May Staff Meeting

Staff Meeting

May 12th

Staff  meeting cancelled due to AP Testing

"If you don't have great teachers, you don't have a great school and nothing else is going to change that." -Todd Whiteaker

Announcements:

Seniors:

• Finish AP Testing this week with all the students
• Monday, May 18th  Senior Trip to Madison-  Senior List of participants will follow at the end of the week.  
• If seniors don't attend, they're expected to be at school on Monday, May 18th.  If the seniors are over 10 days, a medical note must follow for their absence of school.
• Tuesday, May 19th  Senior Finals- all the Senior Finals will be given on Tuesday.  We will follow a regular school schedule for the senior finals.
• Any seniors needed to turn in any school items.  Please send the list of items to Jan Ostrander.  ASAP
• Senior Failures are due on Wednesday, May 20th @ 8:00 am  Please send e-mail to Andy Banasik for any senior failures.
• Wednesday, May 20th  Class/Graduation Practice will begin at 8:45.  Please wait for an announcement for the underclassman.  The Class Night/Graduation practice will take about 2-hours.  The underclassman will be with us for about 30 minutes.
• Wednesday, May 20th  Class Night will at 7:00 PM in the high school gymnasium
• Thursday, May 21st- We will have seniors in school for tardiness that took place the last month as they were under contract.
• Sunday, May 24th- High School Graduation @ 2:00 and hopefully sending them off to their next life adventure.

9th-11th Students

• 10th Graders will be AP Gov't Testing- They will have open campus lunch and expected to return around 1:00.  We will confirm this with an e-mail announcement around 12:00 on Tuesday.
• Finish AP Testing- 9th Grade will be testing on Friday, May 15th.  We will follow the same format for open campus as we did with the 10th graders on Tuesday, May 12th.
• Monday, May 18th  Pops Concert
• Wednesday, June 3rd Underclassman Finals...schedule to follow by e-mail.
• Thursday, June 4th Underclassman Finals....schedule to follow by e-mail.
• Thursday, June 4th will be last day for students.  I think we can honestly say "No more snow days!
• Friday, June 5th Teacher Work Day- Grades due at 5:00
• Monday, June 8th Summer School begins with Driver's Education Classes.
• Monday, June 15th would start Summer School PE

School News:

• Art Room, kitchen, and upstairs bathroom projects will begin with the bathroom demolition starting on Tuesday, May 26th  The upstairs bathroom will be out of commission starting on Tuesday, May 26th.   There could be some noise taking place from the demolition.  If so, we may need to displace some classrooms which are located right next to the up-stairs bathrooms. (Hannah's and Krista's room) 
• Art Room construction date is Friday, June 5th
• Kitchen construction date is Monday, June 15th
• Remember, these projects must be complete by June 30th so this is why some projects are taking place during our school day.
• A Huge "Thanks" goes to the Student Council and Advisors Heather DeBruin and Paula Shedivy on the Awards Day.  Thanks!!!
• Spring Play- Great Work with a short time amount of days to get ready for the play.   Great Job Phil.
• Great Work by all junior advisors with the Junior Prom at the Dousman House and Post Prom at the PDC HS.
• Skills USA, Solo Ensemble, and State Forensics put in tremendous work this Spring.
• Spring Sports Good Luck in the WIAA Tournament
• Great work by staff who completed extra study sessions during the week.  Really great to see Friday nights used for study sessions.  Jennifer and I really appreciate the extra time and effort given to students who are willing go the extra mile trying to score well on the AP Test.  Thanks for your passion in education and students!!
• Really, many great things happening with our students and staff for the last month.  Jennifer and I really appreciate your work with students/parents.