Tiger Update

Tiger Nation,

We had two tremendous days with our new ninth grade students and their Link Crew student leaders!! Tiger Nation is up and running and we are looking forward to a fantastic school year. This is a happening place when everyone is here and you can't ask for a better group of students and staff to make this year truly special.

A reminder to everyone that we will continue to look for ways to improve the student experience at Central and I posed a challenge to the ninth graders the past two days. This is true in high school, and really life as well. You will get out of this experience what you put into it. Let's push each other as a community to get better everyday. Let's focus on being good teammates with one another even when we don't always agree. Let's make the CORE values of Trust, Integrity, and Empathy, the center of our daily interactions with each other. Finally, let's find a way to leave Central better than we found it by becoming people who live up to our full potential.

Tiger Up,

Mr. Lanier

August 19: First day of school for ALL students.

August 20, 6-7 PM: Workforce Development Center Meeting at the Fairfield County Workforce Center.

August 22: School Pictures for all students (we will conduct an additional photo session for senior pictures on Tuesday, October 8).

Sept. 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Back to school block party at Central. See the flyer below for more information.

The hot button topic as students return to school is our approach to eliminating the use of personal communication devices while at school. This is being done for a variety of reasons ranging from the fact that the State of Ohio has passed a law that requires schools to take this approach to the more impactful reason that there is a large amount of research that describes the negative effects that technology has on the young brain. Our plan is to communicate our expectations for students to power down and put their devices away throughout the school day. We know this is going to be very difficult but we need to work as a team to make it happen. Please trust that we are working with students to follow the expectation and help us reinforce that expectation at home when we make contact if a student is not following the plan.

The second challenge for our students is to improve getting to school on time and to class on time. You can't learn if you're not in class!! Let's start Day 1 to make it happen.

We know that if we are successful in improving these two areas that our student experience will be positive and our students will notice improved grades and an overall school experience. Let's get after it Tigers!!

PHSC is launching a new student led tutoring program this year. Students interested in becoming tutors on the Zap Team should click the Zap Team Volunteer Form and complete it. Zap Team tutors will push into study halls to provide support to their fellow Tigers. This is a great way to earn volunteer hours and to give back to Tiger Nation. Remember the quote, "a rising tide raises all boats." Our Zap Team will help raise everyone up at Central so that they experience success.

The Zap Team will work to get organized in August and will begin pushing into study halls in September. #TigerUp

Students and families can pay outstanding school fees online using the links in Infinite Campus. It is important to stay ahead of this as students progress through high school as unpaid fees will affect students' graduation and transcripts their senior year. Please reach out to the school if you have questions or need financial assistance.

Twelve Grade Immunization Requirements

Per the Ohio Department of Health, all students entering grade 12 must show documentation of having received two doses of Meningococcal (MCV4) vaccine before being allowed to attend school in the fall. Your student will not be able to start school on August 15th and devices will be deactivated until documentation of the required vaccine or a signed exemption form is on file.

New Students Immunization Requirements

All new students to Pickerington Schools must present written evidence of immunizations or written evidence to indicate that they are in the process of receiving immunizations, to be completed no later than the day of entrance. Students failing to complete immunizations within 14 days after entering are not permitted to return to school.

Please review the pdf below for important immunization information for the Class of 2024. Failure to complete this process will prevent students from attending school.

Lunch Program: Lunch (and Breakfast) is Free for all students for the 24/25 School Year! Click here for more information.

Free and Reduced Lunch Application: Families MUST apply and qualify for reduced SCHOOL fees for 2024-25 school year. This process is done each year.

My Payment Plus Account: Use this link to load money into your students My Payment Plus Account.

• Information about My Payment Plus can be found at the following link.

We believe that regular attendance to school plays an important role in our students' academic success. Whenever possible, we ask that routine appointments and travel are scheduled outside of the school day.

In the event that a student will be absent from school, parents are asked to notify the school by 10:00 AM by calling the 24-hour Attendance Hotline, 614-548-1801. Additionally, please notify the school office in advance, either by phone or in writing, if your student will need to leave school early. Students must obtain a dismissal pass, and be signed out by the office before being permitted to leave the building. Please be prepared to show appropriate ID in order for the student to be released to you.

Also, please review the bell schedule for the starting times of the start of school along with each class period. It is imperative that students arrive on time for school and for their classes. Arriving on time gives students the maximum amount of instructional time in each class and correlates to success in the classroom. Let's make this a priority for our entire school community!!

For detailed information regarding PLSD's Attendance Policy, as well as The State of Ohio's Administrative Code, please refer to Board Policy 5200.

Administrators: Tom Lanier, Principal

• A-D - Carly Wells, Assistant Principal

• E-K - Lazaro Fuentes, Assistant Principal

• L-Ri - Roshawn Parker, Lead Assistant Principal

• Ro-Z - Joseph Cooper, Assistant Principal

Counselors: Please note that the Counselor Alpha has been adjusted. Click on the counselor name to schedule an appointment with the counselor.

• A-Co - Jennifer Dashner

• Cr-Ho - Maria Perez

• Hu-Moon - Ashlee Hoffman

• Moore-Sh - Chris Peirano

• Si-Z - Marieca Mattox

We conducted a cap and gown senior photo shoot last year and will do it again this year on October 8. We will provide students with a cap and gown to wear for the photo shoot. More details about this event will be in the newsletter as we get closer to the date.

Please complete the form below to submit your application to volunteer at Central this year. Please note that there is a background check process for level II volunteers that is part of the application. Volunteers are managed at the building level instead of District Office Please reach out to Joseph Cooper, Assistant Principal (joseph_Cooper@plsd.us), if you have questions about volunteering at Central.

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 - 1825

Welcome to another exciting year of Tiger Athletics. We look forward to seeing students, parents, and community members come out to support our Tigers this year. Due to the passing of House Bill 147, we have new ticket prices this year to attend our home athletic events. These ticket prices are the same for online and cash sales at the gate.

All Varsity level athletic events are $10 for adults and $8 for students.

All lower level athletic events (JV,freshman, and junior high) are $7 for adults and $5 for students.

To help offset the cost of attending home Pickerington Central/Ridgeview athletic contests we offer year long passes. These passes are good for ALL home contests, ALL sports, ALL year. The costs are below:

Adult - $103 + fees

Student - $53 + fees

We also offer a free senior citizen pass for residents of Pickerington who are at least 62 years of age or older. Contact the athletic department to obtain this pass.

We also offer reserved seats for all home varsity football contests ($60 for 6 home games) and reserved parking spots for all home varsity contests ($30 for 6 home games). We encourage our families and community members to purchase the reserved parking, which is the easiest access to the new stadium.

Pickerington Central/Ridgeview Ticket Box Office

https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/Page/126

To get the latest information or schedules for any of our Tiger Teams visit our new athletic website

https://pickeringtoncentral.bigteams.com/

Final Forms for parent/athlete registration

https://pickerington-oh.finalforms.com/

NFHS Live Streaming Link for all Home Events

https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/

The Pickerington Central Athletic Department takes pride in hosting all of all home athletic contests. We strive to create a positive environment for all athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators. When attending our athletic contests please remember to ACT with dignity, SPEAK with courtesy, and PLAY with pride.

2024 Varsity Football Fan Information

Ticket Prices: (On-line or Cash/Card): Adults $10 and Students $8

Yearly Athletic Passes: $103 for Adults and $53 for Students

Reserved Varsity Football Seats: $60 for the regular season

Reserved Parking: $30 for the regular season. We encourage you to purchase a parking pass as this will allow you to park in the lot just east of the school building. From there it is a short walk to the stadium. This lot will be by pass only on football game days.

https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/Page/126

Regular Parking: Public parking is available in the large parking lots on the west side of the building at the Hill Rd. entrance. There will be No parking on one side of Opportunity Way and no parking on both sides of Opportunity Way in front of the stadium.

Entrance: All home spectators will enter through the home ticket gate and sit on the home side bleachers.

Student Section: Located in the South most section of the home stands.

They will exit out the southwest gate behind the home stands at the conclusion of the contest.

NO RE-ENTRY Policy will be strictly enforced.

All students grades 8 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult to enter the game. These students will be REQUIRED to sit with the adult who brought them to the game. Unaccompanied students will be removed from the game and their parents will need to take them home.

Gates will Open at 5:30pm. Parking/Streets will be blocked off at 4:30pm.

Tiger Nation...let's celebrate our Championship 4x200 Boys Relay team. Chris Turntine, Jay Scott, Micah Coates, Lorenzo Brazzell brought home the hardware at the State Meet!!

Brooklyn just completed another successful summer competing in the national Martial Arts events around the country. She continues to bring home the hardware!! Can't wait to see her in the Olympics someday.

We encourage ALL of our students and staff to know the words to our Fight Song and be ready to sing it at games and special events. We even have a Fight Song challenge that we'll do in conjunction with Homecoming week. The tune is to 'On Wisconsin' so look it up on YouTube and get your vocals ready for this year's contest!!

Fight Song:

Purple White, Purple White

Wrap up that ole score.

We're the team with lots of pep

So let's pep it up some more.

Purple, White; Purple, White

Fight on to your fame.

Fight Tigers, Fight, Fight, Fight

To win this game!!

Pickerington High School Central

300 Opportunity Way

Pickerington, Ohio 43147

614-548-1800

https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/pickerington-central-high/