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Lewis Carter
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Superintendent
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What an exciting time to be in the educational field! As I look toward this coming school year, I am filled with anticipation and enthusiasm about the great possibilities that lie ahead of us. Our District has a wide gap to fill for our community and, as a group, we have dedicated ourselves to serving our students and addressing their needs to the best of our abilities.
Our students are charged with the task of performing at greater levels than ever before and, as a District, we have to provide more educational and enrichment opportunities than ever before to meet those needs. Advancements in technology are spinning ahead of us and we must embrace these changes and harness them to assist our students in their educational goals.
As our District faces these challenges, we are dedicated to working together as a team by working “smarter not harder,” applying our vast diversity of experiences to every obstacle placed before us. Although our community faces economic struggles at this time, we will continue to keep providing a safe, educationally-enriched environment for our students – many of whom would never be afforded opportunities without our intervention.
Our district is comprised of five schools including our three elementary schools (Preschool through 5th grade), one middle and one high school. We utilize various local, state and federal programs in our endeavors to reach every child including: Title I, Extended School Services, Migrant Education, Family Resource/Youth Service Centers, Vocational Education, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Preschool, Alternative Learning Center, Gifted and Talented Education, Career Development and Exceptional Childhood Education. Extra-curricular activities are abundant for our students including a wide variety of sports, clubs, fine arts opportunities and technology avenues. Non-traditional students’ needs are also addressed through Adult Education, Community Education, family literacy programs and GED testing.
Together, we are “
BUILDING FUTURES BY SERVING STUDENTS.”
Special congratulations to the “WINNERS” that were recognized at the March Board meeting:
Spelling Bee winners: Mary Madison Lyons (MCMS, who also won the regional), JHC’s Joseph Hurt, TES’s Jesse Adams and GES’s Xander Birdwell
Archery teams: MCMS – 2nd place in the region with individuals Morgan Sherfey (first in middle school female, overall top female for whole tournament), Makayla Rush (third), Hannah Cherry (fourth), Jacob Shirley (fifth)
JHC – 1st place in region with individuals Winn Ellis (First place in elem. Male) and Cameron Strode (third place in elem. Male)
MCHS – Jimmie Mahaney (fourth place high school male) and Cena Cherry (fourth place high school female)
TES Beta Club – state Beta Convention participants and Delaney Thompson (first place state speech contest)
TES Academic Team – District Governor’s Cup winner and several individual finishes
TES PRIDE club – recognized as “PRIDE” club of the month
JHC Academic Team – first place District Governor Cup quick recall and second in overall with several individual top finishers
GES Beta Club – first place in the state living literature contest
GES Academic Team – District Governor’s Cup several top finishers
GES AARP Grandparents’ essay winner – Chanse Rich
MCHS/MCMS Band – Solo and ensemble participants who each ranked proficient or distinguished
MCHS Boys basketball – Keaton Rich and Cody Sheffield (All-district season), Caleb Sheffield and Neil Wilson (All-district tournament), Chip Anderson (All District academic team), and Neil Wilson (4th region officials scholarship)
MCHS Girls basketball – Caylan Bybee (CU Classic All-tournament team, All “A” regional team, 15th District All-tournament team, 15th district MVP and 4th region all tournament team), Madison Clements (All-A tournament team, 15th district season team and 4th region all-tournament team), Ariel Murray (All-A academic team, 15th district all academic team), and Kayla Murray (Classic all tournament team, All-A tournament team, 15th district all tournament and 15th district all season team).
MCHS FFA: Regional winners – Meg Copass (public speaking), Gabrielle Burgess (extemporaneous public speaking) and Bethany Allen (fruit and vegetable impromptu speaking). Recognized as a Top 10 of all Ag Ed programs statewide!
MCHS Football – Neil Wilson (first team all district, first team all-SKY, second team Courier-Journal all-state, all Commonwealth team, all bluegrasspreps.com team), Ethan Brown (first team all-SKY), Troy Wyatt (first team all district, first team all-SKY), Tanner Kendall (first team all district, all-SKY honorable mention), Jake Procter (first team all-district, all-SKY conference honorable mention), Colby Hamilton (first team all-district), Jackson Arnett (second team all-district), Dillon Vickery (second team all-district) and Trevor Witty (second team all-district).
MCHS Academic Team – Tanner Elrod – third place in regional competition, competed at state
Thank you for all the hard work it takes to be a WINNER