My students have been loving the Rocketbook notebooks they received. It took some getting used to. They felt as if they needed to still have several notebooks, but after time they started to realize how much easier it was to keep up with all of their assignments and notes. They get excited to write, which was an unexpected bonus. They want to…Read More

My project at Breathitt High School has been to develop a sustainable recycling program that focused on student leadership and design. We had a pretty slow start because it took quite a while to establish contact with our local recycling infrastructure, but we’ve had several meetings of the recycling club and should be ready to roll out the…Read More

Thus far 6th graders have visited Portal 31 and the Benham Coal Mining Museum. In class, they have explored news articles from the 1920s and 30s to examine why US Steel wanted eastern Kentucky coal and created their own mock news stories of coal mining coming to the region. Students explored census data related to Harlan County, the state of…Read More

What does the day look like for chicken farmers, well at JCS students are getting to learn just what it’s like. Students in Mrs. Back’s agriculture class are getting there hands dirty finding out what it takes to raise chickens: Here is a video our crew worked on that showcases just that. https://youtu.be/qUjdBaWpgv0