Dear Pickerington Tiger Community:
Greetings subscribers! We’ve had two great weeks of school, in what a staff member shared with me “…this is by far the best opening of school we’ve had in my 12 years at Pickerington High School.” The custodians have kept Central sparkling, the teachers are doing great things in the classrooms, and the students have been outstanding.
Despite the shortened week due to Labor Day, this past week was a busy week at PHSC. All of our fall sports teams were in action this week with our boys and girls Soccer teams having epic clashes with our sister school Pickerington High School North. Our girls fell a little short on the scoreboard and the boys battled to a 3-3 tie. Our boys Golf team won the Pine Hill Invitational, our boys and girls Cross Country teams both had top 10 finishes at the Running Warrior Invitational, our girls Soccer and Tennis teams had key league victories, our girls golf and volleyball teams continue to battle hard for victories and our football team won an extremely competitive game against Springfield in their Tiger Stadium opener.
The second week of school also marks the time when I have grade-level meetings in our Performing Arts Center. I met this week with the 9th, 10th and 11th grade classes to clearly outline our expectations of them both academically and behaviorally. I also get to share all of the wonderful aspects of PHSC that they can become involved in and many of the accomplishments of our clubs, groups and activities. We call those meetings the State of the Tiger address. I will meet with the senior class next Wednesday followed by a special whole-school Pep Assembly. We will reconvene for our next State of the Tiger at the start of the second semester.
Wednesday night was our Open House and it is always encouraging to greet the mass of parents that come out to meet their student’s teachers and get information on their classes. I enjoyed meeting several parents for the first time and always look forward to seeing those I’ve gotten to know. Now that a personal contact with the teachers has been established, I strongly encourage parents and teachers to maintain that communication in the best interest of the student.
Lastly, our week ended on September 11, a day of remembrance for one of the worse tragedies in our countries history. All flags at PHSC were flown at half-mast, and I began the day with a PA address to the entire school to recognize the 8th anniversary of 9/11, and that we should honor those who sadly lost their lives that day. I then shared in my announcement that the best way for students to honor the lives of those we’ve lost is to make the best of their life while they have the opportunity. Have a great weekend.
Go Tigers!
M. Scott Reeves
Principal, Pickerington High School Central
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