Poudre High School Newsletter
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Poudre High School Newsletter
Poudre High School Advertising in this newsletter does not imply endorsement by Poudre School District Poudre High School Newsletter Page 1 May 2012 Poudre High School 201 Impala Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80521 970-488-6000 George Osborne, Principal Important Dates: May 2 GED Graduation 6:00 p.m. PHS Commons May 8 ACT Make-up exam 7:35 a.m. May 8 Band Awards Concert 7:00 p.m. PHS Auditorium Joe Fontana, Assistant Principal Activities Director Kathy Mackay, Assistant Principal Craig Woodall, Assistant Principal Athletic Director Bryan Kiel, Dean of Students Luke Lefurge, Dean of Students Kendall Wilson, Dean of Students From the PHS Administration: The Poudre High School faculty, staff, and administration thank you for sharing your students with us this year. We had an incredibly successful school year and Poudre High School staff and students received numerous accolades. A few of those awards are listed below. We hope you have a wonderful summer break, and we look forward to seeing your student at check in! National Merit Scholarship Recipient – Arun Chandra, Daniel Dean, Matthew Eastberg Persons National Merit Finalists – Arun Chandra, Daniel Dean, Reid Palmquist, Matthew Eastberg Persons, Nathan Sharp May 9 Orchestra Awards Concert 7:00 p.m. PHS Auditorium National Merit Commended Scholars - Lisa Buccafusca, Connor Finnell, Wesley Hager, Devin Hilpert, Emeralde Jensen-Roberts, Laurel Kassenbrock, Alba Mariner, Gwendolyn Snider May 10 Choir Awards Concert 7:00 p.m. PHS Auditorium National Hispanic Recognition Scholar - Alba Mariner May 11 Yearbooks distributed 8th period & after school Publication Lab (Room 303) Coloradoan Academic All Star – Kimberly Belleville May 16 Scholarship Celebration R.S.V.P. Required 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Main Gym May 16 ELL Rose Ceremony 6:00 p.m. Event Center Boettcher Scholar Semifinalist – Arun Chandra, Alyssa Spomer Coloradoan Academic All Star Honorable Mention – Rachel Akmakjian, Sarah Bibbey continued Page 2 Poudre High School May 2012 From the PHS Administration continued: Rotary Student Honorees – Kimberly Belleville, Brook Santangelo Kiwanis Student Honorees – Karen Perez Zonta Student Honorees - Alexis Aaeng, Sarah Bibbey Taylor Smietanski, Jeanette Yanez Masonic Most Valuable Student Award - Sarah Bibbey, Eric Parsonnet Questbridge Scholar – Karen Perez May 17 Spring Theatre Showcase 7:00 p.m. Auditorium & Commons Cesar Chavez Award – Karen Perez, Jeanette Yanez, PHS World Diversity Club, Liners/Alianza Soccer Team Daniels Fund Scholarship Recipients – Mitch Maloof, Juan Medina, Jake Sage 57 students completed Capstone experiences May 19 Physics Boat Race 9:00 – Noon Terry Lake 33 seniors inducted into National Vocational Technical Honor Society May 22 Senior BBQ for students of Class of 2012 5:00 – 6:30 Impala Fund donated $8,000 from PHS art auction to teachers May 22 Senior Award Ceremony 6:30 – 8:00 PHS Main Gym May 24 IB Convocation 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Auditorium & Commons May 25 Graduation Practice Mandatory Moby Gym @ CSU 2:15 p.m. May 25 Graduation Moby Gym @ CSU 6:30 p.m. May 28 No School Memorial Day June 1 Last day of classes Science Olympiad – State Champs-Competing in National Competition GED graduates PHS Mock Trial Team placed 10th in State which is the highest finish ever by a northern Colorado team 9 students qualified in Forensics for State and 2 qualified for Nationals Kerri Niccoli and Sara Fulmer were gold medal winners at FCCLA State Conference and were runners up for Nationals Ten students qualified for the International Thespian Festival. Of those ten, four represented Poudre as the best in the state in their categories. Poudre's Thespians won more awards than any other comprehensive high school in Colorado. Baseball won Front Range League Championships Weather Delay Schedule A weather delay schedule means that school starts at 9:45 a.m. on that day. Please access the schedule on our website: www.phs.psdschools.org > About Us: Schedules and Calendars: Weather Delay Page 3 Poudre High School Finals Policy 2011-2012 PHS Finals Policy for 2nd semester: All students will take finals 2nd semester! PSD policy calls for all students to complete district end of course assessments. Final Exam Schedule Senior finals will be given on Tuesday, May 22 (Periods 1, 3, 5, 7) and Wednesday, May 23 (Periods 2, 4, 6, 8). The schedule for these two days will remain a normal schedule with Impala Time on Tuesday and late start on Wednesday. Finals for Grades 9th, 10th, 11th Tuesday, May 29 Period 1 8:00 – 9:20 3 Common Lunch 5 Make up Finals Check in Wednesday, May 30 Period 2 4 Common Lunch 6 9:30 10:50 11:40 1:10 – 10:50 – 11:40 – 1:00 – 3:05 1:10 – 3:05 8:00 9:30 10:50 11:40 – 9:20 – 10:50 – 11:40 – 1:00 Make up Finals Check in 1:10 – 3:05 1:10 – 3:05 Thursday, May 31 Period 7 8 Common Lunch 8:00 – 9:20 9:30 – 10:50 10:50 – 11:40 0 Make up Finals 11:40 – 1:00 1:10 – 3:05 Check in 1:10 – 3:05 May 2012 Page 4 Poudre High School May 2012 Checkout Sheets: Checkout Sheets: Students that do not complete the checkout process will be assessed a $10 fee on their student account. $1 fee is assessed for students that lose their checkout sheet and need a reprint. 12th grade checkout sheets will be distributed at PHS in the front entryway by the Impala 7:15 – 10:15 a.m. Friday, May 18th. Seniors must complete the checkout process in order to receive their cap/gown to participate in the graduation ceremony. Cap/gowns will be distributed in the Event Center for seniors with a completed checkout form on May 22nd during lunch and Impala Time, May 23rd during latestart and lunch, and May 24th 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. 9th, 10th, and 11th grades checkout sheets will be distributed May 24th during 3rd period. Students with a 3rd pd as their off period need to pick up their checkout sheet from the registrars in the Counseling Dept. All checkout information can be found on our website http://phs.psdschools.org click on About Us and find it under Policies. Congratulations Graduate Signs Celebrate your graduate! The Poudre Ace Sign Shop, a student run business, presents 2012 Graduation Signs. The 3’x1’ Coroplast yard sign (includes metal stake for display) is perfect for graduation week and graduation parties. Bring sign (without stake) to graduation to recognize graduates! Choice of blue lettering/white background or white lettering/ blue background. $15.00 before 5/5/12 Orders must include: First and Last name of graduate, First and Last name of person placing order, phone/email contact information for person placing order. Email: [email protected] Phone: 488-6094 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform? formkey=dGkwLUh2NE9kaXVTYUxaRlFEZ0U0bkE6MQ Page 5 Poudre High School Mandatory Graduation Practice Friday, May 25 2:15 p.m. Moby Gym at CSU 2012 Graduation Friday, May 25 6:30 p.m. Moby Gym at CSU Parking at Graduation PSD students and staff can park in MOBY lot # 195 (see parking map link at http://www.parking.colostate.edu/maps/mapside.pdf) for practices on Friday, May 25. That’s the green/yellow striped area in Moby Lot, not the blue area. Note: the Blue Area -- or “A” zone -- is enforced from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. Retirements at PHS After many years of service to PHS, the following staff members will be retiring at the end of this year: Scott King Kathryn Symmes Carol Eikleberry We wish them well and thank them for their contributions to our students and Poudre High School! Front Office Closure The PHS front office will close June 18 and will reopen July 24. Beginning July 24, there will be limited access into the building due to extensive construction; please enter through the doors east of the front doors and follow the directional signs to access the front office area. Parking Hang-tags Current Parking Hang Tags will be used again during the 2012-2013 school year. Seniors - Must turn in Hang Tag as part of check out. Juniors & Sophomores - Do not lose Hang Tag over summer. May 2012 Page 6 Poudre High School May 2012 SENIORS! Scholarship Reporting Please report all scholarships that you have received or been offered. Download and print the Student Scholarship Form from the PHS website (http://phs.psdschools.org/webfm_send/1920 ). Hard copies are available in the College & Career Center and IB office. We will be honored to recognize you at the Scholarship Celebration, May 16, 2012. Invitations will be mailed to students reporting scholarship offers. Advanced Placement (AP) Exams AP exams will be administered at PHS May 7 – 18 for AP students who registered to take an exam(s). Your student will receive a testing schedule and confirmation of the exam(s) he/she registered for. PHS Virtual Summer School June 11 – August 10 Students MUST have access to the internet. Students work independently with support from PHS staff. Testing sessions and check-ins with staff are Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon and Thursdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. $175/class – reduced rate is available for students who qualify for the free/reduced lunch program. Students may register for two classes max. Register now through May 20, 2012. Required orientation: May 22 at 2:35 p.m. in the Mind Center. Late orientation is June 11 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 508. For more information contact your counselor or Kathy Mackay at (970) 488-6151. Counseling Department Summer Office Hours The Counseling Department will close June 14 and will reopen on July 24. The department will be staffed with one counselor July 24, 25, 26, 31 and August 1 & 2. Office hours will be 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon and 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. To schedule an appointment, please call (970) 488-6200. Please see the counseling website to view which counselor will be available on each date. Page 7 Poudre High School Poudre School District Summer School 2012 June 6 – July 3, 2012 Fossil Ridge High School 5400 Ziegler Road 1st Semester Classes: 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. 2nd Semester Classes: 12:00 – 3:30 p.m. Year-long Classes: 8:00 – 3:30 p.m. Credits: 5 credits per semester class Cost of each class = $175 (payment due at time of registration) Free and reduced students = $135 (Request to Reduce Tuition form required) Out of district students = $215 July/August Newsletter Please access the PHS website late July to view the July/August newsletter and information regarding registration for school start dates and information for the 2012-2013 school year! Counseling Department Access on Website Please visit the Counseling Department link at http://phs.psdschools.org >Counseling for access to announcements, College & Career information, college application timelines, higher education requirements, Guidance Bulletin, Resources, and Registration information for new students. Retaining and Credit Earned In June, counselors will review student records to determine the amount of credit earned in the 2010-2011 school year. If your student has earned enough credit, he/ she will be promoted to the next grade. If your student has not met the requirements to be promoted to the next grade, he/she will be retained and will remain classified at their current grade level. Retaining is meant to provide an incentive for your child to improve his/her achievement and/or attendance while at Poudre High School. May 2012 Page 8 Poudre High School May 2012 Grade Level Classification Policy TO EARN SOPHOMORE (10th grade) STATUS: A student must have earned a minimum of 60 credits. A student earning less than 60 credits will remain a freshman for records purpose. TO EARN JUNIOR (11th grade) STATUS: A student must have earned a minimum of 110 credits. A student earning less than 110 credits will remain a sophomore for records purposes. TO EARN SENIOR (12th grade) STATUS: A student must have earned a minimum of 165 credits. A student earning less than 165 credits will remain a junior for records purposes. NOTE: To participate in their graduation ceremony, seniors MUST meet ALL graduation requirements BEFORE THE DATE OF THE GRADUATION CEREMONY. If after the first semester a senior has been found to have too few credits to meet all graduation requirements before the date of the graduation ceremony, he/she will be reclassified as a junior (11th grade). NOTE: If your student is supposed to be a 12th grader and is retained as an 11th grader, you need to be aware of the possible ramifications listed below: Your student probably will not: ·Be able to graduate on time. ·Be included in the senior picture. ·Be included in the senior portion of the yearbook. HOW WILL I KNOW IF MY STUDENT HAS BEEN RETAINED, AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IF THEY ARE? If your student is retained, you will be notified in writing this summer. If you suspect now that they will be retained, contact your student's counselor before the end of school to determine the best course of action. We STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you look into summer school and enroll before the end of this school year. If your student earns enough credit in summer school to be promoted to the next grade level, his/her records will be changed during the fall of next year. Students should contact their counselor in early August to check his/her status. Summer school information is available in the Counseling Office. Page 9 Poudre High School Facebook Join our Facebook page – Poudre High School (Official) to learn all the latest and greatest news at PHS! Naviance Register for the ACT test at www.actstudent.org and the SAT test at www.collegeboard.com/sat-register. PHS’s code is 060587. Remember! About grade changes… If you are repeating a class to improve a “D” or “F,” you will need to meet with your counselor in order to complete the process. A grade change form is available from your counselor and must be approved by administration. Transcript Requests Final transcripts will be sent based on trade school/college/ university selected in Senior Exit Survey - if you don’t select a school, a final transcript will not be sent. If your intended school notifies you that a final transcript has not been received, please call 970-488-6064 to request a 2nd final transcript. For all PHS graduates, please call PSD Records Department @ 970-490-3142 to request a transcript. IB Link Click here to see the IB Newsletter: http://phs.psdschools.org/international-baccalaureate/ newsletters May 2012 Page 10 Poudre High School May 2012 Important Athletic Phone #’s Athletic Director (AD): Craig Woodall (970) 488-6191 AD Assistant: Michele Niesent (970) 488-6014 Athletic Information Line: (970) 488-6010 Website: www.psdschools.org/phs Athletic Information Email If you would like to receive weekly athletic emails with information about schedules, games, times, places, cancellations, camps, clinics, and any upcoming season information, please notify Michele Niesent at [email protected] or call 970-488-6014 to be added to the list. Poudre Athletic Store Parents, Poudre Athletic Store has apparel for sale: Short Sleeve T-Shirts $10 Long Sleeve T-Shirts $12 Baseball Hats $15 Chair Backs $40 For more information or to order contact Michele Niesent at [email protected] or call (970) 488-6014 POUDRE PRIDE! Athletic Lettering Did your son or daughter letter in a sport at PHS? If so, the Athletic Department has pins for letter jackets available for every sport, including bars for years of letters and stars for all conference honors. Pins are available for $1.00 each. Contact Michele Niesent at 970-488-6014 to make a purchase. Football Parent Meeting Monday, May 7 6:00 p.m. Event Center Page 11 Poudre High School Football Spring Camp: June 4th – 15th from 7:30 – 11:30 a.m. Fall Camp – August 6th – 10th from 7:30 – 11:30 a.m. Official Practice: Monday, August 13th - 17th from 2:30 – 8:00 p.m. For more information contact Coach Dan Reardon @ 330-559-8015 or by email: [email protected]. The football website will be updated. Please check the website or call for more information! Cross Country Tuesday May 15th - Info Meeting 2:35 p.m. Room 204 at PHS (Summer Schedule Discussed!) Monday, August 13th - First day of Practice For more information contact: Coach Moyer: 484-9215 [email protected] www.poudrexc.org Boys’ Golf Info. Meeting: Friday, August 3rd – 1:00 p.m. @ City Park Nine Tryouts - Monday, August 6th @ City Park Nine - Time TBA Players should be at the top of their game by the 1st tryout day. This is competitive golf. Players are encouraged to play as much as possible prior to tryouts. For more information contact Coach Phil Coatman: 4886051, 290-3701, or e-mail [email protected] Boys’ Soccer Preseason: M, W, F July 8th - 20th 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. and M-F July 23rd Aug 3rd 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Camp: August 6th - August 10th 8:00 - 10:30 a.m. TRYOUTS: August 13th – 17th 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. ALL EVENTS AT PHS SOCCER FIELD! Coach Erik Eckhoff 488-6233, [email protected] http://poudresoccer.weebly.com May 2012 Page 12 Poudre High School May 2012 Boys’ Tennis Tryouts – August 18th For more information contact Coach Tronco @ 371-2221 Field Hockey Contact Coach Nick Morales 310-4772 Please check website for information http://fortcollinsfieldhockey.vnsports.com/ Gymnastics For more information contact Coach Laura Slocomb @ 222-5251 or [email protected] Girls’ Softball Parent Meeting: August 9th @ 6:00 p.m. in the PHS Events Center Pre tryout camp: August 7th – 9th from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at the PHS Softball Field. $40 fee per player Tryouts: August 13th – 17th from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. at the PHS Softball Field For more information contact Coach Christy Malara @ 214-8612 or email at [email protected] Girls’ Volleyball Camp: for new players and incoming freshmen August 6th – 8th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the PHS Gym Tryouts: August 13th – 18th from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. All tryouts/practices are at PHS For more information contact Mike Dumler @ 367-6788 or [email protected] All tryouts/practices are at PHS Athletic Physicals Need a Physical? Advantage Chiropractic will do physicals for $40.00 of which $20.00 will be donated back to the PHS athletic department. Please call 267-9600 to schedule an appt. Page 13 Poudre High School Parent Volunteers We are in need of a few parents who are interested in assisting with the organization and coordination of volunteers here at PHS. Please email Joe Fontana: [email protected] Rockies; The Otter Box; Overland Foods; Patrick Plumbing and Heating; Pentico Photography, Print It!; Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc.; Q4 Wealth Management, Inc; Qdoba Mexican Grill; Raising Cane’s; Ram’s Bookstore; REI; Rocky Thanks for making the 38thannual Ridge Nursery & Landscape; Sam’s “Poudre Past Midnight” a big success! Club; Serious Texas Bar-BQ; Soccer The after prom committee would like to Stop; Allen and Kelly Stadiman; Mary thank the following businesses and indi- M. Biggers - State Farm Insurance; Starbucks; Super Market Liquor; Jon E. viduals that donated to the Swanbom, DDS; Taco Bell; Target; Walevent: Albertsons; American Legion Auxiliary; Nancy Bailey; BEI Concrete, Mart; Washington’s; David L. Way, DDS; Wells Fargo Bank; Whole Foods Inc.; Dave and Amy Bibbey; Big Al’s Burgers and Dogs; Big City Burrito; Big and Yancey’s Produce. This list would not be complete without an additional O Tires; Blessed John 23 University sincere thank you to the many volunteers Church; Bohemian Foundation; Breeze who gave up an entire evening and most Thru Car Wash; Craig C. Campbell Insurance Agency; Canino’s Italian Restau- of a morning at Poudre Past Midnight, as well as all those who worked diligently rant; CB & Potts; CLP Middle School; on our planning committee. We appreciChick-fil-A; Chipper’s Lanes; Coopate your dedication to our students! Our erSmith’s Pub; Marc D. Crane, DDS; Juniors and Seniors, along with their parCSU Bookstore; Culver’s; The Cupboard; Cuppy’s Coffee; Dohn Construc- ents, are grateful for the wonderful support of the Fort Collins and Northern tion; Domino’s Pizza, Downtown Business Association; Donna L. Ebert, DDS; Colorado community. Fake Bake; Farmer’s Table Restaurant; Flexx Productions; Fort Collins Club; Poudre Past Midnight (PPM) 2013! Fort Collins Lodge #804 BPOE; Fort Parents of current sophomores, we need Fun; Gib’s Bagels; GoJo Sports; you! The PPM Committee would like to Hawker’s Automotive; Healthy Kid’s invite you to the final meeting of the Club; Marilyn Hodges; Hooters; Ink year, Wednesday, May 16th, at 6:30 p.m. Works; John James, MD; Jay’s Bistro; in the Mind Center, located immediately Jimmy John’s; Jim’s Wings; Julie Brok- to the left of the main entrance. Tradiish Photography; Kilwins Chocolates; tionally, parents of the Junior Class plan King Soopers; Lee’s Cyclery; The Lube the after prom celebration, and we are in Stop & Much More; Lundstedt Automo- need of a new committee for next year’s tive; Marco’s Pizza; Mary’s Mountain event! The current committee would like Cookies (Old Town); McDonald’s; Sisi to help you get a great start on next Mijiddorj Memorial Fund; Mountain year’s celebration, so please plan on atVista Golf Course; Mug’s Coffee tending this meeting to continue the traLounge; Nordy’s Barbeque; Old Chidition of PPM, a safe, drug and alcoholcago; Orthopedic & Spine Center of the May 2012 Page 14 Poudre High School May 2012 3rd Quarter Dean’s List Parents! Check out students that made the Dean’s List for 3 rd quarter by clicking on CELEBRATIONS on PHS’ homepage. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students have demonstrated a dramatic academic improvement, increasing their GPA by .5 or greater over the previous grading period. PHS Knowledge Bowl Team Took 2nd place at the district championship. Please congratulate Chris Panella, Matthew Eastberg-Persons, Dillon Knackstedt, Joe Ignowski, Sam Auyeung, and Pratheeksha Mallikarjun! PHS Science Olympiad Poudre’s Team #1 regained their state title (9th in 10 years!) and earned the right to represent the State of Colorado at the National Finals in Orlando, FL on May 19. Team 1 members include Sam Auyeung, Arun Chandra, Wahida Khan, Matt Persons, Shagun Kaul, Forrest Jordan, Josh Croak, Chris Panella, Gerri Roberts, Sierra Jubin, Elise Hayashi, Ben Fan, Abigail Stewart, and Gage Bock. They finished 4th place or higher in 18 out of the 23 events, with 30 high school teams competing. Poudre’s Team #2 finished 8th overall out of the 30 teams, placing right after Fossil's #1 team. Team 2 members nclude Hadeel Esmet, Wesley Hager, Kevin Khang, Anushkaran, Jamie Lee, Chelsea Lim, Danny Park, Joanna Shao, Kasey Trotter, Suriya Vijayasarthy, and Soomin Suh. FRCC College Now Career Pathways Student Award Winners: Outstanding Student: Jayson Harms – Carpentry Fall 2011 Students of Merit: Julia Bailey and Timothy Thompson – Law Enforcement, Megan Foster – Medical Careers, Kyle Fritz and Christian Rehner – Automotive Technology, Wade Mason – Wildlife/Forestry, Adeline Thompson – Animal Technology Spring 2012 Students of Merit: Rachel Akmakjian – Welding/CAD, Yeimi Guerra – Law Enforcement, Lauren Roth – Medical Careers, Sean Seyler – Culinary Arts FBLA Please congratulate the following students with their great competition at the State FBLA Competition! Siyu Wu – 2nd place Business Math, Connon Finnell & Seth Pearson – 5th place Management Decision Making, Griffin Paul – 8th place Cyber Security, Nate Johnson – 6th place Cyber Security, Christian Rehner – 5th place Business Calculations Page 15 Poudre High School May 2012 The Poudre high School Foundation invites you to be a part of the exciting Riverwalk Project by giving a brick paver that will serve as a lasting statement about Poudre High School and the people that have been part of the “Impala Spirit”. Your donation of $100 secures your paver with about two-thirds of the cost going to the Poudre High School Foundation endowment program. Interest on the fund is returned each year to special emphasis projects, which are not funded with normal tax revenues and budgets. The Riverwalk creates a dramatic area near the main entrance of Poudre High School. The project includes a functional space for reflecting on Poudre’s tradition, has ties to the people who have been part of the past and present, and provides an on-going source of funds for the Poudre High YES! PLEASE RESERVE MY BRICK IN POUDRE HIGH SCHOOL RIVERWALK Engrave my inscription as fol- Note: Inscription is limited to 15 characters (including spaces and punctuation) per line, 2 lines maximum. For additional brick orders, photocopy this reply from. Name ______________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________ City____________________________________ State_______ Zip_____________ We reserve the right to approve all engravings. Names, messages, and dates in upper and lower case may be inscribed. For more information please call Poudre High School at Page 16 Poudre High School May 2012