Owsley County School District

Recognizing Those Who Lift Owsley Schools Higher Every Day

5th Grade student, Madelyn Havicus, exhibits leadership in the classroom, her teams and for younger students.

OCHS Gifted Student Spotlight of the Week!

Congratulations to our OCHS middle and high Math Pi Day Contest winners. Students received prizes for reciting the most digits of Pi., beyond 3.14. Middle School 3rd place-Issac McKelvey, 2nd Place-Bradey Byrd, and 1st place- Jinger Marshall with 118 digits! High School 3rd place-Noah Shouse, 2nd place-Katie Shipman, and 1st place-Irish Neace with 122 digits! Great job, Owls!

Congrats to these awesome mathematicians in 2nd grade!

Recognizing Those Who Lift Owsley Schools Higher Every Day

Ashton Adkins, 5th Grade student, demonstrates his leadership by leading OCES's moment of silence and Pledge every day.

Mrs. Hall's Biology students are working on projects to demonstrate their understanding of Cellular Respiration. "Student choice" was included for the project, giving students options such as writing/recording a rap song, a skit, or a story book using the lesson's vocabulary and key concepts.

Attention Owsley Seniors: The Charles Dooley Memorial Scholarship will award two $500 scholarships to well-rounded, hard-working students active in their community. For more information or an application, contact Mrs. Nancy Eversole.

Owsley County Schools would like to share important information regarding a recent change in Kentucky law that will impact promotion and retention decisions for kindergarten and first grade students. Please take a moment to review the letter below. If you have questions or would like more information, we encourage you to attend the OCES Spring Open House during Parent-Teacher Conferences on April 9, where staff will be available to discuss this with families.

Gifted & Talented student, Camille Brewer, trains and competes with her dance team at Foundation Dance Academy.

Recognizing Those Who Lift Owsley Schools Higher Every Day

5th Grader, Elaina Jones, created QR Codes for Pi Day and Owsley County Schools. She used Scratch, developed by MIT. Scratch uses a drag-and-drop interface to teach computational thinking, creativity, and collaboration.

Today at OCHS, Mrs. Campbell's freshmen English students completed an Adolescent Literacy Model literacy strategy, working with each other to organize the plot sequence from Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

Recognizing Those Who Lift Owsley Schools Higher Every Day

Owsley County Schools is excited to welcome our future Owls!

Kindergarten Registration for the 2026–2027 school year is now open. Families can attend one of the scheduled registration dates and sign up for Kinderboost by scanning the QR code.

Kinderboost gives incoming kindergarten students a chance to meet their teachers, learn school routines, and get ready for a great start to the school year.

📍 Owsley County Elementary School
📅 Kinderboost: July 20–22 | 8:30 AM–2:00 PM

Children must be 5 years old on or before August 1, 2026 to register.

We look forward to welcoming our newest students and families to Owsley County Schools!

The Owsley County Board of Education has set the Owsley County High School Class of 2026 Commencement Ceremony for Saturday, May 30 at 6:00 PM in the high school gymnasium.

Students and their peer mentors at OCHS participate in Mario (Mar10) Day activities!

Reminder: All OCHS 11th-grade students will take the SAT tomorrow, March 11.

Please make sure students get a good night’s rest and arrive at school on time, ready to do their best. We are proud of the hard work our students have put in and wish them the best of luck!

Recognizing Those Who Lift Owsley Schools Higher Every Day