Protecting Our Students From Online Predators Parents, we need to talk about something difficult. S*xtortion cases have exploded from 44,000 in 2021 to over 500,000 last year. That's 28 cases a day in Kentucky alone. Good kids are facing life-altering consequences in as little as 45 minutes after meeting the wrong person online. These are honor students, athletes, kids who've never broken a rule. This week, we're offering our Online Parent Challenge featuring Detective Mike Lemon to help you protect your child before something happens. The training takes just 30 minutes and gives you the tools you need. We care about keeping your kids safe. Don't wait. …And it starts TODAY (April 13th) and Ends Midnight FRIDAY (April 17th). To claim your chance to win PRIZES all you will have to do is: #1: Click on this link: https://bit.ly/kyhardin #2: Watch the video 1 time during this week #3: Click on the link to the Survey Link (it will pop up after you watch the video) #4: Fill out the Survey Are you ready to keep your kids safe and put a gas card in your pocket? We will send out more information tomorrow, so make sure you watch out for it.

We are EXCITED to welcome students back to school after Spring Break!! There are 27 school days left until summer break for K-12 students!

Parents, here is an opportunity to learn more about online cyber safety.

Spring break is next week (April 6-10, 2026). Our friends at the Hardin County Public Library have asked us to share their calendar of fun-filled events for children.
Go to https://www.hcpl.info/events to learn more. The Hardin County Public Library is a wonderful place to learn and grow!

Tomorrow kicks off our 'Read across America' week! ❤️💙

Great opportunity for tomorrow, Saturday!

Save the date Bruin family! Central Hardin is hosting a fun night for all feeder Bruin families!

Family night coming up next week!

LTES Families, below is the link to the LTES Scholastic Book Fair website where you will find the link to setup an ewallet for the book fair. Please consider doing this instead of sending in cash. Please make sure to set up eWallets before the day your child's class is set to attend because the sheets are printed every morning before school. Homeroom teachers will let you know what day the class is signed up to attend. Thanks for your help.

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/lincolntrailelemsch

This week, we will have a revised breakfast and lunch menu: Monday: Breakfast pizza or cereal Hamburger, cheeseburger, or corn dog Tuesday: Egg bites or cereal Chicken sandwich or Italian sub Wednesday: Poptart, yogurt, or cereal Cheese or pepperoni pizza or PB&J Thursday: Egg and cheese croissant or cereal Spaghetti or PB&J Friday: Sausage biscuits or cereal Hot dog or Bosco Sticks

We announced this yesterday but just wanted to send a reminder. There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 6, 2026.

NTI Challenge:

We apologize for the second message. There was a technical issue with the audio in the first message's video. It has been corrected in the video link below.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
*Hardin County Schools will utilize Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
*Friday, February 6, 2026, will be a traditional SNOW DAY. That means that no instruction will be provided on that day.
We encourage our students, staff and families to listen to this message (see YouTube link) from HCS Superintendent Terrie Morgan. She answers some questions she has received about this prolonged time away from our physical classrooms: https://youtu.be/Sl03X8cC8es

Tomorrow will be Day 7 NTI: Students should log into their Google Meet for daily academic instruction and then complete Day 7 in their packet. Students in grades 2–5 are encouraged to read a library book and take an AR test in Clever. If your child does not have a library book at home, Mrs. Bland has shared read-alouds for all students to enjoy. 📚

Day 6 NTI: Students should log into their Google Meet for daily academic instruction and then complete Day 6 in their packet. Students in grades 2–5 are encouraged to read a library book and take an AR test in Clever. If your child does not have a library book at home, Mrs. Bland has shared read-alouds for all students to enjoy. 📚

ALL students have the tools they need to shape their own future. From hands-on creative projects to high academic standards and diverse extracurriculars to our more than 40 career pathways, our #DistrictofOpportunities ensures no one is left out of the big picture. 🌎✨

Why fit into a mold when you can shape the world?

Learn more at www.hardin.kyschools.us! #HCSDifferenceMaker

Day 5 NTI: Students should log into their Google Meet for daily academic instruction and then complete Day 5 in their packet. Students in grades 2–5 are encouraged to read a library book and take an AR test in Clever. If your child does not have a library book at home, Mrs. Bland has shared read-alouds for all students to enjoy. 📚

Day 4 NTI: Students should log into their Google Meet for daily academic instruction and then complete Day 4 in their packet. Students in grades 2–5 are encouraged to read a library book and take an AR test in Clever. If your child does not have a library book at home, Mrs. Bland has shared read-alouds for all students to enjoy. 📚

Good afternoon, families!

First, I want to extend my sincere thanks to all of you for your support and assistance during NTI Day 3. It was great to join several Google Meets today and see many of our students engaged in excellent instruction from our teachers and staff.

As we continue, I’d like to remind you that tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27th, will also be a Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) day. It is important that students log into their class Google Meets for meaningful instruction and assistance with their Day 4 packet. Each grade level has one designated block of time for Google Meets to focus on reading and math instruction. Please see the attached graphic for the schedule of Google Meet times.

If you have any questions about how to access your child's Google Meet session, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher for guidance.

For any other questions or additional support, you can contact the following staff members:

Kelly Blair, Guidance Counselor
Jennifer Williams, Family Resource Coordinator
DeMarcus Compton, Assistant Principal
Kelly Miller, Principal

Once again, we deeply appreciate everyone’s effort and support. As always, it’s a great day to be a Bruin!

Stay warm,

Mrs. Miller