Yesterday evening and today, McCracken County High School will host KMEA 1st District Jazz! Students from across West Kentucky will be rehearsing and performing. The culmination concert will be tonight at 7:00 PM.
Five students from MCHS will be participating and representing! #McCrackenProud
Owen Dawson
Owen Cody
Meg Kitchen
Briley Smith
Abe Taylor
Briley Smith
The solar eclipse brought people from all over to the Paducah area to witness the event in the path of totality. Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted his podcast “Nateland” on the McCracken County High School football field for the event. The podcast episode featured fellow comedians John Crist, Aaron Weber, Brian Bates, and Greg Warren.
Thank you to local community and business leaders coming to MCHS today to collaborate as part of the Community Schools Prichard Committee Grant. Your participation is invaluable as we work together to foster positive change in our community. #McCrackenProud
The Prichard Committee’s Kentucky Community Schools Initiative grant centers around four pillars for schools to implement — family and community engagement, expanded learning times, integrated support, and collaborative leadership.
https://www.prichardcommittee.org/16-school-district-awardees/
Save the Date(s): April Spirit Nights
McCracken County High School
Class of 2024
Tonight: Qdoba! 5 - 8
Congratulations to the MCHS Juniors who graduated as part of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Youth LEAD Class #13. #McCrackenProud
Addison Dover, Addison Hart, Andrew Ragan, Briley Smith, Callie Madison, Carson Wallace, Conner Stevens, Daniel Crouse, Elizabeth Gregory, Elizabeth Gilbert, Ella Chuppe, Gage Clark, Isabelle Jeffords, Mariane Puertollano, Matthew King, Owen Hibbs, Pratha Patel, Sophie Hollowell, and Waverly Watson.
Congratulations to the members of the MCHS Girls Soccer Team: Makenzie Burgett, Audrey Haley, Ana Mendoza, and Heather Mendoza, as well as to Johnny Mendoza, a member of the MCHS Boys Soccer Team. Over Spring Break, they traveled to Italy with the Kentucky Youth Soccer Olympic Development Team. They were able to train with professional coaches and played games against international opponents!
#McCrackenProud
https://www.kysoccer.net/odp/
Thank you to McCracken County Public Library for bringing the "Brary Bus" to MCHS and promoting reading!
Matt Jaeger and Ashley Doughty educated students on the process of the Home Borrowing Services, shared many book resources, and engaged in activities with students and teachers alike! Mrs. Hovekamp, Mrs. Hensen, Mrs. Gutierrez, Mrs. Parrish, Mrs. Roberts, and Mrs. Aseer Scott from ACE Academy say, "Thank You!" #SmartStangs #McCrackenProud
https://www.mclib.net/books-more/brary-bus-bookmobile
Check out our latest Talent Discovered video featuring MCHS alumnus Austin Mourad, Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Investor, and Entrepreneur.
https://youtu.be/qk-aT8xSJ4w?si=_pOulA6JfppbdmR1
Congratulations to the Paducah Area Technical Center Students of the Month for March 2024! #McCrackenProud
Carpentry - Wyatt Greer (11)
Media Arts - Zachary Poat (11)
Welding - Daniel Lundberg (11)
The Mustangs have been very busy over Spring Break!
Congratulations to Chess Team member Charlie Beckner. He came in 1st Place in the under 900 division at the Jackson Purchase Open Chess Tournament held at McCracken County High School on Saturday, March 30th. Charlie had a perfect day winning ALL 4 of his games. #McCrackenProud
Congratulations to the MCHS Winter Guard! They are the 2024 SCGC SRA GOLD MEDALISTS! The McCracken Winter Guard scored 90.6 and beat teams from Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky!
#McCrackenProud
McCracken County HOSA now has four executive council members serving the 2024 - 2025 school year. Jack Aderon received the gavel from Past President Grace Henderson at the State Leadership Conference. HOSA Advisor Andrea Heisner has served several years on the executive council and will serve again this year as Jack’s advisor. Megan Gwinn will join the council for the first time this year as the Past President’s advisor. We are very proud of our students and faculty for their achievements with HOSA-Future Health Professionals. #McCrackenProud
Congratulations to the CFSB "I Am the Dream" Scholarship Winners from McCracken County High School - Senior Kailen McGregor and Senior Larkin Hill! #McCrackenProud
Congratulations to the Mustang Media Team! They WON 1st Place for Newscast at the STLP State Championship! They had to go through two rounds and then present the newscast to the judges! #McCrackenProud
STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program)
https://sites.google.com/education.ky.gov/stlp24state/
Mustang Zones
FCCLA is currently at the State Conference! Good luck to all the FCCLA students competing this week! #McCrackenProud
The Chess Team participated in the Purchase Chess Foundation Women's Open at Paducah Tilghman High School this past Saturday. There was a women's and men's section. In the men's division, Cy Hines came in 1st, Ansh Shah was 3rd, and Charlie Beckner placed 4th. In the women's division Chess Club Sponsor Traci Dossett came in 1st. The Chess Club will host the Jackson Purchase Open this Saturday, March 30. It is a qualifying event for the Kentucky Closed Championship. #McCrackenProud
🧬 Mustang Academy students are studying genetics! 🌟 Mrs. Gregory's Science class explored genetic diversity with a fun "Speed Dating" activity. In a fast-paced setting, swapping alleles showed students how genetic diversity shapes who we are! #SmartStangs #McCrackenProud
Congratulations to the Lady Mustang Tennis Team! This weekend, they placed 2nd in the Greenwood Match Madness! #McCrackenProud
Congrats to the McCracken County Bass Fishing Team! In their latest tournament, McCracken had 2 Top 10 finishes! 63 boats competed in the West KY High School SAF (Student Angler Federation) Trail Tournament, an event hosted by McCracken County! They had 7 McCracken boats competing! #McCrackenProud
https://khsaa.org/sports-sport-activities/spring/bass-fishing/
