Perry County Day!

Friday, April 20th is the first annual Perry County Day!  The purpose of this day is to take time to celebrate the wonderful place we get to live, work and play.  Perry County is a special place for me. Growing up in the small, river community of Magnet brings back many fond memories of meeting my grandparents at "Tom and Helen's" (now called Betty Ray's Landing), visiting the general store owned Raymond and Mary Jean Cassidy (where you could buy groceries & stamps), and watching barges go down the Ohio River from Buzzard Roost. Growing up, it seemed as though everyone was your neighbor!  I even remember my mom dropping me off with all of the Labhart boys to get on the bus (they lived next door)!    This is just a short list of the fond memories I had as a little girl.   

Perry County is a beautiful place to live.  We are fortunate to house the Hoosier National Forest and Ohio River with many places camp, rent cabins, boat and fish.  Not only is the scenery beautiful, but so are the people!  Perry County is often recognized as a community that knows how to work together for progress as well as always being helpful and kind their neighbors. 

    I feel so fortunate to be able to come back and live in a community that has given so much to me!

Perry County Day is Friday, April 20th.  The goal of Perry County Development Corporation Marketing Committee is to celebrate Perry County in a fun way!  Individuals, families and organizations are encouraged to wear their Perry County shirts and post pictures in many locations throughout the county, along with other activities.  You will be able to find activities listed on the Pick Perry Facebook page starting tomorrow afternoon!  

Perry Central is going to participate!  We are giving away Perry County T-shirts and encourage everyone to wear them on Friday for a picture!  (Below are the teachers who are winners - we drew names of teachers who have posted to Google Classroom about the books you are reading!)  We will also be encouraging all Sophomores to wear their shirts on Friday along with some other activities to come!  

T-shirt Winners:  Diane Plassmeyer, Dana Harris, Stephanie Walsh, Pam Hilgenhold, Nancy Poehlein, Julie Berkhouse, Andrea Clark, Mackenzie Petty, Hilarie Hahus, Catherine Burst, Kevin Koelling)  (Winners, please see Jody to order your shirt sizes TODAY!  I do have some shirts in my office if you want to look at how the shirts run.)  

Happy Perry County Day!


School Notes:

Healthy Relationships: We want to thank Crisis Connection for coming in on Tuesday, April 17 to speak to 10th and 11th grade students during their science and history classes.  They are going to talk about the importance of healthy relationships.  Thank you to Mr. Reese, Ms. Hahus and Ms. Johnson for allowing them to join their classes!  

E-Cigarette  Presentation:  Liz Moskos will be speaking to 7th and 8th grade students on Wednesday and Thursday this week during 1st and 2nd periods about the dangers of E-Cigarettes.  Each presentation will last about 20 minutes and students will be scheduled to visit her one time.  A schedule will be sent to teachers by the end of the day tomorrow.  Thank you to Jackie Colucci for setting up the presentations.  

Spring Calendar - You can find a link to the spring calendar HERE.  This document will be updated with a few more dates, but will hopefully help with planning for the rest of the school year. This document is also in the Teacher Resource folder in your Google Drive!

ISTEP Testing - The window for ISTEP testing will be April 23 - May 4th with a few groups starting this week.  We know that this can be a stressful time and many students will be in and out of your classrooms.  Thank you for your flexibility and help!  The updated schedule and list of students are attached to the email.  Please note there have been a few small changes!  

RISE Domain 1 & 3 - Just a reminder that Domain 1 & 3 will be due by April 30th in the SFS System.  If you filled out these domains last year, we will the information you shared with us at that time.  (You are always welcome to update and add to it!)  If you are new to Perry Central, I will be reaching out to you to see how I can help support you through this process.  This is a very important piece to your evaluation.  Looking forward to supporting you anyway I can!  

Paper Mache Show - Nancy Poehlein's Art Classes have been working hard!  This week they will begin tours of the famous Paper Mache Show!  Thanks to Nancy and all of her hard work!
Important Dates:

Monday, April 16 - Varsity Golf @ Lucas Oil - 4:15/ Varsity Baseball @ Cannelton 4:30/ Varsity Softball @ Forest Park  5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 17 - Girls Track @ Home 4:30 p.m./ Varsity Baseball @ Boonville/ Crisis Connection Presentations/ Unified Track @ Jasper  

Wednesday, April 18 - 7th & 8th Grade E-Cig Presentation/ Varsity Baseball @ Home 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 19 - 7th/8th Grade E-Cig Presentation/ Varsity Golf @ Wood Memorial 4:30 p.m./ Varsity Track @ Home 4:30 p.m./ Varsity Softball @ Southridge 5:00 p.m. 

Friday, April 20 - Pick Perry Day! (Wear your Perry County T-Shirt)/ Varsity Baseball @ Home 4:30/ Varsity Softball @ Tecumseh 5:00 p.m.  

Saturday, April 21 - Varsity Softball Vs. Crawford County 10:00 a.m./ Varsity Baseball vs. NE Dubois 11:00 a.m.