Dear Cougar Parents and Students:
Welcome to a new school year at Pulaski County High School!
We are making plans and setting goals for the 2017-2018 school year that focus
on academic excellence. Ultimately, the
primary purpose of any high school is to assist young adults in setting their
own goals and preparing them to achieve their dreams and aspirations. Pulaski County High School is able to assist
all students in reaching their goals by continuing our tradition of excellence and
quality, yet we strive to improve and provide greater opportunities for our students.
With an atmosphere of high expectations, mutual respect, and cooperation from
everyone, we can become the best high school in the state.
The PCHS faculty and staff accept the challenge to continue
to build on our past successes and provide all students with an education that
prepares them for the future. The task,
simply stated, is to serve the educational needs of every student and the needs
of our community.
In the student activities area, we were especially proud of
the fact that more than 75% of our student body participated in one or more
extracurricular activities. In the
athletic area, more than 39% of our students participated in one or more sports
programs. We strongly believe that the
greatest outcome of each of the student activities programs is the fact that
students learn valuable lessons in discipline, self-sacrifice, teamwork,
perseverance, and sportsmanship.
Teaching and learning is our primary purpose, and we will
continue to focus on that all-important task.
Students who are well-behaved and serious about learning have the best
opportunity to achieve maximum success.
Therefore, there will also be added emphasis on proper student
behavior. When students fall short of
acceptable behavior, they will receive necessary and proper guidance and
correction. Parents and students need to
be aware that a chronic pattern of poor choices—choices that violate the rules and
the order of the school will, not be tolerated.
Parents and students need to understand that a “preponderance of
misconduct” and unexcused absences can result in the student being identified as being not-in-good-standing, which could
limit the opportunities available to them at PCHS. Additionally, inappropriate behaviors may result in discipline.
To our upcoming senior class: We need your
help to have a great year! The senior
class should be the heart of our school.
You should interact with others in a warm and friendly manner, value
education, and recognize your teachers, peers, and family as valuable human
beings. We want your class to provide us
with strong positive leadership.
As the opening of school nears, we hope you are as
excited as we are at PCHS. Class schedules will
be available during the “Schedule Pick-Up Nights” and may be obtained after
paying the annual student fee and any other applicable financial obligations.
I would like to
call special attention to the dates below for our Schedule Pick-Up Days, the Freshman Pool Party Social, and the Freshman Transition Day, and the Investments in Learning Assembly. Please take note that the first day of school for Freshman is on Thursday, August 10, 2017 (first day of school for all 9th grade
students) with a two hour early release 8:28 a.m. – 1:22 p.m.
- 8/1, Tues: New Teacher work days
- 12th Grade Schedule Pick-Up, 3:00 – 6:00PM in the Commons
- 8/2, Wed: New Teacher work days
- 11th Grade Schedule Pick-Up, 3:00 – 6:00PM in the Commons
- 9th Grade Transition Pool Party, 6:30 – 8:00PM at Randolph Park (only rising 9th graders will be admitted with a parent)
- 8/3, Thurs: Teachers return, Work Day
- 0th Grade Schedule Pick-Up, 3:00 – 6:00PM in the Commons
- 8/4, Fri: Teacher Work Day
- 8/7, Mon: Professional Development Day; schedule TBD
- 8/8, Tues: Teacher Work Day
- Open House & 9th Grade Schedule Pick-Up, 4:00 – 7:00, w/ all teachers present
- 8/9, Wed: Teacher Work Day
- 8/10, Thurs: Freshman Orientation Day
- 2 hour early release
- 8/11, Fri: First day of school;
- 2 hour early release
- 8/19, PCPS Back to School Night with the Pulaski Yankees, 6-9PM, @Calfee Park
- 9/20, Investments in Learning Assembly, PCHS Gymnasium
