11th graders will be taking the SAT on April 13th. There will be a preadministration session on Thursday April 8th during first period. 11th graders will report to their testing rooms that morning to complete the preadministration. This typically takes 45 to 50 minutes. If your student is remote of virtual they need to come into the school that day to complete the preadministration. Alphabetical lists will be posted in the hall notifying students where they are testing. There are informational packets and a permission form being sent home to students. The permission is for students to opt in to the questions in the student survey. There are extra packets and permission forms in the mantrap for remote, distance, and virtual school students. If you have any questions please contact Student Services at 304-420-9595 X130
Parents, as a reminder, tutoring is available after school in the Library Mon-Thurs. Please take advantage of this opportunity if your student needs extra help!
Attention ACT Test Takers for March 30th, 2021 at PHS. Soon you will be receiving a “Taking the ACT Test” document & “Non-Test Instructions for Students” document. Please read this prior to the day of the test.
Please pay particular attention to the following sections of the document:
o ID policy (strict)
o cell phone & technology policy (zero tolerance)
o calculator policy (no calculators provided)
o accessing scores
o test taking tips
o personal MyACT account setup instructions (required)
o 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.
We are all clear. Police matter is over. Thank you for your patience!
Check out this weeks Counseling Center Bulletin. We've added new scholarships to the Counseling Center Bulletin including the Morris/Tippens Scholarship!!!
https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/ph/page/counseling-center-bulletin
Attentions Senior Parents, as a reminder Senior Milestone Pictures are available to be taken on March 17th in the Auditorium. Please see the flyer for more information. Pictures start at $15.
PHS is off limits for any water assassin related activity 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week. This is not a school sponsored activity in anyway! Also, anyone caught playing water assassins during school time will be reprimanded, even if it is going to WTCT or Caperton. School time and county property at any time are off limits.
It is going to take someone to get seriously hurt for this to be shut down. I encourage you all to stop participating. Law enforcement is highly on the look out for those playing with repercussions in mind.
The following are articles from the internet about the dangers or water assassins.
Teachers please read and share the info.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1388463
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/high-school-assassins-water-gun-game-could-bring-charges/
PHS recently competed in the West Virginia Science Olympiad tournament hosted by Marshall University. The following PHS students placed at this competition.
1st place Anatomy & Physiology - Julia Auch and CeCe Fatta
1st place Chemistry Lab - CeCe Fatta and Isabel Bhati
1st place Circuit Lab - Ian Stengel and Daniel Wharton
1st place Forensics - CeCe Fatta and Matthew Pierson
1st place Protein Modeling - Matthew Pierson, Julia Auch, and Pallavi Sundaram
2nd place Fossils - CeCe Fatta and Pallavi Sundaram
3rd place Codebusters - Daniel Wharton, Ian Stengel and Jack Ralsten
3rd place Ornithology - Julia Auch and Rohan Malik-Hamirani
PHS finished 2nd overall, missing nationals by just 2 points. Congratulations to all participants.
Parents:
Please be mindful of what your student is wearing to school! Please make sure they are following the dress code policy. If your student violates it, they will be asked to cover up, or remove the clothing, based upon the circumstance. To be straightforward, please make sure they are not wearing or showing the following: No hats, no hoods, no bellies, no cleavage, no butt cheeks, no underwear is to be seen, no obscene clothing that is vulgar or supports illegal substances, no headbands (hairbands/hair restraints are Ok), and no gang dew rags (red and blue paisley). If you have any further questions, please give us a call 304-420-9595. Thank you and have a wonderful evening!
The PHS Speech & Debate Team has finished our State Tournament and National Qualifier with the following results.
PHS finished 3rd overall in the state.
Matt Pierson and Ryann Province are the WV Public Forum Debate state champions!
Matt Pierson was named best Public Forum speaker as well.
Matt also placed 4th in Lincoln Douglas Debate and 3rd in Congressional Debate.
Josh Fruner placed 2nd in Declamation and 3rd in Broadcasting.
Bastet Zyla placed 3rd in Declamation and 4th in Broadcasting.
Abbey Kuhlman placed 6th in Original Oratory.
Lily Floyd placed 6th in Prose.
Unfortunately, we have a conflict with graduation this year, so our seniors who earned spots will not be competing at Nationals; however, sophomores Josh Fruner and Bastet Zyla will compete at the NCFL Grand National Championship in May.
Great job swim team yesterday!
Events today: Wrestling home at 11:00 and Girls B-ball @ South at 7:30. You must purchase digital tickets to attend. Masks must be worn at all times! For the South game you can buy then here:
https://woodcountyschoolswv.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/10?es=0s68nsffkg4qc694d9d7dijjbc
Congratulations to the 2020-2021 Wood Whispers from PHS.:
2nd place poetry Shy Lanham,
Honorable Mention poetry Riley McLaughlin
1st place essay Erin Carmicle
2nd place essay Emma Flemming
3rd place essay Taylor Miller
honorable mention essay Megan West
1st place digital art Madalyn Mason
2nd place digital art Alexis Hogue
3rd place digital art Cadence Kline
honorable mention digital art Christian West
1st place photography Caden Pickens
2nd place photography Olivia Gibbs
honorable mention digital art Myla Waggoner.
All of these students will be featured in the PHS section of Wood Whispers. Congratulations to all!
This is an important announcement for all parents of Juniors, Don’t forget that you need to turn in proof that your child received their senior immunizations to Nurse Cassie prior to the first day of school senior year (fall 2021). If you are unsure if you need them or have any questions at all, call Nurse Cassie at 304-420-9595 extension 3, email at candrews@k12.wv.us or go to her schoology group page for more information.
Mr. Vincent's Sports class with another great interview! This time with Tony Caridi!
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/b721ad9a-4fa1-45d1-82cc-98ce6e82fc94
BIG RED Fans get ready! Girls Basketball opens up tonight at 6pm. Then on Saturday, Girls Basketball is back in action at 1:00, Swimming is at home (YMCA) at 3:00, and Wrestling starts at 6:00in the Field House. If you want to attend you must wear a mask that covers both your nose and mouth at all times. No cash at the gates. All tickets are digital. You can purchase your tickets here:
https://woodcountyschoolswv.hometownticketing.com/embed/all?single=1&schools=2
Hope to see you this evening!
This is a great way to support PHS and honor a former or soon to be grad!
Seniors - the final day to order your cap and gown is March 26th! Shop online right now at Balfour.com.
This morning we were in a lockout situation twice due to an off campus issue with the Parkersburg police department involving them trying to apprehended a suspect. At no time were any students in danger, and we are currently back to normal operation right now. We will notify you again if anything changes. Thank you
We've added new scholarships to the Counseling Center Bulletin. Also, there is information on Governor's School For The Arts and the Governor's Honors Academy.
https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/ph/page/counseling-center-bulletin
This is a video tutorial on how to purchase digital tickets for PHS home events!
https://youtu.be/5uWEaklwYRw