Congratulations to the 2013 Conservation Art & Writing Contest county winners.  There were 1036 Art entries and 443 Writing entries.

Graduation dates have been set !  The Class of 2013 Commencement will be Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the PHS gymnasium.  Admission by ticket only.  For guests' convenience, shuttle buses will be available from Southern Elementary & Sharp Middle School beginning at 5:45 p.m. and running continuously until 6:45 p.m.  Shuttle services will drop off guests at the gymnasium doors and deliver guests back to the respective locations.  In addition, this year there will be a drop-off  location designated on the bus-loop for those wishing to drop off guests and then go park. Because the shuttle buses will be loading & unloading via the bus loop,  those needing to drop someone off should do so in a timely manner and proceed back to parking area.

Other important senior dates all beginning at 7:00 pm:

Senior Scholarship/Awards Night - May 7 - PHS Auditorium

Baccalaureate - May 19 - PHS Auditorium

Senior Class Night - May 20 - PHS gymnasium

 The Pendleton County 109 Solid Waste Management Board is happy to announce the 5^th year in offering $500.00 Scholarships that will be awarded to a non-traditional Adult student May 2013.  A Non-traditional student is an adult that is currently attending college or plans to attend college during the fall 2013 semester.  Although, the 109 Board continues to support high school scholarships, the 109 Board wants to support adults returning to college.GED graduates are encouraged to apply. Previous recipients are not eligible to reapply.  The criteria and applications are available through the local Adult Education Office at 654-3325 Ext. 2601. The deadline for submitting this scholarship is April 26, 2013

Pendleton Co. Schools is proud to announce the award of a grant from Toyota in the amount of $10,000 to be used for the purchase of I-pads for classrooms. Thank you to Northern Elementary teachers, Tina Record & Laura Caudill,  for their work on the grant application and to the Peluso Family for making the school aware of this grant program.  Toyoto was present at the February 28 board meeting to make the presentation of the $10,000 check. 

Pendleton County Schools is now a part of the Overdrive Library e-Book Lending network.  The system, available since January 29, is available 24/7, and requires a library card and a password.  Two books may be checked out for one week at a time, and they may be accessed through any eReader, tablet, or iOS or Windows device, including SmartPhones.  To log into the system, access Mrs. Carolyn Reid’s teacher webpage through Pendleton High School’s or Sharp Middle School’s sites, or access through Mrs. Theresa Turner’s teacher webpage through one of the elementary schools’ sites, then click on “Overdrive.”  Please contact Mrs. Reid with any issues.

Pendleton County Schools has just published its School Nutrition and Wellness Report Card for 2012.  Click here to access the report.  This brochure is provided in compliance with KRS 158.856 as an overview of the nutrition and physical activity available in the Pendleton Co. School District with the recommendation for areas of improvement. You may review  this brochure and provide any comments or recommendations to the Pendleton Co. Board of Education (859-654-6911) or Lisa Mitchell at lisa.mitchell@pendleton.kyschools.us.    Thank you for your interest & input.