Park Center Pirate Newsletter

April 2026

Enjoy the long weekend!

10th grade students will take the MCA Reading during Advisory and 11th grade students will take the MCA Math.

Conferences will be in-person at Park Center from 3:15-7:15. See you there!

Students will participate in asynchronous learning from home.

No school for staff professional development.

Our 2nd Annual Spring Carnival is back on May 22nd!

Students can look forward to a fun afternoon filled with games and activities. Must be passing all classes to attend; students who aren't passing will be assigned to academic support.

Follow PCSH on Instagram (@pcshpirate) and Facebook to see what we're up to day to day!

Winter sports and activities have officially concluded, and we added a few more accomplishments to our list to celebrate!

• We rounded out March with State Champions in Esports! Our Rocket League Team made up of seniors Camden Symoniak, Lazario Sims, and Connor Yang took home first place at the State Tournament hosted by St. Cloud State University!

• Our OMGPC Adapted Hockey teams both qualified for state and the PI team placed 2nd!

• At Park Center we started HOSA: Future Health Professionals this year! They attended the Minnesota Student Leadership Conference at the beginning of trimester two where we had two students who placed as state finalists in Human Growth and Development - Congratulations Marisol Mosenja and Alexis Cassidy!

Park Center is gearing up to host the MSHSL 2026 State Speech Tournament on April 24th and 25th. Qualifiers from all over the state will gather at Park Center on those two days to showcase their public speaking skills in informative, persuasive, and interpretive performances. This will be one of two years of Park Center serving as the host site for the MSHSL Speech State Tournament and we are looking forward to partnering with and showcasing these talented students!

Applications are currently open to submit proposals for adding activities, clubs, or sports for the 2026-27 school year. Students and staff can submit the application - click the link for more information. Proposals are due by April 24th.

Attention juniors! If you have earned a 3.5 GPA or better through the end of Trimester 2, you qualify to apply for National Honor Society at Park Center. NHS at PC is a chapter of a national organization. We are looking for students who exhibit exemplary scholarship, leadership, character, and service. NHS at PC runs multiple blood drives per year, assists with conferences, and runs SnoDaze, as well as participating in volunteering both at school and in our community.

Applications are due Tuesday, April 7 at 2 pm. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications can be found here. More about the selection process and what NHS does can be found on the NHS website.

Any questions? Ask Ms. Gagnon in the orchestra room (100).

The National Honor Society is hosting a Blood Drive on April 17th from 9am-2pm. Why should you sign up? You have the opportunity to save lives with your blood. For the last blood drive of the school year, we are hoping for 30 donations! Your donation would mean the world to the blood drive community and the lives you are saving. Please contact Ms. Gagnon (gagnonm@district279.org) for further questions. More info here.

What are the requirements?

• Must be 16+
• If you are 16, you must have parental consent. You can grab one in room 100. Keep the parental consent paper to ensure you can donate!
• Must meet the height and weight requirements
• Stay hydrated and eat iron foods the night before. Eat a light breakfast the day of.

Class of 2026! Come celebrate with your classmates at Bowlero on the last day of school for the Senior All Night Party!

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

11:00pm to 5:00am

Watch for the registration table during lunches in April and May.

It's time to order your Class of 2026 Senior yard sign!

Senior All Night Party organizers are selling Class of 2026 yard signs for $25. Use this form or QR Code to order yours today! https://bit.ly/SANPYard26

Please consider completing the 2025-26 Family Stakeholder Survey

Click to Access Survey

Please complete this survey while thinking about one student. Even if you have other students enrolled in our schools, please answer questions with only that student in mind. To access the survey you will need this student’s Student ID. If you do not have your student’s Student ID, it is available in ParentVue under the Student Info tab as “Perm ID”.

We expect the survey to take less than 10 minutes to complete. This survey will be open until Friday, April 17th. Thank you for considering this request!

Families can explore summer programs for children from early childhood through high school. Visit the dedicated Osseo Area Schools’ Summer programs website to learn about each enrichment opportunity, camp and program that will be offered.

Programs planned for this summer include opportunities for early childhood, elementary, middle school and high school students, such as:

• Extended School Year (elementary and secondary)
  
• Credit recovery
  
• Teen driver’s education
  

Visit the website for details about each program, including enrollment requirements and registration information. A guidebook with summer offerings will be mailed to district households in mid- to late March, and a digital copy will be posted on the website.

At Park Center we expect every student to demonstrate P.R.I.D.E.

• Participate in your education
• Respect yourself and others
• Inspire others
• Do the right thing
• Excel in all you do

For all Park Center rules and expectations, refer to our Student and Family Handbook