Potomac HS Community Newsletter
12.10.23
December 10, 2023
Please find Potomac Senior High School updates below:
+ COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNING: The winter months mark the time when college applications come into focus for many Senior students and families. Please see school/county resources below and feel free to contact Potomac’s College and Career Counselor, Ms. Austin (AustinSL@pwcs.edu) with questions.
+ PSAT: On October 18, Potomac Senior High School administered the PSAT/NMSQT to all 10th and 11th grade students, and the PSAT 8/9 to all 9th grade students. Recently, the College Board released score reports to each student that participated in this assessment. If your student provided an email address on the answer sheet on test day, then they will receive an email notification that scores are available. The email will have a unique access code that will connect to your student's scores online. If your student didn’t provide an email address on the answer sheet, you can still access your scores online. Please contact your student’s School Counselor with questions.
PSAT/NMSQT resources available to understand the score report.
· Sign in to access your PSAT scores
· Watch this video to understand your PSAT score report
· Understanding 2023-24 PSAT/NMSQT Results: A Parent Tutorial
PSAT 8/9 resources available to understand the score report.
· Sign in to access your PSAT 8/9 scores
· Watch this video to understand PSAT 8/9 score reports
· Understanding 2023-2024 PSAT 8/9 Results: A Parent Tutorial
+ SPECIALY PROGRAM APPLICATIONS: Attention parents of 9th, 10th, and 11th graders! If your student is interested in taking coursework in any of Potomac’s specialty programs (Welding, CyberSecurity, Culinary, Criminal Justice, or Cambridge) next school year, you must complete an application process on-line. Please visit THIS link for details and to submit your Specialty Application. This is only for students that have NOT already applied or been accepted to one of our specialty programs. Apply today!
+ WINTER SPIRITWEEK: What better way to enter the holidays than with a little Potomac pride? Our students and staff will be celebrating a Winter Spiritweek all week long with themed dress-up days. Please see the flyer below for more details and please be reminded that our normal dress code rules still apply. Thank you to our Potomac SALC students and sponsors for coordinating!
+ DRILLS: This week we will hold a Fire Drill and a Lockdown Drill to norm our processes and procedures in case of an emergency. Please note that both of these exercises are only drills. In case of a true emergency, parents will receive clear and direct email/text messages indicating “emergency messaging” with status updates and further information.
+ UPCOMING EVENTS:
· December 21 - January 1: Winter Break (NO SCHOOL)
For more information on school news, upcoming events, and activities, please visit the Potomac HS website HERE.
Thank you for your continued support of Potomac Senior High School!
Brandon Boles, Principal
@BolesActually
All Things POTOMAC!
Email: PotomacPanthers@pwcs.edu
Website: www.potomachs.pwcs.edu
Location: 3401 Panther Pride Drive, Dumfries, VA, USA
Phone: 703.441.4200
Twitter: @PotomacPanther