Saying goodbye is never easy and this is especially true as Pikeville High School faculty, staff, students and administration bid farewell to not only one, but three tremendous educators, Mr. Dan Houston, Mrs. Jeannie Stone, and Mrs. Lisa Wheeler. These three educators have a total of 89 years in education. Mrs. Stone is retiring with a total of 37 years; Mrs. Wheeler is retiring with 27 years; and Mr. Houston is retiring after 25 years of service. These 89 years of dedication have taken place not only within the four walls of a classroom, but also, outside the realm of the classroom. In addition to being exceptional classroom educators, all three of these individuals have dedicated countless hours to chorus, band, tennis and cheerleading. Mr. Dan Houston is our band director, choir director, and tennis coach; Mrs. Jeannie Stone is our high school cheerleading coach; and Mrs. Lisa Wheeler is our junior high cheerleading coach. Their dedication to these extracurricular activities has earned them countless accolades throughout the years and contributed greatly to the Panther Pride tradition. 

The 2012 Art Show and Concert Band Spring Concert presented Tuesday May 1st was again incredibly successful. The artwork on display in the foyer of the Alumni Auditorium was created in Mrs. Paula Smith’s art classes and is an outstanding example of the artistic talent at Pikeville High School. 

 

Ms. Karen Thacker’s first grade students at Pikeville Elementary read and passed a test over a phenomenal 1,302 Accelerated Reader Books this school year. They celebrated on Tuesday, May 15 with a party and each child was awarded a metal engraved with their name, total number of books read and the school year. 

The students were Mercedes Macier, Sarah Elswick, Oliver Vogt, Stephen Colston, Brady McCown, Alyaan Salman, Zachary Baker, Abby Simpson, Blake McGuire, Rafael Ascencio, Blake Birchfield, Josh Hughes, Jakob Johnson, Seth Bolen, Brae Ward, Carson Wright, Zoey Ratliff, and Madison Adkins. Ms. Thacker said, “she was extremely proud of this class and their reading efforts.”

The Pikeville Junior High School Girls Softball Team are the first ever County Champions! Our girls fought and clawed their way through three games for the title. The Lady Panthers won the first game against Belfry with a score of 28-9; the second game against East Ridge ended with a score of 23-13 and the championship game against Phelps ended with a 11-7 victory. The team finished up their season undefeated in county play!