Tiger Update
Information/Updates about Pickerington High School Central
Message from Mr. Lanier
Tiger Nation
The coming week is packed full of fun as we head into spring break. Spongebob the Musical opens Thursday night and will run through Sunday. See ticket information in the newsletter below. This is also Spirit Week with a different theme each day. Spring break is a benchmark that sets us up for the final 2 months of the school year. I am challenging our students and staff to continue to improve each day and each week so we close out the 2023-24 school year on a high note. Let's have a great week!!
Tiger Up,
Mr. Lanier
Important Dates
Important Dates
Mar. 18: PHSC will conduct a Table Top safety drill (students/staff presented with a safety issue and they discuss how to react to it). AM Survey Bell Schedule.
Mar. 19: Primary election day. PHSC is a voting site. Voting is in the PAC lobby.
Mar. 18-22: PHSC Student Council Blanket Drive for Star House
Mar. 20 & 21: Herff Jones Cap and Gown Pick Up. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in the PHSC Gym. See important information regarding your Cap and Gown ordering in the Senior Corner below.
Mar. 22: Battle of the Classes Student Volleyball Tournament
Mar. 21-24: Spongebob the Musical Shows (see below for ticket information).
Mar. 25-Apr. 1: No School. Spring Break.
Apr. 8: No School (Solar Eclipse occurs in the afternoon)
OST Testing Dates:
Thursday, April 4: ELA 2, Part 1
Friday, April 5: ELA 2, Part 2
Wednesday, April 17 Algebra and Geometry, Part 1
Thursday, April 18 Algebra and Geometry, Part 2
Tuesday, April 23 Biology, Part 1 and 2
Wednesday, April 24 AH/Gov, Part 1 and 2
Bell Schedule Alert: AM Survey Schedule Monday, March 18
Spring Spirit Week...Let's Have Some Fun!!
Spongebob the Musical is March 21-24
Central Theater Presents Spongebob the Musical
The PHSC theater program is excited to present Spongebob the Musical starting the evening of March 21. Be sure to purchase your ticket for one of the shows by clicking the link below. You will be amazed by our talented students!!
Student show tickets are now on sale. Senior/Sophomore show is Wednesday morning; Junior/Freshman show is Thursday morning. Students must enter their student ID# to purchase their ticket to the show. Tickets are $10.
Pickerington Public Library Needs Your Help
After School Expectations
We are fortunate to have the Pickerington Public Library as our neighbor and partner across the street. The library is a place where our students go after school to study, make use of the library resources, wait for rides, etc. With that said, we have received a request for assistance from the library as they have noticed an increase in negative student behavior. We ask that you have a conversation with your student to reiterate our CORE values of Trust, Integrity, and Empathy and the importance of exhibiting those traits on and off campus. Our high school students share the library space with our friends from Ridgeview and we expect our students to demonstrate leadership on what it means to be a Tiger. Thank you for your help with this request.
Tiger Tech Robotics Had a Great Trip to the State Competition
Tiger Tech Team A Advances to the World Competition
The Tiger Tech Robotics team completed a very successful trip to the State Competition recently. They started by volunteering at the Mid Ohio Food Bank and concluded it with one of the teams qualifying for the World Competition. Congratulations to our Tiger Tech Team A students who recently advanced to the Robotics World Competition based upon their performance at the State competition that was held in Marion. The students from Team A are:
Coleman Donahue
Samer Idris
Logan Mueller
Austin Robinson (Career Center)
Maddie Wurzel
Good luck to them when they head to World's in April.
PHSC Student Council Blanket Drive
The PHSC Student Council Blanket Drive is March 18-22
The PHSC Student Council is collecting Blankets for the Star House during the week before spring break. Please consider donating a blanket to this worthy cause. Thank you to Ms. Korbar and her team for their work in supporting our community.
PLSD is Providing Solar Eclipse Glasses to All Students
The Solar Eclipse is April 8
There will be no school for PLSD students on April 8 due to the Solar Eclipse that is happening that afternoon. Please see the flyers below for information from the district regarding the Solar Eclipse. Also, the district is providing all students with Solar Eclipse glasses. There is an opt out form in the flyer below if you don't want your student to receive the glasses.
Counselor Update
Week of March 18-22
Seeing your School Counselor
Students may request an appointment to see their school counselor, using the same form linked above, for a variety of reasons including:
•Struggling academically, socially or emotionally
•Problem-solving
•Career and College Counseling
•Conflict resolution
•Any general concerns
Scheduling
PHSC School Counselors have completed the registration process for the 24-25 academic school year. From Feb. 15-Mar 7, your student met one-on-one with their assigned school counselor. During these meetings, Counselors discussed your student’s course requests and progress toward graduation.
Please use the PHSC Scheduling HUB to find all of the information regarding registration for the 24-25 academic school year. The HUB will provide you with information ranging from the Program of Studies, videos on how to schedule, scheduling worksheets, and much more.
Eastland Fairfield Career Center Applications
Reminder
If your student applied to EFCTS, decisions have started to be sent home from EFCTS. Please check in with your students to see if they have been accepted.
Juniors
Schoolinks OnBoarding
On March 18th, the School Counselors will be onboarding Juniors to SchooLinks. Schoolinks will be replacing our previous College/Career Counseling Software platform, Naviance.
You and your student have access to SchooLinks right now. You can explore its features together by having your student access it via Classlink on their school device.
Seniors
Attention Seniors! - Seniors - Requesting Transcripts or Mid-Year reports
If you are a Senior and need to request a transcript before you meet with your counselor. Please follow these directions: How to Request your transcript. The Counseling Office requires 10 school days to process your transcript request, so please be watching your application deadlines closely.
FAFSA UPDATE FOR SENIORS GETTING READY TO GRADUATE!!!
As 2023 comes to a close, we wanted to remind our Seniors that the FAFSA has been delayed to open until sometime this month. A specific date has still not been provided but the Federal Government has a deadline of opening the FAFSA by December 31, 2023.
Typically in the past, the FAFSA opened up on October 1st during a student's Senior year but that has been delayed so changes to the FAFSA can be completed to match current legal requirements.
As a result of this update, there are some significant changes to the FAFSA application and some new requirements to complete it. Please check this link out from Kent State University to review additional information about national FAFSA changes. These changes are not unique to Kent State and will be required for any family completing the FAFSA.
The image above can be found in the senior hub (Class of 2024) under College Comparison and Tracker Worksheet (click to make a copy). This will help you stay organized during the college admissions process!
You can view our Senior HUB. Here you will find answers to many of our FAQs.
Here is a Senior year timeline that we’ve put together for our Seniors and their parents. We will be scheduling time to meet with all Seniors during the month of September to go over the following information.
- College Applications
- Career Planning
- Scholarship Applications
- Financial Aid process
- Transcript Request process
Juniors
Attention Juniors and Seniors! Let’s Taco Bout College and Careers!
Meet college admissions representatives and learn about different college options.
College Admissions Representatives will be coming in for visits on Tuesday’s this school year.
To register to attend a college visit Log in to Naviance (in Classlink).
Once logged in → Colleges → College Visits (under Research Colleges) → Register for a visit(s)
Upcoming College Visits
Bowling Green State University (2nd visit for this year!)
Seniors and Juniors
Meet college admissions representatives and learn about different college options.
College Admissions Representatives will be coming in for visits on Tuesday’s this school year.
To register to attend a college visit Log in to Naviance (in Classlink).
Once logged in → Colleges → College Visits (under Research Colleges) → Register for a visit(s)
March 12 University of Toledo (6th period)
School-Based Health Clinic
Pediatric Associates has an office located at Tussing Elementary that is available to all PLSD students and the community of Pickerington. The clinic offers the following services: helping with sore throat, headaches, earache, bad cough, strep test, immunizations, blood work, physicals, well check-ups, sports physicals, medication, asthma, etc.
The clinic is open on Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 - 3:30 and closed from 1:00 - 2:00 for lunch. Walk-ins are welcome or to schedule an appointment call 614-864-3222.
AP Students & Families
We have now passed the November 1 exam registration deadline. Please reach out to Ms. Hoffman if you did not make elections for your AP exams. A $40 late cancellation or registration fee may apply. To see the Initial AP Communication click here. These updates are being sent directly to AP students and their guardians via email
Career Center Students
Mr. Peirano and Ms. Hoffman are the counselors who work with Eastland and Fairfield Career Centers, respectively. We will make in-person visits to each career center on a regular basis to keep you connected with Central events and happenings. We will also send weekly homeschool updates via your EFCTS email and Remind101 texts. Please use the information below to join our Remind texts as a parent or student:
Eastland: Text @h7fagae to 81010
Fairfield: Text @ebaaad to 81010
Satellite: Text @a9kc8hd to 81010
Workforce Exploration Opportunity
Career Expo for Juniors and Seniors March 21st 9am -12pm
Mock Interviews
The Mock Interviews held this past week at both North and Central were a huge success. Approximately 46 Juniors and Seniors participated in this opportunity to practice their interviewing skills. Many thanks to the following Fairfield County businesses for sending a representative to do the interviews:
Vinton County Bank Carriage House Printing TP Mechanical Nothing Bundt Cakes THK Manufacuring Staffing Inc Prologistix Cintas Corporation Messer Construction
Career Expo on March 21st
Juniors and Seniors who have signed up to attend the Career Expo at the Workforce Development Center on March 21st, have received permission forms and need to have everything turned in by Friday, March 15th to be able to attend. Here is a list of businesses who have registered for the event thus far.
Future Friday Speaker
On Friday March 15th, a representative from Messer Construction will present information on job opportunities in construction. This will be at North/PA during 2nd period and at Central during 4th period. The next Future Friday speaker will be from Ohio Health on April 7th. Students will be presented with information on available career opportunities at Ohio Health, including the Pickerington hospital.
Career Navigator/Fairfield County ESC School Counselor Consultant
614-325-1540
The PLSD PTO/PTSO Scholarship Application Deadline is April 10
See Details below
The PLSD PTO/PTSO scholarship committee is accepting applications through April 10. This scholarship is open to students in the Class of 2024. Click here to see the details and the application.
Athletics
Athletic Department Information
Athletic Department:
Lisa Morelli - Athletic Director (lisa_morelli@plsd.us)
Evan Doughty - Assistant Athletic Director (evan_doughty@plsd.us)
Mary Jo Carlisle - Athletic Secretary (maryjo_carlisle@plsd.us)
Office Number - (614) 548-1827
Tigers in Action
2023-2024
Purchase Students Tiger Pass for $53.00
This pass allows you to attend ALL home games, ALL sports, ALL year
PHSC and RSJH
2023 - 2024 PHSC YEARLY PASSES(adults)
Pickerington High School Central for $103.00
https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/Page/126
Get the latest Tiger Teams information visit our new
PHSC Athletic Website
All Teams, ALL Seasons
https://pickeringtoncentral.bigteams.com/
Final Forms for Parent/Athlete Registration
https://pickerington-oh.finalforms.com/students
NFHS Live Streaming Link for all Home Events
TIGER ATHLETICS
LISA MORELLI
PHSC ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Central PTSO Information
PTSO Meetings and Membership Information
Senior Corner: Vital Information for the Class of 2024
Prom Date: May 11
Mark your calendars for May 11 as Central will host the 2024 Prom at they Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom. Tickets will be $60 apiece and purchasing information will be available in late April. The theme is Starry Night.
Senior Event Calendar for the Class of 2024
Senior Event Calendar
Click here for the Class of 2024 Senior Event calendar. Please regularly check this calendar as it will be updated throughout the spring.
Graduation Speaker: Intention to Audition Deadline is April 12
Call for graduation speakers
Please complete the Intent to Audition for Graduation Speech form if you would like to be considered to speak at this year's graduation ceremony. All deadlines are listed in the form. Please see Mrs. Peirano or Mrs. Melton if you have questions.
Senior Quote Competition: Deadline is April 19
Senior Quote Competition Form
We look forward to gathering the quotes that will inspire our future Tigers. Remember that one quote will be chosen to represent the Class of 2024. All quotes must be original quotes. The winning quote will be selected by the senior class officers. The winner will be honored at the senior awards ceremony on the last day for seniors.
Cap and Gown Ordering Information: Important Update
Cap and Gown Pick Up is March 20 and 21...You Can Still Order Until March 18
Herff Jones has extended the ability to have your cap and gown delivered to Central on March 20 and 21 as long as you place your order by March 18. Take advantage of this opportunity! Pick up will be March 20 and 21 from 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the gymnasium.
Hey Seniors!! Check it Out!! It's Time to Order Your Cap and Gown!!
Seniors...Tell Us What You're Post High School Plans Are
Student Volleyball Tournament is March 22
Volleyball tournament registration starts this week: Registration is due by March 19
Let's get ready to have a little fun before spring break. The annual student volleyball tournament is back on March 22. See the details on how to register in the flyer below. Students must be in good academic and behavioral standing in order to participate in the tournament.
Important Information from the Clinic
Class of 2025 Immunization Notice
Students in the Class of 2025 are required to get a Meningococcal (MCV4) vaccine or complete a waiver form in order to attend school in August. Feel free to contact the clinic if you have questions or need a waiver form.
COVID 19 Protocol Updated
COVID-19 Updated Guidelines
CDC and ODH updated COVID guidance - Isolation on 3/01/24
Individuals can return to normal activities when symptoms have been getting better for 24 hours.
Individuals who had a fever as a symptom can resume normal activities when the fever as a symptom has been gone for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicines.
Once the individual returns to normal activities, they should take enhanced precautions for the next five days including:
Wearing a well-fitting mask when able
Keeping a distance from others
Using available test methods to inform individual actions
Respiratory Illness Prevention Guidelines
Please keep students home when sick. This includes all illnesses such as cold, flu, COVID, and other respiratory infections.
Additional precautions upon returning to school:
Physical distancing
Masking
Cover your cough and sneeze using your elbow or tissue
Hand washing - wash with soap and water for 20 second or use hand sanitizer often
PHSC Administrators and School Counselors
Administrators: Tom Lanier, Principal
A-D - Carly Wells, Assistant Principal
E-K - Tom Lombardi, Assistant Principal
L-Ri - Roshawn Parker, Lead Assistant Principal
Ro-Z - LaToya DeJesus, Assistant Principal
Counselors:
A-Co - Jennifer Dashner
Cr-Ha - Maria Perez
He-Me - Ashlee Hoffman
Mi-Sh - Chris Peirano
Si-Z - Marieca Mattox
Click below if you have a question for your Counselor:
Dashner - Students with Last Names A ~ Co
Perez - Students with Last Names Cr ~ Ha
Hoffman - Students with Last Names He ~ Me
Pickerington High School Central
300 Opportunity Way
Pickerington, Ohio 43147
614-548-1800
https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/pickerington-central-high/
Pickerington High School Central Principal