PCHS & PCMS "Eagle UPDATE"
July 28, 2020
A Message From the Principal
My name is Shannon Holden, and I am the Principal of Pierce City High School & Middle School. Our staff has been working all summer long to prepare for the most important school year in the history of our district.
We are excited to get back to the important task of educating your student - but we also respect the risks associated with gathering approximately 400 students, faculty, and staff in the building. We are going to try to follow county, state, and federal health guidelines as much as possible.
Future newsletters will describe our plan in greater detail, but I would like to inform you about a few of the overarching themes of our "Back to School" Plan:
1. Details of the plan could change quickly, and without warning.
2. I realize that the response to this pandemic has become highly politicized - one group of parents will be concerned that we have not put enough safeguards in place, and one group of parents will be concerned that we have put too many ridiculous safeguards in place.
3. We will conduct "in-person" school as long as we can, as safely as we can. If we are instructed to shut our doors by state and/or local officials, we have a distance learning plan in place.
4. We respect the rights of parents to opt out of "in-person" learning, and have created an "online" option for parents who choose to keep their student at home.
5. We are going to keep a positive attitude! We are going to make the best of a bad situation.
6. We are going to listen to our stakeholders, adjust our approach when feasible, and communicate as much as possible.
Here's to a GREAT 2020-2021 School Year! Drop me a line at sholden@pcschools.net if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.
COVID-19 School Re-Entry Task Force
PC R-6 School Re-Entry Task Force
COVID-19 PC Schools Re-Entry Plan
PCHS/PCMS Distance Learning Committee
Parents Can Choose "In-Person" or "Online" Learning For Their Student
Student Schedules are Taking Shape!
Seniors: Wednesday, August 5th @ noon
Juniors: Wednesday, August 5th @ 2 pm
Sophomores: Thursday, August 6th @ 10 am
Freshmen: Thursday, August 6th @ noon
**Returning students who bring $20 for their Chromebook can pick up their device while here!**
Middle School schedules are far less complicated, and can be completed via email. Counselor Courtney Garner can be contacted at cgarner@pcschools.net and Principal Shannon Holden can be reached at sholden@pcschools.net
School Supply Lists - 2020-2021 School Year
Middle School
6th Grade
(2) pkgs wide-ruled loose leaf paper
(1) wide-ruled composition notebooks
(1) pocket folders w/ brads
(2) chisel-tip Expo markers (black or blue)
(2) pkgs pencils
(3) glue sticks
(1) 10-pk markers
or
(1) 24-pk colored pencils
(1) pair scissors
(1) zip-up pencil pouch
(1) large binder (preferably zip-up)
(1) pair headphones/earbuds
(2) boxes tissues (girls only)
(1) bottle hand sanitizer (boys only)
7th & 8th Grade
(English)
Index Cards
Spiral Notebook-1 Subject
Pen/Pencil
Pocket Folder
(Math)
2” 3-ring binder
8 pack of Notebook Divider tabs
Loose leaf paper
Glue stick
Colored Pencils
Expo Markers
Pair of headphones/earbuds
Scissors
2 red pens
Casio FX-300ES Plus Scientific Calculator
#2 pencils
Additional item for Algebra 1 only:
(1) pkg of loose leaf Graphing Paper
(Ms. Wells)
#2 pencils
Red and Blue Pen
Highlighter
3 ring binder or 3 tab folder
Loose leaf paper or Spiral notebook
(Art)
#2 pencils ( no mechanical)
Eraser
Handheld pencil sharpener
Black Sharpie (small and large)
High School
All Students
Loose leaf paper, notebook
pencils/pens
Mr. Hicks - Alg I, Alg II, Pre-Alg
3 ring binder (1 inch), graph paper, scientific calculator
Mrs. Parrigon - Eng II, Eng IV, Coll Eng
pocket folder, colored pencils, 4x6 index cards
Mr. Frey- Alg I, Geometry, Trig/Calc
scientific calculator, dry erase markers, 3 ring binder. Geometry only: compass, protractor
Ms. Ziler- Eng I, Eng III, and Composition
Eng I and Eng III - pocket folder, notebook
Mrs. Frey- Biology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and A&P
Composition notebook, pocket folder
Mr. Ward- American History, Government
3 ring binder (1 ½ inch)
Ms. Pry- Physical Science, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry
Composition notebook, 3-ring binder, calculator, loose-leaf paper
**Other materials may be requested after school begins based on changing situations or needs.
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Email: communications@pcschools.net
Website: http://www.pcschools.net
Location: 300 North Myrtle Street, Pierce City, MO, USA
Phone: (417) 476-2515
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