Open House is on 8/17/21 from 445-645 PM. Please check on the 1st floor hallways to locate your homeroom to pick up your schedule. Any student that does not have a 1st period, please report to the cafeteria to pick up your schedule. Call us at 304-420-9595 if you have questions.
Orientation for all incoming 9th graders will be held next week from August 9-11 from 5pm-7pm. Freshman coming from Hamilton will attend Monday, Jackson Tuesday, and Vandy Wednesday. If you are unable to attend your assigned day, you may attend one of the other assigned days. We will also be having Open House on August 17th, from 4:45-6:45 for all students.
On your assigned night, please park in the back parking lot behind the bus canopy. Tables will be available outside of the cafeteria for you to pick up your schedule and other paperwork including your AUP to pick up your iPad. At 5:00, we will begin a brief informational meeting in the cafeteria. After the meeting, you will be able to walk around the school. If you have your parent with you and the paperwork is all signed, you will be able to pick up your iPad in the Library that evening. We look forward to meeting all of our future Big Reds next week. If you have any further questions. Please give us a call at 304-420-9595.
Orientation for all incoming 9th graders will be held next week from August 9-11 from 5pm-7pm. Freshman coming from Hamilton will attend Monday, Jackson Tuesday, and Vandy Wednesday. If you are unable to attend your assigned day, you may attend one of the other assigned days. We will also be having Open House on August 17th, from 4:45-6:45 for all students.
On your assigned night, please park in the back parking lot behind the bus canopy. Tables will be available outside of the cafeteria for you to pick up your schedule and other paperwork including your AUP to pick up your iPad. At 5:00, we will begin a brief informational meeting in the cafeteria. After the meeting, you will be able to walk around the school. If you have your parent with you and the paperwork is all signed, you will be able to pick up your iPad in the Library that evening. We look forward to meeting all of our future Big Reds next week. If you have any further questions. Please give us a call at 304-420-9595.
**Attention those students wanting to park on campus**
Student parking forms can be downloaded from our website and also available to pick up in the Admin office. Remember all forms must be signed and completed by all parties or we will not sell you the spot.
We will start selling parking spots to SENIORS starting 8/10/21 at 8:00 am -12:00pm through 8/27/21. Parking spots cost $40 for just a spot, or $50 if you want to custom paint your spot.
We will start selling spots to Juniors starting 8/30/21
We will start selling spots to Sophomores starting 9/6/21.
Juniors and Sophomores are not allowed to paint their spots. Seniors only.
If you have further questions about parking, please contact Mr. Lawrence at school.
Attention all Juniors and Seniors:
This fall, we will be offering Human Anatomy as a dual credit class through WVUP. This class is open to Juniors and Seniors only. To be eligible, you must have at least a 3.5 GPA, OR 3.0, with at least a 3.5 average in your previous Science classes. If you are interested in signing up for this class, please call the Student Service Center by this Friday, and let Mrs. Gersper know to add your name to the list.
Parkersburg High School is proud to announce that Julia Auch and Mason Cantwell are both recipients of the Morris Tippens Scholarship. This is a FULL RIDE for 4 years of college. Congratulations Julia and Mason!
KD
All incoming freshman should block off the following dates for 9th grade orientation:
Monday, August 9- Hamilton
Tuesday, August 10- Jackson
Wednesday, August 11- VanDevender
This will start at 5:00. The weekend before I will do another all call for more details.
Open House for ALL is Tuesday, August 17th, from 4:45-6:45.
Also incoming parents, we communicate as a school more than any other school in the county. If some reason you did not get a phone call, please email kdemoss@k12.wv.us with the correct number, your students name, and your name and we will call you to update it prior to school starting.
Please download the WCS app for PHS Push notifications.
Our website is https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/ph which contains valuable information including our live feed.
Our Facebook page is THE Parkersburg High School.
Over the next 4 weeks we will be sending out valuable information. We look forward to seeing you soon!
There will be an informational meeting on Monday July 26th at 6pm for anyone wanting to try out for the Golf team.
The meeting will be at the halfway house at the Parkersburg Country Club.
Two quick announcements:
1-iPads are due ASAP! You will be billed about $400 for those not turned in! Please bring them to the school ASAP!
2-All PHS students who are scheduled for Honors or AP English are reminded that they have required summer reading. These lists were passed out by your English teachers, but they can also be found going to the Parkersburg High School website at https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/ph and clicking on the menu tab. We look forward to seeing you next month.
**Attention**
All incoming PHS freshman who are scheduled for Honors English 9 will be required to complete summer reading. Lists were sent to your schools, but if your student does not have their Honors reading list, it can be found by going to the Parkersburg High School website at https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/ph and clicking on the menu tab. We look forward to seeing you next month.
2021 yearbooks have arrived! If you pre-ordered a yearbook, you may pick it up out in the cafeteria on the following days:
Tuesday, 7/13: 9 a.m. - 10:45
Wednesday, 7/14: 4-6 p.m.
Friday, 7/16: 3-4 p.m.
Please park in the back parking lot and use the middle door.
We know some people may not be available during these times, but yearbooks will only be released to the purchaser. Please do not send a friend to get your yearbook. After these dates, yearbooks may be picked up in the office during regular business hours.
We do have about 50 extra yearbooks available on a first come, first served basis for $65. Yearbooks may be purchased in the main office. Please bring the exact amount in cash, or a check made payable to Parkersburg High School.
Thank you!
Good evening. We invite you to contribute to our ARP/ESSER plan by providing input to the ideas generated in spending funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER), targeting K-12 education. Your input will guide our plan to meet the needs of our students, staff, and community which will be presented to the West Virginia Dept. of Education on July 19. Your input is vitally important. To provide input, please click the following link or visit our website. Thank you. https://tinyurl.com/yfs5cvgh
This is an important message from PHS: The National English Honor Society will have a used book sale on Saturday June 19th in the PHS Cafeteria from 9:00-2:00. Funds raised will be used to help promote literacy within the community. For More information, please email Linda Hindman at lhindman@k12.wv.us.
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -
Parkersburg High School Principal Kenny DeMoss has been chosen as West Virginia’s Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
DeMoss will represent the state at the NASSP National Principal of the Year Institute in September in Washington, D.C.
In his words: “It’s been a long road: a lot of ups and downs and very rewarding times in Wood County.”
But DeMoss says that, in more than 25 years as a teacher, coach and administrator in Wood County Schools, the “ups” have far outnumbered the “downs”.
“It’s really a tribute to the staff and students that I work beside,” DeMoss said Wednesday. “They’re the ones who have the buy-in and believe in what our goals and missions are. There’s a reason why test scores are going up and other things are improving.”
Those accomplishments have earned him the award, and the eligibility to be named National Principal of the Year.
DeMoss, like other school administrators, is emerging from navigating the storm that is the pandemic. But he says the sometimes-virtual, rather than in-person, learning, was itself a learning experience for students.
“It may not be remote, but the platforms are there to use,” he says, “because it is 21st century technology and skills we’re using. It’s great for students to be able to use that, so they’re prepared for college or the job site.”
The NASSP National Principal of the Year program recognizes outstanding middle level and high school principals who have succeeded in providing high-quality learning opportunities for students as well as demonstrating exemplary contributions to the profession.
Each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools, and the Department of Defense Education Activity select one middle level or high school principal to represent their state.
From these state winners, three finalists are named as contenders for the National Principal of the Year award. The NASSP National Principal of the Year is selected from among the finalists.
https://www.wtap.com/2021/06/16/phs-principal-is-west-virginia-principal-year/
The West Virginia Higher Education recently approve several temporary changes to help students qualify for the merit-based Promise Scholarship.
For 2021 graduating seniors, the standardized testing deadline to qualify for the Promise Scholarship has been extended from August 2021 to October 2021.
For 2021 graduating seniors receiving the Promise Scholarship for the first time in 2021-22, the test requirements have been lowered:
SAT
SAT composite score – 1080 (regularly 1100)
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score – 510 (regularly 530)
SAT Math score – 510 (regularly 520)
ACT
ACT composite score – 21 (regularly 22)
ACT English score – 19 (regularly 20)
ACT Reading score – 19 (regularly 20)
ACT Science score – 19 (regularly 20)
ACT Math score – 19 (regularly 20)
Students graduating in 2021 and 2022 will now qualify for super-scoring to achieve the minimum standardized testing scores required to qualify for the Promise Scholarship. Students can take their top scores from sub-sections of different SAT and ACT tests they’ve taken and combine them for a higher overall score.
Please disregard the last message you received today about Summer School. What was sent to you Saturday is correct. The one today was sent out by mistake. Again A-K, PE, Drivers Ed, and all bus riders are to meet at 830 in the auditorium. L-Z meets at 12 in the auditorium. Summer school last 3.5 hrs each session. Thanks.
On behalf of the Administration at PHS, we would like to say thank you to all staff, students, and parents for being very versatile, and having perseverance these last 15 months.
As we get ready for summer school, all summer school students have been accepted EXCEPT FOR Driver’s Education. Those students accepted for Driver’s Ed were called. If you did not receive a phone call for driver’s education saying you were accepted, then the class is full. Summer school starts Monday, June 14th. All students need to report to the 2nd floor Auditorium at 8:AM for a small meeting. From the meeting, all teachers will take you to the class space you will be using. Summer school ends at 11:30. Breakfast and lunch will be available.
During the summer months, if you have business to complete with someone here, please call ahead of time. Staff will be limited due to vacations and staff development, and we want to make sure we can help you when you arrive. Please email me at kdemoss@k12.wv.us if you have any questions and I can point you in the correct direction. Take care and have a safe and relaxing summer break!
This is an updated message from Friday about Summer School:
Due to the high demand of summer school requests at Parkersburg High School, it has become necessary to divide summer school into two daily sessions.
There will now be a morning session from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, and an afternoon session from 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm.
Students with last names beginning with A-K, ALL students taking Driver’s Ed or PE, and ALL STUDENTS WHO RIDE A BUS, should report to the morning session at 8:30 am, starting Monday, June 14th, in the auditorium.
Students with last names beginning with L-Z should report to the afternoon session beginning at 12:00 pm, starting on Monday, June 14th. In the auditorium.
Students will be provided with a grab and go lunch that may be picked up after the morning session, or before the afternoon session.
This is an important message from PHS: The National English Honor Society will have a used book sale on Saturday June 19th in the PHS Cafeteria from 9:00-2:00. Funds raised will be used to help promote literacy within the community. For More information, please email Linda Hindman at lhindman@k12.wv.us.
On behalf of the Administration at PHS, we would like to say thank you to all staff, students, and parents for being very versatile, and having perseverance these last 15 months.
As we get ready for summer school, all summer school students have been accepted EXCEPT FOR Driver’s Education. Those students accepted for Driver’s Ed were called. If you did not receive a phone call for driver’s education saying you were accepted, then the class is full. Summer school starts Monday, June 14th. All students need to report to the 2nd floor Auditorium at 8:AM for a small meeting. From the meeting, all teachers will take you to the class space you will be using. Summer school ends at 11:30. Breakfast and lunch will be available.
During the summer months, if you have business to complete with someone here, please call ahead of time. Staff will be limited due to vacations and staff development, and we want to make sure we can help you when you arrive. Please email me at kdemoss@k12.wv.us if you have any questions and I can point you in the correct direction. Take care and have a safe and relaxing summer break!