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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!

Dozens of Piarist students participated in the nationwide walkout this morning to bring awareness to school safety and to pay tribute to the 17 victims of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

These students stood outside for 17 minutes with various members of the faculty and staff alongside them. Senior students led a chant calling for change, a group prayer, and a moment of silence for the victims and their families.

We are all honored to stand beside our students.

The first entrance exam of the year will be given on Saturday February 3. All students interested in taking the exam should be at the school no later than 8:45 am. The middle school exam will last approximately an hour, while the high school exam will last approximately 3 hours.

Anyone interested should contact the school for more information at 606-789-1967.

Sophomores got a taste of genetics in this week’s Sophomore Biology lab when they extracted DNA from strawberries. Mrs. Howard says they enjoyed seeing the results, but were much more excited to take part in the process.

The Piarist Outreach Program has worked for over 20 years providing clothing, household items, emergency home repairs, school supplies, and more to the families in eastern KY. One of the most important parts of the Outreach Program is the Christmas Drive. Outreach Director Audrey Collins has been working for months with local agencies, local families, and schools across the surrounding five counties to gather names of children living below the poverty line who would not otherwise receive a store bought gift. The project is massive and takes a lot of planning and help from volunteers across the country to carry out.

This year, over 600 kids in the area will be receiving two store bought gifts delivered to them by Santa, Mrs. Claus, and Mrs. Collins herself...

Congratulations to the Piarist School Volley Knight for winning the East Ky Mountain Classic!

The Volley Knights displayed amazing skill in defeating June Buchanan, Buckhorn, and Perry Central to advance to the championship where they would face Breathitt County. The Volley Knights rallied in the first championship game to defeat Breathitt County with a commanding 25-15 win. The second game was tense, but the Volley Knights dominated with a resounding victory of 25-16 to take home the gold!

Senior Lauren Wright was awarded the impressive honor of being named to the All Tournament team.

Congratulations to the Volley Knights and Coach Kevin Tackett!!