Paducah Innovation Hub

It's National School Lunch Week! We are grateful for each of our School Lunch Professionals! Thank you for all you do to care for the students of our community!

We’re thrilled to announce our new app for Paducah Public Schools! It’s everything Paducah Public Schools, in your pocket. Download the app on Android: https://bit.ly/3uhugu9 or iPhone: https://apple.co/3onpxpw.

Congratulations to the Paducah Area Technology Center Students of the Month! Welding – Emily Campbell... Carpentry – Colton Blackwell... Auto Technology – Kaelin Mallory...(not pictured) Auto Body – Kevin Redman... Health Science – Bryleigh Heal... Medicaid Nurse Aide – LaNaysha Hunt Hall (not pictured)

Ms. Polsgrove's 4th hour Phlebotomy Class at the Paducah Innovation Hub is practicing venipunctures using a phlebotomy practice arm!

Paducah Innovation Hub Auto Body students must pass a respiratory fit test before entering the paint booth in Auto Body class. Makerspace Director Tim Franklin, who is OSHA certified to provide the testing, leads the class in tests to check the seals on their respirators.

Paducah Tilghman students joined other high schools from the region on September 21 to learn more about careers in the marine industry at a "Who Works the Rivers?" program. The event, hosted by Riverworks Discovery, touches on careers in Maritime Commerce, Culture, and Conservation.

All Paducah Public Schools offices will be closed Tuesday, August 2, so that all our employees can participate in professional development at the Paducah Public Schools Equity Institute. We will return to the office on Wednesday, August 3.

The Paducah Fire Department invites everyone to help local students through the Fill the Fire Truck with School Supplies campaign. Donations of school supplies and individually wrapped food items will be accepted through August 12 at any Paducah fire station and at City Hall. On Friday, August 5, the department will collect donations at the Southside Walmart (3220 Irvin Cobb Drive) from 9 until noon and at the West End Walmart (5130 Hinkleville Road) from 1 until 4 p.m. Below are suggested school supply items: Yellow #2 Pencils, Erasers, Black or Blue Ink Pens Plastic School Box Plastic Pocket Folders Composition Notebooks Loose Leaf Notebook paper Spiral Notebooks Highlighters Graph Paper Protractor Three-ring binders Glue Sticks Divider Tabs Printer Paper Reams Flash Drives Backpacks Individually wrapped food including fruit snacks, tuna salad kits, peanut butter or cheese crackers, potato chips, applesauce and fruit cups, and granola bars

Reminder: The first day of school will be Wednesday, August 10. We're looking forward to seeing you in about a month!

Tornado Takeout meals program will be closed on Monday, July 4. We will deliver meals to mobile sites on Tuesday, July 5. Families may pick meals up to cover the weekend at Paducah Middle School or mobile sites Thursday, June 30.

Tornado Takeout will be close on Monday, June 20 in observance of Juneteenth. Delivery to all mobile sites will be on Tuesday, June 21.

Paducah Public Schools will be closed Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth. Best wishes to all our families as you celebrate!

Tornado Takeout is back - Beginning June 6! FREE SUMMER MEALS for anyone 0-18! *Delivery to community sites Mondays and Thursdays* Pickup at Paducah Middle Cafe Monday-Thursday from 10:30-12:30 We can't wait to see you!

Linda Mays won a free IPad for completing online registration for her grandaughters at McNabb Elementary. Congratulations! Linda's name was selected at random from all of our returning 22-23 student online registration applications. If you haven't registered your child for the 2022-23, you can find registration information here: https://thrillshare.com/s/news-pps-paducahpublicschoolsky/articles/online-registration-available-for-2022-23-returning-students-pps

PTHS senior Amoz Anderson recently completed this 2F (Horizontal Fillet Weld) Welding Certification. Congratulations on being Career Ready, Amoz!

Here's a copy of next year's (2022-23) school calendar for Paducah Public Schools. You'll find a text version and a color coded version attached.

PPS Parents and Guardians, We are beginning preparations for Online Registration for the 2022-23 school year. Please be aware that the friends and family members you have listed as emergency contacts in Infinite Campus may be contacted to verify their date of birth. This is not a scam. The call will be from a Paducah Public Schools number and the caller will identify themselves as an employee of Paducah Public Schools. We are requesting this information for security purposes. The additional information will aid us in confirming the identity of designated friends or family members who come to pick your child up at school. If you are contacted and are unsure about giving us information over the phone, please contact us at 270-444-5600. We appreciate your cooperation as we work to make our schools safe and secure. Sincerely, Troy Brock, Director of Pupil Personnel Paducah Public Schools

Dear PPS Parents and Guardians, Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, Paducah Public Schools is relaxing masking requirements. Masks will be optional in all school settings, including on buses. On Monday, district leadership received an updated recommendation from the Kentucky Department for Public Health regarding masking from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focused on COVID-19 community levels. Combined with the new recommendations, our district leadership has reviewed the local positivity rates, the Kentucky Incidence Rate Map, the number of COVID patients in our local hospitals, and our total number of positive cases in McCracken County. There is a significant decrease in all these measures compared to a month ago. We also see significant decreases in the number of COVID positive students and staff compared to a month ago. As outlined in the guidance, our schools will maintain the following baseline strategies: Students and staff are encouraged to remain up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations - 5-day isolation followed by 5-day masking for individuals with COVID-19 - Sick individuals should stay home - On-site testing remains available for sick or exposed persons Thank you for your support and encouragement as we continue to work together for the health and safety of each and every child. Sincerely, Dr. Donald Shively, Superintendent Paducah Public Schools

Auto Tech senior Gavin Winslow, Auto Tech Teacher Mr. Polsgrove ), and Mr. Ybarzabal recently visited Vulcan Materials. Gavin began working for Vulcan as an apprentice on the mobile maintenance team in December. Thanks to Mr. Ralph Jennings, head of Vulcan Mobile Maintenance for his hard work to make this opportunity possible for Gavin.

Thanks to Mr. J.P. Kelly (far left) for providing internships for welders Ethan Lindsay (green jacket left) and Blake Sams (green jacket right) at Triangle Enterprises Inc. Lindsay and Sams are welding students in Mr. Brandon Wilber’s (back row) class at the Paducah Innovation Hub. Mr. Adam Penrod (far right) is the shop supervisor who is working with these students.