OP Support Staff Newsletter
October 2019
Upcoming Events
10/10-10/18 Spirit Week
10/14- Touch Base (no school for students)
10/14- Custodian Appreciation Week
10/16- PSAT Testing for 9th, 10th and 11th graders
10/18- Pep rally and Homecoming game
10/19- Homecoming Dance
10/21- Specialty Information Night at Gar-Field at 7pm
10/22- Specialty Information Night at Stonewall at 7 pm
10/26- PTSO Craft Fair in gym
10/30- Blood Drive in 2A
11/4- Teacher Work Day (no school for students)
11/5- Teacher Work Day (no school for students)
PSAT 10/16/19
The PSAT will be given to all 9th, 10th and 11th graders this year. Governor School (Juniors) will need to report to OPHS that morning and report to the Library until testing begins. They will then go to room 3035 for testing.
Seniors are expected to attend school. If they signed up in advance they will be attending a field trip. Other seniors will be in the auditorium attending information session listed below:
8:00 NVCC
9:00 Apprenticeship Specialist
10:00 Career Assessment/Naviance/Application assistance by counselors
Modified Bell Schedule for the day:
Period 1 7:30-11:30 am
Period 2 11:35-1:05 pm (Lunch period)
Period 6 1:05- 2:10 pm
Specialty Information Nights
PWCS will host High School Specialty Information Nights on the dates below. All students interested in applying for a Specialty Program are encouraged to attend an information session.
October 21 at Gar-field HS at 7 pm
October 22 at Stonewall HS at 7 pm
Link to information for parents on PWCS website.
High School Specialty Applications open in early November and will close on February 1, 2020.
Students applying to the Pre-Governors School program at Osbourn Park must complete a paper application in addition to the online application. The paper application is due by February 1 and can be found on the Pre-Governors School page of the Osbourn Park website.
Touch Base 10/14/19 from 7:30 am-9:30 am
Touch Base Conferences is a program designed to provide parents/guardians an opportunity to have mini meetings with teachers. There are no appointments and these short 3-5 minute meetings are on a first come, first serve basis. School counselors will be available in the School Counseling Department to give parents copies of their students schedules.
Link to Information Sessions.
PTSO Autumn Craft Fair 10/26/19 9 am -3 pm
PWCS High School Parent Summit
October 19, 2019 at Patriot High School
8:00-8:30 a.m. - Parent Check-In
8:40-9:30 a.m. - Session 1
9:40-10:30 a.m. - Session 2
10:40-11:30 a.m. - Session 3
Registration will close at 11:59 p.m.
on October 14
Spirit Week and Homecoming Game
Spirit Week starts on Thursday, 10/10/19 and goes through Friday, 10/18/19. The Pep Rally will be held on Friday, 10/18 at 1:10 pm in the gym. The Homecoming game is at 7 pm vs Stonewall. Below is the modified Bell Schedule.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Bell Schedule Including Indoor Pep Rally
Period
Times
Period 1
7:30 – 8:15
Bell Change
8:15 – 8:20
Period 2
8:20 – 9:35
Bell Change
9:35 – 9:40
Period 4
9:40 – 11:35
Lunch 1
9:40 – 10:05
Bell Change
10:05 – 10:10
Lunch 2
10:10 – 10:35
Bell Change
10:35 – 10:40
Lunch 3
10:40 – 11:05
Bell Change
11:05 – 11:10
Lunch 4
11:10 – 11:35
Bell Change
11:35 – 11:40
Period 6
Step, NJROTC, Cheer,
Senior Release
Dance, Band, and Anthem Singers Release
Classes Released by Department
11:40 – 1:10
12:35
12:40
12:55
Activity Period
Pep Rally Start Time
1:10 – 2:10