Muhlenberg County Public Schools

The Board of Education recognized several outstanding senior beta members from MCHS at last night's board meeting. Our high school club came home with lots of hardware at the recent state convention and will be competing in a variety of categories at the national beta competition in June. The club was recognized for receiving the following awards: Living Literature 2nd place, Campaign Skit 2nd Place, and Club Trading Pin 1st place. In addition, Project Lead the Way, All the World’s a Stage, Project Proposal, and Lead Outside the Box from the October’s Leadership Conference also qualified to advance to National Beta Competition in June.
The following individual students received a Certificate of Achievement…
Our next Kentucky State Beta Secretary – Wilson Walker
Agriscience 12th grade 3rd place, Color Photography Division II 3rd place, and Accessorized Design 4th place – Katherine Kidd
Health and Physical Education 11th grade 2 nd place – Maddie Lee
Language Arts 9th grade 1st place – Autumn Dixon
Psychology 12th grade 1st place – Gracie McPherson
Spelling 11th grade 5th place – Zoe DeMoss
Digital Art Division II 4th place – Skylar Ray
Hand Drawn Anime Division I 2nd place – Klara Anderson
Jewelry Division II 2nd place – Lilly Chaney
Recyclable Art Division I 5th place – Maddi Fields
Sculpture Division I 3rd place – Preston Moody
Apparel Design 4th place – Avin Crook and Aubrey Caudill
Service-Learning Showcase 5th place – Reece and Lane Harper
Musicology Team Top 10 in State – Ryleigh Hill, Preston Moody, Zoe Zoellick, Sophia Long
Solo, Duo, Trio Performing Arts Act Top 10 in State – Preston Moody, Laila Founder, MaKayla Lee
Special thanks went to club sponsors Amara Stroud, Michelle Armour, Missy Thompson, Margi Hill, and Garris Stroud for all their hard work and dedication to the club.

In honor of the upcoming Arbor Day on April 24, agriculture students from Muhlenberg County High School gave out free trees this morning at the Muhlenberg County Conservation District.

Happening tomorrow...

We have been made aware of a gas leak in front of the Board of Education. At this time, Longest Elementary is not affected by this situation. Emergency Management is keeping us up to date.

Today is National Ag Day and marks 250 years of progress in agriculture. Many of our students take part in a variety of agriculture courses and activities throughout the district. We are thankful for our farmers and all they do in helping Muhlenberg County succeed.
#AgDay26

Superintendent Contessa Orr announced at the March board meeting that Ms. Rachel Baker has been selected to take the Child Nutrition Director position (formally known as Food Services Director) beginning July 1. Congratulations, Ms. Baker!

Muhlenberg County Middle School hosted the KHEAA Info Roadshow Bus today, giving eighth-grade students the opportunity to learn about career exploration and planning for their futures. Kevin Wilson, a KHEAA outreach counselor, led a presentation highlighting the three key components of a “good job”: the work you do, the environment you work in, and the pay you earn.

Wilson also discussed the education and credentials many careers require and shared information about ways to pay for higher education, including scholarships and Kentucky’s KEES (Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship) program. The visit helped students begin thinking about their goals and the steps they can take to reach them.

Don't forget...no school Monday, March 16, for Muhlenberg County students.

Out with the old...in the with the new! Several of our Ag students at Muhlenberg County High School installed the finished product today in the softball dugouts. These students recently built new benches and painted them. With the beautiful weather today, Ag teacher Mr. Cronin hauled the benches to the softball field and students installed them. Great job! #Empowered Learners

It's National Breakfast Week and we are so thankful for our amazing cafeteria staff at each of our schools!

There is an Open House for Young Artist Showcase (3-6pm) at Thistle Cottage that happened today and will again tomorrow. Artwork will be on display all month from nearly 250 student artists (K-8) from Muhlenberg County. Come check out their amazing work!!

Checkout the great things happening in our Gifted and Talented Program...

📣Attention families with students starting Kindergarten this fall...
Please call between 7:30-2:30 Monday-Friday the elementary school your child will attend to set up an appointment to register him/her for Kindergarten. Open registration will take place March 9-13.

📚❤ It’s Public School Week! ❤📚

The Board of Education is proud to celebrate Public School Week—a time to recognize the incredible students, educators, staff, families, and community members who make our public schools thrive every day.

Join us tomorrow for Public Education Day—Wear RED to show your support for public schools!

#PublicSchoolWeek #SupportPublicEducation #WearRedForEd #MCintheCommunity

Our board amended the current school calendar at last night’s meeting. May 22 is now the make-up snow day from February 6 and last day for students.

At this evening's monthly board meeting, Elexa Peveler was recognized as the 2025-26 Skilled Communicator. Elexa has excelled in her leadership and communication skills at the middle school and has become quite a welder through our Paxton Patterson labs. Congratulations!
The board welcomed Kate Doss, a senior at MCHS, as a student representative on our board. Kate will be the student voice for our board members for the remainder of the school year.

Attention any 2nd-6th grade girl... Here is the link to the registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10z2hCCDAxS0j0FPbWiD4xU5cGbX1gV1qO8RhvWM9R2M/preview

Muhlenberg County Schools would like to give a huge shoutout to all of our SROs in each of our schools on this National SRO Day! Thank you for the work you do each day keeping us safe!