PT senior LeGuan Grubbs assists harvester Marshall Currin with a fish harvest.  He shadowed state aquaculture specialist Forrest Wynne for senior job shadowing day.

Paducah Area Technology Center students from several clubs,  including HOSA and Skills USA, helped Paducah flood relief efforts by filling sandbags Wednesdsay.

The McCracken County Road Department sent several dump truck loads of sand to the vocational school where students armed with shovels attacked the massive sand piles. They quickly had sand bags ready to be distributed to McCracken County residents.

Robert Lee, PATC Automotive Technology instructor, came up with the idea which was quickly implemented by the school.  The call for help was quickly answered and approximately 75 students showed up to help fill bags.

Paducah Tilghman juniors Olivia Carner, Kaitlyn Curry, Jared Holt, Chandler Smith, and Madison Whelan have been chosen as scholars, and juniors Mackenzie Bruce and Courtney Hawkins have been chosen as alternates in the 2011 Governor's Scholars Program.

The Governor's Scholars Program is a prestigious five week summer program that is limited to 1,100 of the state's most outstanding students. Established in 1983, the program provides academic and personal growth through the balance of a strong liberal arts program with a full co-curricular and residential life experience. The scholars will convene this year at Bellarmine University, Centre College, and Murray State University.

Students at Paducah Tilghman High School will be eligible to participate in the Commonwealth Middle College for the 11-12 school year, following  the Board of Education's approval of the recommendation to join the program at Monday's board meeting.

Ten students from PTHS will be eligible to enter classes at the Middle College in fall of 2011.

The Commonwealth Middle College, located on the campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, allows students to take high school courses, receive their high school diploma, and earn up to 36 hours of college credit at the same time. Tuition is free.

The inaugural Atomic City Student Film Festival, open to area students grades 6-12, will be held April 15-17 at Maiden Alley Cinema.

The focus of the festival is to provide the student filmmakers of Paducah and McCracken County a venue to showcase their creative and visual literacy talent to our community. Entries from Paducah Tilghman and Paducah Middle have been accepted and will be shown.

Friday's showtime is at 7:00 p.m. Shows on Saturday and Sunday are at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00.