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December 5th

Principal’s Weekly Update,

As we turn the calendar to December, it’s hard to believe how quickly the year is moving. Winter weather has certainly made its presence known, and with it comes the start of our winter sports season. Practices are already underway, and we are excited to see our student-athletes back in action. Best of luck to all of our teams as they prepare for competition!

As we look ahead to the new year, I want to take a moment to reinforce the importance of timeliness and attendance. Being on time to school each day truly matters—even being five minutes late will impact a student’s attendance record. Consistent attendance is essential not just for academic success but also for helping students feel connected and engaged within our community.

We will also be rolling out updated attendance guidance this month. This information will be shared directly with students and families, and we ask that you please review it carefully once it becomes available. Our goal is to support every student in building strong habits and ensuring they are fully part of the Pentucket experience.

Thank you, as always, for your partnership and support. Stay warm, and enjoy the start of this winter season!

Brenda Erhardt

PMHS Principal
Principal, Pentucket Regional Middle High School

PENTUCKET ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

PLEASE SHARE!!!

It is our pleasure to connect with you on behalf of the newly founded Pentucket Alumni Association. It is our goal to create an organization to connect alumni and students, along with developing potential networking, events, reunions, and support for our school. Our current mission is to continue to grow our contact list in order to give all alumni the chance to participate. As the holiday season approaches, we would highly appreciate your help in expanding our contact list. If you see family members, friends, or other alumni, please encourage them to sign up using the Google Form below. Please feel free to share the Google Form on your social media accounts as well. This should include their first and last name along with their graduation year and personal email address.

Pentucket Alumni Association Sign-up Form

https://www.pentucketeducationfoundation.org/alumni

Thank you for your support.

Happy holidays!

Sincerely,

The Pentucket Alumni Association

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please help in congratulating Amelia Crowe - Amelia has been nominated by the New England Patriots for the Maxwell football club Player of the Year award. She is 1 of only 32 girls in the entire country to be nominated for this award. One of the 32 girls nominated will be announced as the winner on March 13th in Atlanta, Georgia during the Maxwell Football Club award ceremony. Awards

In addition to this, Amelia has been nominated to be in the NFL Flag National College Showcase which is held during the Pro-Bowl in California. Each NFL team selects 1 athlete to represent their organization in this game, and the Patriots have chosen Amelia. Of the 32 nominations, about 10 are chosen to play in the game (voted on by the NFL office).

We are so proud of Amelia and Pentucket Girl's Flag Football!

INCREDIBLE!

Ski Club Volunteers Needed

The first snowfall gets us all excited: 1 month away before Ski Club starts.

So, before you get lost in the holiday celebrations, please look at your calendars and see when you can volunteer for either the registration table or as a ski monitor.

Sign up here: PRMS PTO: PRMS Ski Club - 2026

Proud Pentucket Music alum, Jon Hayes ('14), is enjoying tremendous success on the heels of his debut album, Between You and Me. In addition to a special PRMHS performance periods 6 & 7 on December 17th, Jon will be performing at the West Congregational Church in Haverhill on Saturday, December 13th at 6:30pm as part of his upcoming east coast tour. Keep tabs on all of our Pentucket Music alumni HERE as they continue to create incredible music!

Our Neighbors' Table

Our Neighbors' Table Holiday Grocery Shopping Information:

Here at Our Neighbors' Table, we are looking forward to a festive holiday season. Please see the attached ONT's market flyers, featuring our Christmas Distribution; December 15 - December 23. Guests can choose whichever day works best for them during this time period to shop for their holiday groceries. There is not an income eligibility requirement to shop at Our Neighbors' Table. The only requirement is that our guests live in one of the towns that we serve: Amesbury, Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown, Groveland, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, South Hampton or West Newbury. If you have a family who is not currently a guest with us and would like to be, here is a link to our online registration form: https://www.ourneighborstable.org/new-guest-registration.html

Our Neighbors' Table Holiday Closure Information:

To give our staff and volunteers a much needed break, Our Neighbors' Table typically closes for the week between Christmas and New Years Day. Please make a note that we will be closed from December 24th through January 2nd, reopening on Monday January 5th. To prepare for our market closure, please encourage our guests who have children in your school district, to come and shop with us now up to our closing, to stock up with extra groceries, if needed. Additionally, to help ease the burden of our closure we will also be offering our guests some extra milk, eggs and bread during our Christmas distribution week.

Portuguese flyer

Spanish flyer