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PSA: Next time you show up angry to a board mtg, write a mean email, or just get frustrated with your local superintendent, remember that they were the 1st people across KY to reach out to districts in BG/Mayfield offering help & support. They are all about kids & families!
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Amazing sight. Not delivering kids but delivering to kids & families. Strong/thriving schools = strong/thriving communities
#loveKYschools
#bgstrong
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That uncertain feeling when you think there are protestors against school reopening
@BGJHS
on first day of school. Then you realize they are holding signs that say welcome back and honk if you are excited for school. 3 college age kids give me hope.
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PLEASE
@GovAndyBeshear
, visit
@BGISD
&
@WarrenCoSchools
to appreciate firsthand the awesome work that educators in both districts are doing in-person/virtually each day.
@RobClayton10
& I will give you access to both districts. The 30,000 foot view from Frankfort is not reality.
@GovAndyBeshear
.
@GovAndyBeshear
says that the White House is very concerned about the numbers in Warren County, where both Warren County Schools and Bowling Green Ind. are both having in-person classes.
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So long my friend. Not sure any of us will ever meet another one like Paul Gray.
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I have found the face for
@bgisd
#highattendanceday2018
Ulises Hernandez,
@BGJHS
, 6th grader. Missed bus—could have stayed at home. Not Ulises—he walked 2.7 miles to school because he said “I’m supposed to be at school”.
@DGSherrill00003
brought him a new BG hat.
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This NEVER gets old. So proud of our coaches & kids for navigating a difficult year & having the heart of champions.
@PurplesFootball
2020 5A STATE CHAMPIONS!
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An open letter to the KY Board of Education in support of
@KyDeptofEd
Commissioner
@DrSPruitt
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That's our guy...that's Kentucky's 2022 Mr. Basketball!! Congrats
@turner_buttry
Purple Nation is proud of you.
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A sad day for education in the state of Kentucky & for a leader like
@DrSPruitt
What has happened to common sense & decency in government. We should all be ashamed of the poor example we set for the kids who look up to us.
The
#KBE
has voted to amend
@DrSPruitt
’s contract as the Commissioner of Education to pay him through 90 days and accept the commissioner's resignation.
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And to give the credit where it belongs, the 630
@BGISD
team members who are showing up every day to not only teach but care for the children of our community. Come see it in action. Advise us, support us, but please stop judging us.
.
@GovAndyBeshear
we can disagree with data. We have a commitment & history of transparency. Our families share health info with us & in-school health providers are both proactive in reducing risks & efficient reacting to students needs. Open invitation to visit
@BGISD
schools
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The
@BGHSPurplesNews
Class of 2020 has officially left the building. 35 hours over 4 days with so many outstanding seniors, their proud family & friends, a BGHS staff that stepped up to be there for every senior, & this graduation ceremony crew.
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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Saying a prayer for
@PGPT27
Every person that has ever met this great man are praying as hard as possible.
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This IS NOT a criticism, just a suggestion. I am not aware of Governor or KDE staff visiting districts outside of Frankfort since August. Please include districts that made in-person learning work safely since 8/24 when making these decisions. I nominate
@RobClayton10
On
@KyTonightKET
Commissioner Jason Glass says that the governor is collaborating with KDE on how schools will resume in-person classes in Jan.
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Not the way I thought Cathy Rogers’ &
@tracyimel
’s time
@BGHSPurplesNews
would end. They were my right & left hand for many years in this business & what a ride we’ve been on. The 2 people who I could/can count on anytime, anywhere to make things happen for our kids/school. 😘😘
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Let’s go PURPLES! If YOU want in-person classes, sports, some normalcy for our kids...JUST DO IT!!
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A special moment for a man I wish I had given more rounds of applause to when he was with us. A reminder to us all.
Before Bowling Green takes the field for warmups, KHSAA honors the late Paul Gray asking for a round of applause for appreciation of covering local sports. (Apologies for poor photo quality).
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That's an option but if you are an official (educator) who is charged with educating/advocating for all of the 4,200 students in
@bgisd
, then I would be failing EVERY student that identifies as Black, Hispanic, White, more than one race or other. So I'll keep being me.
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Always a cool moment to see 2018
@BGHSPurplesNews
graduate Noah Satterly show up on the
@USMC
feed as he trains to protect our country. I know BGHS teacher
@mcsatterly
is proud of this grad, her son.
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Jose Serrano, or "Mr. Jose" as he is known, is the custodian
@dishmanmcginnis
. He was telling me today as he cleaned cafeteria how excited he was to get vaccine. He's worked EVERY DAY since March 12th when this all began. Unsung heroes of this pandemic
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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Really appreciate the
@PlayingforMason
Foundation for donating $15,000 to help with temporary housing for families. This little guy continues to look after this community & is smiling down on us as we rise up to meet the needs of kids. Thank you
@jefgoodnight
, Janna & Maggie
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In order to accomodate the overwhelming outpouring of support for the Gray family,
@BGISD
will utilize the
@BGHSPurplesNews
arena to celebrate Paul’s life.
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As I left gym tonight, a guy said “I feel sorry for you all, two tough losses in region finals”. Don’t feel sorry, the goal is to play for championships...the lessons come from both winning & losing. But the goal remains...play for the championship!
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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We are saddened to hear of the passing of Don Webb. Coach Webb was a coach, an athletic director, a teacher, a mentor, a friend, and a TRUE PURPLE. RIP Coach Webb.
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If you wondered how important it was for all students
@BGHSPurplesNews
to have a voice in high school, this may answer that question. Way to go Samantha Reels
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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A lot of challenges sent my way. This is what the Fields’ Family has been up to during these past few weeks.
#socialdistancingBG
@BGISD
@WarrenCoSchools
@CityofBGKY
@BGDN_edbeat
@joeimel
@JoshWnky
@wbkotv
#TeamKentucky
@GovAndyBeshear
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On behalf of our outstanding
@BgPurplesAth
Athletic Directors & Assts,
@coach_head44
@ChrisSeabolt
@CoachSpader
@ejscott31
, this is not
@BGISD
. Unfair to them as professionals to “assume” & unfair to
@WarrenCoSchools
AD’s as well. Name names instead of indicting an entire region.
KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett tells
@K105sports
that multiple schools in South-Central Kentucky are about to get a letter from the KHSAA saying they can’t hold sporting events due to non-compliance with Covid requirements
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Even
@BGISD
Art Teacher
@sansomceo
has had to be a little more creative with her chalkboard art at the entrance of
@dishmanmcginnis
this year.
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We will miss our dear colleague and friend Brian Johnson.
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Although his title is “Interim” Commissioner of Ed in KY, impressed by current
@KyDeptofEd
leader Kevin Brown. He took time to call this superintendent(and I’m sure many others) on my cell phone today to say he was available if I or our school district needed anything.
#1stclass
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Not the final product but a nice image of what is coming in the 2021-2022 school year for
@BGHSPurplesNews
@PurplesFootball
@BGJHSFootball
@BGHSTrackNation
@Purple_Striders
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Appreciate our transportation staff getting our buses ready as they head out this morning to pick up our
@BGISD
students. Also great work by our maintenance crew prepping parking lots & sidewalks.
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I wanted to share the following information about my personal health situation.
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Justice was served today but sadly it doesn't bring back George Floyd for his family and friends. As we continue to see with this tragedy and other injustices, we have so much more work to do in support of Black men, women and children in our community and our country.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests.
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Only 3 times in 4th Region history has one school claimed both the girls & boys basketball titles in the same year. 1983 Warren Central, 2016 BGHS & your 2021 BGHS Teams! History lesson courtesy of
@bgpreps
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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2015
@BGHSPurplesNews
grad
@jmacbg43
getting a shoutout on
@CBSSportsNet
today. Already heading to Med School. Best line is he showed up to
@WKU
with lots of credits.
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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I want to share the following statement with our school community.
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You know it’s winter as a superintendent when the
@cmon_gary
twitter account is created.
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In day one, our amazing
@BGISD
team served 1,500 meals. That number will only increase exponentially.
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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Congratulations to
@PurplesFootball
Head Coach
@kwallacebg
on being selected as a coach for 2017
@ArmyAllAmerican
Bowl Game in San Antonio
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I hope & expect
@mikewilson2018
@JodyRichards12
&
@RepJimDeCesare
to stand up for educators who live & vote in their districts.
@GovMattBevin
, come to BG & explain to our outstanding educators what exactly you mean. Unless I'm misreading it, this offends me to my core
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Is it appropriate to shed a tear when you are in a ridiculously long drop off line for school
@BGJHS
? I don't think so since it's been 355 days since we've experienced this.
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Congrats
@CoachKWallace
on
#300
. Had the opportunity to be one of your assistants coaches, your principal & superintendent for 254 of those 300 wins. An incredible legacy in
@KHSAA
football!
#excellenceisworththeeffort
Coach Wallace gets 300th win with 61-6 victory over Fairdale. Congratulations,
@CoachKWallace
!
He becomes just the 11th coach in state history to achieve this accomplishment.
#WeAreStX
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The final touches at the
#newBGHS2020
are happening. Students will know they are entering the
@JoeTinius
@BGHSLEADacademy
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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We will be thanking many people for days & weeks to come for their generosity & support. We had an urgent need for bottled water yesterday & 4 colleagues/friends answered my call & got us what we needed within hours. Thank you
@barrenschools
@AllenCoSchools
@FS_Schools
&
@GRRECKY
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“See ya later”, not “goodbye”. Last day at BGHS for
@CoachKWallace
& Matt Logic. Began as fellow teachers/coaches, morphed into being their principal/superintendent. Cheered their teams on, questioned a few play calls/hit & run decisions, but always have & will call them friends
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Best part is
@J_Carothers23
was going to keep working his butt off on the JV team in order to prove that he belonged where he is now. Not quit, not leave, not pout...just keep working hard. He is a great representative of
@PurplesFootball
&
@BGISD
#excellenceisworththeeffort
Niumatalolo on Jamale Carothers: It just shows you that I'm overrated as a coach. We had him fifth team. He went from playing against Jireh Prep in a JV game to conference player of the week. He's a really humble kid. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Ky.
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Two years ago today
#totalsolareclipse2017
People told me I was “crazy”, “irresponsible”, “endangering the lives of kids”, & on and on for having school. Turned out to be one of the best school days ever. Great memories.
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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Instead of trying to become the next Hollywood, maybe we could first strive to become the state that adequately funded K-12 & higher ed, or the state that figured out how to address the opioid crisis, or the state that...did anything other than tried to become the next Hollywood
Lawmakers say the growth of Ky’s film tax credit program is alarming in the face of spending cuts for schools, social services and other essential needs.
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A big PURPLES thank you to everyone that made today a great school day. From bus drivers, maintenance crews & cafeteria staffs early this AM TO the parents & kids who made their way to school TO the caring school staffs that care for our kids each day
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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I would hope that
@ksbanews
@jimflynnkysupts
&
@KASAEdLeader
will speak up and let
@GovAndyBeshear
know he has gotten out of his lane. Spring 2020 state lockdown we did it remotely...Fall 2020 everything open, even 50% at restaurants, so I think schools/districts can manage this.
.
@GovAndyBeshear
says that superintendents and principals who are requiring teachers to come into the building to teach virtually should "strongly reconsider, let's do this right."
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Prayers for the students, staff, & community in Marshall County. Praying for
@trentlovett
as he helps his school & community heal.
#MarshallStrong
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As of 10/18/2022:
@PurplesGolf
Region Champs & 3rd at State
@LadyPurplesGolf
Region Runner-up & 8th at State
@BGGIRLSSOCCER
Region Champs & Elite 8
@Purples_Soccer
Region Champ & Elite 8
@BGPurpleVolley
District Champs
@PurplesFootball
District Champs
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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.
@GovAndyBeshear
we can disagree with data. We have a commitment & history of transparency. Our families share health info with us & in-school health providers are both proactive in reducing risks & efficient reacting to students needs. Open invitation to visit
@BGISD
schools
Gov. Beshear: Those who are criticizing the data out there don't have any data. We've tried to give good, nonpolitical recommendations. We've had schools that started in-person and had to shutdown. If you just want to criticize for sake of criticism, there's not a lot I can say.
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Photo by
@grameyphoto
of
@bgdailynews
of the moment the all-4th region team was on floor.
@emmahuskey12
wasn't on all region team but
@3saniyahshelton
dragged her out there as a "plus 1". She does all of the work that doesn't show up in a scorers book.
#greatteamculture
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I've said numerous times over past 11 months..."wouldn't it be nice to have to make snow day decisions instead of Covid-19/pandemic decisions" Maybe this is another sign that normalcy is closer to a reality. Driving streets early in AM is a nice distraction. Good luck
@BGBubble2
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We cut the power this morning to
@BGHSPurplesNews
as demolition begins on Monday to tear down this 1970s beauty that served our students & community well over the past 50 years. Here’s a cheer for tradition/history & another one for the exciting future in the new BGHS.
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Proud of our
@BGISD
team for coming together & attempting to meet immediate needs of families. From food, to shelter, to clothing, to just reaching out to kids & saying "I'm here for you". Tornado, pandemic, whatever the challenge our educators always put kids 1st More work to do
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THIS!! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 "During this time, our children need to be in school. They need to be able to see their teachers, access all the supports our public schools provide & be able to play & grow together. We must put the interests of Kentucky’s children ahead of our own."
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Do you want to play in a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL game?? Well, if you have been a freshman on the
@PurplesFootball
team since 2002 & played all 4 years, you have had the opportunity to be a part of a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP game. We say
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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An Open Letter to Governor Bevin
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The last time
@BGISD
students attended school on a Friday was March 6th (189 days ago). Hope everyone has a FANTASTIC FRIDAY!
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Look at our very first Gamechanger hire in
@bgisd
.
@KarmaBerkley
at one time drove a bus for us but never lost sight of her goals. She now teaches
@PBC_Elementary
& has her Masters from WKU.
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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I hope every member of the
@KYSenateDems
@KYHouseDems
@KYHouseGOP
&
@KYSenateGOP
votes to override Governors veto of HB 200, HB 366 & HB 362. The children of KY are counting on you to do the right thing & not use this moment for political grandstanding on either side of the aisle
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8/24/20 Confident in our
@BGISD
Team...students, parents, staff, & community.
#WeCanDoThis
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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If a child was fed in this community over the past 20 months, it was probably because of the work of
@DallaEmerson
. Happy Birthday to the lady that treats every child like her own.
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These two first time head principals,
@kmcgraw122
&
@lightningr
, are responsible for leading over 2,300 students in
@BGISD
this school year. I know the students, parents & staff are going to help them make it one of the best ever.
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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Continuing to work on a very difficult decision for our district to try and meet the needs of our
@BGISD
students, staff, families, & community.
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Didn't take long on tonight's walk to make this call. BGISD will be closed on Wednesday, February 17, using an NTI/Virtual Learning Day. Once again, thank you to our
@BGISD
maintenance crew for prepping our buildings just in case.
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Something to celebrate about KY public school education!
#20
is a lot higher ranking than you would have predicted based on rhetoric in Frankfort. And as the graphic shows...”low spending & strong school system” (i.e. doing more great work with less $)
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And this all was followed up with “will you be back in school this year?”, “what about graduation?”, “what about prom?”, & “how is construction going on the new school?”. My friends at El Matzalan are the best.
#buylocal
Dinner tonight courtesy of our friends at El Matzalan in Fairview Plaza. I went with the La Texana. Greeted with “how are you my friend” & our “usual” waitress asked how
@parkerfields15
was doing & that she missed him & his friends. Definitely encourage you to
#buylocal
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A tough night for our boys in Purple may be the understatement of the year. The score isn’t going their way on an emotional night. Doesn’t take away from the pride we all have in their effort, spirit & perseverance.
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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A BIG
@bgisd
thank you goes out to our staff for making today a great school day while colleagues represented them in Frankfort. Also a big shoutout to our outstanding substitute teachers who stepped up in a big way today. A win-win for all PURPLES!
#ExcellenceIsWorthTheEffort
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Happy New Year 🎉🎉! Today marks the start of year 6 as Superintendent of
@BGISD
. What a ride during the last 1/2 of a decade. Never a dull moment but I’ve loved every second of it.
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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If the State Champion
@PurplesFootball
Team can't travel to the State Capital for recognition, it will be brought to BGHS. Thank you
@pattiminter4ky
& Steve Sheldon for honoring our team today.
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Don't blink because before you know it, the new Bowling Green High Stadium will be ready for events. Home bleachers, retaining wall and bleacher pads on visitor side, and a great perspective on height of bleachers/press box.
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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It would’ve been nice for
@KyDeptofEd
or State Health Dept to touch base with the 30 plus school districts in session to see what this change means. Or at least a heads up that it was coming out of nowhere on a Monday. But we will figure this out, we will figure this out together
KDE guidance concerning face coverings changed today. More information will be shared tomorrow.
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Started coaching football at BGHS in 1996. Spent many nights since cheering on other people's kids as a coach, principal, superintendent. Tonight my own son runs on the field wearing a gold helmet. And playing Highlands, an old rival from my Newport days. Life comes full circle.
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As you know, Gov. Beshear made some significant announcements today. As you would expect, we need time to evaluate this information that we received just a few hours ago. We will have more details in the coming days & are looking forward to time with our families from Nov 20-29.
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If this doesn't make you stop & think after a really long year, nothing will. An
@PotterGrayPride
student holding his sign as he stares at former PG students who will be graduating from
@BGHSPurplesNews
on Sunday. Reminder that little kids absolutely look up to our HS students!
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If I've counted correctly, tomorrow will be our 3rd opening day: 8/24, 1/11 & 3/2. Confident we are ready to welcome back students. A credit to our Board of Education, the 620 members of the PURPLES Team, the parents for supporting us & most importantly our incredible STUDENTS!
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A lot of people are having their 1st day of school today. Officer Patrick Donoghue was
@BGHSPurplesNews
bright & early today to begin his work with our students & staff at BGHS. We value & appreciate our partnership with
@CityofBGKY
Police Department
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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Who won their 100th game as a High School Head Basketball Coach tonight? This guy...
@coach_head44
of the
@LadyPurpleHoops
Congrats Coach!
#ExcellenceIsWorthTheEffort
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A great way to kick off a weekend of football is with a shout out from Peyton Manning!
#TeamRiddell
@EmilyFant10
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Had a chance to recognize one of our bus drivers, Jimmy Hussey, with a Beyond the Call Award today. When your bus driver shows up at a kids doorstep at 4:20 to deliver the pink trapper keeper they left on the bus, that’s making a difference!
#excellenceisworththeeffort
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I think
@DCPSSuper
is correct. If every
@KYHouseDems
@KYHouseGOP
@KYSenateGOP
@KYSenateDems
doesn’t speak on the floor Tomorrow denouncing
@GovMattBevin
for these outrageous comments, then they should be voted out of office.
#drawalineinthesand
@maxwellwise
Please take official action and censure him in the Senate tomorrow (Saturday). This is reprehensible and his own party needs to tell him enough is enough.
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Happy Birthday to “former”
@bgisd
Superintendent
@JoeTinius
Obviously, leaving the superintendency has the same anti-aging impact as leaving the White House. Looks much younger after 3 years out of office.
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Saying goodby to Trina Lou
@BGHSPurplesNews
today. We both started working at BGHS in August 1996. We have laughed(a lot), cried, celebrated & much more over these past 2 decades. Will always be one of my favorite PURPLE colleagues. Enjoy the next chapter friend.
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Congrats to
@PBC_Elementary
Principal
@vagus23
& his wife Cera on the birth of Delvagus Jr! Born 2/23/18 weighing 7lbs 9 ounces.
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On March 10, 2020, the BG/WC Coronavirus Task Force met for the 1st time. We didn't know what was to come & had no idea that we'd lose an incredible doctor & person like Dr. Shadowen who was educating/guiding us that day. Picture in that SAME ROOM 308 days later.
#speechless
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I am feeling PROUD tonight.
2001 Mr. Basketball Carrier
2013 Mr. Football Fant
2016 Mr. Football Carothers
2022 Mr. Basketball Buttry
2022 Mr. Baseball Forbes
#excellenceisworththeeffort
#onceapurplealwaysapurple
#purplenation
Has any other KY High school won all 3??
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