Estill County High School

Class of 2026 cap and gown make-up orders will take place in the auditorium on January 16th during lunch.

Merry Christmas from the Estill County Board of Education Central Office Staff!

The Estill County School District is pleased to announce that we have a new High School Principal joining our team. Trent Singleton is a proud Estill County native who is thrilled to be returning home to serve as Principal of Estill County High School. Coming back to the community that shaped him is both a personal and professional honor, and he is genuinely excited to give back to the place that has always meant so much to him. Mr. Singleton earned his Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and his Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Eastern Kentucky University, and later completed his PhD in Leadership. Each step of his educational journey has strengthened his passion for students, teachers, and building schools where people feel supported, challenged, and inspired to grow. Most recently, Mr. Singleton served as Head Principal in Madison County, where he had the opportunity to lead an incredible school community focused on strong relationships, high expectations, and continuous growth. Through this role, he gained valuable experience collaborating across schools and districts, learning from diverse perspectives, and implementing practices that support both academic success and positive school culture. He is excited to bring those experiences back—building on the already fantastic culture and great work happening at Estill County High School. Mr. Singleton believes deeply in teamwork, trust, and putting students first. He is eager to listen, learn, and work alongside the dedicated staff, students, and families of ECHS as they continue moving the school forward together. He cannot wait to get started and is honored, grateful, and excited to begin this next chapter back home in Estill County.

There will be no school for the Estill County School District for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 due to hazardous road conditions and extreme temperatures. This will be a traditional snow day. Please be safe and stay warm.

ECHS will hold their December SBDM meeting at 4:00 December 16th.

Here is the link for the public comments form, for the upcoming December 18, 2025 Estill County School Board Meeting:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4aOBbZtaJ9ONarHF-B0DafBRsXHIFJLDuPg-6AHi4ZPytWQ/viewform?usp=dialog

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.

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.

ECHS Academic Team: The league tournament scheduled for Saturday in Breathitt County has been rescheduled. The tournament will now be January 10th. Please stay safe and warm during this winter weather.

Jackson Energy Washington Youth Tour - applications due January 15th
-Meet elected leaders
-Explore co-op energy issues
-Make friends for life
-Includes all-expenses-paid day trip to Frankfort and week-long trip to Washington, D.C
https://www.jacksonenergy.com/washington-youth-tour

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.

Join us for the Winter 2025 Concert on Tuesday, December 9th! Middle and high school choirs will perform, alongside demonstrations from the middle school theatre class. Doors open at 5:15 PM, with the concert starting at 6:30 PM and lasting about 45 minutes. Tickets are $3 for adults; students and children enter free.

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.

Today's ECHS Academic Team match in Jackson County has been canceled. Everyone stay safe and warm.

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.

Governor's Scholars Program applications are due to Ms. Rader on December 12th.

Attention Engineers! The Holiday Attendance Battle is on! From December 1–19, ECHS competes against 14 other high schools for daily attendance glory. Each day ECHS tops the attendance chart, a celebration awaits!
Your mission: attend school on time to help ECHS win the 2025–2026 14th Region Attendance Championship Trophy. Every day counts—show your pride and make these 15 days festive and focused! Let’s lead the region!

Come support our talented cast as they perform their Fall 2025 show: Game of Tiaras. This comedy by Don Zolidis is Game of Thrones with Disney princesses and some Shakespeare.
Show times are as follows: Friday, December 5th doors open at 4:30pm, show at 5:00pm (you can attend the Christmas parade afterwards at 7:00pm) Sunday, December 7th doors open at 1:30pm, show at 2:00pm All shows are in the ECHS auditorium. Tickets are $5 per adult. Students & children are free (just be aware, some Disney princess may get killed, it is based on Game of Thrones after all).