Weekly PHS Bulletin 10/15/2014
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Oct 20 Homecoming Week | Oct 21 School Starts at 8:00 am | Oct 22 | Oct 24 Homecoming Football Game End of Academic 1st Quarter | Oct 25-26 ACT Test (Saturday) Varsity Volleyball (Saturday) | |||
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PHS Calendar of EventsVisit the PHS Calendar to download the calendar to your home computer or mobile device, or view Special Schedules and School Year Highlights. Block ScheduleView or print the daily schedule of bell times. Student Newspaper TPHNewsCurious about what’s really going on with students? Read the PHS student newspaper, The Piedmont Highlander PHS Yearbook's Photo JournalVisit the PHS Yearbook class’s People of Piedmont High online photo journal, showcasing photography skills and individual student stories | What’s Happening?Great California Shakeout - October 16thThe Great California ShakeOut, an annual emergency preparedness drill, will take place at Piedmont High School and Millennium High School on October 16th. Class 2 8:00 – 9:30 Brunch 9:30 – 9:35 Class 3 9:45 – 10:30 DRILL 10:30 – 12:00 Class 3 12:10 – 12:55 Lunch 12:55 – 1:25 Class 6 1:35 – 3:05 Parent volunteers still needed to assist with the Great California ShakeOut at 10 a.m. for about one hour. Please contact Kathleen O’Brien, Parent Volunteer Coordinator, to volunteer. In addition, PHS School administration need about 10 parents willing to come pick up their kids from Student Release located in front of Community Hall as part of the Great California ShakeOut drill on Thursday, October 16. Parents would need to arrive between 11:15 and 11:45. Please respond directly to Eric Mapes and Melanie Reed at mreed@piedmont.k12.ca.us and emapes@piedmont.k12.ca.us ASAP if you can help out. Special Schedule on Friday October 17thStudents should arrive at 8:00 AM: 8:00 – 9:30 Class 1 9:30 – 9:35 Brunch 9:45 – 11:15 Class 4 11:25 – 12:55 Class 5 12:55 – 1:25 Lunch 1:35 – 3:05 Class 7 PSAT Test on Saturday, October 18thAttention all registered PSAT Test Takers! Please take note of the following: · Be here by 8:15 am for registration. Test starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. · Students must bring their school IDs. · Bring 2 sharpened No. 2 pencils and a calculator (Approved calculators include the following: four-function calculator, scientific calculator, graphing calculator). Click here for details about allowable calculator use.
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Daily AnnouncementsRead exactly what the students hear daily by checking out the daily PHS Announcements Infinite CampusVisit Infinite Campus, the student and parent portal, for access to copies of messages from school, grades, progress reports, report cards, class schedules, attendance records and more. Parents can provide updates to parent/guardian contact information, household information, and emergency contacts too. PUSD Online Registration The PUSD online registration system will remain open all year so that parents can return to the system as needed to pay for school activities, purchase School Spirit Wear, join Parents' Clubs and more. Please use you the login information you created during online registration. Click here for password recovery or email the Joint Fundraising Office for help with your account. | School Announcements2014 Going to College with Disability Conference
The Special Education Department wishes to invite parents to the “2014 Going to College with a Disability” Conference on Saturday, November 15, 2014. This conference provides students and their families to learn about the diversity of resources and supports available for them at the college level. The conference will be from 830 – 230 pm, and will be at the Ed Roberts campus located in 3075 Adeline, Berkeley, CA. For more information, please contact cortiz@careparentnetwork.org or ginagourley@comcast.net . Click here for a link to the event flyer. PHS Speech and Debate Team Takes Home Trophies….Again! The Piedmont High School Speech and Debate Team participated in their second tournament of the season, a Public Forum style Debate at James Logan High School last weekend and did extremely well. The topic debated was whether public subsidies for professional athletic organizations in the United States benefit their local communities. Piedmont brought four teams and three of the four teams won trophies. The team of Krysia Olszewska and Henry Hopcraft took a first place trophy for winning all of their debates. The teams of Bryn Lawson and Will Reicher and Joseph Chan and Veronica Wong took second place winning three out of four debates. The team of Alex Rickard and Victoria Hou had very strong debates winning two out of four debates. The Piedmont High Speech and Debate Team meets after school twice a week in Ms. Black's Room, Room 30. Wednesdays are 5:30 to 6:30 and Fridays are 5:00 to 6:00. For more information, contact Coach Carlton at cdc.gobears@gmail.com or the team President Joseph Chan at 15josephch@piedmont.k12.ca.us. Or, go to the team website at http://piedmontdebate.weebly.com/. ChromeBook Pick-ups for 9th and 11th gradersAll 400+ Chromebooks for our 9th and 11th graders have arrived. We are unboxing, tagging and enrolling them to the piedmont.k12.ca.us domain. We will be asking 9th and 11th grade English teachers to pass out materials to students in preparation for their Chromebook pick-up. Chromebook Deployment Schedule:
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PHS School Site Council Meeting PHS's School Site Council (SSC) meeting is on Thursday, October 16, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., in room 31. The SSC meeting will include the following agenda topics: Open Discussion, PHS Administration's Report, Single Plan for Student Achievement, and 2014-15 Goal Setting. All students, parents, community members and staff are welcome to attend this meeting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PHS Athletic DepartmentTo learn more about participating on PHS athletic teams, policies, guidelines, and more, visit the PHS Athletic Department. PHS Athletic Director Craig Best 510-594-2621 cbest@piedmont.k12.ca.us PHS Boosters ClubFor information, visit the PHS Boosters Club.
The PHS Athletics Directors suggest you visit the NCAA website to get information on eligibility for college-bound student athletes. | AthleticsPHS Fall Sports InformationSpectators welcome... come root for PHS teams! View the PHS Athletics Calendar for a list of events.
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College and Career CenterThe PHS College & Career Center is a resource available to all PHS students, offering many services to students, including one-on-one college and career counseling, visits with college admissions reps and practice ACT and SAT tests. Stay up to date with the College & Career Center by reading the bi-monthly bulletin. Wellness CenterThe Wellness Center provides a range of resources to support students and families in meeting the challenges of adolescence. For more information visit the PHS Wellness Center site. | Student ServicesCounselors are currently completing their brief freshman check ins. This practice ensures that each of our freshman have opportunities to connect with their counselors about academic plans and other needs. Counselors are also meeting individually with each senior to provide support on college applications, particularly on writing letters of recommendation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PHS Parents’ ClubThe PHS Parents’ Club provides support to the High School. PHS Parents' Club meetings are held in the District Boardroom from 9-11 am and are open to all. Meeting dates are: Tuesday, November 4 Wednesday, December 3 Wednesday, January 7 Wednesday, February 4 Tuesday, March 3 Tuesday, April 14 Wednesday, May 6 Wednesday, June 2 The PHS Parents’ Club is a member the Associated Parents’ Clubs of Piedmont. Visit the APCP website to learn more about how APCP supports our schools. School Board Meeting NotesLooking for more information on current and past school board meetings? Please visit the Board Meeting Materials provided by the Board of Education. School District InformationFor more school district information, please visit the PUSD website. | PHS Parents’ Club News2014 Giving Campaign: Donate Today!
Donate today at www.PiedmontGivingCampaign.com Thank you for your support! Student Directories are AvailableStudent Directories are now available. If you joined the PHS Parents' Club, your directory or directories will be given to your student in their English class in the next week. If you do not receive a directory by Wednesday, October 8, if you'd like to join the Parents' Club now to receive a directory, or if you'd like to purchase an additional copy of the directory for $15, please contact Linda Horne at (510) 658 4800. PHS Parents' Club School Board Committee and Budget Advisory CommitteeThe School Board committee keeps abreast of what's going on in our District at the School Board level. Ultimately our school goals are driven by our District priorities, set by the SB. Parents are invited to join the School Board Committee. Duties on this committee could include rotating attendance at SB meetings, watching SB meetings on KCOM, watching the recorded SB meetings online at your convenience, and reporting relevant information back to the Parents' Club. Contact Katie Korotzer if you are interested. We’d also like to find one or two volunteers to attend the PUSD Budget Advisory Committee meetings and report back to the PHS Parents’ Club. Click here for more information. Dress Best for Less Board OpeningDBFL is seeking new members for their board, please see the announcement on the Piedmont Portal for full details. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
School Board Meeting NotesLooking for more information on current and past school board meetings? Please visit the Board Meeting Materials provided by the Board of Education.School District InformationFor more school district information, please visit the PUSD website. | PUSD and School Board InformationPUSD Board MeetingsRegular Board of Education meetings are usually held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont, beginning at 7:00 p.m.The next regular PUSD Board meeting is on October 22nd at 7pm. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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