May 2012 - Port Huron Area Schools

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PHASD Our Schools may 2012 Page 4Seniors celebrateconclusion ofPHASD journeyGraduation ceremonies forthe District’s seniors are:• PHN: June 5, 7 p.m.,McMorran Arena• PHHS: June 6, 7 p.m.,McMorran Arena• Harrison: June 11, 7 p.m.,PHHS Performing ArtsCenterHigh schools hostfree physicals forstudent athletesFree sports physicals will beoffered to students next week.Physicals for girls will be June6 at 5:30 p.m. at PHN and June7 at PHHS at 5:30 p.m. Boys’physicals are June 6 at 6:30 p.m.at PHN and June 7 at 6:30 p.m. atPHHS. Each student must havea form for the physical signedby his/her parent. Forms areavailable at school offices or viathe District’s website, www.phasd.us. The physicals will be providedby St. Clair County MedicalSociety members. Blood pressurescreenings will be providedby the St. Clair County HealthDepartment.Port Huron High School students awarded for artistic talentThree Port Huron High School students were recognized for their achievements in art. They are:• Jonathan Cooke, senior —Cooke’s talents have earnedhim a spot on the walls ofthe U.S. Capitol. Cooke tookfirst place among students inMichigan’s 10th CongressionalDistrict in the CongressionalArt Competition sponsoredby the Congressional Institute.His artwork, entitled “Breeze,”will be displayed at the Capitolfor one year, alongside artworkfrom other first-place winners inall U.S. congressional districts.Cooke also received two roundtriptickets to the awardsceremony in Washington D.C. and a $1,500 scholarship.Jonathan Cooke’s “Breeze” will hang in the U.S. Capitol• Paige Falk, junior — Falk created a billboard for the “Embracing Our Differences” contest andwas one of 40 winners chosen from more than 4,000 entries. “Embracing Our Differences”is an international outdoor art exhibit about diversity sponsored by Coexistence, Inc. Thewinning billboards are being displayed through the end of May at Island Park in Sarasota, Fla.• Seth Lask, senior — Lask won first place in the state for a poster he designed for a contestsponsored by the Fraternal Order of Knights of Pythias. Ninth- through 12th-grade students fromaround the U.S. and Canada submitted entries for the contest. Lusk’s poster’s theme is “Don’tBe a Bully, Be a Friend.” He is now in competition for the national contest prize of $1,000.CPHS-6 program features students’ point-of-viewStudents are getting a chance to talk about the District from their perspective on a show broadcaston CPHS Channel 6. James Relken is a former District board member, a former Port Huron mayorand the owner of James A. Relken Companies. He asked the District to help him create a one-time,60-minute TV show that would promote the good things happening in the schools. In partnership withthe CPHS-6 staff, Relken set up a live taping of Positively Port Huron Area School District at McMorranArena on May 16. Relken said about 100 students from all District schools (chosen by teachers)attended the taping, as did PHASD staff members, families and community members.Relken said the show was “absolutely unscripted,” with students being told what they weregoing to talk about only a half hour before the taping. Students were filmed in one- to three-minutesegments, talking about such things as reading, math, technology, music, arts and diversity. A total of29 segments appear in the show. Relken said that despite the fast pace and lack of preparation, studentshad “amazing stories to tell about their educational experiences.” Relken said he planned the live-TVformat because he didn’t want the program to be “too stilted,” but to instead allow students to say thethings they felt from the heart. “Their testimonies were the real stuff,” he said.The show was created as “a labor of love,” Relken said. He wanted to salute the teachers and staffmembers who have helped make students successful, and he thought there was no better way to doso than to let the students convey how the schools have helped them. “Without staff and communitysupport, these students wouldn’t be able to tell the stories about their positive experiences and thegreat, great things happening in the schools,” he said.Relken co-hosted the show with Janice Rose, president of E&A Credit Union in Port Huron, andother staff members of E&A. Relken said E&A paid the majority of the production cost and that therewas no fee for the District. Relken’s company worked on the show for free.The show is being shown in its entirety strictly on CPHS-6, but as it’s undated, Relken said it couldcontinue to be shown either at its full-length or in segments via other media for years to come.Positively Port Huron Area School District will next appear on CPHS-6 on June 6 at 6 p.m. Clickhere to see the CPHS-6 schedule.
PHASD Our Schools may 2012 Page 5Parents canrestrict studentinformationThe Family Educational Rightsand Privacy Act (FERPA) is afederal law that protects the privacyof student education records, aswell as information found in theDistrict’s directory. Information inthe directory includes:• Name, street address, e-mailaddress and phone number• Dates of school attendance• Other information such ashonor roll, yearbook, etc.• Date and place of birth• School activities• Program of study• Honors and awardsThe District must disclosesuch information upon appropriaterequest. However, parents can askthat directory information on theirchild younger than 18 be withheldfrom release. To do so, parents mustsend a letter to the principal askingthat directory information not begiven out.EQUAL OPPORTUNITYAll Port Huron Area SchoolDistrict programs are open to allstudents regardless of race, color,national origin or ancestry, gender,age, disability, height, weightor marital status. In addition,arrangements can be made toensure that the lack of Englishlanguage skills is not a barrier toadmission or participation. ThePort Huron Area School District isan equal opportunity employer.Auxiliary aids and servicesare available based on need atMichigan Relay Center, 1-800-649-3777 (Voice and TDD.)Garfield students’ lighthouse replicas were displayed at Studio 1219 in Port Huron.Garfield students use math, science for lighthouse replicasFourth graders in Mary Lund’s class at Garfield Elementary created replicas of lighthouses locatedaround the Great Lakes as a project for “Nautical Week.” Lund said that after completing a lessonon lighthouses, the students developed, designed and built their models. The students’ finishedprojects are on display at Studio 1219 in Port Huron until June 5. The replicas light up, which Lundsaid was a requirement of the assignment. Lund said this was a cross-curricular project involvingboth math and science. The fact that Studio 1219 agreed to display the lighthouses also made it aparent and community involvement project, Lund said.KnowHow2Go gives 8th graders a peek at collegeThe St. Clair County KnowHow2Go Initiative is sponsoring a series of “8th Grade Decision Days”for 8th graders around the county. The free event gives participating students the chance to visitSt. Clair County Community College to tour the campus, get information on future college classesand enjoy lunch in the college’s cafeteria. Students from Central and Fort Gratiot middle schools willparticipate on May 30, while Holland Woods Middle School students will visit SC4 on June 1.The KnowHow2GO Initiative is a partnership between schools, colleges and community leaders toincrease the number of St. Clair County graduates who continue their education beyond high school.Business and Finance Department recognized for excellenceThe PHASD has received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in FinancialReporting for its annual financial report for the fiscal year ending June 11, 2011. Thecertificate, awarded by the Association of School Business Officials International and the GovernmentFinance Officers Association, recognizes the highest level of quality in governmental accounting andfinancial reporting.
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