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What a spectacular night! Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate the students of our 2020 Film Festival! We are extremely proud and impressed with every submission. Visit our Facebook page for award winners and more photos!

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The following students from Plymouth North HS auditioned and were accepted into the South Eastern Massachusetts Music Educators Sr. Music Festival to be held in January.

Congratulations to these students!

Mixed Choir

Johnny Alves

Hannah Flockton

Adam Garcia

Sydney Palmer

Mary Whelan

Treble Choir

Amber Bates

Hannah Goodrich

McKenna Martin

Concert Band

Seeger Creane French Horn

Orchestra

Elizabeth Martin Violin

Of these students five got All-State Recs and will audition for the

Massachusetts All-State Music Festival. Nice work!

Johnny Alves

Amber Bates

Hannah Goodrich

McKenna Martin

Sydney Palmer

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Last week the preschoolers learned about farm animals. They sang Old MacDonald, sorted animals that live on a farm and ones that do not, and made different farm animal art. With Thanksgiving coming up the preschoolers also made some turkeys. Some turkeys were made into hats and others were made with coffee filters and markers. To go along with our farm theme Miss Megan’s class had the fun and messy center where they got to “milk a cow “.

This week, the Cold Spring students are learning about layering images with a green screen and filming with their iPads. Younger students researched exotic pets they may want to own while the 5th graders recommended books that they have enjoyed! Click on the videos below!

Plymouth North High School Marketing students have asked FFES to be a donation site for a toy drive assisting Mass General Hospital for Children. Please see flyer below.

Julia and Kamryn representing the Hedge School Banner in Plymouth, UK! Nice job girls!

Mrs. Palmer's 5th grade celebrate their nonfiction writing.

For over a decade, MES has held this Annual Wellness Fair to help educate students on a range of ways to develop healthy habits. We are so grateful to the fifteen different presenters who joined us to allow students to rotate through in groups and learn these important lessons!

To start the Fantasy reading unit off with a bang, the 5th graders arrived in school to find their classrooms transformed into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The day included using fractions to create potions and solve clues to escape from Azkaban, as well as a shopping trip to Diagon Alley which included some tricky conversions using wizard money. Glasses came out for a closer inspection of literary essays and the reading unit was launched!

Students at West Elementary participated in the annual Turkey Trot. Despite Mother Nature sending cold weather, the community service event was a huge SUCCESS! Thank you Mr. Powers for coordinating this great event.

557 PCIS students in grades six through eigth are being recognized for their hard work and dedication to their education during term 1 honors breakfasts. The seventh grade breakfast has been postponed until December 9th due to the snow day. Christopher Tamulionis, Katie Robinson, Cydney Adams and Johnny Alves from PNHS are the guest speakers for grades eight and seven. PCIS eighth graders Carter Wilson, Molly Flynn, Conor Weeks, and Victoria Martin shared their PCIS experiences at the sixth grade honors breakfasts. Congratulations to all of our students!

Congratulations to the PCIS Babysitting Club for completing the Massachusetts 4-H Babysitting course. This course was offered as an after school club at PCIS and taught by Mrs.Tammy Cruz.

Angelina Benitez, Leilani Da Cruz, Tess Driscoll, Makenna Foley, Lily Hall, Hannah Jones, Olivia Sarris, Lila Villano, Skyler Zeitz, Cecelia Maines, Adam Mott, Summer Waterman earned their certification from the Massachusetts 4-H Babysitter's Course.

Mrs. Cruz and PCIS are extremely proud of these students and their dedication.

The PSMS Thanksgiving break started with a roar as staff and students participated in an ear-splitting, foot-stomping, spirit-raising pep rally. Floor against floor competed in a variety of relay races, the loudest cheer, the best-decorated hallway, and singing the school song. Tug of War matches pitted grade against grade. No rally would be complete without a visit from a necklace-flinging jaguar. Congratulations to the 6th-grade for winning ALL THREE competitions!

PSMS held its first Honors Celebration of the year on Wednesday. Proud parents came to celebrate the hard work of their offspring; together they polished off some donuts, listened to speeches by high school seniors and administration, learned about the new CASEL awards, and finally, shared a hug. Congratulations to all our hard workers!

The CASEL awards recognize the "soft skills" that are so important in today's work world. Included are categories such as self-awareness and self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Teachers from each team nominate students exemplifying these characteristics.

In recognition of the programs success and ability to transform lives, Unified Basketball was given the "one small candle" award at this year's Illuminate ceremony. Students from each of the two school's teams spoke, and they were given a spectacular award that recognizes their service to the community.

Congratulations to Coach Motyka, Coach Maccaferri, and all of the students who participate! The award is well deserved!

We hope you’ll join us for our combined Band and Orchestra Concert!

Saturday, December 7th the Plymouth south football team will play at Gillette Stadium against Melrose for the State Championship in their Division. Leaders from band, dance and cheer and the football team attending the Super Bowl breakfast at Gillette. South won the coin toss. They will be the home team and wear dark uniforms for Saturday's game. GO PANTHERS!!! Students from South's Graphic Arts went along to take some great shots of the field and students!!

Plymouth South High School marketing students spent some time at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth this week selling luminaries for the Lights of Hope-Plymouth benefiting BID Cancer Services. Wonderful job, PSHS Marketing!! The display of luminaries last night were beautiful.