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Abigail Rosys, a senior at The Piarist School in Hagerhill and daughter of Gary and Jean Rosys, is one very happy student after being named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. But, it is an honor that began for her over a year ago.

According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, roughly 1.6 million students take the PSAT each year. This test is the first step in a long process to this prestigious scholarship. From the over a million students, 16,000 are named Semifinalists. These Semifinalists must then go through an application process which includes writing essays, getting recommendations, and taking the SAT. Students who show a very high academic record and score well enough on the test will then be promoted to Finalist...

We are hard at work in the final stages of the annual Christmas Program. Thanks to the generosity of multiple parishes and individuals throughout the country, over 800 kids will be receiving store-bought presents that they otherwise could not afford.

We will post pictures as the dates draw nearer.

Anyone wishing to help purchase gifts may contact Outreach Director Audrey Collins at 606-789-1967 or piaoutreach@bellsouth.net.

This summer, we welcomed Helping Hands Christian Missions to the Piarist Outreach Emergency Home Projects.  This is a wonderful group dedicated to their Mission and always giving a hand up to those in need. They completed work on two separate homes for families in need this year.

The Piarist School gym, a project that has been in progress for almost two years, is finally nearing completion. There is still work to be completed before it is ready to be unveiled completely, however, we have some exciting news.

In December, the Piarist School will welcome Bishop John Stowe. He will be celebrating Mass with the students and faculty and blessing the new gymnasium before the Piarist Knights basketball season kicks off. WYMT will be broadcasting coverage of the opening game from our campus for the very first time.

As our school exists solely on donations, the gymnasium could not have been built without the help from our benefactors.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this dream a reality for our students.

Audrey Collins, Piarist Outreach Director, is hard at work organizing names of families and children in the surrounding counties who will receive two store-bought gifts from our many volunteers and benefactors around the country. Collins organizes hundreds of names of children by location and coordinates with various organizations and volunteers from multiple states to ensure that children who are living below the poverty line and would not otherwise receive a Christmas gift, will be able to celebrate Christmas this year.

The program is in its 15th year under her guidance and each year it increases in size.

Collins states that she has already received the names of around 900 kids for this year but she expects that number to increase before November.

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We are excited to welcome Sister Amy to the Piarist School faculty this year. Sister Amy will be teaching seventh, eight, and freshman religion and seventh and eighth grade English. For the last six years, Sister Amy has worked at St. Francis in Pikeville. She is excited to join the faculty and experience the new adventures that the school year brings.

Welcome, Sister Amy!