Students in the Advanced Ag program are helping with the local 4-H Pig Squeal taking place Saturday. The students have spent the last week building pins for the animals. Over 18 youth from Limestone County have been raising their hogs for the past 4 months to get them to weight.
It was a beautiful day for Special Olympics! Congratulations to all of our students who competed. We are SO proud of you!
EYES TO THE SKY: Our LCS students, faculty, and staff had their eyes to the sky this afternoon, taking in the great solar eclipse of 2024.
Due to the threat of severe weather forecast for tomorrow, all Limestone County Schools will operate on the following early dismissal schedule Tuesday, April 2: Elementary Schools will dismiss at 11:40 a.m. and High Schools at noon. All after school activities are canceled.
The Limestone County Middle and High School Honor Bands took the stage Tuesday night at Clements Baptist Church for their annual concert. The band is made up of students from all six Limestone County high schools as well as Athens High School.
Cedar Hill Elementary had a rockin' afternoon Friday. The faculty and staff held a Rock the Test pep rally for 2nd-5th grades ahead of next week's ACAP testing to pump them up and encourage them to do their best.
The final College and Career Fair of the school year wrapped up today at East Limestone High School. Students had the chance to speak with a number of representatives from colleges, military forces, and business while exploring post secondary options.
Our elementary scholars bowl teams competed in the county tournament today at Owens. Creekside took top honors, followed by Sugar Creek in second, and Johnson in third. Wesley Hampton of Johnson Elementary was the overall high scorer.
FOR THE LOVE OF READING: We had a surprise visitor stop by the Central Office this morning. ⚾️🚀📚
Sprocket with the Rocket City Trash Pandas met with our reading specialists and gave them information on the Reading with Sprocket program.
Today, students from across Limestone County got a preview of what life will be like post-graduation. Thanks to a partnership with the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, and numerous local volunteers, the students had the opportunity to participate in Your Money, Your Life, a program dedicated to helping young people understand the financial responsibilities they will face as they earn a living in the real world.
Superintendent Dr. Randy Shearouse recognized Sucely Vicente, a Junior from West Limestone High School, during Tuesday night's board meeting. Vicente was recently selected as the only student in the state to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum: Law & CSI through the FBI.
Our principals and administration staff enjoyed participating in the Athens-Limestone County Chamber of Commerce's annual Partners in Education Breakfast this morning at Athens State University. We appreciate our Partners in Education and all they do for our schools!
It was a pleasure to have Limestone County Commission Chairman Collin Daly and Commissioner Derrick Gatlin on the Limestone County Career Tech campus today to proclaim February as Career and Technical Education Month.
Welcome back! We plan to have school as normal on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. We look forward to seeing everyone!
After monitoring road and campus conditions throughout the day today, we have decided to remain closed on Tuesday, January 23. We will re-evaluate conditions tomorrow in order to make a decision about Wednesday, however, at this time, please make preparations to return to campus January 24.
UPDATED COUNTY TOURNAMENT BRACKET: Modifications have been made to the Limestone County Basketball Tournament based on the availability of referees.
On Thursday, January 25, there will be 4 Middle School games played at Elkmont. All other games will be played at East Limestone.
Due to ice still impacting many secondary roads throughout the county, Limestone County Schools will be closed Monday, January 22, 2024. We will continue to monitor road conditions, however, as of now, we plan to resume school on Tuesday.
COUNTY TOURNEY UPDATE: The Limestone County Basketball Tournament will be played January 22-27 at East Limestone High School. Cash tickets will be $6 Monday through Thursday and $7 for the Finals on Saturday. GoFan tickets will also be available for the same price, but will have a $1 fee per ticket.
Due to ice still impacting many of the roads across the county, as well as on our campuses, Limestone County Schools will be closed Thursday and Friday, January 18 and 19, for the safety of our faculty, staff, and students. Please continue to stay safe and stay warm.
Limestone County Schools will remain closed Tuesday and Wednesday, January 16 and 17, 2024, due to impacts from snow and ice, as well as dangerously low temperatures and wind chills. We will continue to monitor conditions for the remainder of the week. Please stay safe and stay warm.