April 14, 2023

PORT JERVIS HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Friday, April 14, 2023

Today is a “A” Day

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• BIRTHDAYS: Grace Storms, Evan Daliz, Dawson Keuntje, Madison Keuntje & Abbey Montalvo

• SPORTS: Varsity Baseball HOME vs. Cornwall 4:15pm, Varsity Softball AWAY vs. Chester 4:30pm

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

• TODAY:

  • Beginning Wednesday, April 19th, breakfast will ONLY be available until 8:30 am.  Students should be getting breakfast before school starts.  In the event that this does not happen, you can get a grab and go breakfast located outside of the cafe by putting in your student #.   Breakfast will not be available during guided learnings in the cafe, the serving line will be closed.

  • Attention all Seniors today is the last day to pick up pictures for Parent Ads, Baby Pictures, Siblings, and Then and Now. Please stop by 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 have been marketed specifically to youth through celebrity/influencer endorsements, social media, TV and magazine ads, and sports and music sponsorships--there is no coincidence here!!!

    • Tobacco kills more than 480,000 people in the U.S. annually – more than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined.

  • 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 Powder Puff Teams have been created.Here are the teams for the game on Friday May 12th. You will be hearing from your coaches about practices.

Team 1 Coach: Ms. Beirne    Team 2 Coaches: Mr. Lazzaro & Dr. Bell

Team 1 Team 2

Delilah Allen Madison Balmos

Alexa Bennett Grace Brunelle

Earth Cintron Toria Burton

Jaelyn Csencsits Alyssa Carroll

Jocelyn Decker Rachel Duryea

Anastasia Van Horn Reina Ebbecke

Penny Jones Justina Gonzalez

Rachel Masker Molly Koenig

Abbey Montalvo Mia Mesnick

Mikaela Murphy Isabella Montalvo

Yacine Niasse Reagan Myers

Brianne Olenick Kaleigh Polanis

Olivia Rodriguez Mia Romer

Destinee Seward Isabella Theodore

Jamiah Sewell Kiki Theodore

Meghan Williams Lexi Tufano

    Jenna Waligroski

• The Student Council is hosting the spring blood drive April 27, 2023 from 8-12 in the NYBlood Center Bloodmobile. Please sign up through the link below. Students 16 and older may donate. Please pick up your permission slips in the main office or print from the attached files. 16 year olds need both permission slips. 17 & 18 year olds need the school permission slip. Students must return the permission slips before Tuesday April 25th to the main office to participate. You must have an appointment. You will need your confirmation, permission slip, and a form of ID  (either a license or school id card) the day of the drive. If you do not have an ID, please see Ms. Leicht in the main office. If you have donated before, please bring your donor card as well. https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/304684 

• SATURDAY:

  • Hudson Valley Honor Flight-Students report to the High School by 6:15 p.m. The bus will be leaving for Stewart Airport at 6:30 p.m. The expected return time to the High School is now 9:30 - 9:45 p.m.

  • Varsity Track Meet AWAY @ Goshen 9am

  • Varsity Softball AWAY vs. Delaware Valley 11am

• MONDAY:

  • Gaming Club/ESports after school in room 104

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

•  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:

  • Geometry Regents Review room 105 2:30-3:30

  • 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

• 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.