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Daily Announcement Line
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724-625-4444 ext 5
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Homecoming!
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Queen Crowned
&
Float Winners Announced
October 10
Dance, 7-10 p.m.
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Keystone Exams
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Click here for the latest info on the Keystone Exams.
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Important Dates
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October
10/10
College Board SAT at PRHS
10/12
No School
10/13
Lacrosse Boosters
10/14
PSAT at PRHS
10/14
Cross Country Boosters
10/20
Boys Basketball Boosters
College Admissions Program
10/22
Orchestra Fall Concert
10/24
ACT Testing (not at PRHS)
10/26-11/6
PSSA Retesting
10/28
Fall Choral Concert
10/29
College Fair for Students with Learning Differences
November
11/2
Track & Field Boosters
11/2
Orchestra Association
11/2
Cheerleading Boosters
Football Mothers
11/3
Lacrosse Boosters
11/4
Softball Boosters
11/9
Boys Soccer Boosters
Parent Teacher Conferences
PSA Meeting @ 9:30 in the Spirit Room
Thespian Society Production
Thespian Society Production
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Join Our List
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PSSA
Retesting
PSSA Retesting for students scoring Basic or Below Basic
on math, reading, science, or writing will be held
on October 26 - November 6. Families will be contacted
by their guidance counselor.
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PSATs
Being Administered October 14
Juniors: Click here for the
details that were emailed on September 29.
Sophomores:
Today is the registration deadline (space permitting). Click here for the
details that were emailed on September 29.
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A Note
from Mr. Mayberry & Mr. Pietrusinski
Dear PRHS Families,
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce
our interim office administrators:
Mr. John Mayberry, Interim co-Principal for Grades
11 and 12
Mr. John Pietrusinski, Interim co-Principal for Grades 9 and 10
Mr. Andrew Dugger, Dean of Students
Grade levels are designated to help direct questions
and provided for a suggested contact person regarding student
issues.
It is with great pleasure that we introduce Mr. Dugger to our
team. Mr. Dugger has been a science teacher at
Pine-Richland High School and completed an administrative
internship with our office this past summer. As Dean of
Students, he will support student life and the student code of
conduct.
We will work together to make the 2009-2010 school
year successful. As co-Principals, decisions will be made
after reviewing the circumstances together and determining what
is in the best interest of our school family.
We hope that you are having a good year and look forward to
working with you.
Sincerely,
Mr. John Mayberry
Mr. John Pietrusinski
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Yearbook
-- On Sale Now!
Click
here for all the
details from the October 1 announcement including ordering,
senior ads, and scholarships.
Order by October 31 to receive a discount!
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HomeLogic
Available by Noon Today!
PRSD is pleased to provide HomeLogic, online access to your child's school progress and
the replacement for ParentCONNECT. HomeLogic will be
available to parents after noon today. Click
here for instructions on how to self register for this
valuable tool for monitoring student performance.
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School
Pictures & Re-take Day
School
pictures were distributed this week to those students
that had their picture taken. If you did not purchase
pictures but had your picture taken, you should have
received your ID and Smile
Safe card. Picture make-up day will be Friday,
October 23.
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Guidance Office
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College Admissions
It's the Journey, Not the Destination!
Too often
the media stories scare students and parents as they approach the
college search process. This should be a joyful time, not a
high-stakes game which neglects the individual fit. Find
out why this happens and how the process can be approached with a
focus on the student, not the ratings, in order to determine a
great college choice. Please join Martha "Marty"
O'Connell, the Executive Director of Colleges That Change Lives,
for a presentation on the admission process.
Tuesday, October 20
7 p.m.
Pine-Richland
High School Auditorium
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Senior
Appointment
If you
haven't already, High School Seniors should sign up for a
"Senior Appointment" with their school counselor.
Counselors are looking forward to meeting their new students and
to go over their post-secondary plans.
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Job Shadow
Day
Are you a
high school student who would like to know more about a
particular job? PRHS students will have the opportunity to
participate in Job
Shadow Day 2010, an initiative sponsored by Junior
Achievement. Students will have the opportunity to develop
greater connections between school and the workplace. Click here to complete
a survey by October 28.
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Brown
Bag Series
Pine-Richland
High School Project 720, in conjunction with Collegiate Affairs,
GATE and Resource, is pleased to introduce the Brown Bag Lunch Series,
an ongoing initiative that facilitates lunchtime discussions with
professionals from a variety of career fields. Click here for more
details on the first session scheduled for Nov. 4. Click here for more
information.
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Scholarship
Update
All
scholarships will be posted this year in
Naviance. Families can search by name or by category.
Paper applications can be found either on the scholarship
web site or in the Guidance Office. Parents can access this
information without a registration code by signing in as a guest
in Naviance.
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Violet
Richardson Award
Application Deadline is December 1, 2009
The Violet Richardson Award has
announced a scholarship opportunity for young women ages 14-17
engaged in volunteer action within their communities and/or
schools.
The Violet
Richardson Award is sponsored by the Soroptimist
International of Pittsburgh and is given for activities conducted
on a volunteer basis. Volunteer projects can include, but
are not limited to, projects that address social problems such as
homelessness, violence, drug abuse, unemployment, illiteracy,
discrimination, AIDS, and pollution. Projects may assist
any group including the elderly, the disabled and mentally or
emotionally challenged groups. Applications are available
in the guidance office. Deadline
is December 1, 2009.
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PepsiCo
Scholarships
Deadline is March 1, 2010
PepsiCo is
partnering with the Hispanic College Fund to promote higher
education among Hispanic students. PepsiCo is offering 30
scholarships to assist with undergraduate and graduate studies.
Participants will be entered in daily and weekly sweepstakes for
prizes, including a laptop. Information is available in the
Guidance Department or in Naviance. Deadline: March
1, 2010
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The
Princeton Prize in Race Relations
Deadline is January 31, 2010
Princeton University
is offering students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to
participate in The
Princeton Prize in Race Relations program. This
program honors students who are doing outstanding work in their
schools or communities to advance the cause of race relations.
Applications are available in the Guidance office or on www.princeton.edu/PrincetonPrize. Deadline: January 31,
2010
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New
Transcript Information for 2009
Pine-Richland High School will no longer be putting SAT
and/or ACT scores on the high school transcript due to the new
Score Choice policy by College Board and the growing trend
amongst colleges not to accept scores sent on the high school
transcript. Students applying to college must request their
scores be sent directly from College Board or the ACT.
Transcript request forms can be found in Naviance under the
Document Library or in the Guidance Office.
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Health Office
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Vision Screening
in October
High School Vision screening will be held each
day in the weeks of October 13, 19, and 26.
Students should wear their glasses and contact lenses daily
during those weeks.
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Important
Information About Over-the Counter Medications
The cold
season will be here before we know it. Our school
district's medication policy states that any medication,
including over-the-counter medications cannot be
administered by the school unless prescribed by a physician on
the medication form. Please do not send any cough drops or
over-the-counter medications with your child unless accompanied
by the physician medication form.
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School Events
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Football
& Cheerleading Night, October 12
Click here for
a special certificate, so the PRHS Football Team &
Cheerleading Squad can receive 20% of the profits that
night.
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Orchestra
Fundraiser, October 26
Dinner
at Atria's
Take a break from cooking and support a great cause
by enjoying a wonderful meal at Atria's in Wexford on October
26. Twenty percent of the profits will go to the
Orchestra. Click here for the
certificate that you must present.
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Pine-Richland
Fitted Caps Available
Premium 3D
Embroidered Fitted Caps sizing for K-12. Sale proceeds
benefit the PRHS Lacrosse Team. Click here for adult
sizes and here for kids.
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Blood
Drive, November 4
PR is
hosting a blood drive from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Wednesday,
November 4. PRHS is competing with area schools for a visit
from Steelers Players Daniel Sepulveda or Ryan Clark. To
schedule your life saving appointment, please log on to www.centralbloodbank.org and enter sponsor
code HS010058 or call Ms. Taylor at the school at
724-625-4444. Click here to download
the flyer.
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Parent Association
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November Meeting
The November Parent
Support Group meeting will be held on November 19 at
9:30 in the Spirit Room with guest speaker Superintendent Dr.
Mary Bucci. Join us to hear the latest initiatives for our
school district.
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Target
Take Charge of Education
Target Corporation contributes up
to one-percent of your purchases to PRHS. How does this
happen? Enroll your Target REDcard, the Target Visa
or credit card, and direct those purchases to
PRHS. Click here to
access the Target site to enroll your card using the
high school account number 88847. The most recent
contributions total $587. Sign up today!
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