October 7, 2022

Port Jervis High School Announcements 10/7/2022

PORT JERVIS HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Friday, October 7, 2022

Today is a “B” Day

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• BIRTHDAYS: Jordan Ellson, Tianqing Gao, Reagan Myers, Brooke Bartosiewicz, Kimberlee Brabenec, Alyssa Carroll, Joseph Alvarez, Savannah Dewitt, Mia Romer, Mikayla Shauger, Jordan Hendershot & Katharine Werlitz

• SPORTS: TODAY: Girls JV Volleyball AWAY vs. Fallsburg 4:30pm, Girls Varsity Volleyball AWAY vs. Fallsburg 6pm, Girls Varsity Tennis HOME vs. Middletown 4:15pm, Boys Varsity Soccer AWAY vs. Minisink 4:15pm. TOMORROW: Varsity Football AWAY vs. Saugerties 1pm, Varsity Cross Country AWAY @ Saugerties High School 10:15am

• TODAY:

  • 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!

  • JV Girls Soccer defeated Liberty 4-0. Goals by Kaitlyn Batzel, Elia Trujillo-Castillo, Neve Acoveno & Peyton Brown. Assisted by Gianna DiGiantonmaso, Kaitlyn Batzel & Karys Acoveno

  • Congratulations to the girls' varsity tennis team for their hard fought 4-3 victory over O'Neil yesterday. The girls all played their very best in their hard fought victory. With the win the girls were able to win their division! Port's #1 Reina Ebbecke and Port's #2 Caroline Centauro qualified to play in the doubles OCIAA Tennis Tournament on October 11th.  Brielle Rene and Elissa Santini with their win also qualified for the tournament.

  • The indoor track sign-up sheet is posted in room 109. Speak to Coach Wright if you have any questions.

  • ✈ Bon Voyage Club members, please read the important trip announcement in Google Classroom.  Please also join our remind.com group @pjhsbvc📣

  • HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH: Paraguay is considered the heart “el Corazon” of South America due to its landlocked location. Though Paraguay is a land-locked country with no border on the ocean, it has a well-trained navy. Their navy is the largest of any land-locked country in the world. The people of Paraguay enjoy sports, including football (soccer), rugby, tennis, and volleyball.

  • Youth in Government students who wish to go on the October trip MUST return their permission forms to Mrs.Perkowski in the library by TODAY 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 TODAY, October 7th at 3 PM. 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.

• TOMORROW: 

  • 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.

• TUESDAY:

  • 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.

  • 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.