PRHS Ridge News Issue 15

March 24, 2022-2023

Issue #15

April 3-7: Spring Break

April 20: Quarter 4 Midpoint

GCPS Calendar

For this school year, High school graduating seniors who have an overall “A” average, 90% or greater, will be exempt from taking local semester examinations for the second semester except when an EOC Assessment is required. High school graduating seniors who have an “A” average, 90% or greater, in a specific course may be exempt from taking a local second semester examination on a course-by-course basis.

All current 9th-11th grade students are invited to apply to be a member of the Peachtree Ridge Leadership Team (PRLT)! This program is a year-long leadership program where students will learn new leadership skills and implement those ideas throughout our school and community. If students are interested in applying and learning more, please join the Google Class with the code: JTN3WSN. Please see Mrs. DeGuenther in C106 with any questions! Applications are due March 29th.

Congratulations to Afreen Ali for being selected to compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair! Afreen was awarded a $2,000 grant to continue her research on the effects of bacteriophage topical treatment on bacteria growth. She will present her research to an international audience in Dallas, Texas in May.

Congratulations to Jane Yoo for receiving a $1,000 scholarship for her research in computational biology! Jane used computer models to design various compounds that target proteins necessary for the malaria parasite to infect red blood cells.

The Peachtree Ridge Chorus is singing the National Anthem at the Atlanta Braves game on July 31! Come out to catch a great game at Truist Park and her the Chorus perform! The Chorus is selling tickets for a reserved Peachtree Ridge section at the game for $18. Tickets can be purchased using this link. Tickets can be picked up and delivered by a Chorus student to you (please put the students' name that you know on the order form) or can be picked up in the PRHS Chorus office.

The Peachtree Ridge Literary Magazine, Paradox, is accepting submissions until next Friday, March 31st. They accept original writing of up to 1000 words (poetry, essay, short story, drama, etc.) and visual art, and the published magazine of student work will be available in May. To submit and get more information, students should join the Google Classroom with code v55zwrc.

Yearbooks are available to purchase on MYPAYMENTSPLUS until May 7 @11:59. (Balfour.com presales closed Feb 1). Only 300 additional yearbooks are ordered for Spring distribution. Buy yours today to ensure a copy. Yearbook distribution will happen the week of May 8.

Juniors & Seniors are able to purchase Regular Tickets for Prom 2023 on GoFan, from now until April 7, 2023! Must use student ID as promo code. There IS a cap on amount of tickets that will be sold, so don’t delay, purchase today for the best price!

PRHS Prom 2023 Details

Theme: Royal Ball Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023 Time: 8PM – 11PM

Location: The Foundry at Puritan Mill

Attire: Formal Wear (shorts & jeans/T-shirts will result in denied entry with no refund)

Tickets: Maximum of two (2) tickets available to purchase per student ID. Tickets are NON-TRANSFERABLE and NON-REFUNDABLE.

• Regular Tickets (Feb. 1 – April 7) - $90 per ticket
• Last Chance Tickets * (April 8 – April 14) - $100 per ticket *if available. There is NO guarantee on availability! GoFan Ticket Link:

There are NO cash sales, NO sales at the door

GoFan Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/app/events/733008?schoolId=GA6116

Be sure to check out the PRHS Counseling Office eCLASS page. It is students' 24/7/365 resource for all things academic, career, and social/emotional related!

Small School Fair - April 25

Sports tickets can only be purchased via GoFan with a credit or debit card to home sporting events. To purchase a home ticket for games please click on PRHS GOFAN. Many other schools are also going touch-less for tickets as well. If they are using GoFan, those tickets will also be available under Peachtree Ridge.

The Peachtree Ridge Winterguard places first at there competition at Creekview High School last Saturday with their program "Look Up".

Learn more about the Peachtree Ridge Dance and their road to becoming State Champions!

TSA (Technology Student Association) students competed in about 40 events at the state competition this past weekend. Peachtree Ridge placed in three events. We also have finalist in eleven other events.

2nd Place – Photographic Technology – Christina Banh

3rd Place – CAD Architecture – Yohan Seo

3rd Place – Fashion Design – Min Seo Yi, Amanda Yoo, Lillian Cai, Amelia Cai

The following students were placed in the top 10 in the 2023 Georgia FBLA State competition for their E-business project.

Aafsheen Anjum

Meher Bajwa

Katie Hwang received 1st Place honors in the Judy Green Memorial Scholarship competition from the Georgia Watercolor Society for her artwork, Window Shopping on Ponce. The Georgia Watercolor Society high school art competition is now folded into the Atlanta Dogwood Festival.

Additionally, Katie has won fourth place in the overall Atlanta High School Art Exhibition. This is the Atlanta Dogwood Festival's high school competition. Katie's work will be on view at the festival in Piedmont Park, April 14-16th.

PRHS is partnering with the "Pulsera Project," a non-profit organization working to educate, empower, and connect students to skilled artisans throughout Central America through the sale of hand woven bracelets, or 'pulseras,' in Spanish. 100% of funds are reinvested back into these communities in order to create lasting change.

Senior families, it is strongly recommended that every senior joins the Google Classroom. This is where information about graduation, events, and other important opportunities will be posted! This is your chance to stay updated and participate in your senior year!

Join Code: RRKJEGZ

PARENTS GET THE MEMORY THAT LASTS A LIFETIME!
The graduation DVD features each senior receiving his or her diploma, up-close. The entire graduation ceremony will be on this video production, providing years of memories for you and your senior. We also video other events for you to enjoy. Order this separately or in a special package.

Order on website: memorymakervideo.com

2023 Graduates! All volunteer hours must be entered into the system by May 1, 2023. All hours entered as of this date will be used to determine if a cord is earned. To input volunteer hours, you must sign into your school email account and click on this Volunteer Hour Form to access the input form.

More information, including requirements, are found on the PRHS Volunteer Hours Webpage.

If you have any questions, please email Ms. Purcell at karen.purcell@gcpsk12.org.

CONGRATULATIONS Peachtree Ridge CLASS OF 2023! We cannot believe how quickly the year has gone by and before you know it, you will be walking across the stage at graduation! Make sure everyone knows how hard you have worked to achieve one of the best moments of your life and announce your graduation with class. Check out the attached digital flyer to see your Peachtree Ridge packages! You can use the QR code to get to the ordering site or below is the direct link to order your Official Peachtree Ridge Graduation Announcements, so don’t wait.

Graduation Product by Herff Jones

Not only will your announcements have your official school crest, but they will also be personalized with your name in the text just like collegiate announcements. We also created packages to make ordering even easier, but you can always add more to them, so no one is left out. Orders will begin to ship directly to your house, and you will receive tracking information once the order ships out.

We are so proud of you and honored to celebrate this milestone with you!

Thank you,
Your Herff Jones Team
Sean Smith, Rebecca Vinke, Carlos Castillo, Ben Johnson, and Team
Office- (770) 594-8155
www.3rdascent.com
410 Winkler Dr suite b
Alpharetta, GA 30004

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Is accepting cookies a bad thing? It depends on the website. It depends on who will gain access to your data and what they will do with it, along with whether declining cookies will affect your ability to use that site. Keep in mind not all cookies are the same. Some cookies are placed by first parties like the sites you visit, while others are placed by third parties like advertisers.

It is important to discuss cookies with your student.

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Follow the GCPS 1:1 Resource Playlist for Tech Tips for more information about student Chromebooks. We will highlighted different videos below.

The video below is more about readability features in Chrome.

Go to PTSA Store to purchase a membership for $10.

Driver's Education?

SAT/ACT Prep Classes?

Defensive Driving?

ESOL?

Summer PE/Health?

Credit Recovery?

End Zone after-school tutoring?

Facility Rental?

Contact the Community School

ONLINE course taught by PRHS instructors.

Space is limited!SIGN UP NOW!

Cost: $500

Class dates: June 1-26

Sign up on MyPaymentsPlus today!

For more info email: nina.hidalgo@gcpsk12.org

The End Zone offers after school study space and peer tutoring. You can learn more about the End Zone on the PRHS website.

Need tutoring? Use this link to sign up for tutoring in the End Zone.

Check out the homepage of the Peachtree Ridge Website for more information from the front office at www.PeachtreeRidge.org about certificates of enrollment, drivers license documents, and transcript requests.

The Book Mobile 5K will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at the ISC to support literacy! Early bird registration is $25 until April 1, 2023. Register at bookmobile5k.com. There is a fun run as well as family discounts.

The ISC Relay for Life Team will be hosting our Second Annual Car Show on Saturday, April 22, 2023. See flyer for more details.

All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society through the ISC Relay for Life Team.

Registration begins: 9:00 AM

Car Show: 10:00am-2:00PM

Register: https://gcps-foundation.org/gift-designation/isc-relay-for-life-car-show/

Location: J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center, 437 Old Peachtree Rd, Suwanee, GA 30024

Questions or to Volunteer: diane.cribb@gcpsk12.org

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