PROCTOR HIGH SCHOOL UPDATE
UPDATED APRIL 29th, 2024
PHS SUMMER SCHOOL CANCELLED DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGE
Proctor high school will NOT be offering a summer school program this year due to a lack of staff able to teach in it. As a result, the PHS counseling staff has been in contact with both Duluth ALC and Cloquet ALC to get information about their summer school programs for students that may need it. Students who need credit recovery should contact their school counselor as soon as possible to make sure they are able to get a spot in another local program this summer.
PHS TO CONDUCT "INTERVENTION DAYS" OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS IN JEOPARDY
On Wednesday, May 15th and May 22nd, Proctor high school will be conducting "Intervention Days" to provide focused support to students who are in jeopardy of failing one or more classes. Because summer school is not being offered, the faculty and staff at PHS is hoping to decrease the number of students who lose credit in semester 2 classes and decrease the number of students who need credit recovery. Here is how the intervention days will work:
- On the mornings of Monday, May 13th and 20th, PHS administration will notify any students in grades 9-11 who have a D+ or lower in any one or more of their scheduled classes based on their "in-progress" grade in Infinite Campus. If a student is notified, that means they must plan to attend all of their regularly scheduled classes on Wednesday of that week regardless of the number of classes they are in jeopardy of failing.
- Students who do not have a D+ or lower in any scheduled class will have the option of attending school on the Wednesday for that week. If they do attend, they are expected to be in every scheduled class. If they do not attend, they will be expected to check in to each class for attendance by completing a simple task before midnight that their teacher will assign.
- Teachers in each class during these intervention days will focus on providing support for students who are in jeopardy of failing. This may be in the form of re-teaching concepts, providing make-up opportunities, or assisting with daily work that is missing. PLEASE NOTE THAT ATTENDANCE AT THESE INTERVENTION DAYS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT STUDENTS WILL PASS. It is encouraged that students who are currently failing a class begin the conversation with their teachers NOW so that when these intervention days come they are not too far behind to make it worthwhile. Students who are not in jeopardy of failing should bring other work to do or something to read during class as teachers will be focused on students who need their support.
- Transportation, breakfast, and lunch will be provided as normal for all students on these days.
- SENIORS - Seniors who are doing their senior symposiums or who have been notified by specific teachers about needing to attend should plan to attend. In addition, May 22nd is the senior walk at the elementary schools so seniors should plan to attend for this event.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF THE MAY 15th INTERVENTION DAY IS NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND UNSUCCESSFUL IN HAVING STUDENTS WHO ARE IN JEOPARDY PARTICIPATE, THE MAY 22nd INTERVENTION DAY WILL BE RETURNED TO A NORMAL STUDENT CONTACT DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS.
NOTABLE EVENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AT PHS:
- The Proctor School Board approved a revised school calendar for the 2024-2025 school year that includes more staff development days to accommodate the training of faculty in the science of reading mandated by the READ ACT.
STUDENT ART EXHIBIT COMING SOON IN THE PHS BOXCAR
SEEKING 11th GRADE STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD LIAISONS FOR NEXT YEAR
If you are a current sophomore and are interested in serving on the school board as a student liaison, please fill out this application form and get it to Mr. Rohweder by Friday, April 26th to be considered. Student School Board Liaisons represent all students in the Proctor Public School District on the school board and offer the student perspective to issues being discussed and considered by the school board at their bi-monthly meetings. Scholarships are available for liaisons to apply for when they are seniors. Contact Abby Schunk, Eden Giswold, Reagan Paszak, or Kailyn Morin to learn more.
CALLING PHS STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BE ON THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT IN 24-25
Attention all students in grades 9-11. If you want to be a member of the 2024-2025 PHS Student Government, please click THIS LINK to fill out a registration form. The purpose of the PHS Student Government is to work with administration to make the school experience for all students better. Meeting are held twice a month and there are also opportunities to travel to meet with other student governments from around the region.
RAILS FOOTBALL HOSTING INFORMATION NIGHT MAY 16th
All interested students and parents are invited to the Community Room at the St. Luke's Sports and Event Center on Thursday, May 16th from 6-8pm for an informational night about Rails Football and the coming season.
CROCK POT MEAL PREP FOR TEENS & ADULTS
On Saturday, May 11th from 10am-noon, the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota is hosting a Crock Pot Meal Prep Session for Teens and Adults. This session is 2 hours. Participants will prep and leave with 3 meals as well as recipes and ideas for sides. The focus of the class is simple, healthy, crock pot meals that can be refrigerated or frozen for use at a later date, as well as, replicated at home. The meals they will prep are 2 servings and designed to be prepared in a crock pot. Crock pots are available for purchase for an additional $20. Each of the three meal prep sessions will include one chicken dish, one pork or beef dish, and one soup or chili dish. Substitutions will be made to accommodate dietary restrictions. There will be a Gluten-Free Kitchen Prep Station.
Participants will not be eating as a part of this class. They are encouraged to bring a snack and/or water if needed. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Description: Students in Mrs. Swanson's 3D Art and Design class started the semester by bringing famous paintings to life using a relief sculpture technique.
Artists in order: Damon Anderson, Aurora Somrock, Charity Leskey, Kassia Lillie, Vinny Verville, Cici Sahlin, Zoey Stuber, Kaleb Lind, Tanner Foucault, Wyatt Mineheine, Lacy Vegar, Hailey Rempp, Izibelle Stafford, Nolan Lee, Adria Merrill, Nicholas Ellestad, Lucas Ruotsalainen, Anika Tuhkanen, Libby Pinsonnault
ATTENDANCE DATA FROM SEMESTER 1 AT PHS
The graphic above shows the affect poor attendance has on PHS students. During 1st semester, there were 84 days of instruction. In this graphic, it is showing how significant the correlation is between student attendance and GPA at PHS. Students who missed less than 10% of the instruction (less than 8 cumulative days for any absence reason including school sponsored activity) earn much higher GPA's than students who miss up to 20% (between 8 and 16 cumulative days) and over 20% (over 16+ cumulative days).
It is extremely important that students attend school each and every day and that parents do not excuse their student unless it is clear they are unable to function appropriately at school (fever, vomit, etc.). When a student misses even one day of instruction, there is a gap in their learning that is difficult for students to fill in. To help understand this gap, imagine you are watching a TV series on Netflix and you miss an episode and can't go back and watch it and can only move on. While you might know the main characters and main story line, the episode you missed makes it difficult to know exactly what is going on and why. There might be new characters that you don't know, there might be events that happened that changed the story line that you missed. The same happens when a day of instruction is missed for a student. They have a gap that includes information that they will have to try to piece together which is very difficult for students and adolescent brains to do. Especially when we are talking about math and reading skills.
Thank you for making sure your student comes to school each day.
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK:
TUESDAY, APRIL 30th
Lily Smith
Loreli Penttinen
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1st
Gabriel Norstrom
Marcus Jones
THURSDAY, MAY 2nd
Bergquist, Aaron
FRIDAY, MAY 3rd
Drew Grochowski
Coltan Anderson
SATURDAY, MAY 4th
Payton Coughlin
Isabella Jauhola
Lucas Lang
Bryce Twaddle
SUNDAY, MAY 5th
Nathaniel Abramson
Rayna Laakso
Trevor Anderson
PHS EVENTS THIS WEEK
MONDAY, APRIL 29th
Golf at Ridgeview Country Club 8:30am
TUESDAY, APRIL 30th
Boys Golf at Cloquet CC 9am
Boys/Girls Track at Denfeld (PSS) 4pm
Baseball HOME vs. Superior 4:30pm
Softball at Hermantown (Rose Road) 4:30pm
Girls Lacrosse at Grand Rapids 6:30pm
Boys Lacrosse HOME vs. TriMAC at Hermantown 7pm
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1st
Golf at Nemadji GC (Conference Meet) 9am
Softball HOME vs. Bemidji 11:30am
Softball HOME vs. Denfeld 4:30pm
THURSDAY, MAY 2nd
Baseball HOME vs. Cloquet 4:30pm
FRIDAY, MAY 3rd
Golf at Giants Ridge 11am
Track at Coon Rapids 3:45pm
Baseball at I-Falls 4:30pm
Boys Lacross at Moorhead 6pm
SATURDAY, MAY 4th
Softball at Sauk Rapids Tournament TBD
Boys Golf at Giants Ridge TBD
Girls Lacrosse vs. St. Cloud Crush TBD
HOST AN EXCHANGE STUDENT
Have you ever wanted to bring the world to your home? Hosting a foreign exchange student is a great way to do that! Please scan the QR code below to learn more, or students, feel free to stop by and see Mrs. Kedrowski in S235 for more information to bring home.