Wed. Jan, 7th was a bitterly cold day in Pikeville, Ky. Many schools in our region were closed due to the low temps and slick conditions. We decided to test the garden beds by covering them prior to the cold snap with two layers of Grow Guard (Agribon) row covers. One layer was GG 30 and the other was GG 51. The outside temperature read 10…Read More

Current 8th grade students from The Center for Rural Development’s 45 county service area of Southern and Eastern Kentucky can now apply ONLINE for the 2015 Rogers Explorers program. Excellent opportunity for students interested in STEM fields! Deadline is February 15 at 5pm.
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I received an email on this from KAGE yesterday. Thought I would share in case someone did not receive it.
The Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE) is very pleased to offer our 35th Annual Conference Cultivating Excellence – Gifted Education in Kentucky. The conference will be held February 23-24, 2015 in Lexington at the Marriott G…Read More

So glad to have this GT Holler to help keep us in touch with each other. Remember that APRIL 2, 2015 will be our next Regional Gifted and Talented Meeting in Prestonsburg at the Big Sandy Community and Technical College beginning at 9:00 a.m.. The Floyd County Early College Academy will host us. Thank you, April Steele for agreeing to host.…Read More

As we checked on the garden beds today, we saw first hand the importance of placing a Fall/Winter garden in a sunny location. The “Cole Slaw” garden is on our playground in a shady place. The first photo shows the ice crystals that were on the veggies at 10:00 this morning. The following pics show the difference in the garden beds that are on…Read More