Viking Voyage
August 25, 2021
Vines Picture Days - August 22nd and 23rd
School pictures will be taken through your student’s social studies class on Monday,
August 22nd and Tuesday, August 23rd. These photos will serve as your student’s
yearbook photo and school ID card photo.
Monday, August 22nd, students in Geography classes will be taking their picture. Tuesday,
August 23rd, students in World History classes will be taking their pictures. Students will
have their photos taken during their class period.
Students will also receive an order form in their social studies class this week.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me @ reuben.davis@pisd.edu.
Thank you,
Reuben Davis
Assistant Principal
AVID Tutoring
2022 Vikings Freshman Football 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
Attendance Info for 2022-2023
Hi Parents!
I hope everyone had a fantastic summer! I just want to remind everyone of a few attendance specifics for the new 2022-2023 new school year.
Students have three days after an absence to turn in a note in order to receive an excused absence for (permissible) PISD absences. The note should include the students' name, ID number, reason, date of absence and the parent's signature and all must be legible. An email is a valid note form. Parent phone calls do not excuse absences. We must have a note on file!
Students may not leave school during class time without written parental permission. Any time a student needs to enter or leave school for any reason parents are required to come into the attendance office located at the front office to sign out the student. If your student is being picked up during school hours, please send a note with your student in the morning stating what time they will be picked up. The student should bring that note to the attendance office where they will receive a pass to meet you in the front office at the designated time. Please send a doctor and/or parent note with their student when they return to school.
Adhering to the attendance procedures helps keep interruptions in the classroom to a minimum. We appreciate your help in making this run smoothly.
Kind Regards,
Toni Junio
Attendance Clerk
Important Dates for Vikings!
- Thursday, September 1st- Back to School Pep Rally
- Thursday, September 29th-Homecoming Pep Rally
- Saturday October 1st: Homecoming Dance (more details to come!)
Virtual Practice Entrance Exams Offered:
SAT, ACT, and PSAT
Sponsored by PSHS PTSA and Princeton Review of Plano
NOTE: THESE ARE FOR PRACTICE ONLY
Worried about taking the ACT or SAT? Or, do you want to practice for the PSAT that Juniors take next Fall? Take a full-length PRACTICE test from your home! Boost your Confidence and Improve your Scores by seeing what the real tests are like. You'll get a personalized score report that will highlight your strengths and show areas that need improvement.
These are all PRACTICE TESTS!
For more information and to sign up:
PTSA Announcements
Order Your Vines Spirit Wear!
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
Teacher Spotlight
The Book Blurb
The Buried
Thriller
A heart-pounding, claustrophobic new story from Melissa Grey, the author of RATED.
Ten years ago, disaster struck the remote town of Indigo Falls. A horrific event drove the residents underground, into shelters that keep them safe from the danger on the surface. No one speaks about what happened that fateful day, but even the youngest still remember the fear and, most of all, the searing pain when sunlight touched their skin.
Now, a handfull of families inhabit this bunker together, guided by a charismatic leader named Dr. Imogen Moran. There are many rules Dr. Moran has instilled to govern life belowground. You must always tell the truth. You must avoid the light of the sun. You must never touch skin to skin.
But the most important rule, the one that was drilled into their heads from the moment the hatch slammed shut all those years ago, was at the very end of the list. It rattled around in their skulls when all was silent, echoing in the quiet, lonely dark.
You must never go outside.
Muted
Verse
A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of ambition, music, and innocence lost, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Jason Reynolds! Be bold. Get seen. Be Heard.
For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown.
So Denver is more than ready on the day she and her best friends Dali and Shak sing their way into the orbit of the biggest R&B star in the world, Sean "Mercury" Ellis. Merc gives them everything: parties, perks, wild nights -- plus hours and hours in the recording studio. Even the painful sacrifices and the lies the girls have to tell are all worth it.
Until they're not.
Denver begins to realize that she's trapped in Merc's world, struggling to hold on to her own voice. As the dream turns into a nightmare, she must make a choice: lose her big break, or get broken.
Inspired by true events, Muted is a fearless exploration of the dark side of the music industry, the business of exploitation, how a girl's dreams can be used against her -- and what it takes to fight back.
Your Library is Open!
Library Hours
Monday 8:30-4:30
Tuesday 8:30-4:30
Wednesday 8:30-4:30
Thursday 8:30-4:30
Friday 8:30-4:15
ID Required
Library Catalog: https://catalog.pisd.edu/
Book Club Info
Join us the 1st Thursday @ 8:3oAM!!
Vines High School Library
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Kenya Henderson
Vines High School
Library Media Specialist
469-752-7827