The PTHS National Honor Society welcomed 33 new members at an induction ceremony held yesterday. New members included juniors Elena Adkins, Liam Black, Bella Brown, Ellie Brown, Kylie Caruthers , Fiona Caywood , Alexandria Copper, Caroline Crice, Hattie Crockett, Baylee Delk, Emma Durbin, Weslyn Durfee, Marc Garrett, Azlyn Goodyke, Reagan Hartman, Francesca Hodge, Makayla Hughes, Jacob Julian, Serenity Martinez, Landon Monroe, Kayla O’Malley, Kaiden Rodgers, Landon Snyder, Ashlyn Story, Henry Stratemeyer , Bennett Wilke, Corban Williams, Cameron Wright, and seniors Kiersa Atnip, Gabrielle Logsdon, Anistyn Thomas, Kauri Whitfield, and Lydia Wiley.
The National Honor Society is a nationwide organization for high school students in the United States which consists of many chapters in high schools. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Current NHS officers are Kate Bidwell, president, Sloane Edwards, vice president, Ma'Hali Brown, secretary, and Alicia Durfee, treasurer.
The PTHS Vocal Music Department will present their Winter Concert on Friday, December 16, at 7:00 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church. The event is free and open to the public.
A yearly flu vaccine is the most important step in protecting against flu viruses.
The PTHS Instrumental Department will present their holiday concert this Thursday, December 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the PTHS Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
The ring ceremony for the Class 2A State Champion PTHS baseball team will be at halftime of the PTHS Boys Basketball vs. Carlisle County game on Friday, December 2. Join us for varsity girls vs. Carlisle at 6 PM and varsity boys vs. Carlisle at 7:30 PM. Doors open at 5:15 PM. Tickets are available at GoFan:
https://gofan.co/app/events/811578?schoolId=KY13135
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First Class Midshipman Noah Hollar (PTHS '19) visited NJROTC cadets to talk about the Naval Academy and its application process. Hollar, a senior, will graduate from the Naval Academy in spring as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Marine Corps. After graduation, he will have six months of basic training in the Marine Corps at Quantico, Virginia, followed by six months of flight school at Pensacola, Florida.
The roof is taking shape at our new Paducah Head Start Preschool!
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Here's a copy of the PTHS final exam schedule for fall 2022.
A happy opening night to the cast, crew of creatives of Paducah Tilghman's fall musical, Anastasia!
Shows are tonight (Friday, November 17) at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, November 18, at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, November 19 at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the door. Adults $10 and all students are $5. If you would like to purchase reserved seating, which are closer seats, they are $15. You may go to showtix4u.com to purchase them.
The Paducah Board of Education will have a regular meeting on Monday, November 21 at 5:00 p.m. in the Paducah Innovation Hub. Here is a link to the agenda: https://5il.co/1kz7f
Paducah Tilghman African American Leadership Club members hosted a staff appreciation night at the Paducah Innovation Hub on November 15. AALC students invited a faculty or staff member that they wanted to honor. At the event, AALC students introduced the faculty or staff member they had invited, read a letter that they had written to honor their guest, and presented them with the letter and a gift. Thank you, PTHS AALC, for your encouragement!
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Congratulations to the PTHS September Students of the Month:
JaVeon Jay Williams (12)
Cidney Bertrand (11)
Demmetria Donelson (10)
Quinton Turner (9)
Students of the Month are selected from nominations submitted by their teachers.
Paducah Tilghman Football defeats Casey County 56-22 to advance to Round 3 of the KHSAA playoffs. They will play at Christian Academy Louisville on Friday, November 18. Go Big Blue!
Middle School football to state in Georgetown, KY tomorrow! For any community members that would like to send them off and wish them good luck we will meet in the Paducah Middle back parking lot by the fieldhouse tomorrow morning (Saturday, 11/12) at 6:45AM.
This flu season, getting flu and COVID-19 vaccines protect yourself and your loved ones. Vaccines are the best protection against severe illness.
We were honored to have Blake Denson (PTHS '14) drop by for a visit today with our Concert Choir, where he did a masterclass with three students and sang. Blake, an internationally known opera singer who currently lives in Hamburg, Germany, is in town to perform with the Paducah Symphony Orchestra this Saturday.
Students through grade 12 are eligible for FREE tickets to this concert! Visit the box office the night of the performance to receive your tickets. Call 270-444-0065 for details.
Thanks to the Paducah Sun for promoting Saturday's games! Go Big Blue!
