It is good to see sunshine and feel some warmth after the snow storms of 2012-2013. With the warmth we find ourselves speeding towards spring and the end of our school year. We have many important dates coming our way: End of Course Exams begin April 29 th and will be completed May10th. PCHS students will be tested in the following courses: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Biology, English I, English II, American History, Government It is extremely important that students be in attendance during this time of testing. Please make every effort to schedule potential vacations and other absences around these important dates. Our Advanced Placement courses begin their testing May 9 th and conclude May 16 th . Our Senior Awards Night will be May 15 th at 7:00 p.m. in the Wilson Center. Lastly, graduation ceremonies for the class of 2013 will be May 18 th , 7:00 p.m. at the KCI Expo Center. As you can see we are busy at PCHS. I hope everyone enjoys their time off for Spring Break and comes back with a renewed energy to finish strong! Alan Bunch, PCHS Principal The Captain’s Corner Musical Matters: Band Program Spring is a busy time for the band program. On March 23 about 55 solos and 25 ensembles will travel to Liberty HS for the district level MSHSAA solo/ensemble evaluative festival. Those events earning a I Superior rating will then progress to the state festival in April. About 70 students will participate in this event. On April 4 and 5 the large ensembles will perform at Park Hill High School. This year all three bands will perform. The Campus Band, directed by Mr. Bailey, the Concert Band, directed by Dr. Bonsignore, and the Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. Jones have all been preparing literature for the festival. All three band will perform at home concert on March 21 at 7:00pm in the Wilson Center. The bands are also preparing for their upcoming trip to Orlando, Florida. The Traditions Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, and Color Guard will compete in the OrlandoFest competition at Universal Studios. After they compete the students will spend three days enjoying the sights of Universal Studios. Included in the trip will be visits to Islands of Adventure, Sea World, Universal Studios, and a trip to see the Blue Man Group. The band leaves May 29 and returns June 3. (see More Musical Matters on PG. 2) Volume 1, Issue 3 * Platte County High School * March 2013 The PCHS Porthole
Transcript
It is good to see sunshine and feel some warmth after the snow
storms of 2012-2013. With the warmth we find ourselves
speeding towards spring and the end of our school year.
We have many important dates coming our way:
End of Course Exams begin April 29th and will be
completed May10th. PCHS students will be tested in
the following courses:
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Biology, English I,
English II, American History, Government
It is extremely important that students be in attendance during this time of
testing. Please make every effort to schedule potential vacations and other
absences around these important dates. Our Advanced Placement courses begin
their testing May 9th and conclude May 16th. Our Senior Awards Night will be May
15th at 7:00 p.m. in the Wilson Center. Lastly, graduation ceremonies for the class
of 2013 will be May 18th, 7:00 p.m. at the KCI Expo Center.
As you can see we are busy at PCHS. I hope everyone enjoys their time off for Spring Break
and comes back with a renewed energy to finish strong!
Alan Bunch, PCHS Principal
The Captain’s Corner
Musical Matters:
Band Program Spring is a busy time for the band
program. On March 23 about 55 solos and
25 ensembles will travel to Liberty HS for
the district level MSHSAA solo/ensemble
evaluative festival.
Those events earning a I Superior rating
will then progress to the state festival in
April. About 70 students will participate in
this event.
On April 4 and 5 the large ensembles will
perform at Park Hill High School. This
year all three bands will perform. The
Campus Band, directed by Mr. Bailey, the
Concert Band, directed by Dr. Bonsignore,
and the Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr.
Jones have all been preparing literature for
the festival. All three band will perform at
home concert on March 21 at 7:00pm in
the Wilson Center.
The bands are also preparing for their
upcoming trip to Orlando, Florida. The
Traditions Marching Band, Wind
Ensemble, Jazz Band, Percussion
Ensemble, and Color Guard will compete
in the OrlandoFest competition at
Universal Studios.
After they compete the students will spend
three days enjoying the sights of Universal
Studios. Included in the trip will be visits
to Islands of Adventure, Sea World,
Universal Studios, and a trip to see the Blue
Man Group. The band leaves May 29 and
returns June 3.
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The Platte County High School Vocal Music Department will be sending ninety-six students to Liberty High School on Friday, March 22 to participate in the District Solo and Small Ensemble Music Festival.
These students will be singing in forty-eight different events including solos, women's, men's and mixed ensembles of eight or less singers. Each entry will sing two selections of contrasting pieces from memory (one of which must be selected from a prescribed music list.)
Singers achieving an Honor I rating will advance to State Music Festival which will be held on Friday, April 26 at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
More Musical Matters: Vocal Music Program
and any other resources that test administer allows you to.
Write legibly. If the grader can't read what
you wrote, they'll most likely mark it
wrong.
If you don't know an answer, skip it. Go
on with the rest of the test and come
back to it later. Other parts of the test
may have some information that will
help you out with that question.
If you have time left when you are finished,
look over your test. Make sure that you have
answered all the questions.
Only change an answer if you misread or
misinterpreted the question because the first
answer that you put is usually the correct
one.
A few helpful tips for the
upcoming “Testing Season”
Eat before a test. Having food in your stomach will give you energy and help you focus but avoid heavy foods which can make you groggy. Don't try to pull an all nighter. Get at least 8 hours of sleep before the test Set your alarm and have a backup alarm set as well. Go over any material from practice tests,
HW's, sample problems, review material,
the textbook, class notes...
Go to the bathroom before walking into the exam room. You don't want to waste anytime worrying about your bodily needs during the test. Bring at least two pens/pencils with good erasers, a calculator with enough batteries
Counselors’ quarters
Important
Testing
Dates …
END OF COURSE (EOC)
EXAMS: April 29-May10
These take place in the
courses listed below:
Algebra I and II
Geometry
Biology
English I and III
American History
American Government
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
(AP) EXAMS:
May 9-May 16
These take place in the
courses listed below:
AP Studio Art
AP English Lang/Comp
AP English Lit/Comp
AP US Govt & Politics
AP US History
AP European History
AP World History
AP Biology
On Saturday, April 6, the PCHS Men's Choir, Women's Choir, Chamber Choir and Concert Choir will participate in State Music Festival for Large Groups at Park Hill High School.
Platte County high school
Academic awards letter ceremony
Thursday, March 14, 2013
1:30 PM in Wilson Auditorium
RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS
SPONSORED BY ptsa
Ceremony Speaker: Mrs. Lenora Miles
Distribution of Letters: Mr. Alan Bunch and Ms. Shari Waters
Academic Awards 2012-2013
Seniors 3.85 – 4.0 GPA
Academic Patch and Pin
Emily Day
Julia Posada
Claire Schlimm
Academic Pin
Kenzie Billings
Kaitlyn Burress
Samantha Carroll
Sarah Cashin
Kyle Christensen
Kirsten Clemens
Brian Curley
Kaly Edwards
Hailey Godburn
Daniel Goering
Lydia Hanman
Benjamin Harris
Haley Johnson
Conner Kostelac
Brooke Kunkel
Taylor Laures
McKenzie Lawson
Shelbi Lowe
Kristen Manion
Halley Mayfield
Natalie Moses
Sierra Murrell
Anna-Victoria Nasto
Sarah Regan
Lindsey Reichert
Jessica Rice
Madison Roberts
Philip Schildknecht
Alexis Simons
Corbin Smith
Isaac Snow
Collin Tolliver
Alexander Watson
Emily Wood
Torey Wyatt
Academic Awards 2012-2013
Juniors 3.85 – 4.0 GPA
Academic Patch and Pin
Alan Lessenden
Ryan Noll
Morgan Severson
Academic Pin
Bailey Babcock
Matthew Barmann
Kirk Blakley
Delaney Brown
Jolee Clement
Haylee Davis
Austen Denning
Collin Duddy
Nicole Futch
Emily Goering
Maci Halter
Taylor Hopper
Adeline Jenkins
Shaleen Lene
Karissa Lloyd
Shelby Lloyd
Jennifer McNew
Christopher Phan
Libby Rogers
Kersten Schatz
Stefan Schmidt
Blaine Shepherd
Hunter Smith
Courtney Strong
Elouise Thyssen
Gabriel Unruh
David Wilson
Kaitlyn Wise
Academic Awards 2012-2013
Sophomores 3.85 – 4.0 GPA
Academic Patch and Pin
Spencer Anderson
Aubrey Awe
Christopher Barngrover
Nicklaus Bartelli
Weston Basquette
Ashleigh Beamer
Chase Beamer
Abigail Bergstrom
Abigail Bollinger
Michaela Born
Louden Bredeson
Alexis Burlack
David Covarrubias
Bonnie Curley
Cailey Dillon
Melissa Ditter
Bailey Durbin
Kristen Eagle
Jacob Eastman
Joshua Eastman
Nina Emmick
Haley Firkins
Hannah Fowler
Alia Freitek
Brianna Fuller
Samantha Geddes
Robert Geran
Craig Hagenbuch
Heath Hisel
Mackenzie Hoskins
Allison Jarombek
Brady Kutz
Shelley Laures
Maren Mair
Broderick Nordike
Nolan Orf
Hannah Overton
Emily Peters
Jordan Richardson
Ashlyn Rouleau
Kayla Rowe
Teryn Scott
Blake Stewart
Nathan Straubel
Emma Testorff
Michalyn Trimble
Malia Waddell
Jordan Walker
Alicia Wardrip
Christopher Watson
Allison Wilhelm
Abbey Wright
Samuel Zimmerman
AYE MATES! …
ACTIVITIES UPDATE:
School Social Workers:
Connect Schools
Families and
Communities
What, exactly do our school social
workers do for our schools, families
and communities?
School Social Workers serve as catalysts
to bring people together and to create an
environment conducive to effective problem
solving and learning.
School Social Workers practice includes:
assessment, crisis intervention, individual
and group counseling, home visits, consulta-
tion and coordination of school and com-
munity resources.
School Social Workers actively address
barriers within the child, home, school and
community that interfere with student
achievement.
School Social Workers bring unique pro-
fessional knowledge, skills and perspective to
the school system.
School Social Work is a specialized area of
practice within a broad field of social work.
What specific services do school social
workers provide to students and their
parents?
School Social Workers help students to:
*cope in times of crisis
*maintain regular school attendance
*become resilient, successful learners
*gain personal and social competencies
Congrats to the Science Olympiad for qualifying for state for the third year in a row!
Spring Sports are underway. We have Girls Soccer, Track and Field, Baseball, Boys Tennis, and Boys Golf going on.
The first scheduled contest is Friday, 3/15 - Baseball vs. Park Hill. Notice the word “scheduled”; we need a lot of drying if we are going to get this game in.
Girls Soccer opens the week of 3/18, as we host the Platte County Invitational. Track competes at Kearney on 3/19. Golf plays Park Hill on 3/19. Tennis plays Bishop LeBlond on 3/22 in St. Jo-seph.
As the weather gets warmer, lets get out and support our Pirates this Spring.
Check out the entire schedule for all our school activities on the PCHS Webpage Calen-dar.
