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Thursday, April 16, 2020
Advanced Placement (AP) Webinar for Parents - 4/16
College Board is hosting a webinar for parents on Thursday, April 16, at 6:00 p.m. CDT. This webinar will allow parents to hear the head of the Advanced Placement program Trevor Packer share information about this year’s at-home AP Exams and how to help your child prepare.
Please use this link to register: AP Webinar for Parents on Thursday, April 16.
A Message from Principal Watkins
Hello Plano Senior parents and students,
On April 6, we launched Phase 3 of the Remote Learning Plan for School Closure. Initial information was shared with our Plano ISD community and is linked on our district website, but we would like to share what Phase 3 means for our students while we can't meet face to face. For many of our core courses, we are using a new online platform called Edgenuity along with the learning that teachers will be designing and sharing with students using Google Classroom.
Each week, teachers will be sharing lessons and assignments using the Edgenuity platform and provide communication regarding any additional assignments needed to support student learning.
Students can access Edgenuity through a new tile that has been placed on their WebDesk home screen. As students launched Edgenuity, they were required to watch an orientation video that provided directions on how to use the platform.
Here is the link to access the Student Overview Video that launched when students accessed the platform for the first time.
More information and helpful links will be provided on the district website soon.
Sarah Watkins
Principal
Plano Senior High School
El 6 de abril, el distrito lanzó la tercera etapa del plan de aprendizaje de distancia para el cierre de la escuela. La información inicial fue compartida con nuestra comunidad, y queremos compartir lo que esto significa para nuestros estudiantes mientras que no podemos vernos cara a cara. Para varios de nuestros cursos básicos, el distrito estará utilizando una nueva plataforma en línea llamada Edgenuity, junto con lecciones diseñadas por nuestros maestros/as que serán compartidas en Google Classroom.
Cada semana, los maestros/as compartirán lecciones y tareas que sus estudiantes tendrán que completar dentro de la plataforma Edgenuity, y tareas adicionales que realizaremos en línea juntos para apoyar el aprendizaje.
Los estudiantes accederán la plataforma usando WebDesk y un nuevo mosaico que se ha colocado en la pantalla principal llamado Edgenuity. Cuando se inicie el programa Edgenuity, los estudiantes vieron un video que les dio instrucciones sobre cómo usar la plataforma. Este video se lanzará cuando los estudiantes accedan la plataforma Edgenuity por primera vez. Aquí puede encontrar el video de orientación estudiantil (ingles).
Más información será proporcionada en el sitio web del distrito muy pronto.
Sarah Watkins
Principal
Plano Senior High School
PSHS Activities that have been postponed or cancelled:
- Plano Senior Prom-Prom has been postponed at this point. We are waiting to see when we return to school to make a decision about prom.
- April Overnight Trips-all overnight trips for April have been cancelled. Each sponsor will get with their organizations about all details pertaining cancellations.
- Applications and tryouts for 2021 various clubs and organizations - Decisions about applications, tryouts, interviews for some clubs and organizations have yet to be made. We are working to identify ways to make this happen and each club sponsor will reach out to prospective students when decisions are made.
2020 Graduation Ceremony Details
Counseling Google Classroom
All PSHS students are strongly encouraged to join the newly created Counseling Google Classroom. The counseling department will be sharing important information through this forum for the remainder of the year. Don’t miss out on AP Exam information, guidance lessons, family resources, how the new grading process can benefit your student, transcript info, and much more! Join codes are based upon the student’s grade level and first letter of last name. Please use the codes below to join today:
11th grade A - L KTDESN2
11th grade M - Z 5QNGXLP
12th grade A - L CRLPLHW
12th grade M - Z JLNWSWV
Dual Credit Fall 2020
Juniors wishing to take one or more Collin College Dual Credit courses next fall need to complete the Dual Credit Contract 2020-2021 form and the High School Registration Permission form found on the counseling page https://www.pisd.edu/pshs/counseling of the PSHS website and email them to Lisa.brown@pisd.edu with the Collin College CougarWeb ID (CWID) number included on the form. Students will receive their CWID number once they have completed their Collin College Application. If an SAT or ACT score will exempt the student from taking the TSI, include that information on page two of the Registration form.After emailing these forms to Ms. Brown, you will receive your CRN number(s) allowing for registration and payment for the course(s). All forms can be scanned and emailed or you may email a picture of the forms. Specific instructions can be found in the Counseling Google Classroom. Please contact your counselor with any questions.
Application Programs
Here is the information for the programs that have applications:
- Avid- If you are an incoming Junior and would like to consider joining the AVID program at PSHS, then please reach out Aimee Ratliff at Aimee.Ratliff@pisd.edu.
- Introduction to Teaching - -- Introduction to Teaching application attached, for any questions about the program or application email karen.pelkey@pisd.edu
- Student Congress – Incoming juniors will have an opportunity to apply for an officer position at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year. Make sure you come to Cat Camp on August 10th to get more information. If you have any questions please reach out to the sponsors at Steve.leonard@pisd.edu or Jennifer.verdugo@pisd.edu.
- Journalism, Yearbook, and Newspaper- If you are interested in joining our Yearbook or Newspaper Staff then see the attached application and reference information. Please contact Susanne Malins at Susanne.malins@pisd.edu with any questions and to submit the applications.
- PALS- If you are a current Junior and you are interested in joining our PALS program, please contact the sponsor Meghan Rollins at Meghan.rollins@pisd.edu
Please let me know if you have questions or need anymore information.
Thank you,
Andy Jacob
Updates on Various Topics
Please see https://www.pisd.edu/covid-19updates for the District’s updates on various topics regarding school. Additionally, go to https://www.pisd.edu/Page/22595 for updates regarding New Requirements for Free Grab n Go meals, effective April 6.
Scholarships
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Plano Senior High School
Plano Senior High School Website:
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http://www.planoseniorptsa.org/
Location: 2200 Independence Parkway, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-9300
Twitter: @PSHSWildcats