The Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline Inc. have selected 24 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2022 Valvoline™ Teacher Achievement Awards (TAA) including Wayne County School Teacher Jamie Reagan. She and the other 23 recipients have qualified to compete for the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced in September.

Wayne County Schools are eager to begin another school year and look forward to seeing students on August 19^th.  COVID continues to be a concern for our community and our schools.  The district will continue to follow the advice of local, area, and state health department officials in making decisions with regard to student and staff safety. 

First and second grade girls at Bell Elementary are encouraged to register for this opportunity to pick up tips through drills and technique development in a fun way. There will be a series of three after school sessions. Call 606-348-8150 for more information.

 The Wayne County Board of Education met Thursday, July 15^th, continuing to make plans for the construction of a new elementary building, with the help of federal COVID relief money.

Four 'Casting Cards' participated in the Annual Student Angler Federation World Finals and National Championship on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina June 30th through July 2nd of last week. Wayne County Captain Jason Stockton said, "Three hundred ninety eight teams from all over the United States (including one team from Zimbabwe) participated in the competitions."

Teams of JROTC cadets headed by Hallie Pyles and Daniel Ward spoke to 75 percent of the 8th grade classes thanks to WCMS Teachers Carter Tucker and Lisa Bell just before the school year ended. The JROTC advocates recruited 29 students who signed up to enroll in JROTC their freshmen year.