PHS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Friday, October 23rd 

It’s what’s for Lunch:  Chicken Nuggets, French Fries, Roll, Fruit  & Milk

STUDENT MEALS FREE OF CHARGE!  Sept. 8th - Dec. 31st, 2020. (Breakfast and Lunch)

-GENERAL NEWS-

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Today is the end of the first 9 weeks and the office will need to be made aware of any changes in regards to onsite or virtual for the 2nd nine weeks.  Please make any changes by noon TODAY.  

~~~If you are an onsite student and plan to continue onsite, you do not need to do anything.  

~~~If you are currently an office approved virtual student and are going to remain virtual, you do      not need to do anything.

~~~If you are virtual and want to return to onsite, please email dianna.johnson@pocahontaspsd.com or call the office 870-892-4573 ext 4002. 

~~~If you onsite and wish to go virtual, you must have a parent call the office  at 870-892-4573 ext. 4002 so that we can discuss the expectations of a virtual student in regards to attendance, grades and internet access.  

Changes need to be made by noon on 10/23 and are for the duration of the 2nd nine weeks (10/26 - 12/18).  It is important to note that a student must be office approved to be virtual and students cannot be onsite and decide to "take a virtual day".  

Students: Please remember that you need to sign in at the office if you arrive after the 8:00 a.m. tardy bell and you must ALWAYS sign out in the office if you check out before the end of the day! 

2020 Chieftain Yearbooks will be available starting 10/5 for this year's juniors and seniors.  Books can be reserved by completing the form attached. They will be distributed during lunch next week. https://docs.google.com/forms/...             Cash or check only.  

Class of 2020 seniors, virtual students, on-campus students who did not pick up yearbooks can email whitney.crutcher@pocahontaspsd.com and arrange a time to pick it up. 

2021 Yearbooks on Sale-  $35 now through October. Prices will increase to $45 throughout the year.  Purchase online at yearbookforever.com or at school with cash/check payable to Pocahontas High School.  See Ms. Crutcher in Room #4. 

Don’t forget your mask! Students are provided 3 masks by the school.  One was distributed in red folders.  Students have two more masks they can get from the office as they are needed.  Students should provide their own mask, however, disposable masks are available for the occasions one is forgotten.  

Just a reminder: We cannot accept outside deliveries (flowers/gifts). Lunch/food deliveries are also not allowed.  Students who normally bring lunch will be required to eat in the cafeteria should they forget their lunch. There is a doorbell on the front door in which we will interact with parents, counselors, visitors, etc since we cannot allow you into the building. 

Student Parking:

~~If you drive and park on campus, you should have a parking hang tag.  $3.00 to purchase

~~Park only in your class designated area.  If you’re not sure where that is… ask the office. 

~~Do not back into parking spots- You must pull through.

~~Once you arrive on campus, you are not to sit in your vehicle.  You need to exit your vehicle and come into the building.  

Virtual Student Parking:

~~If you come onto campus during the school day for athletics or band, you need a parking pass.  You also are to park on the high school campus and not at the junior high.  

Please remember that you should not have headphones in/on while in the hallways.  They should only be out when allowed in class. 

Bottled Water for sale in the Library  $1.00..Plain water and flavors (lemon, orange, and wild berry)

After school tutoring will be held from 3:30-4:30. Math will be on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and all other subjects will be on Wednesday. There will be a virtual tutoring option through google meet for virtual students. On campus students will be expected to attend in-person tutoring. Any student who is currently interested in tutoring, or thinks they will be interested at any time throughout the year, should join the PHS Math Tutoring google classroom, using code 3dwagss and the PHS Literacy Tutoring google classroom using code wycakwu. Any virtual students interested in tutoring must join the google classroom to have access to the meet codes. Just like your regular classes, tutoring will have a different meet code each day. For tutoring questions, please email Mrs. Murray at melodie.murray@pocahontaspsd.com. 

In an effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus within our staff and student body we are asking all parents/guardians, and all employees to notify our designated Point of Contact immediately when the following occurs: 

  • Someone in the household has tested positive for COVID-19.

  • Someone in the household has been identified as a Close Contact to a positive case of COVID-19 and is requiring quarantine and/or recommended to be tested for COVID-19.

  • Student attending on-site and employees who are being tested for COVID-19.  If symptomatic, student/staff should remain in quarantine pending results of their COVID-19 test.

Please call Marlo Wardlow at 870-810-7409, or email information to marlo.wardlow@pocahontaspsd.com

 Thank you in advance for your cooperation.  Together we can help keep our Pocahontas School District family safe, healthy and ready to learn during this unique time.

ATTENTION:  If you are under quarantine or test positive for Covid, you may not attend any school events on campus.

-DAILY NEWS-

***All new NHS members who were sent an induction ceremony form to fill out need to do so as soon as possible to have a personal slide included in the ceremony. The ceremony is this coming Monday, Oct. 26th. Slides need to be completed by Friday, so your form needs to be filled out prior to that. Please see or email Mrs. Murray for any questions about this. 

Friday 10/23

District Wide Virtual Day - Last Day of the 1st Nine Weeks-  Today at noon is the deadline to make learning status changes. 

Football- Westside- Away @ 7:00...dismissed @ 2:24

Monday 10/26

District Wide Virtual Day

PHS Career Day... see your email from Mrs. Grooms “Virtual Career Day” for the link to sign up and the access code. You will NOT attend your regular classes on this day (unless you have been instructed otherwise by a coach/band director).  If you do not participate, you will not receive any credit for the day and will be counted absent. 

Tuesday 10/27

Cross Country- District Meet (JrB/JrG, SrG/SrB) @ Joe Mack Campbell Park in Jonesboro ... dismiss @ Noon

Wednesday 10/28

Thursday 10/29

Friday 10/30

Fall Senior Night - Cheer, Cross Country, Golf, Tennis and Volleyball. Seniors will be honored before the game. 

Football- Blytheville- HOME @ 7:00

-CLUB NEWS-

-SENIOR NEWS-

~~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 to send transcripts/test scores when applying for college complete the PHS Transcript/Scores Release Request in Google Drive.  Fill out information completely and Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Hampton will send the documents for you.  See the School Record Release attachment from Mrs. Stewart to get your shot records sent as well. 

~~Seniors:  Some of you are missing the CPR requirement for graduation.  An email has been sent to you by Ms. Tracy with instructions on how to complete the course.  Please email her with any questions- tracy.gholson@pocahontaspsd.com

-COUNSELOR & CAREER COACH NEWS-

Stephanie Hampton, PHS Counselor  

Contact info- stephanie.hampton@pochahontaspsd.com  or (870) 892-4573 ext. 4004

Lindsay Stewart, PHS Career Coach    

Contact info- lindsay.stewart@pocahontaspsd.com   or (870) 892-4573 ext. 4013 

 

ALL STUDENTS:  Please visit the PHS Counselor and Career Coach Webpage for regularly updated information for all students! You can get to this website by clicking on the link, by going to https://sites.google.com/pocahontaspsd.com/counselorandcareercoach/home

or by going to the Pocahontas School District webpage and clicking on the link under Pocahontas High School, Staff, and Mrs. Hampton or Mrs. Stewart.  This will be your go-to site to find regularly-updated, important information, forms, and links pertaining to scholarship, college, career, testing, academic, and counseling-related topics. 

 

PARENTS:  If you would also like access to the PHS Counselor and Career Coach Webpage, please click on this link and request access or send an email to Mrs. Hampton or Mrs. Stewart requesting access.

SENIORS & PARENTS:  This link will take you to a 6-minute financial aid mini workshop (Zoom webinar) titled Paying for College: Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes Parents Make. View the full-hour webinar here: Beat the High Cost of College!   

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ACT Test Dates:   Registration Deadline

Oct. 24th Oct. 5th

Dec. 12th Nov. 6th

Feb. 6th Jan. 8th 

April 17th March 12th 

June 12th May 7th

July 17th June 18th 

  • These tests are taken at an off-site location (most PHS students choose to take it at BRTC) on various dates.

  • All 11th grade students will have the opportunity to take a free ACT test in February of their junior year at the high school.  Juniors do NOT have to register for this test!

  • Students in the 11th or 12th grade who qualify for free and/or reduced lunches, may receive an ACT Fee Waiver code! Email stephanie.hampton@pocahontaspsd.com  to receive a waiver code

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-UPCOMING EVENTS-

November 2nd- Sophomore & Junior picture retakes… Virtual student appointment time is from 1:00-2:00.  

November 2nd -- Annual GT parent meeting via Google Meet. The guest speaker will be Dustin Seaton, president of AGATE (Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education.)  Click the registration link to join.  https://bit.ly/2To6on3

   -ATHLETIC EVENTS-

-CROSS COUNTRY-

November 5th/6th- State @ Hot Springs (SrB/SrG)... teams will travel Thursday after school to Hot Springs.  11/6 - Girls Race @ 9:00 and Boys Race @ 9:45

-FOOTBALL-

November 6th- Highland- Away @ 7:00

-VOLLEYBALL-

October 27th- November 2nd-  STATE TOURNEY- TBA- Varsity- TBA 

-REDSKIN BASKETBALL-

November 14th- 7th Grade Tournament @ HOME - TBA

November 16th- Harrisburg 7th/JB/SB... AWAY @ 5:00

November 20th- Corning 7th/JB/SB… AWAY @ 5:00

November 23rd- Gosnell JB/SB… AWAY @ 5:30

November 24th- Doniphan, MO JV/SB @ HOME @ 5:30

November 30th- December 5th- WBU Tournament @ WBU - TBA

December 7th- Brookland 7th/JB/SB @ HOME @ 5:00

December 10th- Walnut Ridge 7th/JB/SB… AWAY @ 5:00

December 14th- Blytheville JB/SB @ HOME @ 5:30

December 17th- Southside 7th/JB/SB… AWAY @ 5:00

December 28th-30th-  Holiday Hoops Classic @ Berryville - TBA

January 4th- Trumann 7th/JB/SB… AWAY @ 5:00

January 7th- Valley View JB/SB… AWAY @ 6:00

January 9th-  7th Grade Tournament @ Cave City - TBA

January 11th- Highland 7th/JB/SB @ HOME @ 5:00

January 14th-  Westside 7th/JB/SB… AWAY @ 5:00

January 19th-  Trumann 7th/JB/SB @ HOME @ 5:00

January 22nd- Southside 7th/JB/SB @ HOME @ 5:00

January 26th- Brookland JB/SB… AWAY @ 6:00

January 29th- Valley View JB/SB @ HOME @ 6:00

February 2nd- Blytheville JB/SB… AWAY @ 6:00

February 5th-  Westside 7th/JB/SB @ HOME @ 5:00

February 6th-13th- Junior High District Tournament - TBA

February 9th- Highland SG/SB… AWAY @ 6:00

February 15th-19th- Senior High District Tournament - TBA

February 22nd-27th- Regional Tournament - TBA

March 1st-6th- State Tournament - TBA