Kelly Bedtelyon

Mr. Matthew Bartley has been selected as principal of Bardstown Middle School. The Bardstown Middle School Site-Based Decision Making Council unanimously voted to hire Bartley as principal at their November 29th special called meeting at the Bardstown Middle School Media Center.  “Mr. Bartley has grown as a leader at BMS and across the entire district … Read more

Bardstown City Schools is pleased to announce Dana Cull as the new director of curriculum and instruction for the district.  Cull comes to Bardstown City Schools from Nelson County Schools where she is currently in her ninth year as principal of Boston School. As the principal of a kindergarten – 8th grade school, Cull led … Read more

Story by Kyndal Ganoe, BCS Communications Intern Senior Kadence Walls made Tiger history by being the first female student athlete to score a point in a varsity football game. On Friday, November 5th Walls walked onto the field with no prior football experience but left the field with her first seven career points. Kadence has … Read more

The Bardstown Middle School Site-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Council has been charged with the responsibility of selecting the next principal of Bardstown Middle School. As a part of the process, the Council is seeking input from students, parents, community members, and BCS staff to gain feedback on the attributes and qualities that these individuals desire … Read more

Through Bardstown High School’s Path2Pro Program, Halle Calbert was able to find an internship that not only caught her attention, but will prepare her for a future in public service.  Every afternoon Halle travels to the Nelson County Clerk Office for an internship with Nelson County Clerk Jeanette Hall Sidebottom. Halle’s schedule is different every … Read more

Our School Nutrition team plans school menus months in advance. Weekly we place orders requesting the ingredients we need to prepare the healthy school meals we’ve scheduled. Unfortunately due to supply chain issues we receive substitutions. We apologize for this inconvenience and we’re doing our best to ensure our students have access to healthy school … Read more

To keep healthy students in school as much as safely possible Bardstown City Schools will now offer a voluntary program called Test To Stay. Students identified as a close contact will now have the option to quarantine or to participate in our Test To Stay Program. Here’s what you need to know about Test To … Read more

BCS Families, I am happy to report that the number of COVID-19 incidents in our schools have been very low since our return from fall break. With this decrease in COVID-19 cases in our school and community we’re able to make some modifications to our Healthy at School plan. Starting tomorrow, October 27th, masks will … Read more

Students at Bardstown Elementary School are participating in a Kindness Project. The Kindness Project, organized by BCS School Psychologists, is a school-wide letter writing campaign. Through the project every third through fifth grade student gets the opportunity to write a letter to lift up the spirit of a classmate. Every Friday a few students from … Read more

Melissa Taylor, the principal of Bardstown Middle School, will retire in January after 20 years of service in the District, all at the same school.  Taylor came to Bardstown Middle School in 2001 and has worked there ever since, serving as an English Language Arts teacher and more. Taylor, who holds a school administration degree … Read more