There will be no school at Wallins Elementary on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 due to the community wide water outage. The school has no water. This closure is for Wallins only.
Due to a community wide water outage, there will be no school at Wallins Elementary School on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Natasha Ely has been selected as the teacher for the Harlan County Child Development Center opening this August.
Ely, a current kindergarten teacher at James A. Cawood Elementary School, has been with the district seven years.
“I’m thrilled to continue this journey and start a new chapter as the teacher at the first Harlan County Child Development Center,” said Ely after learning of her selection earlier this week.
“After spending valuable time as a kindergarten teacher, I can’t wait to grow alongside these kiddos in a nurturing and innovative learning environment,” she said. “I’m excited to help lay the foundation and instill the love of learning in our future Black Bears!”
Leah Coots, the district’s preschool coordinator, said “I'm so excited to have Mrs. Ely join our team as the teacher of our Child Development Center. With her valuable experience teaching kindergarten, she brings a strong understanding of early childhood development and a genuine passion for fostering a love of learning right from the start. Mrs. Ely is a dynamic and engaging teacher, and we're confident she will provide Harlan County students with a strong and nurturing beginning to their educational journey.”
Superintendent Brent Roark said “the whole district is excited to see this endeavor coming to fruition. Mrs. Ely is an excellent choice to teach our inaugural class of these early learners. We know she is an exceptional teacher. She has a great rapport with the young students and families. “
“She has the artistic abilities that will allow the kids to do performances and programs to showcase their learning,” he said.
Roark said the center’s programs will be strongly rooted in not only basic social skills, but also in curriculum, instruction, focus on numeracy and early literacy.
The learning center will follow the state pre-school program.
The center is continuing to take applications for the first class of four-year old students.
Applications are now being accepted for students to attend the Child Development Center. The program will open this August. Positions are limited so apply early.
Applications are available at the Harlan county Public Schools central administrative offices, 251 Ball Park Road, Harlan.
Questions may be addressed to Leah Coots at 573-4330 or Kim Saylor at 573-1950.
Our Gifted and Talented students had an amazing day at the East Kentucky Science Center and Planetarium. Students learned about Newton's laws of motion, the lunar space landings, and much more! 🌎🚀🌌🌕👨🚀
Happy Secretary's Day to our amazing team!! We couldn't make it without you! 💜💛💜💛
WES would like to congratulate our SRO, Officer Josh Sargent, on being the recipient of the KYASRO Region 6 award. Officer Josh doesn't just protect our students, but is a regular part of their lives. As both a mentor and coach, he helps to foster a safe environment where students feel heard, cared for, and, above all, loved. In the words of Mrs. Rene, our PRI Coordinator, he is both a "difference maker and impactor, that is not only changing the lives of our current students, but also future generations by empowering today's youth to break free from generational poverty and crime."
Congrats again to Officer Josh! 💜💛🖤
Next Week!
The Harlan County School Food Service staff from across the district are gaining CPR certification this afternoon in a training at Harlan County High School. Christy Whitaker, district health coordinator, is conducting the training.
You don't want to miss this! We are going to have a blast!!
‼️WALLINS STUDENTS‼️
‼️3rd-8th Grade‼️
If you don’t have plans this spring break, make plans to come to Wallins school to the camp they will have Monday-Thursday from 10am-4pm.🌸
This camp is brought to you by Northside Christian Academy, who has been coming to Wallins to do this for a few years now to minister to children and they have so much fun! They are constantly doing things with the children. It’s a great fun filled day. Let’s make their ministry worth it!
If your child hasn’t sent in the permission slip from the school you will have to fill one of those out before you drop your child off!!
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‼️This is for Wallins students only‼️
Info for tomorrow!!
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Our eighth geads students were placed into teams to conduct research, collaborate to find solutions to urgent challenges, and experience real-world STEM careers. Expedition to Mars integrates physical science, life science, and engineering topics.
Third grade field trip pictures to LMU! They have been learning about Abraham Lincoln!
Our 1st and 2nd grade had a visit from Joanna Clark, author of the Aunt Pajama book series. She read to students and even gave them their own Aunt Pajama goodie bag complete with a book from the series.
Our 4th and 5th Grade Field Trip to the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky!
Check it out!!
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WES was proud to wear blue and white today! Oh, C-A-T-S, CATS, CATS, CATS! #UK #wildcats #trentnoah #9 #harlancountyproud
Through storytelling, demonstration, and hands on learning Teaching Artist Randy Shepherd spoke to 7th and 8th grade students. They learned about primitive tools, the Stone Age, and the living skills of our ancestors.
