PHS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wednesday, October 28th 

It’s what’s for Lunch: Macaroni & Cheese, California Veggies, Cherry Tomatoes, Sidekick Slush  & Milk

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

-GENERAL NEWS-

2nd Nine Weeks Learning:  Please remember that if you plan to make changes in your learning status, that you must notify the office.  

~~~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 are onsite and wish to go virtual, a parent must 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.  

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! 

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)

2020 Chieftain Yearbooks will be available starting 10/5 for this year's juniors and seniors.  Cash or check only. https://docs.google.com/forms/...              

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.  

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-

Wednesday 10/28

“Be lucky and smart and be smart enough to know that you’re lucky, and you’ll wear it well”  Richard Davis - CEO of Make- A-Wish America

Thursday 10/29

Friday 10/30

Fall Senior Night @ 6:30 - Seniors in Cheer, Cross Country, Golf, Tennis and Volleyball (Also any Band or Football Senior who was not able to be recognized on 9/25) will be recognized 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 this 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 Shot Record Release Form attachment from Mrs. Stewart to get your shot records sent as well. Return shot record release forms to tracy.gholson@pochahontaspsd.com or the PHS nurse's office.

 -COUNSELOR & CAREER COACH NEWS-

Stephanie Hampton, PHS Counselor- stephanie.hampton@pochahontaspsd.com  (870) 892-4573 ext. 4004

Lindsay Stewart, PHS Career Coach - lindsay.stewart@pocahontaspsd.com   (870) 892-4573 ext. 4013 

 

ALL STUDENTS:  Please visit the PHS Counselor and Career Coach Webpage for regularly updated information for all students! 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. You can also find this link on the Pocahontas School District Website>Schools>Pocahontas High School>Menu>Staff>Stephanie Hampton or Lindsay Stewart.

 

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

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! Students, request an ACT waiver code here.

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Spring 2021 BRTC Applications ~ 

If you would like to enroll in a BRTC course (AP course for concurrent credit, BRTC online course, or BRTC campus course) for Spring 2021, you must complete an application and submit it to Mrs. Hampton no later than December 11, 2020.  Please see the PHS Counselor & Career Coach page under Earn College Credits in High School and BRTC Courses for the correct BRTC application and schedules.

-UPCOMING EVENTS-

November 2nd- Sophomore & Junior picture retakes/make ups … Virtual student appointment time is from 1:00-2:00.  DO NOT come to campus for pictures if you are under quarantine.  

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

November 7th- @  2 p.m. - NCAA Webinar for student-athletes and family

December 1st- Jostens will be here @ 9:00 for ring delivery for juniors!  Orders must be paid in full before rings will be given. 

 -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 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 1st- Walnut Ridge JB/SB… AWAY @ 5:00

December 4th- Tuckerman JB/SB… @ HOME @ 4:30

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

December 11th- Searcy JV/SB… @ HOME @ 5:30

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

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

December 22nd- Walnut Ridge JB/SB… @ HOME @ 5:00

December 29th- Tuckerman JB/SB… AWAY @ 5:30

December 30th- Paragould JB/SB… @ HOME @ 5:30

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

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

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 11th- Thayer, MO SB/JV… AWAY @ 5:30

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

February 22nd-27th- Regional Tournament - TBA

March 1st-6th- State Tournament - TBA