PSHS would like to recognize Students of the Month for December. Also a big shoutout to this month’s sponsor, Black Steel Arms.
9th grade: Nathaniel Hambrick
10th grade: Addison Eldridge
11th grade: Olivia Ross
12th grade: Lilly Palmer
Students are pictured with the teacher(s) who nominated them.
Parents, If you are interested in picking up meal packs for your child(ren) for the four re-imagined days over Spring Break, please click the following link and complete the questions: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNan6sBa_2kftCrmixLfq3e9JUNk4wTEI0R1Y5Q1M2M0ZaQ0NZVklZMUNPRC4u
Just a reminder that there will be a second financial literacy class tonight from 5:00-6:00 in the Little Theatre. Tonight's topic is FAFSA and the session is open to all sophomores, juniors, seniors, and their parents.
Reminder:
AP test final payments are due tomorrow, Tuesday, March 1. Please bring your payments to Ms. Brinkley in the counseling office.
9th & 10th graders: Don't forget to turn in your permission form for the Career Fair on March 15th!
Mercer County BOE Votes to Make Mask Wearing Optional
At the February 22nd meeting, the Mercer County Board of Education voted to move its mask guidance from mandatory to optional. This means that mask usage in buildings and on school buses will be optional for both students and staff.
This decision is being made as Mercer County and Mercer County Schools positive case numbers are going down after the increase during the winter holidays. Masks may also be required at individual school sites if Covid-19 transmission rates warrant a mask requirement.
Mercer County Schools will still have masks available to anyone wanting one. We will also continue communicating with the Mercer County Health Department about special cases and any concerning trends in classrooms or schools. The superintendent may institute practices if determined necessary in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ultimate goal is to protect our students and prioritize learning. Given the quick spread of the Omicron variant and its rapid clinical course, it has made contact tracing in schools impractical when combined with the newly reduced timelines for quarantine and isolation set by the CDC. With that being said, Mercer County Schools will not perform contact tracing on behalf of the Mercer County Health Department.
All Mercer County schools are now reporting positive cases to a new WV DHHR tracking survey, which appears on Fridays at https://wvde.us/covid19/school-covid-dashboard/
Information on financial literacy classes, etc.
The next Project Graduation planning meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 21 @ 6:30 in the Media Center.
Parents,
If you are interested in picking up meal packs for your child(ren) for the four re-imagined days over Spring Break, please click the following link and complete the questions:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNan6sBa_2kftCrmixLfq3e9JUNk4wTEI0R1Y5Q1M2M0ZaQ0NZVklZMUNPRC4u
Email your school counselor if interested
Mercer County Staff you asked for it and it is here!
Pre-k up to 5th grade staff members sign up NOW for Dr. Ruby Payne’s Emotional Poverty Workshop on the Mercer County Webpage. Learn How to Reduce Anger, Anxiety, and Avoidance in the Classroom.
The secondary training workshop will be announced soon!
Back to school map protocol 2020-2021
Princeton Senior High School kicked off Homecoming Spirit Week with ‘Merica Monday!
