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Durst, Wolford join board
We welcome Susanne Wolford and J.W. Durst to Hopkins County Board of Education. They, along with returning board member Suzanne Duncan, took the oath of office Jan. 3. They join fellow board members Steve Faulk and Mike Morgan. Board chairman for 2017 is Steve Faulk, with Suzanne Duncan serving as vice-chairwoman.
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Randy Franklin and Shannon Embry attended their last meeting as members of the Board of Education on Dec. 19.
Mr. Franklin has been a member of the board since 2005. He has played a big role in financial decisions and implementation of more efficient operations. Mr. Embry has been with the board since 2012. One of his main areas of emphasis has been community engagement. They were both instrumental in several district accomplishments.
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School Board Recognition Month
January is Kentucky's School Board Member Recognition Month.
Hopkins County Schools is very blessed to work with great board members, Superintendent Deanna Ashby said.
"Steve Faulk, Mike Morgan, and Suzanne Duncan have devoted lots of time serving the students, families, and educators of Hopkins County," she said. "We welcome Susanne Wolford and J.W. Durst to the board and know they will always put kids first in their decisions. The board faces tough issues, academically, financially, and operationally, but tackle those challenges head-on. They exemplify our platform, "Together we are One Team, One Mission, One Community. Please seize the opportunity to thank them for their continued service."
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High schools receive NATA Award
Hopkins County Central and Madisonville North Hopkins High
 Schools are the recipients of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Safe Sports School award.
The award champions safety and recognizes secondary schools that provide safe environments for student athletes. The award reinforces the importance of providing the best level of care, injury prevention and treatment.
Baptist Health Madisonville
 provides athletic training services to both of these local schools as well as four other school districts in the area. "Baptist Health Madisonville is honored to help our schools receive this important recognition from NATA, and we remain committed to keeping our student athletes safe during team practices and games so they can accomplish their own goals of great competition, winning records, fair sportsmanship and good health," said Marianne Ramsey, director of sports medicine and rehabilitation for Baptist Health Madisonville. "Our goal is to lead the athletic programs to the highest safety standards for the players."
For more information, click
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WHS Beta receives
Game Changer Award
West Hopkins Beta Club was honored for outstanding community involvement with a #TeamHopkins Game Changer Award at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting. WHS Beta Club, which includes students in grades 4-8, follows the National Beta motto "Let us lead by serving others." Students are expected to participate in 12 non-paid service hours during the 2016-2017 school year. In addition to this, students must also maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5. In October, these students visited the Western Kentucky Veterans Center. They brought candy, played bingo with veterans, listened to the story of a WWII POW, and got to know other veterans. In November, they spent a very cold 4 hours ringing the bell for the Salvation Army at Kroger in Madisonville. The students also sang Christmas carols and spoke to community members during this time. These students are truly tomorrow's leaders!
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JMMS boys basketball honored
with Game Changer Award
The James Madison Middle School Boys Basketball Team was honored at the Jan. 17 Board of Education meeting with the #TeamHopkins Game Changer Award for hosting a homelessness awareness activity. Team members and Hopkins County Christian Food Bank held the "Patriot Sleep-Out" on Oct. 21 at the school. This event offered students a realistic look into the lives of homeless people. Students brought a sleeping bag, pillow and cardboard box. At 6 p.m., players and coaches received a cup of soup, piece of bread and a bottled water. Under supervision of parents and local law enforcement, players spent the night on the concrete outside the school. Coaches are Steven Bauer and Garris Stroud.
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Rewarding perfect attendance
West Hopkins School CIA Rhonda Eaves is the winner of the American Fidelity Perfect Attendance Award for October and November. She received a $100 gift card donated by American Fidelity. The drawing for the next award will include the names of employees who have perfect attendance during December and January.
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Remembering Bailey Pride
Pride Elementary School unveiled a monument honoring Ensign Lewis Bailey Pride Jr. on Dec. 7, the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Pride, who served on the USS Oklahoma, was killed in the attack. His remains were identified only recently, and were returned home for an official burial on June 18, 2016. Pride Elementary sits on the corner of Bailey Drive and Pride Avenue, and has a unique connection to the World War II sailor. The plaque was donated by the city of Madisonville, Hopkins County Education Association, Knight & Sons Monument Co., and Alliance Coal.
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Students with Stedman
Author and entrepreneur Stedman Graham gave a presentation to students Dec. 9 at Hopkins County Career & Technology Center. Students from Hopkins County Central and Madisonville North Hopkins also attended the youth seminar, "Preparing our Youth for Tomorrow." The lively session encouraged students to reach for success. Madisonville-Hopkins County Minority Economic Development Council brought Graham to the area for a business conference and also sponsored this event.
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Chautauquas bring history to life
Thanks to the generous support of Dr. Judith Rhoads, retired  Madisonville Community College president, each of our elementary and middle schools hosted a Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua performance in the fall. Historical figures who were portrayed in the district include Abe Lincoln, Jemima Boone, Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone.
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Students in Madisonville North Hopkins High School's Agricultural Construction Skills courses and FFA program have created wooden toys for the Toys-for-Tots program. By creating these toys, students learned skills appropriate for the course, such as reading a tape measure and using tools such as the Saw-Stop, Miter Saw, and Drill Press.
At the same time, students were able to give back to the community by creating toys for those in need this Christmas. Toys created include chalkboard laptops, pound-a-peg toys and magnetic fishing games. There was a total of 32 toys created.
To increase the amount of charity, the FFA reached out to a local community group as part of a "Matched Initiative." This initiative requested that community groups donate store-bought toys that matched the number of toys created by the class. This year, Anton Fire Department was able to match the number of toys created with purchased toys. This brought the total to more than 64 toys donated to Toys-for-Toys this Christmas season.
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MNHHS Chamber Choir performs
at MLK program
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| The Madisonville North Hopkins Chamber Choir performed at the Martin Luther King Jr. program at Byrnes Auditorium on Jan. 14. |
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Upcoming Events
Feb. 20
No School / Presidents Day
Feb. 21
Board of Education Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
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Review deductions on payroll check
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Please review your health insurance deductions on your first 2017 payroll check. The new amounts were uploaded from the state for 2017.
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March 13 set as make-up day
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The 2016-2017 school calendar has been amended. March 13, 2017, will be a make-up day for the snow day on Jan. 5.
The last day for students will remain May 17. However, the Staff Development Day (formerly March 13) has been moved to May 18 with Closing Day on May 19.
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Donation provides support for FRYSCs
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Former state Sen. Jerry Rhoads, a Madisonville attorney, delivered a generous Christmas gift to Hopkins County Schools' Family Resource Youth Services Centers in December. His monetary donation will be divided among all of our FRYSCs. We appreciate his support!
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Hopkins County teachers shared $8,772.50 in CEDAR West grants to encourage their students to learn about coal mining.
Teachers who received grants include Janice Nelson of Browning Springs Middle; Willis Holmes of the Career & Technology Center; Stephanie Rogier, Vickie Mings, Trish Wyatt, Genia Buchanan and Angel Crawford, all of Grapevine Elementary; Laura McAfee of Hanson Elementary; Mike Murrah and Janet Winstead of Hopkins County Central High; Garris Stroud of James Madison Middle; Linda Gigliette of Madisonville North Hopkins High; Stacey Snyder, Cile Partlow, Kelly Gates, Heather Gordon and Jessi Howard, all of Pride Elementary; and Whitney Martin of West Broadway Elementary.
The approved grants will serve 1,402 students.
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Students urged to 'Say Something'
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The Say Something assemblies that came to our schools in November-December encouraged students to step in if they see someone who needs help. If they see bullying or anything that doesn't seem right, to say something. The assembly also directed students to the appropriate people to speak to about the issue. The program was partly funded by Not in My School.
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The City of Madisonville presented a $1,000 check to the Hopkins County Robotics Club Nov. 28 at the Hopkins County Career and Technology Center.
The Robotics Team is made up from students from Madisonville North Hopkins and Hopkins County Central high schools. The team is expected to build a robot from scratch from any type of material to compete against other robotics teams at a national-level competition - First Robotics Competition in Knoxville, Tenn.
"We believe the Robotics Club will benefit the future of advanced manufacturing. The knowledge and experiences these students are receiving is invaluable in ways that will help advance them in their career path in the future. Robotics assists students in their problem solving, decision making skills, and coding and development. It also exposes students to unique opportunities."
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Breakfast
of Champions
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We welcomed our community partners to the annual Breakfast of Champions Dec. 9 at Baptist Health Tower. Keynote speaker was Dr. Tom Shelton, executive director of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents. Thanks to those who attended and to the students who demonstrated their work-based learning projects during the Walk of Fame that followed the breakfast.
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West Hopkins' 4th and 5th grade students invited their parents to the school Nov. 14 to discuss student data notebooks.
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Go365 replaces Humana Vitality
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Effective Jan. 1, the Humana Vitality wellness program was renamed Go365. The program rewards Kentucky Employees' Health Plan members for healthy behaviors. For more information, click HERE to go to the Go365 website.
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