3/14

Good Afternoon Families:

The winter sports season came to an exciting close this past weekend! Our teams had fantastic seasons, and our athletes truly shined—great job to all involved! Our winter sports banquet was a great way to celebrate our teams and athletes - thank you to all who attended.

And just like that, the spring sports season has begun. It was a welcome sight to see the snow melt and our multipurpose fields once again filled with student-athletes getting back into action.

Best of luck to our Robotics Team this weekend as they head to their next competition at the University of Rhode Island —your hard work and dedication have not gone unnoticed!

Our students also spent time on Friday preparing for their upcoming AP exams. Keep up the great work—your efforts now will pay off in May.

Please check out the newest Podcast featuring seniors Catalina Colvin and Abigail Felzani. They spoke with Dr. Conway about their AP Psych class and how they've learned about brain development as it relates to language and reading. The link is below under Pentucket Teaching and Learning Blog. Abbie and Cat were articulate and insighful - certainly worth the listen!

As we look ahead to the end of the school year, we will continue to share important dates as they are finalized. We're holding off just a little longer to make sure Mother Nature doesn’t “spring” any surprise snowstorms our way!

Please continue to check the SMORE and class pages regularly for the most up-to-date information regarding end-of-year events.

Have a great week!

Brenda Erhardt

Pentucket MHS Principal

SBIRT Screening - During the week of April 7, the Middle/High School counseling and health staff will begin a health screening for 7th and 9th graders called SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment). SBIRT is used to screen for alcohol, nicotine, tobacco, and other drug use. This health screening is required by Massachusetts law. Please see this link for more information or to opt your child out.

Please visit PRSD.org/HOF to nominate a Pentucket Employee, an Alumni or a Benefactor to help recongize those who have done tremendous work for students and our community!

Nominations are open between January 1 and April 1, 2025

The Global Connections Club took a field trip to Newburyport after school on Wednesday, March 12. Students visited the British Shop and Porta Vida Mexican Restaurant. Abby McIntyre, club president, is organizing a trip to Chinatown and the North End in Boston for later this spring. The Global Connections Club is looking for new members. The next meeting is Wednesday, March 19 at 7am in room 2095.

Tanner Kamuda: New England Col. (wrestling) Kayla Murphy: UMass Bos (Softball) Delaney Meagher: Colby Col. (Track) Kat Flaherty: Endicott (Lax) Morgan Trout: UMass Dart (Track) Cat Colvin: Hobart+William Smith (Lax) Mason Skinner: York College (wrestling)

Senior Celebration is Saturday evening, June 7th. Although we have met our numbers to be able to continue the event, there is still time to sign your student up! The ABSOLUTE DEADLINE is April 1st. If your student wants to attend this unbelievably awesome event, you need to sign them up today! Both Contract & Payment must be made at the same time. You can find the contract here: https://www.pentucketseniorcelebration.org/copy-of-contract-link Your student IS NOT fully registered until both Contract and Payment have been made! If you have been notified that you are missing one of these, you must get it in as soon as possible.

This registration has been open since the start of school, and unfortunately, there is no wiggle room after April 1st. We must get all of the venues hard numbers by that date! If anyone has a question, comment or concern, please feel free to contact us at pentucketparentalliance@gmail.com.

We look forward to another great Celebration Event!

Thank you

PPA Committee

Enter to win tickets to the musical comedy The Adams Family!

Please click here to view Pentucket's Summer Program. In addition, there is a video.

This year, vaping, tobacco and nicotine use among youth and young adults are still major concerns. Every day, more and more discreet vapes enter the market. They are meant to sneak past adults by camouflaging as common household objects, video games, toys, and school supplies.

Behind the enticing flavors and flashy colors of e-cigarettes are harmful chemicals and nicotine addiction. Now is the time to remain vigilant and learn the essentials to help kids avoid or quit vaping! Our virtual presentation Dangers of Vaping: What Parents Need to Know will be held on Tuesday, March 25 at 6:00pm Eastern Time. At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Understand and recognize tobacco industry tactics targeting youth
• Explain the dangers of nicotine e-cigarettes/vapes, non-nicotine vapes, and other new tobacco products
• Know the steps to protect youth and how to advise others to get involved
• Know how to take action in your own communities

Make sure to register for this FREE event held on March 25th. It is open to all, including parents, people who work with youth, and others. The recording will be available to all registrants after the webinar. If you are looking to help fight this cause, please click here to donate.

Pentucket's theatre program is proud to present our spring musical THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.

Tickets are available on prsd.ludus.com. This show will sell out, so please buy tickets ahead of time online as tickets will not be available to purchase at the door.

*please note that this show has two separate casts. The students in each cast are listed on the main ticketing pag

Students are expected to be at school by 7:35 each morning. We know and understand the traffic can be an issue, but is is not feasible for the school to have a rolling start time. We REALLY appreciate your cooperation and support with this.

As a friendly reminder 5 tardies = 1 detention

Please click here for details on courses for the 2025-2026 school year.

Athletics: $50 fee increase, $1600 family cap

BASP: $25 fee increase

Facility fees: $25/hour increase

PreK: 2 1/2 days = $410, 3 1/2 days = $490, 4 1/2 days = $550, 2 full days = $500, 3 full days = $700, 5 full days = $1,000

Upcoming School Committee Meetings:

March 18th

April 15th

May 6th

June 3rd

*****All meetings begin at 6:00pm and are held in the middle/high school building

**A complete list of School Committee Meeting is available on the PRSD website**

Meeting Time 6:45am-7:15am

The School Council Meets the second Thursday of each month. Please see the PRMHS website for agendas