PHS Update- February 6

February 6 - JH Scholars Bowl @ Jayhawk

February 7 - HSBB vs Uniontown (Home)

February 8 - FFA Meat Judging @ Paola

February 9 - JH Scholars Bowl @ Arma

February 10 - HSBB vs Oswego

February 13 - BOE Meeting

February 14 - HSBB @ Hume

February 15 - Early Release

February 16 - HSBB vs Bronaugh

February 16 - Parent's Night

February 17 - HSBB @ Cherokee

February 18 - Ice Castles

February 20 - 24 - National FFA Week

February 20 - No School Presidents' Day

February 21 - JH Scholars Bowl @ Home

February 23 - JH Scholars Bowl @ Westphalia

February 27 - Substate Basketball Begins

February 28 - ACT Testing for Juniors

It is only February, but we are planning for 2023-2024!

The STARS program will be accepting more students and adjusting their hours for year 1 and year 2 students. We are working closely with our students on their enrollment plans and will be able to share those with parents at spring parent-teacher conferences.

For 2023-2024 the program hours are listed below:

7:30 AM - 10:30 AM (Return to school by 10:40)

- HVAC Year 2

- Welding Year 2

- EMT

- Heavy Equipment Year 2

- Medical Coding Year 2

- Criminal Justice Year 2

- Construction Trades Year 2

9:45 AM - 12:00 PM (Return to school by 12:10)

- HVAC Year 1

- Welding Year 1

- Heavy Equipment Year 1

- Medical Coding Year 1

- Criminal Justice Year 1

- Construction Trades Year 1

Recently a parent contacted me about a website called Omegle, she was concerned that some of our students are using this website or similar websites and apps.

Omegle is a website that pairs random users for video chatting, it is unmoderated, and there is no age verification or registration. It can be very dangerous, providing adults access to kids and teens that can not be moderated, because there are no parental controls. I would encourage you to have discussions with your teens about safe internet and phone use.

Similar websites or apps would be:

Chatrandom

YouNow

Tinychat

Chatroulette

Monkey

There was an error on some printed baseball schedules for this season and the schedules were loaded incorrectly into our website calendar. It has been fixed online, but you may want to check your personal calendar and make some updates.

Below you will find the updated PHS Baseball calendar. We will only have baseball this year due to low numbers in softball.

To: Erin Bowley

From: Sara Conley

Message: Erin writes 2-3 IMPACT referrals each week, sometimes to teachers, and sometimes to other students. Each referral is personal, thoughtful, and creative. Erin embodies our school expectation of "take care of each other" by working hard to lift others each day.

Just a reminder Ice Castles dance is just around the corner! This dance is semi-formal and occurs on Saturday, February 18 at PHS. In order to attend this event, students must be in academically good standing.

Below you will find our dance policy from the high school handbook.

DANCES: Dance rules-Senior High

The senior high school is permitted one dance each month, and special event dances (Homecoming, etc.) are counted within the limit. Appropriate behavior is expected at all times at any activities prior to, during, and after dances. The students must be in good citizenship standing. Appropriate attire is expected.

1. Once you are in the building, you must stay. If you leave, you will not be permitted to re-enter. One hour after the dance starts, there will be no one admitted without a bona fide excuse from a coach, sponsor, etc.

2. Absolutely no alcohol, drugs, or tobacco products will be brought on the premises.

3. Students who cause problems will be asked to leave and will be denied admittance to future dances.

4. Admission prices, if any, will be determined by the sponsoring organization.

5. Dances are for high school students and their invited guests. No junior high or elementary students are permitted.

6. Out-of-school dates must be 19 years old or younger and must be signed up by their in-school host 3 days in advance of the dance.

7. Dances terminate by 12:00 am.

8. Seniors can only be King and Queen one (1) time their senior year: Prom, Homecoming, Courtwarming, and Ice Castles are the only recognized royalty.

9. KING AND QUEEN Policy: In order to be eligible to be a senior king or queen candidate at Pleasanton High School, the senior must meet the requirements set by the state of Kansas and the Pleasanton BOE to graduate in May of that school year. *Principal discretion.

One of our goals this year is to establish a site council. Our site council would be made up of school personnel (certified and classified), parents, and students to help inform decisions that we make at school. The purpose of the school site council is to advise the school on such matters as student learning, education programs, school improvement planning, education planning, and accreditation issues. The site council also plays an advocacy role for the school regarding the same issues.

A site council is a commitment to the school in hopes of making it the best school it can be. It is a time commitment, but it is also a commitment to seek solutions to areas of weakness in our system. A great school is always seeking ways to improve and a site council helps to lead those improvements.

If you would like more information about serving on the Pleasanton High School site council, please contact Sara Conley at sara.conlely@usd344.org.

We love to hear from you, if you have questions, compliments, or concerns please feel free to contact us!

Email: sara.conley@usd344.org
Website: https://www.usd344.org/
Location: 1001 Ash Street, Pleasanton, KS, USA
Phone: 913-352-8701
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pleasantonschoolsusd344/
Twitter: @344_usd

This week Mr. Nolan, Mrs. Wendy Conley, and Mrs. Sara Conley worked with juniors on their IPS (Individual Plans of Study) during WIN Time.

We were able to complete 11 plans for our upcoming senior class, and we hope to finish the rest this week. A couple of questions have come up recently, and we want to take a minute and update you.

1. How do seniors take work-study or an internship class?

Seniors wanting to work or intern in our community must be a part of a specific pathway through one of our CTE teachers. An internship/work study is the third level of a course, so students must have taken the prerequisite courses in that pathway. Occasionally we will have students who have work-study as a part of a transition plan through their IEP, which would be arranged with their special education case holder.

2. Why are some college classes free and others cost money?

The state of Kansas provides funding for juniors and seniors to take CTE courses for college credit through some of our local community colleges. The majority of the classes are offered online and it allows our students access to exciting opportunities. If the course is not a CTE course, for example, English 101, then the student is responsible for the tuition of the course but usually, we can offer dual credit for the course.