East News Flash

Students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals at the end of last school year are eligible to participate at their current eligibility status for the first 30 operating days of the 2024-25 school year or until a new eligibility determination is made, whichever comes first.

In order for meal benefits to continue, a federal meal application for the 2024-25 school year must be completed. Students with no application on file after 30 calendar days will return to full-paid eligibility status effective September 25, 2024.

Households that have submitted a federal meal application for free or reduced-priced meals for the 2024-25 school year do not need to reapply.

Households who wish to apply for free or reduced-priced meals will need to complete an online federal meal application for the current school year via the website at www.pisd.edu/mealprogram.

Applications will be processed within 10 business days. Eligibility notification letters will be sent via email. If families have not received the letter in their inbox, please check junk and spam folders.

For any questions regarding federal meal applications, please contact mealprograms@pisd.edu.

Parents and Students,

It is hard to believe that the 2024 Homecoming festivities are almost here! Please see all the important information about the week!

Homecoming Parade:

• Date: September 11th
• Time: Step off at 6 pm from Bob Woodruff Park up Merriman Drive to Plano East Gym
• PEP Rally: Directly after the parade in the East Gym. After the parade invite our elementary students to have their picture taken with their favorite football player, Golden Girl, and cheerleader! This will take place in the gym after the pep rally!
  
  It is not too late to have your groups sign up to participate. Talk to your sponsor and have them complete the Google form Mr. Eppler sent.
  
  

Theme days are as follows:

• Monday-Jersey Day
• Tuesday-Nickelodeon vs Disney
• Wednesday-Western Day
• Thursday- Throwback Day
• Friday- School colors/ Mums Day
  
  

Homecoming Game and Court Presentation: Friday, September 13th

Homecoming Dance Information:

• Theme: Enchanted Garden
• Location: Plano East Gym 3000 Los Rios BLVD
• Date: September 14
• Time: 8 PM- 11 PM
• Cost: $25 a person/ $35 a person at the door
• Guest: Each student is allowed to bring ONE guest.
• Guests cannot be over the age of 20. You must provide the guest's name when purchasing a ticket for them.
  
  

Guests are not allowed to bring large bags or purses to the dance.

Only small clutch purses no larger than 4.5 x 6.5 will be allowed entrance.

Ticket Purchasing: All electronic ticketing through Hometown Ticketing. Students must type in their student id number to gain access to purchase tickets.

Use this link to Purchase tickets: Hometown Ticketing

Directions for ticket sales:

• Students must have their student id to purchase a ticket.
• When you open the page, choose the Plano East Homecoming.
• Once on the page, click on the "Have a passcode?" and enter your code, which is your student id.
• You only get one time to log in with your passcode, so please do not log in until you are ready to purchase the tickets.
• You will then have the option of purchasing tickets.
• You will choose how many tickets you would like to purchase.
• If you are purchasing more than one, you will have to provide the guest information.

We hope all the East community have a wonderful time during our Homecoming Week festivities.

Parents and Students,

As we start Friday night lights this coming Friday, we have some important announcements for everyone.

1. At all sporting events, we encourage students and parents to yell and cheer for our team as they compete. We do ask that you direct all that cheering and yelling in a positive manner towards our team. Please do not single out or yell negative things towards the other team or player, coaches, or referees. In our gym, students are expected to keep both feet in the bleachers at all times and follow the dress code like a normal school day. We ask all participants to refrain from running towards the court during exciting action. Students and parents who do not comply with these expectations will be asked to leave by either or the referee and administrator on duty. It is our goal to create a fun safe environment for our students, parents, and community to come enjoy the event.
2. All students attending the varsity games are expected to be picked up within 30 minutes of the conclusion of the game. Most varsity games conclude around 10 pm. With this in mind, parents should plan on being at the stadium by 10:30. It is encouraged that all students call their parents at the beginning of the fourth quarter so parents can come earlier if the game is running faster than expected. This rule would also be in place for sub-varsity games. Students should call their parents at the end of the fourth quarter of the last game being played that night to ensure timely pickup. Students who are there past this time will run the risk of not being allowed to attend future varsity games.
3. PISD has a stadium bag policy and stadium rules that each person attending must follow. Please click this link to view these.
4. One Kimbrough Stadium rule we are enforcing for everyone's safety is that all students at a varsity game must remain in the stands during play.

• Students will not be allowed to loiter in the concourse of the stadium, except for between quarters and halftime.
• Students are allowed to come down and purchase food and drink and use the restroom but then are expected to return to the stands and watch the game.
• We will have administrators and security personnel direct students into the stands.
• Any student who does not comply with the request will be escorted out of the stadium.
• As always, Murphy PD will also be a presence in all areas of the stadium.

5. To make your entry into the game quicker, we strongly encourage you to pre-purchase tickets to the games. You will also save money doing so and tickets can be purchased here. Ticket prices for all events except varsity football are $5 for adults and $3 for students. For varsity games, the prices are:

Pre-purchased prices are as follows:

• Reserved-$10
• General Admission-$8
• Student-$4

At the gate prices are as follows:

• Reserved-$12
• General Admission-$10
• Student-$10

6. Please be aware that all patrons coming to the game will be asked to go through a metal detector. We share this for your awareness so you can plan accordingly and give yourself plenty of time to get into the game. We will have plenty of assistance getting everyone in, but if everyone arrives right before the game, it will cause a backup and delay in your entry. Please read this document carefully for more details about the implementation of Metal detectors at varsity football games only!

These two points are being introduced and enforced to create the safest environment possible for all those attending the game.

Thank you,

Plano East Cluster Administration

Monday, September 16, 2024

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Plano Event Center

2000 E Spring Creek Pkwy

Visit with 200+ College and Career Representatives

Overflow parking available at collin College Plano Campus

We hope to see you at this exciting event where you can:

• Visit with college representatives
• Learn about career opportunities
• Join a FAFSA/TASFA breakout session
• Explore military careers
• And so much more.

Families,

Please find this link to the information we shared with our Juniors and Seniors this week. We will share with freshman and sophomores next Tuesday. We are committing 3 full days for this because of the important information for our students.

You can find your online code for your student's portraits at www.legacyfindmycode.com or use the QR code below for your underclassman or senior.

We cordially invite all Senior parents and students to attend our college information meeting. We will discuss the college application process, scholarships, SchoolLinks (the new PISD college and career platform).

September 18, 2024

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

School Cafeteria

Please join the Plano East Counseling dept. for a presentation called “Getting to Know the PSAT/NMSQT”. We will be hosting a short presentation for parents about what the PSAT is, why it matters, and how to be prepared. The presentation will take place on September 4th, 2024 at 5:30 in the Plano East Auditorium. After the presentation you will be free to attend Open House for an opportunity to meet your student’s teachers.

PSAT Save the Date

Attention 9th - 11th grade students

School-day PSAT is Wednesday, October 2nd at 9 am

Find: Test information & Free Test Prep Material at tinyurl.com/PESHtesting

Register & pay by Friday, September 13

Who: only 11th grade students

What: PSAT/NMSQT

Where: Register at studentquickpay.com/PISD

When: by Friday, September 13

Cost: $18 ($11 for free/reduced lunch program)

Full registration details at tinyurl.com/PESHtesting

Register NOW to take the ASVAB

When: Thursday, September 19

Where: Library

Time: Arrive at 8:40 am

• Test begins at 9am

Why: Take the 1st step to a military career and explore potential civilian careers

Cost: FREE!

Tinyurl.com/registerPESH

Gabrielle McCormick, owner of Scholarship Informer, has been

featured on NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox media. She has earned nearly

$200,000 in scholarships to pay for her bachelor’s to doctorate

degrees. NO STUDENT DEBT!

Workshop Highlights

• Develop a strategy to win scholarships
• Find your best fit scholarships
• Quickly create competitive scholarship applications
• Scholarship planning for the school year

Saturday, September 21, 2024

9:00 - 11:00 AM

Plano ISD Bird Education Center

1300 19th Street

Plano, TX 75074

Register Now!

https://forms.gle/hxLDm46ansVXPP9X8

VOLY, Plano ISD’s volunteer management platform, is open and ready for 2024-25! Every person who wishes to serve as a volunteer must complete/update a VOLY volunteer application and criminal history search each school year. For more information, please direct visit our district’s volunteer web page.

All students are now able to purchase a parking permit. For instructions on how to purchase a permit, please read the Student Parking Procedures. Also included in this document are permit pick up times, a map of where to park, parking rules and regulations, and towing information. If you require further information or assistance with parking, please contact Jenny Watkins at jenny.watkins@pisd.edu.

Painted parking spaces and numbered parking spaces are reserved and assigned to a specific student. Please do not park in a reserved parking space that has not been assigned to you. Please note that Senior Reserved parking is managed through PTSA. Please email parking@planoeastptsa.org with specific questions about Senior Reserved parking.

Students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals at the end of last school year are eligible to participate at their current eligibility status for the first 30 operating days of the 2024-25 school year.

• In order for meal benefits to continue, a federal meal application for the 2024-25 school year must be completed.
• Students with no application on file after 30 operating days will return to full-paid eligibility status effective September 25, 2024.
• Households that have submitted a federal meal application for free or reduced-priced meals for the 2024-25 school year do not need to reapply.
• Households who wish to apply for free or reduced-priced meals will need to complete an online federal meal application for the current school year.
• Applications will be processed within 10 business days.
• Eligibility notification letters will be sent via email.
  • If you have not received the letter in your inbox, please check your junk and spam folders.

General Membership Meeting on 9/18 @ 7pm in the Bistro.

Congratulations to Lauren Johnson! Our faculty winner for the PTSA membership drawing!

Didn’t sign up yet? No worries, there’s still time to join and make a difference at Plano East!

Join our PTSA Today at www.PlanoEastPTSA.org

Hey Plano East Family! Those Sold-Out Shirts Are Back And We Now Have Sweatshirts Too!

Remember those awesome Senior and PESH shirts you loved? They're BACK by popular demand!

PLUS! We're thrilled to announce BRAND NEW SWEATSHIRTS are now available!

Head over to planoeastptsa.org FAST to grab your favorites before they're gone again.

We need 25 orders per design to place a reorder, so don't wait!

Check out these upcoming PTSA Spirit Days!

Be sure to donate to the PESH World Wear Bin

If you shop at Kroger grocery stores, and you have a Kroger Plus Rewards card, you can benefit the families of Plano East Senior High.

Create an account (or log in if you already have an account) for Kroger’s Community Rewards program and choose the PLANO EAST SR. HIGH PTSA as the organization you’d like to support. Link your Kroger Plus Rewards Card to PESH PTSA and when you swipe your card to save, Kroger will donate to the PESH PTSA and we will use those funds to benefit the families of Plano East. After you login or create an account, the Account Summary area has a Community Rewards Section. Just choose PESH PTSA and you’re ready to shop and contribute!

· Organization Name: PLANO EAST SR. HIGH PTSA

· Organization Number: IF374

Remember, you must swipe your registered Kroger plus Card or use your Alt ID when shopping for each eligible purchase to count.

You must link your card every year, starting August 1st to support PESH PTSA

Mum’s the word for Homecoming FUN! Want to be a hero for your Panther Cheerleaders AND a local

business all while saving your valuable time? Well, you're in luck! Order your CUSTOM PESH Homecoming mums and garters via The Mum Shop:

https://www.themumshop.com/schools/plano-east-senior-high-school/

Order Deadline - Sep. 6th!! Pick up on date provided @

The Mum Shop

104 N. Greenville Ave.

Allen, TX 75002

Benefitting Your Panther Cheer Booster

Golden Girls Dance Clinic

Ages Kindergarten - 11th Grade

Saturday, September 21st

9am-1pm

Register Now!

https://peshgoldengirls.membershiptoolkit.com

Enter to win the chance to be a Golden Girl for a day at the football game on September 27!

Jason's Deli is proud to support Plano East Golden Girls Booster club.

Please join us in raising funds on Wednesday, September 4th from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm at the Jason's Deli located at 214 W FM 544. You can also order online with code FUND20.

Let's Dine Around the World Together

IB Booster Spirit Day

1st Stop: Thursday 9/19/24

11 am - 3 pm, 5 pm - 10 pm

Sticky Rice

223 E FM Rd 544 #808

Murphy, TX 75094

(972) 424-0970

Please mention PESH IB Booster Club when ordering

10% of sales will be donated to our PESH IB Booster Club

Winning with Class!!!

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