October 6, 2022

Port Jervis High School Announcements 10/6/2022

PORT JERVIS HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Today is a “A” Day

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• BIRTHDAYS: Brandon Barton, Phillip Bostic, Tyrie Caridad, Keilani Denn, Crystine Hurst & Armando Innella

• SPORTS: Girls Varsity Tennis HOME vs. O’Neill 4pm, JV Football HOME vs. Goshen 5:30pm, Girls Varsity Soccer AWAY vs. Beacon 4:30pm

• TODAY:

  • The library will be closed all day today. 

  • The Haunted House Meeting at Farnum is today at Farnum until 5:00 pm.

  • Every Friday in October is Port Pride & Pink at PJHS in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Cancer changes everyone and every family it touches.  Breast cancer is the 2nd most common form of cancer in women in the US.  1 in 8 women will be diagnosed in their lifetimes.  Let's show our support for those who have been affected by cancer, the families that love and care for them, and the medical providers who treat them while we continue to hope for a cure!

  • HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH: Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sunrise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic. The Panama canal generates fully one-third of Panama's entire economy. The Panama Canal is an artificial 82km waterway that connects the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, considerably reducing the time taken to navigate between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and changing world trade forever. Built between 1880 and 1914 it’s considered one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, as almost 30 000 people died from diseases and accidents.

  • Senior information night is tonight at 6PM in the high school auditorium.  All seniors and their parents should attend this informative information session.

  • Underclassmen Picture Day will be held TODAY, October 6th. Grades 9, 10, & 11 have been scheduled with their English teachers.  No purchase is required. However, all students are to sit for a photo for  their individual student ID cards & the yearbook.  Staff is also invited to sit for a photo for the yearbook.

• TOMORROW: 

  • Youth in Government students who wish to go on the October trip MUST return their permission forms to Mrs.Perkowski in the library by Friday the 7th. If you have questions or need a permission form, check the Google Classroom or see Mrs. Perkowski.

  • The registration deadline to sign up for the PSAT is this Friday, October 7th at 3 PM.

• Honor Flight: This Saturday , October 8th is the "Honor Flight."  The bus will be leaving the high school at 6:30pm, headed toward Stewart Airport where we will welcome local US veterans of war as they return from Washington DC.  If you are interested in joining us for this event, please email ASAP.  There is still room on the bus.  We will be awarding 4 hours of community service for those who participate in this event.

• PSAT INFO: 

Students who are registered to take the PSAT next Wednesday October 12th should bring two sharpened # 2 pencils, a calculator, a snack and a drink.  Calculators will not be provided on the day of the exam.  After arriving in the morning, students should leave all of their belongings and electronics in their locker.  If you do not know your locker number or combination, please see Mrs. Sauschuck in the AP's office before next Wednesday.  After you drop off your belongings and your phone in your locker, students should report directly to the gym to find their assigned seat.  Please see your counselor or Ms. Oldham in the guidance office with any questions.

• Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors: 

Please complete the form on the guidance google classroom if you are interested in taking the ASVAB exam on Saturday, November 5th at 8 AM at Port Jervis High School. What is the ASVAB? The  is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military. It is administered annually to more than one million military applicants, high school, and post-secondary students.

• There will be a girls wrestling information meeting Tuesday 10/11 at 2:30 in the rubber gym for any girl that is interested in coming out for the wrestling team this year.

• BOYS BASKETBALL INTRAMURALS: Wednesdays and Thursdays through November, high school boy’s basketball open gyms. Located at the ASK gym. Doors open at 6pm and end at 8pm. Random teams selected, all high school boys invited.

• Congratulations to the following students and staff for being recognized for demonstrating the September Character Trait of the Month---Empathy.  They are lucky recipients of a gift certificate to the school store!  Let's go PJHS and keep showing our good character! PJHS staff and students represented Empathy, the Character Trait of the Month, by wearing GREEN on Wednesdays in September.

Joseph Alvarez, Aliyonna Booth, Isaiah Boucher, Ryan Cassidy, Mrs. Bushey & Mrs. Grismer

• The Character Trait of the Month for October is MINDFULNESS: Please wear Purple on Wednesdays to represent MINDFULNESS. Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations. 

  • Mindfulness - the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something; a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.

• There will be a brief informational meeting regarding this year's Spring Musical production on Tuesday, October 11th, at 2:30 in Mrs. Gordon's room, 125.  We will be going over auditions, rehearsal schedules, performances and announcing this year's show! If you are interested in joining the DRAMA CLUB Classroom for 22-23, please click the link below.  This will be all information for auditions, casting and rehearsal information, and will also announce when stage crew is needed.  Please feel free to share the link with friends! Drama Club Classroom 22-23

• Early bird special…Yearbooks on sale now…$65 till October 31st…Then the price will go up…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

• SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY:

Applications are now open for Sobo & Sobo’s Annual Scholarship Contest (2022-2023)! This year, high school seniors who are attending a two or four-year college immediately after graduating are invited to submit a 30 to 60 second video. Applicants are invited to visit Sobolaw.com/Scholarship for more further instructions and details about the scholarship contest, or email the Sobo Scholarship Committee at scholarship@sobolaw.com with any questions or concerns.

• 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-guidance conference & period 8 room 103.

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

• 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.