PRHS Ridge News Issue 10

January 13, 2022-2023

Issue #10

January 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday

January 18-22: Elective Registration (9-11th graders)

January 26: Sophomore Parent Night

February 3: Digital Learning Day #3

Registration for our 2023-2024 classes has begun! Academic teachers make the recommendations for the student's next course; please talk to your child and teacher if you have questions. Students have the opportunity to select their own electives. Elective selection will be January 18th-22nd, 2023. Students will register through their eCLASS page. I encourage you to talk to them about their elective choices, as the master schedule is built off of what they tell us they want and it is very difficult to make changes afterwards so there are so few open seats. All information needed can be found on their eCLASS page. Thank you!

Grades for GCPS Semester 1/Quarter 2 have been finalized and transcripts are being mailed by GCPS. Transcripts can also be viewed in the Parent Portal under the documents tab. Grades are also available in ParentVUE and StudentVUE. You may need to toggle your Parent Portal Gradebook to see your student's Q2/S1 grades.

GCPS has partnered with GNR Public Health to offer required vaccinations for students attending 7th and 11th grade. Through this partnership, students can receive Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccine) and MCV4 (adolescent meningococcal vaccine). In addition to these required vaccinations, GNR will have limited supplies of flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccines.

Effective July 1, 2021, children 16 years of age and older, who are entering the 11th grade (including new entrants), must have received one booster dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4), unless their initial dose was administered on or after their 16th birthday. This MCV4 booster is required in addition to the booster required for 7th grade. It is important to note that the vaccine is only required for students who are at least 16 years of age AND attending 11th grade.

Families will need to provide proof of insurance for Tdap, MCV4 and flu vaccines. Students 18 years of age and younger who do not have health insurance will be eligible for vaccines at no charge through our mobile clinics under the Vaccines for Children program. COVID-19 vaccinations are available regardless of insurance status.

Vaccine Clinics

3:00p-6:00pm

Jan. 25th: Duluth High School

Jan. 30th: Central Gwinnett High School

Feb. 9th: Archer High School

Session 2: Feb 7-23

Register on MyPaymentsPlus today!

Turn in required forms to the Front Office to complete registration.

Visit www.gcpsk12.org/Page/26555 or scan code

to access forms or for more information.

Questions? Contact Ms. Her at sunshine.her@gcpsk12.org.

PRHS Driver's Ed FAQs

What are the class meeting dates?

Session 2 (February): 2/7, 2/9, 2/13, 2/15, 2/21, 2/23

When and where does class meet?

From 3-8 pm in Room B206

Do I need to attend every class to earn credit for Driver's Ed?

YES! You must be present at ALL SIX classes to earn credit.

What should I bring to class?

You will need to bring a pencil, water bottle, and dinner or a snack.

What is the deadline to register?

January 9 for Session 1 and February 6 for Session 2.

When do I get to practice driving?

Students will be scheduled for 6 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction after completing the class and passing the final exam. Times are scheduled based on student and instructor availability.

What does the class cost?

The cost is $345 for the in-person class and 6 hours driving time.

The cost is $280 for just the 6 hours driving time.

What if I have additional questions?

Contact Ms. Her at sunshine.her@gcpsk12.org or visit www.gcpsk12.org/Page/26555.

Juniors & Seniors are able to purchase Early Bird Tickets for Prom 2023 on GoFan, from now until January 31, 2023! Must use student ID as promo code. There IS a cap on amount of tickets that will be sold, so don’t delay, purchase today for the best price!

PRHS Prom 2023 Information

Theme: TBA

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Time: 8PM – 11PM

Location: The Foundry at Puritan Mill

Attire: Formal Wear (shorts & jeans/T-shirts will result in denied entry with no refund)

Tickets: Maximum of two (2) tickets available to purchase per student ID. Tickets are NON-TRANSFERABLE and NON-REFUNDABLE.

• Early Bird Tickets (now – Jan. 31, 2023) - $75 per ticket
• Regular Tickets (Feb. 1 – April 7) - $90 per ticket
• Last Chance Tickets* (April 8 – April 14) - $100 per ticket

There are NO cash sales, NO sales at the door

*if available. There is NO guarantee on availability!

GoFan Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/app/events/733008?schoolId=GA6116

Yearbooks will go up in price on January 1. Books are available on Balfour.com Until February 1. After that, a set amount of books will be ordered and they will be first come, first serve on MyPaymentsPlus.

Be sure to check out the PRHS Counseling Office eCLASS page. It is students' 24/7/365 resource for all things academic, career, and social/emotional related!

The PRHS Counseling Department cordially invites you to attend our Spring 2023 Sophomore Parent/Student Night. This informative event will be held on Thursday, 1/26/2023 at 6:30pm in the Theater. We encourage parents and students to attend this event, as this is an opportunity for students, parents and community members to come out to learn more about things pertaining to our students. Our presentation will cover topics such as high school basics & graduation requirements, high school options, Advanced Placement (AP) & Dual Enrollment options, HOPE Scholarship & HOPE Grants, and how to locate this information on GAfutures.org. We will also discuss post-secondary options, college admissions requirements, ACT versus SAT, college websites and timelines with suggestions to help prepare students as they progress throughout their high school years.

Sports tickets can only be purchased via GoFan with a credit or debit card to home sporting events. To purchase a home ticket for games please click on PRHS GOFAN. Many other schools are also going touch-less for tickets as well. If they are using GoFan, those tickets will also be available under Peachtree Ridge.

Peachtree Ridge’s Malia Burkes earned the top honors on the All-Gwinnett County Girls Flag Football Team. Burkes was selected as Gwinnett MVP. Read more: Flag Football Players Honored, Including County Player of the Year

First Team Honors go to Kennedy Harp, Peachtree Ridge, Sr.

Read more: Softball Players Honored by Gwinnett Daily Post for All County Honors

Help me congratulate to the Lady Ridge Wrestling Team for placing 2nd in the Lady Panther Invitational with the following wrestlers placing.

• 105 Celeste Welch 1st place
• 140 Alyvia Alaniz 4th
• 190 Britany Hester 2nd
• 190 Jewelian Luceford 3rd Place
• 235 Monseratt Nunez 2nd Place

Also big congrats to 138 Tyson Wilson for placing 2nd at the Aaron Kirkland Invitational at Buford where some of the State's toughest teams participated.

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR SOFTBALL IS NOW OPEN!

Registration is now open for Spring Softball at Peachtree Ridge Park. Multiple player discounts will be offered to those registering more than one daughter for softball.

Registration will close on February 1 PRYAASports.SportNgin.com/register/form/179475484

We plan on fielding Peanut, Tee-Ball, Pee-Wee, Minor, Major, Junior, and Senior divisions.

KEY INFORMATION:

Registration Cost • Peanut – $65 • Tee Ball – $170 • Pee Wee – $180 • Minor and Major – $185 • Junior and Senior – $200

Uniform fittings and evaluations (tentatively) – Saturday, February 4

Practice starts – Week of February 6

Regular season starts (tentatively) – Saturday, March 11

If you have questions, please contact Gabriel Fortson at Gabriel@PRYAASports.com or visit PRYAASoftball.com/.

We are looking forward to an exciting Spring Season!
PRYAA Softball Board

PRHS UNICEF will have their next meeting on Wednesday, January 18th at 2:20 in E-110. Club picture will be taken. All members should plan to attend.

Herff Jones will be on campus Friday, January 13 during all lunches for class ring order. This is the last time ring orders will be taken in the Cafeteria. Graduation invitation orders can be placed at https://www.3rdascent.com/

Ransomware is a type of malware cyber-criminals use to infect computers and encrypt computer files until a ransom is paid. After the initial infection, ransomware will attempt to spread to connected systems, including shared storage drives and other accessible computers.

If a cyber-criminal's ransom demands are not met, the files or encrypted data will usually remain encrypted and unavailable to the victim. Even after a ransom has been paid to unlock encrypted files, cyber-criminals will sometimes demand additional payments, delete a victim's data, refuse to decrypt the data, or decline to provide a working decryption key to restore the victim's access.

Follow the GCPS 1:1 Resource Playlist for Tech Tips for more information about student Chromebooks. We will highlighted different videos below.

The video below is more about readability features in Chrome.

Go to PTSA Store to purchase a membership for $10.

use this link to become a member now: https://peachtreeridgehs.memberhub.com/store

View the November Legislative Report. All past reports are found on the PTSA website.

Driver's Education?

SAT/ACT Prep Classes?

Defensive Driving?

ESOL?

Summer PE/Health?

Credit Recovery?

End Zone after-school tutoring?

Facility Rental?

Contact the Community School

The End Zone offers after school study space and peer tutoring. You can learn more about the End Zone on the PRHS website.

Need tutoring? Use this link to sign up for tutoring in the End Zone.

Check out the homepage of the Peachtree Ridge Website for more information from the front office at www.PeachtreeRidge.org about certificates of enrollment, drivers license documents, and transcript requests.

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