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Kentucky Tech-Pulaski County Area Technology Center
Welding Students Receive Industry Certifications
 Michael Harvey (PCHS) and Dale Alexander (PCHS), welding students at Kentucky Tech-Pulaski County Area Technology Center, have received the DOT Welding Industry Certification. This industry certification places them one step closer to graduating career ready in accordance with Kentucky Educational Standards. (read more)
our recipients of SALUTE TO GOOD CHARACTER for:
  "RESPECT"Student of the Month – Ethan Hensley,
Burnside Elementary School Adult of the Month – Chris McDonald,
Southwestern High School Ethan Hensley – Burnside Elementary School When the principal calls a teacher to inform her of what a student has done, usually there is big trouble. This was not the case when Mrs. Mounce called Mrs. Atwell about Ethan Hensley. Ethan is a fourth grade student at Burnside Elementary. He often volunteers to help do odd jobs in the classroom, one of which is return the fruit after recess each day. Mrs. Mounce and Judy have watched Ethan as he has entered the office and took notice how mannerly the young boy was. Mrs. Mounce even decided to call his teacher to brag on his politeness and respect.
 LITERACY BELL CELEBRATION e treated to a lunch of pizza and cupcakes and, of course, they Ring the Literacy Bell. The huge bell can be heard all over the community notifying others of their accomplishment. Just before ringing the bell, each student signs his/her name in the Official Book of Names signifying that they have read a book aloud and rang the literacy bell. Caption: Oak Hill Elementary 1st grader, Hailey Layne is pictured ringing the Literacy Bell at the Pulaski County Library and Grady Baker is pictured writing his name in the Official Name Book.
School Closing and
Alternate Schedule Information  SCHOOL CLOSED
When an announcement is made that there will be no school in the Pulaski County School System, ALL schools will be closed.
Information will be given to the media sources listed and relayed through various other technology sources. Schools offices and administrators will not have any information other than what is broadcast over these media outlets.
Administrator Earns Doctorate
 Beth Hargis, principal of Kentucky Tech-Pulaski County Area Technology Center has been conferred the degree of Doctor of Education in Leadership and Policy studies from Eastern Kentucky University. In addition to a Doctorate, Dr. Hargis holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a major in Accounting, a Master of Arts in Teaching with a major in Secondary Education, and a Master of Arts in Education with a major in Instructional Leadership from Eastern Kentucky University. Her research interests include career and technical education program alignment with the needs of local business and industry. Dr. Hargis has served as the principal of Kentucky Tech-Pulaski County Area Technology Center since its inception in 2006. She and her husband David are lifelong residents of Pulaski County and have two sons, Logan and Zachary. She and her family are members of East Somerset Baptist Church.
The Community Council for Character would like to congratulate
our recipients of SALUTE TO GOOD CHARACTER for:
  "COURAGE"
Student of the Month – Parker Phillips,
Oak Hill Elementary School Adult of the Month – Jeff Rutheford,
Eubank Elementary School Parker Phillips - Oak Hill Elementary School Courage can be defined as the firmness of spirit that faces fear or extreme difficulty with fortitude and resilience of spirit and body. It is with this in mind, that I would like to nominate Parker Phillips, a first grade student here at Oak Hill Elementary for the character word “Courage”. In June, Parker fell and broke his arm. It was the week he started Kids Kollege at SCC. He was a trooper because he still wanted to go. He went and had a great time. He wore the cast for a few weeks, got it off and everything seemed as though it healed just fine. He was officially released in August. (read more)
PULASKI ELEMENTARY STLP TEAM ADVANCES TO STATE
The STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program) students from Pulaski
.JPG) Elementary attended the Regional Showcase on November 15th at the Center for Rural Development. Their project, “Imagine It”, scored 116 points out of a possible 118. School’s that attain a score of 100 and higher are invited to the State Showcase which will be held at Lexington Center in March.Pictured are (L to R): Jenna Wood, Chaney Ruby, Chloe Craft, and Gavin Spradlin (read more) Eubank Elementary Honors Veterans
Eubank Elementary was privileged to have thirty-five veterans atten
Fifth grade general intellectual gifted boys known as GI Joes, participated in forensic science labs and crime scene investigations at Pulaski County Schools Gifted Center lead by Detective Chris Gates, Somerset Police Department. Students analyzed and learned what entails being a forensic scientist in the world of investigative events. Students participated in forensic activities and used complex thinking as well as deductive reasoning to solve real life crimes. (read more) d the Veterans Day program held on 11-11-11. Veterans in attendance were family and friends of staff and students at Eubank Elementary. Louie Mounce, Daniel Ruckel, Tom Duncan, Cody Cundiff, Charlie Simpson and Russell Wall brought in pictures, uniforms, and stories to share with the students. (read more)PCHS DECA Hosts E-camp for Area Schools
Nearly 200 students from five different High Schools recently attended E-camp to learn about Entrepreneurship. As a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Pulaski County High School hosted area DECA and FBLA members from Southwestern High School, Russell County High School, Wayne County High School, and Somerset High School for a day of Entrepreneurial speakers and activities. (read more)
Campus Mobile Portal for Students and Parents
Parents, guardians and public school students can access grades, attenda
 nce information and more through the Campus Mobile Portal app, the first in a series of fully-integrated, easy-to-use mobile learning tools.The new Campus Mobile Portal is available from the App StoreSM. Once the app has been installed on an Apple® iOS device (iPod Touch®, iPhone®, iPad®), parents and students can access grades, attendance and schedule information virtually anywhere. (read more) A PASSING SCORE ON AP TEST = CASH!
Students in the Pulaski County School System received $23,500 for achieving qualifying scores on Math, Science, & English Advanced Placement exams, thanks to the Advance Kentucky Grant. Southwestern High School had 140 students to receive a total of $14,000 and 95 Pulaski County High School students were awarded a total of $9,500.(read more)
GI Joes   Work Ethic SealThe Pulaski County Development Foundation together with the Pulaski County Educational Consortium and Pulaski County Schools are entering the 10th year of success with the work ethic seal program. The program has served as a model for other districts across the state.
Last year, 86 Pulaski County High School students earned the seal (37 juniors and 49 seniors) and 74 students from Southwestern High School (31 juniors and 43 seniors). Somerset High School also participates in the program awarding the seal to 23 juniors and 14 seniors. A combined record total of 197 students earned the work ethic seal for the 2010-2011 school year. (read more)
NEW ON-LINE PAYMENT OPTION FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES
The Pulaski County School System is proud to announce changes in the food service department. Parents/guardians now have the option to pay for school lunches on line.
Simply click on the “lunchroom payments” link (upper right hand corner). The link will connect to myschoolbucks site. The secure site has log in options for new users and for returning visitors. Follow the on-line instructions to set up a new account.
A fee of $2 per family (not per child) will be charged each time a payment is made.
Many families have already signed up with myschoolbucks and appreciate the convenience and control of the on-line payment method.
If you choose NOT to make payments through myschoolbucks, you can still use the program to track your child/children’s balances at no charge.
Of course, the new service is not mandatory. Parents may still pay for school lunches as they have done in the past.
As always, if you have any questions or need assistance with the myschoolbucks website or with completing a free/reduced lunch application, contact the food service department at 679-1123.
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