Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year. We are excited to start the school year. If you are new to the HS we are excited to get to know you and your student. I hope this summer has been a relaxing one for your family and that you are getting ready for the start of the school year. The High School will soon be in full swing with our marching band and athletic teams beginning their practices in August. We are looking forward to a wonderful year. We will be sending out additional information during the month of August regarding the start of the school year.

If you have a question you need answered prior to opening day (August 29th), please feel free to call (610) 489-1230 and speak to us. We are looking forward to the start of the new year.

Dr. Cynthia Moss, Lead Principal

​Mrs. Stefanie Baker, White House Principal

Mr. Sean Berk, Red House Principal

Mr. Ryan Stanson-Marsh, Blue House Principal

Please note the district calendar below. Please make note of standardized testing dates as well as the last three half days, during which we administer final exams as educational trips will not be approved during these windows.

We have spent the summer getting ready for the new year and that includes hiring of some new staff to replace several staff members .

Please join us in welcoming the following staff members:

Mr. Tom Molnar- Blue House Counselor

Michaela Kolenkiewicz- White House Counselor

Kristin Hannings-White House Counselor

Mrs. Leslie Lewis- English Teacher

Mr. Michael Hones- Special Education Teacher

Ms. Erin Stampler- Special Education Teacher

Mr. Chris Bernholdt- Art

We are excited to welcome them to the PVHS Family.

Please remind your student to check the website to see if the courses they selected have summer work. Students should join the google classroom associated with the course.

Summer Assignments

Perkiomen Valley School District believes it is critical for students to foster positive reading habits in order to develop as lifelong learners. The district's summer reading program encourages students to read high-interest, self-selected texts. After all, summer reading is a great opportunity for each student to explore personal interests, various genres, topics he/she wants to know more about while discovering his/her own "just right" books. As an added bonus, reading high-interest materials prepares students for the demands of college and career-reading. Research strongly suggests that reading skills improve with practice and weaken when not exercised. So why have a summer reading program? The program exists to inspire a lifelong love of reading and to maintain and sharpen one's reading and thinking skills.

Student schedules will be available to be viewed on the Home Access Center beginning Wednesday, August 17th at noon.The building schedule and student schedules were both built based on the requests made last school year. When it was impossible to give a student their first elective choice, one of alternate choices was substituted. While we attempt to accommodate each and every schedule request, sometimes it is not possible to give students exactly what was requested. Schedule changes will only be made if there is an error or if a student is not scheduled for the required 6 credits at all times. The deadline to make changes in requested courses was June 19th and we built the master schedule for the high school based on these choices.

Schedule changes are only made in extreme cases. All changes to schedules must go through your student’s counselor.

Those juniors and seniors who have already applied for parking permits will be able to pick them up beginning mid-August. Be on the lookout for the exact date. Students who are on the debt list (owe money for any reason) or have not completed all of the needed parking information will not be able to pick up their permit until their obligations have been satisfied.

The permit must be displayed on the passenger side front windshield and students must park in the assigned space beginning with the first day of school. Only students with valid permits are to park on campus. All other cars will be stickered and towed at the owner’s expense.

The first day of school for the North Montco Technical Career Center is August 30th while the first day at PV is August 29th.

AM TECH STUDENT INFORMATION:

Each morning, beginning on August 30th, the students scheduled for AM Tech will need to report to the bus circle by the cafeteria by 7:45AM and board one of the busses to the tech school. Those students will then be brought back to the high school so that they can attend their period 4 or period 4/5 class. Due to the distance that our students must travel it is feasible that the students will not be back at PVHS for the start of period 4 and will be a couple of minutes late. We have attempted to schedule as many of the morning tech school students as possible into the 4th period lunch so that they do not miss class time but that is not always possible. Our teachers are aware of the time discrepancy with the tech school and will not mark the students late if they are coming into a period 4/5 class rather than lunch.

PM TECH STUDENT INFORMATION:

Students who attend the tech school in the afternoon will report to the bus circle at 11:45am to board a bus to the tech school. The majority of PM tech students will be in lunch at that time, but there might be a handful who will need to leave their period 5/6 class at 11:45 early to board the bus. After tech ends, a bus will bring the students who drove to school back to the high school and will take those who did not drive directly home.

NMTCC Scheduling Differences

PVHS and NMTCC have similar schedules, however there are some differences that you need to be aware of. There are four days in which the tech school is scheduled to have school and PV is closed, four days in which PV has school and the tech school does not and 4 days where PV has a half day. Please see below for the specifics for each type of day. Additionally, if we have any 2 hour delays, we do not send our AM tech students to the tech school.

The first day of school for all PV students will be August 29th. NMTCC begins school this year on August 30th. PV students will be expected to attend the tech school on August 30th.

At this time, these are the days in which the PV schedule differs from the NMTCC:

PV is open but the Tech school is closed: August 29, February 18 April 3, April 4

PV is closed but the Tech school is open: Oct 10, Nov 21, Nov 22 and April 10

PV half days: October 19, January 25, February 15 and March 15

PV Asynchronous Days October 12, May 15, May 18 and May 23

Please see below for more detailed information regarding these days.

If you have questions about bussing, you can call STA at 610-489-9110.

PVHS in, NMTCC out -August 29, February 17, April 3, April 4

PVHS is in session, but students will not report to NMTCC.

• Students are expected to attend PV.

• AM tech students who have a ride to school may arrive at PV at 10:30 AM and sign in at the main office. They will proceed to period 4 or 4/5.

• AM students who take a bus to school will report to the cafeteria for attendance at 7:50am and will remain in study hall until their period 4 or ⅘ class.

• PM tech students will be dismissed at noon from their period 6 class. Buses will be at the bus loop at noon to transport the PM tech students home after period 6.

PVHS out, NMTCC in - Oct 10, Nov 21, Nov 22 and April 10

PV Asynchronous Days October 12, May 15, May 18 and May 23

Transportation is provided for both AM and PM technical students to attend their session at NMTCC. Since there is no school at PVHS a bus will pick up our NMTCC students at their respective bus stops. Please check with your tech bus driver to find out more information.

August 30 (First day of school at NMTCC)

AM tech students: report to the bus circle no later than 7:45AM. Teachers will assist the students find their proper bus to the tech school. Students will arrive back at PVHS at approximately 10:35 AM and will go to their period 4 class.

PM tech students: Attend their scheduled classes here at PV in the morning. Those students who have a period 5/6 course are report to the bus circle at the conclusion of that course while those who have period 6 lunch are to report to the bus circle after eating their lunch, but no later than 11:52 AM, where busses will take the students to NMTCC.

(PV Half Days, No PM tech) October 19, January 25, February 15 and March 15

AM tech students will attend the tech school as they normally do. We will provide buses to the tech school at 11:30. Bagged lunches will be provided upon request for PM tech students. PM tech students are to attend study halls for periods 7-10.

PV Asynchronous Days October 12, May 15, May 18 and May 23

PV students will attend their PV classes from home. We will provide buses for both the AM and PM tech students following the PV out and Tech school in procedures

2 hour delays

We do not send our students to the tech school for the morning session. AM tech students may go to study hall until their first scheduled PV class or may come to school late, similar to the PV IN TECH OUT schedule.

We are excited to welcome the Class of 2026 to the high school on August 23rd from 8am until noon. This day commences in our competition gymnasium and will include team building activities, meetings with Link Crew leaders and tours of the building. We have been told that this day is invaluable to the incoming freshmen. Freshmen should bring a copy of their schedule with them.

Later that evening, 5:30 - 7 pm, the high school invites parents to accompany their student(s) to the high school to walk the building an additional time. Please stop by to meet the high school administrators and counselors! Unfortunately, since our building is getting ready for the upcoming school year, we can’t offer tours of the building to incoming freshmen prior to the 24th.

Chromebooks will be distributed to our rising 9th graders immediately following the orientation August 23rd and at the Open House that evening. Students will be asked to return their current chromebook and charger. More information will be sent prior to the distribution date.

The federal funding to provide free meals expires with the start of 2022-23 school year. This means families will need to apply for the free or reduced school meals program if needed. Visit our food service webpage for information and to access the application. In the event you need assistance, do not hesitate to reach out to a representative of the Food Services department, your child's school counselor, or one of our social workers, Mrs. Patti Colucci, pcolucci@pvsd.org, Mr. Jim Rude, jrude@pvsd.org, or Mrs. Jamie Slack, jslack@pvsd.org. These individuals serve the elementary, middle and high school levels, respectively. If you should reach out to a counselor or social worker, know that you may not receive a response right away, however, we will be certain to provide answers to your questions about the free and reduced lunch application by the beginning of the school year.

As shared last week, the Keep Kids Fed Act allows school districts to provide free meals to families through the summer of 2022. See the schedule below for pick up dates and times. Beginning on July 28, and continuing on the following three Thursdays beyond, the District will provide 5 free breakfasts and 5 free lunches to families who are interested. The meals will be distributed at the bus circle of the high school (adjacent to the stadium) on Campus Dr. There is no sign up or means of qualifying, just simply show up between the designated hours listed below to receive your 10 meals. We hope this continues to support those who are in need of food for their family.

5 breakfast and 5 lunch meals can be picked up at the high school bus circle on the following dates from 11:00am-1:00pm or 4:00pm-6:00pm:

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• Thursday, August 4
• Thursday, August 11
• Thursday, August 18

As a note, you do not need to enter the high school building to pick up your meals. Staff and/or volunteers will be present outside the main doors with ready-packed meals for pick up.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to our Food Service department with any questions, byaksich@pvsd.org or kbalestra@pvsd.org.

Pennsylvania’s new School Vaccination Requirements took effect August, 2017. Students are required to comply with the PA immunization law or they will be excluded from school.

Grade 12 students are required to receive:

1 or 2 doses of Meningococcal Vaccine

• If your student received their first dose of Meningococcal Vaccine at 11 – 15 years of age, then a second dose is required at age 16 or entry into 12th grade.
• If your student received their first dose of Meningococcal Vaccine at 16 years of age or older, that shall count as the 12th grade dose.

4 Doses of Polio Vaccine

A 4th dose is not necessary if the 3rd dose was administered at age 4 years or older and at least 6 months after the previous dose.

You can contact Mrs. Torrence at atorrence@pvsd.org to submit the vaccination information or if you have any questions.

Working Papers can be issued if a student between the ages of 14 to 18 is applying for a job and working papers have not yet been issued. Working papers are required by the State of Pennsylvania until a student is 18 years old. Please send kgeorge@pvsd.org an e-mail for the instructions and procedures that has been established by the State of Pennsylvania.

August 8th Heat Acclimation for Football Begins, Band Camp begins

August 15th Fall sports begin

August 23rd 9th grade orientation 8-noon, Chromebook Distribution for 9th graders 12-1:30pm

August 23rd Open House 5:30pm - 7pm

August 29th First day of school for PVHS

August 30 First day of school for NMTCC

September 2-5 No School

September 8th Meet the Teacher Night 7pm

September 8th-9th Underclass picture days

September 26th No School

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