J.R. VanHoose
@jrvanhoose.bsky.social
Proud Husband/Dad/Teacher/History Aficionado/Former Athlete/Member of the Marshall Thundering Herd/Hall of Famer/2022-23 Kentucky American History Teacher of the Year #GirlDad #KentuckyColonel #GoHerd #Appalachia
After a 2024 ranking of #21, Kentucky has moved up four spots to #17 in the national public school system rankings of 2025 by WalletHub!
Teachers, we are doing a great job serving our students. Let’s keep working hard and move our ranking even higher by next year!!!
Teachers, we are doing a great job serving our students. Let’s keep working hard and move our ranking even higher by next year!!!
July 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
After a 2024 ranking of #21, Kentucky has moved up four spots to #17 in the national public school system rankings of 2025 by WalletHub!
Teachers, we are doing a great job serving our students. Let’s keep working hard and move our ranking even higher by next year!!!
Teachers, we are doing a great job serving our students. Let’s keep working hard and move our ranking even higher by next year!!!
“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”
- John Quincy Adams
- John Quincy Adams
July 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”
- John Quincy Adams
- John Quincy Adams
Now pay attention to the Straight of Hormuz.
About 20% of the global daily oil consumption transits the straight every 24 hours.
About 20% of the global daily oil consumption transits the straight every 24 hours.
June 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Now pay attention to the Straight of Hormuz.
About 20% of the global daily oil consumption transits the straight every 24 hours.
About 20% of the global daily oil consumption transits the straight every 24 hours.
When it’s “Wear Pink Day” at the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championship, you go all out to support your wife and her team!!!
June 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
When it’s “Wear Pink Day” at the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championship, you go all out to support your wife and her team!!!
The United States must do everything possible to stay out of the conflict between Israel and Iran. As we have seen, history repeats itself, and any involvement America has with war or regime change in the Middle East does not end well.
June 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The United States must do everything possible to stay out of the conflict between Israel and Iran. As we have seen, history repeats itself, and any involvement America has with war or regime change in the Middle East does not end well.
Have an AMAZING day everyone!
#naturesbeauty
#naturesbeauty
June 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Have an AMAZING day everyone!
#naturesbeauty
#naturesbeauty
81 years ago today two Johnson County, Kentucky men found themselves among the first wave in the landings at Normandy (D-Day).
Curtiss Burchett and Onda Murphy, both of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, would lose their lives on Omaha Beach that day.
#DDay81
Curtiss Burchett and Onda Murphy, both of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, would lose their lives on Omaha Beach that day.
#DDay81
June 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
81 years ago today two Johnson County, Kentucky men found themselves among the first wave in the landings at Normandy (D-Day).
Curtiss Burchett and Onda Murphy, both of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, would lose their lives on Omaha Beach that day.
#DDay81
Curtiss Burchett and Onda Murphy, both of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, would lose their lives on Omaha Beach that day.
#DDay81
Elon has gone full Kendrick…
June 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Elon has gone full Kendrick…
It’s getting worse as we speak…
June 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It’s getting worse as we speak…
This is going to be a very bad, public break-up, isn’t it?
June 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is going to be a very bad, public break-up, isn’t it?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the greatest state in the Union, from the flatlands of the Mississippi River to the mountains of eastern Kentucky!!!
June 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the greatest state in the Union, from the flatlands of the Mississippi River to the mountains of eastern Kentucky!!!
My grandfather Bob VanHoose worked for nearly two decades at the Fisher Body plant in Marion, Indiana.
#HillbillyHighway
#HillbillyHighway
May 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My grandfather Bob VanHoose worked for nearly two decades at the Fisher Body plant in Marion, Indiana.
#HillbillyHighway
#HillbillyHighway
Picked up some of my summer reading today. This should cover June.
#BookAddict
#HistoryNerd
#LearningIsFun
#BookAddict
#HistoryNerd
#LearningIsFun
May 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Picked up some of my summer reading today. This should cover June.
#BookAddict
#HistoryNerd
#LearningIsFun
#BookAddict
#HistoryNerd
#LearningIsFun
A tale of two Memorial holiday posts…
May 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A tale of two Memorial holiday posts…
A brand new basketball and Snoop’s debut album… that’s one hell of a Christmas!
May 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A brand new basketball and Snoop’s debut album… that’s one hell of a Christmas!
Did any of my friends (your parents or grandparents) out there travel the “Hillbilly Highway” in the 1940s, 50s and 60s looking for work? I am thinking about building a lesson to teach my students next year about it and sure would like to hear of the experience?
Some questions to consider:
Some questions to consider:
May 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Did any of my friends (your parents or grandparents) out there travel the “Hillbilly Highway” in the 1940s, 50s and 60s looking for work? I am thinking about building a lesson to teach my students next year about it and sure would like to hear of the experience?
Some questions to consider:
Some questions to consider:
I’ve always been thankful for this piece of artwork from 2001 by legendary teacher/principal/painter and overall fantastic artist Jan Haddox!
#GoHerd
#GoHerd
May 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I’ve always been thankful for this piece of artwork from 2001 by legendary teacher/principal/painter and overall fantastic artist Jan Haddox!
#GoHerd
#GoHerd
The incredible story of Alfred Richardson of Warfield, Kentucky. From the Kentucky Historical Society, January 20, 1975.
May 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The incredible story of Alfred Richardson of Warfield, Kentucky. From the Kentucky Historical Society, January 20, 1975.
What a great find today!! How fantastic is this antique button?
May 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What a great find today!! How fantastic is this antique button?
Bought a set of these very awesome glasses celebrating the bicentennial of 1976 and they came in the mail yesterday!
May 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Bought a set of these very awesome glasses celebrating the bicentennial of 1976 and they came in the mail yesterday!
How amazing is it that the small town of Paintsville had a professional baseball team for seven seasons AND that those teams won four league titles?
May 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How amazing is it that the small town of Paintsville had a professional baseball team for seven seasons AND that those teams won four league titles?
Talk about a “hair raising” experience! From The Paintsville Herald, November 14, 1984.
May 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Talk about a “hair raising” experience! From The Paintsville Herald, November 14, 1984.