This Week

• Mon, September 2- HOLIDAY, No School for Staff and Students
• Wed., September 4- iReady BOY (6th-8th grades) on campus day
• Fri, September 6- Senior Meeting with Jostens (Cap & Gown) 8:30am -PHS Cafeteria

Upcoming

• Mon. September 23- Teacher Workday- No School for Students (PCSVA)

Students in 6th-8th grades will participate in iReady Beginning of Year (BOY) diagnostic testing on Wed. September 4. Students will need to bring the following to campus:

• Laptop
• Charger
• Water Bottle
• Snack/lunch
• Headphones

These assessments are extremely important to our instructional planning, so encourage your child to take their time and do their very best. Throughout the school year students will participate in diagnostic testing that helps us monitor their growth and recognize opportunities to close learning gaps.

Every senior will need to order a cap and gown, which is now all ordered and paid directly through Jostens. Seniors also have the option to order graduation announcements and class rings. Visit Jostens.com and insert Person County Schools Virtual Academy in the drop-down box to order your cap and gown, graduation announcements, and/or class rings. Watch THIS VIDEO for help navigating to the $60 cap/gown package on the Jostens website.

To help our seniors adequately prepare for their graduation and upcoming events, a senior fee is in place, paid in two parts

For those interested in attending a public NC system school, please be aware that the testing requirements have changed from the COVID testing guidelines. For students entering in the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 semesters:

• High School GPA: A minimum weighted GPA of 2.5 is required.
• Standardized Test Scores: Students with a weighted high school GPA between 2.50 and 2.80 are required to submit a standardized test score (ACT or SAT)

If you are in the new range that now requires you to submit either the ACT or SAT, please review the following test dates. Note that many national, state, and local scholarships may also require a test score from either the ACT or SAT:

SAT Test Dates:

October 5, 2024

• Registration Deadline: September 20, 2024
• Deadline for Changes, Regular Cancellation, and Late Registration: September 24, 2024

November 2, 2024

• Registration Deadline: October 18, 2024
• Deadline for Changes, Regular Cancellation, and Late Registration: October 22, 2024

December 7, 2024

• Registration Deadline: November 22, 2024
• Deadline for Changes, Regular Cancellation, and Late Registration: November 26, 2024

ACT Test Dates:

October 26, 2024

• Regular Registration Deadline: September 20, 2024
• Late Fee Applies After: October 7, 2024
• Late Registration Deadline: October 7, 2024

December 14, 2024

• Regular Registration Deadline: November 8, 2024
• Late Fee Applies After: November 22, 2024
• Late Registration Deadline: November 22, 2024

February 8, 2025

• Regular Registration Deadline: January 3, 2025
• Late Fee Applies After: January 20, 2025
• Late Registration Deadline: January 20, 2025

If you would like to receive more scholarships based on merit (which is often determined by test scores), it is important to send your ACT or SAT scores to colleges. Additionally, if you believe you qualify for a fee waiver for either test, please reach out as soon as possible, as some registration deadlines are approaching.

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There is a fee of $65.00 which must be paid to PCSNC before registering for the Driver Education course. Ms. Petty, the secretary with PHS, is the contact for your driver eligibility certificate.

September 9th-26th - REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

• At this time all classes will remain virtual and attendance is mandatory. If your student cannot commit 100% to class attendance, this is not the class to register for.

• Registration is first come - first serve due to limited seating.

A lot has changed over the summer in regard to the facilities at Person High School. Much work has been completed, but much is still underway. We thank you for your patience as the construction takes place!

The main entrance of the building is not available for access to the building. Instead, visitors are asked to park in the top part of the gym-side lot, walk down the sidewalk toward the building that is lined with fence and labeled “School Entrance”. At the end of the walkway, there are doors that are serving as the entrance to PHS while the front is not accessible. PCSVA students and families will enter through the Visitors Door at the top of the breezeway to enter near the Media Center.

For the 2024-2025 school year, students must be dropped off in front of the gymnasium and not any other building location, such as the front of the school or T-wing lot. Carline is indicated on the map below with yellow arrows. Due to construction, students will enter the building at the entrance indicated by the pink star on the map below.

Student drivers will enter and exit the student parking lot by using the Ridge Road entrance shown in red arrows on the map below.

Visitors to the building will need to park in the upper part of the gym-side lot and enter the building by the media center, indicated by the green star on the map below.

PCSVA is located on the 3rd floor of Person High School (1010 Ridge Road). The main entrance of the building is not available for access to the building. Instead, visitors are asked to park in the top part of the gym-side lot, walk down the sidewalk toward the building that is lined with fence and labeled “School Entrance”. At the end of the walkway, there are doors that are serving as the entrance to PHS while the front is not accessible.

PCSVA students and families will enter through the Visitor Door at the top of the breezeway to enter near the Media Center.

Please review the PCS Gazette for district policies and procedures related to communication, inclement weather, student promotion and accountability, parent and student rights, non-discrimination rights, volunteering, the PCS Code of Conduct, dress code, release of student information, administering medication, bus safety rules and regulations, child nutrition, and more!

2024-2025 Calendar (English)
2024-2025 Calendar (Spanish)

Piedmont Community College Calendar

NCVPS Academic Calendar

NCSSM Connect Calendar

We align with the traditional school calendar with PCS; the first day for students is Tuesday, August 27, 2024. PCSVA utilizes the Google Workspace platform where teachers will instruct using both Google Meet and Google Classroom. Students enrolled in grades 9-12 also participate in courses through NC Schools of Science and Math. These courses begin on Tuesday, August 27 and courses for students who are enrolled at PCC will begin on Thursday, August 15, 2024. PCSVA courses are asynchronous on Wednesdays.

Our program is designed to focus on effectively providing a high-quality, virtual learning environment for all students and we ask that families commit to being enrolled for the entire school year. Student engagement is critical in the virtual learning environment; therefore, students will be expected to keep their cameras on during synchronous (live) instruction with their teachers and peers. Attendance will be taken based on this policy. There will also be opportunities daily for students to work asynchronously and having parent/family support is strongly encouraged.

While we are able to instruct our students virtually, all district and state-mandated assessments will need to be conducted in person onsite at our location. Assessment schedules and detailed instructions will be provided in advance of each district and state-mandated assessment for 6-12 students.

All athletic packets are now digital. Please go to https://www.dragonflymax.com/ and create an account. Athletes will need to link parents to their accounts. All necessary forms are listed on https://www.dragonflymax.com/. Questions? Please reach out to Coach Dacus, athletic director, at dacusc@person.k12.nc.us.

Students in grades 6-12 are eligible to participate in athletic programs at their assigned base schools. If your child is interested in trying out for these sports, please complete your child's sports physicals. Forms can be picked up in the main office of the assigned base school.

Person High School Athletics requires students to register online here. You may email the coaches directly for more information about workout/tryouts for each sport.

Football Coach Carl Smith

Volleyball Coach Amanda Ramirez

Soccer Ryan Jones

Tennis Stephen Poindexter

Cross Country Morgan Meyer

Golf Lynn Ward

Email: duncant@person.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.pcsnc.org/Page/1017
Location: 1010 Ridge Road, Roxboro, NC, USA
Phone: 336-599-1089