Dear Parents,

This email is to inform you of slight adjustments to the 2024-2025 school calendar.

• Friday, February 21st will be a full school day for students.

• Monday, February 24th will now be a school day for students.

• The last day of the second trimester has been moved to Thursday, February 27th.

• Friday, February 28th will be a professional development day for teachers and students will not attend school on this day.

• Trimester 2 report cards will be available in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal on Tuesday, March 4th.

These changes were made to maximize instructional time for our students.

We appreciate your understanding and support as we continue to prioritize student learning.

Sincerely,

MVR-III School District

We would like to host our 1st annual talent show this year! If you have a talent and are interested in showing it please fill out the form below! Once we gauge the interest and see the number of acts that have interest audition dates will be set.

Senior students will have class monthly class meetings from now until graduation in preparation of the big day! Seniors, if you are doing an internship, school flex, or any other program during Academic advisory, please plan to be at school on class meeting days to discuss this important information regarding graduation!

Remember to see Ms. Ingersoll about scholarship opportunities - don't delay!

Graduation Date: May 18th

Time: 6:00 PM

Project Graduation will take place after graduation - Time: TBD

It is course selection time for next year! You should have received your course selection form from your academic advisory teacher on Tuesday. Please make sure you check your email for instructions regarding course selection. Directions can be found here:

https://sites.google.com/mvr3.k12.mo.us/counseling/course-selection

Completed forms must be turned into your advisory teacher and course requests entered into infinite campus by Monday, February 3, 2025. Please include your families and teachers in your selection process. Reach out to the counseling department if you have any questions.

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Help us make a difference in the lives of our over 3,000 Pre-K through 12th grade students. Jobs available now and for next school year. Start the process of finding your home in #MVNation today! Questions? Visit bit.ly/JOINMVR3 for more info, email a member or our HR Department, or call our Central Office at 636-271-1400. #GrowingTogether

Power lunch, first and foremost, is an academic time of day. You don't need to be failing a course to receive assistance! Anyone can go see core content experts during A lunch or any teacher during office hours. IF students are all caught up on assignments there are other activities students can participate in on power lunch days.

Directions to fill out the application: Log in to Infinite Campus, click on more on the left hand side, click on meal benefits, and you can click on the button to fill out the application.

Our goals as a community will be obtained with strong partnerships between the home and school. Please check out our website: PHS Website, download the free MVR3 App, and like us on Facebook at Pacific High School.

If you haven't already, please download the MVR3 App! Rooms will be coming to the app this year. This will be a district wide two way communication opportunity!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The Meramec Valley R-III School District is adding two-way communication and classroom announcements to the district’s mobile app. On September 30th, parents will receive an email and text that will invite them to join their child in Rooms and finish setting up their account.

Why Rooms?

• Parents shared the need for one communication platform for families to use from PreK to high school.

• Rooms simplifies communication by centralizing all updates in the district app.

  • Accessing Rooms requires a simple toggle within the district app.

• Families only need to sign up once, even with multiple children.

  • That single invite will successfully join parents with all their children in Rooms.

  • This is a one time sign up that will match parents with their children’s teachers as they change classes or grades.

• Communicate with K-4 Art/Music/PE, Special Education, and Title teachers through your student’s homeroom.

• Extracurricular/athletic teams will have their own Rooms.

Key Features:

• Messages: Communicate securely. Teachers can initiate group conversations, but guardians can only reply to the teacher. Administrators monitor all communications.

• Stream: Each course has a Stream for sharing class updates, announcements, photos, and assignments.

• Translations: Rooms automatically translates messages based on device language settings, so no need to manually translate communications.

How to Prepare:

• Parents and guardians can download the MVR-III app now.

• Simply search for Meramec Valley R-III on the App Store for iPhones or the Play Store for Android devices.

• Watch the introductory video and read FAQs about Rooms.

“In the past, parents had to juggle different apps like DoJo, Remind, and Band to stay in touch with teachers and coaches. Now, our district app brings everything together in one place—right on your phone. With the Rooms feature, you can have secure conversations and get important updates all within the same app you already use to follow school news and events. Whether you’re a preschool parent or have kids in high school, this app will grow with you throughout your child’s education,” explained Dr. Ketina Armstrong, Assistant Superintendent.

Apptegy, the company that builds and powers the district’s custom app, works with thousands of other school districts across the U.S. to help them provide a cohesive communications experience.

“We want everyone in our school community to download the app and have families use this new set of features to simplify their school communication experience. Best of all, like our website and Infinite Campus app, the mobile app is branded to our school and highlights the incredible moments happening each and every day,” says Dr. Carrie Schwierjohn, Superintendent.

Download the activity scheduler app to see the High School calendar and athletic schedule.

2/4 ~ Freshman Preview Night

2/15 ~ Winter Formal dance

Pacific High School Principal

Email: korris@mvr3.k12.mo.us
Website: https://www.mvr3.k12.mo.us/o/phs
Location: 425 Indian Warpath Drive, Pacific, MO, USA
Phone: (636) 271-1414
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PHSINDIANPRIDE/