FALL ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB KICK OFF NIGHT

The Plymouth High School Athletic Booster Club will host their fall sports kick off night on Tuesday, August, 9, at 6:00 pm in the PHS auditorium. All fall athletes and their parents are encouraged to attend. Fall coaches will have a parent meeting after the program. The Booster Club will be cooking for all athletes and their families at the football pavilion. A raffle will be held for adults only. Prizes consist of football, boys basketball and baseball season tickets, 1 Booster Club $30.00 membership, and Rockie & Pilgrim hats and t-shirts.

PHS Football Hosts Annual Soap Game

The Plymouth High School Football team will host a Soap Game on Saturday, August 6, at 7:00 pm at The Rockpile to preview the 2011 Rockies. Fans are asked to bring soap and or shampoo for admission.

Season football tickets are on sale in the Plymouth High School Athletic Office from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm for students and adults. All tickets are $24.00. The Rockies will host Rochester on Friday, August 26, at 7:30 pm. The seniors and their parents will also be honored before the start of the game.

Local Girls Participate in National Competition

On the weekend of July 16th, two local girls, Jillian Smith age 13 and Alli Dennie age 12 traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas to compete in the USTA National Baton Twirling Competition. The girls competed in a variety of events at the beginner and intermediate level. Both girls made it to the podium four times which means they were in the top five of that particular event for their age group. The best place for both girls was with their pairs routine where they received a second place for beginner pairs. Twirlers from all around the United States were at this competition and it was an amazing opportunity for both girls. These girls spent many, many hours practicing to get ready for this event. Both girls are members of Daphne's Dolls in Plymouth and they are also coached by Brenda Minnich from Geneva, Indiana.

Pictures provided by McDilda Photography.

Online Registration Information

InfoSnap Online Registration – Parent / Guardian Information

At the request of many of our families, we are excited to announce the opportunity for you to register online for the upcoming school year! We have partnered with a company called InfoSnap. Through one simplified process, you will be able to complete all of the registration forms and share family information between siblings, without having to reenter the information for each child.

Soon you will be receiving user names and passwords, as well as detailed instructions. These will be sent to you via email or US Mail. Emails will be sent from a PCSC Online Registration account, so please be sure to check your spam filter. All families still need to attend registration at Plymouth High School on August 3rd or 4^th, to finalize the process. Computer access will be available for those families who have not previously completed the online forms.

Please help our schools go green and save time by taking advantage of this opportunity!

Registration for all Plymouth Students will be held at Plymouth High School

Wednesday, August 3rd from 7:00-10:00a.m, 12:00-3:00p.m., and 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 4th from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and 4:00-8:00 p.m.

PHS Fall Sports Practice

Fall sports practices will start at Plymouth High School according to the dates regulated by the IHSAA. Girls golf will start practice on Friday, July 29, while cross country, football, boys and girls soccer, boys tennis, volleyball and cheerleading will start on Monday, Aug. 1. PHS athletic participation forms have to be turned into the athletic office prior to the first day of practice. Forms include a physical, emergency medical form, code of conduct and a random drug testing form.

Plothow Selected to Coach 2011 North All Star Team

Plymouth High School's Head Baseball Coach, Tony Plothow, has been selected to coach the 2011 North All Star team at this year's 37th Annual Indiana North South All Star game by his fellow coaches and the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association's Executive Council. Plothow's career record at PHS is 227-124. Plothow's teams have won 5 sectional titles, 3 regional titles, 1 semi-state title, have had 2 final four appearances and in 2000 the Pilgrims were IHSAA Class 3A State Runner-up. His teams have won 4 Northern Lakes Conference Championships including one this season. Coach Plothow has been named Northern Lakes Conference Coach of the year 4 times and has twice been named District Coach of the Year.

This year's Indiana North-South All-Star series will be played on July 9th and 10th in Fort Wayne at Indiana Tech University at Parkview Field. The teams play a double header on Saturday starting at 11:00 am. They will also play a single wooden bat game at 12:00 pm on Sunday.

These students are touring Washington DC as part of the partnership with the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Department of Education. The students have a front row seat to democracy in action in the halls of Congress as well as in meetings with Washington insiders and media.

This opportunity was made available as part of the Title I, Part C Migrant Grant.

Rebecca Ippel PHS English as a New Language is chaperoning the students:

Left to Right

Jose Velero, Jorge Veloro, Rebecca Ippel (chaperone) Yoselin Galiano, Alejandra Renteria, and Monica Renteria.

Riverside Accepts Ingenuity Grant from 3M

3M Plant Manager, D.J. Fishbaugh presented checks to Math and Science Teachers at Riverside Intermediate School. The grant recognizes and supports teachers who make math and science come to life. 3M targets STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math eduction). These areas of education represent the background of most 3M employees. More importantly, these disciplines open the doors to ALL types of career opportunities and help individual understand the world around them.

Ingenuity Grants will be presented to teachers in 36 3M communities across the country. Teachers from 21 states participated in the Ingenuity Grant program. 119 grants were awarded to 52 schools, totaling over $350,000. These grants will serve over 32,000 students.

Along with 3m Plant Manager D.J. Fishbaugh, and HR rep Amber Moulton for 3M in Plymouth are Riverside teachers:

From Left to right Kim Burns, Vanessa Zook, Tara Sharp, Crystal Dennie, Jim Keister, Nikki Rumpler, Terri Dennie, Amy Lewis, Jeff Hunter, Shelley Shafer, Eric Knebel, Stephanie Beiswenger, Tillie Kain, and Sue Turpin

Riverside Spruce Up

Students, parents, school employees gathered on Saturday, May 14, to spruce up the landscaping at Riverside Intermediate School. These students and staff worked 3 hours and spread 24 yards of mulch around trees, building, and bushes.

From left to right:

Kathy Olejniczak, Kyle Whiteman, Jared Bubica, Trevor Grimmet, Jared Fuzey, Jim Keister, Jared Renfrom, Guillermo Morales, Luke Lyon, Josh Carlton and daughter, Kirk Davis, Austin Hardesty, Josh Eberly, Dylan Manuwal, Shawnee Burchert, Giuiana Davis, Wendy Guernsey

PHS Band Earns "All-Music Award"

The Pride of Plymouth Bands have been presented with the Indiana State School Music Associations prestigious "All-Music Award."

This award is only give to band programs that participate in every facet of the state music associations events and the program must receive the top ratings of a "Gold Award" at every state event.

This achievement is marks the eighth consecutive year that the band program has received this award. Congratulations to all of the students and staff in the many different departments of the band program on another great year of achievements.

PHS Band & Choir Tour Washington, D.C.

The band and choir recently completed their tour of Washington D.C. The music students were able to tour Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Capitol Building, Smithsonian Museums, Mount Vernon, Washington and Lincoln Monuments, and the war memorials (including the Vietnam Wall, Korean War Memorial and Wall, and the World War 2 Memorial.

The band represented the State of Indiana in the National Memorial Day Parade through the heart of Washington, and the choir performed as part of the Naval Memorial wreath laying ceremonies. Washington D.C. had a record-high heat index on Memorial Day and the kids did an amazing job of dealing with the heat during the performances.

Congratulations to all of the music students that represented our community and state at this national event.

RIVERSIDE AWARDED BRONZE LEVEL STATUS

One Stop Registration Schedule

ALL SCHOOLS @ Plymouth High School

August 3, 2011
7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

August 4, 2011
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Please park in the north lot of Plymouth High School

Enter through Door 5

Use www.plymouth.k12.in.us to access all the school websites including the corporation site.

REMINDER - Plymouth Alumni Association Annual Alumni Banquet

It's time once again for the Plymouth Alumni Association Annual Alumni Banquet. This year the event will be Friday June 17, 2011 at Plymouth High School.

There will be tours of the PHS facilities - state of the art broadcast studio, theatre, music rooms, and updated athletic facilities - beginning at 5:30 p.m., dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and the Hall of Fame Program starts at 7:30 p.m.

You can reserve and pay for your seat online at www.plymouthalumni.blogspot.com and while you are there be sure to sign up for our mailing list and make your Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame nominations.

Cost is $25 per person and there is limited seating. You can also make your reservation by sending an email to plymouthschoolsalumni@gmail.com, call
574-952-4444 or send your check made payable to the Plymouth Alumni Association to 611 Berkley Street, Plymouth IN 46563.

Lindsey Downs from Plymouth High School Earns National Photo Contest Award, Sponsored by Jostens and Wolfe’s Camera

Lindsey Downs, a junior from Plymouth High School was recently awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2011 Photo Contest, sponsored by Jostens and Wolfe’s Camera. This nationally acclaimed, annual competition recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of student photographers.

Downs was among 114 winners selected from more than 6000 contest entries submitted by high school, junior high and middle school students nationwide. Photo contest submissions were judged on composition, artistic merit, and technical qualities, as well as the ability to convey a compelling story.

In addition to serving as an assistant editor for the 2011 Mayflower yearbook, Downs is also a member of the National Honor Society and French Club. She throws shot put and discus on the girls track team. She is a nine year member of the Green Acres 4-H Club. Her parents are Lester and Patty Downs.

"Jostens is honored to recognize the artistic talents of student photographers and their ability to capture important school experiences and traditions through the lenses of their cameras,” said Gary Lundgren, Jostens’ senior program manager/education. “Our photo contest allows students to personalize, share, and remember school experiences through sophisticated, high quality photography. Many of the submitted photos will help tell their school story as part of the yearbook.”

Downs’ winning photograph, along with all the other winning photographs from the 2011 Photo Contest, were announced on Facebook and featured on the Jostens.com Web site. These photos will also be featured in the 2011 issue of the Jostens Gotcha Covered Look Book, a popular resource for yearbook advisers and staffs seeking creative ideas, trends, and inspiration.

PHS Speech Competes in Washington, D.C.

Over the Memorial Day Weekend the PHS Speech Team traveled to Washington D.C., for the NCFL Grand National Speech Tournament. Facing off against the top teams from around the country and over 220 of the top qualifiers in each event, the team had numerous outstanding finishes.

· Pauline Dagass (sophomore) finished 3rd in Declamation.

· Austin Craft (senior) and Stephanie Gorka (senior) finished 21st in Duo Interp.

· Sean Hatfield (senior) and Jason Pickell (junior) finished 23rd in Duo Interp.

· Bryt Hiatt (senior) finished 25th in Extemporaneous Speaking.

· Sarah Gouker (senior) and Olivia Hilliard (junior) finished 44th in Duo Interp.

· Sam Compton (senior) finished 45th in Dramatic Performance.

· Emily Walden (senior) finished 60th in Dramatic Performance.

· Rebecca Brumbaugh (junior) finished 79th in Original Oratory.

Kelsey Shaffer, Michaila Nate, Nelson Wagner, and Deven Berger competed at the tournament and turned in solid performances as well.

MTA Certification

Please join me in congratulating the following individuals on achieving the Microsoft Technology Associate certification and Microsoft Certified Professional designation.

Christian Pynaert – Plymouth
Pedro Jimenez – Bremen
Allen Collins – Plymouth
Adam Risner – Knox
Dylan Miller - Plymouth

These students passed this certification this week and should be congratulated on their hard work. The MTA certification is a brand new certification from Microsoft and is very close to the Network + training that we conducted the first half of this academic year. Hopefully, this certification is the first of many as these Microsoft Certified Professionals continue to prepare for a rewarding career in Information Technology. More information can be found on the MTA certification at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mta.aspx .

Plymouth Alumni Association Annual Alumni Banquet

It's time once again for the Plymouth Alumni Association Annual Alumni Banquet. This year the event will be Friday June 17, 2011 at Plymouth High School.

There will be tours of the PHS facilities - state of the art broadcast studio, theatre, music rooms, and updated athletic facilities - beginning at 5:30 p.m., dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and the Hall of Fame Program starts at 7:30 p.m.

You can reserve and pay for your seat online at www.plymouthalumni.blogspot.com and while you are there be sure to sign up for our mailing list and make your Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame nominations.

Cost is $25 per person and there is limited seating. You can also make your reservation by sending an email to plymouthschoolsalumni@gmail.com, call
574-952-4444 or send your check made payable to the Plymouth Alumni Association to 611 Berkley Street, Plymouth IN 46563.

Country Auto Center helps raise $550 for Riverside Intermediate

Pictured here: Shayla Noble, Jessica Clemens, Joe Martin Jr., Donna Burroughs, Kiley Weiss (front) Ouinte Rodgers and Uriel Medrano

Country Auto Center helped raise $550.00 for Riverside Intermediate School with Chrysler’s "Drive for the Kids" program. The fundraising event was held on May 5, 2011.

Fifty-five parents and guests each earned a $10 contribution to the school from Chrysler by taking a brief test drive in a Town & Country, the companies award winning minivan. Country Auto Center supplied the vehicles, and volunteers from the dealership were on hand to assist in the fundraising drives.

“Drive for the Kids is a mutually beneficial program. We’re pleased to support our local schools, and enjoy demonstrating a terrific, world class product,” said Joe Martin Jr., owner of Country Auto Center. “Parents are genuinely interested in testing our Chrysler minivan with all the advanced safety, technology, and economy features; and we are happy to help raise extra dollars for the school. We all work together for the kids. Everyone has a great time.”

Chrysler supports schools in the communities where the company does business. Since 1993, when Chrysler introduced Drive for the Kids, Chrysler dealers have worked with parents and educators in communities across the nation. Chrysler has contributed an estimated $4 million, directly to local schools, for student needs from playgrounds and field trips to reading programs and computers. Chrysler is proud of this tradition of community involvement.

3rd Annual Ta Ta Trot: Nancy Jaynes Memorial Scholarship

The third annual Ta-Ta Trot will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 9 a.m. to benefit the Nancy Jaynes Memorial Scholarship.

There are three distances to race this year! Participants can register to run/walk a 5K (3.1 miles), a 10K (6.2 miles) or a 15K (9.3 miles). The race starts behind Oliver Ford-Lincoln in Plymouth. The run/walk will take place through the Green Way Trails/Plymouth Centennial Park.

One female and one male winner for each running category will receive a free vacation for two to Las Vegas, Cancun or a Carnival Cruise (airfare is not included).

If you do not wish to participate in the event, but would like to volunteer or donate to the scholarship, contact Jennifer Houin at Oliver Ford in Plymouth at 574-935-1001.

For an entry form, please visit the following link:
http://www.plymouthounceofprevention.org/

Thank you for your continued support of a great scholarship in memory of an amazing woman!