Paducah Public Schools

The Paducah Tilghman Art Department has taken over the Etcetera Coffee Shop on 6th Street with art for the month of April. There will be a reception on Thursday, April 25th beginning at 5:30 p.m. Come on out and see some amazing student work!

The 17th Annual Paducah Public Schools Foundation Golf Scramble will be held on Friday, August 2, at Paxton Park. Registration is at 8:00 a.m., with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. The entry fee per team is $400, or $100 for a single player. Prizes will be awarded and lunch is included. Businesses are invited to become a sponsor. For more information, contact Lisa Chappell at 270-444-5600 or lisa.chappell@paducah.kyschools.us You can download the registration form here: https://5il.co/2i9yz

In each of our schools, our office staff keep our schools running as they answer phones, take attendance, keep books, and a million other tasks each day. Thank you all for your dedication, your expertise, and for being the ones who can answer all our questions!

The track at McRight Field was dedicated to Coach Lyman Brown and renamed the "Lyman Brown Track" at a ceremony at the Paducah Tilghman Track Invitational on April 20. Coach Brown and his Paducah Tilghman track and field teams were winners and truly exemplified the PTHS "Tradition of Excellence". From 1972 through 1990, Brown's Blue Tornado squads captured 14 state track and field titles. During one streak, they won 11 straight championships beginning in 1979. Coach Brown also had 63 team members win individual state trophies. For this accomplishment, he was named Track Coach of the Decade (1980s) by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association. Coach Brown was inducted into the KHSAA Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Paducah Football Association Golf Scramble. Proceeds from this event support our Tornado League, middle school, and high school football programs. This year’s scramble will be held at Paxton Park Golf Course on Saturday, May 18th. Register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or clicking the link below. For more information, contact Elisha Winslow, 270-556-1271 or ewinslow2003@gmail.com https://forms.gle/dWawscARhk5r8Ycu8

Community Financial Services Bank (CFSB) dropped by today to give $1000 scholarships to PTHS seniors Clayton Pickard and Kiana Powers. Each year CFSB gives 16 scholarships to seniors in the region. The scholarship is open to any seniors, whether they are going on the college, into the workforce, the military, or technical school.

We are honored to have Dr. Patrick White, Research Director of the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, at the Paducah Innovation Hub today to speak with our students about the future of nuclear energy and job opportunities in the field. We appreciate PACRO and the Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, LLC for sponsoring Dr. White's visit!

Do you know a rising 9th grader who might be interested in exploring CTE (Career & Technical Education) pathways in Auto Tech, Carpentry, Health Science, or Welding? The Paducah Innovation Hub will offer a three-day CTE Summer Academy to rising 9th graders. The CTE Summer Academy will be held June 25-27 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon each day. The Summer Academy is free, but registration is required. To register, use the QR code on the attached graphic. For more information, contact Erin Morehead at erin.morehead@paducah.kyschools.us

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity will present the "Paducah's Got Talent" talent show at the PTHS Auditorium on Saturday, May 4 at 6:00 p.m. The talent show will feature students currently enrolled in elementary, middle school, and high school. There is no audition fee. Entry applications may be picked up at the Family Resource Center office at your school. Entry deadline is April 19, 2024. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

It was awesome to recognize the accomplishments of the Paducah Middle Wrestling Club at the Paducah Board of Education meeting on April 15. Thanks for your work on the mat and in the classroom!

Students who were selected for the Bobby L. Jones Future School Board Members program joined the regular meeting of the Paducah Board of Education on April 15 to learn about how school boards operate by interacting with board members and helping lead the board meeting. Students who participated included: PTHS: Bryleigh Heal and Dwayne Benjamin – with Dr. Carl LeBuhn McNabb: Anaya Jones and Jashon Suggs – with Dr. James Hudson Morgan: Parker Day and Keenan Perez – with Mrs. Janice Howard Clark: Parice Cowherd and Luke Waufle - with Mrs. Mary Hunter Hancock PMS: Layla Martin, Taemin (Tate) Housman – with Dr. Felix Akojie The Bobby L. Jones Future School Board Members Program first started in 2002. Mr. Jones was a 1973 Paducah Tilghman graduate, an athlete, and former school board member and chairman. While serving on the board of education in 2002, Mr. Jones had the original idea of having students serve as future board members so they could see the process and learn how to become a board member. After he passed away in 2004, our board named the program after Mr. Jones as a fitting memorial. Our Family Service Coordinators work together to assist the board and to see that it has continued in his name. Students were selected by their administrators this year for showing leadership potential and an interest in civic engagement. Photo credit: Robyn West

This year Tilghman had a strong representation at the KAEA Art State Competition, getting five students in the show. Of those five students, four brought home awards. Eleanore Hammonds took 1st place in Fiber Art, Cierra Franklin 2nd place in Ceramics, Ben Coltharp 3rd place in Sculpture and Caden Hargrove was an Honorable mention in sculpture as well. Congratulations!

Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Paducah Football Association Golf Scramble. Proceeds from this event support our Tornado League, middle school, and high school football programs. This year’s scramble will be held at Paxton Park Golf Course on Saturday, May 18th. Register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or clicking the link below. For more information, contact Elisha Winslow, 270-556-1271 or ewinslow2003@gmail.com https://forms.gle/dWawscARhk5r8Ycu8

Community Open House and Dedication – All are welcome! Join us as we celebrate the opening of our Paducah Head Start Preschool on Friday, May 10 at 11:00 a.m. The event will be held at 2200 Washington Street, adjacent to Paducah Tilghman High School. Please feel free to share this invitation with your friends. For More Info: kristy.lewis@paducah.kyschools.us

The Paducah Board of Education will hold its regular meeting Monday, April 15, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in the Seminar Room at the Paducah Innovation Hub. Here is a link to the agenda: https://5il.co/2idlu

We are honored to have the Paducah Innovation Hub featured in a publication by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Institute for Economic Equity. This year's analysis, "2024 State of Economic Equity", includes a section on the Paducah Innovation Hub and how it provides an innovative approach for young people to explore career paths. You can see the publication at: https://bit.ly/StLouisFedReserveMag The Institute for Economic Equity promotes a more equitable economy for households and communities in the Eighth Federal Reserve District and beyond. It works to support an economy that works for all, regardless of race or ethnicity, gender or where they live.

The 17th Annual Paducah Public Schools Foundation Golf Scramble will be held on Friday, August 2, at Paxton Park. Registration is at 8:00 a.m., with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. The entry fee per team is $400, or $100 for a single player. Prizes will be awarded and lunch is included. Businesses are invited to become a sponsor. For more information, contact Lisa Chappell at 270-444-5600 or lisa.chappell@paducah.kyschools.us You can download the registration form here: https://5il.co/2i9yz

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity will present the "Paducah's Got Talent" talent show at the PTHS Auditorium on Saturday, May 4 at 6:00 p.m. The talent show will feature students currently enrolled in elementary, middle school, and high school. There is no audition fee. Entry applications may be picked up at the Family Resource Center office at your school. Entry deadline is April 19, 2024. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Here's a livestream of the eclipse! Thanks, Mike Spissinger and PTTV! https://www.youtube.com/live/W2S-P164-VQ?feature=shared

Congratulations to our Paducah Area Technical Center Students of the Month for March 2024! Auto Tech/Bennett Wilke...Auto Body/Macen Pierce...Welding/Daniel Lundberg....Carpentry/Wyatt Greer...Health Science/Kadence Robertson..Phelbotomy/Asia Wright...Computer Science/Oliver Cox (not pictured)...Media Arts/Zachary Poat.