Tornado Alley Youth Services Center will host a "Life Skills 101" Youth Summit for K-12 students Monday, April 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Murray State Paducah Campus at 4430 Sunset Avenue.

 

The free event will include breakfast and lunch. Topic include resume' writing, communication skills, interviewing, Scholarship Assistance, FAFSA, Financial Aid, Budgeting Basics, Time Management, Goal Setting, Dress for Success, and College & Career Readiness

 

You can pre-register online here. 

Paducah Middle School's Aneeza Ali was named State Runner Up at the Kentucky High School Speech League's state speech tournament for middle school students this weekend at the University of Kentucky. Ali earned her trophy in the Prose competition category.

The Paducah Middle Speech Team placed 8th overall.

Six members of the team reached the semi-final rounds, each placing among the top 18 competitors in the state in their respective categories.

Reaching the semi-final rounds in Prose were Ali and teammate Maggie Rowton.

Ali and duo partner Alicia Durfee reached the semi-final rounds in both Duo Acting and Duo Improv. Duo partners Rowton and Erica Wurth were also among the top 18 in the state in Duo Acting.

Wurth earned her second semi-finalist designation in the Poetry category.

Nathaniel Skinner reached the top 18 in Extemporaneous Speaking, and Whitson McNeill was among the top 18 in the state in Broadcasting.

Coach Rachel Morgan said of the team's impressive performance at state, "Placing 8th overall in the state with only 7 competitors is outstanding. These students practiced and fine tuned their pieces, and they placed among the best of the best from 35 teams and hundreds of students from across the state. The Paducah Middle Speech Team is truly a state powerhouse.”

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Parents with children in grades pre-K through 8th who go to school at Paducah Independent School will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 gift card from Midtown Market if they participated in the Parent Survey!

The project allocated $50 to a gift card to a local business in that district, but Midtown Market graciously donated an additional $50 to the gift card!

If you are a parent and you haven't completed the survey yet, please visit:
Pre-K Parent Survey

K-8th Parent Survey

For more information on the project, please visit: https://purchasehealthconnections.com/copat/