McCracken County High School

Save the Date(s): April Spirit Nights McCracken County High School Class of 2024 Tonight: Qdoba! 5 - 8

Congratulations to the MCHS Juniors who graduated as part of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Youth LEAD Class #13. #McCrackenProud Addison Dover, Addison Hart, Andrew Ragan, Briley Smith, Callie Madison, Carson Wallace, Conner Stevens, Daniel Crouse, Elizabeth Gregory, Elizabeth Gilbert, Ella Chuppe, Gage Clark, Isabelle Jeffords, Mariane Puertollano, Matthew King, Owen Hibbs, Pratha Patel, Sophie Hollowell, and Waverly Watson.

Congratulations to the members of the MCHS Girls Soccer Team: Makenzie Burgett, Audrey Haley, Ana Mendoza, and Heather Mendoza, as well as to Johnny Mendoza, a member of the MCHS Boys Soccer Team. Over Spring Break, they traveled to Italy with the Kentucky Youth Soccer Olympic Development Team. They were able to train with professional coaches and played games against international opponents! #McCrackenProud https://www.kysoccer.net/odp/

Thank you to McCracken County Public Library for bringing the "Brary Bus" to MCHS and promoting reading! Matt Jaeger and Ashley Doughty educated students on the process of the Home Borrowing Services, shared many book resources, and engaged in activities with students and teachers alike! Mrs. Hovekamp, Mrs. Hensen, Mrs. Gutierrez, Mrs. Parrish, Mrs. Roberts, and Mrs. Aseer Scott from ACE Academy say, "Thank You!" #SmartStangs #McCrackenProud https://www.mclib.net/books-more/brary-bus-bookmobile

Check out our latest Talent Discovered video featuring MCHS alumnus Austin Mourad, Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Investor, and Entrepreneur. https://youtu.be/qk-aT8xSJ4w?si=_pOulA6JfppbdmR1

Congratulations to the Paducah Area Technical Center Students of the Month for March 2024! #McCrackenProud Carpentry - Wyatt Greer (11) Media Arts - Zachary Poat (11) Welding - Daniel Lundberg (11)

The Mustangs have been very busy over Spring Break! Congratulations to Chess Team member Charlie Beckner. He came in 1st Place in the under 900 division at the Jackson Purchase Open Chess Tournament held at McCracken County High School on Saturday, March 30th. Charlie had a perfect day winning ALL 4 of his games. #McCrackenProud

Congratulations to the MCHS Winter Guard! They are the 2024 SCGC SRA GOLD MEDALISTS! The McCracken Winter Guard scored 90.6 and beat teams from Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky! #McCrackenProud

McCracken County HOSA now has four executive council members serving the 2024 - 2025 school year. Jack Aderon received the gavel from Past President Grace Henderson at the State Leadership Conference. HOSA Advisor Andrea Heisner has served several years on the executive council and will serve again this year as Jack’s advisor. Megan Gwinn will join the council for the first time this year as the Past President’s advisor. We are very proud of our students and faculty for their achievements with HOSA-Future Health Professionals. #McCrackenProud

Congratulations to the CFSB "I Am the Dream" Scholarship Winners from McCracken County High School - Senior Kailen McGregor and Senior Larkin Hill! #McCrackenProud

Congratulations to the Mustang Media Team! They WON 1st Place for Newscast at the STLP State Championship! They had to go through two rounds and then present the newscast to the judges! #McCrackenProud STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program) https://sites.google.com/education.ky.gov/stlp24state/

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FCCLA is currently at the State Conference! Good luck to all the FCCLA students competing this week! #McCrackenProud

The Chess Team participated in the Purchase Chess Foundation Women's Open at Paducah Tilghman High School this past Saturday. There was a women's and men's section. In the men's division, Cy Hines came in 1st, Ansh Shah was 3rd, and Charlie Beckner placed 4th. In the women's division Chess Club Sponsor Traci Dossett came in 1st. The Chess Club will host the Jackson Purchase Open this Saturday, March 30. It is a qualifying event for the Kentucky Closed Championship. #McCrackenProud

🧬 Mustang Academy students are studying genetics! 🌟 Mrs. Gregory's Science class explored genetic diversity with a fun "Speed Dating" activity. In a fast-paced setting, swapping alleles showed students how genetic diversity shapes who we are! #SmartStangs #McCrackenProud

Congratulations to the Lady Mustang Tennis Team! This weekend, they placed 2nd in the Greenwood Match Madness! #McCrackenProud

Congrats to the McCracken County Bass Fishing Team! In their latest tournament, McCracken had 2 Top 10 finishes! 63 boats competed in the West KY High School SAF (Student Angler Federation) Trail Tournament, an event hosted by McCracken County! They had 7 McCracken boats competing! #McCrackenProud https://khsaa.org/sports-sport-activities/spring/bass-fishing/

Congratulations to Senior Ainsley Galloway and Junior Emely Martinez for their 1st Place win in Medical Innovations at the HOSA State Competition. Their "invention" was an Rx Bank. They each received a $10,000 scholarship and they are advancing to Nationals in Houston. #McCrackenProud

Congratulations to the McCracken County Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble on great performances yesterday at KMEA Concert Band assessment Both bands scored unanimous Distinguished Ratings! Bravo Mustangs! In the 11 years MCHS has been open - ALL bands have earned Distinguished Ratings ALL 11 years! #Legacy #McCrackenproud

McCracken County Schools Superintendent Josh Hunt appointed Jonathan Smith as the new principal of McCracken County High School (MCHS) today. #McCrackenProud https://www.mccracken.kyschools.us/article/1520142