Great Things Seen & Heard

  • When greeting students in the hallway, a teacher accidentally called a student “virgin” simply because the student’s name only differs by one letter!
  • Record-breaking 53,750 messages appeared in a teacher’s inbox overnight! That was a big oops on the cellphone…

Bits & Pieces

  • Return to school on January 8th.
  • Assessment Week has been reduced to five days due to fewer final exams.
  • First Diploma exams on January 10th and 11th all administrators and most EA’s busy.
  • Learning Commons will be closed on all Diploma Exam days.
  • Parent Society Bottle Drive on January 13th—student help requested, especially athletes.
  • Next regular biweekly meeting (collaboration) will be on January 15th, 3:35 PM to 4:35 PM.
  • Gym booking on Sunday evenings continues for the local Basketball league.

Events This Week

  • Monday, January 8th: Welcome back to school! AL away all day.
  • Monday, January 8th: Lunch is Grilled Cheese and veggies.
  • Monday, January 8th: Girls’ Basketball after school.
  • Monday, January 8th: Big Lakes Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
  • Tuesday, January 9th: Lunch is Veggie Fried Rice.
  • Tuesday, January 9th: Boys’ Basketball after school.
  • Tuesday, January 9th: Big Lakes Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
  • Wednesday, January 10th: ELA Diploma exam in Learning Commons from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
  • Wednesday, January 10th: Lunch is Roast Beef Sandwich & fruit.
  • Wednesday, January 10th: Girls’ Basketball after school.
  • Wednesday, January 10th: Big Lakes Volleyball at 6:00 PM.
  • Thursday, January 11th: SS Diploma exam in Learning Commons from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
  • Thursday, January 11th: Lunch is Chef’s salad.
  • Thursday, January 11th: Boys’ Basketball after school.
  • Thursday, January 11th: Big Lakes Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
  • Friday, January 12th: Superintendent in our school today.
  • Friday, January 12th: JM away all day.
  • Friday, January 12th: Lunch is Chicken Parm Pasta.
  • Saturday, January 13th: Parent Fundraising Society’s Bottle Drive.

Great Things Seen & Heard

  • When reading a “shout out” from a student, it was misread to say the teacher is very “hefty” instead of very “helpful!”
  • Front end substitute left another staff member locked between the main entry doors by accident.
  • When checking airflow for vape detector, we learned that even a stinky Number Two will set off the alarm!
  • Some people thought we hired “Miss Garden” at the Career Fair, but it wasn’t so.
  • We have another new teacher: Dr. Frank!
  • Teachers have extra-sensory perception to know when their students are on their phones!
  • One student suggested the staff member get Band-Aids to remedy the bleeding ears from F-bombs!
  • One student said that the teacher’s voice is like the teacher drank a bucket of sand!
  • This is a hard one to remember: it was overheard that something is like owl water with spit in it. I wish I knew what it was…
  • Our school brought MORE THAN 2 TONS of food to the Food Bank after our Food Drive!!

Bits & Pieces

  • Squeeze Day times for Friday, December 22nd:
    • Breakfast – 8:30 – 9:35
    • Block 1 – 9:35 – 10:45
    • Break – 10:45 – 10:50
    • Block 2 – 10:50 – 12:00
    • Lunch – 12:00 – 1:00
    • Break 3 – 1:00 – 2:10
    • Break – 2:10 – 2:15
    • Block 4 – 2:15 – 3:25
  • Christmas Holidays begin on December 23rd.
  • NO gym rentals or usage over Christmas holidays.
  • Return to school on January 8th.
  • First Diploma exams on January 10th and 11th.
  • Parent Society Bottle Drive on January 13th—student help requested, especially athletes.
  • First regular biweekly meeting in the new year will be January 15th, 3:35 PM to 4:35 PM.
  • Gym booking on Sunday evenings continues for the local Basketball league.

Events This Week

  • Monday, December 18th: JA, EC, HH, RL, JM, & FS away all day. 
  • Monday, December 18h: Lunch is Egg Salad Sandwich.
  • Monday, December 18th: Girls’ Basketball after school.
  • Monday, December 18th: Big Valley Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
  • Tuesday, December 19th: JA, EC, JoG, & VF away all day.
  • Tuesday, December 19th: TH at PVO in Block One.
  • Tuesday, December 19th: Lunch is Chicken Alfredo. 
  • Tuesday, December 19th: Community Classroom delivers cookies to nursing home.
  • Tuesday, December 19th: Boys’ Basketball after school.
  • Tuesday, December 19th: Big Valley Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
  • Wednesday, December 20th: JA away all day.
  • Wednesday, December 20th: Sucker Creek Lunch at PVO.
  • Wednesday, December 20th: Lunch is Pork Schnitzel & Mashed Potatoes.
  • Wednesday, December 20th: PVO goes bowling.
  • Wednesday, December 20th: Girls’ Basketball after school.
  • Wednesday, December 20th: Big Lakes Volleyball at 6:00 PM.
  • Thursday, December 21st: Sucker Creek Lunch at EWP at 11:30 AM.
  • Thursday, December 21st: PVO Christmas Lunch at 11:30 AM
  • Thursday, December 21st: Lunch is Stuffed Peppers.
  • Thursday, December 21st: Boys’ Basketball after school.
  • Thursday, December 21st: Big Valley Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
  • Friday, December 22nd: GL away all day.
  • Friday, December 22nd: Christmas Breakfast and Squeeze Day.
  • Friday, December 22nd: Lunch is Ham & Egger with Fruit.