Weekly Update: 9/11/2017

Items of interest for the week of Sept. 11-15: 
            Please visit the PCHS Events & Athletics calendar for more information.

• 9/11, Mon:
• Faculty Meeting at 3:40 (LT)
• 9/12, Tues:
• Make-up Faculty Meeting at 8:00am (LT)
• PowerSchool Assessment Training for select administration at 10am (BL1)
• School Board Meeting; the first Senior of the Month for the Class of 2018 will be presented
• 9/13, Wed:
• Midterm grade reports go home
• 9/14, Thurs:
• PowerSchool Assessment Training for teachers/co-teachers of SOL/CIP courses
• 8:45 - 9:15 (BL1)
• 9:30 - 10:00 (BL1)
• 10:30 - 11:00 (BL1)
• 11:10 - 11:40 (BL1)
• Shenandoah University admissions counselors visit PCHS at 3PM, visit the Guidance Office for more information
• 9/15, Fri:
• College Fair field trip to RU from 8:35-10:00.  A list of eligible students are on the list in the Guidance hallway.
• Student Flu Shot forms are due back to the nurse's office.  Flu shots for students will be given on October 11 during the school day by the Health Department.  Forms are available at each school or by clicking HERE

Faculty Professional Development for the week of Sept. 11-15

Virginia Governor, Terry McAuliffe, visited several locations in Pulaski County on Friday, September 8.  The first stop was an economic development announcement.  Mrs. Norris' Culinary Arts program at PCHS was selected to cater this event, making it their second catering event for the Governor in under a year.  

       

Governor McAuliffe then visited Pulaski County High School to view the opportunities available to PCHS students in Cyber Security.  The Governor judged a competition between students to see which group could code their robot to navigate a maze the quickest.


Teacher of the Month & Employee of the Month 
Nomination forms are currently being collected for PCHS to determine the September Teacher of the Month and the September Employee of the Month.  Please consider nominating someone at PCHS who makes your high school experience great.  Nominations for candidates from PCHS should be submitted by October 2nd.


The Investments in Learning Assembly 
is scheduled for Wednesday, September 20, 2017.  During this assembly

the faculty and staff of Pulaski County High School will honor the students who have achieved high academic standards and/or perfect attendance during the previous school year.  The Class of 2018 nominees for the Most Valuable Cougar will also be named.  The Most Valuable Cougar is the highest recognition given to a student by our school.  Nominees were chosen by the senior class and the winner of the Most Valuable Cougar award will be revealed at the Senior Awards Assembly in May 2019.
The assembly will conclude with the Graduation Excitement Campaign.  During this $100 cash give-away, any student who passed an end-of-course SOL test or an Industry Credential in the previous school year will have their name entered in to the drawing.  Our goal this year is to give out 70 awards or $7,000 in student incentives.  Please contact Mrs. Alger (643-0230) if you are interested in donating to this campaign.

September is Attendance Awareness Month