PHS Newsletter
Vol 1.
Week 8: October 2-October 8
All Day FSA Algebra 1 retakes
Tuesday October 3
All Day FSA Algebra 1 retakes
7:00am-9:00am Staff Flu Shots-upstairs admin building
7:30am-10:30am District Walk Throughs
2:00pm-2:45pm Algebra 1 and Geo PLC
3:00pm-5:00pm PHS @ AATL Boy's Golf
3:00pm-5:00pm FFA Field Trip Barthle Brothers Ranch
6:00pm-8:00pm Cap and Gown Parent Meeting-IRC and Financial Aid Night
6:00pm-9:30pm PHS vs RHS JV and Varsity Volleyball-Dr Donald McBath Activity Center
Wednesday October 4
All Day FSA Algebra 1 retakes
All Day PSAT 9
10:00am-2:00pm Cap and Gowns at lunch-Cafeteria
2:00pm-2:45pm LDC Training IRC-Padlet
Thursday October 5
All Day FSA Algebra 1 retakes
2:00pm-2:45pm Alg2, MCR/LAM PLC Meetings
6:00pm-9:30pm PHS@FHS JV and Varsity Volleyball- Fivay High School
7:00pm-10:00pm PHS vs ZHS JV Football- W.F. Edwards Stadium
Friday October 6
All Day FSA Algebra 1 retakes
7:30am-10:30am Flu Shots-Upstairs Admin
12:00pm-2:00pm AICE Thinking Skills Test
12:00pm-3:00pm Ag Field Trip to Holt Pig Show-Archer, FL
2:00pm-5:00pm Drama tryouts-Gym stage
7:00pm-10:30pm PHS@Superior Collegiate Varsity Football-Clearwater
Saturday October 7
8:00am-10:30am PHS@Gator Invitational-Land O'Lakes High School
8:00am-1:00pm SAT- Pasco High School
8:00am-5:00pm Fishing Club field trip Lake Butler Chain
Ricky's last firing of the cannon.
Meet PHS Teacher of the Month-Phil Vance
- What do you currently teach? Government and Florida History
- How long have you taught? 10 years
- If you could create a class to teach, what would it be? Reality after High School
- What do you consider to be your best teaching moment? When I was the lone social studies teacher for the Cyesis program at Marchman Educational Center, my United States History students had the second highest score in the district on the inaugural EOC exam. Their score was second only to Florida Virtual. I was so incredibly proud of those students, not only for the effort they put in preparing for the exam, but for what many had overcome just to be in school. When Paula Lesko the social studies department head for the district called and gave me the news, that was my best moment of many great moments, as a teacher.
- When you are not working, how do you spend your time? Remodeling my 100 year old home, traveling and spending time with family.
- What might we be surprised to learn about you? In college, I almost went into nursing.
- "Success is to measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."
Meet PHS New Pirate of the Month- Omar Cosme
1. What do you currently teach? English and theater
2. How long have you taught? Almost one year!
3. If you could create a class to teach, what would it be? Debate and public speaking
4. What do you consider to be your best teaching moment? When students presented these amazing projects on their favorite novels
5. When you are not working, how do you spend your time? I spend time with my wife, visit the beach, and go to the cinema with my awesome friends.
6. What might we be surprised to learn about you? That English is not my first language.
7. "Be the change you want to see in the world."
LDC Tip of the Week-Padlet
Padlet is a free, online "virtual bulletin board" tool where users can express thoughts on topics of their choice. It's like a piece of paper, but on the Web! Padlet is great because it allows you and your students to gather and share ideas by using text, images, and video clips. You and your students are able to use Padlet on computers, iPads, and cellphones.
Here are some ideas of how to utilize this tool in your classrooms.
1. Bellringer activity — Ask students what they remember from the previous day’s lesson. The ensuing page should summarize what still needs to be taught and should serve as a good place for students to review content.
2. Predicting activity — As you proceed through new content with students, stop and let them predict what will happen next with notes on a Padlet. Later, referring to the Padlet to see how close students’ guesses were.
3. Exit ticket — What did you learn today? What didn’t make sense? What questions do you still have? Students can answer those questions on a Padlet and refer to it later.
4. Collaborative notetaking — While listening to a presentation, students can work together to add notes to a Padlet to produce a resource they can refer to later.
5. Poster presentations — Replace poster boards with Padlet. Have students add images, information, and links. Then embed them in a class website.
6. Interactive storytelling — Create a story and ask students where it should go next. Students can type their ideas into the Padlet. Take student ideas and continue the story.
Mrs. Graham and Ms. Scott used Padlet in their Global Perspectives classes.
“The lesson in my class asked students to find five images that represent their personal identity. Rather than have students print out images I found it easier to complete this digitally through Padlet. Students were instructed to put their name in the title portion, a description of why the image represented them and the actual image. They needed to do this five times. Using this we were able to make connections to the topics being covered in out unit like gender issues, national identity, and cultural heritage. I was able to use the complete Padlet as a do now and class starter to again reframe the topics to the familiar context of themselves in a format that was easily accessible to them. They were able to access the padlet through a link on canvas either on a computer, cell phone or iPad.
Here are the two completed Padlets from the different class periods.”
https://padlet.com/CarolynGraham/4wxoailxmql7
Cross Country-"The faster you run, the sooner you'll finish."
Jericho Cooey
Jimmy Wright
Christian Bragg
Jose Valeriano
Kyler Dickerson
Madison Kaylor
Sydney Kaylor
Landry Mills
Kaleigh Sinka
Jennifer Menedez
Ciera Ferguson
Agnes Hernandez
Hailey Jansen
Trinity Worrell
Tutoring program
If you have any questions or ideas to help students with our tutoring program please contact Mr. Brady (rbrady@pasco.k12.fl.us) or Ms. Bowens (tbowens@pasco.k12.fl.us) with any ideas.
Parent Liaison Press Release
About Pasco High School
Website: http://phs.pasco.k12.fl.us/
Location: 36850 FL-52, Dade City, FL 33525, United States
Phone: (352) 524-5500
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