Paducah Public Schools

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Join us at Paducah Middle School on Saturday, November 16 at 7:45 a.m. as we give a community sendoff to the Paducah Middle 8th Grade football team. They will be leaving for Lexington at 8:00 a.m. to play Corbin in the 8th Grade State Football Championship!

Paducah Middle School 8th Grade Football will play Corbin Middle School at the 8th Grade Football Championship on Saturday, November 16. The game will be held at Lexington Christian Academy. Game time is 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. CST). Admission: Adults $10; Children (K-12) $5.00 Streaming for the games will take place on the KYMSFA Meridix site  https://www.meridix.com/group/?liveid=KYMSFA#/

The Paducah Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5:00 pm on Monday, November 18, 2024 at the Paducah Innovation Hub, 500 South 25th Street, Paducah. Here is a link to the agenda- https://5il.co/316w2 Note: prior to the meeting, the Board will hold a brief working session at 4:15 pm for a presentation by CENTEGIX Safety Platform. Everyone is welcome! Here is video by student board members Madalynn Dochniak and KJ Wade about what to expect at board meeting. https://5il.co/2wnbf

We appreciate our faculty and student ambassadors who represented Paducah Public Schools at the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Power in Partnership Breakfast on November 7. Area schools had displays and were featured as part of the Chamber’s annual “Salute to Education.” You can find out more about the Paducah Chamber Business-Education Partnership here at https://www.paducahchamber.org/bep

Congratulation to the Paducah Area Technical Center (PATC) Students of the Month for October! Jack Wood/Auto Tech....Alexis Cornwell/Auto Body....LaDarius Flemons/Welding....Gavin Vance/Carpentry....MaKel Ridgeway/Health Science...Jasmine Jones/Phlebotomy....Kelsea Cole/Computer Science....Sofia Rinella/Media Arts....Jack Coale/Fire Science. You can find out more about what the PATC offers at paducahinnovationhub.com/atc/

Join us at Paducah Middle School on Saturday, November 16 at 7:45 a.m. as we give a community sendoff to the Paducah Middle 8th Grade football team. They will be leaving for Lexington at 8:00 a.m. to play Corbin in the 8th Grade State Football Championship!

Paducah Middle School 8th Grade Football will play Corbin Middle School at the 8th Grade Football Championship on Saturday, November 16. The game will be held at Lexington Christian Academy. Game time is 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. CST). Admission: Adults $10; Children (K-12) $5.00 Streaming for the games will take place on the KYMSFA Meridix site at  https://www.meridix.com/group/?liveid=KYMSFA#/

Veterans are invited to a free breakfast at McNabb Elementary on Monday, November 11, from 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. in celebration of Veterans Day. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Our Paducah Middle Orchestra and Paducah Tilghman Orchestra Quad State participants performed beautifully at the 2024 Quad State Strings Festival. The concert was held at Lovett Auditorium on the campus of Murray State University. Our middle school musicians were in the Sernata group under the direction of Dr. Robert Graves. Our high school students were in the Philharmonic group under the direction of Dr. Rossana Cauti. It was a fabulous day of learning and music-making!

The 7th Grade football team completed their season on Saturday, 11/2 after making it to the 3rd round of the playoffs. They finished as Regional Runner Up with a 6-6 overall record. Several of these players will continue the season as part of the 8th grade team. The 8th grade football team defeated Union County on Saturday, 11/2 and finished as Regional Champions. They will play in the state semifinal this coming Saturday, 11/9 against Ashland at Scott County High School with a game start of 2:30PM Eastern Time (1:30PM Central Time).

The Paducah Schools STAY (School + Transition Services for Youth) Program has donated books related to hunger and homelessness to the district's school libraries to help raise awareness about Hunger and Homelessness Month, which occurs in November. The books are being provided through a local grant, said Heather Anderson, the district's McKinney-Vento Liaison who directs the program. "Our mayor has declared November Hunger and Homelessness Awareness month for the city of Paducah," said Anderson. "We hope the addition of these books to our libraries will encourage students and parents to understand the issues of hunger and homeless more deeply and consider ways that they can help their neighbors who may be struggling." Paducah Middle School Library Media Specialist Jessica Ringstaff said the library was grateful to receive the books. " With hunger and homelessness come a diversity of other problems that also get presented in books, so you will have people with different abilities, different backgrounds, different economic statuses, and different health issues presented in these books. So not only is this bringing advocacy to the issues of hunger and homelessness, but also a lot of other issues as well."

The Paducah Middle School Choral Department in partnership with Market House Theatre presents "Mean Girls Jr." November 1-3 at the Paducah Middle School Cafeteria. The Friday and Saturday shows are at 6:00 p.m. The Sunday show is at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

Paducah Middle 7th and 8th grade football teams will play regional playoff games this weekend. Paducah Middle 8th grade football will play Union County at PTHS at 12:00 Noon Saturday, November 2. Tickets for adults are $7.00 Tickets for students K-12 are $5.00. Paducah Middle 7th grade football will play Bullitt County at Bullit East High School at 4:00 p.m. ET Saturday, November 2. Tickets for Adults are $7.00 cash. Tickets for students K-12 are $5.00 cash. Good luck and Go Big Blue!

Veterans are invited to a free breakfast at McNabb Elementary on Monday, November 11, from 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. in celebration of Veterans Day. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

The Paducah Middle School Choral Department in partnership with Market House Theatre presents "Mean Girls Jr." November 1-3 at the Paducah Middle School Cafeteria. The Friday and Saturday shows are at 6:00 p.m. The Sunday show is at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

Season Tickets are available for the 24-25 season of Paducah Tilghman Basketball. Season tickets are $100 per chair seat and are valid for all regular season home games for both Boys & Girls JV and Varsity. To renew your tickets or for information on how to purchase season tickets, please see the attached flyer.

Paducah Tilghman Cross Country won the Regional Championship for the second year in a row. Congratulations to Coach Wynne and the team! B L-R Quinton Turner, Kolton Houser, Jackson Lee, Kyron Wehrmeyer, Coach Wynne, Lucas Lea,Aiden Forthman, Charlie Wolfram, Jude Williams F L-R Logan Dickerson, Angelique Hernandez, Axl Young, Theo Durfee

Senior Night for Band, Cheer, & Football will be this Friday, October 25 at 6:25 p.m. prior to the PTHS vs. Calloway County game. Seniors and their parents should meet on the field at the High Jump area by Jackson Street at 6:10 p.m. Line up will begin at 6:15 p.m. You will walk to your spots at 6:20 p.m. and the ceremony will begin at 6:25 p.m.

The Kentucky Center for School Safety’s Safe Schools Week is October 20-26! This week aims to “Level Up” school safety with the goal of raising awareness about various aspects of school safety and empowering students, teachers, parents, and the community to take proactive measures to create a safe learning environment. Over the course of this week, we will be featuring our Student Resource Officers at each school and share a quick fact about school safety in our schools. SRO Eric Abbott Eric Abbott began his law enforcement career in 2013 and joined the Paducah Police Department in 2016. Officer Abbott is currently assigned as the School Resource Officer at Paducah Tilghman High School. Officer Abbott also serves in the Kentucky Army National Guard as the First Sergeant for the 2113 Transportation Company. In his service to our country, Officer Abbott has deployed to Iraq and Poland. Contact Officer Abbott at eric.abbott@paducah.kyschools.us School Safety Fact: Students, staff, and community members can report a school safety tip 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the S.T.O.P. (Safety Through Online Prevention) Tipline monitored by the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. Tips are immediately forwarded to Chief Davis and central office administrators. You can do this online at kysafeschools.gov, all district and school websites, and also by scanning the QR code on the school safety posters you see around our schools. You may remain anonymous or may leave your information if desired. You can also call/text a tip at (866) 393-6659. Lastly, you may report risky behaviors and safety concerns by contacting any SRO. If you "see something" or "hear something”, please “say something.”