The word "sacrifice" was brought to my attention this weekend and as I reflected on the word, it made me think of all of you. Webster defines the term sacrifice as the act of giving up something that you want, especially in order to get something or help someone else.
Education is not only a profession, but a sacrifice. Many of you put in extra hours into providing feedback, extra energy into relationships, and extra love into developing engaging lesson plans. You do all of this because of your desire to help someone else; your students and their families. The work that you do is a service to our community.
The strength our community shows is rooted in your classrooms. With all of the sacrifices you make, taking time to re-energize and be with your family is important. As we are on the doorstep of spring break, I hope all of you will enjoy your break and time with your family. Thanks for making sacrifices for our students!
Important Information:
Sources of Strength - Perry Central is excited to provide training to our teachers and students through Sources of Strength. SOS is a positive based suicide prevention program that is peer based. Attached you will find the students who have been chosen to participate in the training/program along with teachers, who have already had their first round of training. We plan to train all of these students on Wednesday, March 10th from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the high school gym. Please excuse these students for this important program. Teachers involved in the program will have coverage so they can train with the students. If you have questions/concerns please let us know. Please find the student list HERE.
Surprise and Delight - Thanks to the Surprise and Delight team and Lauren Blake for coming up with the Shamrock Scavenger Hunt this week! Lauren has agreed to hide the Shamrocks in the school. Students who find them will receive a coupon for a drink and chips in the high school office. Also, Ron Clark teams will meet this week on Friday! It is great to get back into the swing of activities for our students!
COVID Update - Perry County is in Blue at this time, which is allowing us some relief. While things are looking up, it isn’t a time to let our guard down. We have had positive cases that required quarantines this week. Please remember it is VERY important to stay 3 feet apart with masks on. If you are closer than that without masks you will be quarantined if someone is sick. Faculty/Staff - please remember to be mindful of lunch times or other times during the school day that you could be together. We need to make sure you are three feet apart with masks as well. It is difficult to find coverage for large amounts of adults. Seating charts (that we can access) in the classroom and masks are necessary at all times unless students can be sitting and 6 feet apart.
Important Dates: As we get into the Spring Semester, I wanted to remind you of some important dates -
March 9th - National Honor Society Induction - High School Gym
April 7th - Last Virtual Day - We will have breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and have an Early College Presentation
April 16th - Homecoming @ Baseball Field
May 1st - Perry Central will host an in-person prom and after-prom as long as the community spread stays light.
May 15th - Scholarship Banquet - Parents only/Meal provided
May 12th - High School Awards Program/ Awards program for students in grades 9-12 in the high school gym
May 30th - Graduation
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