Paces Creek Elementary

10/16/2026

💙🐻PCE Bears BLUE Day Celebration Part 2 Pics🐻💙

10/16/2026

💙🐻 IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A PACES CREEK BEAR! 🐻💙

Today was a day full of celebration, excitement, and BEAR PRIDE at Paces Creek Elementary! 🎉🏆

We celebrated the incredible accomplishments of our students and staff on the 2025–2026 Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA)!

🏆 #1 Elementary School in Clay County!

🏆 #1 Elementary School in Kentucky!

🏆 #15 in Kentucky in READING!

🥇 #1 in Kentucky in MATH!

🥇 #1 in Kentucky in SCIENCE!

🥇 #1 in Kentucky in SOCIAL STUDIES!

🥈 #2 in Kentucky in ON-DEMAND WRITING!

Our Bears celebrated BIG with donuts, pizza, cupcakes, special treats from our Clay County Jailer Linda Smallwood, custom Bear Tracks Pop Top Refreshers, Minute to Win It games, The Masked Singer, slime, and lots of laughter and fun! 🎤🍕🧁

Mr. Asher, Mrs. Kelly, & Mrs Sydney paid our PCE 7th graders a visit to congratulate them, and for Mr. Asher to settle up with them, giving them a ticket to Dollywood with the PCE Bears this fall!

Our amazing staff also enjoyed a delicious meal from the Local Crow’s Nest and refreshing drinks from Pop Top! A special THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this celebration so memorable!

But today was about so much more than rankings and test scores. It was about celebrating the hard work, dedication, determination, and heart that our students and staff pour into Paces Creek Elementary every single day! ❤️ Thank you to our Superintendent, Mr. Sexton, Clay County Board Members, and Clay County central office staff for supporting us & celebrating with us!🖤💛

**We couldn’t be prouder of our Paces Creek Bears! You’ve shown that BIG things can happen at our little school nestled in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky! **

🐾💙 BEAR TRACKS TO SUCCESS! 💙🐾

🎢Dollywood here we come!🎠

10/11/2026

🐾💕 Little Paws, BIG Hearts! 🐶🐱

Paces Creek Elementary is spreading kindness one paw at a time! 🐾 Join us October 12–16 as we collect donations for the Clay County Animal Welfare League! 🩷

From pet food and treats to toys and supplies, every donation helps our furry friends in need! 🦴🐕

10/07/2026

🐾❤️ Kicking Off Fall Break with Kindness! 🍂

Mrs. Ali’s Preschool class held a 3-day dog and puppy food drive to support the Clay County Animal Welfare League! 🐶 A BIG thank you to our preschool families for helping us show kindness to animals in our community.

The smallest hands can make a BIG difference! 🐾❤️

10/05/2026

10/01/2026

Congratulations to one of our PCE Bears, Maxton Gray, on all his CCHS golf accomplishments!

Once a bear, always a bear! ⚫️🟡🐻

09/26/2026

🐻🖤💛 Grandparents Breakfast — Day 3! 💛🖤🐻

We wrapped up our Grandparents Breakfast celebrations with our 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students and their wonderful grandparents! 🥞☕️

What a special three days it has been at PCE! We are so thankful for all the grandparents and loved ones who joined us, shared breakfast, and made sweet memories with our Bears. 🐾❤️

Thank you for making our final morning just as special as the first! There’s nothing quite like the love of a grandparent! 🥰

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09/25/2026

🍳🐻 Grandparents Breakfast — Day 2! (9-23-26)🖤💛

We were excited to welcome the grandparents and special guests of our 2nd and 3rd grade students to Paces Creek Elementary! ❤️

There’s nothing quite like the love and support of a grandparent. Thank you to everyone who joined us for breakfast and helped make another morning at PCE so special! 🥞☕️

Making memories with our Bears! 🐻🖤💛