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Brought to you by the Providence Senior High School’s Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO)
September 2017 Volume 30, Issue 1
Dear PHS Parents:
As we approach the mid-quarter mark, I wanted to let you know how well things are going at Providence. Recently, we have been recognized for the following achievements:
• The ONLY high school in CMS to receive a grade of A+ and the highest performing high school in CMS in 2016-17 (recognized by the NC Dept. of Public Instruction).
• Providence students EXCEEDED expected growth which means that students grew more than they were predicted to grow in a year’s time.
• Providence has the HIGHEST ACT scores in CMS. • Providence has the HIGHEST Graduation Cohort Rate of any school in CMS. • Our senior class has the largest number of National Merit Scholarship
Semifinalists (14) in Mecklenburg including the private schools.
It is almost unbelievable that our students, with much support from their teachers, have recently been recognized in this many categories. The accolades are not just about high performance, they are about GROWTH. Growth is defined by a year’s worth of progress in a year’s time. The “A+” score from NC Dept. of Public Instruction was earned because our students have exceeded growth goals (and not just the top performing students but the average and struggling students as well) and because we have a smaller achievement gap between subgroups of students than the state average. Of all the recent accolades earned by the students and teachers at Providence, I am most proud of the growth and a higher than expected increase in each child’s performance from one year to the next. This emphasizes the impact of the teaching and learning that occurs at our school and is a true measure of how hard our faculty and students work to get better and better each year.
To top off this good news, last week we received an email from a Providence alum who wrote,
“Providence High School… did its job – the teachers, the extracurricular activities, the homework – they all intertwined and worked to lift me and every other student there to a place that would give us success when it was our time to walk across the stage. They gave us an academic edge over the rest of the high school students…”
This is the true measure of our success as a school: How prepared are our graduates for college and career? It is music to our ears when we hear from our former students that they are thriving!
I hope you find this issue of the Paw Prints full of the good news at Providence.
Best wishes to you and your child on a productive and successful school year.
Sincerely, Dr. Harrill
A special thanks to all the PHS parents who have volunteered to be a part of Providence’s PTSO board! Many of our board members volunteered this summer to help prepare for the 2017-18 school year, by:
~ Conducting the annual audit of the PTSO financials & books; ~ Creating a brand-new PTSO website; ~ Preparing and editing our Mews and Paw Prints newsletters; ~ Planting, mulching and cleaning up Providence’s campus; ~ Organizing student picture days; ~ Updating our display case with a beautiful exhibit of staff photos; ~ Promoting our Harris Teeter & Publix partnerships; and ~ Planning and serving the staff welcome back luncheon.
The dedication and hard work of these volunteers are an integral part of making the start of 2017-18 a success.
Thank you to the following parents who are new to the PTSO board: Julie Knafelz, Stacey Ellis, Margaret Musa, Dawn Weber, Staci Rice, Andrea Howell, Cheryl McCauley, Sam Wallach, Lauren Springs, Missy Reinhard, Melissa Lefko, Staci Mond, and Elizabeth Campbell.
Welcome back to our “veteran” PTSO board members: Beth Cotton, Mary Ann Kirchner, Chris Donaldson, Betsy Kaperonis, Lucia Lane, Lisa Shenton, Samira Loganathan, Michelle Jegier, Sarah Fligel, Kelly Leslie, Janet Darden, Claudia Pamperin, Karissa McLaughlin, Jane Fisher, Amy Choffin, Cathy Martin, Katherine Bondi, Renee Broud, Heather Fuller, Jen Taylor, Jacquie Cugliari, Carole Powlen, Liz Alba, Monica Patterson, Beth Bowen, Tina Ward, Wendy Welch, B.C. DeIuliis, Karen DeVries, Cynthia Siemasko, Michele Thomas, Mary Margaret Johnstone, Katharine Willis, Michelle Proctor, Nancy Knox, and Leslie Davidson.
Finally, a special thank you to you, our Providence parents, for all you do to make Providence the highly successful school that it is. No matter how you support PHS – through volunteering, purchasing items for fundraisers, attending school events, or donating to the IMPACT capital campaign – you are part of a team that helps PHS continue to achieve the status as Newsweek’s highest ranked CMS school! It’s not too late to show your support! Click on the Pay 4 School Stuff link to join the PTSO, sign up to volunteer, or make a donation: Pay4SchoolStuff.com.
THANK YOU! YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Jana Emerick, PTSO President
You Make a Difference!
You Make a Difference!
Double Your IMPACT with an Employer Matching Gift
Matching gifts can be requested electronically or by completing your
employer’s matching gift form. Indicate PHS PTSO, Inc. as the intended beneficiary on the hard
copy or electronic form.
Contributions are tax-deductible Please contact Julie Knafelz, PTSO
President-Elect, with any questions at [email protected]
1) Online at pay4schoolstuff.com:
a) Select “Login” at the top left. If you haven’t created an account, follow steps below, Otherwise skip to step b.
• Select “Create Parent Account” at the bottom of the pop up screen.
• Receive email confirmation. Click link to activate your account.
• Login and Add a Student
b) Select your Student at PHS
c) Select IMPACT Campaign
d) Choose your level of giving (President’s Circle, Platinum, Gold, Silver, or any amount.) Place a √ in the “Select” box
e) Complete the Donation form... don’t forget to scroll down and select “Save”
f) Select “Add to Cart”, then complete your payment
There are 2 Easy Ways to Donate
2) Just print the PHS PTSO Order and Contribution Form, complete and include your donation. Drop off at the PHS office or mail to PHS PTSO, P.O. Box 2292, Matthews, NC 28106-2292.
Please consider making a financial contribution to our IMPACT campaign today. Every dollar donated will help strengthen our school community and directly benefit our hardworking teachers, students, and administrators at Providence High School. Your support makes a huge IMPACT!
Make an IMPACT and Donate Today!
Thank you to the families who have already contributed to the 2017-18 IMPACT Campaign as of August 31, 2017!!
*Designates a corporate match contribution
The Abig Family The Knafelz Family* Tim and Liz Alba The Malie Family The Burfield Family Madison, Karen & Scott Martin Caterino Family The McGill Family* The Coe Family John & Karen Perry The Daitch Family Steve and Elena Salazar Mary and Brendon de Jonge The Vasudeva Family* Neil and Dana Grant The Wallach Family Geoff and Ashley Gray The Wigent Family* The Jegier Family* The Wilkoff Family
Your support makes a huge IMPACT!
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $750+
GOLD LEVEL $250+
The Busse Family
PLATINUM LEVEL $500+
Dr. Margaret Divish & Dr. Edward McMIllan Brian & Stacey Ellis *
Anonymous – 7 Families The Min/Kim Family The Asby Family Koch Family The Bryant Family* Sierra LaFrenier Cole Family Mary & Chris LaPata The Dixon Family The Novak family The Fisher family Cliff and Amy Sass Steve and Lisa Garfinkle* Garret Sloan* Ms. Griner* The Stegall Family Hannon Family Scott & Charlotte Walker The Kagan Family The Zolotorofe Family
Anonymous – 2 Families Alan & Julia Godel The Allen Family Betsy & George Kaperonis Julie Anderson The Hogan Family* Paul & Allison Arena Douglas H. Kim Greg & Carol Bender* Steve & Ginger Marquis The Berliner Family McConnell Family The Bohlen Family The McLaughlin-Ray Family The Breedlove Family Julie and Roger Nussman Mr & Mrs Britland David and Staci Rice The Choffin Family The Rogovin Family* The Crews Family Rossi Family The Davidson Family The Saffer Family Julie and Andrew Dermack Marla and Stan Sherrill* Dan & Karen DeVries* Patricia and David Stern Kaysi and Chuck Dixon The Trimble Family Jon & Kathleen Efken* The Webb Family Gage Family Katharine and Scott Willis Jim and Donna Gaiser Yuan Zhang
BRONZE LEVEL UNDER $100
SILVER LEVEL $100+
Welcome back officially to the 2017-18 school year! It is time to RE-LINK your VIC card to support PHS (PTSO code 1261). Harris Teeter contributes a percentage of all HT brand purchases to our PTSO. • Cards are not automatically re-linked. • Program runs August 1-May 31. • Link to multiple schools or organizations.
Harris Teeter offers several promotions throughout the school year by offering bonus funds to maximize our earnings. Spread the word to your friends and neighbors to link to support PHS. Thanks!
HARRIS TEETER VIC TOGETHER IN EDUCATION PROGRAM
Are you the Parent of a Providence Senior? Show your pride by purchasing a Senior Yard Sign to display on your lawn. Yard signs are $10 and can be purchased either:
• Online at www.pay4schoolstuff.com with credit or debit cards (or access via the PTSO website) or
• To pay by check, go to the forms on the PTSO website and print the PTSO Order and Contribution Form. Complete the form and put it in an envelope with your check and mail it to the PTSO OR drop off at the PHS front office (please put “PTSO Senior Yard Sign” on the envelope).
You will receive an email when your sign is ready for pick up in the PHS front office. It will be labeled with your last name. You or your student may pick it up. Questions? Please contact Karissa McLaughlin at [email protected]
FOR SALE: SENIOR YARD SIGNS
On Monday, August 21, our PHS staff enjoyed a back to school luncheon sponsored by the PTSO and Chick-Fil-A Arboretum. Each staff member received a treat bag full of sweet and salty snacks and water to enjoy while watching the Solar Eclipse! The PTSO Staff Support Committee provides monthly events for our PHS staff to show them how much we appreciate what they do for our students. If you would like to help throughout the year by donating items such as baked goods, beverages, paper products, and other items needed, please email Liz Alba at [email protected].
Submitted by: Jacquie Cugliari
STAFF ENJOYS BACK-TO-SCHOOL LUNCHEON
WE DID IT! ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BEAUTIFICATION DAY
Thanks to all the students and parents who helped out on August 19 at the annual PTSO back to school campus clean-up day!!!
Despite the heat, we had 35 volunteers come together to get the campus looking great for all of the school opening activities. We picked up trash, weeded, trimmed bushes, planted flowers by the sign and mulched the front, bus lot entrance, and auditorium entrance.
We want to give a special thanks to NJROTC and NHS. These two groups really came out to support their school. We want to also give a shout out to all the adults that helped us through our first beautification day. Without all of you we wouldn’t be able to do this. Look for upcoming announcements on our next clean-up day in the late fall. It is a great way to earn service hours and to give back to your community.
LITERARY MAGAZINE STATE AWARDS NC Scholastic Media Association
June 2017
Pictured above are the six students who attended the
Summer Institute at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill in June. From left to right: Allie Debe, Emma Carter, Paige Thomas, Gayatri Chopra,
Cayleigh Brown, Zoe Knepp.
Overall Magazine Awards
· Tar Heel Award · Thirteenth year in a row · Only one in North Carolina · All-North Carolina
Section Awards for Overall Magazine State Rankings
· Poetry 1st place · Art 1st place · Design and Layout 1st place · Cover 1st place · Fiction 3rd place · Nonfiction 2nd place · Fiction 3rd place · Theme Development HM
Individual Awards for Work in Magazine* (State Winners)
· Emma Carter and Natalie Thulien - Poetry Layout 1st place · Cayleigh Brown and Kate Welch - Poetry Layout 2nd place · Remy Lucien and Blair Roberts - Poetry Layout Honorable Mention
· Allie Debe and Gayatri Chopra - Nonfiction Layout 2nd place · Emma Carter and Natalie Thulien - Nonfiction Layout 3rd place · Paige Thomas and Mayuri Donrge - Fiction Layout 1st place · Remy Lucien - Fiction Layout Honorable Mention
· Emma Carter - Photo/Art Layout Honorable Mention
· Kate Welch - Fiction 1st place · · Arjun Nag - Review 1st place · Kate Welch - Review 2nd place
· Joey Chong - Personal Narrative 1st place · Kate Welch - Personal Narrative Honorable Mention · Hannah Magraw - Feature 2nd place · Emma Harrington - Feature 3rd place
· Remy Lucien - Poetry 3rd place
· Seth Fernandez - Photography 2nd place
The following awards were for work completed June 16-19 in Chapel Hill at the NC Scholastic Media Association Summer Institute.
· Allie Debe - Best Design Package—Literary Magazine · Emma Carter - Excellence in Design—Design Strand · Gayatri Chopra - Excellence in Individual Spread Design—Literary Magazine
Emma Carter was elected Vice-President of the NC Scholastic Media Student Association.
Fall Sports Schedules
Date Teams Place/Time
October 7 Wendy’s Classic McAlpine Creek Park/8:00 am
October 14 NC Runners Invite Redmon Park, Kernersville, NC/TBA
October 19 SoMeck8 Championships McAlpine Creek Park/4:00 pm
October 24 Regional “B” meet McAlpine Creek Park/4:30 pm
October 28 4A West Regional McAlpine Creek Park/9:00 am
November 4 State Championship Redmon Park, Kernersville, NC/TBA
2017 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
2017 JV and Varsity VolleyballDate Opponent Time
October 2 @ Cuthbertson 4:00/5:30 pm
October 3 West Meck 4:00/5:30 pm
October 5 @ Olympic 4:00/5:30 pm
October 9 Nations Ford 5:00/6:00 pm
October 10 Phillip O. Berry 4:00/5:30 pm
October 12 @ South Meck 4:00/5:30 pm
October 16-18 Conference Tournament
Date Opponent Time
October 13 @ West Meck 7:00 pm
October 20 Olympic 7:00 pm
October 27 @ Phillip O. Berry 7:00 pm
November 3 South Meck 7:00 pm
2017 Varsity Men’s Football
Date Opponent Time
October 3 Phillip O. Berry 4:00 pm
October 5 @ South Meck 4:00 pm
2017 Women’s Tennis
Date Opponent Time
October 3 South Meck 4:30/6:00 pm
October 5 Ardrey Kell 4:30/6:00 pm
October 10 @ Harding 4:30/6:00 pm
October 17 @ West Meck 4:30/6:00 pm
October 19 Olympic 4:30/6:00 pm
October 24 @ Phillip O. Berry 4:30/6:00 pm
October 26 @ South Meck 4:30/6:00 pm
2017 JV and Varsity Men’s Soccer
Date Opponent Course Time
October 3 Ardrey Kell Providence CC 3:30 pm
October 4 South Meck Raintree North 3:57 pm
October 11 Pinecrest Invitational Pinehurst 3:57 pm
TBD Conference Tournament TBD TBD
October 17 Regional Tournament Mooresville 8:00 am
October 18 Qualifier Raintree TBD
October 23 & 24 State Golf Tournament Pinehurst 8:00 am
2017 Women’s Golf
Date Opponent Time
October 12 West Meck 6:00 pm
October 19 @ Olympic 6:00 pm
October 26 Phillip O. Berry 6:00 pm
November 2 @ South Meck 6:00 pm
2017 JV Men’s Football
Our annual BBQ is October 20! Please help make this year’s BBQ a huge success! Purchase a pound for $13 or a plate for $11. This is one of our largest fundraisers and benefits all athletes and sports. What a great way to celebrate Homecoming 2017! We will need a large number of volunteers the week of the BBQ, so please consider volunteering your time. We can’t do it without you! Sign up here to help:CLICK HERE If you have any questions, please contact: Elena Salazar - BBQ Coordinator at [email protected].
The Athletic Booster Club is seeking corporate sponsorships to help raise money to renovate the school’s existing weight room, which is used by all student athletes. Will you consider a sponsorship or do you know someone who will? Our sponsorship packages include advertising on the scoreboard Jumbotron, our Panther Board in the stadium, football roster cards, and our school’s Booster Club website. In addition, banner signage in the stadium and in the gymnasium are available. If you have any questions or would like more information, contact Pepper Pounds at 704-281-3590 or [email protected].
ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB’S ANNUAL BBQ FUNDRAISER
BOOSTER CLUB SEEKING SPONSORSHIPS TO RAISE MONEY FOR WEIGHT ROOM IMPROVEMENTS
Has Your Email Address Changed? If your email address has changed recently, let us know so we can make sure you continue to receive timely issues of the PHS MEWS and the Paw Prints. To submit your email change request (or unsubscribe), go to [email protected]. Please include your complete email address, your child’s first and last name, and your child’s grade level. Make sure to tell us if you want to add, delete, or update our email list. Thanks for keeping us up-to-date!
Providence Senior High School 1800 Pineville Matthews Road Charlotte, NC 28270
Dr. Tracey Harrill, Principal
PTSO Executive Board Jana Emerick, President Julie Knafelz, President-Elect/IMPACT Campaign Chair Stacey Ellis, VP Communications Dawn Weber, Secretary Margaret Musa, Treasurer Beth Cotton, Assistant Treasurer/Membership
Paw Prints is published five times a year for students, teachers, staff, parents, and friends of Providence Senior High School.
Sam Wallach, Paw Prints editor [email protected]
