Tiger Update
Information/Updates about Pickerington High School Central
Message from Mr. Lanier
Whew!! We made it through OST testing and are now headed to the final month of the school year. Seniors have 20 school days remaining while underclassmen have 23 days left. This is the time of year when we see countdowns occurring to the last day of school and the beginning of the summer fun. It is at this time that I am reminded of the saying, "don't count the days...MAKE the days COUNT!!" Seniors, this especially applies to you. Make your final 20 days in Tiger Nation be the best of your career. Leave a lasting positive legacy for future Tigers to follow!!
Have a great weekend!!
Tiger Up,
Mr. Lanier
Important Dates
April 25: 8:15 a.m. Senior Class Meeting/Group Photo in the gym
April 26: 6 p.m. in the PAC: Class of 2023 Distinguished Scholar Awards ceremony (by invitation)
April 27: Spring Pep Assembly/Prom Court Announced. Central will use an AM Assembly bell schedule
April 29: 7:30-11:00 p.m. Prom @ The Wigwam; 11:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. After-Prom at Rule 3 (tickets will go on sale starting April 5 for both events)
9 a.m. EL Listening Campaign at Toll Gate MS
10 a.m. ComUNITY Fair at Toll Gate MS
May 10: 5:00 p.m. Military Signing Day.
Central Receives Purple Star Designation
Chris Briggs, Superintendent
Pickerington Local School District, Pickerington High School Central
Dear Superintendent:
I am pleased to inform you the Ohio Department of Education has selected
Pickerington High School Central as a Purple Star School. I applaud and appreciate
your commitment to serving military-connected students and families.
Future Forward Ohio, the state’s strategic priorities for education, recognizes the
importance of overcoming obstacles to learning. To be successful in school and
when transitioning between school settings, Ohio’s military-connected youth require
supports to ensure their unique social, emotional and academic needs are met. The
Purple Star award your school is receiving signifies your school’s demonstrated
commitment to serving these students and families.
Ohio’s Purple Star Advisory Board established a set of important criteria that schools
must meet to be considered for a Purple Star designation. It gives me great pride to
announce that your school meets these criteria.
Each Purple Star designation is valid for three years. As such, your school may
apply for a designation renewal in fall 2025 to be a member of the Class of 2026.
Once again, congratulations on earning the Purple Star designation and thank you
for your continuous support of Ohio’s military families.
Sincerely,
Dr. Stephanie K. Siddens
Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction
Thursday, April 27: AM Pep Rally Bell Schedule
OST Testing: Only Make-up Testing Remains
Thank you to everyone for helping us make this testing cycle a success.
Community Fair is April 29
CommUNITY Fair: You are invited to the 6th Annual Pickerington CommUNITY Fair: Expanding Our Global Reach. Pickerington families come from over 70 countries and speak more than 50 languages. The CommUNITY Fair celebrates the many different cultures and traditions from around the world. We will feature: student projects, presentations, performances and much more.
Come and learn about your neighbors. Come and enjoy the fun!
EL Listening Campaign
Link Crew Applications Due Monday, April 24
See Mr. Lombardi, Mrs. Brunner, Ms. Hoffman, or Mrs. Sanders if you have any questions.
Counselor Corner
PHSC Counseling Office Weekly Update 4/21/2023
Senior Graduation Survey
Attention Seniors!
We need you to complete the Senior graduation Exit Survey. This survey can be located in your Naviance Account. Go to About Me, My Stuff, Surveys, and Surveys not Completed. This is very important as it allows us to send your final transcripts to your colleges, military, or employers. This information will also be used to provide information for graduation ceremonies. This is a required survey! Please complete this survey no later than May 5th.
Final Transcripts
Seniors wishing to have their final transcripts sent to the college they are planning to attend in the fall, will need to complete the Senior Graduation Survey (above) to have their transcripts sent. Many colleges will send multiple emails requesting these final transcripts from now until when they receive them. Please know that our registrar will send these transcripts as soon as they are complete with all final grades, which will most likely be in mid June. If Seniors do not list the correct college for the transcript to be sent to in the graduation survey,, or if they change their mind over the summer, they will need to contact Hilary Snelling at hilary_snelling@plsd.us.
Honor’s Diploma’s
Any Senior who is planning to earn the arts, social science or STEM Honors Diploma and has not yet submitted their portfolios or documentation of field experiences need to send these to their school counselor by April 24th. (This does NOT include the STEM diplomas associated with Mr. Harris’s class) Students and parents should review the criteria prior to submitting materials. Students expecting to receive the Academic Honors Diploma will be identified by the school counselors by looking at the student’s transcripts.. A list will be posted by 4/28 for Seniors to review. Please note that students must meet ALL BUT 1 OF THE LISTED CRITERIA FOR EACH TYPE OF HONORS DIPLOMA AND THAT STUDENTS MAY ONLY EARN 1 HONORS DIPLOMA.
Summer School
Any students with the quarter grade of a D or F in a core academic class (Math, Science, Social Studies or English) were sent summer school information this week. Students who received the letter should double check with their teachers to determine what they need to do to pass their classes. Students who earn credit in the classes with at least a D- average, will not have to attend summer school.
Summer Experiences!
Summer is a great time for students to discover career interests, college opportunities or learn new skills. Each spring we create a list of summer opportunities for our students and encourage them to participate! Whether it be a summer camp, part time job, internship, job shadowing, or summer classes or college campus opportunities, it will be a great learning experience and will look pretty good on a college or job resume as well! We will keep adding to this list as we become aware of more summer events.
Financial Aid/Scholarships
The Free Application For Student Aid, is the most important thing Seniors can do to get money for college. Seniors can also start searching for and completing scholarship applications. Here is a list of the scholarships our high schools have put together to help students locate scholarship opportunities . Applying is the only way to receive free money for college! Many deadlines are impending!
2023 AP Exam Information
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam will be held during the weeks of May 1 through May 12. AP exams are available for students who complete AP courses. Successful completion of an AP exam can award potential college credit. In some cases, AP exams are also used as an alternative to graduation testing requirements. Students and families interested in college credit should consult with their college of choice to determine the exam score needed to earn college credit.
AP EXAM DATES
The 2023 AP exams will be administered over two weeks between May 1-5 and May 8-12 with the exception of AP Art. All AP Art portfolios are to be submitted no later than May 5. AP Art portfolios will submitted through their AP Art classes. Alternative late testing will not be permitted in most cases with the exception of a medical emergency which includes mandated quarantine, a conflict with a school-sanctioned event, or two AP exams being scheduled at the same time.
Here is a current AP Exam schedule provided by the CollegeBoard: 2023 AP Exam Schedule
AP EXAM COST
The cost for an AP Exam will be $97 per exam. Please keep in mind that the AP Physics C and AP Micro/Macro Economics courses have two exams associated with their class.
For students who qualify and participate in the Free and Reduced Lunch program, their exams will be free. To qualify for this AP Fee Reduction, students must have qualified for free/reduced lunch. If you are unsure if you qualify, please contact Food Services at 614-833-3645.
The $97 fee will be added to your child’s student fees later in the year.
LATE CANCELLATION/LATE REGISTRATION FEES
It was communicated earlier in the year, via email, Parent Portal messages and in AP classrooms how to cancel an AP exam. The deadline to cancel an exam was October 15th. If exams were canceled after this date, there was a $40 late cancellation fee assessed by the College Board. Additionally, if a student added their AP exam after the October 15th deadline, there will be a $40 late registration fee.
EXAM SCHEDULE
The following is the exam schedule for the 2023 AP Testing Season. Please note that students must arrive 30 minutes prior to the testing start date. Once the exam has begun, late admissions will not be permitted.
Please keep in mind that some AP exams may end after the school day has finished. Some of our 12:00 pm exams may not finish until 3:30pm or after; Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism starts at 2:00 pm and may not be completed until 5-6:00 pm. As such, afternoon AP exam participants should coordinate transportation with their families as students cannot leave an exam early to catch the bus if the exam has not ended.
May 5: AP 3D, 2D, and Drawing physical portfolio construction
TESTING LOCATIONS
Room assignments will be released the week of Apr 24, 2023.
QUESTIONS
Any AP Exam questions can be directed to PHSC AP Coordinator Chris Peirano at chris_peirano@plsd.us or 614-548-1815.
Seeing your School Counselor
Students may request an appointment to see their school counselor, using the same form linked above, for a variety of reasons including:
•Struggling academically, socially or emotionally
•Problem-solving
•Career and College Counseling
•Conflict resolution
•Any general concerns
Please join the School Counselor’s Google Classrooms
The Counseling office will be keeping you informed of important information regarding your future plans and events and deadlines that the School Counselors work with. If you have not already done so, please join our google classrooms to stay informed:
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Class of 2026 rugnepm
Here are the counseling department assignments and emails for the 2022-23 school year:
Ashlee_Hoffman@plsd.us He-Me
Chris_Periano@plsd.us Mi-Sh
Andrea_Schrickel@plsd.us Secretary
Summer School Update
Summer School
Any students with the quarter grade of a D or F in a core academic class (Math, Science, Social Studies or English) were sent summer school information this week. Students who received the letter should double check with their teachers to determine what they need to do to pass their classes. Students who earn credit in the classes with at least a D- average, will not have to attend summer school.
Summer PE Information
After Prom Help Needed
Yearbook Reminder
2023 Yearbooks will be available for pick-up during Tiger Time on May 15th. We only have 50 copies left to order, so be sure to get yours before book pickup day.
You may be wondering about the Spring Sports and events. Those will be coming to you this summer. Just be sure to click the QR code at the back of the book to have your spring pages sent to a preferred address. If you do not use the code by the last day of school, they will need to be picked up at the school in the fall. There is no charge for the shipment home.
You can order your books at www.yearbookforever.com.
Michelle Jago
Pickerington High School Central
Yearbook Advisor
English 9
Senior HUB.
Cap and Gown Ordering Links
Herff Jones is our official Graduation provider. If you have any questions or need help ordering, please call them at 740-357-2160." It's not too late to order your cap and gown...all orders placed now will be delivered directly to the home address.
Grad Video: https://herffjones.wistia.com/medias/7mzombw9f9
Ring Video: https://herffjones.wistia.com/medias/4wsct41gsc
2023 Senior Timeline: Keep checking this document as it is updated consistently
Let's have a great final semester with the Class of 2023!!
Attention Seniors...Chromebook buyback program is here....
Athletics Corner
Welcome Back Tigers
Season tickets are now on sale for all Athletic Games. You can find ticket sales through the Central HS Box Office @
Pickerington Central High School Box Office
Tiger Club Passes for PHSC Students $53.00 - All Home Games All Seasons
VISIT ARBITER LIVE FOR THE LATEST SCHEDULES AND GAME TIMES FOR ALL TEAMS
Thank you for supporting the Pickerington Central Tigers by making a reserved season pass purchase! Like last year, season passes will be available in the form of digital passes (PDF via email or mobile app). We continue to prepare for the 2022 Tiger Athletic Season and truly appreciate your loyal support of Pickerington Athletics!
Instructions
- Visit our Official Ticketing Page
- Choose Get Passes for 2022-2023 Season Pass.
- Under the event name & pricing, select Have a passcode?
- Enter your passcode (insert PHSCTigers), then Apply.
- Select the seats you would like to purchase
- Review your order by confirming your seat locations or remove any you don't wish to purchase.
- Click "Check Out" to continue.
Year passes are also available at this time (Championship Club, Conference Club, and Tiger Club).
TIGER ATHLETICS
LISA MORELLI
PHSC ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Tiger Tea: Student News Site
A new Tiger Team Room edition has been published this week! The 7th Edition topics include the 2023 MLB Rule Changes, the Addams Family Production, and an interview with art teacher, Mr. Young. Check it out on the Tiger Tea website found through Classlink or clicking this link.
Athletic Teams Host Fundraisers and Camps
Chipotle - Soccer on 4/15/23
Mods Pizza - Soccer on 5/11/23
Upcoming Camps:
Girls Volleyball Youth Camp June 12-15
Little Tigers Football Camp July 17-19
Tiger Parent Hub
Immunization Notice to the Class of 2024.
Central Students Participate in the Ohio Youth Institute
In job interview style, students presented their research papers to a panel of professional experts who asked questions about their work, research, and next steps for furthering their careers.
Students also learned about the food and fiber industry, answering questions about how the Nikes on their feet, clothes that they wear, and products they use are linked to STEM careers in Agriculture-- the #1 career industry in the state of Ohio.
They networked and learned from their colleagues about genetic advancements in food production, to addressing the acidity of ocean waters and bleaching effects and subsequent effects on marine life, and more-----the career connections are endless in this sector.
These students will be eligible to apply for the World Food Prize, held in person in Iowa in October, as well as several career internships in Washington and abroad.
Any high school student interested in participating in this career opportunity is welcome to apply. Reach out to Dr. Hurt marie_hurt@plsd.us for further information.
EF Tour Opportunity
Central Theater Students Are Up for CAPA Marquee Awards
The following students were selected out of 119 performers to be the some of the 20 Semi-Finalist for Actor or Actress in a leading role. They were selected for their performances in The Addams Family.
Congratulations to:
Mekhiah Ellis- For the role of Wednesday
Alaysia Winters- For the role of Alice
Kian Simcox- For the role of Gomez
Will Settemberino- For the role of Fester
They will go to the Ohio Theatre downtown on the 22nd to audition for a chance to be a finalist!
PHSC Administrators and School Counselors
Administrators: Tom Lanier, Principal
A-D - Heather Tinsley, Assistant Principal
E-K - Tom Lombardi, Assistant Principal
L-Ri - Roshawn Parker, Lead Assistant Principal
Ro-Z - Ryan Wells, Assistant Principal
Counselors:
A-Co - Jennifer Dashner
Cr-Ha - Maria Perez
He-Me - Ashlee Hoffman
Mi-Sh - Chris Peirano
Si-Z - Julie Brunner
Pickerington High School Central
300 Opportunity Way
Pickerington, Ohio 43147
614-548-1800
https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/pickerington-central-high/