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Yearbook Class – Student lead news articles

Articles written on August 28, 2024

Facility Renovations

Written by: Juniors – Hunter Hamilton, Parker Crace, and Shane Blair

Gym Renovation
Gym Renovation

Over the summer of 2024 Paintsville High School, with the help of boosters, began renovations on the baseball field and basketball court. In the summer of 2023 Paintsville High School finished the redesign and rebuild of the football field. Paintsville High School decided to build new dugouts, new bleachers, add protective netting and build an all new locker room for baseball players. As for the basketball court, the school decided to redesign the court floor. Both of these projects are making more progress by the day.

Baseball Field Renovation
Baseball Field Renovation
Baseball Field Renovation
Baseball Field Renovation

The Paintsville Tigers rise up and conquer the Floyd Central Jaguars 46-6

Written by: Seniors – Addison Collins and Bailee Porter

PHOTO by PAINTSVILLE HERALD 

After an upsetting loss in the 2023 season against the Jaguars, 28-22, the Tigers made a comeback for the 2024 season by defeating Floyd Central in the first game of the season. Player of the game, Anderson Lauffer, had an outstanding performance by scoring 3 touchdowns. Lauffer ran for 207 yards and had one interception. Quarterback Alex Johnson also had an astonishing game. Johnson had 281 yards, scored 4 touchdowns, and a rush touchdown. Friday, August 30th, the Paintsville Tigers take on the Paris Greyhounds, as it will be their first home game of the season. After a tough loss against the Greyhounds in the 2023 season, the Paintsville Tigers look for a win Friday to advance to 2-0. 

Paintsville Boy’s Soccer and Trey Stafford

Written by: Senior – Delaney Pham and Maddie Bennett

The Paintsville boys’ soccer team makes an astonishing comeback this year with a current record of 4 wins this season! In a game against Morgan County on August 26, 2024, Trey Stafford tied the current school record for the highest amount of goals scored in one game. The amount of goals was 6, which was previously made by Brad Nordin in 2013. It’s been 9 years since such a feat has been accomplished, and when asking Stafford how he felt in that moment he recalled, “I was proud of myself.” Paintsville High School congratulates Stafford on his accomplishment and can’t wait to see what else he accomplishes in his senior year!

2024 Academic Achievements

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2024 Academic Achievements

Congratulations to PHS Class of 2024 Seniors Om Patel and Brett Gibson on being awarded the University of Kentucky Presidential Scholarship! This scholarship covers FULL tuition at UK totaling approximately $52,818 over four years. Congratulations, Om and Brett!

Congratulations to 2024 Senior Maisie Ward- she was visited today by Transylvania University Admissions counselor Annie Wilder where she was notified as being the recipient of the William T. Young scholarship. The William T. Young scholarship is a prestigious scholarship that awards full tuition and fees for four years!

Congratulations, Maisie!

Congratulations to PHS Class of 2024 Senior Brooke Mollette on her graduation from eKAMI yesterday. Brooke has completed this program while also fulfilling her high school graduation requirements. Upon her high school graduation in May she will be moving forward to pursue a career in advanced manufacturing. Congratulations, Brooke!

Congratulations to PHS Class of 2028 8th grader Olivia Sorrell on being selected to represent Johnson County as a 2024 Roger’s Explorer by The Center for Rural Development! Olivia was selected to participate in their program during the summer of 2024 through a highly competitive application process. We are so proud of you, Olivia!

Congratulations to PHS Class of 2028 8th grader Josie Ward on being selected to represent Johnson County as a 2024 Roger’s Explorer by The Center for Rural Development! Josie was selected to participate in their program during the summer of 2024 through a highly competitive application process. We are so proud of you, Josie!

Tiger Signings and Achievements

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Tiger Signings and Achievements

Spring has been treating Paintsville Athletics well! We want to recognize a some of our student-athletes and what they have accomplished over the past few months! Our Spotlight Tigers are Bryce McDonald, Ethan Elliott, Isabella Christy, Emi Preece, Karah Lafferty, Kayllyn Vannoy, and Kennedy Conley.

“Congrats to these two young men for winning the biggest event of their High School career. Battle of the Border on Dale Hollow Lake. 100 top Ky boats be 100 top Tenn boats. They won with 21.29 pounds. Amazing accomplishment. So proud of them. This is huge for High School Bass Fishing and for Paintsville High School.”

– Coach Copley

Emi Preece has signed with UVA Wise to continue her education and to further her basketball career as a NCAA Division II athlete.

Kayllyn Vannoy has signed with Southwest Virginia Community College to continue her education and to further her basketball career as an athlete member of the NJCAA program.

Karah Lafferty has signed with Hanover College to continue her education and to further her basketball career as NCAA Division III athlete.

Isabella Christy has signed with Academy of Art University. She will be playing golf for ART U who is a member of the NCAA Division II program.

Congratulations to Kennedy Conley for earning a 1st ranking at the KMEA District 9 Vocal & Ensemble Festival & also earning an entry into the Ky. State Solo & Ensemble Event.

Paintsville Ranked #15 in Kentucky

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Paintsville Ranked #15 in Kentucky

Source: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/kentucky/districts/paintsville-independent/paintsville-high-school-8398

Overview of Paintsville High School

Paintsville High School is ranked 15th within Kentucky. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Paintsville High School is 51%. The total minority enrollment is 4%, and 42% of students are economically disadvantaged. Paintsville High School is the only high school in the Paintsville Independent.

Paintsville High School 2023-2024 Rankings

Paintsville High School is ranked #1,629 in the National Rankings. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college. Read more about how we rank the Best High Schools.

Recognizing Achievements

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Recognizing Our Student Tiger Achievements

Congratulations to PHS Senior, Chloe Reynolds on being accepted to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine’s Professional Education Preparation Program (PEPP)!

Congratulations to PHS Junior, Kennedy Conley on her first place ranking at the 2023 KMTA (Kentucky Music Teacher’s Association) Music Rally.

Congratulations to PHS Junior Nicholas Hazelett on his selection to KDE Commissioner Jason Glass’s Student Advisory Council 2023-24! Nicholas provided this statement to KDE,” I am truly humbled and grateful for Commissioner Glass’s and KDE’s confidence and support in this selection! I hope to showcase the great work Eastern Kentucky schools do to ensure every student regardless of family income, geography, and background can achieve a good qualify education.”

KY College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Congratulations to Class of 2025 member- Jase Kinner on being selected to attend the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine Professional Education Preparation Program (PEPP) this summer.

Congratulations, Jase!

The Achievements list continues at PHS

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The Achievements list continues at PHS

Maisie Ward – Class of ’24
Halas Graden – Class of ’25

Congratulations to Class of 2024 member, Maisie Ward, on being selected to participate in the 2023 Governor’s School for the Arts! Last week Maisie was also selected to participate in the 2023 Governor’s Scholars Program!
Congratulations, Maisie!

Congratulations to Class of 2025 member, Halas Graden, on being selected to participate in the 2023 Rogers Scholar Program!

Congratulations, Halas!

3 Tigers selected for the Governor’s Scholar

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Governor’s Scholar

Congratulations to these three members of the Class of 2024- Brett Gibson, Om Patel, Maisie Ward. These students have been selected to participate in the 2023 Governor’s Scholars Program!

Each of these students represent well-rounded students both athletically and academically who are also active members in their community.

Congratulations!

CmPS brings home the Middle School’s Governor’s Cup

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CmPS brings home the Middle School’s Governor’s Cup

Congratulations to the Paintsville Junior High CmPS team! They are Paintsville’s first ever middle school CmPS STATE CHAMPS and they have won bids to compete at the International competition in Massachusetts this summer!

We are so proud of their achievements and dedication to provide for a better future!

Paintsville’s Steam Academy

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Paintsville’s Steam Academy

PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) – A $2.5 million investment in education is popping up in Paintsville, with plans to provide career pathways to students in the area.

The STEAM Career Center, opening in the Paintsville Independent Schools office building on Main Street, is embarking on a new era of education for Johnson County’s youth.

“A student success hub, which will bring in some of the latest technology, latest job trainings, latest partnerships- in an individualized way- so our students will have access to what the job market is actually looking for,” said Paintsville Superintendent David Gibson.

The STEAM center will create programs with innovative subjects: Biomedical, engineering, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, robotics, and more. Including partnerships with entities like Awesome, Inc., opening entrepreneurial incubators to build more small businesses across the region.

“A learning center that’s going to really focus down into what the child wants, what the student wants,” said Gibson. “What do they want to do? How do they want to build a career?”

The programs, while rooted in the school’s tradition, seek to expand the minds of the students by letting them carve out a space of their own in the future in the workforce.

“Being able to take a child’s dreams and help them reach those dreams- as far as their career- that’s what education is about,” said Gibson.

The programs will reach out to potential employers and industry, using their input on how to train the next generation, and will allow potential employers to submit ideas for programs that would train students for their specific needs.

The building process is expected to take around three years, remodeling 30,000 square ft. of the current building on Main Street, but Gibson hopes to see small steps begin next year.

He said it is about more than just growing the school district.

“This is about our region. It’s about Appalachia. How can Paintsville Independent- Paintsville, the city of Paintsville- give something back to our region that maybe stops the bleeding a little bit,” he said. “Maybe stop the out-migration. Maybe saves us for a few more years. We want to be part of the solution.”

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