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 2018-2019 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
children. 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” can result in the student being identified as being not
in good standing, which could
limit the opportunities available to them at PCHS.
A special message 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 will be as
excited as we are. Class schedules will
be available during the “Schedule Pick-Up Night” and may be obtained after
paying the annual student fee and any other applicable financial obligations.
Enclosed you will find a listing of special events for the
upcoming school year. We would like to
call special attention to the “Schedule Pick-Up Days," the “Student
Recognition Program,” the “Investments in Learning Assembly,” the Freshman
Social, and the Freshman Transition Day
on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 (first day of school for all 9th grade
students) with a two hour early release 8:28 a.m. – 1:22 p.m.
Please note: The first day of school on Thursday, August 16 is a full school day (8:28AM - 3:22PM).
As the new school year opens, you continue to become a part
of a rich tradition. We expect each of
you to strive to “be all you can be.”
Our school is a special place and our students must be the
best.
SCHEDULE PICK UP DAYS
Last year school got off to a great start because many of
those things that need to be dealt with— taking care of all financial matters
and picking up schedules—were handled during our pre-school pay fees and take-care-of-business days. On one of the
following days you and/or your parents are expected to come to the Commons area
and pay fees before picking up
class schedule. The School Nutrition Program Manager will be available to take
payments for student lunch accounts during “Schedule Pick-Up” days August 7th,
8th, 9th , from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and 9th grade
August 13th from 4:00 – 6:00
p.m.
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Seniors Schedule Pick-Up
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Tuesday, August 7
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4:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m.
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Commons
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Juniors Schedule Pick-Up
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Wednesday, August 8
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4:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m.
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Commons
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Sophomores Schedule Pick-Up
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Thursday, August 9
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4:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m.
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Commons
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Open House
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Monday, August 13
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4:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m.
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Commons
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Freshmen
Schedule Pick-
Up
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Monday, August 13
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4:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m.
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Commons
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Make-Up
Schedule Pick-
Up
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Monday, August 13
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4:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m.
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Commons
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Freshmen Social (9th graders & parents only)
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Monday, August 13
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6:30 p.m. – 8:00
p.m.
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Randolph Park
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Sincerely,
Mr. Grim
