Parkersburg High

Junior, Senior prom this year will be on Saturday May 1st at 7pm. Prom tickets are on sale in the admin office starting Thursday 4/15. Tickets will only be sold from 745-10am, during all lunches and after school until 330. Tickets are $30 dollars per person. If you are wanting a non-student to attend, guest applications are in also available. All guest applications are due by Friday, April 23rd . The last day to purchase a ticket will be on Friday, April 30th, at the end of 3rd lunch at 12:50. All Juniors and Seniors can purchase their prom tickets at the previously mentioned times. If your date is a sophomore, then they must accompany you when you purchase your tickets unless your date is a virtual/remote student. In that case, we must have a note from their parent when you come to buy their ticket that they will be attending. Those students must also be eligible to attend. Your outside guest form must be approved before you can buy your tickets as well. When you come to purchase your prom ticket, it may be possible that you are on prom probation and you will not be able to purchase a ticket. If that is they case, you will have a conversation with Mrs. Ray on what the issue is. A Principal has the right to approve or disapprove you going to the prom based upon attendance, or behavior, or any other school related issue. There are no exceptions to this rule. Going to prom is a privilege and not a right, and if it important to you and to your student to go to prom then they should be following school guidelines faithfully. It’s important to keep your ticket and have a student ID since both will be required to enter Prom. You will be required to wear a mask of the duration of prom. We will only be taking temperatures and asking questions for Covid related entry; nothing else will be required like a proof of test or vaccine. We will also be selling VIP parking passes for the front horseshoe which also get you to the front of the line for and additional $20. More information about Prom will be coming as we get closer. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 304-420-9595.

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Juniors-tomorrow morning is the SAT make sure you get a good nights rest and report to your assigned testing room on time.

Attention all Juniors and any Senior taking the test: you will be taking the state standardized test tomorrow, the SAT, Tuesday April 13th. This includes ALL students even those on virtual and remote currently. • Students need to arrive by 8:00 to their testing area. • Rosters are located on the walls on the first floor. • It is the same room as you preregistered in on last Thursday. • Snacks will be provided. You may bring a bottle of water. Lunch will be served in the cafeteria immediately following testing. • Students should get plenty of rest the night before. • The SAT is an important test because it measures your academic ability in the four core subjects. • It also provides scholarship opportunity if scores meet the certain benchmarks (Like the Promise Scholarship). • Phones will be turned off and turned over to the teacher before testing occurs. All smart devices including watches must be turned off. You do not have to bring in your device. • Please refrain from picking up your student from 8-1:30; students can not leave the testing area once they start because it disrupts the other test takers. • All non-testers will not be allowed in the north wing after 8:10 • Test takers will resume normal schedule once testing is over and they have eaten.

Balfour will be here next Tuesday, April 20th from 10:30 to 5 in the library to distribute caps and gowns.

The Journal is now available online at phsjournal.com ! Beth Koreski, journalism advisor, says this about the new format: "In addition to reducing our impact on the environment, this online format allows us to publish more timely articles and share them more broadly with parents, alumni and community members. In addition to our usual news, feature and opinion articles, we also have sports scores and schedules, a link to WPHS, COVID tips, a Spotify playlist and even a countdown clock for seniors." Check it out!

2021 ART EXPRESSIONS EXHIBIT WINNERS ANNOUNCED! WCS COMMUNICATIONS DEPT. FRIDAY, APRIL 09, 2021 WCS announces 2021 Art Expressions Exhibit winners PARKERSBURG - Wood County Schools has announced the winners of the 2021 Art Expressions Exhibit. The annual art show is being held at the Parkersburg Art Center now through April 19 and features work in a variety of mediums by Wood County Schools middle and high school students. The winners were announced Friday, April 9, during a live broadcast at the Parkersburg Art Center. High School 9th Grade 1st Place: Makiya Powell, PSHS 2nd Place: Anna Ware, PSHS 3rd Place: Ryder Adams, PSHS 10th Grade 1st Place: Jaden Mollendick, PHS (Ms. Binegar) 2nd Place: Talina Jones, PSHS 3rd Place: Alex Varner, PHS (Ms. Binegar) 11th Grade 1st Place: Isabella Marteney, PHS (Mrs. Wilson) 2nd Place: Logan Moyers, PSHS 3rd Place: Pauline Lowry, PHS (Mrs. Wilson) 12th Grade 1st Place: Athena Root, PSHS 2nd Place: Aubry Byrd, WHS 3rd Place: Kenzie Pickens, PHS (Mrs. Wilson) 3-D Category High School 1st Place: Rachel Murphy, PHS (Mr. Walsh) 2nd Place: Sarah Moise, PHS (Mr. Walsh) 3rd Place: Blake Brannan, PSHS Thank you to all of the students who submitted projects for this year’s show, and thank you to the Parkersburg Art Center for hosting the 2021 Art Expressions Exhibit. Video of the announcement can be found on the Wood County Schools Facebook page.

Hello this is Parkersburg High School with an important message. During the Covid Vaccine Clinic on Friday April 9th, we will be calling students down alphabetically during school hours. Parents who have turned in consents may enter through the Jack Stephens Gym from 1p-5p to receive their vaccine. Any students who attend the Caperton and Tech Center or are Virtual Students may also come anytime from 1p-5p. If you have any further questions, please give us a call at 304-420-9595. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.

This message is for all Juniors. Tomorrow morning all Juniors will be filling out the pre-registration for the SAT. The SAT is WV's state standardized test. The state test will be given on Tuesday, April 13th. All juniors must take the test! Tomorrow, if you are not here in the morning or have class elsewhere, please come to student services to fill out your pre-registration once you get here. Lists are posted in and around the 1st floor hallways for where juniors are to report! Please see that list for your location. Once pre-registration is over, classes will resume as normal. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.

Don't forget tonight at 5:30 in the auditorium there will be an informational meeting on early college and dual credit options for current 10th and 11th graders. There will be representatives from WVUP as well as PHS counselors to answers any questions you may have.

The Nursing and Health Sciences Division of WVU Parkersburg would like you to know that high school seniors have another opportunity to take the Hesi A2 (nursing entrance exam) prior to the start of the Fall 2021 semester. The exam will be on June 7 from 1-5 p.m. It will be taken remotely from their homes. Any students interested can call the college Business office (304-424-8223) to pay a $45 fee and then they will be transferred to Health Sciences to register for the exam.

In partnership with Bond’s Pharmacy, WCS will be offering the 2-dose Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Wood County Schools’ students who are age 16 and older this Friday, April 9th from 1-5pm in the Jack Stephens Gym School nurses will administer the vaccine to students whose parents/guardians have completed and returned a Vaccine Consent form. Consent forms will be available in student services, the nurse’s office or the admin office starting tomorrow. Covid vaccination is protection for your family as well as our school and community. An added benefit to being fully vaccinated against Covid-19 is not having to quarantine if exposed to a positive case of Covid-19… as long as the exposed individual remains asymptomatic. This will help to keep your child consistently in school and participating in other activities. If you prefer to be present at school with your child while they are vaccinated or if you have indicated that you would like to also be vaccinated, those arrangements can be made with your school nurse. Please complete the vaccine consent form and return it to your school nurse today to reserve your vaccines. If you have further questions please call us at 304-420-9595.

Tomorrow night at 5:30 in the auditorium there will be an informational meeting on early college and dual credit options for current 10th and 11th graders. There will be representatives from WVUP as well as PHS counselors to answers any questions you may have.

Wood County Schools is excited to share the news about our Summer Learning Opportunities for 2021! Registration is now open through April 16th. Learn more and get registered today! https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/wcs/page/get-started-here

In makeup game action tonight, Boys Basketball vs. Riverside; JV at 530 in Jack & Varsity vs. Riverside at 7 in FH. Girls Basketball at 530 in FH vs Spring Valley. Digital tickets only! Visit our website for more details.

Good evening. This message is for all students, 16 years old or older and their families. The WVDE has indicated that COVID-19 vaccines will be available for students 16 years old or older and their families in the very near future. If you wish for your child or children, 16 years old or older to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, please visit the Wood County Schools’ website to complete the survey, which is located on the left side of the web page in the bulletin board or click https://forms.office.com/r/QzrGiP9mM6 . Vaccines will also be available for parents and legal guardians wishing to be vaccinated. Please take advantage of this opportunity. I need to submit the number of vaccines needed to the state department by noon tomorrow. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.

There will be an informational meeting on dual credit and early college for current 10th and 11th graders on April 6th at 5:30 in the auditorium.

PHS Thespians just finished up the WV Thespian Festival, pulling in a total of 11 awards. Here’s the rundown. Outstanding Play Award for production of our one-act, *4am* Outstanding Musical Solo- Ellie Yeater (with all superior ratings) Outstanding Monologue: Bastet Zyla Named to All-Festival Cast: Ellie Yeater & Bastet Zyla 1st place Novice Playwriting— Bastet Zyla 1st place Stage Management- Abbey Kuhlman 1st place Scenic Design- Dylan Khoury 1st place Hand Prop— Ellie Yeater (with all superior ratings) 3rd place Hand Prop— Parker Schartiger 2nd place Costume Design- Ryann Province CONGRATS TO ALL!

Attention ACT Test Takers for March 30th, 2021. at PHS You should have not already received a “Taking the ACT Test” document & “Non-Test Instructions for . Please read this prior to the day of the test. Please pay particular attention to the following sections of the document: ID policy (strict) cell phone & technology policy (zero tolerance) calculator policy (no calculators provided) accessing scores test taking tips personal MyACT account setup instructions (required) MyACT non-test information completion directions (required) Day of the test: Please arrive at 7:45am (no admission to testing room past 8:10am). Park in the back parking lot. Use the bus canopy doors. Report to the cafeteria for testing room number assignment. Please bring non-mechanical #2 pencils with you. If you have any questions before the day of testing … please contact Mr. Jenkins: room 335N, wjenkins@k12.wv.us, 304-420-9595.

Please check out the Prom Update 2021 Video: https://youtu.be/xqgIV6qVlKc