November 2019 Issue

Dr. Joe Dobrinic,
Building Principal
Mr. Bob Hebrank,
Activities Director
Dr. Tim Pecoraro,
Superintendent
Renaissance is a program that helps to increase academic
performance in schools. The purpose of Renaissance is to
respect, reward, and reinforce positive performance. According
to the Renaissance mission, the incentives help students achieve
higher grades and test scores, improved attendance, better behavior,
and it also increases staff morale. The Renaissance club
sponsor, Ms. Moritz, believes these help motivate students.
“I think the Pirate Renaissance shirts and Scholar Athlete
shirts are a tremendous incentive for kids to get good grades,”
explains Ms. Moritz. Many activities that are organized by Renaissance
are being planned, but Fall congratulations incentives
for students and staff have already been distributed.
The Renaissance Program at PHS recognizes students
who: have a 3.0 GPA or higher, have perfect attendance, or who
improve their performance by 0.5 of their GPA, who do not have
ISS, OSS, or any detentions.
The Renaissance Program organizes these following activities:
Fall congratulations incentives (t-shirts and locker signs),
sports teams-staff
recognition (Jersey
Days), yearbook giveaway
after each grading
period, a Scholar
Athlete Program, a
fall dessert bar (“How
Sweet Are Your
Grades?”) (GP2), a
Taste of Pattonville
Sampler Night, an Improvement
Luncheon,
an MVP (Most Valuable Pirate) special awards assembly, a
Spring Field Day, Senior Top Ten GPAs at Spring Pep Assembly,
and numerous incentives and giveaways throughout the year.
All of these events are made possible by the Renaissance
Program to help students grow and achieve their goals.
Andrea
Glenn,
President
Dr. Bryan J.
Gray,
Vice President
Mindy M.
Ridings,
Secretary
Mary Kay
Campbell,
Treasurer
Ruth
Petrov,
Director
Jeanne
Schottmueller,
Director
Dr. Amanda
Lienau Purnell,
Director