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PALMYRA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2023 Orientation

PALMYRA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2023 Orientation. “I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more I have of it.” Thomas Jefferson. Administrative Team. Dr. Scott Richardson– Principal Mr. Daryl Reisinger – Assistant Principal (A-K) Mr. Paul Steigerwald – Assistant Principal (L-Z)

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PALMYRA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2023 Orientation

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  1. PALMYRA HIGH SCHOOLCLASS OF 2023Orientation “I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more I have of it.” Thomas Jefferson

  2. Administrative Team Dr. Scott Richardson– Principal Mr. Daryl Reisinger – Assistant Principal (A-K) Mr. Paul Steigerwald – Assistant Principal (L-Z) Mrs. Jennifer Kulas, (A-E) Mr. Aaron Walny (Dave Watson), (F-K) Mrs. Jennifer Hilbert – (L-R) Ms. Teresa Markulike – (S-Z) Mrs. Janet Richey – Principal’s Secretary Mrs. Vicki Sauley – Front Desk Secretary Mrs. Gina Snow– Attendance Secretary Mrs. Cathy Williams- Guidance Secretary

  3. Keys to Success • Regular attendance • Focus on priorities • Self advocate • Get involved • Surround yourself… • Look forward • Accept Responsibility • Respect • Kindness

  4. Class of 2023 Keystone Exams Algebra – 8th/9th grade Literature & Biology – 10th grade *May re-take if necessary. *Must pass by end of 11th grade to graduate. *Incentives when pro/adv are earned *Remediation courses if necessary *Required as part of state graduation requirements *Part of high school transcript

  5. Historical Keystone Performance

  6. INTENSIVE BLOCK SCHEDULE SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 All courses are a full semester in length. Health/PE run every other day during the semester.

  7. Sample 9th grade schedule All courses are one semester in length. Health/PE meets every other day for a semester.

  8. Lebanon County Career and Technology Center 23 Programs 14: 2-year ½ day programs 8: Full day senior programs Cosmetology: 2 year program

  9. PHS ENROLLMENT GROWTH Enrollment in Aug. 2012 = 973 Enrollment in Aug. 2019 = 1171 280, 290, 301,317,330 Implications: Scheduling options Athletic classifications Class size

  10. DAILY BELL SCHEDULE Period 1: 7:50-9:07 (+5 minutes for announcements) Period 2: 9:11-10:23 Period 3,4,5: 10:27-12:13 Lunch A: 10:27-10:57 Lunch B: 11:05-11:35 Lunch C: 11:43-12:13 Period 6: 12:17-1:29 Period 7: 1:33-2:45

  11. Primetime - PHS • 90 minute personal learning opportunity each Wednesday • Allow students a chance to personalize their education • Tutoring/remediation/extra help/makeup work • Enrichment activities • Help teachers have flexibility of working with students or other staff members in a non-structured environment. • Student buy-in with their education • 9th grade academy – All 9th graders first 2 Primetimes

  12. PHS Mini-Thon 2019

  13. Student - Home – Schoolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeltnroSGco • Please communicate with us (custody issues, medical concerns, praise & concerns, etc.) • Open lines of communication • Allow natural and logical consequences to occur • Establish and maintain mutually high academic and behavioral expectations. • Classroom level concerns – start with teacher. • Check your students grade on-line regularly • Weekly Top Ten.

  14. Attendance/Tardy • Mandatory attendance • Excused/Unexcused • Note for excused absences • Illness, death in family, family “emergencies (3days) • Non excusable absences • Overslept, hunting, babysitting • Request Educational Trip Day – Form online • Unexcused absence students may only earn 60% of graded assignment if due on day of absence. • 7:50 – 8:30 – 10:30

  15. Routine/Procedures • Doors open at 6:50 AM. • Drop-off & pick-up in the REAR of the building. • Students wait in lobby or café until 7:40. • Students are to be in 1st period by 7:50 AM. • Breakfast available. • Library opens at 7:30 AM. • Bike racks in front of building. Please lock bike. • Please leave building by 3:15 unless supervised • Please follow one-way traffic flow in back.

  16. Student Handbookhttps://www.palmyraportal.org/files/uploads/departmentfiles/2766//Student_Handbook_2019_20_docx.pdf

  17. Other Parental Information: • Lunch prices $2.40 ($.40-R), Breakfast $1.10 ($.30-R), TNG • Omelets on Thursday mornings, Belgian waffles on Fridays, snacks after school M-Fri. • Parents must submit signed absence excuse within 3 days. • Educational trip forms are available in the office & online • 90 Security cameras • PLEASE READ STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK • All parents & visitors must enter through the Main Office during school hours. • PowerSchool will be blocked for debts over $10. • Locker Request forms – Back table

  18. A.L.i.C.E. Alert, Lockdown, inform, Counter, Evacuate -Nationwide initiative, not just in schools. -Recommended by PA State Police, Center for Safe Schools -Empowers teachers and students to use common sense -The same response does not fit every situation. -Rally points: Encounter Church and Assembly of God Church on Park Drive - District School Police Officer – Off. Dissinger

  19. PHS 1:1 Macbook Air • Rationale • Expectations • Implementation

  20. THANK YOU FOR COMING! • Open House: August 22 1-2pm • Meet the Cougars/Glow Run: August 24 7:15pm • First day: August 26th • Picture day: August 29th • No school: August 30 and September 2 • Back to School Night: September 9 6pm • Student section events/updates @phs_section • Feel free to tour building • Laptop distribution in Library

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