Greenup County School District -

Good morning,
Bus number 628, which runs in Laurel and Clay Lick, became stuck in the mud while doing a bus turnaround. A new bus will take the students to school. They will be a few minutes late but not marked tardy. All will have the option for breakfast. We just wanted to communicate to families the challenge this morning. Everyone is okay and getting to school fine. Thank you.

The exciting 8-5 victory over Morgan County last night means that the boys soccer team will compete for the district championship on Wednesday! Even more, the win also secured their spot in the region tournament!! Way to go, Musketeers!!! #BelieveInGC

Soccer Districts are at GC this week!! #BelieveInGC

We hope students enjoy a a 3 day weekend!! See you Monday, Musketeers! #BelieveInGC

Talk about an awesome collaboration!! Today we saw a group of high school students working on something so intriguing that we couldn't help but inquire!

It turns out that Mr. Mosier's art class is building an elaborate set design for Mrs. Stambaugh's drama class. Later this year, they will be performing "White Christmas" and it will include acting, choreography, and music! To add even more to the collaborative spirit, Mr. Coleman (band director) is heading up the music for the production!

Stay tuned for what looks to be a seriously impressive production in the making!! We might have to follow along with updates along the way!! #BelieveInGC

This week features the Lady Musketeers Soccer team!! The 6 players shown on the top picture each scored a goal last game — an impressive team accomplishment!! #BelieveInGC

Congratulations to Peyton Powell on making GC history!! She is the first Musketeer to reach 1000 "kills" in volleyball, meaning that she has hit the ball and scored a point 1,000 times!!

Peyton was completely taken by surprise, saying she had no idea that she was about to achieve something special. She said that she noticed that the game was stopped after she scored a point. She turned around to see her dad and other coaches standing there holding a celebratory "1,000 kills" ball!!

We're proud of you Peyton, and can't wait to see what the rest of your Senior season holds! #BelieveInGC

Congrats to McKell Middle for being named a "School of Merit" by National Beta! Ms. Carver and Ms. Caudill are the club sponsors, and have a great reason to be excited! This acknowledgement means that they have growing membership that includes all grade levels!

Great job to the Beta Club at MMS!! #BelieveInGC

Please be advised of updated medication policies, in line with the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Nursing guidance
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Key Changes:
All medications (prescribed and over-the-counter) require a physician's order and parental consent.

Link to medication form for physician to complete (also available at school buildings):
https://5il.co/3o47j

Reminder:
All medications must be in their original container and brought to the school's front office.

We appreciate your cooperation! For questions, please contact your student's school or the school nurse.
#BelieveInGC

This week we have soccer, basketball, and varsity football right here at home!! Featured this week are some of the elementary cross country runners at the "Early Bird" meet! #BelieveInGC

Farm to Table was absolutely amazing, as always! We couldn’t help but be amazed by the great turnout despite the heat! Ms. Davis tells us that they are finalizing the grand total, but that they suspect that this might be a record year! Talk about a great evening for our youth and agriculture education! We will update you this week! #BelieveInGC

Our JROTC cadets just finished up their week-long stay at camp for military leadership! Camp OYO was beautiful, the leaders / chaperones did a fantastic job, and the cadets were awesome!

We can tell from hearing some of their "goodbyes" that they had a great time, learned a lot, and enjoyed forming new friendships with other cadets from across the region.
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Here are the pictures from our view at side-stage!! We hope you enjoy these!! Congrats again to the class of 2025!! https://drive.google.com/.../1QJGW2B9IKB3xK1QChAe2JQ9g0J6... *Our apologies for having some limited and/or blurry photos of some graduates (a couple "traffic jams" on stage and blocked views). Tim Lacey was also taking photos, and we will inform you when his are up! #BelieveInGC

We appreciate our Speech-Language Pathologists!! Their special day was over the weekend, but we appreciate them every day! Please help us thank these ladies for helping our students overcome speech impediments, learn sign language, or anything needed so they can communicate! Thank you all!! #BelieveInGC

⚠️🎉 Families of our upcoming graduates! Tomorrow (Wednesday, May 21st), we will be offering free "Senior Pictures" like we did last year! The seniors were informed so that they can wear their favorite outfit. We will try provide each senior with a couple poses. Even if this is just an extra pose to have, we want to know that every family has a great portrait of their senior to share with family, frame, and hang on the fridge! We look forward to taking some great pics of your seniors tomorrow right after graduation practice! #BelieveInGC

It's our final week of school!! Where has the time gone?! We're so proud of all our students have accomplished this year! #BelieveInGC

A new principal has been named at McKell Middle! Robert Ward has officially accepted the role as principal, as Mr. Ailster will be retiring. Mr. Ward has spent his entire career here at GC, beginning in 2016, and has served as assistant principal for the past 3 years. Believe it or not, this highly regarded educator almost didn’t end up in our field at all. Robert began working for 7UP at 18 years old. He worked his way through college, and remained there after graduating and earning his teaching degree. At that time, there were not many available teaching positions in this part of the state, so Robert began to substitute teach while still working at 7UP. “For about a 3 year period, I worked 7 days a week,” Robert told us. In fact, Robert was about to give up his dream of becoming a teacher. After being with 7UP for some time, they offered to pay for his Master’s degree to keep him there. Robert’s upbeat demeanor turned serious when he recalled, “I was 60 days away from not renewing my teaching certificate and staying with 7UP when Greenup County gave me a chance.” As they say, the rest is history! Mr. Ward was an instant favorite – a passionate history buff with a knack for connecting and energizing students! We had to admit that it would have been much easier to have given up on the dream before he came to GC. We asked Mr. Ward what helped him hold onto hope for so long. He answered… “Because I wanted to the opportunity to change lives.” Needless to say, we appreciate Mr. Ward and are excited for his upcoming chapter! Between his persistence and dedication, we have no doubt that he will be a leader at McKell Middle who will oversee wonderful things happening for students! Congratulations!! #BelieveInGC

The quarter finals of the regional tennis tournament is tonight!! Our tennis team is having a fantastic year! The 12 you see at the bottom all qualified to compete at the regional tournament, and 3 have moved on to the quarter finals this evening!! Please help us root on Logan Stambaugh, Ava Dupuy, and Tyson Sammons!! If they advance today, they also earn a spot at State!! Their coach, Ms. Pauley, was eager to praise the team for their hard work this year!! We also applaud all the 1st year players who tried something new, are having fun, and are helping propel this growing program! #BelieveInGC

Congratulations, Addi Hogsten!! Addi has been accepted to the PEPP Program at the University of Pikeville College of Medicine!! Each year, around 25 high school students who express the goal of becoming a medical doctor are accepted to attend this summer program. They learn in labs, attend lectures, and volunteer in local hospitals to deepen their understanding and desire to serve in this field. Addi told us that her goal is to become a Radiologist. When we asked why she wanted that to be her medical focus, she replied, "I want to help people to detect things early." Addi continued, "I feel called to do that." We have to mention that she thanked us 3 separate times for recognizing her after we took her picture. How you make people feel is important, so it makes us happy to think of what a kind-hearted doctor will be serving the community one day! Congratulations, Musketeer! We hope you enjoy this awesome experience! #BelieveInGC

This week is also Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week!! We have an amazing team of subs who make all the difference, keeping our classrooms learning while teachers take a day off sick! From college students earning extra pay, those seeking a flexible schedule, to retirees who still want to be part of a team — our sub staff is diverse and wonderful!! Here's a snippet from a post that Misty Lacy, one of our substitutes, posted one day... "If you’ve ever considered subbing, just do it. Be on the same schedule as your kids/grandkids. It’s flexible. You can truly make a difference in ways you wouldn’t even think of. There’s a place for substitute teachers and aides. I wish I started sooner 💚" Thank you to all of the Substitute Teachers in GC! We, and the staff who rely on you, appreciate you greatly!! #BelieveInGC 📷Pictured here is retired teacher and GC sub, Carrie Glass!!