The Panther Pulse

Dear Pershing Families,

A huge thank you to our Pershing Foundation Vice President Diana Smith, the entire Foundation Board, the Believe It Achieve It organization, our custodial crew, and all our parent volunteers who helped pull off a great Challenge Course event on Friday! It was truly a great experience for our students. Below there are some great pictures from the event. Also, be sure to scroll down to the Challenge Course section to see the winners from the Challenge Course fundraiser raffle!

This week we are wrapping up statewide testing for our 8th graders. We have a few students left who need to complete their science exam. We appreciate all the help and support we have gotten these past few weeks as we complete statewide testing.

Also congratulations to our Boys and Girls Flag Football teams on their victories. Both teams are advancing to the semi-finals next week. We have some incredibly talented athletes here at Pershing - did you know our Boys Basketball and Girls Soccer teams were league champions and our Boys Soccer, Boys Volleyball, and Girls Volleyball teams were also league runners-up? I cannot think of another middle school in San Diego Unified that has had this level of success - great work Panthers!

This week we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month with a spirit week. Please see the flyer above the principal's message for details. Also, in honor of Memorial Day, our ASB has some special activities planned including encouraging all students to wear red, white, and blue on Thursday.

Finally, a reminder to all our families that Thursday is a special minimum day schedule and school ends at 12:44 PM. In honor of Memorial Day there is no school on Friday, May 22 and Monday, May 29. School resumes on a regular bell schedule on Tuesday, May 30. We are in the final month of school, please remind your students to keep working hard and let's finish this school year strong!

Sincerely,
Melanie Kray

HARVEY MILK DAY PROGRESSIVE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY

Students in the Pershing Pride GSA will be participating in a flag raising ceremony this week where they raise the progressive flag in honor of Harvey Milk Day . Harvey Milk was the first openly gay politician in California and fought to end discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals. He was assassinated in 1978 but his activism laid the groundwork for many of the civil rights advances we see today.

END OF THE YEAR ACTIVITIES

The end of the year is fast approaching and we have a variety of activities planned for students, particularly our 8th graders.

• June 6th - End of the Year Awards Assembly for 6th & 7th grades (families who have children receiving awards with receive an email with further details)
• June 7th - 8th Grade Yearbook Signing Party @2-3 PM in the Lunch Arbor
• June 7th - 8th Grade Semi-Formal Dance in the Pershing Little Gym @5-7 PM
• June 8th - 8th Grade Awards Night (families who students have met the criteria will receive invitations via email)
• June 12th - 8th Grade Promotion Practice @8:00 AM
• June 13th - 8th Grade Promotion Pracitce @8:00 AM
• June 13th - 8th Grade Dave & Buster's Trip
• June 13th - 6th & 7th Grade Field Day
• June 14th - 8th Grade Promotion @8:30 AM

8TH GRADE PROMOTION @8:30 AM ON JUNE 14TH

We will be celebrating 8th grade promotion on June 14th on the upper turf fields. The gates on the corner of Navajo and Boulder Lake will open promptly at 8:00 AM and there are 1000 seats available for spectators that will be distribute on a first come first served basis. There is ample space available on the upper field for families to stand or bring their own seating to observe the promotion ceremony so we are not limited the number of guests a student may bring.

JOINT JUNETEENTH ACTIVITY WITH GAGE ELEMENTARY

The week of June 5th, Pershing Middle School has been invited to join Gage Elementary in celebrating Juneteenth. We are looking for approximately 8-10 middle school students to represent Pershing at this activity. If you are interested please contact Ms. Jakalah Jones our Library Tech.

PE LOANER UNIFORMS

Our PE Department has noticed a significant uptick in the number of loaner PE clothes being distributed daily. The idea behind our loaner program is to provide students with a loaner shirt or pair of shorts every once in a while in case they left their PE gear at home. We have many students who are asking for loaners every day. Please double check with your child and make sure the are bringing their PE uniform to school. If your child has lost or outgrown their PE gear please contact our financial secretary Ms. Grace Lopez at glopez2@sandi.net

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Congratulations to all our raffle winners and the great job students did with this fundraiser!!!

4 tickets to Newsies from YAT

• Alexandra Darlinska
• Teagan Rosekrans
• Frankie Witt

Lazy Summer Days Package

• Landon Stranger

Game Truck Time on May 25

• Parker Hudson
• Olivia Pamus
• Vanessa Uribe
• Isaac Sadja
• Grant Lorek
• Annalee Rosa
• Jack Kapenas
• Felipe Preciado
• Axel Fransson
• Landon Stranger
• Katie Spencer
• Teagan Isselhardt
• Brady Cox
• Owen Liddell

Pershing Swag Bag

• Daniel Cibrian
• Trevor O'neill
• Landon Stranger

Stars/Moons Room Décor

• Alex Hofshi
• Pizza Lunch on May 24th
• Nora Witt

Movie Package

• Trevor O'neill

Echo Dot

• Nuala Naungayan Eggleton

Crusaders Soccer

• Tomas Quiros

Starbucks on May 24th

• Axel Fransson

Multi Device Charger

• Liam Lam

Boba Tea on May 24th

• Mira Sandquist

Day at the Mall Package

• Kylee Beeche Behan

Pie in the Face

• Teagan Isselhardt

Donut Party

• Mr. Polyn's 1st period class

Large Hershey Kiss: ($200 in donations)

• Axel Fransson
• Landon Stranger
• Vanessa Uribe
• Annalee Rosa
• Katie Spencer
• Teagan Isselhardt
• Jay Smith
• Matthew Virtue
• Koen Chu
• Olivia Murillo
• Cassidy Keegan
• Isabelle Schaefer
• Rhiannon Coronado
• Isaac Sadja
• Judah Rawls

Air Pods (top fundraiser in each grade)

• 6th grade - Axel Fransson
• 7th grade - Landon Stranger
• 8th grade - Jay Smith

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions to the event organizer, Diana Smith at (702) 286-9107 or pershingmiddleschoolfoundation@gmail.com

It was another great showing for the Pershing Panther Boys and Girls Flag Football teams. Both teams advance to the Semi-Finals. Our girl's team defeated a tough Muirlands teams 18-12 and will face #4 Farb next week. Our boy's team defeated the Muirland as well and will face off against #4 seeded Pacific Beach next week.

We are so proud of you Panthers! Good luck on June 3rd!

SPANISH TUTORING AVAILABLE

Does your child need help with Spanish? Mr. Barry is offering tutoring support on Tuesdays in Rm. 104 afterschool.

8TH GRADE HENRY HIGH SLIM PARENT NIGHT

If you were not able to attend the meeting CLICK HERE to see the slide deck the Henry team presented.