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=**//What's Happening??? Great Things in Our Schools!!!//**= =Belfry Robotics= Belfry High School teacher Dr. Chandran Haridas got several students involved in a robotics competition where the students had to build and program a robot. The group will compete in the Smokey Mountain Regionals against competitiors from all over the country. Dr. Haridas stated that the project was sponsored by several groups in the Belfry community. The students were so enthusiastic about the project that many even came in on snow days to work on the robot. media type="youtube" key="vg_koE8_3g4" height="390" width="640"

=Pikeville High School begins Multimedia Newscast= Pikeville High School Multimedia teacher Mary Anne Prater decided to change the focus of her class to attract more students into her program. Mrs. Prater decided to have her students produce a weekly news broadcast that would be seen by the entire school. The class is designed to give the students practical, on the job skills, and critical thinking skills. Students learn and develop hands-on skills by producing the show which is informative and entertaining for a teenage audience. The program has been a big hit with both students and staff. media type="youtube" key="2LYki-ARego?fs=1" height="385" width="640"

Majestic-Knox Creek Elementary
//"Parent Conversations Day"// at Majestic-Knox Creek Elementary in Pike County was a big success. Students designed and published invitiations and physically went to the post office to mail invitations to parents in hopes of getting them to attend. Principal Mary Beth Stiltner says, "//Parent Conversations// is an opportunity for parents to visit the school and share their expectations for the school, listen to the teacher's expectations and become aware of the school's expectations for the parents. They are also given the opportunity to dine with their child, and participate in individual student/parent/teacher conferences concerning classroom performance, GRADE, GMADE, DIBELS, and KCCT results."

media type="youtube" key="vqfaKhcxm9c?fs=1" height="385" width="640" =Paintsville High School ranks high in College and Career Readiness Report= Paintsville High School was the only school in Eastern Kentucky to score above %50 on the No Child Left Behind College and Career Readiness Report. Paintsville had 64 percent of its students deemed College/Career Ready. This ranked them in the top 10 statewide and Number 1 in Eastern Kentucky. Superintendent Coy Samons comments below.
 * Brandon Mayhorn talks about "Parent Conversations" at Majestic-Knox Creek Elementary**

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Superintendent Coy Samons talks about College and Career Readiness Report
=﻿PLC's at Letcher County Central High School= Professional Learning Communities are alive and well at Letcher County Central High School. PLC's meet regularly and follow a designed agenda to move the learning process along in Letcher County. The following videos show typical PLC meetings in the Math and Language Arts Departments. media type="youtube" key="saNUOrDs1Z0?fs=1" height="385" width="640"

Math PLC at Letcher County Central High School
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Language Arts PLC at Letcher County Central High School
=﻿Belfry Middle School named Blue Ribbon School of Excellence= Belfry Middle School in Pike County has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. The school has performed exceptionally on state testing and BMS Principal Matt Mercer credits his staff and students for the award. "Our teachers work so hard, staying until 5 o'clock every day. Our kids have worked so hard." Blue Ribbon president Bart Teal stated, "Belfry Middle School has managed to turn what other educators may consider overwhelming challenges into successes." A group of administrators, teachers, and students will travel to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida on December 7th to receive their award and also do a presentation of best practices at BMS. media type="youtube" key="r6GTweTE9Dg?fs=1" height="385" width="640" Belfry Middle School Principal Matt Mercer talks about the school's Blue Ribbon recognition.