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June 2010 – August 2010 Hello Everyone! Here is some news regarding graduation, exams, summer school and a few other items of interest. Have a wonderful summer! Regents Exams - June 15 – June 23 A copy of the exam schedule was mailed home a few weeks ago. The High School page of the Pal-Mac web site also has a copy. Students attend only when they are scheduled to take an exam. Students cannot bring anything into the exam site except writing utensils and calculators. Because students do not have access to their lockers, all other belongings must be left in the foyer of the gym entrance. There are teachers assigned to supervise that area continually, but please do not allow your students to bring valuables with them for exams as we cannot be responsible if belongings are lost or stolen. Report Cards Report cards will be mailed on June 29, 2010. Graduation Graduation will be held at the Marvin Sands Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua at 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 24. Students must gather at the high school no later than 6:00 PM to board school busses that will take them to the Performing Arts Center. Mandatory rehearsal will be held in the high school gym on Wednesday, June 23 at 1:00 PM. Baccalaureate will be held in the auditorium on Wednesday, June 23. Students need to arrive at 6:30 PM to line up and receive instructions. Parents please make sure your seniors have turned in all books and locks that belong to the school. Band Camp There will be two sessions of Band Camp this summer to get ready for the Creative Writing Club The members of this year’s creative writing club have put together another issue of The Refrigerator Door. Members of the club work year-round to develop various pieces of writing to include in the publication. They also accept writing and art submissions from all grade levels. Be on the lookout for this year’s publication on the high school’s website! English 11 students visit Students of Ms. King and Mr. Albert’s English 11 class have concluded their outreach program with Macedon’s Dollars For Scholars At their Awards Ceremony Thursday night, the Palmyra-Macedon Chapter of Dollars for Scholars gave $107,000 in scholarships to 109 high school seniors. This evening marked the first time the Scholarship Chapter has surpassed the $100,000 mark. Dollars for Scholars is a nationwide, non-profit program sponsored by Scholarship America, in which volunteers from the community seek scholarship endowments, and organize fund-raising efforts to provide scholarship money for local students. These students are then eligible for matching scholarship funds from a number of colleges across the country. The Pal-Mac Chapter of Dollars for Scholars was founded in 1988. For the past 21 years, including our awards last night, our chapter has facilitated the distribution of scholarships to 1,356 Pal-Mac students. The second milestone of the evening came when the amount distributed to students reached the 1,000,000 mark. This outstanding and generous support for our young people should make every resident proud to be a member of the Palmyra-Macedon community. The dollars for Scholars Scholarship is funded directly by the residents of Macedon and Palmyra through their generous support via: local organizations and businesses committed to supporting education in the community, by families dedicated to helping young people in honor and memory of loved ones, and by caring residents who have pledged to assist students in the pursuit of higher education. Class of 2010 LAST BASH Last Bash will be held directly after the graduation ceremony. Seniors may still sign up in the main office. Students participating will return to school via school busses and will celebrate their last evening together with a multitude of activities, food and fun. Events include laser tag, a professional comedian, door prizes for everyone, international food, and everyone receives a free T-shirt designed by senior, John Sippel. Summer School Summer School will be available this year for students who failed a course and students wishing to earn first time credit in Health, Participation in Government and Economics. Registration will take place in the counseling office from now until July 6th. Summer school classes will begin on July 12th and end on August 16th with exams on August 17, 18 and 19. Summer school information packets are available in the counseling office. Review for August regents exams will run from August 9 – 16. Students must register for review classes in the counseling office before the end of exam week. Yearbook News for Everyone: Yearbooks were released on Moving –Up Day, June 14th, this year. Yearbooks can still be purchased through Mr. Perry, though our extras are dwindling. The cost is $65 and checks should be made out to Yearbook or Zenobia. Students will receive their yearbooks in their 4th period class. Seniors will receive them at breakfast. Yearbook News Seniors – Class of 2011 Here is some important information concerning yearbook deadlines for the Class of 2011: October 8th — Senior Portraits are due to the yearbook advisor. November 12th— PDA’s are due from Senior Parents. “Parental Displays of Affection” PDA’s are a photo or two and affectionate words from parents, grandparents, etc. Barb Persia High School Principal
151 Hyde Parkway Palmyra, N.Y. 14522
Phone: (315) 597-3420 or 3428 :: Fax: (315) 597-3425
pam.vanhall@palmaccsd.org
