PCHS Community,

A heartfelt happy holidays from the entire PCHS staff! It was a spirited week this week with door decorations, spirit days, a student-led fashion show, a photo fundraiser over lunches, gift exchanges, donation drives, and alumni visits. We were even serenaded in the Commons between every class today! While there is a heck of a lot going on around us in the world right now, there are also so many beautiful moments every single day here on campus at PCHS. We are blessed with wonderful students, supportive families, and a stellar staff. We wish each and every one of you a restful winter break spent with those you love and will see you in 2022!

Mrs. McBride & Mrs. Woods

We had two PCHS Orchestra students selected to participate in the EMU Honors Orchestra on Friday, January 14th. Sophomores Parker Duncan and Griffin Rea will attend clinics and rehearsals at EMU during the day, with an evening performance with the EMU Honors Orchestra at Pease Auditorium. A great representation for Pinckney Music!

The PCHS National Honor Society in partnership with the American Red Cross had 62 participants and 42 units of blood collected on Wednesday. The Red Cross team commented on what hard workers we had with our NHS team and how polite our students were who participated in the drive. The majority who gave blood were first-time blood donors! Thank you to all who contributed blood and your time!

Over the last 2 weeks, our 9th graders took the NWEA MAP Test. This is an assessment our Freshmen have been taking for years in PCS. It provides real-time insight into our students' knowledge and skill in two areas: Math & English Language Arts. 9th grade teachers will be working together in early January to analyze the data from this test to inform their planning for 2nd semester. 9th graders will then take the test again in the Spring, and we'll analyze whether our instructional moves made an impact on students' outcomes and how. We will learn from our 9th grade team's experience with this common assessment to inform our next steps as a PCHS staff.

We have lots of students who love to play basketball during lunches, and we could use some more adult presence to support this. If you are available from between 10:50am-12:50pm on Monday-Thursday, we'd love to have you volunteer to hang out with our students in the gym!

If interested, please sign up for any dates you are available via this Sign-Up Genius, fill out this background check form and email it to Kathy Robinson at krobinson@pinckneypirates.org.

Thank you for helping us to create this opportunity for students during lunch! We've already had a number of volunteers, which has been AWESOME!

We will continue to use the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Covid Guidance (for now). You can view those guidelines here.

All of our teachers are using Google Classroom this year. Google Classrooms will be updated regularly and in a way that students can access resources and assignments from anywhere with the internet.

Every teacher's Google Classroom will be organized in the following ways:

• A daily agenda posted in the Stream (which is the landing page of the Classroom), and potentially in the Classwork area
• Syllabus posted in a Classroom Materials section in Classwork
• Resources and assignments organized in a logical manner in Classwork (i.e. by day, week, unit, or project)

We will be working together as a staff to continue to improve our Google Classroom approach so that students can continue their learning with relative ease if quarantined. Your feedback will continue to be appreciated to inform this process.

A Note Re: Quarantine Attendance

Students in quarantine will have their attendance proactively entered by our Main Office. It will be marked with an "M" with the note of Covid quarantine, so teachers know this is the situation and can support these students accordingly.

A reminder that the best defense against quarantine is vaccination!

Seminar @ PCHS has 3 objectives: student wellness, academic success, and a healthy school climate.

This week, New Tech alumni visited for a panel, Mr. Cogswell's Seminar won the winter wonderland door decorating contest and the Fashion Merchandising class put on a fashion show for our upperclassmen!

2021-22 PCHS Calendar: Check out the 2021-22 school year calendar here!

• December 18-January 2: Winter Break
• January 13 & 14: Half Days (7:30-10:55am) and End of 1st Semester
• January 17: MLK Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
• January 19: ASVAB Test in Media Center at 8am (Learn more about the test here. Register here.)

Get your tickets to any and all games here! --> https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10053

Follow along for all athletic tryout, registration, and updates at https://pinckneypiratesathletics.com/

In this area, you will find relevant opportunities for building your college and career awareness and ensuring you have access to all of the information necessary to make your post-secondary plans a reality!

If you have any questions please let your counselor know:

Ms. Robinson (A-Le) or Mrs. Perales (Li- Z)

Read more about whether the ASVAB feels relevant for you here: https://www.asvabprogram.com/

Pinckney Community Schools: https://pinckneypirates.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx (Come work with us!!)

Currently, the district is in need of the following:

Instructional Staff:

Special Education Teacher - Farley Hill Elementary

Special Education Teacher - Pinckney High School

Elementary Technology Teacher/Technology Coach

Support Staff:

Special Education Assistant - Pathfinder School

General Education Classroom Assistant - Navigator Upper Elementary/ Country Elementary

2nd shift Custodian - Country Elementary

CTE Technology Support Specialist - Pinckney High School

Coaching:

Varsity Football

Varsity Boys Track & Field

Varsity Girls Soccer

Varsity Boys Golf

All postings can be found on TalentEd

We also have ongoing needs for sub teachers, sub support, and sub custodians via Edustaff. Interested candidates can apply through their website.

LESA Transportation has on-going needs for bus drivers. Interested candidates can apply on their website or contact Sue Miller at 810-225-3964 for further information.

Aramark has on-going needs for food services workers. Candidates can email Sue Milliken or call 810-225-5628.

Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season!!

• Full-Day Schedule: 7:30am-2:30pm
• Half-Day Schedule: 7:30am-10:55am
• Friday Early Release Schedule: 7:30am-1:09pm
• PCHS is a closed campus. Only those approved to leave the building (i.e. for CTE, Dual Enrollment, Co-Op, sign-out) may exit the building during school hours through the North or South entrance. This is in service of ensuring all students are safely where they should be!
• If running late to school, students need to park in the Main Entrance lot (South side) in order to sign in at the Main Office. The North doors will be locked after 7:45am.
• Students are now assigned parking spots as a part of purchasing a parking pass. Make sure you're parking in your spot!
• PCS Transportation Code of Conduct
• 7th-12th Grade PCS 2021-22 Student Handbook

Email: jmcbride@pinckneypirates.org
Website: www.pinckneypirates.org
Location: 10255 Dexter-Pinckney Road, Pinckney, MI, USA
Phone: 8102255500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pinckneyhigh
Twitter: @PinckneyHigh