The Pike Road Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution last month proposing the levy of an additional property tax within the city limits. System officials say the proposed public school property tax would provide for the finance of capital improvements to public educational facilities, including the construction of a new high school. The proposed new high school would allow…
UPDATE: Pike Road Schools officials say the soft lockdown has been lifted per the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. ORIGINAL: Around 11:15, All Pike Road Schools went on a soft lock down due to a wanted suspect possibly in the area. School officials say students will continue with their regular school schedule. They will just not go outside the building until…
Alabama News Network has confirmed that Pike Road Schools will be all-virtual on Tuesday because of the weather. A spokesperson says the decision was made because due to the EMA’s concerns about the potential of rainfall freezing on roads and bridges around midnight tonight and not melting until afternoon tomorrow, it would be safer to keep students at home for…
Pike Road Elementary School Secretary Summer Rice/Source: Pike Road Schools An employee with Pike Road Schools has a new distinction to add to her name. Summer Rice, secretary at Pike Road Elementary School, was recently named the District Five Secretary of the Year. The Council of Leaders in Alabama Schools gives out the award each year. Jeff Hatfield, principal at…
Students at Pike Road Schools headed back to school this morning. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have a variety of choices in how to attend class. Students can attend in person, virtually, or a blend of both. Pike Road Schools Supt. Dr. Chuck Ledbetter says they have extra safety measures in place. He says the school system has three…
We are approaching the start of school for students across our area, and many school districts are taking different approaches. Pike Road Elementary is hosting a summer camp this week that gives us a look at the protocols in place for a safe return to the classroom. Pike Road is offering traditional in-person schooling, all virtual, or a blended model…
Pike Road Schools has announced its plans for graduation. Pike Road High School will hold its first graduation on Saturday, June 6, at 9:00 am in the PRHS Stadium. Each graduate will receive 4 tickets for family/spectators. Social distancing will be observed among family groups and everyone will be asked to wear masks, as recommended by the Governor’s Office and…
Dr. Jason Hadden Pike Road Schools will add a Junior High School the 2020-2021 school year. Pike Road Junior High will consist of grades 7-9, and will be housed on the Georgia Washington campus. It will operate as a separate school form Pike Road High School, yet will share certain facilities like the cafeteria, the gym, and the P.E. fields….
According to Pike Road school’s Facebook page, starting Monday, April 6th, the school’s curbside meal schedule is changing. The free meal pickup program will be held on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Participants will receive seven days worth of meals, and the program will continue every Wednesday until the end of May. The meals are part of Pike…
In an effort to support local families during the school closures, the Pike Road Schools System is offering free pick up meals to children. Pike Road Schools Superintendent Chuck Ledbetter says now is a time of need for many children in and around his district. “We’re trying to make sure we’re taking care of all of our kids. We are…
