PCH Community Update

2024-2025: The Weeks of December 9 & December 16

This is a two week edition of the PCH Community Update and the last before winter break; please take a few moments to review the information below, which includes...

Calendar Reminders
PCH Athletics & Activities Winter Newsletter
Talk 4 Tyler: Thank You!
Parkway Holiday Cup
Cocoa & Cram: Sponsored by Link Crew
Final Exam Schedule for Semester 1
Spur Yearbook: Senior Pictures
The Coral Newspaper & PCHTV
Athletic Pass for 2024-2025
Colts Corner Store
Student Absences: Reminders for Parents
Free & Reduced Meals
Parkway Food Pantry
Find Your Bus Stop
Student Parking for 2024-2025
Morning Arrival Procedures
Daily Building Procedures
Afternoon Dismissal Procedures
Parents: Update Your Family Profile
Parents: From the PTO
General Resources
Links to Nutrition, Technology, Staff Directory.
Central High Administrators

As a reminder, PCH Community Update is the school newsletter shared with students and parents throughout the school year. For much of the content, students are the primary audience. Parents, please encourage your student to regularly check their Parkway email account to review new updates. The next Update will be sent on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 4 pm. Thank you for your support and, as always, Go Colts!

Sincerely,

Tim McCarthy

Principal, PCH

Calendar Reminders

The daily schedule for the week of December 9 is:

Monday, December 9: ALL (Purple) Day
Tuesday, December 10: ODD (Red) Day
Wednesday, December 11: E-ER (Light Blue) Day --- No Ac Lab, Dismissal at 12:30 pm
Thursday, December 12: ODD (Red) Day
Friday, December 13: EVEN (Blue) Day --- Ac Lab: Modules 1 & 2

The daily schedule for the week of December 16 is:

Monday, December 16: ALL (Purple) Day
Tuesday, December 17: ODD (Red) Day
Wednesday, December 18: EVEN (Blue) Day --- Ac Lab Schedule: Modules 1 & 2
Thursday, December 19: ODD (Red) Day
Friday, December 20: E-HD (Blue) Day --- No Ac Lab, No Lunch, Dismissal at 11:35 am

Additional minutes of Study Time are built into 6th Block on ALL (Purple) Days, which are scheduled on the following dates in the next few weeks:

Monday, December 9
Monday, December 16

In addition, please note the following IMPORTANT dates / events on your calendar:

Monday, December 9: Parkway Holiday Cup Begins
Tuesday, December 10: Masterworks Concert, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, December 11: E-ER Day, Dismissal at 12:30 pm --- No Ac Lab
Wednesday, December 11: Central Area Band Concert, 7 pm
Monday, December 16: PCHTV
Monday, December 16: Class of 2025 Parent Meeting, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, December 18: Senior Class Meeting, Ac Lab
Friday, December 20: E-HD, Dismissal at 11:35 pm --- No Ac Lab, No Lunch
Saturday, December 21: Winter Break, Day 1 --- First Full Day
Sunday, January 5: Winter Break, Day 16 --- Last Full Day
Sunday, January 5: PCH Community Update @ 4 pm

Monday, January 6: School Resumes --- ODD Day
Thursday, January 9: Expo Night, 6:30 pm
Monday, January 13: E-FE Day, Block 1 Exam, Blocks 2, 6, 6, No Ac Lab, Regular Dismissal
Tuesday, January 14: Final Exam Half Day --- Block 2 & 3 Exams, Dismissal at 11:35 am
Wednesday, January 15: Final Exam Half Day --- Block 5 & 7 Exams, Dismissal at 11:35 am
Thursday, January 16: Final Exam Half Day --- Block 6 & 8 Exams, Dismissal at 11:35 am
Friday, January 17: No School for Students (Records Day for Staff)

Monday, January 20: No School, District Closed --- MLK, Jr Day
Tuesday, January 21: Semester 2 Begins --- ALL Day
Monday, January 27: Senior Pictures during Ac Lab
Wednesday, January 29: E-ER (Light Blue) Day, No Ac Lab, Dismissal at 12:30 pm
Friday, January 31: Class of 2025 --- Senior Panoramic at 9:15 am (start of Ac Lab)

To download the newest final version of the calendar (dated 07-29-24), click on the attached PDF.

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PCH Athletics & Activities Winter Newsletter

Talk 4 Tyler: Thank You!

On Tuesday December 3rd, the PCH basketball programs held our 4th Annual Talk 4 Tyler Mental Health Awareness Game in memory of Tyler Wessel. Cindy Wessel gave a moving message remembering Tyler and encouraging those that are struggling with mental health to talk about it and seek help. All of the basketball players played with full hearts and for a bigger purpose. In the last game of the night, the boys varsity defeated Parkway North 50-40 in an exciting, hard-fought game. More importantly, we raised over $7000 to be donated to the C.H.A.D.S. Coalition and the Tyler Wessel Memorial Scholarship. Thank you to Parkway North for their participation in the night, and to Parkway Central students, staff, and community for coming together to break the stigma around mental health! TALK 4 TYLER!

Parkway Holiday Cup

The annual Parkway Holiday Cup will take place from December 9th to 14th. During this week, Central High will be competing with other Parkway high schools in school spirit days and community service efforts.

One of our key initiatives will be collecting donations for FamilyForward. Each donation is worth different point values, adding to our overall total. Donations will be collected in the upper commons each morning of Parkay Holiday Cup.

5 points - new or gently used backpacks

2 points - notebooks, new or gently used books

1 point - packs of pencils, pencils, highlighters, crayons, colored pencils, or markers

We can also earn points through spirit day participation. The spirit days are listed below:

Monday - PJ Day

Tuesday - Meme/Character Day

Wednesday - Ugly Sweater Day

Thursday - Monochromatic Day

Friday - School Spirit Day

Let's come together to support this great cause and win back the Parkway Holiday Cup!

Class of 2025: Important Information

We have two important meetings coming up focused on all things GRADUATION...

Class of 2025 parents and guardians are invited to attend a meeting on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 6:30 pm in the main commons at Central High. We will cover topics including:

Important End-of-Year Dates
Graduation Practice
Evening of Reflection
Family Arena Details
Project Graduation

Class of 2025 students are expected to attend a meeting in the PCH Theater during Academic Lab on Wednesday, December 18th. This meeting is required and will take place during both mods. All seniors will be assigned to Dr. Grich. No Colt Passes will be allowed.

We will discuss graduation, and Mrs. Prange will review the essentials regarding credits, transcripts, and more. At the end of the meeting, seniors will turn in their cap and gown measurements (height/weight) and the legal name they would like printed on their diploma. After the meeting, all the information discussed will be shared with seniors via email.

Cocoa & Cram: Sponsored by Link Crew

Link Crew is hosting a Cocoa & Cram event for freshmen on Wednesday, January 8th from 2:45-4 pm in the PCH Library & Social Studies Commons. Link Leaders will be there to help freshmen study and prepare for final exams. Hot chocolate and cookies will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there! Please reach out to the Link Crew sponsor, Mrs. Byrd, at jbyrd@parkwayschools.net with any questions.

Final Exam Schedule for Semester 1

The high school final exam schedule for first semester is HERE.

Spur Yearbook: Senior Pictures

The Winter Session (and very last session!) for Senior Pictures will be Monday, January 27 (Even Day) from 9-11 a.m. in the Gym A Lobby. If you are a senior who has not had their picture taken by Wagner, please plan to attend. More info to come. Again, this will be the last opportunity to have your senior picture taken at school. If you do not want to wait until January, you can contact Wagner to schedule an appointment in their studio by phone 314-567-5900 or on their website.

The Corral Newspaper & PCHTV

The first digital edition of the student newspaper, The Corral, is out online! Go to pchcorral.com for the latest in student news, sports and more. You can also follow them on social media at pch_publications on Facebook and Instagram.

Additionally, the first episode of our student broadcast program, PCHTV, came out this week. Visit youtube.com/pchtv-stl to watch full episodes and individual stories.

Athletic Pass for 2024-2025

In Parkway, there is an admission fee for many athletic events, including football (all levels), varsity soccer, volleyball (all levels), and basketball (all levels). 2024-2025 admission fees are...

Adult- $5

Parkway Students Grades K-12 - $3

No charge for Pre-K and 65+

If you and / or your family will be attending multiple athletic events this school year consider buying an individual student or a family pass. Student passes are $40 and family passes are $110. Restrictions include...

Passes are valid for home events only.
Family passes include six (6) scans per contest.
Passes are not valid for tournaments or post-season play.
Passes are not valid for non-athletic events.

Click the image below to buy a digital pass. Students will need to enter the last name of their Academic Lab teacher (all lowercase and remove hyphens from hyphenated names) in order to receive student pricing.

Colts Corner Store

Colts Corner Store is Central High's school store and is located in the lower commons. Ms. Pam Foutch runs the Colts Corner Store and serves as Central High's school accounts specialist. Throughout the school year, students and parents will use the school store in two primary ways:

To purchase parking passes, dance tickets, school supplies, and various other items.
To pay course fees and school / district related fines.

In addition, Ms. Foutch monitors all payments made by families via Infinite Campus and provides updated spreadsheets to the coaches and sponsors. She also assists families via telephone or in person with questions regarding their students’ account information, payments, etc.

If you have questions about your school account (or that of your student's), Ms. Pam Foutch can be reached at (314) 415-7927 or pfoutch@parkwayschools.net.

The Parkway School District participates in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. This allows families the opportunity to apply for Free and Reduced Price Meal Benefits. The information provided on the application is confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility.To apply, click on the button below.

Student Absences: Reminders for Parents

As a reminder to parents and guardians, please contact the appropriate grade level office when your student is absent from school. Missouri law and Parkway policy requires the school to keep accurate daily attendance records. To that end, a phone call or email from a parent or guardian on the day of a student absence is essential. At Central High, please call our dedicated attendance line at 314-415-7926. From there you will be prompted to choose one of four options:

Option 1 - 9th grade
Option 2 - 10th grade
Option 3 - 11th grade

Option 4 - 12th grade

Free & Reduced Meals

Click the button above to submit your confidential application.

Parkway Food Pantry

Parkway families and employees are now able to sign up for food pantry distributions this year by completing this form. Families don't have to sign up to come, but it helps us anticipate the number of patrons we will be serving, as well as enabling us to email those who register with updates and reminders before the day of distribution. Click on this link Parkway Food Pantry for additional information.

Find Your Bus Stop

To find your bus stop, click on the picture to the left.

Student Parking for 2024-2025

Only seniors and juniors who purchased a school issued parking pass are eligible to park on campus during school hours. In addition, student drivers are expected to display their school issued parking pass on their rearview mirror. Student drivers are expected to park in the school's main lot or the east lot (closest to Woods Mill Rd). Failure to follow expectations for student drivers is a violation of the school's discipline policy and may result in fines and / or other consequences.

Due to space limitations, sophomore and freshmen students are NOT eligible to park on campus during the school day --- no exceptions! Doing so is a violation of the school's discipline policy and may result in disciplinary consequences.

Morning Arrival Procedures

Students and Parents: Please review this section whether you are riding the bus to school, dropping off your student, or driving yourself.

Officer Chris Kaatmann, Central High's new school resource officer, and Mr. DePriest Ammons, Central High's daytime custodian, will be directing traffic in the morning to assist with dropoff. Please follow their directions.

Buses will dropoff students in the North Parking Lot. Students will exit the bus and enter through Door 40, the back entrance to the athletic wing.
Parent Drivers may enter campus through the main entrance or via Stadium Drive. You will then be directed to the front of school via the main driveway (do not enter the North Lot). Use the lane to the far RIGHT of the median and along the curb. Pull forward as much as possible, then let your student out. Please go slow and yield to students crossing from the main lot. Student should enter through Door #1 - Main Entrance.
Student Drivers may arrive on campus through the main entrance or via Stadium Drive. You will then be directed to the front of school via the main driveway (do not enter the North Lot). Use the lane to the far LEFT of the median, then proceed to either the Main Lot or the East Lot. Please go slow and yield to students crossing from the main lot. Student should enter school through Door #1 - Main Entrance.

Daily Building Procedures

Students and parents, please review the daily building procedures below.

The building opens to students at 07:00 am.
In the morning, students are expected to enter through Door #1 - Main Entrance (student drivers and students being dropped off) or Door #40 - Back Athletic Entrance (bus riders).
Breakfast is available from 07:00 am - 07:30 am.
Classes begin at 07:35 am. Students are expected to be in their assigned room by 07:35 am. For the first few days of school, we will work with students as some adjust to a new building and all to a new schedule.
The internal set of doors at the main entrance will be locked at 07:35 am. Students tardy to school will check in inside the new vestibule. Students will be issued a pass, then report to class.
All visitors, includng parents, are expected to enter through the main entrance and check in using vestibule.
Visitors cleared to enter the main building are expected to wear their school issued visitor badge for the duration of their visit to PCH.
Students dismissed during the school day (e.g. for an appointment with a parent) are expected to exit the building through the main entrance.
During school hours (07:00 am - 02:30 am), deliveries for students from outside entities, including, but not limited to, food delivery services are not allowed. Parents may continue to drop off items for students (e.g. lunch), when necessary.

Thank you for your cooperation and support!

Afternoon Dismissal Procedures

Students and Parents: Please review this section whether you are riding the bus home, picking up your student, or driving yourself.

Buses will line up on the front driveway using lanes to the RIGHT of the median for dismissal. Students riding the bus home should exit school through the main entrance or the theater entrance, then board their bus. School staff will be available to help students find their bus, especially for the first two weeks of the school year. Buses release at 02:37 pm, seven minutes after the dismissal bell.
Parent Drivers picking up students at dismissal may wait on the front, main driveway in the near lane to the LEFT of the median or on the SOUTH bound lane of Stadium Drive. Please do not park and wait in the North Lot. Go slow and yield to students.
Student Drivers should exit school through the main entrance or the theater entrance, then walk cautiously to their vehicle. As you exit the Main Lot or the East Lot, please be patient and follow the directives of the adult releasing buses and vehicles. Go slow and yield to students.

Parents: Update Your Family Profile

It is important to have accurate contact information for each family. Parents can update their Family Profile online using Infinite Campus or in the Infinite Campus Parent app. Please complete the update before the first day of school. Update your family profile HERE.