High Lites October 25, 2021

What a week last week!! Spirit was running high in the valley. Spirit week's highlight was our fall pep rally in the stadium. Every class won at least one event and the stadium was electric. Congratulations to all students for an outstanding day. The evening was just as jammed packed. The 2020 Hall of Fame class was honored before the game. Congratulations to Jen Carfagno, Scott Fuhrman, Michael Hirsch, Jim Melwert and Meghan O'Donnell Patton. Homecoming Royalty, Logan Baitinger, was crowned at the game. And what a game. The Vikings took home the Battle Ax once again. And who can forget the amazing homecoming dance? Our music boosters put on an amazing event for over 1,000 of out students. Thank you to all of the parents who work tirelessly each year to put on an amazing dance for our students.

We will be following a PM assembly schedule on Oct 28th. Our AM tech students who have period 4 lunch should report to lunch when they arrive at the high school. Students will then be directed to their class. PM tech students are to follow their schedule as posted here and report to the bus circle after period 6.

Next week, during our Extended Homeroom on October 28, students will complete two surveys. These surveys will gather meaningful student input as we work to enhance the overall student experience at the high school while addressing student social and emotional needs. On October 28th, high school students in grades 10-12 will participate in the following surveys:

1. The School-Connect® High School Student Survey offers students the opportunity to take a few minutes to reflect on the school’s overall climate and student environment. This is an anonymous survey and is specific to our HS.

*Students in Ninth Grade and Link Leaders will complete these surveys at a later time as they will engage in Link Crew Activities during this Extended Homeroom on October 28th.

2. Additionally, The PAYS Survey will be provided on November 9th to students in grades 10 and 12. From mid-September through the end of November 2021, the Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) will be conducted throughout the state. PAYS has been conducted every other year since 1989. In the most recent administration, 1,144 schools from school districts and nontraditional schools in 66 counties participated in PAYS.

The Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) is a biennial survey of youth in the 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grades. PAYS asks questions about students’ perspectives of their school environment, as well as attitudes, knowledge and behaviors concerning alcohol, tobacco, other drugs (ATOD), violence, depression, and other problem behaviors. The survey also collects information about risk factors which are the conditions that increase the likelihood that a child will develop problem behaviors later in life, and it also collects information about protective factors – people or conditions in a community that can buffer a youth from risk.

Each of These Survey Results will inform Programming goals and decisions, budgetary and finance decisions, safety and security plan, and student supports.

Parents who wish to opt their students out of any of these surveys may do so by completing the form below.

Student Survey -Opt Out Form

Additionally, should you have any questions or concerns about these surveys, feel free to reach out to your child’s House Principal.

The American Mathematics Competition (AMC 10 and AMC 12) will be held after school at 2:45 in room 246 on Tuesday, November 16th. The competition will run from 2:45 - 4:00 PM. Previous competition questions and solutions can be accessed using this link. All students interested in competing in the competition need to sign up by 3PM on Friday October 15th. Click here to access the sign up

There will now be after-school activity transportation every afternoon at 5:30 pm and is available to any student participating in an after school activity such as athletics, music practice, or student clubs. Also available on Tuesday and Thursdays will be a bus leaving at 4:00 pm. All busses leave from the main student parking lot. Each day that a student intends to take either the 4:00 pm or 5:30 bus home, they must use the electronic form to sign up so the bus company can work on the days’ bus routes. This form must be completed every day by 10:00 am if they intend to ride the afternoon activity bus that day. Here is the link for the HS activity bus daily sign up: HS- https://forms.gle/fpYZuCSc7Yv6xfj89

If you would like to submit a Senior Recognition ad, they are due by October 30th. Various ad sizes are available such as full page, ½ page, and ⅛ page ad sizes. Order link

Order link here.

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Wondering when Career Study starts? When are APs? When is prom, graduation practice, the senior walk, and graduation? Senior Dates

This information is also posted on the class of 2022 webpage.

If your student might want to participate in athletics at the college level you need to start to plan now. From taking the correct courses, taking the ACTs or SATS and registering with the NCAA Eligibility Center. Click on the picture for a timeline of things to do.

Check out the daily announcements for the upcoming college visits. The Counseling Center is currently scheduling college visits for the upcoming school year. These visits will be virtual through the end of November. Students must sign up for these visits through Naviance in order to get the link to attend. Students will get a link after registering for the college visit.

PV Power Packs is a weekend food program for students experiencing food insecurity. Bags of food, including 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch items, 2 snacks, and 2 fruits, are sent home with students prior to every weekend. There is no financial information required to participate in this program and students pick up their bags from their counselor or designated person every week.

We will begin distributing Power Packs on 9/10. You can sign up for your student to receive a Power Packs bag by filling out this form: Power Packs Sign Up

If you have any questions, email Sarah at powerpacks@pvsd.org.

The 2021-22 Health and Safety Plan includes the following updates:

• when in our schools, all staff and students are required to wear masks indoors; (We recommend students carry an extra mask in their bag in case it breaks.)

• students are required to wear masks while riding on buses (in accordance with the CDC order);

• physical/social distancing of 3’ is recommended;

• while eating lunch, students in grades 1-6 will be situated 6’ apart to the greatest extent possible;

• masks remain optional when students are outdoors (for example, during physical education classes, recess, learning activities, etc.)

To learn more about PVSD's updated Health & Safety plan, along with other COVID information, please go to https://www.pvsd.org/covid-information/.

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