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The Piarist School is a small, tuition-free, private, Catholic college-preparatory school in Martin, Floyd County, Kentucky. The school is open to students of all faiths and serves students in Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin and Pike Counties.
An article from the Floyd County Times, the local newspaper for eastern Kentucky, has been added to the Outreach section of the website. This article discusses the Emergency Home Repair help that the Piarist School Outreach Program has established. For more information, please contact Outreach Director Audrey Collins at 606-285-3950.
The Piarist School has ended its testing for entrance into the school for the upcoming school year. With a little over two months to go, we are now underway in preparing for our largest enrollment ever.
The Piarist School will hold its 17th graduation this Saturday, May 22 at 11 AM when 15 seniors will graduate at the Ramada Inn in Paintsville, KY.
The first 8th grade graduation will be held June 4th at 7PM in the Piarist School gymnasium. We wish to congratulate all of our graduates and wish them continued success in their upcoming endeavors!
Students in eastern Kentucky who are entering the sixth grade in the fall now have another choice. The Piarist School will open a sixth grade for the 2010-2011 school year due to the overwhelming interest from the surrounding counties. A number of students have already taken the entrance exam and been accepted for the sixth grade next year. We are anticipating more student interest and look forward to the excitement of the new school year!
Subhash Gutti was honored March 21, 2010 with a Commendation from Martin Mayor Thomasina Robinson for his achievement in representing the city. Mayor Robinson visited the Piarist School on Friday, March 21 to present Subhash with the commendation in front of a school assembly and to declare March 21 Subhash Gutti day in the city of Martin. Subhash is the first student in Piarist School history to receive such an esteemed honor. Congratulations Subhash!
As reported by the Floyd County Times - The winner of the Floyd County Schools Spelling Bee will get the chance to win a $10,000 U.S. Savings Bond at the Kentucky State Spelling Bee on March 20.
Subhash Gutti, a student at the Piarist School in Martin, will be one of 60 students from Kentucky and Southern Indiana to compete in the event. The state wnner will receive a U.S. Savings Bond valued at $10,000 upoon maturity, a trophy, the latest edition of the Merriam Webster collegiate dictionary and a $25 Amazon.com gift card. Other finalist will receive U.S. Savings Bonds in the amount of $5,000 for 3nd place, $3,000 for 3rd place, $1,500 for 4th place and $1,000 for 5th place.
The sudents who qualified for the event represent public and private school systems from grades four through eight in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
The Kentucky State Spelling Bee will be held at the Frazier International History Museum.
Congratulations, Subhash and good luck!
New Outreach Ministry updates have been posted. Be sure to check back often for more updates.
The Piarist School wishes to congratulate three students who placed in the regional Academic Competition and competed this weekend in the State Academic Competition: Andrew McCormick for Social Studies, Swathi Gutti for Science, and Subhash Gutti representing our middle school. Congratulations to these students for their achievement!
The Piarist School recently took 2nd place in the Regional Science Olympiad competition. Numerous students competed in multiple competitions and the Piarist School took the first place medal in Astronomy, Cell Biology, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Experimental Design, Forensics, Fossils, and Trajectory. Since the team placed in the top 4, they will be eligible to compete at the State level on April 24! Congratulations to all of our hard working students!
Subhash Gutti, a 7th grade student in the Piarist School Middle School battled students from 11 other school county schools for approximately four hours through 26 rounds of competition before finally winning in the championship round. Subhash will go on to compete in the State Spelling Bee later this month. Congratulations Subhash and good luck!
Piarist School senior, Jonna Craft, recently made the finals in a local music scholarship program for high school students. Craft represented the Private and Home Schooled category in the competition and proceeded to the Grand Finals on Saturday, March 13. Congratulations to Jonna Craft for her outstanding performance!
The Piarist School Lady Knights recently ended their best season to date. With 3 players named to the All District and All Conference Teams, the Lady Knights are the reigning Three Rivers Champions and recorded two new records: Most wins in a season (9) and most points scored in a single game (74). Congratulations to our Lady Knights and good luck on next season!
The Piarist School is pleased to announce the creation of a new Track and Field team. The team will be coached by faculty members Laura Smith and Jennifer Shepherd. Good luck to our dedicated athletes!
Yahoo! has decided to close geocities this summer. As a result we will be moving to a new site. Please redirect your browsers to piaristschool.org. With the move we have begun to redesign the site. Please contact us with suggestions, corrections, or advice. Send e-mail to webadmin.
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Martin, Kentucky 41649
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Last edited: June, 2010