Connect Ed
The following is text of Connect Ed messages sent via telephone:
Sent Sunday, 4/22
Good Evening. This is Deena Levine, Principal of Poolesville High School, calling to update you on activities for the week of April 23.
On Tuesday, April 24, the juniors will be attending the College Fair.
On Wednesday, April 25, our SMOB elections (Student Member of the Board) will be held.
We will be concluding our week with our spring pep rally on Friday, April 27.
A field trip for all ISP seniors is scheduled for Tuesday, May 1. Please be sure to submit your permission slips (which can be found on the PHS website) to the counseling services department as soon as possible.
Tickets for Post Prom--Atlantic City Nights - A Post Prom Event--are on sale during lunch.
This is a year-end class event for juniors and seniors (and approved guests and underclass prom attendees) that will be held on Friday, May 18 from 12:30am - 5:00am, Saturday, April 19, at Poolesville High School. Students are not required to attend prom to participate in post-prom. When you purchase a ticket to Post Prom early, you receive a $40 discount on tux rentals from Men's Warehouse and you are automatically entered to win great pre-prom raffle tickets including corsages, boutonnieres, nail and hair appointments, and restaurant gift cards. Please visit the ticket sales table in the Falcon foyer to learn more about the great activities and give-aways planned throughout the post-prom event.
Sent Wednesday 4/18
The Midnight Players’ spring production is WEST SIDE STORY, book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Performances are scheduled for Thursday, April 19 at 7:00pm, Friday, April 20 at 7:30pm, and Saturday, April 21 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm. We are anticipating large crowds for this production so please purchase tickets in advance. Order forms are available at the school and on the PHS website; tickets may also be purchased at the box office on school days from 11:00am – 11:30 am and from 2:15pm – 2:45 pm. Ticket prices are $12 for adults and $7 for students. We hope to see you there!
Sent Thursday, 3/29
Good Evening. This is Poolesville High School with an important message about our Lost and Found. All Lost and Found clothing items will be removed from the school and sent to a homeless shelter on Friday, April 13th. (note date change). Please look through the items in the lost and found bins in the cafeteria and locker rooms for any misplaced items. Thank you.
Sent Monday 1/16
Good evening. This is Deena Levine to update you on school events and sports activities for the week beginning Monday, January 16, 2012.
• Monday, January 16th, is a Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and there is no school for staff and students.
• On Tuesday, January 17th, period 3 and 4 final exams will be administered. Period 5 and 6 final exams take place on Wednesday, January 18th, and Period 7 and 8 exams occur on Thursday, January 19th. Make-up exams are given by appointment with the teacher on Friday, January 20th.
• Also on January 17th, please join the PHS PTSA in the Media Center at 7:00pm for an informative presentation on Civility and Bully Prevention.
• On Wednesday, January 18th, there will be a Board of Education FY13 Operating Budget Hearing at 7:00pm at the Carver Educational Services Center located at 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville.
• During exam week, buses run at the regular times and will leave at 2:10 p.m. and no 4:10 buses will run. Please check the PHS website for additional final exam information.
• Looking at the week ahead in sports: On Friday, January 20th, the girls and boys Varsity Basketball teams play at home vs. Damascus with the boys playing at 5:15 and the girls at 7:00.
• On Saturday, January 21st, the PHS wrestlers have their match vs. Richard Montgomery and Walter Johnson High School here in the PHS gym at 1:00pm. The PHS Poms will participate in the Liberty Bell Invitational at Magruder High School at 12:00 p.m. And, our varsity swim and dive team’s meet vs. Richard Montgomery High School will take place at the Tacoma Park campus of Montgomery College at noon.
• And finally, spring parking pass applications are due in the Main office no later than Wednesday, January 25 at 4:00pm. The permits cost $37.50 for the spring semester and all students must have a valid driver’s license. Look for the new application on the PHS website early next week.
Sent Sunday 1/8
Good evening. This is Deena Levine, Principal of Poolesville High School, to provide you with information on upcoming school activities for next week beginning Monday, January 9, 2012.
On Tuesday, January 10th our Boys JV and Varsity basketball teams will be playing at home vs. Rockville High School beginning at 5:15pm and our girls teams are away at Rockville High School also beginning at 5:15pm.
On Wednesday, January 11th our Boys wrestling matches vs. Bethesda Chevy Chase High School will take place in the PHS gym at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 12th is Final Exam Review Day.
Our final exams begin on Friday, January 13th. Period 1 and 2 exams will be administered at 7:25am and 10:00am, respectively. Please check the PHS Website for our exam schedule. We will be operating a supervised study hall for interested students in the afternoon.
On Friday, January 13th the girls basketball teams play at home vs. Einstein High School and the boys are away at Einstein. Both contests begin with our JV teams at 5:15pm and the varsity at 7:00pm.
On Monday, January 16th, schools are closed to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Sent Monday 1/2
Good evening this is Deena Levine, Principal of Poolesville High School, calling with updates for the week of January 3rd. We have lots of athletics contests scheduled throughout the week.
On Tuesday, January 3rd, the girls and boys varsity basketball team is away at Wheaton High School—girls play at 5:15 and boys at 7. The girls and boys JV team is playing at home with the girls playing first at 3:30 followed by the boys at 5:15.
On Wednesday, January 4th, our wrestlers are away at Rockville High School with the varsity squad starting at 6 and our JV boys at 7.
Our varsity and JV girls basketball team play at home on Thursday, January 4th against Northwood High School. The JV team will play at 5:15 and the varsity girls will play at 7.
On the same day, January 4th, the JV and varsity boys have a double-header away at Northwood—JV will begin at 5:15 and varsity at 7.
And finally, on Saturday, the 7th, our swim and dive team competes against Northwest High School at the Montgomery Aquatic Center beginning at 11:30am. And, the indoor track and field meet takes place at the PG Sports and Learning Complex from 8am to 8pm.
We look forward to seeing all of our students on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.
SentWednesday 12/28
This is Deena Levine, Principal of Poolesville High School, with an important message to parents regarding attendance.
Please check Edline for your son or daughter’s attendance report. You can find this report in Edline under the homeroom tab labeled “current attendance report”. MCPS has implemented a new attendance accountability system whereby students who miss 5 days of class without an excuse are in danger of failing the course. It is important for you to continue to monitor your child’s attendance and contact your child’s school counselor if you have any questions or concerns.
Sent Tuesday 12/20
Class of 2013 would like to invite you to the Poolesville High School Talent Show. This year’s show will take place on Thursday, December 22 at 6:30. Tickets will go on sale at 5:45, and the auditorium doors will open at 6:00. Tickets cost $8, and we encourage you to buy them during lunch to avoid the line on Thursday. The show will begin at 6:30, so please be on
Sent Sunday 12/18/11
Good evening this is Deena Levine, Principal of Poolesville High School, calling with updates for the week of December 19th.
On Monday, December 19 there are many events occurring throughout the day starting with a homeroom at 8:14 a.m. to distribute PSAT results.
At 3:10 p.m. the Department of Defense will be presenting a first place award to four of our outstanding students Jack Zhu, Eric Harrison, Kevin Harrison and Brendan Rowan, who participated in a year-long contest through DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge. As a team they placed first place in the United States and first place in the World. 11,200 students participated in the contests. How exciting for four PHS students to win this prestigious challenge!
Moving onto sports:
• The girls and boys JV basketball teams will play away at Watkins Mill High School—girls at 3:30 and boys at 5:15.
• Our girls and boys varsity basketball teams play at home with the girl’s game starting at 5:15 followed by the boys at 7.
On Tuesday, December 20 during second period we will be having a school wide assembly through Counseling Services entitled “Consequences of Distracted Driving”.
On Wednesday, December 21 our Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball game vs. Seneca Valley is at home—girls are at 5:15 and boys at 7. The JV teams are away with the girls playing at 3:30 and the boys at 5:15.
On Thursday, December 22, please, join us at our annual Talent Show that begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Falcon Auditorium. Don’t miss our talented students performing dance, instrumental music, solos, duets and many other exciting acts. And, our PHS staff will dazzle you with their extraordinary talents. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Also, Varsity Wrestling vs. Einstein is at home at 6:00 p.m. followed by JV Wrestling at 7:00 p.m.
On Friday, December 23 we will be having our yearly Alumni Day meet and greet from 10:30 to 11:45.
There will be no 4:10 dismissal buses on Friday, December 23rd.
Enjoy your winter break!
Sent Thursday 12/15/11
Good Evening. This is Poolesville High School to alert you to a College Board invoicing glitch and to remind students to check the lost and found bins.
If you have received an email from the College Board notifying you that you have an unpaid past-due balance, please ignore this email and do not provide any credit card information. The College Board has informed us that they have a glitch in their billing system and these emails were mistakenly sent to students.
Also, our lost and found bins are overflowing with clothes, books, and other personal items. Please ask your students to check the bins in the Cafeteria and locker rooms before winter break. As we have done in the past, all lost and found items will be donated to a shelter.
Thank you.