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The Pizitz Post

for Students, Parents & Families - April 29, 2024

The Pizitz Post for Students, Parents & Families - April 29, 2024

Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year

Parents, we need your help with registration. You should have received an initial email from Pizitz with your Snapcode on April 2, followed by a reminder email on April 16 to begin the registration process. All students returning next year, need to complete the registration process. This impacts our ability to solidify our master schedule and your child's class placement for next year. Please help us with this process by getting started today. Contact our registrar, Mary Watson, via email at watsonme@vhcs.us if you have individual questions about this process. Thank you for your help!
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Coming Up

Follow our website and school calendar to stay up-to-date on school events. Here are a few things to note coming up:
  • Monday, April 29: 7th Grade Art trip to Art Museum
  • Wednesday, May 1: Pizitz Art Show & Core Crew (altered schedule)
  • Thursday-Friday, May 2-3: iReady Testing (altered schedule)
  • Tuesday, May 7: Next Steps: 5th Grade Visit & Parent Meeting (altered schedule)
  • Friday, May 10: Beginning Band Field Trip
  • Monday, May 13: Spring Choir Concert
  • Tuesday, May 14: Spring Band Concert
  • Thursday-Friday, May 16-17: 8th Grade Exams
  • Friday, May 17: 8th Grade Banquet
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Reminders for School Expectations

As we close out the school year, we want to provide students with reminders for our behavior expectations here at Pizitz. During academic strategies this week, we will be providing our students with some reminders about acceptable behaviors. A few of the areas we plan to address include:


  • Respect toward others (with our speech and our actions);
  • Appropriate Chromebook use and care (take care of the Chromebooks and charge them every evening);
  • Preparedness and timeliness (come to class on time and be ready to learn).
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Carpool Reminders

Many of our families have developed unique ways to pick up their kids in the afternoon. We know that everyone wants to expedite the process, but safety is our top priority.


Here are a few reminders:

1. If your child is a walker, please do not block driveways in our nearby neighborhoods. In addition, please do not park in the business lots near the school. These businesses have repeatedly asked our families to be considerate of their business hours.


2. If you have not been given permission by an administrator to use the back lot (by the lower gym) or the front lot (in front of the 6th grade building) for carpool pick-up, please do not use these spaces. These spaces are reserved for special circumstances. Additional individuals trying to utilize these spaces are hindering those with special circumstances (ie. students with injuries, students with special needs, or those teams heading to practice at VHHS, etc.).

SGA Committees for Next Year

Are you interested in joining an SGA Committee? The interest meeting for Committees will be on Wednesday, 5/1 during 8th period in Ms. Lushington's room, E-104.

Track & Field Metro (updated results)

The following athletes scored at the Metro Championship (top 3 finishers are named to the All Metro Team):

  • Wolfie Brown - 1st in Pole Vault (All Metro Team), 7th in Shot Put
  • Boys 4x800m Relay team - 2nd place with Asa Stout, Anthony Li, David McBrayer, Ezra Booher (All Metro Team)
  • Wynn Andrews - 3rd in the 800m Run (All Metro Team), 8th in the 1600m Run
  • Sofia Ye - 3rd in Long Jump (All Metro Team), 3rd in Triple Jump (All Metro Team)
  • Abby Whyte - 3rd in Pole Vault (All Metro Team)
  • Genevieve Gammill - 4th in the 100m hurdles, 6th in the 300m hurdles
  • Boys 4x400m Relay Team - 4th place with Charlie Allen, Sam Johnson, Creed Booher, and Carter Allred
  • Girls 4x800m Relay - 5th place with Genevieve Gammill, Avery Allen, Grace Won, and Evelyn Plant
  • Creed Booher - 5th in the 300m Hurdles
  • Nicholas Paschenko - 5th in Pole Vault
  • Charlie Allen - 5th in Shot Put
  • Ezra Booher - 6th in the 1600m Run
  • Girls 4x400m Relay - 7th place with Ruth Farmer, Audrey McFarland, Mackenzie Currie, and Anna Grace Corley.
  • Ava Thompson - 7th in Pole Vault
  • Colt Carson - 7th in Pole Vault
  • Boys 4x100m Relay Team: 8th place with John Tinsley, Creed Booher, Carter Allred, Charlie Allen

Pirate Vision

Are you interested in joining next year’s Pirate Vision staff? We would love your help and expertise! We aim to produce episodes highlighting the good things happening around our school. You can check out this year's episodes on our YouTube channel @pizitzmedia. Click here to apply. Applications are due by Friday, May 10th. Contact Mrs. Grace with any questions (gracekg@vhcs.us).

Donate Gently Used Books

Do you have old or gently used books at your house? SGA is collecting used books for our school philanthropy, Hand in Paw. We are primarily looking for children's books up to an 8th grade reading level. Students will be at morning carpool next week, May 6th-10th. Hand in Paw is an animal-assisted therapy non profit located right here in Birmingham. One of their programs, Sit, Stay, Read, provides students struggling with reading a chance to read to a non-judgmental furry friend to improve their literacy. These books will go to expanding their library for the students they work with.

Dodgeball Tournament

The Pizitz Boys' Golf Team has planned a dodgeball tournament for THIS Thursday. Check out the information and get signed up at the link here.

First Priority

This week, First Priority will meet on Thursday instead of Wednesday for The National Day of Prayer. Join us Thursday, May 2nd at 7:25 for prayer in front of the school. Contact Mr. Sutter suttermc@vhcs.us or Mrs. Windle windleh@vhcs.us if you have questions. First Priority is a student-led club at Pizitz. This Christian organization typically meets every Wednesday at 7:25 in the choir room, and everyone is welcome to attend.

Chinese Club Interest Meeting

A group of students have expressed interest in beginning a Chinese Club at Pizitz. If you are interested in being in this club or learning more, join us on Thursday, May 2 during 8th period in the library.

¡Viva México!

Help celebrate the week of Cinco de Mayo with the Pizitz Spanish classes! 8th grade Spanish students will sell Mexican-inspired bobbleheads, keychains, temporary tattoos, and more. Prices will range from $3-$5 and only cash will be accepted. Sales will take place during lunch in the cafeteria. ¡Viva México!

Interested in Running Next Year?

Attention current 6th & 7th Graders not competing on a fall team ( such as Cross Country, Football, Volleyball, Cheer, Dance, Majorettes)! Do you like to run? Do you like to jump? Do you like to throw? Do you like to win? Then Track & Field Off-Season may be the sport for you!

2024 FALL TRACK & FIELD OFF-SEASON STUDENT INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS:

  • Dates: May 6th, 7th , and 8th.
  • When: 8th Pd. Students must check in with their current 8th pd teacher first then report to the meeting.
  • Where: Coach Williams' Classroom- C109 (8th Grade building towards the baseball field)
  • Students must attend 1 of the 3 meetings.

Girls' Audition Choir

Girls’ Choir auditions will take place April 29-May 3 beginning during 8th period. Any 6th or 7th Grade girls are eligible to audition for the Girls’ Choir. Come by the choir room to sign up for an audition time and pick up the audition information.

Attention: 8th Grade Students & Parents!

8th Graders and 8th Grade Parents: Do you have any pictures of you and your friends over the years at Pizitz? Email them to Ms. Lushington at lushingtonhm@vhcs.us so we can showcase them at the 8th Grade Banquet in May! Mark your calendars now for the evening of May 17 to celebrate your time at Pizitz with your 8th grade friends and teachers.

Interested in Being a Library Assistant?

Come by the library to get information and an application from Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Wilson. All applications must be returned no later than Tuesday, April 30.

Interested in Wrestling?

Boys TRY Wrestling will be April 30th & May 2nd from 4:15-5:30 at the VHHS Wrestling Room. Parents will transport wrestlers from Pizitz to VHHS. They will pick up in front of VHHS afterwards. All required AHSAA and VHCS documentation must be completed in order to participate. Join the Google Classroom (tcltkac) or email Coach Nick Tucker (tuckernc@vhsc.us) for more information.

Pizitz Volleyball Tryouts

Any current 6th or 7th grader interested in trying out for the 2024 Pizitz volleyball team should join the Google Classroom (Code: y5rl6tr) for more information about the tryout process. Tryouts will take place May 6th, 8th, 9th, and 10th.


More information about the tryout process can be found on the Google Classroom page. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Spence (spencejm@vhcs.us) or Coach Barger (bargersd@vhcs.us)

Girls' Basketball

Any current 6th or 7th grader that is interested in trying out for the 2024-2025 Pizitz Girls' Basketball Team, please join Google Classroom HERE. Please email Coach McKenzie (mckenziedl@vhcs) or Coach Morris (morrisk@vhcs.us) if you have any questions!

Boys' Basketball

Any current 6th or 7th grade boys that are interested in trying out for Pizitz Basketball summer team, please join the Google classroom (code: ul55kjo). Parents, please look over all information with your son. Please email Coach Brown if you have any questions (brownjw@vhcs.us).


Any current 8th grade boy interested in trying out for the Freshman Basketball team, please see Coach Binkley for tryout information.

VHHS Baseball Tryouts for the 2024-2025 School Year

Baseball tryouts are for all upcoming 8th and 9th Graders plus any 10th-12th Graders who would like to try out that are currently NOT on the team.

  • June 3: 8th Grade 12:30-2:00
  • June 4: 8th Grade 12:30-2:00
  • June 5: ALL Grades Together 12:30-2:30
  • June 6: ALL Grades Together 12:30-2:00

For more information about tryouts please visit Baseball Tryout Information - Vestavia Hills High School (1rebelathletics.com) and to sign up for tryouts fill out the Google Form: https://forms.gle/TKNhCXNuZiQwWiBA

Interested in Cross Country or Track at VHHS?

Cross Country/Distance:

Join the Google Classroom AND complete the Google Form located at the top of the stream. The Google Form MUST be complete in order to be rostered and to receive emails with important information. Please make sure any email addresses are typed in correctly. This is a 1st Period Athletics class. Practice schedule information is located in the stream on the Google Classroom. Google Classroom Code: mgcseso


Track and Field:

Join the Google Classroom AND complete the Google Form located at the top of the stream. The Google Form MUST be complete in order to be rostered and to receive emails with important information. Please make sure any email addresses are typed in correctly. This is an 8th Period Athletics class. Google Classroom Code: kh75vp4


Athletes that joined the XC Google Classroom DO NOT have to join the Track Classroom as well.

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