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!
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.
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.
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.
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.”
We were honored to host the Paducah/McCracken County Retired Teachers Association & Kentucky Education Association Retirees for lunch today. Thank you for all you have done to serve our students and our communities!
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 Cassandra Ravens
Paducah Police Department, Patrol 2016-2021
Student Resource Officer, 2021-Present
Contact Officer Ravens at cassandra.ravens@paducah.kyschools.us
School Safety Fact: Exterior doors are locked during instruction time and are controlled electronically and monitored by video cameras. Visitors must enter through a double vestibule, provide an ID, sign in, and get a visitor pass before entering the school. All classroom doors must be shut and locked during the school day.
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 Robert Beach, McNabb Elementary
Nevada Department of Prisons 1997-1999
City of Las Vegas Deputy Marshal 1999-2021
Field Training Officer, Bike Patrol Officer,
Dignitary Protection, SERT Team Member
Department Instructor for Firearms, Defensive Tactics,
Taser, Less Than Lethal Munitions, OC Spray
McNabb Elementary School Resource Officer 2022-Present
Contact Officer Beach at robert.beach@paducah.kyschools.us
School Safety Fact: Not only do School Resource Officers have the same training required of every Kentucky police officer under Peace Officer Professional Standards (POPS). SROs must complete an additional 120 hours of training in school and law enforcement related topics.
Paducah Tilghman Assistant Golf Coach Charli Doss has been awarded the 2024 Stewart Gregory Award from the Bluegrass Golf Tour.
The Stewart Gregory Award recognizes golf coaches that dedicate their time teaching, inspiring, encouraging, challenging, and building teams as community and family leaders.
Coach Doss has demonstrated all of these qualities this year with the high school and middle school golf teams. After ending her college career on the Murray State women’s golf team she has continued to give back to her alma mater as a teacher at Paducah Middle and as assistant coach with both the Paducah Tilghman boys’ and girls’ golf team for the past two years.
Doss helped to provide more golf opportunities for junior golfers to pay in Western Kentucky by serving as Director of the Western Kentucky Series with the Bluegrass Golf Tour in 2024.
She will receive her award at the Bluegrass Cup Banquet on Saturday, November 2 in Bowling Green.
Congratulations, Coach Doss!
INVITATION TO BID
The Paducah Board of Education will receive sealed bids for the following surplus equipment.
1. 8 Ton Ram NAPA engine hoist
2. Air floor jack
3. Delta Rockwell drill press
4. Engine stands, two available
5. Manual jack
6. Special Needs bus lift
7. Sun Battery Charger
Individual bids will be accepted October 23 - November 1, 2024.
For questions concerning this bid or to make an appointment to look at the equipment, please call Victor Bolton, Lead Mechanic at (270) 444-5635 ext. 1204.
For questions pertaining to bid submission, please contact Steve Spraggs, Transportation Director at (270) 444-5635 ext. 1200. You may bring or mail your bid to the following address.
Steve Spraggs, Transportation Director
401 Gould Avenue
Paducah, KY. 42003
Attn: Transportation Equipment Bi
INVITATION TO BID
The Paducah Board of Education will receive sealed bids for the following surplus equipment.
1. Club Car Electric Golf Cart - will not start and has wiring issues
2. Stihl Edger
Individual bids will be accepted October 23 - November 1, 2024.
For questions concerning this bid or to make an appointment to look at the equipment, please call Todd Moore, Maintenance Manager at (270) 969-0322 or Scott McDonald at (270) 243-5849.
For questions pertaining to bid submission, please contact Steve Spraggs, Transportation Director at (270) 444-5635 ext. 1200. You may bring or mail your bid to the following address.
Steve Spraggs, Transportation Director
401 Gould Avenue
Paducah, KY. 42003
Attn: Maintenance Equipment Bid
INVITATION TO BID
The Paducah Board of Education will receive sealed bids for the following surplus school bus.
1. Freightliner 66 passenger bus with Mercedes engine. The bus will run but has transmission issues, and has limited gear shifting responses.
Individual bids will be accepted October 23 - November 1, 2024.
For questions concerning this bid or to make an appointment to look at the equipment, please call Victor Bolton, Lead Mechanic at (270) 444-5635 ext. 1204.
For questions pertaining to bid submission, please contact Steve Spraggs, Transportation Director at (270) 444-5635 ext. 1200. You may bring or mail your bid to the following address.
Steve Spraggs, Transportation Director
401 Gould Avenue
Paducah, KY. 42003
Attn: Transportation Equipment Bid
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 Gretchen Morgan, Clark Elementary
Paducah Police Department 2003-Present
Contact Officer Morgan at gretchen.morgan@paducah.kyschools.us
School Safety Fact: Each year all of our schools must pass a 66-point school risk assessment inspection conducted by a compliance officer with the Kentucky Office of State School Security Marshal. The inspection ensures Paducah Public Schools are in compliance with all school safety laws and procedures.
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.
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.
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 supervisor Scotty Davis, Morgan Elementary
McCracken County Sheriff’s Office (Special Deputy) 1997-1999
Paducah Police Department (Patrol Officer, Training Officer) 2000-2020
Paducah Public Schools (SRO Supervisor) 2022-Present
Contact Officer Davis at scotty.davis@paducah.kyschools.us
School Safety Fact:
Each year we must review and update our all-hazards approach Emergency Operations Plan. We review those plans with staff prior to the school year and share them with all the first responder agencies in McCracken County. The Emergency Operations Plans include conducting over 25 school safety drills for fire, bomb threat, lockdown, severe weather, earthquake, reverse evacuation, and shelter in place.
The Paducah Board of Education will hold its regular meeting at 5:00 pm Monday, October 21, 2024, at the Paducah Innovation Hub, 500 South 25th Street, Paducah. Here is a link to the agenda- https://5il.co/2z9jz
Everyone is welcome! Here is video by student board members Madalynn Dochniak and KJ Wade that explains what to expect at board meeting. https://5il.co/2wnbf