Viking Voyage
September 14, 2022
Vines Open House Tonight!
Come Watch Vines Choir at a Mavericks Game!
Good afternoon everyone!
I am excited to announce that our Vines Viking Choir will be singing the National Anthem at the Mavericks vs. Phoenix game on Monday, December 5th at 7:30 pm in the American Airlines Center.
We would love to have your support on that night as we need to purchase 100 tickets to be able to have this awesome experience! If you are interested in cheering us on and having a super fun night at the American Airlines Center watching us sing and the Mavs play, print the form below and return it to Vines with your payment made to Vines HS Choir Booster. Feel free to invite family and friends, but make sure to purchase your tickets through us!!!
Vines Theatre 2022 Fall Play: Arabian Nights!
Vines Theatre presents their 2022 Fall Play: Arabian Nights! Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased ahead of time by visiting https://www.pisd.edu/domain/14369 or purchased at the door.
It is the wedding night in the palace of King Shahrayar. By morning, the new Queen Shahrazad is to be put to death like all the young brides before her. But she has one gift that could save her – the gift of storytelling. With her mischievous imagination, the young Queen spins her dazzling array of tales and characters. On her side are Ali Baba, Es-Sindibad the Sailor and Princess Parizade – adventurers in strange and magical worlds populated by giant beasts, talking birds, curious wonders and crafty thieves. But will her silver-tongued stories be enough to enchant her husband and save her life?
Performances will be at Vines High School September 15th, 16th & 17th - all shows start at 6:30 PM. Arabian Nights will be presented in two acts with a 10 minute intermission. Contact Brittany.Wehman@pisd.edu with any questions.
Plano ISD College and Career Night
We hope you will make plans to join us for the 2022 Plano ISD College and Career night next Monday, September 19th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Plano Event Center.
A list of all College and Career Representatives who will join us next Monday evening can be found here.
For more information please reach out to Katie Duran, Coordinator Counseling Service Plano ISD.
Calling All Wildcat Fans! - Homecoming Parade
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 21st for the Annual Plano Senior High School Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally beginning at 6:30pm! Then on Friday, September 23rd, come support the Wildcats at the Homecoming Game against Plano East at Clark Stadium at 7:00pm.
Start thinking about how your school/group/organization would like to be involved in the parade! We are finalizing the details and will be in touch with you all to make this an awesome event! All parents and families welcome!
Safety Net Newsletter
2022 Vikings Freshman Football Schedule
Vines Tutorial Schedule
Admin and Counseling Contact Info
Mrs. Bettge: melissa.bettge@pisd.edu
Mrs. Armstrong: megan.armstrong@pisd.edu
Mr. Davis: reuben.davis@pisd.edu
Mr. Penio: justin.penio@pisd.edu
Maggie Lee (A-B & Newcomer ELL): maggie.lee@pisd.edu
Kiely Baer (C-H & Deaf Ed): kiely.baer@pisd.edu
Demetra Jackson (I-Pa): demetra.jackson@pisd.edu
Teresa Williams (Pb-Z): teresah.williams@pisd.edu
Counseling Corner
PISD District Honors/AP Withdrawal Policy
- After the 1st 9 weeks, a student may request a levels drop if ALL of the following apply:
- There is an on-level version offered of the advanced level course AND there is space available
- The student’s grade in the first grading period is anticipated to be below 70%
- The student has attended at least 3 tutorial sessions and the teacher has documented instructional interventions provided to support the student
- The student, parent, and teacher support the change
- After the 1st semester, a student may request a levels drop, provided that there is availability in the lower level course.
- Students who do NOT request to drop levels at the beginning of the 2nd semester of a two-semester course are expected to remain in the course throughout the remainder of the school year. This means there are NO schedule changes during the 2nd semester of school related to an honors/AP drop.
- Please reach out to your student’s counselor if you have any questions regarding these district guidelines.
PTSA Announcements
Vines Spirit Wear for Sale!
All t-shirts are $15
White and Gray Crewneck Sweatshirts are $35
Purple Crewneck is special order at $65 (+$3 for extended sizes)
Lanyards are $3 and available at school store
Email questions to spiritwear@vinesptsa.org
The Book Blurb
Ground Zero
By Alan Gratz
It's September 11, 2001. Brandon, a 9-year-old boy, goes to work for the day with his dad . . . at the World Trade Center in New York City. When two planes hit the towers, Brandon and his father are trapped inside a fiery nightmare as terror and confusion swirl around them. Can they escape -- and what will the world be like when they do? In present-day Afghanistan, Reshmina is an 11-year-old girl who is used to growing up in the shadow of war, but she has dreams of peace and unity. When she ends up harboring a wounded young American soldier, she and her entire family are put in mortal danger. But Reshmina also learns something surprising about the roots of this endless war.
House of Hollow
By Krystal Sutherland
Seventeen-year-old Iris Hollow has always been strange. Something happened to her and her two older sisters when they were children, something they can’t quite remember but that left each of them with an identical half-moon scar at the base of their throats. Iris has spent most of her teenage years trying to avoid the weirdness that sticks to her like tar.
But when her eldest sister, Grey, goes missing under suspicious circumstances, Iris learns just how weird her life can get: horned men start shadowing her, a corpse falls out of her sister’s ceiling, and ugly, impossible memories start to twist their way to the forefront of her mind.
As Iris retraces Grey’s last known footsteps and follows the increasingly bizarre trail of breadcrumbs she left behind, it becomes apparent that the only way to save her sister is to decipher the mystery of what happened to them as children.
The closer Iris gets to the truth, the closer she comes to understanding that the answer is dark and dangerous – and that Grey has been keeping a terrible secret from her for years.
Jesse the Reader Adaptations
Book Club
Join us Thursday’s @ 8:3oAM!!
Vines High School Library
We look forward to seeing you soon!