PHSC Staff Bulletin
Week of November 12, 2018
THANK A TIGER TURKEY
Dates for Planning Purposes
November 15: Career Center Field Trip
November 21-23: Thanksgiving Break (Office Closed Nov 22 and 23)
November 27: BLT training
November 30: Chili Cookoff
December 5: 2 hour delay/ Intersessions
December 8: Breakfast with Santa
December 21: Teacher Record Day
December 22- January 6: Winter Break
January 7: Classes resume
Prom: April 27
Graduation: May 25 4:00 pm
YOUR TEAM
Student matters are assigned to administrators and counselors (alphabetically by student's last name) as follows:
Administrators
Dr. Twana Black - A-E
Susan Caudill - F-L
Richard Cooper- M-Ri
Dr. Michael Jackson - Ro-Z
Counselors
Jennifer Dashner - A-E (NCAA)
Maria Perez - F-L
Lynn Dembski - M-Ri (Career Center)
Julie Brunner - Ro-Z (Dept Chair)
Email: stacy_tennenbaum@plsd.us
Website: pickerington.k12.oh.us
Location: 300 Opportunity Way, Pickerington, OH, USA
Phone: (614) 548-1800
Facebook: facebook.com/PickeringtonHighSchoolCentral/
Twitter: @PHSC_Tigers
Events
Football vs Northmont at Springfield 7:00 pm
November 28: Orchestra concert
December 12: Band concert
December 19: Choir concert
Principal signature
Tiger Time
It is ICON fashion week!
Monday- Sweater Weather day
Tuesday- Colors of autumn
Wednesday- later it up day
Thursday- faux fur
Friday- dress up as your favorite ICON day
December AIR testing
Retakes for State AIR testing will begin on December 10th. Any student, grades 10-12, who has received a 1 or a 2 on English 9, English 10, Algebra 1, Geometry, American History, Biology, or American Government will be required to retest. So that students will be ready to test, remediation with subject area teachers, is available on the following schedule:
•Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:45
•Saturday Mornings from 9-12
Any student who has a 1 or a 2 on any of the above mentioned tests, should be attending these remediation sessions from now until December 6. To attend the remediation, students must register with Mrs. Asch in the counseling office or send her an email. (carrie_asch@plsd.us)
Students who do not attend the remediation will still be required to take the test. Students must earn 18 points total on these tests in order to earn their high school diploma.
Students can find their test scores by logging on to their Infinite Campus Portal and clicking on Assessments.
The State AIR testing schedule is as follows:
December 10 English 9 (ELA 1) December 11 English 10 (ELA 2) December 12 Algebra 1 December 13 Geometry December 14 American History December 17 Biology December 18 American Government
*Testing will begin each morning at 8:15. Students are expected to arrive on time and make any appointments during a different time. Any student with a Senior or Junior pass must arrive to school by 7:55 on these test days.
*Make up tests will be the immediate day following the test missed, if possible. Students with IEPs or 504 plans may have some tests to make up after winter break.
Frequently Asked Questions for State Air Testing can be found at
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MzkUMWBWQRtkfLN_XqX9IGGUgJFwPUUrnScsCiEp3ww/edit?usp=sharing
For additional questions, there will be a meeting for students and their parents on November 13th at 6:30 in the PHSC Performing Arts Center or you may contact your counselor.