Experience and investment:
Did you know our Paducah Public Schools Board of Education has more than 76 years of combined experience serving our district students, staff and families? These elected representatives have children attending our schools currently or are proud parents of alumni.
In January, we pause to appreciate the hard work and dedication of our board members: Dr. Carl LeBuhn, Chair; Dr. Felix Akojie, Vice Chair; Mary Hunter Hancock, Dr. James Hudson, and Janice Howard.
Thank you for your service!
Tilghman junior Miles Woodfork crossed the 1000 point plateau in Tuesday's win at Graves. Congratulations, Miles!!
PTHS Boys beat Graves County 78-65 on the road! Go Big Blue!
Congratulations to our 8th Grade Girls Basketball players Faith Moss Menser, Jalayah Vaughn, Kemarea Payton and 8th Grade Cheerleaders Alayah Thompson, Jakiyah Waldon, Lilly Humphries, Kayla Eubanks, and Callie Ramer! Thanks for your on the court and in the classroom!
Congratulations to our Paducah Area Technical Center Students of the Month for December! Auto Tech/Devin Moore...Auto Body/Brian Shaffer...Welding/Aiden Hilton...Carpentry/Kip Siener...Health Science/Stone Crowe....Phlebotomy/Dontae Maxwell...Fire Science/Josheona Garnett...Computer Science/Nicholas Sokolov (not pictured)...Media Arts/Briana Hite (not pictured)... Find out more about what the Paducah Area Technical Center offers at https://paducahinnovationhub.com/atc/
Free coats and jackets are available in front of Paducah Head Start until 2:00 PM today. They are mostly elementary school age sizes.
Thanks to all of you who participated in McCracken County Library's "Drop Your Drawers" underwear donation campaign. The annual drive broke records this year, with 2455 pairs of underwear donated. A portion of the donations were distributed to Paducah Public Schools STAY (School + Transition Assistance for Homeless Youth) to assist the program in its mission of reaching students and families who don't have stable housing. You can find out more about the annual "Drop Your Drawers" campaign here- https://www.mclib.net/posts/drop-your-drawers
Here are a couple of wrestling cancellations:
The Wrestling meet vs. Christian County, Hopkinsville, and Ohio County scheduled for Friday, January 10 at PTHS has been canceled due to the likelihood of inclement weather.
The Steve Johnston Memorial Invitational Wrestling tournament scheduled for Saturday, January 11 at PTHS has been canceled due to the likelihood of inclement weather.
The Paducah Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 pm on Monday, January 13, 2025 at the Paducah Innovation Hub, 500 South 25th Street, Paducah. Here is a link to the agenda- https://5il.co/34laa
PTHS Basketball plays Calloway County in the 2A Sectional Championship tonight at Dinning Gym. Girls play at 6:00 p.m. followed by the boys game at 7:30 p.m. Wear blue!
Paducah Public Schools families: The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning. As a result of the forecast, all schools will use non-traditional instruction (NTI) tomorrow, January 10.
Teachers will send instructions for online or at-home learning.
Tonight's (January 9) after-school activities will continue as scheduled.
The NTI day does not change the school calendar. The last day for students is still Thursday, May 22.
Parents and Guardians, As we begin our winter sports seasons, please be reminded that all students from kindergarten through 8th grade, regardless of school district, must be accompanied by an adult at all PPS school and athletic events. Students from kindergarten through 8th grade will not be admitted to games without an adult in attendance. Thank you for working with us to keep the safety of our students and fans a top priority. Go Big Blue!
Here is an updated bracket for the 2A Sectional Basketball Tournament. Note that the boys game vs. Murray has been postponed until Wednesday, January 8, at 7:30 p.m, with the girls playing Webster County at 6:00 p.m.
Students in grades 6-12 are invited to Loqui, which will be held at the McCracken County Library on Wednesday, January 8. Enjoy snacks and drinks at 4:30 p.m. followed by a session at 5:00 p.m. Loqui is an opportunity for students to have conversations about belonging, community, mental health and empowering students' voices.
Paducah Public Schools families: Due to inclement weather, instruction will resume tomorrow, January 6, online using non-traditional instruction (NTI).
A NTI day does not change the school calendar. The last day for students is still Thursday, May 22, as scheduled.
Here's a copy of the 2024-25 Paducah Tilghman Wrestling schedule. If you would like to see our wrestlers in action, circle January 10, 11, and 16 on your calendar!
It was a thrill so see so many talented musicians perform at the Paducah Middle Bands and Orchestra December Concert! If you'd like to see the performances by the Beginning Strings, Advanced Strings, Beginning Band, 7th Grade Band, and 8th Grade Band, you can find them on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/fwmpjhGMyY0
Thanks to your generosity, 4825 pounds of food was given to the Christmas in the Park School Challenge, which was sponsored by Paducah Power System. In the large school category, Paducah Tilghman collected 5.723 pounds of food per student, finishing in second place behind Concord Elementary's 6.151 pounds of food per student. We appreciate the efforts of Mr. Nantz, who coordinates the food drive each year. When we work together, everyone wins!
The Paducah Middle and Paducah Tilghman band, choir, and orchestra have been practicing for their holiday concerts. Join us to celebrate the season!
PTHS staff, family and friends were present on December 11 as 41 students were inducted into the National Honor Society. Inductees included Christian Anderson, Cami Ball, Bailey Beyer, Jada Board, Malana Bobbitt, Avery Brown, Elijah Cagle, Stone Crowe, Cooper Cunningham, Qariah Davenport, Braden Douglas, Bailey Faulkner, Nathan Franklin, Max Grumley, Davis Gordon, Bryleigh Heal, Angelique Hernandez, Aiden Hilton, Landon Hinz, Jack James, Lucy Lebuhn, Cadance Leindecker, Gannon Massey, Owen Mikel, Brendan Mira, Leyton Morris, John Ben Myers, Nicholas Nyberg, Audrey Pullen, Jackson Ramer, Kadence Robertson, Ava Russell, Mariah Shumpert, Jillian Slaughter, Aidan Smith, Ian Swenson, Keaton Thompson, Quinton Turner, Tazhenay Walker, Naarah White, and Jude Williams. The National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the oldest, largest, and most widely recognized co-curricular student organizations in American high schools. More than 1.4 million students are members of NHS. Membership in local NHS chapters is an honor bestowed upon a student by a faculty council and is based upon the four pillars of the NHS: scholarship, character, leadership, and service.
