Parent Newsletter

November/December 2004

From the Guidance Office:

 

There will be a financial aid meeting in the High School Library at 7:00 p.m.  on November 29, 2004. 

Information will be given to help parents and students complete the Federal Financial Aid forms.  Federal Financial Aid forms will be available in the guidance office in December.  The website address for the FAFSA is www.fafsa.ed.gov.  College financial aid offices indicate that applying on-line is faster and easier.

If you choose to complete the FAFSA online, you will need a pin number to complete the application.  It takes several days to get this number.  Apply online for a pin number now at www.pin.ed.gov.  After you receive your PIN number, print it and keep it in a safe place. (The FAFSA is part of the eligibility requirement for several scholarships.)

 

The Student Financial Aid and Scholarships at Wyoming Colleges booklet is available on-line at

http://www.uwyo.edu/sfa/schlbook/schlbook.htm.  Each senior may also access the information from this website via the high school network.  The website contains information on most of the scholarships at the University of Wyoming and the two-year schools in Wyoming.

 

Seniors need to complete applications for admission to technical schools and colleges.  Bring the completed application to the guidance office, so that transcripts and immunization records can be added to the application packet.  Early application is particularly important if the student plans to attend out-of-state schools that may have early scholarship deadlines.

 

Many local and state scholarships will be noted in the announcements during the next couple of months!  Please encourage your student to check the announcements daily and note deadlines on the scholarships.  The guidance office deadline will be earlier than the deadline noted on the application so that transcripts, etc. may be attached.  PLEASE MEET GUIDANCE OFFICE DEADLINES to ensure timely application!!!!!!

 

ACT TESTING

Test Date: February 12, 2005-------registration deadline January 7, 2005.

SAT TESTING

Test Date:  January 22, 2005-----registration deadline December 20, 2004

 

 

Fall Plays

 

The PHS Drama Department under the direction of Dean Vaupel and his assistant, Patty Kearnes, is pleased to present the first Dinner Theatre in PHS history.  On November 18 and 19, the comedy-drama Social Life written by Nancy Oliver will be performed in the PHS cafeteria.

 

Social Life explores the universal themes of alienation and friendship through the growing, shifting, and unlikely relationships formed in high school.  At a high school dance, two high school girls, Julie and Charisse, one a recluse and the other popular, come together to realize that their lives and concerns are actually quite similar.  Simultaneously, Richard, Nuke, and Jan, the epitome of high school boys, deal with dream dates, dream worlds, and the American dream from an exchange student’s perspective, which, of course, involves American girls!

 

Each performance will showcase a different cast, another first in PHS history.  There will also be a special understudy matinee performance on November 20 at 1:00 pm in the PHS Cafeteria and desserts will be served courtesy of the Thespian’s parents.

 

You are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance for the Thursday and Friday evening performances since seating is limited.  Tickets can be purchased at the PHS Office or at the door the night of the performance.  The cost of admission includes a Mexican Buffet dinner catered by Aramark.  Doors will open at 6:00, dinner will be served at 6:30, and the performance begins at 7:30.

 

Ticket prices:

 

$6.00 for Adults 19 years and older

$4.00 for Ages 11-18

$3.00 for ages 10 and under

 

Social Life Cast

 

Thursday night performance 7:30, November 18

 

Julie – Katie Robichaud

 

Charisse – Michelle Payler

 

Nuke Montrose – Daniel Cummings

 

Richard Johnson – Grant Langdon

 

Jan – Tim Hansen

 

Friday night performance

 7:30, November 19

 

Julie – Shastina McKeag

 

Charisse – Chelsea Uhland

 

Nuke Montrose – Andrew Johnson

 

Richard Johnson – Quincey Smith

 

Jan – Jacob Byrne

 

Understudy Cast

 Saturday afternoon performance 1:00, Nov. 20

 

Julie – Doni Chouinard

 

Charisse – Tara Elzey

 

Nuke Montrose  - Preston Eckerdt

 

Richard Johnson -  Chase Van Epps

 

Jan – Zach Eckerdt

 

 

 

See you at the theatre!

 

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

 

Student of the month:

Sept.   Nikki Mills

Oct.  Erika Jeffs

 

Rotary Students of the Month:

Sept.  Claire Campbell & Chris Laursen

Oct.  Katie Kitchen & JD Hackworth

Nov.  Demrie Bratt & Tyler Ernst

 

 

Calendar Options:

There will be two calendar options for school years 05-06 and 06-07 available for public input.  They will be in the high school office Nov. 15-19.

 

 

EXTRA HELP FOR STRUGGLING STUDENTS !!!!!!!

 

We have had a wonderful start to the 2004-2005 school year.  The change in calendar this year has allowed students the flexibility with three 4-day weeks.  We are excited about the increase in enrollment and percentage of students that are or will be participating in our co-curricular activities.  We have changed our thoughts about remediation and are identifying students early and giving either before school or after school tutoring.  If your son/daughter wishes “extra help”, have them make arrangements with their teachers or attend the 3:35 – 4:25 tutoring after school with Mrs. VanEpps and Mrs. Bruce in room 111.  Because of No Child Left Behind and Adequate Yearly Progress reporting, we want to keep all students on track to graduate with their class.

 

 

 

DATES TO REMEMBER:

 

11/6……….…….…… All State Auditions @NWC

11/8-9 Student Council Convention @Evanston

11/9 ... Parent Teacher Conferences @6:00

11/11 . Parent Teacher Conferences @6:00

11/13.............. Fall Semi-Formal – 9-12 p.m.

11/18............................ Fall Play – 6:30 p.m.

11/19............................ Fall Play – 6:30 p.m.

11/20............................ Fall Play – 2:00 p.m.

11/25 & 26. Thanksgiving break – no school

11/29................................... Picture Retakes

12/2........ Band & Choir Concert – 7:00 p.m.

12/3&4..... WR – Powell Invite – 1:00 & 9:00

12/6......................... Jazz Concert 7:00 p.m.

12/8 .................................... Vespers concert

12/9............ BB vs. Cody – 5:45 & 7:30 p.m.

12/10............... SW vs. Worland – 5:00 p.m.

12/11.............. BBB vs. Riverton – 7:30 p.m.

12/14................... WR vs. Laurel – 6:00 p.m.

12/15......................... School Board meeting

12/17.................. SW vs. Lander – 5:00 p.m.

12/18 WR vs. Natrona/K.W. – 12:00/4:00 p.m.

12/22............................. Winter break begins

1/3....................................... Classes resume

1/8...... SW – Dozah Invitational – 10:00 a.m.

1/11........................... School Board meeting

1/13..... BB vs. Rocky Mt. – 5:45 & 7:30 p.m.

1/14................................ End of 1st semester

 

 

Parents are Key in Preventing Underage Drinking

 

Hopefully by now most Powell parents have seen the billboard on Highway 14 with the message, “Most Park County High School students (7 out of 10) choose not to drink”.   Though this statement is true and these students should be congratulated, this message may give parents a false sense of security. 

A parent should ask the question, “Do I really know if my child is using alcohol or not”? Some parents may think that other kids, not their child, fall within the “3 out 10” group that chooses to drink.   A survey of Powell High School parents reported that 65% of parents thought that their child never uses alcohol and 25% thought that they use it only once or twice a year.  When parents were asked about alcohol usage by most students in their child’s school, only 4% thought that other students never use and the majority of parents (60%) thought that other students are using either monthly or weekly1.

Unless your child is having serious problems with alcohol, it is hard to detect if they are using - it is not always obvious!  One way to help reduce alcohol use is by regularly monitoring your child’s activities throughout their teenage years.  Don’t assume your child is not using.  Also, it is very important to talk to them about the consequences of underage drinking– most high school students (75%) reported that they approved of their parents and other adults communicating with them the importance of not using alcohol and other drugs2.  As stated above, most kids are choosing not to drink alcohol, and parents play a key role in helping make that decision!

 

1 Source:  The 2003 MOST of Us Perceptions Survey of Parents of Powell High School Students.

2Source:  The 2003 MOST of Us Youth Web Survey of Powell High School Students.

 

The In-Reach, Out-Reach program from the Wyoming Men’s State Penitentiary will allow two inmates to visit with the student body from Powell High School at 1:15 on October 26th about the hazards of alcohol and driving.  Parents/guardians are invited to attend.  The group will be in Powell to visit with MS in the am and the college in the evening.

 


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