
Pioneer Post
January 2023
2023-2024 Lottery
Registration for the sibling and public lottery for the 2023-2024 school year is currently live. An application must be submitted between January 3 - 31, 2023 for any prospective new student to PSPA, which includes new siblings. If there are more applicants than seats available we will hold a lottery. Siblings will receive priority and then any remaining seats will be open to the public.
Current PSPA students do not need to reapply.
Please remember a separate application for the lottery needs to be submitted for each child you are applying for.
Campus Tour for New Families
On January 26, 2023, at 5:00pm, PSPA will provide an opportunity to prospective new
families for the 2023-24 school year to tour either our elementary campus building or our middle school building. These tours are designed for prospective new families only, not for existing PSPA families. While these tours are not for current families, we are excited to share this info with you in case you have neighbors or other friends who may be seeking to enroll their child into PSPA for the first time. Feel free to share this information with them. Prospective new families may sign up for the tour at: https://forms.gle/YAqJHF9xXmZeo5AF6
Intent to Return "Forms"
Intent to Return "Forms" will not be handed out this year. Instead, families will be given access to a Powerschool login to electronically declare whether or not your child will be returning for the 2023-2024 school year. The ONLY way your child will not have a seat for the 2023-2024 school year is if you decline your child's seat. The link will be sent out the week of January 17th. Thank you in advance for your assistance in helping us to prepare for the 2023-2024 school year and our upcoming lottery!
2023-2024 School Calendar
The board approved our calendar in November. If you haven't already please download your copy and make sure to plan vacations accordingly for next school year. It is imperative for students to be present on the first day of school.
2022-2023 Yearbooks
New and returning PSPA families, this year we are doing TWO YEARBOOKS! A K-5 yearbook and a middle school yearbook! The beginning of each book will offer identical social events on and off campus that celebrate all our Pioneers. The second half of the book will focus on various events and classroom activities that are tailored to each campus. Some different options and pricing are listed below:
Soft Cover - $34, plus tax
Hard Cover - $36.51, plus tax
With your purchase, TreeRing offers two free CUSTOM PAGES that you can fill with all the memories once you make your purchase. You can also purchase additional pages through their site.
When you're ready to make your purchase, there will be a unique school code for each campus yearbook listed below
Elementary School Campus - 10pinespringsk5
Middle School Campus - 10pinesprings678
Website - www.treering.com/validate
You can email smarsico@pinespringsprep.org with any questions you may have. If you need TreeRing Support, they are also happy to help with questions! Their contact number is 877-755-8733.
High School Registration
High School Registration is fast approaching! Here are some important dates to mark on your calendar:
Magnet High School application period is October 14th, 2022 - January 25th, 2023
Early College High School applications period is October 14th, 2022 - December 14th, 2022
To learn more about the magnet and early college schools fair: Magnet and Early college fair
Here is a list of early college and magnet high schools
View the calendar for Open Houses/School Tours 2022-2023
Here is a spreadsheet with the links to the WCPSS high school planning guide and important Wake County high schools.
I highly recommend attending the sessions before beginning your student’s application as applications are NOT first-come, first-served. In addition, I will be providing more in-depth information about the application process and high school registration later this month. A presentation with all this information will be posted in my Counselor google classroom, so please let me know if you or your student do not have access to this google classroom! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, or if I can assist you and your student in this process.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Breslin
984-217-1724 ext. 3249
Forgotten School Lunch
Please remind your child to remember their lunch. Students will be asked to call home in the morning if their lunch is forgotten. If a student doesn't have a lunch by lunchtime we have Lunchables we can provide to them. Forgotten school lunches are $5 and can be paid via e~Funds . Please make sure to reimburse PSPA if we provided your child with a lunch.
Absences
Background Checks & Key Fobs
Please make sure to complete your background check before volunteering in any classroom or school wide event. You will not be allowed to volunteer if you don't have a cleared background check. Background checks need to be updated annually. There is required $19.45 background check fee that is required to process all background checks.
PSPA Free Libraries
Did you know both of our campuses have "Little Free Libraries?" At both campuses there are books available to our students at no cost. Students can borrow a book or take a book from either campus. The bookshelves for our libraries are at the front entrance of both schools. Encourage your child to stop by and take a look!
Middle School Athletics
Future Hawks Lacrosse
Boys in grades 6th-8th are invited to join the Future Hawks Lacrosse Team again this season. As a reminder this is not a sport run by PSPA. It's a non-profit organized to build a lacrosse program out of middle schoolers in our area. The Future Hawks roster had 23 students last year, and 3 were from Pine Springs Prep, and others came from surrounding schools.
Who: Any boy in 6th-8th grade that is slated to attend Holly Springs High can sign up (no experience necessary)
When: The season will run from February 5, 2023 - April 28, 2023. We will begin the season with Sunday afternoon practices until the time change in mid March allows us to practice after 6:00 pm on weekdays. Most of our home games and practices this year will be on the practice fields at Holly Springs HS. There will be a total of 10-12 practices, a 3 game TYLC Jamboree, 8-10 regular season games and the TYLC playoffs. I am attaching the schedule as it currently stands...this is subject to change! We hope to be playing on the last day of the season! We have created a TeamSnap account and will use that as the primary source of information and communication after the registration deadline.
Cost: Cost for the season will be $175 per player. This includes a reversible jersey that the player keeps, coaches salaries, field rental, league entry fee, cost of officials and all other expenses. With 25+ games and practices scheduled, this works out to about $7 per session. Payment information will be sent shortly after the registration deadline of January 15, 2023.
Interested in playing lacrosse for a middle school team, but not slated for Holly Springs High?
Check out other local teams....
Label your children's outwear NOW!
If your child is missing any items please tell them to check lost and found!
Upcoming Dates
- 1/6- Spirit Wear Day
- 1/10- Basketball Game for 6th Grade Boys @ 4:30 PM (HOME)
- 1/11- Girls Basketball Game @ 4:15 PM (HOME)
- 1/11- Boys Basketball Game @ 5:15 PM (HOME)
- 1/12- Elementary School Store
- 1/13- Girls Basketball Game @ 4:15 PM (HOME)
- 1/13- Boys Basketball Game @ 5:15 PM (HOME)
- 1/13- End of Quarter 2
- 1/16- No School.... Martin Luther King Day
- 1/19- Middle School Store
- 1/19- Girls Basketball Game @ 4:00 PM (HOME)
- 1/19- Boys Basketball Game @ 5:00 PM (HOME)
- 1/20- Dress Down Day
- 1/23- Girls Basketball Game @ 4:15 PM (HOME)
- 1/23- Boys Basketball Game @ 5:15 PM (HOME)
- 1/26- Girls Basketball Game @ 4:15 PM (AWAY- Cardinal Charter)
- 1/26- Boys Basketball Game @ 5:15 PM (AWAY- Cardinal Charter)
- 1/27- Log In to Powerschool to check Quarter 2 Grades
- 1/30- Girls Basketball Game @ 4:00 PM (AWAY- Southern Wake)
- 1/30- Boys Basketball Game @ 5:00PM (AWAY- Southern Wake)