Here is a link to the new 2026-2027 calendar for NEXT school year that was approved at tonights board meeting:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19phpC51TYHypHTLd_7oqDWvRxEoAv_5c/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19phpC51TYHypHTLd_7oqDWvRxEoAv_5c/view?usp=sharing
Here is the link for the live stream of the March 19, 2026 - Estill County School Board Meeting, starting at approximately 6:00PM (EST).
https://youtube.com/live/UNIOrQ_1ATc?feature=share
https://youtube.com/live/UNIOrQ_1ATc?feature=share
There will be no school in the Estill County School District for Tuesday, March 17, 2027 due to hazardous road conditions, especially in the mountain areas.
Applications for two $2,500 scholarships from Rumpke Waste & Recycling are now available for Estill County High School seniors. Information can be found at www.rumpke.com/community/giving-back/scholarships, and hard copies of the application are available in the high school’s guidance counselor’s office.
The scholarships are part of Rumpke’s commitment to education and are offered to graduating high school seniors in designated communities in the company’s service areas, which now includes Estill County. Students pursuing a two-year or four-year degree from an accredited institution, including vocational/trade schools, are eligible.
“As a family-owned and -operated business, we believe in investing in the next generation,” said Region Vice President Adam Rumpke. “To help support education and development, we offer annual scholarships to graduating high school seniors throughout our service areas.”
In 2025, Rumpke awarded $82,500 in scholarships. Winners are chosen based on their commitment to academics, leadership ability, environmental stewardship and desire to serve the community.
Rumpke also provides free facility and landfill tours and on-site presentations to educate students and community members of all ages about proper waste disposal and recycling.
Learn more at www.rumpke.com or call 1-800-828-8171.
The scholarships are part of Rumpke’s commitment to education and are offered to graduating high school seniors in designated communities in the company’s service areas, which now includes Estill County. Students pursuing a two-year or four-year degree from an accredited institution, including vocational/trade schools, are eligible.
“As a family-owned and -operated business, we believe in investing in the next generation,” said Region Vice President Adam Rumpke. “To help support education and development, we offer annual scholarships to graduating high school seniors throughout our service areas.”
In 2025, Rumpke awarded $82,500 in scholarships. Winners are chosen based on their commitment to academics, leadership ability, environmental stewardship and desire to serve the community.
Rumpke also provides free facility and landfill tours and on-site presentations to educate students and community members of all ages about proper waste disposal and recycling.
Learn more at www.rumpke.com or call 1-800-828-8171.
Lil' Neers Baseball Clinic
Due to hazardous road conditions, the ECMS and ECHS Spring Choir Concert scheduled for tonight at 6:30 PM has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule the performance for a daytime concert, and additional details will be shared as soon as they become available. Thank you for your understanding, and please stay safe.
Here is a link for the March 19, 2026 Estill County School Board meeting public comments form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQqgBFQ0bnnH5YoyGZkrwcne2X1qpdlQYNw-G0xHaGjesm2Q/viewform?usp=publish-editor
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Join us for a powerful night of faith, community, and worship at Estill County Student Led Worship Night – Fields of Faith!
Friday, March 13
6:00 PM
Estill County High School Gym
The night will include:
• Food
• Live Worship by Revolution Ministries
• Testimonies from coaches & student-athletes
• Special Guest Testimony from EKU Women’s Golfer Maddi-Jo Benton
This will be an incredible opportunity for our community to come together, worship, and hear how God is working in the lives of our students and athletes.
Bring your family, bring a friend, and come be part of a great night.
#FieldsOfFaith #EstillCounty #FCA
Friday, March 13
6:00 PM
Estill County High School Gym
The night will include:
• Food
• Live Worship by Revolution Ministries
• Testimonies from coaches & student-athletes
• Special Guest Testimony from EKU Women’s Golfer Maddi-Jo Benton
This will be an incredible opportunity for our community to come together, worship, and hear how God is working in the lives of our students and athletes.
Bring your family, bring a friend, and come be part of a great night.
#FieldsOfFaith #EstillCounty #FCA
JAG Day at the Kentucky State Capitol
Estill County High School JAG students recently spent the day in Frankfort at the Kentucky State Capitol for JAG Day, where they gained a firsthand look at how state government operates.
During the visit, students had the opportunity to meet with our local state representative, Bill Wesley, and learned about the legislative process. A highlight was assisting him in hanging a framed copy of the most recent bill that he proposed and passed, a hands-on experience showing the real impact of legislation.
JAG is an amazing program for our students, and we are fortunate to offer it to the youth of Estill County. It provides them with valuable opportunities to learn, lead, and grow. A huge thank you goes to Mrs. Ashley Flynn for being an incredible JAG instructor and for guiding our students through these experiences!
#EstillCountySchools #JAGKY
Estill County High School JAG students recently spent the day in Frankfort at the Kentucky State Capitol for JAG Day, where they gained a firsthand look at how state government operates.
During the visit, students had the opportunity to meet with our local state representative, Bill Wesley, and learned about the legislative process. A highlight was assisting him in hanging a framed copy of the most recent bill that he proposed and passed, a hands-on experience showing the real impact of legislation.
JAG is an amazing program for our students, and we are fortunate to offer it to the youth of Estill County. It provides them with valuable opportunities to learn, lead, and grow. A huge thank you goes to Mrs. Ashley Flynn for being an incredible JAG instructor and for guiding our students through these experiences!
#EstillCountySchools #JAGKY
March is recognized as National Youth Art Month. Let's take this opportunity to celebrate not only our students but also our incredible teachers!
Our teachers do an amazing job every day, inspiring creativity and helping students discover a love for the arts. Their dedication has a lasting impact on our students and our schools.
We are excited to share a few pictures from Mrs. Rachel Plowman's students at Estill Springs Elementary, showcasing what they love most about art. 🎨 Ms. Tyree's 2nd Grade Class 🎨
#EstillCountySchools #NationalYouthArtMonth
Our teachers do an amazing job every day, inspiring creativity and helping students discover a love for the arts. Their dedication has a lasting impact on our students and our schools.
We are excited to share a few pictures from Mrs. Rachel Plowman's students at Estill Springs Elementary, showcasing what they love most about art. 🎨 Ms. Tyree's 2nd Grade Class 🎨
#EstillCountySchools #NationalYouthArtMonth
March is recognized as National Youth Art Month. Let's take this opportunity to celebrate not only our students but also our incredible teachers!
Our teachers do an amazing job every day, inspiring creativity and helping students discover a love for the arts. Their dedication has a lasting impact on our students and our schools.
We are excited to share a few pictures from Mrs. Rachel Plowman's students at Estill Springs Elementary, showcasing what they love most about art. 🎨 Mrs. Barker's 4th Grade Class 🎨
#EstillCountySchools #NationalYouthArtMonth
Our teachers do an amazing job every day, inspiring creativity and helping students discover a love for the arts. Their dedication has a lasting impact on our students and our schools.
We are excited to share a few pictures from Mrs. Rachel Plowman's students at Estill Springs Elementary, showcasing what they love most about art. 🎨 Mrs. Barker's 4th Grade Class 🎨
#EstillCountySchools #NationalYouthArtMonth
Estill County ATC Industrial Maintenance students spent the day touring Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky and Bluegrass Community and Technical College. The visit gave students a firsthand look at careers in advanced manufacturing and the educational opportunities available after high school.
Experiences like this help students see how the skills they are learning in the classroom connect directly to real-world careers. Estill and Powell County students are fortunate to have access to opportunities that allow them to explore their future and learn from industry professionals.
A special thank you to their instructor, Mr. Bargo, for his dedication and hard work supporting his students. We also appreciate our amazing community partners, TMMK and BCTC, for taking the time to welcome our students, answer their questions, and inspire the next generation of skilled workers. 🔧🏭👏
#EstillCountyATC #EstillCountySchools #CommuntiyEducation #CommunityPartners
Experiences like this help students see how the skills they are learning in the classroom connect directly to real-world careers. Estill and Powell County students are fortunate to have access to opportunities that allow them to explore their future and learn from industry professionals.
A special thank you to their instructor, Mr. Bargo, for his dedication and hard work supporting his students. We also appreciate our amazing community partners, TMMK and BCTC, for taking the time to welcome our students, answer their questions, and inspire the next generation of skilled workers. 🔧🏭👏
#EstillCountyATC #EstillCountySchools #CommuntiyEducation #CommunityPartners
Two of our Renaissance Teacher Leaders, Mrs. Stephanie Arthur and Mrs. Carlee Cornett, traveled to Danville, Kentucky, for an Arts immersion trip with fellow educators from the Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC).
They experienced the Commonwealth tour of the Louisville Orchestra, entitled "In Harmony" at the Norton Center for the Arts, featuring pieces by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and more! The following day, they spent the morning at the Art Center of the Bluegrass creating mosaic designs shaped like the state of Kentucky! These hands-on artistic experiences, organized by KEDC, continue to energize the arts for educators throughout the state!
#ListenToYourART @KedcArts @KEDCGrants @DrJWEvansJr @KingWendy_m
They experienced the Commonwealth tour of the Louisville Orchestra, entitled "In Harmony" at the Norton Center for the Arts, featuring pieces by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and more! The following day, they spent the morning at the Art Center of the Bluegrass creating mosaic designs shaped like the state of Kentucky! These hands-on artistic experiences, organized by KEDC, continue to energize the arts for educators throughout the state!
#ListenToYourART @KedcArts @KEDCGrants @DrJWEvansJr @KingWendy_m
🥎⚾️ It’s Almost Ball Season! ⚾️🥎
Spring Softball & Baseball Signups are here! Time to dust off those gloves and get ready for a fun on the field.
📅 Wednesday, March 11
📅 Thursday, March 12
⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM
📍 Central Office
💲 $65 per child
👨👩👧👦 $5 sibling discount
Creativity and community came together to create a special learning opportunity for an Estill County High School senior. 🎨✂️
ECHS senior Michael Baird is currently working on a "Villain Era" costume for a fashion design project in the Technology Student Association (TSA) State Competition. While learning the basics of sewing with Community Education Director Melinda Barnett (Mrs. M), it quickly became clear that Michael had developed a real passion for the project and wanted to learn more.
To help him continue building his skills, Mrs. M recruited a volunteer, her mother-in-law, Belinda Barnett, a talented seamstress who also works with 5th-grade students at Clay City Elementary, teaching them to sew dresses for the Little Dresses for Africa project.
Belinda spent the day helping Michael create a messenger bag, generously donating the pattern, fabric, thread, straps, and even gifting him his own sewing kit!
Thank you to the Estill County Public Library for providing a space to create, and to Belinda Barnett for volunteering her time to help a student develop a new skill. Congratulations to Michael for stepping outside his comfort zone and doing an outstanding job.
Today was a great day of learning!
#CommunityEducation #Volunteers #
Today marks the 100th day of the school year!
At South Irvine, Ms. Krissy Muncie’s class celebrated by dancing the day away in their 100 Days of School t-shirts.
We are proud of the hard work that all of our students across the district have put in over the past 100 days and look forward to seeing what they will accomplish in the days ahead. 🎉📚
#100daysofschool #estillcountyschools
At South Irvine, Ms. Krissy Muncie’s class celebrated by dancing the day away in their 100 Days of School t-shirts.
We are proud of the hard work that all of our students across the district have put in over the past 100 days and look forward to seeing what they will accomplish in the days ahead. 🎉📚
#100daysofschool #estillcountyschools
Community Education Director, Melinda Barnett (Mrs. M), joined Mrs. Hughes’s class this morning at ECHS for a Breakfast Club life skills lesson. Students learned how to make blueberry pancakes from scratch and scrambled eggs.
They discovered that you don’t need a box of pancake mix to make great pancakes… but apparently, you do need to make a little bit of a mess along the way!
Great job to the students for learning a new skill and starting the day with a delicious breakfast.
#CommunityEducation #EstillCountySchools #madefromscratch
They discovered that you don’t need a box of pancake mix to make great pancakes… but apparently, you do need to make a little bit of a mess along the way!
Great job to the students for learning a new skill and starting the day with a delicious breakfast.
#CommunityEducation #EstillCountySchools #madefromscratch
Our ECHS Lady Engineers are headed to the 14th Region Semifinals Friday night as they take on Letcher County Central! Let’s show our support and cheer them on as they battle for a spot in the regional championship.
Where: Knott County Central High School
Game Time: 6:00 PM
Don’t forget about Estill County Middle School Excite Night!
NEW LOCATION: Estill County HS Football Field
When: Friday at 5:30 PM
Admission:$5 for Adults
We’re also sharing some photos from this week’s ECHS pep rally, captured by two talented freshmen, Josiah Lambert and Tyson Smyth. Thank you both for doing such a great job capturing the excitement and school spirit!
💙🤍
Go Engineers!
March 6th is Maintenance Workers Appreciation Day!
We proudly recognize the dedicated individuals who keep our schools and facilities running smoothly.
From early mornings to unexpected repairs, our maintenance team works behind the scenes, and their efforts do not go unnoticed.
Every day, our students and staff learn and work in comfortable, safe, and welcoming environments because of their hard work and pride in what they do.
Thank you to our maintenance workers for everything you do for our schools and our community.
We appreciate you!
Friday Night Fun, Engineers Style! 🏈⚾️🥎
We’ve had a last-minute change to our lineup! This Friday’s Middle School Baseball & Softball Excite Night is now taking place at the Estill County High School Football Field.
Get ready for some ball, on-field games, and a movie under the lights! 🍿✨
📍 NEW LOCATION: Estill County HS Football Field
⏰ When: Friday @ 5:30 PM
🎟 Admission: $5 for Adults
Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets for the movie on the field! We can’t wait to see the community turn out and support our incredible student-athletes.
Let’s pack the stands! 💙⚡️
#EstillCounty #EngineersPride #SoftballLife #BaseballSeason #FootballFieldFun #CommunityEvent
We’ve had a last-minute change to our lineup! This Friday’s Middle School Baseball & Softball Excite Night is now taking place at the Estill County High School Football Field.
Get ready for some ball, on-field games, and a movie under the lights! 🍿✨
📍 NEW LOCATION: Estill County HS Football Field
⏰ When: Friday @ 5:30 PM
🎟 Admission: $5 for Adults
Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets for the movie on the field! We can’t wait to see the community turn out and support our incredible student-athletes.
Let’s pack the stands! 💙⚡️
#EstillCounty #EngineersPride #SoftballLife #BaseballSeason #FootballFieldFun #CommunityEvent
