Weekly PHS Bulletin 10/22/2014
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Oct 20 Homecoming Week | Oct 21 | Oct 22 Homecoming Pajama Day | Oct 23 USA Day Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Water Polo | Oct 24 Pink Out Day Homecoming Football Games End of Academic 1st Quarter | Oct 25-26 ACT Test (Saturday) Varsity Volleyball (Saturday) | ||
Oct 27 | Oct 28 Mock Elections | Oct 29 | Oct 30 Fire Drill Grades Submitted District Technology Advisory Committee Meeting 3:30 Cross Country, Tennis, Volleyball | Oct 31 | Nov 1-2 | ||
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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? | |||||||||||||||||||
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 ConferenceThe 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. 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.
Club Day was a SuccessThank you to Ashley English and PHS’s club advisors for sponsoring a great Club Day and providing an opportunity for our students to get better connected to PHS. club tables at Club Day | |||||||||||||||||||
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! Fall sports are winding down and all league tournaments and NCS contests are listed on the PHS Athletics Calendar. Tryouts for Winter SportsWinter sports begin on Monday, November 10. Tryouts for specific sports will be listed on sport-specific web pages on the PHS website. Please visit the PHS Athletics Page page to find links for each sport’s page. Winter sports include girls/boys basketball and girls/boys soccer. | |||||||||||||||||||
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 NewsSupport Piedmont Schools Today!Make Your Donation to the Piedmont Giving Campaign. Thank you to all the families who have already donated to The Giving Campaign. Our funds raised to date are: $418,869.27 and we are at 23% parent participation. We are off to a strong start, but we still have a long way to go to achieve our goal of $1.6 million for our schools with 100% participation. It is up to all of us to do our part to help maintain Piedmont's strong academic performance. Please take a moment to make your donation today and receive a Giving Campaign lawn sign to show your support for Piedmont's schools -- and to save our volunteers from having to make a reminder phone call! Lawn signs will be delivered in early November. Donations of any size are appreciated and flexible payment plans are available. Donate today at www.PiedmontGivingCampaign.com. Thank you for your support! 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. Student Directories are still availableStudent Directories have been distributed to Parents Club members through your child's English class. Thank you for your support of the PHS Parents' Club and all of the programs it supports! If you are a Parents' Club member and did not receive a directory, please contact Linda Horne at (510) 658 4800 or lrhorne@hotmail.com. A few extra directories are available if you would like to join the Parents' Club now or if you'd like to purchase an additional copy of the directory for $15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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