Abby Ranes, WCHS teacher, and Carol Hill, Providence Elementary Secretary, were honored today at the Webster County annual Closing Day Red Carpet Event for being selected the 2019 1WC Employees of the Year. The employees of the year were chosen by their peers. We appreciate you!!

            L to R: Abby Ranes, 2019 Certified Employee of the Year     L to R:  Mike Stone, 2018 Support Staff Employee of the Year

and Nita Johnson, 2018 Certified Employee of the Year   Carol Hill, 2019 Support Staff Employee of the Year

On April 5, 2019, Kentucky’s new minimum high school graduation requirements became law. The changes add “graduation prerequisites” and “graduation qualifiers,” explained below, to ensure students have basic math and reading skills, as well as experiences that can help them be prepared to enter college or the workforce. The new graduation requirements give students the chance to take more classes geared toward their plans after graduation. Freshman in 2019-20 must complete 22 credits (revised list) to graduate as well as one of eight graduation qualifiers. Those entering their freshmen year in 2020-21 and beyond must also complete a graduation prerequisite. The prerequisite requires students to demonstrate basic competency in reading and math in one of three ways before graduation.
Here’s what the changes mean for Kentucky students:

New KY Minimum Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements part 2

Congratulations to Webster County High School for being ranked in the top 21% of high schools in the state according to US News & World Report.  Out of 383 high schools in Kentucky, US News & World Report honored 227 as the best in the state.  WCHS ranked 48 out of the 227.

Kentucky assesses high school students with end-of-course exams in English II, Algebra II and biology. It added U.S. History as of 2019. High school graduation requirements in Kentucky call for a minimum of 22 credits earned, including the completion of a course on the history and appreciation of visual and performing arts. Learn more from the Kentucky Department of Education. There are 227 Kentucky schools honored in the 2019 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings.   To see more WCHS statistics click HERE

Congratulations to Jarrod Hankins who was named Webster County High School Principal. Mr. Hankins has served as an assistant principal at the high school this school year and was an agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at WCHS for 12 years. Mr. Hankins and his wife, Natalie, and two sons, Reese and Asher, live on a farm in Little Dixie. Mr. Hankins replaces Aaron Harrell who accepted a position as the Webster County Schools Director of Personnel and Secondary Education.