For Thursday, December 14
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
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.
Save the date!
IB Parent Informational Night on Thursday, January 18th
We are fortunate to have been an International Baccalaureate school for 25 years now. This program focuses on critical thinking, research skills and service as a part of the learning process. We consistently hear back from our alumni that our IB Program provides outstanding preparation for college. Most colleges and universities also award credit and/or advanced placement based on how well a student does on their exams. We value the program, not just because it helps our kids get into the schools that they want, but it helps them be successful once they are there. If you have an 8th, 9th, or 10th grade student and are interested in finding out more, please join us at our IB Parent Informational Night, Thursday, January 18th at 7 p.m. in the PC Community Room.
Merry Christmas from some other friends at PC!
Of course we all are blessed to have incredible friends around here. And some are of the four-legged variety. Phoebe the Counseling Dog is the most obvious example; she definitely understands us and our needs. But for 20 years now we have also been working with Boots, Lacey and Drax – and Myra and Deedee and Trooper – and other drug dogs who come to work, who understand us and our values, and know what they need to do in order to keep this place a little safer – and a little happier – than it would be otherwise.
A yearbook reminder for seniors…
Yearbook Senior Memory Ads
Just a reminder that if you’d like to purchase a Senior Memory Ad for your Class of 2024 Graduate, all ad designs are due by midnight on December 22, 2023. Purchasing and designing your Senior Memory Ad is easy! Just visit www.yearbookordercenter.com and use code 3604. Scroll down and click Start Your Ad.
If you have any questions, reach out to adviser Ann Alburtus at aalburtus@portageps.org.
Thank you for contributing to the Angel Tree!
A huge thank you to all the families, staff, and students who contributed to the Salvation Army Angel Tree project. Your generosity helps families in need who might otherwise not be able to provide gifts and food to their children. This week, Wednesday through Friday, parents/guardians are able to go to The Salvation Army and pick out items for Christmas. We appreciate you making a difference in the lives of so many.
First-semester final exams are coming soon
We will have more news about them after the Holiday break. But for now we just wanted to get them in your calendar. Exams take place Monday through Thursday, January 22-25.
Happier after listening to all of our Holiday concerts,
Eric Alburtus
And if you want even more PC news…