Panther Weekly

Traffic congestion around the schools in our cluster is always difficult, so please make plans so you arrive on time. If you are a bus rider, the transportation department suggests you are at your stop at least 15 minutes before your bus is scheduled to arrive. The school is open for students at 6:45. Breakfast is served in the cafeteria at this time.

• Update your student's personal and emergency information online in the parent portal under "My Account".
• If updating your student's address, you will need to submit an updated lease or mortgage statement along with a bill and photo ID to the school via email to: julie.whritenour@gcpsk12.org or drop it off in the counseling office. Only the enrolling guardian can make an address change.
• Transportation must have your correct address.
• If you have moved and no longer live in the Parkview attendance district, please contact us so your child can be withdrawn and enrolled in their new school.

• All health medical plan forms will be in the clinic to be fill out or can pick up forms. All medications need to be drop off in the clinic by parents or guardians only.

• Log onto MyPayments Plus and sign any required documents.

On July 17, 2023, your student’s password will be reset to reflect their birthday. To support this effort, the student portal will be offline for maintenance from July 17 at 5:00 PM to July 18 at 6:00 AM.

To access the student portal, your student will be required to type their numeric birthday in the password field using two digits for their birth month, two digits for their birthday, and four digits for their birth year (MMDDYYYY). For example, if your student’s birth occurred on June 9, 2015, their reset password would be 06092015.

Students in Grades 6-12 will be required to change their password and activate their accounts using these instructions:https://drive.google.com/file/d/11jd4W8KZ6Sxi2pAG6ocs86TpXluts5jL/view?usp=sharing

Immediately after the first successful login to the student portal. GCPS is strongly recommending that students generate a passphrase as their password. A passphrase is a sentence-like string of words longer than a traditional password, easy to remember, and difficult to guess. Students, families, and staff members can learn more about creating a passphrase by visiting our website at https://www.gcpsk12.org/cybersecure.

Please present a barcode of your Student ID when purchasing breakfast or lunch in the Parkview Café. Please have it ready before you enter the line to check out.

You can use a copy of your Student ID, or you can open the StudentVUE application on your device. For more information about StudentVUE, click here. If you do not have either of these options, please go to the Media Center to print a temporary bar code.

A student's appearance should not be a distraction/disruption to the learning environment of any other student. Instruction is interrupted when a student has to be seen by an administrator because of inappropriate clothing. The guidelines for student dress are not intended to be punitive, but to promote academic success. The administration may have to address students whose clothing is disruptive to the learning environment.

The following guidelines are to promote a positive learning environment for Parkview Students:

Avoid any attire that includes, but is not limited to, the following

• Attire in which undergarments are visible.
• Attire that exposes the buttocks, midriff area, or with low or revealing necklines.
• No headgear is to be worn inside. (Exceptions are granted by the administration).
• Any attire that depicts, promotes, or advertises gang affiliation, illegal activity, illegal drugs, alcohol or tobacco, sexual references, and offensive words or designs.
• Jewelry or accessories that could be deemed unsafe or injurious to self or others.
• No blankets or pillows.
• No sunglasses.

When students come to school in clothing that is considered inappropriate by the school staff, they will be subject to the following consequences:

• 1st offense: Students will be asked to call home for a change of clothes.
  • Students will be provided the choice of wearing a “suitable cover,” as available, if clothes cannot be brought from home.
  • Headgear/blankets/pillows/ sunglasses will be confiscated.
• 2nd offense: Same as above.
• 3rd offense: Student reports to the grade level administrator and the parents are notified. If the student continues with dress code violations, the parent and administrator will discuss future consequences.

A parking pass is required for all students who plan to park on campus. Please do not park on campus unless you have purchased a parking decal. These passes are non-transferable and must be visible in the driver side front windshield. Students parked on campus without a pass will receive a warning and after multiple violations, are subject to being towed at the vehicle owners expense.

You can pay for parking now on MyPayments Plus: Go to your student - Events and Activities - then search "parking"

Parking will re-open on MyPayments Plus, 07/28/2023 after 6pm

If you did not pick up your yearbook last year, please see Ms. Spring-Kinsey in her room, 10.121.

Any student who is interested in starting a club for the 2023-2024 school year, please fill out a request form. You will need to be logged into your GCPS Google Account to access the form.

Deadline is Aug 11

For an update on this year's assessment's and to view the 2023-24 testing calendar, please visit the Assessment Office page here.

Students will be able to view their schedules on the StudentVue app prior to the first day of school. If your schedule does not appear, please go to an office and they will be able to print one for you.

Click here for information about schedule changes.

• If you completed a course over the summer and it is not reflected on your transcript (see your transcript on ParentVue or StudentVue under "Documents") or you are registered for that course in the fall, please contact the Curriculum Office.

You may email the Curriculum Office staff: leigh.wach@gcpsk12.org , amy.phillips@gcpsk12.org, luann.poteete@gcpsk12.org

Welcome to the new school year! In the attendance office we want to make the process of checking your student out as seamless as possible. We can do this by following these simple steps:

• Prior to 7:15 am, the student should provide the Attendance Office with a note from the parent or guardian stating the date, parent contact number, the time requested for the check-out, and the reason.
• The student's absence due to checking out will only be excused if it meets one of the approved reasons(please see the GCPS Handbook).
• The student is then provided with a check-out pass to be shown to the classroom teacher at the time of the check-out. This pass should be brought to the Attendance Office to complete the checkout process.
• If the parent cannot be contacted, the student may not be allowed to check out. A parent or guardian must be contacted to grant permission before a student is allowed to leave campus. Students will only be dismissed to the parent or guardian or the emergency contact listed in the Parent Portal. Students who leave campus without following the check-out procedures will be considered AWOL from school and disciplined accordingly.
• Or a parent must come in and show ID to check-out student.
• For security reasons, we do not permit call-in or email parent check-outs. If a student is sick or has an emergency, the school clinic or attendance office will contact a parent/guardian or emergency contact. Students will only be released to parents/guardians, or emergency contacts that are listed on their account.

If a student arrives between 7:15 and 7:30 they must go to a designated tardy station to check in.

If a student arrives after 7:30 am, the student must check in to school at the attendance office.

To check-in, the student must do the following:

• Provide a written note from a parent/guardian. If no note is provided, the check-in will be considered an unexcused.
• The tardy will be classified as excused or unexcused according to the same guidelines applied to student absences.
• Present the admit note to the teacher upon arrival to class.

The Attendance Office is where you can pick up your ADAP certificate and your Certificate of Enrollment after you order them on MyPaymentsPlus.

Did you know that the Community School has Driving Only Instruction and we offer Online Driver Education, Anytime, Anywhere and on Any device? To get more information about these options click here.

See the Community School Page on the Parkview website for summer programs that include: Summer School, Basketball, and Driving Instruction.

Please click here for information on scheduling an appointment.

Students can schedule an appointment online with their counselor by following this link.

*Please note that times and dates of athletic events are subject to change. Please check the Parkview Athletics calendar on the Parkview website for updates. Students, please check with your club sponsor with questions about meeting times and locations.

August 2, 2023

1st day of Semester 1 @ 7:15am

Welcome Back!

August 3

Parkview Varsity Softball @ 5:30pm

Location: Parkview Softball Field

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August 4

Parkview Varsity Football @ 7:30pm

Location: The Big Orange Jungle, Parkview HS Stadium

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August 8

Parkview JV Softball @ 4:00pm

Location: Loganville HS, 100 Trident Trl, Loganville GA 30052

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August 8

Parkview Varsity Softball @ 6:00pm

Location: Parkview HS Softball Field

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If you have not yet joined the PTSA, we can always use your support! The Parkview PTSA gives grants to teachers, scholarships to students and puts on events throughout the year.

If you are interested in serving on a PTSA committee please scan the QR code or click here. We are always looking for parents/guardians and community members who are willing to support our teaches, students, and school community.

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