cultural change in your school.
2009 Boys’ Soccer All-district team: Heath: Brock Jordan, Chase Caldwell, Jason Straub, Ryan Corrigan, Max Champion, Buddy Newberry, Drew Wrinkle. Paducah Tilghman: Marco Galvan, Will Nicholas, Ryson Walden, Wesley Schrock, Cyrus Bastani. Lone Oak: Roberto Arreaza, Cody Waggoner, Kyle Fouse, Tyler Masse, Jordan Potter, Craig Green. St. Mary: Hernan Cortez, Josh Meredith, Tyler Neihoff, Jimmy Harris. Reidland: Mark Bridges, Kevin Glass, Taylor Space.
Roy Smith, art teacher at Lone Oak Elementary, has been named the 2009 Kentucky Elementary Art Educator of the Year by the Kentucky Art Education Association. Every year, the KyAEA honors excellent art educators through its awards program. Art teachers at all levels are recognized for their commitment to arts advocacy in Kentucky schools, communities and institutions. The mission of the Kentucky Art Education Association (KyAEA) is to advance art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership.
Ceglinski and Hollowell featured panelists at Leadership Kentucky's education session held at Concord Elementary
Michael Ceglinski, McCracken County Public Schools Director of Instruction; Ginger Hollowell, Concord Elementary principal, and Debbie Riley, Paducah Middle School teacher were featured panelists at a education session attended by Leadership Kentucky on Oct. 15 at Concord Elementary. Diana Ratliff, president of the Leadership Kentucky Foundation, is pictured talking with Jim Conn, a Leadership Kentucky alumnus, following the education session. Billy Harper, member of the Kentucky Board of Education, also spoke to members of the Leadership Kentucky class after the group heard presentations from the McCracken County and Paducah educators: There are 51 members in the 2009 Leadership Kentucky Class. Through a series of seven monthly, two-day sessions, held in various locations in the state, participants are educated about the state of Kentucky and its challenges. They meet and talk with Kentucky's current leaders and through a systematic educational program, explore the state's opportunities, needs and resources. http://www.leadershipky.org/index.php?n=3&id=3 http://www.leadershipky.org/index.php?n=87&id=87
Sen. Ken Winters visits Commonwealth Middle College State Sen. Ken Winters of Murray visited with staff and students of the Commonwealth Middle College on Thursday. Winters is chairman of the House Education Committee and the former president of Campbellsville University. McCracken County students Nick Dean, Kelsie Adams and Gaven Oakley told Winters about the opportunities to advance their education through this innovative program on the campus of West Kentucky Community & Technical College. For instance, Adams, a Reidland junior, plans to become a pediatrician. Dean, a Lone Oak junior, is considering the ministry. Commonwealth Middle College students can earn up to 36 hours of college credit, tuition free, while also completing their high school diploma.
The Adventures Program visited Camp Bear Creek over Fall Break and learned many things including how to build a fire without matches thanks to Mr. Larry McGuirk.
Farley Elementary had the largest number of First Graders in the Purchase Area to participate in the Fruits and Veggies, More Matters Contest sponsored by the Purchase District Health Department. Pictured here is Health Educator, Jennifer Doom, awarding these students with new bike helmets.
Heath High School SADD sponsors CANstruction Contest The Heath High School SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) is sponsoring Canstruction Contest , a Safe Night Activity honoring Red Ribbon Week, at the school's Oct. 23 football game. The event is to promote all students to say "YES to Good Choices. Yes, we can!" Twelve CANStruction teams will build a 3-D structure during the football game. The school's goal is to have 8,000 cans by the Oct. 23 football game to donate to local food banks. Students who have donated to the CANstruction Contest can food drive were rewarded with frozen treats. For information about supporting the effort contact Pattye Poole-Davis, Heath High School Youth Services Center, 538-4087.
Lone Oak Elementary, with sponsor Western Baptist Hospital, launched Project Fit America, a fitness program aimed at reducing childhood obesity, in a ceremony on Oct. 7. Lone Oak is the third area school to win the $16,000 grant from Western Baptist for indoor and outdoor fitness equipment, teacher training and physical education curriculum support materials to schools. Paducah’s McNabb Elementary and Mayfield’s Central Elementary were awarded the program in 2007. The outdoor equipment, located behind the school, is free and open so the community may use it to get in shape. PHOTOS from kick-off MORE
Volley for a Cure at HHS The Heath High School volleyball team recently hosted Volley for the Cure in a game with Ballard County. Volley for the Cure was created as a way to honor and celebrate the heroic fight against breast cancer with the hopes that this devastating disease will one day be cure. WKCTC Surgical Technology students make donation to FRIENDS Family Resource Center
The Surgical Technology students from West KY Community and Technical College presented the FRIENDS Family Resource Center with a large donation of food, hygiene items, school supplies and clothing. The students have been collecting items since the start of their school year under the direction of their program coordinator, Debbie Swain, a Farley alumna.
Reidland Middle students win in Halloween Short Story Contest Reidland Middle School had three student winners in the Paducah Parks Halloween Short Story Contest: Jake Mayo, sixth grade, second place; Tori Ellis, sixth grade, third place; and Tristen Miller, seventh grade, third place. Their winning stories were published in the October Parent and Family magazine. Debbie Burkeen and Jackie Hahn are their teachers.
Lone Oak Middle School students win in Halloween short story contest Pictured (L to R) are the 2009 Paducah Parks Service Halloween Short Story contest winners from Lone Oak Middle school: Sydney Duncan, Eighth Grade Second Place; Emily Cartwright, Sixth Grade First Place; Anna Hack, Seventh Grade Second Place; Jake Kirkpatrick, Seventh Grade First Place; and Nicole Gerrity, Eighth Grade Third Place. Reading with Meaning Project to double number of Lone Oak Elementary library books Lone Oak Elementary is undertaking a project to double the number of books in the school's library. That’s1,000 books at $25 a book. Each book added to the library will be designated as a gift with a sticker on the inside. That label will denote who the book was given by and/or in honor or memory of someone special. In addition to the contributions of involved parents and families, the school is seeking community support for our READING with MEANING project as well, so if your company or workplace would like to be a part of this important project, please contact Susan Guess, Project Coordinator, at 270.575.5723 or susan@paducahbank.com.READING WITH MEANING
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Farley Elementary principal, Jimmy Johnson, helps students board a wagon for a hayride during the school's celebration of "Harvest Day" on Oct. 8.
Todd Faulkner, a WPSD Local 6 reporter, visited with Reidland Elementary kindergarten students. AG Day held at CARSON PARK
Third graders from Concord, Farley, Heath, Hendon-Lone Oak, and fourth graders from Reidland Elementary learned from the experts at the annual AG Day held at Carson Park on Oct. 2. PHOTOS
Jennifer
Lacey receives 2010 Teacher A Jennifer Lacey, an English teacher in her thirteenth year at Heath Middle School, is one of 24 oustanding Kentucky educators selected by the Kentucky Department of Education and Ashland, INc. Teacher Achievement Awards (TAA). These teachers will compete for the 2010 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced in October. More
Students visit
celebrate Grandparents Day at Culpepper Place Lone Oak Elementary students in Myra Flood and Judy Quinton's classes visited Culpepper Place on Sept. 10 to celebrate Grandparents’ Day. The students visited residents last year at Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter. The students have been invited back in October to decorate the residence for fall.
H Alan Sullivan's Heath High School AP Environmental Science Class is continuing to participate in the Kentucky Green and Healthy School Project. www.greenschools.ky.gov The Project consists of nine fields related to making the school green. Last year's class completed eight of the projects and the faculty completed one. Students first did an inventory of the school; decided on an improvement project; and finally implemented the project. Heath High School was awarded a flag and two plaques to recognize the students' efforts.
Heath High School teacher, Glenda Bitner sent this photo of two Heath High School students who not only participate in in school activities but also are involved in positive activities outside the school setting. Allison Harpole, earned reserve champion and Abby Kline got top 3rd in her class in horseshow competition.
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LOMS students send package to wounded veterans
Cydney Moore, a Lone Oak High School student, has been selected to represent her school, community and country as a People to People Student Leader. Moore has been accepted into the People to People Leadership Summit at Harvard University in Boston, MA, July 11-17, 2010. Students will learn how to effectively make a difference in their communities, develop skills to help them lead tomorrow's world, and build their college resumes, with the chance to earn academic or service-learning credit. Four Heath Middle students participate in Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.
Pictured are Caleigh Propes and Allison Dallas, two of the four HMS students to attend the JrNYLC in Washington, D.C. Caleigh Propes, Allison Dallas, Tristan Alexander and Travis Crouch, Heath Middle School sixth graders, joined over 250 outstanding students this summer from across the United States to participate in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference (JrNYLC) in Washington D.C. The theme of the conference was Voices of Leadership: Reflecting on the Past to Create the Future. "The aim of the Junior National Leaders Conference is to inspire students to recognize their own leadership skills, measure their skills against those of current and former leaders and return home with new found confidence in their ability to exercise positive influence within their communities," said Mike Lasday, executive director of the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, the organization that sponsors JrNYLC. During the six-day program, the students took part in educational activities and presentations; as well as met with elected officials and key Congressional staff members on Capitol Hill. Students also visited relevant sites, such as Harpers Ferry, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.'s monuments and memorials. For additional information, visit www.cylc.org .
Commonwealth
Middle College opens doors for 50
Fifty high school juniors from McCracken and Marshall counties began the school year at the Commonwealth Middle College located at the Nemer Building at West Kentucky Community & Technical College. The students will complete their high school curriculum, while earning a minimum of 36 college credits tuition free. All will receive MacBook laptop computers. Pictured is Donna Wear, the school's principal talking with students at the Open House held on Aug. 4.
WWII veteran
expresses appreciation to student J.W. Vaughn, a WWII veteran, visited Lone Oak Middle School to thank eighth grader Sam Edwards for writing him a letter last year from Ben Moss' s class. He told Sam, "I'm proud of you young man. You stand ten feet tall in my eyes!". Mr. Vaughn is pictured showing Sam his military medals.
McCracken County teachers and administrators attended the district’s first Teaching and Learning Conference on June 22 –24. After receiving notice earlier this year that the Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference (KTLC), scheduled for March, 2009 would be cancelled due to the current fiscal and budgetary restraints across state government agencies, the McCracken County’s district instructional team decided that the event was well worth modeling for its own local Teaching and Learning Conference. The conference held at Lone Oak Elementary featured leading national educators, Alan November, senior partner and founder of November Learning, and Todd Whitaker, Indiana University professor and well-known author, District administrators and teachers also presented sessions on both days. Over 200 McCracken County teachers will be attended the two day conference. Media Specialists present at workshop
Four of the McCracken County media specialists (Terri Kirk, Lisa Hughes, Brenda Metzger, Jen Wetzel) and one Paducah City media specialists (Joyce Adams from PTHS) presented a workshop entitled "Rev Up Relationships @ Your Library--and other Libraries Too!" at the Kentucky School Media Association Summer Refresher on Tuesday, July 21st.
McCracken administrators present The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) conference will feature two education sessions conducted by McCracken County Public School administrators. “Focus on the Future-Preparing Leaders for an Interconnected World” is the theme for the organization’s 2009 conference scheduled for July 15—17 in Louisville. Over 1000 Kentucky school administrators attend the annual event. Ginger Hollowell, principal at Concord Elementary, and Amie Tooley, director of Exceptional Children will present “RtI: Easy as ABC123,” and Donna Wear, principal at the Commonwealth Middle College, Donna Mattingly, guidance counselor at the Commonwealth Middle College; and Dr. Barbara Vick, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction will present, “Middle College: Who, What, When, Where, Why.” McCracken County earns What Parents Want Award for 4th Consecutive Year The McCracken County Public School District has received the “What Parents Want Award” from SchoolMatch, an educational research and database service firm that specializes in rating schools. This is the fourth consecutive year that the district has won the award. According to Kentucky’s Interim Commissioner of Education, Elaine Farris, “McCracken County is certainly deserving of this honor. Your district’s performance on state assessments, low dropout rates and recognition on the state, regional and national level make it a natural choice. ”SchoolMatch is a national consulting and research company that collects and manages information about public and private K-12 school systems and schools. To determine the award winners, SchoolMatch compiled information from county assessors, county auditors, state taxing authorities, state departments of education and others. Across the country, SchoolMatch found that only 2,436 of 15,571 districts met the criteria. In Kentucky, only 18 Kentucky districts were selected out of the 174 school districts to receive the 2009 “What Parents Want” Award.
Click here to view photos from Greyhound Center Summer Splendor Camp
Heath, Reidland and Lone Oak high school students and parents attend registration and pick up new laptop computers
Heath Cartwright, Director of Technology, has not only been busy with the Technology Department to make sure the 2,170 MacBooks are ready to distribute, but he has also been working with local media to get the word out to students and parents. Parent Letter
Shiver Me Timbers! A magical time was had by all who attended Farley Elementary's Pirates and Princesses Family Literacy Night. Over 200 parents and children had an enchanted evening of reading and word activities. This event was sponsored by Farley Elementary, the FRIENDS Center and Title 1.
"T" is for Tow Truck Randy's Body Shop visited Reidland Elementary kindergarten students to help them learn about the letter "T". Dr. Vick to chair AdvancED Accreditation Commision Dr.
Barbara Vick has been elected to serve
as Chair of the Accreditation Commission for AdvancED.
AdvancED is the parent
organization of the North Central Association C Reidland Elementary
students create Pinwheels for Peace Reidland Elementary fifth grade students are working with their teachers, Diane Bach (GT Teacher), Deborah Talbert (Art Teacher) and Anne Hancock (5th Grade Language Arts Teacher) to create Pinwheels for Peace. Pinwheels for Peace is a Literacy/Art Project that began in 2005 as a way for students to express their thoughts on peace and how they can spread peace. Each student receives one sheet of paper that will be made into a pinwheel. On one side of the pinwheel they write their feelings/thoughts about peace, and on the other side they draw to visually express their ideas. The teachers are collaborating on the writing and art portions of the project. Several quotes dealing with peace are hung around the classroom, and classes discuss what they mean to each of the students. Students also discuss random acts of kindness that each can do to brighten someone’s day. The students brainstorm their ideas on peace and write ideas on the board. From there, the students are given a chance to write their own thoughts. The students then work with their art teacher to visually express their ideas on peace.
Heath High School SADD members
participate in Substance Abuse Prevention Fair Heath High School SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) members work at their booth at the Substance Abuse Prevention Fair sponsored by Community Coalition Against Violence & Drugs. The Prevention Fair, held in downtown Paducah, featured drug sniffing dogs, a simulated meth lab, the rollover crash dummy truck and a prescription drug drop program. This is the second
year for Heath’s SADD chapter. The chapter's 40 members work to
support SADD’s mission to provide students with the best
prevention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking,
other drug use, impaired driving, and other destructive decisions.
HHS’s SADD chapter is sponsored by Karen Walker and Youth Services
Center coordinator, Pattye Poole-Davis.
Anne Marie
Whitis and Steve Perry win iPod Nanos for completing survey Reidland High School hosted Media Day on Aug. 13. The event provided local media with access to players and coaches for interviews and photographs.
New laptops offer McCracken County seniors free online college transfer course View Video
Paducah, KY (August 3, 2009) – The McCracken County School
System has joined forces with West Kentucky Community &
Technical College and Apple Computer, Inc., to offer a
college transfer course in psychology online and tuition
free to seniors at McCracken County’s three high schools
this fall. The pilot partnership, called Opportunity Plus,
will allow students to take an online, 3-credit hour General
Psychology course, using Apple MacBooks recently given to
all high school teachers and students in McCracken County. For more information, call William Wade, WKCTC Dean of Distance Learning at 534-3126 or Lisa Stephenson, Director of K-12 Partnerships at 534-3282.
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CLICK HERE TO SEE REIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL'S FIRST NINE WEEKS HONOR ROLL Heath Middle School student's design
chosen
The Challenger Learning Center at Paducah has chosen
Brittani D’Angelo’s patch of a space vehicle heading toward the moon as their
front cover design for their 2009 holiday card. D’Angelo, a student at Heath Middle School, created the
patch while preparing for her class trip to fly a simulated space mission to the
moon at the Challenger Learning Center. The Center is located on the campus of
West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Heath Elementary second graders fly to Antarctica to begin their penguin adventures.
McCracken students
contribute to Paducah Power's Canned Food Drive
After crunching numbers multiple times and confirming enrollment numbers, Paducah Power has announced the School Challenge winners for their 2009 Canned Food Drive. Reidland Elementary is the Championship School with a total of 5,866 pounds collected. The school collected 13.769 pounds of food per student and won the $1000 prize for the second consecutive year. The Spirit Award went to Lone Oak Elementary. "They ranked third in the results, but their spirit was second to none," said Andrea Underwood, Paducah Power director of Community Relations and Marketing.According to Underwood Paducah Power collected 23,166 pounds of food from the School Challenge, 7,878 pounds more than last year. Reidland Elementary, Lone Oak Elementary, Heath Elementary, Concord Elementary, Lone Oak Middle School and Heath High School participated in the Challenge. Student S Planner: Working with Converted Dat
HMS students' patches featured in 2010 calendar The Challenger Learning Center at Paducah, located on the
campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, has chosen 12 mission
patches created by area students to be featured in a 2010 calendar. Brittani
D’Angelo’s mission patch, which shows a space vehicle heading towards the moon,
was chosen as the cover of the 2010 calendar and the center’s annual 2009
holiday card. Each student, school and superintendent will receive a calendar. They will also be given to the many people who have helped make the Challenger Learning Center a success. “This is the third year we have made a calendar. We are very proud to be able to showcase our students’ artwork in such a useable format for all to see,” said Mellisa Duncan, center director. For more information about the center please visit www.clcpaducah.org.
Farley Elementary recently hosted it's "Don't be a Grinch... READ!" Family Literacy Night. Many special guests came to share fun literacy activities with our Farley students and their families, including the Grinch, Cindy Lou Who and of course, Santa and Ms. Claus. Two hundred students and family members attended. This event was sponsored by Farley Elementary, the FRIENDS Center, Title 1 and RIF
Concord Elementary has formed a new community service club this year for fifth grade students. The club’s name is Concord’s Caring Kids. The students in the club wrote a letter to Wal-Mart asking to collect food in front of their store for the Backpacks of Food program to feed hungry kids on the week-ends. We were so surprised when we received a $1000 check from Wal-Mart’s corporate office. Our club will be going to Wal-Mart on Tuesday, Dec. 8 to purchase the food for the backpacks. Attached is a picture of the kids holding the check from Wal-Mart.
State Rep. Brent Housman talks with
Commonwealth Middle College students about the program. Fifty
high school juniors from McCracken and Marshall counties were
selected for the inaugural year. Students can earn up to nine
hours of college credit at West Kentucky Community & Technical
College and take their high school classes at the Middle
College. Housman was among a group of western Kentucky
legislators who spent part of Wednesday visiting with students.
Rep. Steven Rudy and Rep. Will Coursey also spoke with students
from their districts.
Reidland Elementary kindergarten invited Officer David Archer to speak about his job.
LOHS students sponsor Angel Tree children
Students in Shaun Thomas's Lone Oak High School psychology classes have been donating change since Thanksgiving and raised $500 dollars to buy gifts for children for Christmas. On Wednesday a group of students went to Wal-Mart and sponsored ten kids from the Salvation Army Angel Tree. Reidland Ele. choir students have active season
Reidland's Fifth Grade Choir, Sound Hounds, perform a Holiday Concert at Reidland Baptist church. The choir is directed by Beth Palmer.
Reidland Elementary first graders perform at their Holiday Program.
Reidland Ele. choir students participated in the First District Choir.
Hendron-Lone Oak First Grade Christmas Mall earns $2,000 The First Grade Christmas Mall is an annual tradition at Hendron-Lone Oak Elementary, and this year’s mall may be the best ever! First graders created Christmas crafts and gifts that went on sale at the school this week. The mall has already earned over $2000 to buy Christmas gifts for less fortunate children. The highlight of the week will be the students’ shopping trip to purchase the gifts. Farley GT Leadership students are Bell Ringers
Farley Elementary fourth and fifth grade GT Leadership students rang bells last week for the Salvation Army.
Summer Schmitt, Reidland Middle 7th grader, will perform in the Angel Choir in the Market House Theatre’s production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. T FIFTH GRADERS RENDEZVOUS WITH A COMET Fifth grade students from Heath, Reidland and Lone Oak Elementary recently became astronauts on a space station going in search of Comet Enke by participating in a hands-on space simulation, Rendezvous with a Comet™ at the Challenger Learning Center at Paducah. The students were successful in their missions as astronauts assigned to locate and send a probe to a moving comet. Each student was assigned a unique job they had to perform while working in Earth Mission Control or the orbiting Space Station. All students used skills in math, science, language arts and teamwork to accomplish the mission goals. Located on the campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, the center is one of more than 50 space science education centers that were started by the families of the astronauts lost in the Challenger accident over 20 years ago. The center provides comprehensive educational school programs for students and educators all across the region. The school program includes professional development for teachers, curriculum for pre and post visit activities, extended activities on mission day and a two-hour simulated space mission. The Challenger Learning Center at Paducah offers a variety of programs for all ages including summer camps, preschool hours, public missions, special events and scout programs. For more information, please visit www.clcpaducah.org or call (270) 534-3101.
Valerie Helm, McCracken County district's DPP secretary, and Alan Warford, Heath
High School guidance counselor, are pictured presenting at the Infinite Campus
Interchange held in Louisville this week. Their session provided an
overview of the role converted data has on the use of Grad Planner in Campus,
discussed areas impacted most by converted data and explored the benefits of
investing time to clean up this data so Grad Planner can be used effectively in
schools/districts.
Student S Planner: Working with Converted Dat These Heath Middle School students' artwork has been chosen for the USEC 2010-2012 calendar.
Alexander visits Commonwealth Middle College Constance Alexander, faculty scholar in arts and humanities for the Teacher Quality Institute at Murray State, works with Evan Burrow, a Commonwealth Middle College student, on a short story. Alexander helped the students write 150 words of their first novel in Barbara McGinty's English classes on Tuesday. The writing exercise is part of the To Kill a Mockingbird unit. Commonwealth Middle College students participated in the region-wide Big Read project involving To Kill a Mockingbird. Heath fifth graders celebrate DARE Graduation
Heath Elementary fifth graders have completed their DARE graduation. Pictured are McCracken County Sheriff's Deputy and Dare Officer, Colleen Pennebaker; DARE essay winners, Erik Hutto, April Riley, and Alec Tarry; and McCracken County Sheriff Jon Hayden.
Christine Cash signed a letter of intent on Nov. 15 to play golf at Xavier University in Cincinnati. She is a seven year member of the HHS Varsity golf team. Cash won the 2009 Paducah Tilghman Invitational and the All A Regional Tournament in 2008 and 2009. Over 100 McCracken
teachers and administrators See videos from the Ron Clark Academy Link to CNN Report during a McCracken County visit to the Academy
(L) RON CLARK signs his book Essential 55 for Rose-Marie Heine and Amy Crowe. (R) Principal Mark Buchanan and teachers, Karen Wilson, Kim Nantz, Amy Crowe, Dorcas Thomason, Rose-Marie Heine, and Shannon Ballard were recent "students" at the Ron Clark Academy.
Michelle Bloom and Seth Helton, Lone Oak High School students, were recently honored by Berea college for their accomplishments. Helton was honored for his accomplishments in the field of service, and Bloom was recognized for accomplishments in music. This honor commemorates students' accomplishments and dedication in the fields of science, music or service. High school seniors from across the region were nominated for this award. Berea College faculty and staff reviewed the submissions and selected the top students to receive the award in each area. Berea College was overwhelmed by the number and caliber of students nominated this year. Michelle and Seth were chosen specifically out of more than 400 nominees and were honored at a formal awards ceremony earlier this month.
Third graders, in Betsy Pickens class at Hendron-Lone Oak, were chosen to have mentors from Morningside Assisted Living. The students meet with residents once a month for crafts, fellowship and eating! Each child was assigned an older resident to meet and share. The students are pictured during their Thanksgiving visit. They will s be returning in December for Christmas Carols and gift exchange! MORE PHOTOS Reidland softball players, Harrell and Layne, sign letters of intent
(L) Cassie Layne, Reidland High School, signed a letter of intent to play softball at Michigan State. (R) Morgan Harrell, Reidland High School, has signed a letter of intent to play softball at the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Lone Oak students host open house Lone Oak High School art classes and art club partnered with the guitar class and writer's club to host an open house on December 8 . Visitors enjoyed an art exhibit of all the work the students have completed this year along with guitar performances. The writer's club set up a coffee house and did poetry readings. According to art teacher, Shand Stamper, this was an opportunity for the students to showcase their talents and have their friends and family support them. Veterans' Day 2009 in our schools Concord Elementary: Concord Elementary honored veterans on November 11 with a Veterans Day Celebration. Brad Alexander, a U.S. Army veteran, was the guest speaker. John Floyd, Distinguished Veteran of the Year, was also recognized. Concord Singsations led the school in singing the National Anthem. All military branches were represented by parents and grandparents of Concord students
Commonwealth Middle College students attend Paducah's Veterans' Day Parade
Commonwealth Middle College student Sarah Galloway waves an American flag during the parade. Commonwealth Middle College students attended the parade and thanked veterans for their service.
Lily Clark, Payton Raney, and Sydney Duncan, Lone Oak Middle School eighth grade artists, recreated images of famous war monuments for Veterans Day.
Reidland High School Band
Heath High
Lone Oak
Redland Elementary Third Grade performs
Three Reidland Middle School students have won prizes in a writing contest about the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Kaylee McCollum won first place in the Middle School division and will receive $50 as her prize. Kayla Ferrell and Shelby O’Conner both won Honorable Mention and will receive $25 each. These eighth grade students in Laura E. Smith’s Language Arts class have been reading the novel as a part of “The Big Read,” a community project which was made possible though a grant that was given to the Carson Center by the National Endowment for the Arts. Dr. Constance Alexander, a Faculty Scholar in Arts & Humanities at Murray State University, worked with some of the students and invited them to enter the writing contest sponsored by MSU’s Office of Regional Stewardship and Outreach and MSU’s Teacher Quality Institute. Students had the option to either write an essay responding to a quote in the novel or to write a fiction piece, consisting of the first 150 words of their own novel. Kentucky's new Education Commissioner Terry Holliday makes his first visit to McCracken County Public Schools; delivers keynote at SACS West Kentucky School Improvement Conference
Commissioner Terry Holliday visited three McCracken County Public Schools after presenting the keynote at the West Kentucky School Improvement Conference sponsored by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and its parent organization, AdvancED at the West Kentucky Community and Technical College on Fri,, November 6. The conference theme was "Shaping the Future of Learning: Inspiring Excellence in Leadership" and featured: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Terry Holliday, Kentucky Education Commission ; 20 west Kentucky educator practitioners; Dr. Tom Guskey, University of Kentucky College of Education Professor and internationally recognized researcher and author; Dr. Justin Bathon, University of Kentucky College of Education Professor and Co- Director of the Center for Advanced Study in Technology Leadership Education (CASTLE); Dr. Yvonne Caamal Canul, Chief Innovation Officer for SACS/AdvancED ; Ken Draut, Kentucky Associate Commissioner of Education for Assessment and Accountability ; Sally Sugg, Kentucky Associate Commissioner of Education for Leadership and School Improvement ; and Mike Carr, Director of Certification, Kentucky Professional Standards Board The mission of SACS/AdvancED throughout its 100 year history has been to help schools and school systems improve student performance through the accreditation process. The SACS West Kentucky School Improvement has been designed to provide insights into new strategies and practices which hold promise for improved results in student performance and bring together educational research as well as new tools and resources to help schools and school systems improve effectiveness.
KET and legislators visit Reidland High School classrooms. Terri Kirk, media specialist; Johnathan Allen, teacher; and Melissa Willoughby, teacher, demonstrated the use of KET educational programming at Reidland High School on Oct. 28. Pictured above are Fred Nessler and Steven Rudy, state representatives; Mac Wall, KET executive director; Julie Schmitt, KET community relations director; Robert Richey, RHS principal; Dr. Barbara Vick, assistant superintendent; and Michael Ceglinski, director of instruction. Paducah Sun article
Heath students participate in Red Ribbon Week
Heath Elementary GT Leadership students participated in this week's Red Ribbon Week activities. Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed in October.
4-H students honored at 46th Annual Rotary 4-H Awards and Recognition Luncheon on Oct. 28
Clayton Jerrell, Heath High School student and Purchase Area Teen Council vice-president, served as master of ceremony at the 46th annual 4-H Awards and Recognition Luncheon sponsored by the Rotary Club of Paducah. 2008-2009 McCracken County Public School students winning awards are as follows: Colin McCutchen, Concord Elementary; Adison Sheppard and Katie Turner, Reidland Elementary; Kayla Ferrell, Jacob Turner, Nausicaa Williams, Wyatt Wood and Cassandra Taylor, Reidland Middle; Caleb McCutchen and Matthew Price, Heath Middle; Austin Belt, Elizabeth Brown, Carter Holland, Chaney Inman, Abby Tillotson and Aaron Wilson, Lone Oak Middle; Kayla Brown, Courtney Buckman, Kristen Cooper; Sarah Derrick, Cody Duncan, Shellie Elder, Richard Gomez, Casandra Gomez, Katie Holstein, Clayton Jerrell, Heather Kelley, Clint McCutchen, Cassie O'Malley, Trey Russell, Sarah Wilkens and Allison Williford, Heath High School; Whitney Belt, Hannah Burnett, Tyler Busby, Ellie Davenport, Kristen Floyd, Katie Hagan, Sydney Holland, Sasha Lyles, Cody Martin, Brittany Osborne, Kaylynn Randolph, Shelby Schaeffer, Scott Smith, Andy Wilson and Austin Woley, Lone Oak High School; and Alex Shampion and Cynthia Turner, Reidland High School.
The Lone Oak High School Book Club met with members of Eta Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, for a book discussion of To Kill a Mockingingbird. Eta Chapter is an honorary educational society and enjoyed participating in the Big Read project with students from Lone Oak High School.
LOMS students earn First Nine-Week AR Award Approximately 300 students from LOMS qualified for the First Nine-Weeks AR Reward. Students who met their goals with 85% correct or higher were eligible to attend a Halloween Dance held at the middle school where cash prizes were given for the Best Girl’s Costume, Best Boy’s Costume, and the Most Original Costume.
Johnathan Rand chills at Hendron-Lone Oak Ele. Author of the Michigan Chiller and American Chiller series, Johnathan Rand, visited HLOE on Friday morning. During his fantastic presentation for 3rd-5th grade students, he talked to them about the journey that can be found in books and how to be excellent writers. Rand is pictured with Jennifer Wetzel, HLOE media specialist. Four RMS students win awards in Chillers Cover Contest
Tina Hayes, a Farley Elementary teacher, was named 2009 Teacher of the Year at the Council for Economic Education/National Association of Economic Education/Global Association of Teachers of Economics Annual Conference in Washington D.C. Only three teachers were awarded this national honor by the Global Association of Teachers of Economics. GATE is a global membership organization sponsored by the Council for Economic Education exclusively for K-12 teachers and others who are interested in economic, financial and entrepreneurship education.
Lone Oak High School student, Maria Miller stars as Katrina in the upcoming performance of Tom, Dick, and Harry opening October 29th on the Main Stage at Market House Theatre. Tom, Dick and Harry is a rollicking comedy farce written by Ray Cooney and Michael Cooney.
Dance Diaspora, the student percussion ensemble with Oberlin's College renowned African touring dance company, performed at Lone Oak Elementary to teach students about West African dance .
Representative Brent Housman spoke to 4th grade students at LOES. Representative Housman discussed the functions of KY government and held a question and answer session.
AdvanceKentucky recognizes "outstanding performance" by Lone Oak and Reidland High Schools in Advanced Placement Lone Oak High School achieved an 88% increase and Reidland High School achieved an increase of 120% in Advanced Placement math, science and English passing scores, compared to the statewide increase of 17.5 percent in 2009. Lone Oak and Reidland High Schools in McCracken County are among a cohort of 12 schools that started the AdvanceKentucky initiative in the 2008-09. Heath High School will join 15 other school districts in the program this school year. AdvanceKentucky is being implemented through NMSI’s local non-profit partner, Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC). All schools participating in AdvanceKentucky commit to implement an exciting rigorous education program of the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI). Kentucky successfully competed for one of only six grants awarded competitively nationwide to increase students’ access to, preparation for, participation and success in AP coursework in math, science and English. Extensive teacher training, incentives and other critical support systems are invested in the talent of students, teachers and administrators. The 12-school cohort achieved a 78.9 percent increase in numbers of 2009 AP passing scores in math, science and English. This is 14 times the national rate of growth and accounts for nearly one-half of all ‘new’ passing scores earned this year by low-income students in Kentucky. The National Math and Science Initiative, is partnering with its major donors including the ExxonMobil Corporation, the Dell Foundation and the Gates Foundation and its non-profit partners in six states, to help America close the competitive gap in math and science achievement. View PowerPoint presentation
Lone Oak Elementary named School of the Year by Southside Wal-Mart. It was the best kept secret at Lone Oak Elementary, only the principal and assistant principal knew why the teachers and students were attending the assembly on Thurs. afternoon. After much suspense building, Principal Dan Pope introduced two special guests to the cheering Lone Oak Elementary students. Alan Tappan and Lisa Parish, representing the Southside Wal-Mart, presented ten Lone Oak teachers (chosen by the spin of the wheel) with Wal-Mart $100 gift certificates. In addition to the $1,000 worth of school supply gift certificates, the store also presented the school with a laptop computer. |
aby hats and board books donated by the McNet librarians bring
smiles at Western Baptist Hospital Storks Nest.
Heath
National Honor Society members participate in Groceries for Good
annual event
Three Hendron Lone Oak students
will appear in the Market House Theatre Christmas
Production of the Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
Evelyn Dukes, first grade; Addi Kate Mills, second
grade; and Erin Stafford, second grade, will appear in
the holiday production.
Nov.
15-21 is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
Nash Dingman,
Heath High School, named a
National Merit Semifinalist
on
Alvey, WPSD Local 6 "You've Got Talent" winner and Heath High
School junior, performs on Telethon of Stars
McCracken
County Sheriff's Department joins Farley students in
Red Ribbon Week
Celebration
State Sen. Ken
Winters greets students Nick Dean, Kelsie Adams and
Gaven Oakley at the Commonwealth Middle College on
Thursday. Dean and Oakley are from Lone Oak High School,
and Adams is from Reidland.
LOES launches Project
Fit America Program
Lone Oak Elementary
celebrates "Grand Person
Day"
eath High School named a
"Kentucky Green and Healthy School Under Development"
is for Library
Cydney Moore accepted into
Leadership
Summit
new students
Greyhound Center hosts Summer Spendor
Camp
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ommission on
Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) and Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation
and School Improvement (SACS CASI).
As Chair, she will be
responsible for presiding over the meetings of the
Commission where accreditation matters are discussed and
accreditation actions are taken. Vick also will provide
leadership to the Commission members regarding accreditation
matters. In addition to accreditation actions, the AdvancED
Accreditation Commission reviews and approves revisions to
the accreditation standards and accreditation policies and
manages any appeals of accreditation status.
Dr. Vick has served as
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for
McCracken County Schools since 1997.
MCEA and the Teachers
Federal Credit Union welcomed new teachers and provided
lunch for those attending the New Teacher Orientation.
chool.
Legislators
visit Middle College students
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McCracken
presents at Infinite Campus Interchange @ Kentucky conference
Paula
Grubbs, assistant principal at CES, with son, Walker Grubbs, Air
Force AC1. Walker is a former Concord student and Heath 2008
graduate.
Veteran
David Griffes of West Paducah talks with Commonwealth Middle
College students Sarah Merges, Nick Dean and Gaven Oakley before
the start of the Veterans' Day parade in downtown Paducah.
Students received a live history lesson through talking with Mr.
Griffes, who was stationed in Germany from 1960-63 with the
Army. Griffes said the major conflicts during the time period
were the building of the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missle
Crisis. The students thanked him for serving our country.
RMS students win MSU sponsored writing contest
S is for Safety at Reidland
Elementary
Lone
Oak Book club joins Eta Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma in
Big Read.JPG)
Four Reidland Middle School students, Logan Powell,
Haleigh Martin, David Shelby (winning entry); and Connor
Seward, (winning entry) were awarded signed
posters for their entries in the American Chillers Cover
Contest sponsored by Paducah Parenting Magazine.
Students were asked to make up a name of the book title
and create a picture that they thought would make
someone want to pick up the book and read it.
Winning entries in each grade level were displayed at
Kentucky Oaks Mall during the Johnathan Rand's new book
signing on Oct. 24. 
Tina
Hayes named Global Association of Teachers
Maria
Miller, LOHS student, stars in Market House Theatre
production 
Students
and teachers showcase their school at Paducah Area Chamber
of Commerce
Business Education Partnership Breakfast 
