Greetings Pickerington Tiger Community – Letter #10
Without question, this is one of the most exciting weeks athletically in the history of the Pickerington community. I’d first like to congratulate both the PHS Central and PHS North football programs for making the State Playoffs. We are excited to host this game in the legendary Tiger Stadium and are making preparations to accommodate the anticipated record crowd for Saturday night’s game. This Wednesday morning, representatives from PHSC, PHSN, the PLSD District Office, the Pickerington Police Department and the Violet Township Fire Department will meet to review the plans for the game. After our meeting, we will share those plans on the listservs of both schools and on the district’s website. Either way, space will be at a premium, both for seating and for parking. Realizing that you’ll need a little extra time and a lot of patience will go a long way in ensuring that everyone has a great experience at the game.
In conjunction with the game festivities, there will be a bon fire on Wednesday, November 4, 7 PM at Victory Park. Come celebrate the accomplishments of the football Tigers and cheer them on to victory!
This is also an incredibly busy time for the PHSC Marching Tigers. In addition to preparing for Saturday nights pre-game, post-game and halftime show, the Marching Tigers will be participating in the State Contest on Sunday, November 8 in Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. As well, the Tigers are also preparing for the first leg of their coast-to-coast trips, which is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in three weeks in New York City. The band learned this week that they will be given the prestigious honor of being the band to bring in Santa! Lastly, between the trip to New York and Pasadena, the Marching Tigers are the invited guests of the Cincinnati Bengals and will perform in Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati on December 6th during halftime of the Bengals game vs. the Detroit Lions. Our students certainly won’t be bored!
Last week was Red Ribbon Week, and I’d like to congratulate Ms. Wiseman’s 3rd period class for winning the “Wear Red” competition sponsored by SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions). They will win a class breakfast for their efforts. As you know, Red Ribbon Week is the nations most visible drug-free program. During the week, SADD also received $1027 in student contributions and donated the proceeds to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. Great job Tigers!
Another student group doing great things recently is our Youth Connections. PHSC Youth Connections students volunteered their time on Saturday, October 24 to assist the Pickerington Public Library at the Pickerington Barnes & Noble Bookstore’s “Make a Difference Day” as greeters, face painters and participated in the reading marathon. A bit from the thank you letter received from the staff of the Pickerington Public Library reads “Several of the store staff mentioned how welcoming and polite they were to other shoppers. Our Library Director and Juvenile Services Librarian were very impressed with their strong personal skills, positive attitudes and friendly smiles…we were proud to have them representing the library and our community should be proud to have such bright future leaders!”
The Pickerington Education Foundation awarded grants to two of our teachers, Mr. Ricchetti and Miss Ross, who are working on incredible projects with their students. PEF is a charitable foundation organized to enrich and support the total educational process in the PLSD. I’d like to thank them for enriching the education of our Central Tigers. I’d like to say very warm congratulations to 41-year Chemistry teacher, Pat Funk, for being selected into his high school’s Hall of Excellence.
Lastly, this marks the first week of the second grading period. Grade cards will be distributed next week, so please inquire about them to your student. We have also discussed with our students about focusing on goals for themselves for this grading period. We reminded them, as we often do, of our expectations of them academically and behaviorally, and are eagerly looking forward to an equally successful 2nd grading period.
See you at the game! Go Tigers!!
Sincerely,
M. Scott Reeves
Principal, PHS Central
If you BELIEVE you can ACHIEVE, you will SUCCEED
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