Estill County Middle School

The middle and high school choir concert will now be Tuesday, December 16th at 6:30pm in the high school auditorium.

There will be no school for the Estill County School District for Monday, December 15, 2025 due to hazardous road conditions and extreme temperatures. This will be an old fashion snow day. Please be safe and stay warm.

ECMS Band Concert is canceled for tonight. We will reschedule for a day next week. Once it has been scheduled we will let everyone know. Stay safe and warm.

There will be no school for the Estill County School District for Friday, December 12, 2025 due to hazardous road conditions. This will be a traditional snow day. Please be safe and stay warm.

There will be no school for the Estill County School District for Thursday, December 11, 2025 due to higher mountain elevations having hazardous road conditions. This will be NTI day #5. Please be safe and stay warm.

There will be no school for the Estill County School District for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 due to hazardous road conditions. This will be NTI day #4. Please be safe and stay warm.

There will be no school for the Estill County School District for Monday, December 8, 2025 due to hazardous road conditions. This will be NTI day #3. Please be safe and stay warm.

We are needing 13 more students to sign up to go on the 8th grade trip to Washington DC. We need to have these kids signed up by Wednesday of next week Dec 10th. Final payment is not due until February. If you are wanting to go on the trip please contact Seth Horn or the front office at Estill County Middle School. Thank you have a great day!

KONA Ice will be back at ECMS this Friday December the 5th. There are still 3 Kona sizes - $3 kiddie, $5 klassic, but there will NOT be any $7 color changing cups being sold". In place of this, is a $7 King Kona with a special gift. NOTE: Color Changing Cups will still be accepted with the $4 refill Have a great evening!

There will be no school for the Estill County School District for Tuesday, December 2, 2025 due to hazardous road conditions. This will be NTI day #2. Please stay safe and stay warm.

Good Afternoon Estill County Middle School Families. A few reminders for this upcoming week. Any student who is interested in attending the ECHS theatre production on December the 4th will need to turn in their $1.00 entrance fee to their first period teacher by Tuesday December the 2nd. We will begin giving Proficiency Measures this week so it is very important that your child be in attendance. If your child misses school please make sure they turn in a parent excuse or doctors excuse the next day they return to school. We are still looking to add members to our academic team so any students who are interested that have not yet attended academic team practice should plan to attend December 2nd at 5:30pm, those with questions can reach out to Ricky McHone. We would love to see you all join the team. Make sure to wear your warm winter coats to school tomorrow as it will be very cold. We are looking forward to seeing all our students back at school. Have a great day.

On December 4th we will begin our 12 Days of Christmas Celebration. You will see all the dress up days listed on the calendar. The other December calendar has all the dates for all events taking place at ECMS as well as the dates for Proficiency Measures, and Finals. Please reach out to the front office if you have any questions. Have a great evening and Thanksgiving Break.

Good afternoon Estill County Middle School Families. A few reminders for the week. We will begin selling tickets for the ECHS Theatre Production on Monday November 24th. Tickets will be $1.00. Students will turn money into their 1st period teachers. The show will be Dec. 4th from 1-2pm. We will be having Career Day on Tuesday November 25th. This is also our Thanksgiving Meal for students. We encourage all students to be in attendance on Tuesday November 25th. Thanksgiving Break begins Wednesday November 26th. We are excited to see all of our students back at school tomorrow. Have a great evening.

Any student interested in joining the academic team will need to return to school on Friday November 21st at 5:30 pm for the first in person practice. Even if you did not attend virtual tryouts, you can attend this session. Mr. McHone will be standing outside to direct students. Thank you and have a great day.

Live Stream Link for the November 20, 2025 Estill County School Board Meeting, starting at approximately 6:00PM (EST).

https://youtube.com/live/IRHi1cc21uc?feature=share

Here is the public comments form for the upcoming November 20, 2025 Estill County School Board Meeting:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaYP-siB45Rv7Nba7L9qEGpTDhorwJbyzcj9yrVhr3zi86Bw/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Good afternoon ECMS families. This is a reminder about NTI day work. Students will have 5 school days to turn in their work and receive full credit. Students will need to have their NTI day 1 packets turned in by the end of the day on Tuesday 11/18/25. If you have any questions please call the front office or email your students teachers. Thank you all and have a great evening.

The final youth basketball signup will be on Thursday from 6pm-7pm at the Central Office Gym.

Cookies & Crafts with Santa

A message from the Irvine-Ravenna Kiwanis Club...

The Irvine Ravenna Kiwanis Club 2025 Annual Christmas Parade will take place on Friday, December 5th, at 7 PM.

We invite all groups, churches, schools, fire departments, businesses, and organizations to participate by entering a float, band, antique car, or other related parade unit.

Participants can enter to be judged, or if they just want to be part of the parade. The deadline to register to be judged is December 1, 2025.

Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 entries regarding Effort of Difficulty, Display of Lights, and Overall Appearance.

You can fill out the registration form online at: https://forms.gle/9t5FisQFxrcpoT7k9
Or fill out a paper form by contacting a local Kiwanian or picking up a copy in the lobby of the Estill County Public Library.

For more information, you can contact Larry Stewart at 606-723-4002, Richard Snowden at 606-723-2135, email irvineravennakiwanis@gmail.com, or send us a Facebook message.