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Dollar General donates $50k to Pleasant View Elementary School

E-mails promising a “BIG surprise” are pretty common, but they usually turn out just to be SPAM or a scam. Every so often though, such e-mails live up to their billing. Pleasant View Elementary School Principal Bobby Gibbs can personally attest to this fact. “It was a pretty...
Posted On 27 Feb 2020

Whitley County students fair well on state assessments

Students across the Whitley County school district exceeded state averages in nearly every subject area of assessment on state proficiency tests last school year, according to Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) assessment results that were released statewide Tuesday. Whitley East...
Posted On 02 Oct 2019

Pleasant View Elementary student receives straight A’s for seven years in a row

Savannah Miracle received straight A’s at Pleasant View Elementary School for seven years in a row. She recently graduated from 6th grade and will be attending Whitley County Middle School. She is shown with the trophy she received for her achievements and the principal of the...

Pleasant View Elementary receives bronze award for being one of ‘America’s Healthiest Schools’

A record 461 schools, from 26 states and the District of Columbia, including one Whitley County school, were recognized recently as “America’s Healthiest Schools” by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national organization that empowers kids to develop lifelong, healthy...

Area schools receive ‘Kayaking for Kids’ proceeds

Some local elementary schools and Upward basketball programs received money last week thanks to a recent kayaking and jon boat race near Williamsburg. August’s Second Annual Kayaking for Kids race generated a little over $6,400, and last week those proceeds were distributed to...
Posted On 26 Sep 2018

Pleasant View Elementary School joins Project Fit America

Pleasant View Elementary School students got a gift Friday morning that is designed to get students moving and exercising more while also having fun. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...
Posted On 02 Nov 2017

Lowe’s Toolbox for Education funds Pleasant View Elementary School’s Nature’s Finishing Touch Project

School receives $4,700 grant to beautify new school grounds Pleasant View Elementary School recently announced that Lowe’s has funded their Nature’s Finishing Touch Project. Pleasant View’s PTO grant application was based on the goal of beautifying the grounds of their new...