Our school year has gotten off to a great start. Our ribbon cutting

ceremony on September 18, 2011 was a tremendous success and we wel-

comed Senator Lindsay Graham as guest speaker. Our chorus sang under the

direction of Carol Adams. On October 1, we held the first pageant at Pow-

dersville High School and it was a wonderful evening. Also under the direc-

tion of Carol Adams, fourteen 9th graders and nine 10th graders competed for

their class’ crown. At these events, the maturity, talent, and hard work of our

students was evident. There is no doubt that our school is blessed with an

outstanding group of students.

We are looking forward to our next big event, our homecoming foot-

ball game vs. Woodmont on October 27 at 6:00. We will celebrate spirit

week, finish school on Thursday with a pep rally (parents are invited), beat

Woodmont, and have a homecoming dance following our victory. I hope par-

ents will feel free to come to these events and support our students.

Report cards for the 1st 9 weeks will be issued on October 27, 2011,

and parents will have an opportunity on October 28 to hold parent-teacher

conferences. Students who are failing one or more courses will be contacted

in order to set up conferences where a plan will be developed to help their

student improve. Overall, our goal this year is to see that every student is

successful and that 100% of our students are promoted to the next grade

level. We feel as a faculty and staff that we can spend the time necessary to

help ALL students because we have a small student body. We will do our part

as long as parents are willing to help.

Finally, in the coming weeks, we will be running a test of our EduLink

emergency alert system that is used to contact parents about issues like a

school lock down or school closing. The system will use current telephone

numbers in our student database. If you need to update phone numbers in

order to receive these alerts, please contact our main office at 312-5641.

A Note from our Principal...

P O W D E R S V I L L E H I G H S C H O O L

The Patriot Press

Upcoming Events

October

12 PSAT

14 9th grade vision

screenings

19 End of 1st 9

weeks

27 1st 9 weeks re-

port cards issued

28 Parent/Teacher

Conference Day

(8:30-12:30 and

1:00-4:00)

November

1 Fall Holiday

15 9th grade Career

Center Tours

22 Progress Reports

go home –Q2

23-25 Thanksgiving

Holiday

Here are the results of the 2011

Miss Powdersville High Pageant:

FRESHMAN CLASS

4th runner up - MaKayla Owens

3rd runner up - Breanna Mathis

2nd runner up - Kara Fulks

1st runner up - Mary Catharine

Patterson

Winner - Eden Crain

SOPHOMORE CLASS

4th runner up - Kendall Merritt

3rd runner up - Michelle Troup

2nd runner up - Kristen Clarey

1st runner up - Rachel Hamilton

Winner - Elleson Stahlsmith.

Casual Wear Winners - Mary

Catharine Patterson and Elleson

Stahlsmith

Evening Gown

Winners - Eden

Crain and Elleson

Stahlsmith

Ad Sales Winners

- Dynasty Owens

and Brooke

Weaver/Kristin

Clarey

Congeniality -

Susan Buss and

Elleson Stahlsmith

Photogenic -

Susan Buss and Katie Warren

CONGRATULATIONS

LADIES!

Miss Powdersville High School Pageant

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The parent portal allows you to see:

Grades and Attendance – Use this display as a detailed overview to locate any his-

torical and current grades and attendance by class. Grades History – Displays all

recorded final grades and the individual assignments from the instructor to sub-

stantiate that grade.

Attendance History - This is a detailed display for the semester by period showing

any absences or tardies.

Teacher Comments – View comments that teachers have entered in PowerTeacher

Anderson School District One now has Single Sign-On Access to the Parent Portal.

This offers a number of benefits, including access to multiple students with one

login, a personalized account for each parent and guardian, and the ability for par-

ents to retrieve their own login information. By following a few simple steps, you

will have your Single Sign-On account created in a few moments.

Please visit: http://asd1.schoolwires.com/asd1/site/default.asp for more informa-

tion!

Don’t forget to sign up for the Parent Portal

Remember

Parent/Teacher

conferences are

October 28

8:30-12:30

and

1:00-4:00.

English

Math

Science

US History

Economics

US Government

Other Social Studies

PE or ROTC

Computer Science

Foreign Language or CATE

Electives

Graduation Requirements:

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4 credits

4 credits

3 credits

1 credit

.5 credit

.5 credit

1 credit

1 credit

1 credit

1 credit

7 credits

Ticket to the 11th grade:

(12 credits)

2 Math , 2 English, and

8 additional credits

Ticket to the 10th grade:

(6 credits)

1 Math , 1 English, and

4 additional credits

Total= 24

credits

Message from Guidance...

Check out the

guidance section of

our website!

http://

asd1.schoolwires.com

/pvhs/site/

default.asp

(click on the guidance tab)

As things are starting to settle down, please encourage your students to continue

working hard in their classes. Remind them that they are preparing for the rest of

their lives and it is important to make everything count! Below are some helpful re-

minders for students:

• STUDY EVERY NIGHT! Review your notes whether there is homework assigned or

not. Do ALL ASSIGNMENTS on time!

• Attend class regularly! When you miss days, you miss a lot of important informa-

tion… Remember– Students who miss more than 10 unexcused days in a year-long class

and more than five unexcused days in a semester class will be denied credit. Only medi-

cal notes are considered excused absences.

• Ask your teachers what their tutoring schedule is and get help from them as

needed!!! Remember to NEVER be afraid to ask for help….your counselor, your teachers,

your parents, and the administrators are ALL here to help you….just ASK!!!!

All students in South Carolina must earn the specified 24 units of High School

Credit in addition to passing the Exit Exam. These are the minimum requirements

for graduation. Please see the guidance website for information about 2 year and 4

year college entrance requirements.

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Athletic News...

Remainder of Regular Season Fall Athletic Schedules

Cheerleading:

Saturday, October 15th @ Easley

Saturday, October 22nd @ Dorman

Saturday, October 29th @ Liberty

Cross Country:

Wednesday, October 12th vs. Liberty @ BJ Skelton Career Center (5:30)

Saturday, October 15th Region 1-AA Cross Country Meet @ Southern

Wesleyan University (8:30)

Football:

Thursday, October 13th @ TL Hanna (5:30)

Thursday, October 20th @ Laurens (5:30)

Thursday, October 27th vs. Woodmont @ Home (6:00)

Girls Golf:

Wednesday, October 12th vs. Christ Church @ Smithfields (4:00)

Girls Tennis:

Tuesday, October 11th @ St. Joseph’s (4:30)

Thursday, October 13th vs. Riverside @ Home (4:30)

Tuesday, October 18th @ Berea (4:30)

Thursday, October 20th @ Riverside (4:30)

Volleyball:

Tuesday, October 11th vs. Pendleton @ Carolina (5:30)

Thursday, October 13th vs. Chesnee @ Carolina (5:30)

Monday, October 17th vs. Southside Christian @ Home (6:00)

Wednesday, October 19th vs. St. Joseph’s @ Home (5:30)

Winter Sports and Their Try-Out Dates

Boys Basketball: Coach Tollison (tollisonjo@anderson1.k12.sc.us) First day

of try-outs: 10/31

Girls Basketball: Coach Prescott (prescottp@anderson1.k12.sc.us) First day

of try-outs: 11/2

Wrestling: Coach McNinney (mcninneys@anderson1.k12.sc.us) First day of

try-outs: 11/7

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Band News…..

The PVHS Marching Band has a lot to be proud of in their inaugural sea-

son! The 1st Competition of the Season at Boiling Springs High School

was a very successful day. The Marching Band took 1st place out of 6

bands in the Class A Division, and the Best Music Score. The drum line

also finished 2nd in Class A. Our 2nd competition at Berea High School on

October 8th was also very successful. The band finished 2nd of 7 Class A

bands at the contest. The percussion scored 2nd place and our Overall Ef-

fect music and visual scores were 1st. The band will travel on the 15th to

Palmetto for the last regular season competition, and then on to Upper

state Championships on the 22nd. If the band finishes in the top 6 at Up-

per state, they will advance to State Finals on the 29th! Congratulations to

this 1st Marching Band of Powdersville High. They are an awesome group

of students!

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Indoor Percussion and Winter Guard Auditions will be coming up the last

week of November.

If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Phillips.

PhillipsL2@anderson1.k12.sc.us.

SPIRIT WEEK 2011 October 24-27

MONDAY: Pajama Day

TUESDAY: Celebrity Day

WEDNESDAY: College Team Day:

THURSDAY: Red/Blue Day

Football game vs. Woodmont at 6:30

**After Party after the football game! **

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Attention..Attention...Attention

Parents… We need Your help!

A disturbing trend has been identified over the past 5 years that we as educators need

help in combating. When confrontations between students occur on campuses across our nation,

whether they be arguments or fights, students are gathering around and using cell phones to

video the incident. These videos are circulated from phone to phone, and often are posted on

YouTube. Worst of all, students are more interested in recording the confrontation than inter-

vening, alerting an adult, or getting out of the way. In fact, as educators, we see these confronta-

tions lasting longer and getting more and more involved because students are encouraging it

and crowding so that teachers cannot get to the situation.

We feel like our students should know better than this. We understand that parents want

students to have cell phones for safety, but we also believe that parents never intended this use

for their children’s phones. We will discipline students who are caught videoing confrontations

and who are involved in forwarding these confrontations to other phones. If a disruption occurs

due to the videoing or forwarding of a confrontation, discipline will include In School Suspension

and either confiscation of the cell phone for the remainder of the year, or prohibiting the student

from bringing a phone to school for the remainder of the year.

Please encourage your student to do the following:

1) If a confrontation is forwarded to your student’s phone it would be best for them to alert

an adult at school or home. At the very least, the student should immediately delete the

video and not forward or post it.

2) If a student is near a confrontation, he or she should NOT get out a phone to video it. It

would be even better if you would encourage your student to find and alert an adult to

the problem.

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