PCH Community Update

2023-2024: The Weeks of Nov 13, Nov 20 & Nov 27

Overview

Congratulations to our boys swim and dive team on winning the Class 1 Missouri State Championship for the second year in a row with a dominant performance this past Friday! The team includes: Xander Baum, Brody Blatt, Tyler Bryant, Will Bryant, Ian Conway, Hunter Deutschmann, Peyton Dimmock, Spencer Duvall, Will Jost, Georgiy Khalilov, Nathan Malt, Nick McBride, Connor Muran, Winston Rees, Zeidan Reza, Daniel Richmann, Cole Smith, Andrew Schonhoff (head coach), Natalie Kirner (dive coach), Abigail VerMeer (assistant coach). Again, congratulations to the team on this impressive accommplishment!

This is a three week edition of PCH Community Update that includes the week of our Thanksgiving break and the week that follows. Enjoy the break from school and time with family and friends! As you plan for the weeks ahead, please take a moment to review the information below, which includes these topics:

Calendar Reminders
Transportation Update: Parkway Activity Bus (4 pm) Canceled
PCH Players Present: The Play That Goes Wrong
PTO Fundraiser at Chipotle...Save the Date!
College Series: Upcoming Events
PG2025: Trivia Night --- Save the Date!
PCH Athletics & Activites: October Edition
Parents: New PTO Leadership Board
Parents: Update Your Family Profile
Free & Reduced Meals
Student Attendance
Daily Building Procedures
General Resources
Links to Nutrition, Technology, Staff Directory.
Central High Administrators

As a reminder, PCH Community Update is the school newsletter shared with students and parents throughout the school year. For much of the content, students are the primary audience. Parents, please encourage your student to regularly check their Parkway email account to review new updates. Thank you for your support and, as always, Go Colts!

The next Update will be sent on Sunday, December 3 at 4 pm and will include information for the weeks of December 4 & December 11.

Sincerely,

Tim McCarthy

Principal, PCH

Calendar Reminders

The daily schedule for the week of November 13 is:

Monday, November 13: ALL (Purple) Day
Tuesday, November 14: ODD (Red) Day
Wednesday, November 15: E-ER (Light Blue) Day --- No Ac Lab, Dismissal at 12:30 pm
Thursday, November 16: ODD (Red) Day
Friday, November 17: EVEN (Blue) Day --- Ac Lab: Modules 1 & 2

The daily schedule for the week of November 20 is:

Monday, November 20: ODD (Red) Day
Tuesday, November 21: EVEN (Blue) Day --- Ac Lab: Modules 1 & 2
Wednesday, November 22: No School --- Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, November 23: No School --- Thanksgiving Break
Friday, November 24: No School --- Thanksgiving Break

The daily schedule for the week of November 27 is:

Monday, November 27: ALL (Purple) Day
Tuesday, November 28: ODD (Red) Day
Wednesday, November 29: EVEN (Blue) Day --- Ac Lab: Modules 1 & 2
Thursday, November 30: ODD (Red) Day
Friday, December 1: EVEN (Blue) Day --- Ac Lab: Modules 1 & 2

The daily schedule for the week of December 4 is:

Monday, December 4: ALL (Purple) Day
Tuesday, December 5: ODD (Red) Day
Wednesday, December 6: EVEN (Blue) Day --- Ac Lab: Modules 1 & 2
Thursday, December 7: ODD (Red) Day
Friday, December 8: EVEN (Blue) Day --- Ac Lab: Modules 1 & 2

Additional minutes of Study Time are built into 6th Block on ALL (Purple) Days, which are scheduled on the following dates in the next few weeks:

Monday, November 13 --- Complete District Survey
Monday, November 27
Monday, December 4

In addition, please note the following IMPORTANT dates / events on your calendar:

Wednesday, November 15: Even Early Release Day, 12:30 pm Dismissal
Wednesday, November 15: Parkway Board of Education Meeting, 7 pm
Thursday, November 16: Fall Play @ PCH Theater, 7 pm
Friday, November 17: Fall Play @ PCH Theater, 7 pm
Saturday, November 16: Fall Play @ PCH Theater, 7 pm
Monday, November 20: PowderPuff Game, 6 pm
Wednesday, November 22: No School --- Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, November 23: No School --- Thanksgiving Break
Friday, November 24: No School --- Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday, November 28: Talk 4 Tyler Basketball Games
Thursday, November 30: Concert & Jazz Band Concert
Wednesday, December 6: PTO Fundraiser --- Chipotle, 4 pm - 8 pm
Wednesday, December 6: Parkway Board of Education Meeting, 7 pm
Wednesday, December 13: E-ER Day --- No Ac Lab, Dismissal at 12:30 pm
Wednesday, December 13: College Series - FAFSA for Senior Parents, 6 pm
Friday, December 15: Senior Graduation Meeting During Ac Lab
Thursday, December 21: E-HD Day --- No Ac Lab, Dismissal at 11:35 am
Friday, December 22: No School --- Winter Break Begins

To download Central High's 2023-2024 academic calendar, click on the calendar link in the General Resources folder toward the bottom of the newsletter.

Transportation Update: Parkway Activity Bus (4 pm) Canceled

Effective immediately, Parkway Transportation canceled all 4 pm activity buses until further notice. Students, if you are staying after school to meet with a teacher, participate in a club, or serve a detention, you will need to provide your own transportation. I apologize for this inconvenience.

The Missouri Central activity bus will continue to run for students who live in St. Louis City.

In addition, 5:30 pm athletic buses for Parkway and Missouri Central will continue to run. Please note that these buses are for athletes only.

PCH Players Present: The Play That Goes Wrong

PCH Players present The Play That Goes Wrong November 16, 17, & 18 at 7:00pm at the PCH Theater. Tickets are on sale HERE.

The Play That Goes Wrong is the laugh we all need right now! Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), this is a night of theatre where everything might go wrong, but it's so much fun to watch!

Come out and support the work of 50+ hardworking theatre arts students!

Talk 4 Tyler Mental Health Awareness Night

The 3rd Annual TALK 4 TYLER Mental Health Awareness night will be on Tuesday, November 28, during the Linneman Memorial Tip-Off Classic. Parkway Central will host Parkway West for all levels of boys and girls basketball.

In August 2021, PC basketball alum Tyler Wessel took his own life after battling depression. The goal is for his legacy to live on in a way that benefits and serves others. The purpose of the night will be to raise awareness for mental health and available resources, and to raise funds for C.H.A.D.S. Coalition and the Tyler Wessel Memorial Scholarship. C.H.A.D.S. stands for Communities Healing Adolescent Depression and Suicide. They have been great advocates for mental health within the PCH building, speaking to health classes every semester. T-shirts and wristbands will be sold and donations collected.

T-shirts will be available to the public (while supplies last) at the door on November 28th for the price of $15.00. Anyone who purchases a shirt at the door will be admitted to the game for free. Cash donations will be accepted at the game and checks can be made payable to “Parkway Central” with “Talk 4 Tyler” in the memo line. We are hoping to play a part in empowering young people to have open conversations about their mental health and equipping them with resources to seek help!

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PTO Fundraiser at Chipotle...Save the Date!

Save the date for Wednesday, December 6! PTO is hosting a fundraiser at Chipotle Mexican Grill on Clarkson from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.! There are two ways for PTO to benefit:

Simply show this flier in paper form or electronically for our PTO to receive 33% of all purchases made.
If you are ordering online using the app, your online ordering code is NGF94RB. Here are instructions for ordering online with the app.

College Series: Upcoming Events

As we continue with the school year, many students and parents are also thinking about college, whether you are a senior in the midst of submitting applications or a sophomore just beginning to develop a sense of what your post high school path may be. To support you, Ms. Nana Prange, Central High's Post-Secondary and Assessment Counselor, facilitates our annual College Series, a set of information meetings and events related to all aspects of the college process. For more details information about Central High's College Series, click HERE. The final event in our College Series is...

FAFSA for Senior Parents

Wednesday, December 13: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

PCH Theater

Similar to the "Financial Aid 101" presentation on October 24, this session also provides a brief overview of the scholarship and aid process but will include specific information about filing the FAFSA. Families will walk away from this presentation prepared to file the FAFSA which is on track to launch by the end of December. This in-person event will also be livestreamed (here). A recording will be posted after the event (here).

PG2025: Trivia Night --- Save the Date!

PCH Athletics & Activities: October Edition

Click here to review the October edition of the PCH Athletics & Activites newsletter, which includes important information for Central High's MSHSAA sanctioned fall and winter activites.

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Parents: PTO Leadership Board

Central High's PTO is pleased to announce the new leadership board for this school year:

Jessica Malone - President

Trilce Encarnacion - Vice President

Sonya Land -Treasurer

Kia Davis - Assistant Treasurer

Stephanie Harvey - Secretary

Jennifer Peters - Social Media

Thank you to these individuals for their service to the PCH community! For more PTO information, click the button below.

PCH PTO Webpage

Click on the button to access the webpage for Central High's PTO.

Parents: Update Your Family Profile

It is important to have accurate contact information for each family. Parents can update their Family Profile online using Infinite Campus or in the Infinite Campus Parent app. Please complete the update before the first day of school. Update your family profile HERE.

Free & Reduced Meals

The Parkway School District participates in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. This allows families the opportunity to apply for Free and Reduced Price Meal Benefits. The information provided on the application is confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility.To apply, click on the button below.

Free & Reduced Meals

Student Attendance

At the end of the first week of school, during class meetings, grade level administrators emphasized the importance of good student attendance. Parents, prompt communication with the school when your student is absent, arrives late, or needs to leave early, is very important. At Central High, student attendance is handled through each grade level office. Parents, when needed, please contact the administrative assistant for your student's grade level regarding an absence or tardy for your student.

Class of 2024: Karena Gantner --- (314) 415-7904 / kgantner@parkwayschools.net

Class of 2025: Jordan Berry --- (314) 415-7908 / jberry1@parkwayschools.net

Class of 2026: Trish Reynolds --- (314) 415-7910 / preynolds@parkwayschools.net

Class of 2027: John Reyes --- (314) 415-7906 / jreyes2@parkwayschools.net

To review Parkway's official attendance policy for high school students and Central High's complete building procedures, please click HERE.

Daily Building Procedures

Students and parents, please review the daily building procedures below.

The building opens to students at 07:00 am.
In the morning, students are expected to enter through Door #1 - Main Entrance (student drivers and students being dropped off) or Door #40 - Back Athletic Entrance (bus riders).
Breakfast is available from 07:00 am - 07:30 am.
Classes begin at 07:35 am. Students are expected to be in their assigned room by 07:35 am.
The internal set of doors at the main entrance will be locked at 07:35 am. Students tardy to school will check in inside the new vestibule. Students will be issued a pass, then report to class.
All visitors, includng parents, are expected to enter through the main entrance and check in using the vestibule.
Visitors cleared to enter the main building are expected to wear their school issued visitor badge for the duration of their visit to PCH.
Students dismissed during the school day (e.g. for an appointment with a parent) are expected to exit the building through the main entrance.
During school hours (07:00 am - 02:30 am), deliveries for students from outside entities, including, but not limited to food delivery services, are not allowed. Parents may continue to drop off items for students (e.g. lunch), when necessary.