p o w d e r s v i l l e h i g h s c h o o l
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Our school year has gotten off to a great start. Our ribbon cutting
ceremony on September 18, 2011 was a tremendous success and we wel-
comed Senator Lindsay Graham as guest speaker. Our chorus sang under the
direction of Carol Adams. On October 1, we held the first pageant at Pow-
dersville High School and it was a wonderful evening. Also under the direc-
tion of Carol Adams, fourteen 9th graders and nine 10th graders competed for
their class’ crown. At these events, the maturity, talent, and hard work of our
students was evident. There is no doubt that our school is blessed with an
outstanding group of students.
We are looking forward to our next big event, our homecoming foot-
ball game vs. Woodmont on October 27 at 6:00. We will celebrate spirit
week, finish school on Thursday with a pep rally (parents are invited), beat
Woodmont, and have a homecoming dance following our victory. I hope par-
ents will feel free to come to these events and support our students.
Report cards for the 1st 9 weeks will be issued on October 27, 2011,
and parents will have an opportunity on October 28 to hold parent-teacher
conferences. Students who are failing one or more courses will be contacted
in order to set up conferences where a plan will be developed to help their
student improve. Overall, our goal this year is to see that every student is
successful and that 100% of our students are promoted to the next grade
level. We feel as a faculty and staff that we can spend the time necessary to
help ALL students because we have a small student body. We will do our part
as long as parents are willing to help.
Finally, in the coming weeks, we will be running a test of our EduLink
emergency alert system that is used to contact parents about issues like a
school lock down or school closing. The system will use current telephone
numbers in our student database. If you need to update phone numbers in
order to receive these alerts, please contact our main office at 312-5641.
A Note from our Principal...
P O W D E R S V I L L E H I G H S C H O O L
The Patriot Press
Upcoming Events
October
12 PSAT
14 9th grade vision
screenings
19 End of 1st 9
weeks
27 1st 9 weeks re-
port cards issued
28 Parent/Teacher
Conference Day
(8:30-12:30 and
1:00-4:00)
November
1 Fall Holiday
15 9th grade Career
Center Tours
22 Progress Reports
go home –Q2
23-25 Thanksgiving
Holiday
Here are the results of the 2011
Miss Powdersville High Pageant:
FRESHMAN CLASS
4th runner up - MaKayla Owens
3rd runner up - Breanna Mathis
2nd runner up - Kara Fulks
1st runner up - Mary Catharine
Patterson
Winner - Eden Crain
SOPHOMORE CLASS
4th runner up - Kendall Merritt
3rd runner up - Michelle Troup
2nd runner up - Kristen Clarey
1st runner up - Rachel Hamilton
Winner - Elleson Stahlsmith.
Casual Wear Winners - Mary
Catharine Patterson and Elleson
Stahlsmith
Evening Gown
Winners - Eden
Crain and Elleson
Stahlsmith
Ad Sales Winners
- Dynasty Owens
and Brooke
Weaver/Kristin
Clarey
Congeniality -
Susan Buss and
Elleson Stahlsmith
Photogenic -
Susan Buss and Katie Warren
CONGRATULATIONS
LADIES!
Miss Powdersville High School Pageant
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The parent portal allows you to see:
Grades and Attendance – Use this display as a detailed overview to locate any his-
torical and current grades and attendance by class. Grades History – Displays all
recorded final grades and the individual assignments from the instructor to sub-
stantiate that grade.
Attendance History - This is a detailed display for the semester by period showing
any absences or tardies.
Teacher Comments – View comments that teachers have entered in PowerTeacher
Anderson School District One now has Single Sign-On Access to the Parent Portal.
This offers a number of benefits, including access to multiple students with one
login, a personalized account for each parent and guardian, and the ability for par-
ents to retrieve their own login information. By following a few simple steps, you
will have your Single Sign-On account created in a few moments.
Please visit: http://asd1.schoolwires.com/asd1/site/default.asp for more informa-
tion!
Don’t forget to sign up for the Parent Portal
Remember
Parent/Teacher
conferences are
October 28
8:30-12:30
and
1:00-4:00.
English
Math
Science
US History
Economics
US Government
Other Social Studies
PE or ROTC
Computer Science
Foreign Language or CATE
Electives
Graduation Requirements:
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4 credits
4 credits
3 credits
1 credit
.5 credit
.5 credit
1 credit
1 credit
1 credit
1 credit
7 credits
Ticket to the 11th grade:
(12 credits)
2 Math , 2 English, and
8 additional credits
Ticket to the 10th grade:
(6 credits)
1 Math , 1 English, and
4 additional credits
Total= 24
credits
Message from Guidance...
Check out the
guidance section of
our website!
http://
asd1.schoolwires.com
/pvhs/site/
default.asp
(click on the guidance tab)
As things are starting to settle down, please encourage your students to continue
working hard in their classes. Remind them that they are preparing for the rest of
their lives and it is important to make everything count! Below are some helpful re-
minders for students:
• STUDY EVERY NIGHT! Review your notes whether there is homework assigned or
not. Do ALL ASSIGNMENTS on time!
• Attend class regularly! When you miss days, you miss a lot of important informa-
tion… Remember– Students who miss more than 10 unexcused days in a year-long class
and more than five unexcused days in a semester class will be denied credit. Only medi-
cal notes are considered excused absences.
• Ask your teachers what their tutoring schedule is and get help from them as
needed!!! Remember to NEVER be afraid to ask for help….your counselor, your teachers,
your parents, and the administrators are ALL here to help you….just ASK!!!!
All students in South Carolina must earn the specified 24 units of High School
Credit in addition to passing the Exit Exam. These are the minimum requirements
for graduation. Please see the guidance website for information about 2 year and 4
year college entrance requirements.
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Athletic News...
Remainder of Regular Season Fall Athletic Schedules
Cheerleading:
Saturday, October 15th @ Easley
Saturday, October 22nd @ Dorman
Saturday, October 29th @ Liberty
Cross Country:
Wednesday, October 12th vs. Liberty @ BJ Skelton Career Center (5:30)
Saturday, October 15th Region 1-AA Cross Country Meet @ Southern
Wesleyan University (8:30)
Football:
Thursday, October 13th @ TL Hanna (5:30)
Thursday, October 20th @ Laurens (5:30)
Thursday, October 27th vs. Woodmont @ Home (6:00)
Girls Golf:
Wednesday, October 12th vs. Christ Church @ Smithfields (4:00)
Girls Tennis:
Tuesday, October 11th @ St. Joseph’s (4:30)
Thursday, October 13th vs. Riverside @ Home (4:30)
Tuesday, October 18th @ Berea (4:30)
Thursday, October 20th @ Riverside (4:30)
Volleyball:
Tuesday, October 11th vs. Pendleton @ Carolina (5:30)
Thursday, October 13th vs. Chesnee @ Carolina (5:30)
Monday, October 17th vs. Southside Christian @ Home (6:00)
Wednesday, October 19th vs. St. Joseph’s @ Home (5:30)
Winter Sports and Their Try-Out Dates
Boys Basketball: Coach Tollison ([email protected]) First day
of try-outs: 10/31
Girls Basketball: Coach Prescott ([email protected]) First day
of try-outs: 11/2
Wrestling: Coach McNinney ([email protected]) First day of
try-outs: 11/7
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Band News…..
The PVHS Marching Band has a lot to be proud of in their inaugural sea-
son! The 1st Competition of the Season at Boiling Springs High School
was a very successful day. The Marching Band took 1st place out of 6
bands in the Class A Division, and the Best Music Score. The drum line
also finished 2nd in Class A. Our 2nd competition at Berea High School on
October 8th was also very successful. The band finished 2nd of 7 Class A
bands at the contest. The percussion scored 2nd place and our Overall Ef-
fect music and visual scores were 1st. The band will travel on the 15th to
Palmetto for the last regular season competition, and then on to Upper
state Championships on the 22nd. If the band finishes in the top 6 at Up-
per state, they will advance to State Finals on the 29th! Congratulations to
this 1st Marching Band of Powdersville High. They are an awesome group
of students!
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Indoor Percussion and Winter Guard Auditions will be coming up the last
week of November.
If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Phillips.
SPIRIT WEEK 2011 October 24-27
MONDAY: Pajama Day
TUESDAY: Celebrity Day
WEDNESDAY: College Team Day:
THURSDAY: Red/Blue Day
Football game vs. Woodmont at 6:30
**After Party after the football game! **
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Attention..Attention...Attention
Parents… We need Your help!
A disturbing trend has been identified over the past 5 years that we as educators need
help in combating. When confrontations between students occur on campuses across our nation,
whether they be arguments or fights, students are gathering around and using cell phones to
video the incident. These videos are circulated from phone to phone, and often are posted on
YouTube. Worst of all, students are more interested in recording the confrontation than inter-
vening, alerting an adult, or getting out of the way. In fact, as educators, we see these confronta-
tions lasting longer and getting more and more involved because students are encouraging it
and crowding so that teachers cannot get to the situation.
We feel like our students should know better than this. We understand that parents want
students to have cell phones for safety, but we also believe that parents never intended this use
for their children’s phones. We will discipline students who are caught videoing confrontations
and who are involved in forwarding these confrontations to other phones. If a disruption occurs
due to the videoing or forwarding of a confrontation, discipline will include In School Suspension
and either confiscation of the cell phone for the remainder of the year, or prohibiting the student
from bringing a phone to school for the remainder of the year.
Please encourage your student to do the following:
1) If a confrontation is forwarded to your student’s phone it would be best for them to alert
an adult at school or home. At the very least, the student should immediately delete the
video and not forward or post it.
2) If a student is near a confrontation, he or she should NOT get out a phone to video it. It
would be even better if you would encourage your student to find and alert an adult to
the problem.
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