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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is inviting the community to help support its students as the college hosts its inaugural ECTC Giving Day Thursday.
ECTC says donations will support student needs such as scholarships, transportation assistance, and the Student Emergency Fund, among other areas. With this year being the college’s 60th anniversary, one of the event goals is to have at least 60 donors give $60.
One specific way to support ECTC students is by donating to the Gowns for Grads initiative. ECTC Director of Admissions and Assessment Judy Akers said that $50 will provide a student with a cap, gown, and tassel.
“We are trying to make sure that all of our graduates have the opportunity to graduate without worrying about the cost of buying a gown to participate in graduation,” Akers said.
ECTC President and CEO Dr. Juston Pate previously told Quicksie that supporting the college means supporting a large, blended community.
“When you really step back and look at what Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is, it’s really like this perfect melting pot because, you know, roughly half of our students are that traditional student who is there to take a full-time load of classes, and that’s really their job,” Pate said. “When you’re 18 and a freshman in college and your job is to pass your classes. So we’ve got that, but then we’ve also got that mix of folks who have entered into a job or an initial career, and they’re coming back.”
Find more information and a link to the Giving Day page on ECTC’s website or Facebook page.
Irvington Elementary School has a new principal, but it is a familiar face.
Breckinridge County Schools announced Wednesday that Jasmyn Reynolds has been named Irvington’s new principal. Reynolds has been serving as Irvington’s interim principal since February, and has been the school’s instructional coach since 2017.
When previously discussing the principal search, Breckinridge County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter said the district was looking for a dedicated leader.
“Hard-working, 100 percent dedicated and committed to the success of all students and staff in the building, a strong focus on the academic needs of our children but also the social emotional needs of our children,” Carter said.
Prior to her time at Irvington, Reynolds was an intermediate teacher at Ben Johnson Elementary School, and prior to that taught fifth grade in Fayette County. Reynolds graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education then earned a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education at Western Kentucky University, where she also earned her Rank I in Education Administration.
The City of Elizabethtown is excited to host its second Lawn Party at the Lake Concert Series this summer.
“It is held every second Wednesday at the bandstand at Freeman Lake Park off of the Blue Heron Road entrance,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “We are offering multiple concerts with family friendly events throughout the summer.”
Pyles said the city had a goal of bringing something for everybody to Freeman Lake Park this summer when selecting the concert series artists.
June 12 will see The Rumors. Radiotronic will perform on July 10. The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Devou-Do Daddies will take the stage on August 7. Bourbon Revival wraps up the concert series on September 11.
Each date will offer food vendors, and while outside alcohol is not permitted alcoholic beverages will be on sale.
“The concert series is totally free and family friendly,” Pyles said. “The gates will open at 5.30 p.m. and the acts will take the stage around 6.30, so it gives you a little bit of time to come in and get seated. It is festival style seating, so we ask that people bring lawn chairs, you can bring blankets. We will have picnic tables, but it’s very, very casual.”
Pyles said the first year for the concert series was a successful one, and there’s nowhere to go but up.
“We had such a wonderful turnout for last year after we got through the rain, but we’re very, very excited,” Pyles said. “The bandstand at Freeman Lake is such a beautiful fixture in our community. If you haven’t been out to see it, it is the perfect place to relax after a hard day, and we’re really excited.”
Follow the Elizabethtown City Events Facebook page for more information and updates.
Baptist Health Hardin is rounding out Sexual Assault Awareness Month with an event Friday evening.
The Baptist Health Hardin Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Forensic Program will host their Shine the Light on Sexual Assault Awareness Walk Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Severns Valley Baptist Church, located at 1100 Ring Road in Elizabethtown.
The community is invited to walk two or four laps of the course. Participants will be given glow sticks to wear while walking and are encouraged to bring other items or wear clothing to help “shine a light” on sexual violence.
The event is free and open to the public with no registration required. Contact the SANE-Forensic office at 270-979-7233 for more information.