PHS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Monday, December 9, 2019

***Announcements presented to you by the Senior Technology Seminar Class***

Lunch: Deli Turkey and Cheese Hoagie, Sandwich Salad Cup, Carrots/Celery with Dip, Baked Chips, Spiced Apples, and Milk

Character Traits: Citizenship - “Citizenship is the chance to make a difference to the place where you belong.” - Charles Hardy

-GENERAL NEWS-

Pocahontas Public Schools will be closed for the Christmas Holiday, Monday, December 23, 2019 through Friday, January 3, 2020. The district will conduct its regular schedule on Friday, December 20, 2019. Pocahontas Public Schools will re-open on Monday, January 6, 2020.  

NHS would like to thank all students who participated in the blood drive.  It is an act of kindness and humanity to give the "gift of life"! We totaled 37 pints which allows for a $250 scholarship to a lucky senior! 

ATHLETIC PASSES: Starting with Basketball Season, students can no longer use their Fall Athletic passes to get into games.  Winter Athletic passes (green) will only be accepted. 

IMPORTANT REMINDER:  State law prohibits all motorists from using a cell phone while in a school zone or passing a school building when children are present.  The law prohibits both talking and texting while driving in those areas. School zones encompass each building campus and parking area as well as the road in front of and extending well beyond school building campuses.

The Coffee House, located in the Library, has 8 oz bottled water for sale for 50 cents.

 

UAMS HPREP is an outreach program that provides Arkansas high school students with the opportunity to prepare for college, gain exposure to various career paths in health and interact with students, faculty and staff of this academic health center. HPREP accomplishes the mission of supporting current and future health professionals from underrepresented backgrounds. Event will be Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 from 9:00am to 4:00 pm. Transportation is not provided, and it is up to the student to get to Little Rock and back.  Click the link to find out more and how to apply: https://cda.uams.edu/events-2/hprep/ 

 

The Clothing Closet is in need of clothing for younger children.  If you have any child clothing you would like to donate please get in touch with Amy Lynch or a member of the closing closet. Thank you! 

 

Christmas Roll Sale - Pocahontas Child Nutrition Chapter 1L 

The Cafeteria Ladies are taking orders for Christmas Rolls. Please order no later than December 12th to guarantee your rolls will be ready for Christmas. Rolls will be ready for pick up on December 18th. Please pick up rolls no later than 2 pm unless other arrangements are made.   

Hot Rolls-$4.00 a dozen or 2 dozen for $7.00

Wheat Rolls-$5.00 a dozen or 2 dozen for $8.00

Cinnamon Rolls-$5.00 a dozen or 2 dozen for $8.00

Extra Cinnamon Roll Icing - $1.00 a bag

White and Wheat rolls come frozen (heat and serve). The cinnamon rolls come uncooked and frozen. 

You can place your order with any of the Pocahontas School Cafeterias! Phone 892-4573: Cafeteria extensions are: Alma-1030; MD. Williams-2030; Jr. High-3030;            High School-4030

This is an annual fundraiser to help families in our school district with Christmas!

 

-SENIOR NEWS-    

 

Seniors are needed to sit at basketball games and sell 50/50 tickets- 2 to 3 students are needed at each game.  Sign up sheets are on Mrs. Baty's door. 

 

If you are planning to attend BRTC, the Foundation/Private Scholarship Application is now available online!  Applications are due by March 1st. Follow this link to complete: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfHK_83gWe3TMRRuXpnRBV-iqJ0vC8N

Senior pictures for Senior Ads are due December 2nd. Contact whitney.crutcher@pocahontaspsd.com with any questions.

 

Seniors, check the list on the board across the office or in your English room for the correct spelling of your name. This is the name that will appear on your diploma. If this name is incorrect it will be incorrect on your diploma. Please contact the office for any changes.

 

Seniors looking for scholarship opportunities should visit the following link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sRZ8cvXXqtEn38tJJ-C0bzGU1vJODNzaAo8Tmb2ejNc/edit?usp=sharing  

Mrs. Stewart updates this on a regular basis to add the most recent scholarships.

 

Seniors, if you have any kind of disability (learning, physical, emotional, etc.,) you may qualify for assistance through Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS.)  Their mission is to prepare Arkansans with disabilities to work and lead productive and independent lives through a variety of services. Kelly Mears, a representative from ARS, will be in the counselor's office on Monday, December 2nd, to visit with any interested seniors.  Please let Mrs. Hampton know if you would like to visit with her to find out more and if you qualify

 

Next Project Graduation Meeting will be December 10th @ 5:30 in Study Hall.

 

A-State's privately funded scholarship application is now available.  Deadline is February 1st.  https://www.astate.edu/a/finaid/types-of-finaid/scholarships/privately-funded-scholarships.dot

 

 

-CLUB NEWS-

A/V Club: PHS and PJHS are starting an A/V Club.  In this club you will be streaming events that happen on and off campus, sporting events, and a whole lot more.  If you are interested in joining the A/V club, please check you email or fill out this form

FBLA has adopted a family in our school district who needs our help for Christmas.  If you are an FBLA and would like to help bring items for this family, please stop by Mrs. Blalock’s room to sign up or send her an email crystal.blalock@pocahontaspsd.com  

FCCLA: If you’re an FCCLA member and plan to attend the Tuesday, December 17th Christmas party 11:30-12:25 please RSVP (on here, please) by Friday, December 13th so Mrs Lynch and I know how many we are cooking for. 

You’re more than welcome to wear an ugly sweater if you’d like but it’s not required. You’re more than welcome to bring a family favorite (or just your favorite) holiday snack, dessert, candy, etc to share if you’d like but again it’s not required if you RSVP. We just want to have fun as a group!

 

FFA: Any FFA members that are Seniors the National FFA Scholarship Application is now open and will need to be completed by January 6th, 2020.

 

 

The FFA chapter will be conducting a holiday community service project. Check with Mr. Washburn for details. 

NHS - All NHS members should be in the NHS google classroom.  Also, the Remind texts are helpful to keep up with deadlines and information!!

NHS REMIND Text Messages - To:  81010 text: pokeynhs

NHS Google Classroom Code - 5wxagt 

Create a National Honor Society account to apply for scholarships!! 

Here is the link!! https://www.nhs.us/studentaccount/ 

NHS members who would like to donate a gift, check the list outside Mrs. Steimel/Murray's classroom.  Please write your initials in the blank by the gift you would like to purchase. Unwrapped gifts should be returned to Mrs. Steimel by Monday, December 16th. *Please tag each gift with A1, A2, A3, A4, B1 or C1 to help with  organization. NHS members who buy gifts are invited to a wrapping-pizza party during lunch on Wednesday, December 18th!! Let’s make someone’s Christmas a little more special this year!

CHESS: Ms. Galvan’s room is available for chess practice on Mondays, Tuesdays, and 

Thursdays during lunch. 

Do you play chess? The PHS chess team is looking for some additional strong, competitive players. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Kercheval at michelle.kercheval@pocahontaspsd.com .

 

 

COUNSELOR NEWS…..

CAREER COACH – LINDSAY STEWART (Lindsay.stewart@pocahontaspsd.com)

Parents and students! Please follow Mrs. Stewart's Facebook page, BRTC Career Coach. The site will be updated regularly with special events and important information regarding college and career planning https://bit.ly/2w7fGrg       

Google Classroom Code: rcwb5il 

SCHOOL COUNSELOR – STEPHANIE HAMPTON (Stephanie.hampton@pocahontaspsd.com)

Concurrent credit forms are in Mrs. Hampton’s office! 

ONLINE BULLYING REPORT FORM - Students, parents, and staff members can now complete an online bullying report form to report alleged bullying or harassment that occurred on school property; at school-sponsored activity/event off school property; on a school bus; or through social media, text messages, or email in the current school year by clicking this link or by visiting the districts website.  

Common APP - Seniors, do you want to complete only ONE application for over 900 colleges, including AState, UCA, Hendrix, U of A, Lyon, and more? Check out the Common App!  

Parents and students, please enjoy this issue of Your Teen.  It has very helpful information about next steps in the college admissions process and what students should focus on in their junior and senior years of high school. This issue contains information about

 

🎓 Preparing for the ACT/SAT 

🎓 Developing a list of potential schools for students 

🎓 Crafting winning essays

🎓 Application do’s and don’ts 

🎓 Applying for financial aid and scholarships

🎓 How to handle deferral, wait-list, or rejection (it happens)


COLLEGE & MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES VISITS 

All visiting reps will set up a table in the student center during lunch (11:45-12:27) on the appointed date.

Mrs. Stewart’s Career Coach Google Classroom has been updated with current  opportunities and scholarships. Check your class folder to see what is offered for your current grade. These will be updated on a regular basis.

 

Upcoming ACT’s 

 

Saturday, December 14th 

Saturday, February 8th - Register by January 10th 

Saturday, April 4th - Register by February 28th 

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20th - Spring BRTC concurrent credit applications are in the counselor's office.  All applications must be returned to Mrs. Hampton by Friday, December 20th.  

- Remember, Jr.'s & Sr's can get up to 2 (3 credit) concurrent credit courses covered each semester by the Concurrent Challenge Scholarship at BRTC. (This is completely different than (and will not affect) the AR Academic Challenge Scholarship.  

- If you receive free or reduced lunches, you could also get up to 6 credits covered by the school district.  Ask Mrs. Hampton about this!

Fee waiver- If you receive free or reduced lunches, see Mrs. Hampton! You can get a waiver for two different tests!

Registration- Register @ actstudent.org. See Mrs. Hampton or Mrs. Stewart if you need help registering. 

 

Test Prep-

1.) 2019-2020 Preparing for the ACT Test booklets - free in Mrs. Hampton's office! The booklet contains general information about the ACT tests and practice tests with answers for each subject section.

2.) Chromebook App - Before logging into a Chromebook, click on Apps at the bottom of your screen. Select Test Nav.  You may need to “select a different customer” to switch to the ACT login page. No login is needed. On the login page, click on Practice Test. There are timed and untimed practice sessions.

Photo ID - If you do not have a photo ID, see Mrs. Hampton for an ACT ID form. They will not admit you to your ACT session without your ACT test ticket AND either a photo ID or the ACT ID form.


-DAILY NEWS-

 

Monday 12/9

  • Girls Basketball - Brookland @ AWAY - 5:00. Please release the players at 2:30. The bus will meet at 2:50.

  • Project Graduation Meeting @ 5:30 in Study Hall.

Tuesday 12/10

  • FBLA Meeting today at 12:15 in Mrs. Blalocks room to discuss our Christmas Pizza Party!! Everyone please attend! If you can’t attend please send me an email. 

  • Boys Basketball - Brookland @ AWAY - 6:00

  • Swim Team - @ HOME - 5:00pm

Wednesday 12/11

Thursday 12/12

  • Cafeteria Christmas Roll Orders are due today!

  • Girls Basketball - Valley View @ AWAY - 5:00

Friday 12/13

  • FBLA Adopt-A-Family gifts are due today!

  • Deadline to RSVP with Mrs. Lynch for the FCCLA Christmas party.

Saturday 12/14

  • ACT today @ 8am. Don’t forget testing ticket, pencils, and calculator. 

-UPCOMING EVENTS- 

ACADEMIC ASSEMBLIES

Jan. 23 - 3rd Period

March 20 - 6th Period 

April 30 -  2nd Period 

BOYS BASKETBALL

December 16 - Blytheville @ AWAY - 5:30

December 20 - Southside @ HOME - 6:00

GIRLS BASKETBALL

December 17 - Blytheville @ AWAY - 5:00

December 20 - Southside @ HOME - 4:00

December 27-30 - Lonoke Holiday Tournament @ AWAY - TBA

SWIM TEAM

January 7 - @ HOME - 5:00