School News & Features
Longtime costumer is a difference maker at NCHS
Under the creative care of Bettina Todd, former bridesmaid dresses have taken on new life as fish for the spring musical, Honk! at Nelson County High School.
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Travis among honorees at NCHS alumni event
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Antonio Travis brought words of thanks and words of hard-learned advice to offer at the Twelfth Annual Senior Class and Alumni Reception, Saturday at Nelson County High School.
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NCHS musical will be something to 'Honk!' about
The Nelson County High School Performing Arts Department will open its 13th Annual Spring Musical on Friday, May 13.
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NCATC donates flag boxes in tribute for veterans
Students in the wood-manufacturing program at Nelson County Area Technology Center provided a boost for veterans recently with the donation of 25 flag boxes.
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Door challenge nets some winners
Winners have been announced for the door decorating challenge at Nelson County High School.
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NCHS SBDM council votes to include Orr
in principal search
The Site-Based Decision Making Council at Nelson County High School has voted to include Nelson County Schools Superintendent Anthony Orr in the selection process for a new principal by electing to go forward now with Senate Bill 12 policy changes that take effect in June.
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Welcome to Nelson County, Kentucky
The Nelson County School District encompasses all of Nelson County, almost 423 square miles of terrain located in Central Kentucky approximately 35 miles south of Louisville and 60 miles southwest of Lexington. Interstate 65 is 15 miles from Bardstown, the Nelson County seat. The Martha Layne Collins Bluegrass Parkway bisects the county.
One of Kentucky's fastest growing counties, Nelson County's population estimate in 2009 was 43,550, an increase of 16.2 percent over the 2000 count. The economy is based mostly on manufacturing, agriculture, tourism and service industry jobs.
Historical figures associated with the county include theologian Thomas Merton, composer Stephen Collins Foster, steamboat inventor John Fitch, surgeon Walter Brashear, outlaw Jesse James, Catholic Bishop Benedict J. Flaget, humanitarian Mother Catherine Spalding and French King Louis Philippe.
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Make-up Days for 2010-2011
| Day Missed | Make-Up Day |
| December 7, 2010 | February 18, 2011 |
| December 13, 2010 | February 21, 2011 |
| December 16, 2010 | March 23, 2011 |
| December 17, 2010 | March 24, 2011 |
| January 11, 2011 | March 25, 2011 |
| January 12, 2011 | May 6, 2011 |
| January 21, 2011 | April 29, 2011 |
| January 24, 2011 | May 31, 2011 |
| January 26, 2011 | June 1, 2011 |
| February 8, 2011 | June 2, 2011 |
| February 10, 2011 | June 3, 2011 |
Parents, consider the advantages of MealpayPlus:
- Setup secure meal payments using a credit card, debit card or check.
- Receive an e-mail notification when accounts need to be replenished.
- Setup automatic payments for when the account balance drops below a minimum amount.
- Monitor student food choices.
To create a new account, click on the banner above. Follow the onscreen directions and register your student using his or her Student ID number, which is the same as the 10-digit Infinite Campus ID.
- For students in Grades K-8, the number is available in the upper right corner of the IC grade report.
- For high school students, the number can be found in the upper right on the student schedule and on future grade reports.
You may log onto the Infinite Campus Parent Portal to locate these documents, or you may call (502) 349-7000 ext. 2327 to request the ID number.
For more information, click the above banner or download this Adobe Reader file: MealpayPlus Quick Reference Guide.
