The first Pikeville Varsity Softball Camp was held on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Myers Field with 16 campers from Pikeville Elementary School in attendance.  Campers received small group instruction from varsity softball players and coaches on fielding, batting and base running.  The three hour camp was held to help young players learn skills and build a mentor relationship between high school players and players beginning their softball careers.  The varsity players were excited to work with enthusiastic PES students and look forward to the next camp.  If you were unable to attend camp this year please look for our camp to return next spring!

Mrs. Wilson’s second grade classroom had a very special visit from Rodney Scott, Pike County jailer, during Dr. Seuss day on Friday, March 1.  In celebration of Dr. Seuss birthday, Scott read a Dr. Seuss book and then discussed his role as a jailer and how important it is to obey rules and laws.  Scott is the father of second grader, Grant Scott.  Mrs. Wilson’s class would like to extend a great big Thank You to Mr. Scott for his awesome visit.

Pikeville Elementary sixth grade student, Taylor Akers, daughter of Tracy and Tonya Akers was selected to be ‘Page for a Day.’  On February13, 2013, 11 year old Taylor Akers traveled to Frankfort to be a page for Representative Leslie Combs. 

Taylor was selected based on an essay she wrote in Mrs. Cokely’s  sixth grade writing class, entitled "What it would mean to be a legislative page".  The ‘Page For A Day Contest’ was sponsored by the Family Youth Resource Centers. Taylor received a certificate of recognition and was very excited about the honor.

Pikeville Elementary fifth grader, Saraiah Peters was recently recognized as the winner of the AARP Greatest Grandparent contest! 

The annual contest highlights the nurturing relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren. The essay contest is an important way to make the public more aware of how important grandparents are in the lives of children.

Saraiah received several prizes from AARP for her for her winning essay on why her Grandfather, Junior Wagner should be AARP’s Grandparent of the Year.

Saraiah is the daughter of Jeff Peters and Shellae Thacker.