Mission Statement:
Mercer County Schools promotes excellence in a positive academic, social and extra-curricular environment, emphasizing equity, diversity, safety and respect.

Mercer Cashes in Big, Pardue Named New Titans Football Coach

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. Read complete press release.

Tori Gray Selected to Youth Leadership Council

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.

Students were selected based on the following:
Rigorous and Outstanding Academics
Leadership Skills
Role Model Student, Citizenship, and Community Involvement
1 Student is chosen per Electric Cooperative district (6 Districts were awarded this distinguished leadership opportunity)

Harlow Early Learning Center
Screening, May 21st

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
Autism Awareness Month

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

MCSH GT Survey for Students

9th Grade GT Survey for Students

KMS GT Survey for Students

MCES and MCIS GT Survey for Students

 

What's New...

May 17, 2012
- Board Mtg Agenda

MAY 18th
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LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
This is an early release day. Times for early dismissal are:

    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
@ 4:00pm - MCSH

MERCER CENTRAL GRADUATION

May 19th @ 1:00pm in the 9th Grade Academy Gym


 

 



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