PHS PRESENTS...Fiddler on the Roof this weekend! Performances on Friday and Saturday at 7PM and matinee on Sunday at 2PM. Tickets are on sale at the door: $10/adults and $5/students.
WIZARDS EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
Basketball antics, music, and high energy fun raised the roof off of the PHS gymnasium on Monday, February 25th when the Palisades Band of Pirates challenged the Harlem Wizards on the court! Special thanks to our coaches, players, PSD staff, volunteers, and our sponsors for helping to make this family-fun event so exciting for our kiddos!
We raised more than $10,000 for the Palisades Community Foundation which supports our schools and communities in many ways - PCF'S PILLARS: EDUCATION, ARTS AND WELLNESS! https://www.palisadescommunityfoundation.com/
Thanks to Generous Support from Area Businesses, Including:
Coordinated Health (title sponsor)
Bloom Chiropractor
Colonial Woods Campground
Crews Surveying, LLC
DiPalantino Paving Contractors
Giorgio Pools
G. Campbell Paving
In Motion Tire
John Holroyd Nationwide Agency
Kimberton Whole Foods
Power Co Equipment
Ringing Rocks Camping Ground
Swamps Auto
Dave & Shari Vandergast (Individual sponsors)
Willow Creek Camping Grounds
See some of the photos from the night linked on the left - so much fun!
For more info about the Palisades Community Foundation and registration information for the upcoming PCF 5K scheduled for Saturday, May 18th, please click on this link for the Jolly Roger Palisades Community Foundation Newsletter
NOTE FROM ATHLETICS: Spring sports starts on Monday, March 4th. Students who owe paperwork, MUST turn it in ASAP!
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD STATE CHAMPION!
Last weekend, Lydia Bottelier competed in the high jump at the PA indoor state championship. Lydia successfully defended her title, clearing 5'8" to win the gold medal! This is her fourth overall state championship in the high jump.
PHS WRESTLERS COMPETING IN PIAA 2A REGIONAL TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND:
Last weekend in the District XI 2A tournament, Nate Haubert placed 2nd at 145 lbs, Jon DeNato placed 3rd at 126 lbs, Adam Marsh placed 3rd at 182 lbs, and Ben Haubert placed 4th at 138 lbs. These wrestlers are competing in the PIAA 2A Regional tournament this weekend at Wilson West Lawn HS. Good Luck Pirates!
MORE GOOD NEWS...ADAM MARSH JOINS THE 100 WIN CLUB!
At the District XI Tournament last weekend, PHS senior, Adam Marsh, joined this prestigious club of winners! Adam took 3rd place in his weight class and competes in Regionals this weekend!
SHOUT OUT TO OUR POETRY CONTEST SEMI-FINALIST, MADELINE SMITH:
Once again, congratulations to PHS sophomore Madeline Smith, who has been chosen as a semi-finalist in the Lake Effect National High School Poetry Contest. Over 1900 high school students from across the country entered this annual competition run by Penn State. This nomination represents great achievement in creative writing! We wanted to share her work:
If you scroll down, you will see that Madi was ranked 2nd in the 10th grader semi-finalists. https://behrend.psu.edu/school-of-humanities-social-sciences/programs-events/lake-effect-high-school-poetry-competition/2018-winners
KUDOS TO OLIVER OLMSTEAD, PHS SOPHOMORE ACCEPTED TO THE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL THIS SUMMER!
Oliver was accepted from among 100's of very competitive applicants to attend the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Global and International Studies this summer. It is a four-week intensive program at University of Pittsburgh, fully funded by the state. Here is a link for more information: https://www.govschool.pitt.edu/
Congratulations to Oliver and his family!
TINICUM STUDENTS RAISE MONIES FOR ST. JUDE'S HOSPITAL:
Fourteen Tinicum 3rd graders raised $918.83 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by participating in the Math-A-Thon. Thanks for teaching our youth to give back!
PSD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CELEBRATE DR. SEUSS' BIRTHDAY AND READ ACROSS AMERICA!
Here are just a few photos - crazy sock day, wear a shirt you can read, and the storytelling assembly called Box of Light. These activities and many more were enjoyed by our elementary students who had fun reading and celebrating books this week!
MORE GOOD NEWS TO SHARE...
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PALMS TEAM - HONORED AS A SCHOOL TO WATCH!
Congrats to our PALMS Administrators, teachers, staff, students and parents for the honor awarded as a Don Eichhorn Schools: SCHOOL TO WATCH! This award recognizes our middle school for its academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, social equity and organizational structures and processes.
Accepting the award on behalf of the PALMS community: Top l to r - Dr. Karl Scheibenhofer (Principal), Rich Spering (Asst. Principal), Dr. Bridget O'Connell (Superintendent), Dr. Michael Donnelly (Director of Curriculum) and representative from Schools to Watch; Bottom l to r - Rich Spering, Jen Kukowski (Teacher), Nancy Pontier (Counselor) and Dr. Karl Scheibenhofer.
Kindergarten Registration is coming in March! Click HERE for information about registering your child (must be age 5 before September 1, 2019). The registration link will be available on Monday, February 25th online at www.palisd.org. Any questions, please contact Ann Berger (ext. 4000) or Donna Holmes (ext. 2401).
UPCOMING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS:
3/06/19 - Regular Board Meeting - 7PM in the PHS Library
3/13/19 - Education, Programs and Services Committee - 6:30PM in the PHS Audion
3/18/19 - Fiscal Oversight Committee - 9AM in the District Office
3/20/19 - Regular Board Meeting - 7PM in the PHS Library
3/21/19 - Joint Operating Committee - 7PM in UBCVTS
3/27/19 - Facilities Committee - 6:30PM in the PHS Audion
For Board Meeting Agenda/Minutes - click here for BOARD DOCS
Click here for other meeting dates throughout the year: District Calendar
2019-20 District Calendar - Approved by the Board, click on this link for next year's one page school calendar - Calendar 2019.2020.pdf
FROM OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT:
This is a reminder that PA State Police will be riding our buses occasionally to monitor other cars on the road to ensure that drivers are obeying traffic rules and not passing buses illegally.
PLEASE NOTE: The law requires vehicles to stop 20' from any bus that has its red lights flashing and stop arm extended; cars may not move closer until the lights are extinguished and the stop arm is retracted.
Also, students with cell phones may also subscribe to the SAFESTOP app to keep track of their bus pick up on the mornings especially when weather is tricky. Here are the instructions - PalisadesSchoolDistrict_RegistrationDoc2018.pdf
Finally, this is just a reminder that a 3 Hour Delay option is a possibility if needed. Please see the graphic below for the 3 Hour Delay Schedule IF NEEDED:
Basketball Coaching Positions for the 2019/2020 School Year
Head Boys Basketball Coach and Head Girls Basketball Coach: Please submit your letter of interest, resume, clearances (Act 24, 34, 151 and 114 - current within a year), and disclosure form(s) to Brian Gilbert, Director of Athletics, Palisades School District, 35 Church Hill Road, Kintnersville, PA 18930, [email protected], or fax information to (610) 847-2562.
All clearances and disclosure forms are available on the school’s website at https://www.palisd.org/our_district/employment_opportunities/employment_forms_clearances
Deadline for application is March 5, 2019. Employment will be contingent upon receipt of acceptable clearances. EOE
UPDATE FOR BUCKS COUNTY CODE BLUE:
CLOSED-Lower Bucks shelter location is Calvary Baptist Church, 250 Green Lane, Bristol, PA 19007, Hotline at 215-550-3868 x 100
OPEN-Central Bucks shelter location is Doylestown Presbyterian Church, 127 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901. Open/Closed Hotline 1-866-390-0291 ex. 701 www.co2ssh.org
CLOSED-Upper Bucks shelter location is Quakertown Masonic Lodge 501 W. Broad St, Quakertown Borough. To request a ride, call 267.450.5191 before 7:15 PM
OTHER UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS:
All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner
Friday, 8 March 2019, 5:30-7:00
DELAWARE VALLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
75 Headquarters Road
Erwinna, PA 18920
Adults - $10.00
Senior Citizens and Emergency Personnel - $9.00
Children ages 7-12 - $7.00
Children 6 and under eat FREE!
Take-out is available for $11.00
Thank you for helping our first responders support the community
Sellersville Museum Website
For More Info -
Pharmacy Tech Spring 2019.pdf
