Paducah Public Schools

Baptist Health will provide a free Flu Vaccine Clinic Monday, October 14, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Paducah Middle School gymnasium at 342 Lone Oak Road. This event is available to everyone at no cost, regardless of insurance. All are welcome!

Paducah Tilghman senior Peyton Toon shot a 10-over-par 154 and freshman Evan Hack shot an 18-over-par 162 at the state golf championship on Wednesday in Bowling Green. Congratulations to the PTHS golf team on an outstanding season! (photo credit: Jared Jensen, The Paducah Sun)

Browning Springs at Paducah Middle Football Playoff Game Date: Saturday, October 19 Site: PTHS McRight Field Time: 8th Grade 1:00PM 7th Grade 2:30PM Ticket Prices: Adults: $6.00 Cash Students K-12: $3.00 Cash

“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band will perform a free concert tonight (October 9) at 7:30 p.m. at Paducah Tilghman High School in partnership with the Paducah Symphony Orchestra. A “free ticket” in the form of online registration is required to attend the event. According to a flyer for the concert, tickets will be valid until 7:15 p.m. There will be open seating thereafter. To get your free ticket, visit https://marineband.ticketleap.com/paducah2024/ According to its website, the United States Marine Band’s mission is to perform music for the president of the United States and the commandant of the Marine Corps. The band was founded 1798 by an Act of Congress, and it is America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization.

Alex Anderson, Madelyn Boling, Christian Anderson, Erica Wurth, and Bailey Beyer were named to the Girls Soccer District 1 All-Tournament team. Congratulations, and good luck to PTHS Girls Soccer at the Region 1 Tournament!

Alex McMillan, Russell Hancock, Blane Kolb, Blain Oliver, and Dawson Black were named to the Boys Soccer District 1 All-Tournament team. Congratulations, and good luck to PTHS Boys Soccer at the Region 1 Tournament!

Save the date for Paducah Middle's First House Parent Meeting- Tuesday, October 15.

PTHS golfers showed out in the first round of KHSAA State held October 2 in Hopkinsville. Peyton Toon finished 8th place with a 3-over-par 74. Evan Hack finished tied for 13th with a 7-over-par. Whitson McNeill finished tied for 27th. Peyton Toon and Evan Hack will move on to next week's State Championship round in Bowling Green. 

Reminder: Fall Break will be next week, October 7-11. The Monday after Fall Break , October 14, will be for teachers only. We'll see our students back at school on Tuesday, October 15.

Paducah Tilghman hands Allen County Scotsville their first loss of the season with a final score of 42-16. A special congratulations to senior quarterback Jack James, who broke the all-time passing TD record once held by Caldwell County’s Elijah Sindelar. Go Big Blue!

Today is Human Relations (HR) Professionals Day and we want to celebrate our Paducah Public Schools Care Team! Our Care Team- Deanna Harper, Lesheika Chamberlain, Kay Rouse, and Anne Bidwell- work every day to serve and support the 500 plus employees that work for Paducah Public Schools. Thank you for all that you do!

Tornado fans, you can watch the Paducah Tilghman football at Allen County Scottsville game on the ACS Patriot Athletics Youtube channel here at https://www.youtube.com/@acspatriotathletics8590/streams Game time is 7:00 p.m. tonight. Go Big Blue!

The Paducah Tilghman varsity football game at Allen County Scottsville will be played Thursday, September 26th at 7PM instead of Friday, September 27th. The game is being moved to Thursday due to torrential rain that is expected on Friday.

Paducah Middle baseball wins their first playoff game 11-9 over St. Mary. They will play Union County on Tuesday, 9/24 at Brooks Stadium. The game will start at 6:30 p.m. Go Big Blue!

The Purchase District Health Department will be celebrating 50 years of WIC on September 24 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the PDHD parking lot, 916 Kentucky Avenue. PDHD will be registering new participants for WIC and providing services to new and existing WIC participants. There will be giveaways and prizes including car seats, a car seat stroller combo, cribettes, and more! Many great organizations will be there providing services for women, infants, and children, even if you are not WIC eligible.

Good luck to Paducah Middle Baseball as they play St. Mary in a first-round playoff game tonight at 5:00 p.m. at Brooks Stadium!

Student families, we're happy to report our messaging system, TalkingPoints, is back online! If you have previously downloaded the TalkingPoints for Families app, please sign back in by clicking "next" and entering your phone number when prompted. You will still see class announcements, but your direct message folder is empty. You can locate conversations you were having with staff by opening a new message, searching for that person's name and selecting them. Once you follow those steps, you will see your old conversation appear, again. Text users should be able to reach staff by entering numbers you may have saved or replying to an old message. We appreciate all of our student families for being a part of the solution and for your patience. Special thanks to the Paducah Public Schools Information Technology team, as well! Go Big Blue!

Our student family messaging system, TalkingPoints, is down. The district technology team is aware and working to resolve the situation as soon as possible. We will let you know when TalkingPoints is back online. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Baptist Health will provide a free Flu Vaccine Clinic Monday, October 14, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Paducah Middle School gymnasium at 342 Lone Oak Road. This event is available to everyone at no cost, regardless of insurance. All are welcome!

The Purchase District Health Department will be celebrating 50 years of WIC on September 24 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the PDHD parking lot, 916 Kentucky Avenue. PDHD will be registering new participants for WIC and providing services to new and existing WIC participants. There will be giveaways and prizes including car seats, a car seat stroller combo, cribettes, and more! Many great organizations will be there providing services for women, infants, and children, even if you are not WIC eligible.