Welcome to Paducah Public Schools where we take pride in our “Tradition of Excellence.” We hope that you find our website helpful and informative. We are working hard to assure that our community members have the information they need about our schools in an easy-to-find format. We also want those of you who are seeking a new school home to have the information you need about our schools so that you can make the best educational choices for your children.  We have a vision for this school district that focuses on meeting the diverse needs and interests of the students we serve.

Paducah Tilghman High School student Natalie Shumpert has signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Freed-Hardeman University.

Shumpert, a guard for the Lady Tornado,led the 1st region in scoring, averaging 19 points per game.  She was one of the top 3 point shooters in the region finishing with a 38% mark from long range.  She was chosen as the MVP for the Blue Tornado and was selected to the All 2nd district team and the All-Purchase team.  She helped the Tornado to a 17-12 record that included an undefeated season in the 2nd district and a 2nd District Championship.  

Govenor Steve Beshear has appointed Paducah Public Schools board member Dr. Felix O. Akojie to the Kentucky Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education. Dr. Akojie, a professor at the West Kentucky Community and Technical College, will serve through Dec. 15, 2010. He serves as the First Region chairperson on the KSBA board.

Dinning gymnasium felt very full as 350 students from the region, along with parents and guardians, met with admissions representatives and alumni representing over eighty college, technical schools, and miltary branches at the 2008 PHTS Regional College Expo on September 23.

Carolyn Martin, guidance counselor at PTHS, called it a "record turnout".  She attributed the steady traffic to the interest that parents and students have in "an opportunity in the evening to gather information for students."

Tom Ballowe, Director of Special Programs for Paducah Public Schools, has been appointed by Governor Steve Beshear to the Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board for a two year term. 

The KCCRB oversees the coordination and delivery of crisis intervention and disaster behavioral health services for the state in the event of a natural or man made disaster or under national security conditions.  Dr. Ballowe will represent mental health professionals on the board.