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Elizabethtown Independent Schools Superintendent Paul M. Mullins is proud to announce Adam Hinton as the Director of Finance.

This year’s seniors are the first group of students to begin their academic journey at Panther Academy the year it opened—and now, 13 years later, they’re the first to walk across the graduation stage having started their kindergarten experience at Panther Academy and finished at Elizabethtown High School. Graduation will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at Charlie Rawlings Memorial Gymnasium

Panther Academy is proud to announce its recognition as a recipient of the prestigious Purple Star Award, a state-sponsored honor recognizing schools that show a deep commitment to supporting military-connected students. Developed by the Ohio Department of Education in 2018, the Purple Star Program focuses on strengthening the resilience of military-connected youth and ensuring that their social, emotional, and academic needs are met.

Remember that show Kids Say the Darndest Things? I used to wonder if it was real or just scripted for laughs. Now, after spending a few weeks in our Elizabethtown Independent Schools classrooms and hallways, I can tell you—it’s absolutely real.

It’s been an incredible, eye-opening few weeks. Young students see an unfamiliar face—me—with a camera and a press badge and immediately have questions. Sometimes bold, sometimes hilariously blunt. A few favorites:

For Stephanie Livers, finding the right words to describe her induction into the 2025 Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame Class has been no easy task.

Elizabethtown High School celebrated one of the proudest chapters in its rich athletic history Saturday by honoring the 1975 Panther baseball team—on the 50th anniversary of its KHSAA state championship victory.

Led by the late Ron Myers, a coach synonymous with baseball excellence in Elizabethtown, the 1975 squad defeated Somerset 9-2 at Morehead State University to claim the program’s second state title. That memorable team finished with a 30-7 record and helped cement the school’s status as a baseball powerhouse in Kentucky.

This year, Jocelyn Trejo-Zetina took a brave leap into something entirely new: poetry performance. What started as a bold decision to participate in the school’s Poetry Out Loud competition led to her winning the school title and placing second in the state—a huge achievement for a first-time competitor.

Megan Goodman, a standout educator known for her passion, drive, and commitment to students, was announced as this year’s ExCEL Award winner back in March. The annual award — which honors excellence in classroom instruction and educational leadership — is sponsored by WHAS11-TV and Miracle Playgrounds of KY & IN.

The second My Sister’s Keeper: Girl Code Symposium took place Thursday at Campbellsville University, bringing together more than 150 students from schools across the region, including 32 from Elizabethtown High School

In his first year at Elizabethtown High School, J.T. Lyon is already making a lasting impression—not just in the classroom and on the football field, but in the community as well. After going through six rounds of blood tests, Lyon made the trip to Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Tuesday morning to donate his bone marrow.