Panther Press

Spring arrived and with it came energy, excitement, and experiences.

While we got off to a rocky start with NYS Testing,

the perseverance of our students and staff was unwavering.

Looking ahead, May is busy and June is even busier;

please keep an eye on facebook and the website for reminders.

1st: Envirothon Competition

1st: 1st Grade Field Trip to NOCO Children's Museum

6th: UPK/Head Start Spring Sing 6:00pm

6th/7th: NYS Math Testing (Grades 3,4,5)

7th: PTO Meeting 6pm

8th: Elks Luncheon 11:30am

8th/9th: NYS Math Testing (Grades 6, 7, 8)

9th: End of 35 Week Marking Period

12th: PHCS Budget Review 6pm

12th/13th: Make-Ups NYS Math Testing

14th/15th: NYS Science Testing Grades (5, 8)

A Night of Recognition (by invitation)-

NHS Inductions, Academic Awards, Junior Scholarships 6pm

(WILL BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO CONFLICTS)

16th: Make-Ups NYS Science Testing

17th/18th: Follies Arts and Music Trip to Syracuse

19th: BOE Meeting, 6pm

20th: Final Panther Pride Assembly

20th: PHCS Budget Vote

20th: Story Time 6pm

22nd: 11:30 Dismissal for ALL Students

23rd: NO SCHOOL- Snow Day Give Back

26th: NO SCHOOL- Memorial Day

28th: Spring Concert Grades 4th-8th

31st: Arts in the Park/PTO Color Run

31st: Junior/Senior PROM

4th: Jr./Sr. Concert Grades 9th-12th

5th: Spring Sports Awards

6th/7th/8th: Senior Trip

10th: K-3 FUN Day

11th: 4/5 FUN Day

12th: 6/7/8 FUN Day

13th: BOCES Senior Recognition 9am Hosmer Hall

13th: Last Day of ALL Paws

16th: Senior Walk 9am

16th: Senior Beach Day

16th: Last Day for Grades 7th-12th

18th/19th/20th/21st: Canoe Trip

23rd: 1/2 Day Grades UPK-6th, 11:30 Dismissal

24th: 1/2 Day Grades UPK-6th, 11:30 Dismissal

24th: Kindergarten Graduation

25th: 1/2 Day Grades UPK-6th, 11:30 Dismissal

25th: 6th Grade Graduation

26th/27th NO SCHOOL- Snow Day Give Back

27th: Graduation Rehearsal

28th: Senior Graduation

VALEDICTORIAN Ava Smith, daughter of Becky and Kevin Smith and younger sister to Keely, has been named Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District’s 2025 Valedictorian. Ava has earned a 96.52 overall average and will be graduating with an Advanced Regents Diploma. She has received the Presidential Gold Award all four years of high school and was nominated for the North Country Augsbury Scholarship. Ava has been Vice-President of her class for four years and is an active member of Student Council, Honor Society, Senior Band, and Yearbook.

Miss Smith has played Basketball and Softball throughout high school, serving as co-captain of the Varsity Basketball team for the past two years. In addition, Ava has mentored children while employed as a camp counselor during the summers at the Parishville beach program, volunteering as a Basketball coach for PARC youth sports, and being a classroom assistant in the Elementary Library at school. She plans to continue her education at SUNY Potsdam where she will major in Early Childhood Education with a minor in History.

SALUTATORIAN Taylor Murray, daughter of Mark and Michelle Murray and older sister to brothers Shawn and Ryan, is the Class of 2025’s Salutatorian. Taylor attained a Grade-Point Average of 96.42, and is expected to receive an Advanced Regents Diploma upon graduation. Throughout her four years of high school, Taylor has received the Presidential Gold Award, earned a place on high honor roll each year during academic ceremonies, and has been an active member of PHCS’s National Honor Society since she was inducted her freshman year. She was also nominated for the Susan B. Anthony Scholarship from the University of Rochester. Taylor spends her summers lifeguarding at Parishville beach and also assists in the recreational day program that takes place at the Parishville park. She is an active participant in Potsdam High School’s Volleyball program (and has been since the summer of her sixth grade year) and was named captain this past season. Along with the varsity team, she has been a part of Seaway Smash Volleyball Club for four years. After graduation, she plans to further her education at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, where she has been named an Honor Scholar and is a part of their Division III Volleyball team. She intends to double major in Psychology and Speech Therapy, and aspires to use her degree to become a School Psychologist.

ELA for example... a year long class, curriculum is taught for the full year, students take the exam in January (many to put their mind at ease) and then have they have the option to take the June Regent exam. Should a student take the exam in June and score higher than January we would record the June exam and that would factor into the final average.

Algebra for example... a year long class with students testing in June; should a student take the Algebra regents in June and retake in August, we would not go back and recalculate the final average.