For Thursday, November 16
Hit the GLIC!
The Grade-Level Information Center has information that is relevant for each class.
An index and archive for this year’s weekly Mustang Minutes
Our Daily Announcements to our students
Just a reminder that someone might be knocking on your door…
Our annual Breadlift fundraiser is this Saturday!
On Saturday, November 18th, students will be going door to door collecting donations in exchange for a loaf of bread. The proceeds will be going to the Becky Pellegrini FUNd through the Karen Wellington Foundation, which supplies gifts of fun for women living with breast cancer. Becky was a PC mom, who passed away last year and whose impact continues to be felt through our community.
Please hit this link to hear from our incredible leaders from Student Council and Northern’s Student Senate about their work on Saturday – and how all of our efforts will help the broader community.
Notes to excuse absences
When you send in a note to excuse a student’s absence, it is really helpful if you write the note yourself and then sign it. When we receive notes that have been written by students and then signed by a parent/guardian, sometimes it is hard to verify the legitimacy of the note, which then means that we have to call you to check it out. You are, of course, always welcome to email our Attendance Officer Jody Thrash at jthrash@portageps.org or call the Attendance Line 24 hours a day at 269-323-5259. Thank you for your help with this!
Too, please make sure to remind your kids to stop in at the Attendance Office first anytime they need to leave early for the day. Thanks for this too!
Just a reminder…
Looking for money for college?
For your convenience, we have several virtual Financial Aid Nights offered on Tuesdays during October, November and December. Here is a link with more information: Virtual FAFSA Nights. We also have several scholarships listed on the Senior GLIC Scholarships Page.
PC Bands Collage Concert on December 6!
The PC Bands Collage Concert will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 6th at the CHS Auditorium. This concert features our Symphonic Band, Concert Band, PC Winds & Percussion, Jazz Band, as well as our 9-12th grade Woodwind Ensemble performing ‘Santa Claus is Coming To Town’ and 9th-12th Grade Brass & Percussion Ensemble performing ‘Christmas Eve Sarajevo’. Tickets are $5 each and will be available to purchase online in advance starting Nov. 27 or at the door on Dec. 6 prior to the concert.
A bunch of yearbook information for seniors
Attention Seniors! Senior Portraits for the 2024 yearbook are due soon. The December 1 deadline is just around the corner! To upload a Class of 2024 senior's photo, please go to www.hjeshare.com and use school code 3604.
Attention Parents of Seniors: Yearbook Senior Memory Ads are for sale!
Parents of seniors can design and purchase a Class of 2024 Senior Memory Ad for the yearbook. The Senior Memory Ad deadline is December 22. Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and use school code 3604 to get started. Got questions? Reach out to Business Manager Anna Underwood at PCYearbook@portageps.org.
From the Activities Office…
Prom Date and Location
I just wanted to let all families and students know that Prom 2024 will be Saturday, April 27th, from 8-11 pm at the WMU Fetzer Center. It is for Juniors and Seniors. More information will be forthcoming in the months ahead, but I wanted to be sure that folks had that date and location on their calendars. Thanks!!!
Keeping you in the loop on grades in Skyward
Quarter-one report cards have been posted to all student Skyward accounts. Your student's current report card, along with all previous report cards and transcripts, can be found in Skyward under the "Portfolio" tab. Off campus class grades (like online classes, dual-enrollment classes, KAMSC and CTE/EFE) are not posted on the quarter 1 or quarter 3 report cards and will therefore be left blank. Grades in these classes are only posted on a student's semester 1 and semester 2 transcripts. Please check with the program directly for more information on these class grades.
Back by popular demand for the Holidays… Buy a brick for McCamley-Knight or Mustang Field, or a tile for the new pool! Great Holiday Gifts! So many families and community members purchased bricks at the new McCamley-Knight and Mustang fields and tiles at the new pool — to leave their mark in these spaces where so many great kids, parents, families, and community members celebrated and where so many more will celebrate decades into the future. This sale continues until Graduation Day this spring. So if you are considering a brick at the new McCamley-Knight or Mustang Field, click here. If you would like a tile at the new pool, click here. Thank you — again and again — for all that you have done.
Looking forward to time with family next week,
Eric Alburtus
And if you want even more PC news…