PRHS Ridge News Issue 8

November 18, 2022-2023

Issue #8

November 21-25: Thanksgiving Break

December 6: Digital Day (Run-off Election)

December 5-14: End of Course Exams

December 15-16: Q2/S1 Final Exams

January 5: Q3/S2 Begins

The end of our quarter is fast approaching! Please check grades frequently! We will have our Final Exams on both 12/15 (1st & 2nd blocks) and 12/16 (3rd & 4th blocks). Let's start working now on finishing the quarter strong! Second Semester begins 1/5.

Registration for the 2023-2024 school year will begin in January. Please start to visit the PRHS Curriculum & Instruction eCLASS page (students must log into the portal to access). Information is being updated daily! Please discuss elective choices with your children, as they will determine our master schedule for the upcoming school year.

Peachtree Ridge welcomed Mr. Jimmy Burnette, Mayor of the City of Suwanee, in the annual Principal for a Day event.

As we approach the end of quarter two, it is imperative that students and parents are checking grades and making sure that all assignments have been made up. Students that currently have below a 75 in any course are encouraged to develop a plan using the Finish Strong Form and then review it with the teacher for approval. If you have questions about specific opportunities, please reach out to the individual teachers via email and they will be happy to support your child.

Peachtree Ridge High School has implemented several Credit Recovery (CR) sessions for our students. Ridge Recovery is a face-to-face program for students who did not pass a class with a final grade between 50%-69% for courses offered. Ridge Recovery does not meet the minimum academic standards that NCAA requires and is, thus, NOT recognized for eligibility purposes. Prospective college athletes should NOT take Credit Recovery courses. Session 2 sign-ups will open on My Payments Plus on December 15th. For additional information on courses offered and dates, please see the website https://www.gcpsk12.org/domain/14041 or contact The Office of Student Support and Interventions at (678) 512 - 6074.

The AP Capstone program is accepting applications until Friday, January 7th, 2023 for rising juniors.

AP Capstone is a two-year diploma program from the College Board that provides students with an opportunity to engage in rigorous scholarly practice of the core academic skills necessary for successful college completion. Students take AP Seminar paired with AP U.S. History in their junior year, and then AP Research paired with AP Language & Composition in their senior year.

If you would like an application, please speak to your World History or 10th grade ELA teacher. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Petty (carrie.petty@gcpsk12.org)

The Peachtree Ridge High School Fine Arts department will be hosting our annual Fine Arts Holiday Showcase on December 8th and 9th at 6:30pm. Each night will feature various ensembles from our very own Dance, Orchestra, Band and Chorus department. Both evenings will conclude with a conjoined performance featuring all of the Fine Arts teams. Tickets will be $5 at the door and will go directly to supporting our Fine Arts Department.

The Peachtree Ridge Chorus hosted our Cluster Chorus Concert on Monday, November 14 at North Metro Baptist Church. Each school in the Peachtree Ridge cluster participated with 400 students singing on stage. After each school performed individually, the choirs combined for a final closing performance. We are grateful to our administrators and our community for their outstanding support in this event.

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

Purchase and Build Deadline is November 30 at BALFOUR.COM. Search for Peachtree Ridge and everything can be ordered in one place.

Size Specifications:

Full Page Ad ($400): 7-10 pictures and 300 Word Limit

1/2 page ($250): 5-7 pictures max & 150 word limit

1/4 page ($200): 3-4 pictures max & 75 Word limit

1/8 page ($100): 1-2 pictures and 50 words

Text Shout Out ($30): All text, 500 Characters -- 3 sentences

FAQs

• Policy Change: Senior Ads can be purchased at Balfour.com. Parents are responsible for using the Ad Builder program to build and create their Senior Ad
• The Yearbook Staff will proof the ads and adjust fonts and colors to match the look and feel of the book.
  
• Incomplete ads will default to a 1/8 page ad with a senior portrait and generic message to the student.
  
• Refunds will not be given for Senior Ads for any reason.

Email Natalie Bahun at natalie.bahun@gcpsk12.org with any questions.

The All Support ROAR Room is open all four blocks during the school day to provide students a quiet place to work and get extra help. These ROAR Rooms will allow students the opportunity to potentially engage in credit recovery, remediation, and targeted retracting lessons that will provide students the best chance of being successful during Quarter 2. Students can request a pass from their teacher to attend the ROAR Room.

Parents we know that sometimes you are receiving multiple duplicate emails from teachers. Unfortunately, this is an issue with the GCPS grade book program this year. The company and county are working on a solution. We sorry for the inconvenience.

All yearbooks, Senior Ads, and accessories can be purchased at Balfour.com. Order by February 1 to secure a copy. The yearbook quantity order is placed based on February 1 sales and very few extra books are ordered.

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/

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!

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.

Boys and Girls Soccer Conditioning begins Tuesday 11/29. All potential soccer players must be cleared in Rank One in order to participate. Further details can be found at prhssoccer.com.

Four Lady Lions Celebrate Early Signing Day- Sydney Augmon (Georgia Track and Field), Kennedy Harp (Florida State Softball), Aaliyah Hunt (Georgia State Basketball), and Amiyah Spann (Southern Wesleyan Volleyball).

Daniel Romero Commits to North Georgia

5 Softball Players Honored with All-Region Accolades.

Our kids LOVE to play music at PRHS. Our program receives 20% of every gift card or e-gift card purchase at Honey Baked Ham. Your support allows us to be successful as student musicians by helping us to maintain instruments, purchase new music, purchase band equipment and so much more. Without you, we wouldn't be able to challenge our students and take them to the next level in their music career as well help us to continue to build an amazing program that your student will talk about for years to come.

If you would like to see our student musicians in action, join us for our Band Concert on November 17th or our Fine Arts Showcase on December 8th and 9th in the high school theater.

Please feel free to share this link with anyone...friends, family, neighbors, co-workers and anyone who loves Honey Baked Ham for the holidays. Know that your support is appreciated. Thank you for your generosity.

https://honeybakedfundraising.com/fundraisers/peachtree_ridge_bands

Last May some of our students on the robotics team had the opportunity to be a part of a Paramount film "Fantasy Football". The movie centers around football, but our team was approached because there is a plot line in the movie involving robotics teams and the use of robots. Our students had our competition robot in the film and got to be part of it by controlling the robot during these scenes.

The movie comes out November 25th on Paramount Plus. So, if you are looking for something to watch with your family this holiday week consider "Fantasy Football." Look out for our robot and some of our students while watching.

Students who were involved in filming:

Nathaniel C. , Kevin H., Katherine W., Shrey P., Negar O., Akash P., Ananya S., Skyler L., Amani S., & Maika H.

The Peachtree Ridge Marching Lions competed in their last contest at the Deep South Classic Marching Invitational hosted by Wayne County High School. It was an incredibly expressive and beautiful final performance of their show "OUTLIER", which was a production about accepting your differences and not changing who you are for anyone. Out of the 19 bands who competed, we came home with...

• Superior ratings in ALL categories (drum major, colorguard, percussion, and band)
• 1st in class 3A drum major and percussion
• 2nd in class 3A colorguard
• 3rd in class 3A band
• 3rd in show drum major
• 6th in show percussion
• 7th in show band
• 8th in show colorguard
• Recipient of the 2022 Deep South Classic Spirit Pops Award

Here is a link to a video from the performance:

Purchase and Build Deadline is November 30 (See attached handout for building specifics).

• Policy Change: Senior Ads can be purchased at Balfour.com. Parents are responsible for using the Ad Builder program to build and create their Senior Ad
• The Yearbook Staff will proof the ads and adjust fonts and colors to match the look and feel of the book.
• Incomplete ads will default to a 1/8 page ad with a senior portrait and generic message to the student.
• Refunds will not be given for Senior Ads for any reason.
• Size Options: Full page ($400), Half Page ($250), Quarter Page ($200), Eight Page ($100), NEW Option!! All Text Shout Out: 500 Characters, no Pictures ($30)

It is important for students to keep their Chromebooks up-to-date. This can happen automatically if Chromebooks are used often for periods of time, but students can manually update a Chromebook with these directions.

The holidays are fast approaching and we’re about to enter one of the biggest shopping seasons of the year. You’re probably already gathering gift ideas and creating shopping lists as you anticipate the coming holiday season. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are anticipating the coming holiday season as well … and they’re ready. While you’re planning your amazon wish list, cybercrooks are planning how to steal your information any way they can. The last thing you need on your plate this year is a stolen credit card number or compromised bank account, so we are here to help you remain stress free and cyber-savvy while shopping online.

Learn more from the FBI Holiday Scams Tips Page.

Graphic from: https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/security-briefs/five-holiday-scams-avoid-and-safety-tips-infographic

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.

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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