Attention Students/Parents, if you would be interested in receiving a COVID Vaccine, please contact the school nurse at 304-420-9595 ext. 3 or via email at candrews@k12.wv.us If there is enough interest, we may have another clinic before the end of the school year.
COVID Clinic 4/30/21 1p-4p PHS Jack Stephens Gym
For those students and parents who received their 1st COVID vaccine on 4/9/21, you need to see the nurse for a consent or print one off Schoology and return prior to Friday 4/30/21 for your 2nd dose. 2nd clinic will be this Friday, 4/30/21 in the Jack Stephens Gym at PHS from 1pm-4pm. Please come see/contact Nurse Cassie with any questions at: 304-420-9595 ext. 3, candrews@k12.wv.us or on Schoology.
Financial Aid Webinar for Juniors from the WV Higher Education Policy Commission. Current high school juniors (and/or their families!): Please join our staff on Thursday, April 29 at 6pm for a free webinar exploring the various financial aid options available as you begin to plan for education or training after high school. Your senior year will be here before you know it, so start planning now. There are so many paths to higher education available to you - and lots of state programs to help you pay for it. From the Promise Scholarship for those seeking a four-year degree, to the WV Invests grant that covers community college tuition, no matter what education you'd like to pursue - West Virginia has options for you! Join us to learn more.
The zoom link is https://wvcolleges.zoom.us/j/92362823232; students can also go to the CFWV Facebook page as it will be on Facebook live as well.
Wednesday, 4/21, was National Secretary’s Day. I wanted to take this time to say thank you to our wonderful, hardworking, and many days overwhelmed secretaries. We couldn’t do this without you! We are truly blessed to have you work with us! Thank you!
Attentions Seniors and Senior parents:
Senior yard signs were a one time thing last year with Covid. The school paid over $5000 with no sponsors for the signs as a gift to them. If you want to purchase one you can contact Colleen Upton, cupton@inter-state.com, to order your own! Thank you!
Check out the updated Counseling Center Bulletin! https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/ph/page/counseling-center-bulletin
Attention Seniors: As a reminder, Balfour will be here Today, April 20th, from 10:30 to 5 in the library to distribute caps and gowns.
Any 11th grader that missed the SAT on the 13th there will be a makeup on the 27th at 8:00am out in the Annex. If your student does not show up on time they will not be permitted to test.
Due to great popularity, registration for Summer School Learning Opportunities has been extended through this Friday, April 23rd at noon! Learn more at https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/wcs/page/get-started-here
Here are two wonderful opportunities for PHS students to give back. The Key Club is sponsoring a winter clothing and food collection event, and HOSA future health professionals are sponsoring a hygiene drive. Collection boxes for ALL items can be found in the library and a collection box for the hygiene drive can also be found in the student service center.
April 29th – We WILL NOT be doing the Academic Letters and Pins ceremony due to the fact there were over 350 student who qualified over the last two years with a 3.85 GPA or higher. We will be giving home rooms the letters and pins to hand out. WE WILL still be having the NHS induction ceremony on April 29th at 6:00; it is a much smaller crowd
PHS at South for Girls Basketball Sectional Finals this evening at 7:00. Please come out and support!
Student section you can not bring any dry erase boards or other signage to the game.
Prom tickets will be on sale on Friday from 8 AM to 11:30 AM and 1230 to 330 even though no students attend.
Junior, Senior prom this year will be on Saturday May 1st at 7pm. Prom tickets are on sale in the admin office starting Thursday 4/15. Tickets will only be sold from 745-10am, during all lunches and after school until 330. Tickets are $30 dollars per person. If you are wanting a non-student to attend, guest applications are in also available. All guest applications are due by Friday, April 23rd . The last day to purchase a ticket will be on Friday, April 30th, at the end of 3rd lunch at 12:50. All Juniors and Seniors can purchase their prom tickets at the previously mentioned times. If your date is a sophomore, then they must accompany you when you purchase your tickets unless your date is a virtual/remote student. In that case, we must have a note from their parent when you come to buy their ticket that they will be attending. Those students must also be eligible to attend. Your outside guest form must be approved before you can buy your tickets as well.
When you come to purchase your prom ticket, it may be possible that you are on prom probation and you will not be able to purchase a ticket. If that is they case, you will have a conversation with Mrs. Ray on what the issue is. A Principal has the right to approve or disapprove you going to the prom based upon attendance, or behavior, or any other school related issue. There are no exceptions to this rule. Going to prom is a privilege and not a right, and if it important to you and to your student to go to prom then they should be following school guidelines faithfully.
It’s important to keep your ticket and have a student ID since both will be required to enter Prom. You will be required to wear a mask of the duration of prom. We will only be taking temperatures and asking questions for Covid related entry; nothing else will be required like a proof of test or vaccine. We will also be selling VIP parking passes for the front horseshoe which also get you to the front of the line for and additional $20.
More information about Prom will be coming as we get closer. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 304-420-9595.
Do you have questions about the Pandemic WV P-EBT Card? Get started here... https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/wcs/page/pandemic-p-ebt-card-info
Balfour will be here next Tuesday, April 20th from 10:30 to 5 in the library to distribute caps and gowns.
The Journal is now available online at phsjournal.com !
Beth Koreski, journalism advisor, says this about the new format:
"In addition to reducing our impact on the environment, this online format allows us to publish more timely articles and share them more broadly with parents, alumni and community members. In addition to our usual news, feature and opinion articles, we also have sports scores and schedules, a link to WPHS, COVID tips, a Spotify playlist and even a countdown clock for seniors."
Check it out!
2021 ART EXPRESSIONS EXHIBIT WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
WCS COMMUNICATIONS DEPT.
FRIDAY, APRIL 09, 2021
WCS announces 2021 Art Expressions Exhibit winners
PARKERSBURG - Wood County Schools has announced the winners of the 2021 Art Expressions Exhibit.
The annual art show is being held at the Parkersburg Art Center now through April 19 and features work in a variety of mediums by Wood County Schools middle and high school students.
The winners were announced Friday, April 9, during a live broadcast at the Parkersburg Art Center.
High School
9th Grade
1st Place: Makiya Powell, PSHS
2nd Place: Anna Ware, PSHS
3rd Place: Ryder Adams, PSHS
10th Grade
1st Place: Jaden Mollendick, PHS (Ms. Binegar)
2nd Place: Talina Jones, PSHS
3rd Place: Alex Varner, PHS (Ms. Binegar)
11th Grade
1st Place: Isabella Marteney, PHS (Mrs. Wilson)
2nd Place: Logan Moyers, PSHS
3rd Place: Pauline Lowry, PHS (Mrs. Wilson)
12th Grade
1st Place: Athena Root, PSHS
2nd Place: Aubry Byrd, WHS
3rd Place: Kenzie Pickens, PHS (Mrs. Wilson)
3-D Category High School
1st Place: Rachel Murphy, PHS (Mr. Walsh)
2nd Place: Sarah Moise, PHS (Mr. Walsh)
3rd Place: Blake Brannan, PSHS
Thank you to all of the students who submitted projects for this year’s show, and thank you to the Parkersburg Art Center for hosting the 2021 Art Expressions Exhibit. Video of the announcement can be found on the Wood County Schools Facebook page.
Juniors-tomorrow morning is the SAT make sure you get a good nights rest and report to your assigned testing room on time.
Attention all Juniors and any Senior taking the test: you will be taking the state standardized test tomorrow, the SAT, Tuesday April 13th. This includes ALL students even those on virtual and remote currently.
• Students need to arrive by 8:00 to their testing area.
• Rosters are located on the walls on the first floor.
• It is the same room as you preregistered in on last Thursday.
• Snacks will be provided. You may bring a bottle of water. Lunch will be served in the cafeteria immediately following testing.
• Students should get plenty of rest the night before.
• The SAT is an important test because it measures your academic ability in the four core subjects.
• It also provides scholarship opportunity if scores meet the certain benchmarks (Like the Promise Scholarship).
• Phones will be turned off and turned over to the teacher before testing occurs. All smart devices including watches must be turned off. You do not have to bring in your device.
• Please refrain from picking up your student from 8-1:30; students can not leave the testing area once they start because it disrupts the other test takers.
• All non-testers will not be allowed in the north wing after 8:10
• Test takers will resume normal schedule once testing is over and they have eaten.