 You need a financial advisor with the freedom to focus on your specific needs. Whatever your goals, Reid Potter can create a game plan tailored to you. Call Reid at 432-0777 at Pikeville, Kentucky to learn more. Valley Elementary School is taking their students on an immersive gaming adventure as they prepare them for success in the KSA testing. Well you know the state requires us to take an assessment each year and that's the KSA. It's been a big deal in our community. We have tons of tradition here at our school. Typically we do well on it and the students are just bought in to carry on that tradition. With interactive games, dress-up days, and each of the school's six hallways having a unique gaming theme from Mario to Guitar Hero, Valley Elementary has transformed into a gaming paradise, igniting the students' motivation to excel in the Kentucky summative assessments. It was a lot. It's a big undertaking, these hallways are huge and just putting up all the paper, tracing everything, cutting everything out, getting it put up and it's just a lot of work but it's worth it because the kids are so excited about it. By fostering a love for learning and providing a supportive atmosphere the school is equipping the students with the skills and mindset needed to achieve their full potential. This really does help motivate and get them excited. This is like a hard time of the year when the kids are starting to get tired and nervous and stressed so this just gives them a little excitement and fun to look forward to. It felt like I was actually like in the game because of how buildings decorated. The first time I saw it all done, I was in awe. It was really cool how well they put it together. As soon as I walked in I just knew that all the teachers did all this for us and it popped us up for KSA so I still really excited about that and I still really thank you all of you just once that much. The tests measure student proficiency in multiple subjects and ballet elementary has set high goals for its students in the assessments aiming to achieve the blue ranking which represents the highest level of achievement. I tell you it's an honor to be a principal here and our parents have been so supportive. We have the best teachers, wonderful students and it usually shows on the KSA and we're expecting the same thing through this year. Reporting from Mountain Top News, I'm Ethan Miller.