Pike County School Corporation

Med Terms students and some 4th year Biomed students visited the Buchta Technology Center today. They worked on soft skills in both the medical field and other careers. This is the start of a series of sessions.

Monday, September 26, 2022 is a Flex Day. Students will NOT attend school and will not have any work to complete at home, since this is not an instructional day. Flex days are not eLearning days, but are scheduled days in which our staff will participate in professional development. The two other flex days scheduled for the 22-23 school year are January 16 and April 10.

PANDEMIC-EBT (P-EBT) BENEFITS INFORMATION: The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) Division of Family Resources recently issued Summer 2022 P-EBT benefits. For up-to-date policy guidance, visit FSSA’s P-EBT Website: https://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/dfr-policy-changes-and-actions/pandemic-ebt/ Households that have current cards should have seen benefits added to the card as of Monday, July 18. FSSA’s online system has been overwhelmed by the number of requests for new or replacement cards and is experiencing delays in response times. Response time is currently around two weeks from the date of initial submission. FSSA has requested that once a household has completed the request online, they do not complete a duplicate request. ADDRESS CHANGE and CARD REPLACEMENT REQUEST FORM: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ur-ZIQmkE0-wxBi0WTPYjUYZwBWqOfNBtFHnneN0VZ9UMlhHS0UzT1FDOFFVUElXTDdOVFdRRE9RMS4u ELIGIBILITY: 1) Students within all PCSC schools were eligible for this benefit if a Free/Reduced application was completed and the student qualified for free or reduced lunch status as of Saturday, May 1; 2) ALL Students within WES and PES were eligible, since these schools meet the criteria for Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.dcymca.org/programs/22/pike-central-after-school-child-care/#division_50

Our staff has been working hard this summer to prepare for the coming year and are excited to return in August for the 2022-2023 school year. We know that many of you are ready to begin your school year preparations by completing student registration, which will be available in Harmony starting JULY 28, 2022. Registration of returning students is completed online, through your existing Harmony Family Access Portal. Online registration eliminates the need for in-person appointments, unless you would like assistance or have a new student to enroll. Registration Information and instructions, including password recovery, related links, and the dates and times for in-person registration, are on our website at https://www.pcsc.k12.in.us/page/student-registration Please be aware that each school may release additional information about beginning-of-year activities, that is specific to their building and of interest to you and your family. We hope you are enjoying the final weeks of Summer Break! Thank you!

Announcement on behalf of Backpack Buddies: The final summer pickup will occur on THURSDAY, JULY 14. Bags will be available for children 18 and under, at the following locations and times: -Petersburg: 11:00-1:00 @ Southside (back) of OPG, between PCSC Central Office and gym. -Winslow: 11:00-1:00 @ Winslow Elementary School front door. -Spurgeon: 11:00-12:30 @ Jordan Memorial Park. -Stendal: 11:00-12:30 @ Community Center parking lot. -Otwell: 11:00-1:00 @ Otwell Miller Academy.

FREE MEALS for ALL STUDENTS K-12 for the NEXT 4 YEARS! THANK YOU to the PCSC cafeteria staff, who understood the impact of this program and what a blessing it is to our families, and refused to give up until approval was secured.

An updated version of PCSC's 2022-2023 Calendar is shown below and posted on our website. *These changes were made to add 5 built-in snow days to our calendar, in response to recent Indiana legislation that restricts the use of eLearning days. **To ensure the students and parents of the Class of 2023 can plan for graduation and graduation-related events without the risk of make-up snow days impacting these plans, the date for PCHS's graduation ceremony has been moved to June 2, 2023.

Announcement on behalf of BACKPACK BUDDIES: The program will be continuing for June and July, with bags available for children 18 and under. Pickup will occur June 22 at the following locations and times: -Petersburg: 11:00-1:00 @ Southside (back) of OPG, between PCSC Central Office and gym -Winslow: 11:00-1:00 @ Winslow Elementary School front door -Spurgeon: 11:00-12:00 @ Jordan Memorial Park -Stendal: 12:30-1:30 @ Community Center parking lot -Otwell: 11:00-1:00 @ Otwell Miller Academy

WES received some spirited upgrades to the window tint in the foyer! Go Eskimos!

PCHS Prom 2022 is Saturday, April 23rd. The Grand March will recorded and posted to the PCHS YouTube channel. Click on the link below and go ahead and subscribe. It is our goal to have it posted that same night. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC71lm-xg8INB_GLC-DdXsVA

Calling our youngest future Chargers for Roundup! If you have a child you are planning to enroll in PES or WES as a Kindergarten or Preschool student during the 2022-2023 school year, please make your appointment using the info below!

TEACHING POSITION available within our Special Education department for the 2022-2023 school year. The position currently open is in PCHS, but all applicants with K-12 licensure are encouraged to apply! Link to online application: https://form.jotform.com/201758565079062

Tuesday, Feb. 8th will be a SNOW DAY, with no work assigned for students. This day will be made up on Thursday, May 26th.

All PCSC schools will be on eLearning Monday, February 7th.

eLearning will continue for all PCSC schools on Friday, February 4, 2022.

All PCSC schools will operate under eLearning on Thursday, February 3, 2022, due to the likelihood of winter weather during the next 24 hours, including freezing rain, sleet, and snow. *At this time, no decision has been made regarding Friday, Feb 4.

ANNOUNCEMENT: eLearning continued through Thursday 1/20/22 and Friday 1/21/22.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: eLearning January 18-19, 2022.

Calling All Substitutes!