PHS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
***Announcements presented to you by the Senior Technology Seminar Class***
Lunch: Breakfast for Lunch: Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy, Tater Tots, Juice, and Milk.
Character Traits: Honesty/Integrity - “The first step toward greatness is honesty”
-GENERAL NEWS-
Student Parking: Students who drive and park on campus are only to park on the high school campus in the class reserved parking areas. Students should not for any reason be parking in the junior high or agri building parking areas.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Students who are released on early days to the cafeteria at 11:30 are to remain in the cafeteria until 11:55! Only after the bell rings and staff are on duty are students to be in the student center area or in the concession stand lobby. Students who are in these areas before the bell rings will be given after school detention.
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.
Students, do not go to your vehicle before the bell or between classes without prior permission from Mr. McCurry, Coach Brewington or the office! This is the last notice!
If you drive and park on campus you MUST have a current (2019-20) hang tag hanging from your mirror or visible in the front windshield. Hang tags are $3 and can be purchased in the office. If you drive multiple vehicles just be sure to transfer the hang tag to the vehicle you are in that day. Parking lot will be monitored for compliance.
The Health Department will be on campus on October 17th to administer flu vaccines to students and staff. Consent forms will be sent home in your English classes next week. You may also see the nurse for consent forms.
Yearbooks are currently available for preorder for $35 now through October 31st. They can be ordered in room #4 or at https://www.walsworthyearbooks.com/
The Coffee House, located in the Library, has 8 oz bottled water for sale for 50 cents.
The 7th Annual "Belles of Christmas" pageant will be held on November 17th at MDW school gym. Entry forms are available in the basket across from the office.
The Haunted House committee is asking for monetary donations to help fund the concession stand. Please deliver your donations to Mrs. Steimel by Thursday 10/17/2019.
-SENIOR NEWS-
HAUNTED HOUSE: We need as many volunteers as possible to put on the haunted house. If you can work for any of the nights, please come sign up after school! We need all the help we can get!
Seniors, Lifetouch will be here on October 22nd to take composite pictures of any seniors who were not able to take them last time. This will be the last opportunity to take them.
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.
Any senior that would like to participate and help with the Project Graduation Haunted house, please sign up in Mrs. Baty’s room!!!
Project Graduation Haunted house will be meeting periodically to work on the rooms and decorations. If you are not on the groupme, please get with someone to be added. Please check the daily announcements for meeting days and times
-CLUB NEWS-
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/
Calling all Donut and Coffee lovers!!! FCCLA is doing the Krispy Kreme fundraiser this year! They are 11 dollars for speciality (Chocolate iced, lemon, raspberry, or Kreme filled) and 10 dollars for regular glazed! And for all you coffee lovers out there, you can get a bag of regular, smooth, or decaf coffee! You can see Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. Bradley and an FCCLA member in order to purchase items they will be delivered fresh and hot on October 17th.
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 .
FBLA: If you took any pictures at fall conference or at the CTSO day, please email them to the historian, Luci.Smith@smail.pocahontaspsd.com.
LINK:
LINK teachers @ M.D. Williams on Oct. 22 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
LINK teachers @ Alma Spikes Elem. on Oct. 23 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
LINK teachers @ St. Paul's Catholic School on Oct. 24, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday.
October 25, LINK and community presentation assembly in the gym from 1:00-2:00 p.m.
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)
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
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.
Tuesday, Oct. 29th - Black River Technical College
Monday, Nov. 4- Arkansas State University
Mrs. Stewart’s Career Coach Google Classroom has been updated with current pportunities 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, October 26th
Registration deadline- Friday, September 20th
Saturday, December 14th
Registration deadline- Friday, November 8th
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-
Wednesday 10/16
Arkansas Tech University will have a representative set up in the student center during lunch. If you are interested, please stop by!
Interact members, Jaden Edington and Hailey Winspear, will attend the Rotary Meeting. Please release them at 11:45.
LINK Students (must have a note) will be training to teach during their activity periods/study halls.
PSAT/NMSQT - Students taking the test will go directly to Mrs. Lynch's classroom at 8:00 a.m. Students will be testing approximately 3-31/2 hours (into 4th period). Mrs. Hampton shared a Google doc with teachers of the 11th grade students testing.
Mrs. Lynch's 1st-4th period classes will meet in Mrs. Bradley's building.
There will be no baseball practice today. We will meet in the complex after school on Monday.
Thursday 10/17
Volleyball vs. Valley View @ HOME - 4:30 pm
LINK Students (must have a note) will be training to teach during their activity periods/study halls.
Redskin PALSS will meet during lunch in the Student Center
Friday 10/18
No school! Fall Break!!
Football vs Rivercrest @ HOME. Kickoff is at 7:00!
-UPCOMING EVENTS-
ACADEMIC ASSEMBLIES
Nov 12 - 4th Period
Jan. 23 - 3rd Period
March 20 - 6th Period
April 30 - 2nd Period
LIFETOUCH
Oct. 24 - Retakes for staff and 10th/11th grade students. All students need to get their picture taken regardless of whether or not they are ordering pictures. Order forms are available in the office.
VOLLEYBALL
Oct 21-25 - Sr. High District Tourn. TBA
FOOTBALL
Oct 25 - Truman @ AWAY - 7:00 pm
Nov 1 - Gosnell @ AWAY - 7:00 pm
Nov 8 - Highland @ HOME - 7:00pm
CROSS COUNTRY
Oct 22 - @ Jonesboro - 4:00 pm
Oct 29 - Conference Meet @ Jonesboro - 4:00 pm
Nov 9 - State XC Meet @ Hot Springs Oaklawn Park: 5A Boys - 9:30 5A Girls - 10:45
BOYS BASKETBALL
Nov 19 - Harrisburg @ HOME - 5:00 pm
Nov 21 - Corning @ HOME - 5:00 pm
Nov 26 - Doniphan @ AWAY - 5:30 pm
