| WORD FROM THE PRINCIPAL |
| Greetings Parents, |
| As most of you are aware, the end of the school year is accompanied by many important activities and events. The intent of this Parent Newsletter is to communicate to you important information related to our end of the year activities and simultaneously keep you abreast of progress made towards our two major projects, 1:1 computing and |
| Mr. Condon, Principal |
| REPORT CARDS AND END OF COURSE EXAMS (ECA) |
| Report cards and End of Course Exams ( ECA) score reports will be sent home with students on Monday April 25. The Indiana Department of Education welcomes requests to have a test rescored however, the rescore window ends April 29. Requests for rescoring must be initiated by parents. If you have questions regarding report cards or End of Course Exams, please contact your child’s counselor. |
| END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR ACTIVITIES |
| Super Sunday |
| Super Sunday, inclusive of National Honor Society Induction, Academic Hall of Fame Induction, and Baccalaureate will be held on May 22. NHS induction will be held in the auditorium beginning at 1:00. The Academic Hall of Fame induction will be held in the Red Rock Cafe beginning at 3:00 and Baccalaureate will be held in the auditorium at 4:30. Information will soon be sent home to those students who will be inducted into NHS or the Academic Hall of Fame. |
| Senior Awards Day |
| Senior Awards Day is scheduled for Friday, May 27 and it will be held in the varsity gymnasium beginning at 8:15AM. Visitors are welcome and should enter PHS through door #7 which will be open at 7:30AM. All students in grades 9-12 will attend the convocation to witness the awarding of numerous scholarships in hopes that this will inspire them to work even harder in the classroom. Following the convocation, students in grades 9-11 will report to first period class while members of the senior class will report to the Multi Purpose Room for their large group brunch and the distribution of remaining non-monetary awards. Members of the Class of 2011 will also be given the opportunity to view their class video. Seniors will be dismissed from school early on May 27 following the completion of the awards convocation and senior brunch. I anticipate their dismissal occurring between 2:00PM and 3:00PM. Formal dress is required of all seniors who will be participating in the awards convocation and attending the brunch. Note the following dress guidelines for members of the class of 2011 as it relates to May 27: |
| Gentlemen – Dress slacks, shirt, tie, and dress shoes are required. While a sport coat is encouraged it is not required. Tennis shoes and sandals are not acceptable. Ladies – A dress or skirt and blouse is required along with a dress shoe. Flip-flop shoes are unacceptable. We encourage dresses or blouses to be worn that are in accordance with our dress code at school. This includes attempts to ensure that your shoulders are covered and that your back and area below your neckline is properly covered. |
| Members of the senior class who chose to challenge our expectations for proper dress on May 27 will not be awarded the privilege of participating in the convocation or attending the senior brunch with their peers. |
| Final Examinations |
| Final examinations will now be held on Friday, June 3 and Monday, June 6. It is critical that students are in attendance for their final examinations. Parents, we sincerely appreciate your cooperation in making sure that your child is present at school for final examinations. If at all possible, please refrain from requesting alternate test dates/times for final examinations for your child. |
| Summer School |
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| Session 1 Session II Speech Advanced Speech Economics |
| U.S. History A Geometry A Language Arts Credit Recovery, grades 9-12 |
| Note: Government and Economics are not offered during the second summer session. |
| Summer School registration will be conducted the week of April 25-April 29. Students will register in the PHS treasurer’s office before/after school and during Home Room/SRT. Payment must be made at the time of registration. |
| Commencement |
| Commencement activities for the Class of 2011 activities will be held on Thursday and Friday, June 9 and 10. Commencement practice will begin at 9:00 AM and will be held in the varsity gymnasium. Commencement will be held on Friday, June 10 at 7:30 PM. Our original plans were to attempt to hold this year’s commencement activities outside on the football field. However, due to concerns with sound, lighting, and of course the weather, we will once again hold the ceremony in the varsity gym. The auditorium will once again be open and air conditioned for those who wish to avoid |
| the heat that usually accompanies our graduation ceremonies in the gymnasium. Your graduation announcement cards, which were ordered quite some time ago, will still show that this year’s ceremony will be held outdoors on the football field. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. The simple fact is that we had to submit the order for the announcement cards long before we could actually decide if an outdoors commencement ceremony was possible. The PHS Administration is currently researching options related to a possible insert or sticker which may be applied or included with the graduation announcement and if successful, we will share such information with you as soon as possible. |
| PROJECTS AT PHS |
| 1:1 Computing at |
| Beginning in the fall of 2011, all PHS students in grades 9-12 will receive a MacBook Pro Laptop Computer. To accomplish our goal, PHS has partnered with Apple on a four year lease. Laptops will be distributed on the first day of the school year. Students will be allowed to take their MacBook home with them and will be expected to charge the machine overnight in preparation of the next school day. The battery charge should last approximately 10 hours. Students will be assessed a nominal amount for the rental of their laptops each school year. Laptops will be returned prior to summer vacation for annual maintenance. We will spend time with students the first day of next school year discussing proper care and use of their MacBook. PHS will also offer a |
| New |
| New |
| • Students may chose to be part of our New Tech Program or not • New Tech students will have the opportunity to take a combination of New Tech classes and non New Tech classes which may include core classes, performing arts classes, visual arts classes, or general electives • New Tech classes will be integrated combining the curriculums from a minimum of two existing classes • Integrated courses will feature curriculum which is rigorous, relevant, and promotes partnerships with local business and industry • Integrated courses will be team-taught by two members of the PHS Faculty • New Tech classrooms will be twice the size of traditional classrooms due to the fact that enrollment in integrated classes will be larger • To create space for integrate classes, PHS will make some modifications to our existing structure but no additional construction outside the walls of the current building is being considered |
6 comments:
Take the black box theatre, the speech hallway the space where they practice piano playing and you have the perfect area for the tech school. Once the students enroll, there will be empty classrooms to put the speech program in. all this for virtually no cost. If the tech school is a success in five years, build.
My understanding(talking to board members) is that this prep school has not passed.
What is the status of the Tech school? Has the school board voted on moving forward on this project ie accepting this project?
where do you suggest our speech team then practices? Why take away what that team has rightfully earned?
Why take away from the Ag department? They have earned their spot to be there as well. They have also proven themselves and I will stand behind them!!
The Ag Department is not going to lose anything. Instead, they are going to gain a new facility. The Agriculture area is a part of the 70's addition to the school and has not been renovated since then.
Not only do we do renovation in store for the Agriculture Department, but we also see the addition of more staff in the department. Agriculture plays a big role in the Northern Indiana economy. We want to ensure that we are training students to be a part of the industry.
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