Mission Statement:
Mercer Cashes in Big, Pardue Named New Titans Football Coach
Tori Gray Selected to Youth Leadership Council
Students were selected based on the following:
Harlow Early Learning Center On the morning of Monday, May 21st, Harlow Early Learning Center will be hosting another Screening for 3, 4, and 5 year old students in Mercer County who need to enroll for the 2012-2013 school year in Preschool or Kindergarten. If you know of any child who has not yet participated in a screening, please call Harlow and ask for Cheryl to make your appointment. You may reach Harlow Early Learning Center at 859-733-7020.
Autism Cadre Celebrates
Mercer County School District staff of the Autism Cadre recently celebrated Autism Awareness Month and took the opportunity to continue educating our staff and public about the condition. Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction. It is a spectrum disorder, meaning that there can be varying degrees of impairment in any or all areas. Autistic disorder, Rhett Syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified and Asperger's syndrome all fall under the umbrella of autism. Some individuals affected by autism may have significant intellectual delays, difficulty with motor activities, abnormal sleep patterns and general health problems. Others with autism excel in visual areas such as music, art, math, spelling and vocabulary and have almost photographic memories. According to the CDC's latest statistics, 1 in every 88 children will be affected by autism. 1 out of 54 boys and 1 out of every 252 girls are diagnosed with autism in the US each year. While the disorder is more prevalent in boys, generally girls who have autism tend to have more severity in delays. This number has now reached an epidemic proportion as the number of individuals affected by autism than are affected by diabetes, AIDS, cerebral palsy, down syndrome. cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy combined. Our district autism cadre team sent puzzle piece ribbons
to each school and the staff wore them in support
of our students, friends and loved ones that live with autism.
Gifted & Talented Surveys The following surveys are to help the Gifted & Talented (GT) Program Director to identify the needs of the students in the district. Needs are to be determined for each of the schools as well as the district. Surveys will be open until May 31st. All Gifted & Talented students and parents are invited to participate as well as teachers of GT students. District GT Survey for Teachers District GT Survey for Parents 9th Grade GT Survey for Students MCES and MCIS GT Survey for Students
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May 17, 2012
MAY 18th Mercer Intermediate -1:15pm Harlow Early Learn -1:15pm Mercer Senior High -1:25pm Mercer Elementary -1:30pm King Middle School -1:30pm 9th Grade -1:30pm Mercer Central -1:30pm MC Day Treatment -1:30pm
GRADUATION, MAY 19th
MERCER CENTRAL GRADUATION May 19th @ 1:00pm in the 9th Grade Academy Gym
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Mercer County cashed in big in its quest for the next Mercer County Titans
Football Coach. Current Campbellsville University Offensive Coordinator
and former Boyle County head coach, Chris Pardue, was hired Tuesday
night and he says he is ready to get started. “I’m so excited. I
love high school football and Friday nights and I’ve missed that. I’m
ready
to get started and asked the administration when I could have the
keys to the coach’s office. It’s time to get to work”, said Pardue.
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Tori Gray, Mercer County Senior High School Junior, was selected for the Washington
DC Youth Leadership Council sponsored by the National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association. Tori Gray received this award on Friday, May
18th and will be joining 1500 other students from the nation chosen for
this distinguished leadership opportunity. Tori will be representing
Mercer County School system and Kentucky in the Youth Leadership Council
on June 15-22nd in Washington D.C. 
