On behalf of the Paducah Independent Board of Education, the Local Planning Committee (LPC) will convene a fourth LPC meeting for the new District Facilities Plan. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 4:30 PM local time at the Central Office located at 500 South 25th. Paducah KY 42001, room 204. Here is a link to the document- https://5il.co/2dwvo
Congratulations to Tilghman seniors Kiana Powers, Nevaeh Troupe, Kayla Duong, and Heaven Troupe, who recently received a scholarship from Computer Services, Inc. and the Paducah-McCracken County NAACP. The scholarship gives preference to first generation college students is designed to help them with college expenses.
Members of the PTHS Band of Blue performed in Honor Concert Bands at Louisville and Bowling Green last weekend. Azlyn Goodyke, H.G. Page, and Tessa Martin performed at WKU in Bowling Green. Marc Garrett and Ivy Wenzel performed in Louisville. Both groups gathered with 350 other musicians from across the Commonwealth to rehearse before performing their concerts. Thanks for representing PTHS! (Photo caption, l to r: Marc Garrett, H.G. Page, Azlyn Goodyke, Tessa Martin, Ivy Wenzel (not pictured))
We received our first shipment of furniture for our new Head Start building today! We're getting close to moving in and we're very excited to share this building with you all!
Congratulations to PPS Finance Director Angela Copeland and PPS Chief Equity Officer Shonda Hollowell, who were inducted into the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) 2024 cohort of Kentucky Women in Educational Leadership (KWEL).
KWEL Cohort #7 is comprised of 27 school leaders across the Commonwealth who were selected through a competitive application process based on specific leadership criteria.
Kentucky Women in Educational Leadership is a KASA leadership program designed to strengthen and advance the careers of women working in P-12 public education.
Left to Right: Shonda Hollowell, Kristy Lewis, Sarah Anthony, Angela Copeland
We wanted to share just a sample of the wonderful letters from Mrs. Lambert’s 5th grade class written to our Board of Education members in appreciation of their service. Mrs. Lambert’s students scored 17th the state in Combined Writing, and her students enjoy taking advantage of opportunities to practice their skills in real-life.
Second and third graders from McNabb Elementary were at the Carson Center today to see "Cat Kid Comic Club", a live musical based on the graphic novel series by author Dav Pilkey.
It was especially awesome to see many of our McNabb Reading Pals in attendance with their students. Thank you, Carson Center! Thank you, Reading Pals!
The Paducah Board of Education will hold a brief special meeting at 1 pm Thursday, January 25, 2024 to be held at the Paducah Innovation Hub, 500 South 25th Street, Paducah.
Purpose: to approve three action items that could not be held until to the February regular meeting.
Here is a link to the agenda:
https://5il.co/2d7p6
Next regular meeting will be February 12, 2024.
PTHS seniors Elena Adkins and Corban Williams have been named Candidates in the 2024 US Presidential Scholars Program. Of the nearly 3.6 million high school seniors graduating this year, approximately 5000 students from across the country have been selected to participate in the prestigious recognition program including approximately 80 Kentucky high school seniors. Congratulations, Elena and Corban!
Four members of the PTHS Academic team qualified for regional competition. Congratulations to Ben Coltharp (Math), Jacob Julian (Science), Caroline Adkins (Social Studies) and Elena Adkins (Language Arts)!
The Paducah Board of Education will hold a brief special meeting at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 25, 2024 at the Seminar Room in the Paducah Innovation Hub. The agenda for the the meeting will be posted on Wednesday, January 24.
The PTHS boys basketball vs. Graves County game that was postponed will be played Monday, February 5, 6:00 p.m. at Otis Dinning Gymnasium.
Here is a link to the video feed of the PTHS vs McCracken basketball games. Go Big Blue! https://www.youtube.com/live/a1u6YVLHVdw?si=GsLYD--OnWOID4ej
Paducah Tilghman basketball plays McCracken County tonight and we've got lots of special events in store! > Pregame, CFSB will be in attendance handing out $2 drink coupons to a limited number of fans who arrive at the game first. > At halftime of the Girls game, the Storm Watch Step Team will perform. > At halftime of the Boys game, there will be a special presentation as we announce the naming of the PTHS track after long-time coach Lyman Brown. Girls varsity plays at 6:00 PM. Boys Varsity begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available here at GoFan: https://gofan.co/event/1274653?schoolId=KY13135 Go Big Blue!
Remember: You can find info for boys & girls basketball, along with wrestling tournaments at https://paducahtilghmanathletics.com/
PPS student families, due to changing weather and road conditions, the decision has been made to switch from in-person to a NTI (Non-Traditional Instruction) Day for today, Friday, January 19. Thank you for working with us as we adjust to the changing weather conditions.
Good evening, Paducah Public School families. We plan to see your student in school tomorrow (Friday, January 19)! There is a slight chance of precipitation overnight that could impact morning travel. We will notify you if there is a change to the regular school day schedule.
Hey, Tornado Family!
Here is a reminder about the plan of action that we follow when we have winter weather.
Paducah Public School families,
Putting staff and student safety first, the district will be using non-traditional instruction (NTI) tomorrow, January 18th. Some side road conditions along bus routes are still unsafe. In addition, the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory forecasting freezing rain for tomorrow at 10 am that could make midday and afternoon travel hazardous for buses, students and staff.
Your student’s school has shared expectations for NTI days. School leaders will send reminders, as well.
The last two snow days and tomorrow’s NTI day do not impact the board-approved school calendar this year. The last day for students is still Wednesday, May 22nd, as scheduled.
PPS Parents: Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th, all Paducah City Schools will be closed due to inclement weather and hazardous road conditions.This will be a regular Snow Day, not an NTI (Non-Traditional Instruction) Day.