The community is invited to join emcee George Wilson as we celebrate with the PT football team, cheer team, and Band of Blue at Dinning Gym on Friday, December 13 at 5:00 p.m. There will be time for photos and autographs. See you there!
Congratulations to Paducah Tilghman High School football team! They play in the 4A State Championship this Friday in Lexington.
All schools will be closed Friday, December 6 with many staff needed to support the team. No make-up day will be needed later in the school year.
Go Big Blue!
Please help the STAY Program help you and our district by filling out this housing survey. We look forward to hearing from you! https://bit.ly/3Oj0Zd6
Basketball games for the boys and girls are starting this week! The students have been training hard and are very excited to show off their skills. Come out and support your favorite student! Entry is free, and there will be concessions for sale.
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 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."
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 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.
Lady Tornado Basketball Winter League for 2nd thru 5th grade girls will begin Saturday, October 19. The cost is $35 per student.
Once your child is signed up, you will receive notification from a member of the high school via email, text, and/or phone regarding the following information: team coaches, schedules, and practice times.
At this time, the Winter League will be including students in grades 2nd – 5th . You can sign up your child/children today by clicking the link below. Please see the brochure for more information.
https://forms.office.com/r/fJD1xjuuUe
We would would like to wish all our Child Nutrition Professionals a happy National School Lunch Week!
Reminder: The Monday after Fall Break , October 14, will be for teachers only. We'll see our students back at school on Tuesday, October 15.
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!
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!
Parents and Guardians,
As we begin our fall 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. We look forward to seeing you this fall. Go Big Blue!
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!
Parents and Guardians,
As we begin our fall 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. We look forward to seeing you this fall. Go Big Blue!
Tomorrow is such a big day for our Assistant Superintendent, we're getting an early start celebrating. Please join us in wishing Mr. Will Black a very happy birthday! Mr. Black is always proud of our district students. We hope you enjoy seeing them perform as much as we know he will. Happy "Golden" Birthday, Mr. Black! https://youtu.be/hYnpRKO51rc
Parents and Guardians,
As we begin our fall 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. We look forward to seeing you this fall. Go Big Blue!
