PENNEY HIGH SCHOOL 

BULLETIN

October 4, 2024

Today is A-Day

ATTENTION:  If you are staying after school for an activity (i.e. practice, tutoring, club, etc.),  please submit your answer by 8:30am in Google forms that was emailed to you. 

Next week is homecoming!

Dress up days are:

Monday- Hornets are Having Sweet Dreams (PJ Day)

Tuesday- Bakers, Bowls and Batter, but NO Backpacks (Anything but a Backpack Day)

Wednesday- Great Hamilton Color War (Wear your Class HOCO T-shirts or the color)

Thursday- A Baker's Dozen of Adam Sandler's Movies (Dress like Adam OR any of his characters)

Friday- Put the [BLUE AND GOLD] Icing on the Cake! 

The dance is Friday after the game until 11:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person. Permission forms for out of town dates are in the tray by the office.

If you want to be in the parade, see Ms. Wattenbarger, ASAP!

Coronation practice for all royalty and cheer escorts and emcee on Monday, October 7th - First study hall!

Voting for Homecoming King and Queen will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 8th! Remember to vote!

The following students will be leaving at 8 a.m. on Tuesday October 8th and will return around noon.  Students, fill out an activities slip! 

Mylee Waters

Lindsay Burnett

Lily Orr

Tylee Morrison

Ashley McDonough

Auburn Tapp

Izzy Baker

Ruthanne Lusk

Sophia Green

Chloe McGraw

Jade Gray

Rain Gray

Tate Youtsey 

Wyatt Ford

Titus McBee 

Kortney Witherow

The following students need to return their signed A+ logs to Ms. Wattenbarger ASAP!

Olivia Anderson

Sean Battaglia

The following students need to come pick up their logs and get them signed ASAP!

Trinity Beckham

Laura Peterson

Zoee Pulliam

Teddy Whitt

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Seniors, we will be getting pizza for lunch at the float site on Friday, October 11.  Please bring $1 per slice (or $7 for a whole pizza) to Mrs. Kanoy by Wednesday, Oct. 9.

• "Girls on the Gridiron Flag football game and Iron Man volleyball will be this upcoming Sunday, October 6th. Girls game starts at 5pm at the football field. Boys game will be at 7pm in the new gym. If interested in signing up, see Mr. Kraber." 

• If you are interested in playing Girls Basketball this year please plan to attend a meeting on Thursday, October 3rd, at 11:00am in Ms. Huitt's classroom.   

• Those wanting to sign up for the Big Buck contest, please contact Tyler Thompson.

• The Hamilton Blood Drive will be on Wednesday, October 9th from 2pm to 6pm at the Hamilton Methodist Church.  Appointments are perferred and can be made at savealifenow.org/group.  You must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, and not have donated within the last 56 days.

• Seniors!!! There are two upcoming opportunities for you! Oct 8th is a College Fair at NCMC in Trenton. There will be a variety of colleges/ universities there. We will leave at 8 a.m. and return around 11:30 a.m.  Wattenbarger will be coming to your LA classes soon to sign you up! 

• Picture re-take day will be October 16th.

• All juniors will be taking the ASVAB on October 24th at 8 a.m. If you do not take it this year, you will need to take it next year! Seniors! You may re-take it if you want a better score, but if you were absent last year, you must take it on this date. 

• The All District Choir rehearsal day and concert will be October 26th at Platte Co HS. Concert is open to the public at 5pm. 

• Seniors - Oct 28th is Build My Future event in Bethany for students interested in the Construction/ Vocational industry. We will leave at 8 a.m. and return at 3 p.m. Ms. Wattenbarger will be coming to your LA classes soon to sign you up! 

• PHS Blood Drive will be on Tuesday, November 12th in the HS Commons from 1pm to 5pm.

• The rep from State Tech will be here on Tuesday, November 12th at 10:30am to visit with any seniors interested in attending. If you're interested in Heavy Equipment or Electrical Distribution (lineman) programs, their priority deadlines are December 5th! 

• The National NHS scholarship application is available through the following link: https://www.nationalhonorsociety.org/advisers/the-nhs-scholarship/    If you have any questions or need assistance completing the application,  please see Mrs. Kanoy. It is a multi-step application.  Don't wait until the last minute. Deadline is November 26, 2024.

• Any Seniors who would like to leave a quote in the Yearbook may pick up a form in the office.  Forms are due to Ms. Pyrtle by December 13th.

Congratulations to the 2024 Homecoming Court!

Freshman attendants- Damone Newman and Addison Witherow

Sophomore attendants- Guy McNab and Emma Kanoy

Junior attendants- Adam West and Danica Green

Senior King and Queen Candidates-

Tate Youtsey, Hayden Krentz and Titus McBee

Chloe McGraw, Lindsay Burnett and Izzy Baker 

Congratulations to Emma Galbraith, Kadence Railsback and Auburn Tapp on making the NWMO All District Choir! 

SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITY! 

• The Caldwell County Cares Coalition is having a giveaway event at the Hamilton Hotel on October 5th. They are needing people to help set up on Friday the 4th to unload boxes and set up at the hotel.  On the 5th they are needing volunteers to clean up after the event is over at 1:00. If anyone is interested please let Mrs. Wilkerson know! 

• The Methodist Church is hosting their Fall Festival on October 27 from 2pm to 4pm or later.  They are looking for student volunteers to help out running kiddy games, face painting, etc.  If you are interested in helping out please let Ms. Schweder in the office know.  

UPCOMING EVENTS

• October 15th - Pre-ACT test given here at PHS

• October 16th - Picture Re-takes.

• The ASVAB for Juniors will be on October 24th in the old gym.

• Attention Juniors and Seniors! A rep from MWSU will be here on Oct. 29th in the library during lunch/ study hall!  

• November 6th - The NWMSU rep will be here from 10:30-11:30 to meet with Juniors and Seniors. 

Teacher bulletin:

Seniors signed up to take the ASVAB on October 24th- Zac Carter, Rich Brown, Tyler Thompson, Alexis Draughon and Rain Gray

Teachers, please excuse the following students on October 15th in the morning to take the PreACT: Tristan Hensley, Kadence Railsback, Emma Kanoy, Trinity Beckham, Megan Kopek, Teagan Ford, Daegon Hunt, Kylee Blackburn, JP McKinzie, Ethan Fleming and Alex Ohlberg, Izzy Potts, Eloise Wattenbarger. 

These students need to ride the first shuttle to the HIVAC on October 15th at 8 a.m.: Tristan Hensley, Kadence Railsback, Emma Kanoy, Trinity Beckham, Megan Kopek, Teagan Ford, Daegon Hunt, Kylee Blackburn, JP McKinzie, Ethan Fleming and Alex Ohlberg, Izzy Potts, Eloise Wattenbarger.

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