4-12-2023

PORT JERVIS HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Today is a “A” Day

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• BIRTHDAYS: Kristopher McConnell & Claudia Taubes

• SPORTS: JV Baseball AWAY vs. Minisink 4:15pm, Varsity Baseball AWAY vs. Minisink 4:15pm, Varsity Track HOME vs. Burke 5pm, Varsity Tennis HOME vs. Middletown 4pm

(all sporting events subject to change please check schedule on pjschools.org)

• TODAY:

  • Attention all Seniors who supplied pictures for Parent Ads, Baby Pictures, Siblings, and Then and Now your photos can be picked up in room 104 periods 1,2,4,5,6.

  • Take Down Tobacco.  The PJYC wants all of PJHS to know The Facts About Big Tobacco 2023.  (https://www.takedowntobacco.org/) Just some of the ways the tobacco industry tries to trick and deceive us: 

    • E-cigarettes aerosol delivers nicotine, toxic chemicals, volatile compounds, heavy metals and ultrafine particles that can reach deep into the lungs.

    • E-cigarette companies exploit loopholes in tobacco advertising regulations to target young people on social media and other digital platforms.  E-cigarette companies and influencers market their products extensively and maintain a strong presence across social media sites.

  • All students enrolled in the Seal of Biliteracy Google Classroom: please check the classroom to see the latest important announcement, thank you.The Google Classroom code is wpflaf5

  • The time has been changed for the Hudson Valley Honor Flight trip on Saturday, April 15th. Students will now need to be at the High School by 6:15 p.m. and the bus will be leaving for Stewart Airport at 6:30 p.m. The Veterans' flight will now be landing at 8:00 p.m. at Stewart. The expected return time to the High School is now 9:30 - 9:45 p.m.

  • The Girls Powder Puff Teams are full! Any boys who would like to be Cheerleaders can sign up now in guidance! Uniforms will be provided so there is no cost.

• Attention All Students:  Please join the Port Jervis Youth Coalition (PJYC) tomorrow, Wednesday, April 12th, as we Chalk the Walk during all lunch periods in front of the school, in support of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids National "Take Down Tobacco" Day! We will chalk our sidewalks full of anti-tobacco, anti-smoking and anti-vaping messages and pictures.  PJHS Takes Down Tobacco! 

• Chess Club!  Room 311 every Wednesday 

• Emergency Services Club Wednesdays 2:30 to 3:30 in room 140.

•  WEEKLY HAPPENINGS:

• Daily: 

  • DECA School Store Open!!! Come down and check us out! Hours; Right after school Mon - Friday 2:15 to 3:30. See you there!!! Pizza Thursday $2.50 per slice.

• Monday:

  • Math Enrichment room 208 2:30-3 

  • Regents Test Prep (Math) Test Center 2:30-3

  • Study Support /Homework Help room 211 2:30-3

  • Gaming Club/ESports after school in room 104 

• Tuesday:

  • Math Enrichment room 105 2:30-3

  • Regents Test Prep (LE/US) Test Center 2:30-3 

  • English Enrichment room 201 2:30-3

  • Living Environment Enrichment room 206 2:30 - 3:30

  • Study Support /Homework Help room 211 2:30-3

  • Stock  Market Club after school in Room 303 

  • Gaming Club/ESports after school in room 104 

• Wednesday:

  • Math Enrichment room 105 2:30-3

  • Study Support /Homework Help room 211 2:30-3

  • Regents Test Prep (Math) Test Center 2:30-3

  • English Enrichment room 202 2:30-3 

  • Living Environment Enrichment room 206 2:30 - 3:30

  • Chess Club!  Room 311 every Wednesday 

  • Emergency Services Club Wednesdays 2:30 to 3:30 in room 140.

  •  Please wear red for Friendship on Wednesdays!

• Thursday:

  • Math Enrichment room 106/107 2:30-3

  • Study Support /Homework Help room 211 2:30-3

  • Regents Test Prep (LE/US) 2:30-3 Test Center

• Friday:

  • Study Support /Homework Help room 211 2:30-3

• All PJYC Members---meeting Monday, April 17th in room 103 at 2:15pm

• The time is ripe, the Pickles are in. Support the Sophomores class of 2025 with the purchase of Corey's Pickles. Support a local business while munching on great taste. Last day to order is April 20, 2023.

• The Character Trait of the month for April is Friendship.  Please wear red for Friendship on Wednesdays! Friendship - a state of enduring affection, esteem, intimacy, and trust between two people. In all cultures, friendships are important relationships throughout a person's life span.

• The PJYC says IT'S NOT GRAPE TO VAPE!!  Try the NYS free and confidential vape quitting text line specifically for teens: TEXT "DROPTHEVAPE" TO 88709

• Seniors - The Guy Perkowski Blue Collar Scholarship, The Matthew O'Brien Memorial Scholarship, and The Masonic War Veterans Beth-El Post #29 Scholarship have all been added to Naviance and your Senior Guidance Google Classroom. Scholarships will continue to be posted as they are received. Please apply!

• FEARLESS! is taking applications for their 12th annual Summer Youth Leadership Academy (SYLA).  The free, in-person week-long program aims to empower students entering grades 9-12 to learn about racism, bullying, gender oppression, the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, and building solutions for change.

WHEN:  July 24- July 28 |  - Port Jervis Recreational Center, 135 Pike Street 

Students will receive:

• 30 Hours of Community Service, $50 Stipend *new this year, A Letter of Recommendation

Electronic applications are available on their website (https://fearlesshv.org/news-events/upcoming-events/syla.html). Paper applications are available in the guidance office or in your grade level guidance google classroom. See Mrs. Grismer for questions. She will also collect the applications and send them to Fearless!

• Yearbooks: Order online or from Mrs. Van Horn in room 104…Forms are also available in the front office. Go To: buytheyearbook.com Enter Code:707739 

• Do you want a quiet place to eat your lunch? The following rooms are available for students to go to during their lunch period. Period 6-room 131, period 7-A Day-Auditorium, B Day-guidance conference & period 8 room 103.

• Any student who will be driving to school needs to come to the AP's office and pick up an application for a parking permit.  If you have previously received one you do not need to apply for a new one.  Please make sure to display your permit in the bottom of your back window on the driver side.  Stop by the Assistant Principal's office and see Mrs. Sauschuck for an application.