Janella Miller has served as an agriculture instructor at PCHS since January of 2009, and graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2005.
She started her career as an educator in the Cumberland County School System as a Dropout Prevention Coordinator, handling grants for that program, then taught in the Russell County School System from 2006 to 2008.
Her husband, Brian, was the girls ' basketball coach in Russell, and he also taught archery, physical education, and arts and humanities.
Miller truly loves her job as an agriculture educator and has fond memories of those educators who came before and helped instill in her a love for agriculture and for teaching.
" I had very strong and positive role models in my ag teachers in school," Miller said.
She said her agriculture teacher in high school was very helpful and recommended her to an agriculture professor at UK.
" Most ag teachers have a similar story," she said, adding that three of her agriculture education mentors, though retired, are still active in serving their programs.
A lot of the values people learn in an agricultural setting often overlap with and are inspired by their faith, and the same is true for the Millers.
She said there have been roadbumps in the past that presented challenges, and their reliance on the Lord helped them get through.
" You ' ve got to have faith," she noted.
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Janella Miller has brought her work ethic and experience as a farmer to her agriculture classes at Pulaski County High School.
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Cal Miller, eldest child of Janella and Brian Miller, is raising his own sheep, which are part of the Red Barn Wool flock.
8 • SEKY- Southeast Kentucky Life July-August 2026