PRHS Ridge News Issue 2

August 23, 2024-2025

Issue #2

August 27: Curriculum Night

August 29: College Fair

September 2: Labor Day (School Holiday)

September 12: Senior Parent Night/Financial Aid Night

GCPS Calendar

Curriculum Night will be Tuesday, August 27th. We will have several sessions and you will have the opportunity to attend three sessions. This is not a "meet your teachers" open house.

Gwinnett County Public Schools utilizes several tools to ensure that student performance is communicated effectively to families. ParentVue is one tool that allows parents to view students' grades and attendance. If your child is struggling in a class, please view with your child their teachers’ eCLASS page to view supplemental materials and tutoring schedule. Additionally, please email or use ParentSquare to communicate with your child’s teacher. Early communication and support are critical for student success.

• All final exams must be completed in person. Students are not permitted to complete the course at home, completion of the course must be verified in person.
• The student has been in attendance at least 80% of the instructional days of the course. Students with chronic absenteeism do not qualify for credit recovery and must take the class over at Peachtree Ridge High School or Summer School.
• Please visit Ridge Recovery Website for detailed information about the credit recovery program: https://schools.gcpsk12.org/domain/14041

  
  

Peachtree Ridge High School is the standard of excellence in all we do. In an effort to maintain this standard, we encourage students to present themselves in a way that promotes excellence in dress. As a reminder, students viewed a video from Mr. J in PRIDE this week reminding them of these expectations for dress code. This information can be found on our school website. Please join us in this effort as dress code will be strictly enforced this year.

Regular attendance in classes is directly linked to a student's success in the course. You can monitor your child's attendance through ParentVue. When a child has an excused absence, they should bring an excuse note to the front desk on the day they return that includes their student ID number. A list of reasons that an absence can be excused along with our school attendance policy can be found on our website. https://schools.gcpsk12.org/domain/4247. Please partner with us to ensure that your child is present in each class everyday.

Peachtree Ridge and GCPS required back to school documents were email or app to families through ParentSquare. Parents will need to make sure they have set up their account in order to sign the documents.

Directions for activating your ParentSquare Account

More information on the ParentSquare Communcation Tool

Students over the age of 16 can bring their updated immunization records that include the Meningitis Booster to the Counseling office. Please make sure the student writes their student ID on the 3231 form.

More information can be found on the Georgia Department of Public Health website.

You can apply for free or reduced school meals online. The process is quick and easy. Please complete the Free and Reduced Lunch Application in order to qualify for Free or Reduced-Priced meal benefits. Confirmed eligibility provides access to many other benefits beyond school meals such as free SAT/ACTs, free college applications, discounted fees for AP tests, and additional technology for schools.

PRHS Student Council would like to invite you to celebrate Peachtree Ridge’s Homecoming 2024! Homecoming Celebrations include spirit week, the Homecoming Game against Meadow Creek, and the Homecoming Dance. Please see below for information about each event.

Homecoming Spirit Week: September 9th-13th

All students and Staff are encouraged to dress up and show their spirit each day! Themes are as follows and must be school appropriate.

MONDAY

Character Day: dress up as a character - think movies/TV/books

TUESDAY

Night In vs Night Out day: Wear PJs to stay in or Dress Up to go out!

WEDNESDAY

Rhyme Without Reason day: It doesn't have to make sense, but it has to rhyme! A Chef & a Ref, Police Station & Hawaiian Vacation, Football Fan & Old Man

THURSDAY

Throwback day: Dress for a decade!

FRIDAY

Grade-level Colors: each grade wears a different color (freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors)

Homecoming Game: Friday, September 13th at 7:30 pm

Peachtree Ridge Lions will face off against the Meadow Creek Mustangs starting at 7:30 pm.

During Halftime, join us for the presentation of the PRHS Homecoming Court and the crowing of this year’s Homecoming King and Queen.

The Homecoming Dance is September 14th.

Tickets are available on GoFan.com for $30 now until September 12th. Tickets increase to $35 after September 13th until the night of the dance. Attire is semi-formal.

• Need PRHS student ID to purchase ticket (access code is student ID)

• Students will need PHOTO ID to check in (Student Vue/driver's license or permit)

• PRHS Student may purchase 1 guest ticket

• Guests must be 14-20 years of age

• 1500 tickets are available for sale, once we reach 1500 we cannot sell any more tickets.

We look forward to celebrating with everyone! If you have any questions, please reach out to Elaine Vernon (elaine.vernon@gcpsk12.org).

Underclass Portraits are September 4 and 6 during Fist Block classes. Pictures can be preordered at https://www.magicmomentphotography.com/highschool-yearbook.

Yearbooks can be ordered at yearbookordercenter.com #25659. Order by January 31to be guaranteed a copy.

Please click on the link below for PTSA membership:

JOIN PRHS PTSA!!!

Why join the PTSA?

PTSA offers all parents and caregivers the opportunity to be engaged in their child's potential. Being a member of PTSA means that you are part of a powerful association and action plan that is focused on programs and initiatives that strengthen your child's education PTSA membership and dues support your child by funding essential educational and curriculum needs; advocating on behalf of children and educators at the local, state and national levels; and building an inclusive school community for all families. Join PTSA for your child because increasing our membership, even by one, makes it possible to provide important educational resources, speak up on important issues and create a stronger school community.

See important information (including the next meeting on Sept. 26) in the PTSA newsletter section below.

Call of Reflections Entries: This year's theme is Accepting Imperfection. Deadline for entries is September 25th.

There will be two opportunities to take the ASVAB here at PRHS this school year. The first will be this fall (September 16th), and the second will be held in the spring (February 12th). To sign up, please fill out the form by September 6th. You MUST be a PRHS Student. See Mr. Byrd in the testing office (E113) or email him at Joaquin.Byrd@gcpsk12.org for more information.

www.scholasticimages.com

Please visit the Scholastic Images website for your custom Class Rings, Letter Jackets, Senior Packages, and Personalized Announcement orders!

Scholastic Images will be on campus throughout the year during lunches. The first date is Monday, September 16th.

Be sure to check out the PRHS Counseling Office eCLASS page. It is students' 24/7/365 resource for all things academic, career, and social/emotional related!

The Peachtree Ridge High School Fall 2024 College Fair is Thursday, August 29th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 in the Commons. College Fairs are a great opportunity to speak with college representatives and find out more about a particular college. The list of participating colleges grows daily. To see which colleges are currently planning to attend so far see link: https://tinyurl.com/PRHS2024CollegeFairList.

Sports tickets can only be purchased via GoFan with a credit or debit card to home sporting events. To purchase a home ticket for games please click on PRHS GOFAN. Many other schools are also going touch-less for tickets as well. If they are using GoFan, those tickets will also be available under Peachtree Ridge.

Use this Rank One Link to see fall sport schedules.

The girls cross country took 1st place at the LCA Invite on Saturday, August 17th out of 16 teams. The win was assisted by 3 finishers in the top 10. Erika Wilson (4th), Julia Thompson (6th), Nichole Chen (7th).

The boys team finished strong in 4th lead by Dalton Wilson (14th).

Alina Jade (AJ) Muhammad hit a 3 run homer and pitched a no hitter in last night's Varsity Softball game against Norcross to lead the Lions to a 7-0 victory.

Our football players went to our four cluster elementary schools for “High Five Friday."

Boys & Girls Wrestling Interest Meeting, Friday, Aug 30, 2024 at 2:30

in the Wrestling Room or see Coach Petty (Classroom: I-201)

Link to wrestling sign-up

Please see the links below to keep up to date on all important senior dates, events, and announcements. There will be a monthly Senior Newsletter as well as the senior website and the senior google classroom.

Please mark your calendar for this important event.

Thursday, September 12, 2024, starting at 6:00 pm in the PRHS Theater. Parent Night presentation from 6:00 - 7:00 pm, followed by Financial Aid Night presentation from 7:00-8:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you there! PRHS Counseling Team

All GCPS students will have a Chromebook assigned to them for the 2024-25 school year. If the device is used outside of school, it is the family’s responsibility to monitor the use of the device to ensure the student is following the Student Conduct Behavior Code and to ensure that the device is returned in the condition in which it was received. You can learn more about student devices on the

GCPS 1:1 Parent Support webpage.

Please note the increase in fees and fines for Chromebooks that are in effect. They can be found here under lost or damaged devices.

Follow the GCPS Student Tech Tips Playlist for Tech Tips for more information about student Chromebooks. We will highlighted different videos below.

The video below show how to use google translate and other applications to translate websites ( tools for parents and families).

Go to PTSA Store to purchase a membership for $10. This is a new PTSA webstore.

Co President: Paris Freeman
Co President: Kisha Johnson
1st Vice President: Marie Leavitt
Secretary: Sunitha Freeman
Treasurer: Madelin Pupillo

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Driver's Education?

SAT/ACT Prep Classes?

Defensive Driving?

ESOL?

Summer PE/Health?

Credit Recovery?

End Zone after-school tutoring?

Facility Rental?

Contact the Community School

The United States Senate Youth​ Program, established in 1962 by U.S. Senate Resolution, is an esteemed educational initiative offering high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge of the American political process. Each year, two students from each state are selected as delegates and participate in Washington Week. Delegates receive a $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship from the Hearst Foundation to an accredited United States college or university undergraduate program of their choice. Scholarship funds are paid directly to the college or university on the​ student's behalf.

Students can access the 2025 USSYP Application and the required verification forms online. The application deadline is September 30 @ 5 PM.

Click on the button below for more information.

Peachtree Ridge Community School has five different sessions of Driver's Ed schedule for the 24-25 school year.

When does class meet?

Session 1 - Oct 16-Nov 4 - Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-8 PM in B206

10/16, 10/21, 10/23, 10/28, 10/30, 11/4

Session 2 - Jan 21-Feb 6 - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-8 PM in B206

1/21, 1/23, 1/28, 1/30, 2/4, 2/6

Session 3 - Mar 17-Apr 2 - Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-8 PM in B206

3/17, 3/19, 3/24, 3/26, 3/31, 4/2

Session 4 - June 2-5- Monday-Wednesday, 8AM-4PM, Thursday, 8AM-2PM, in B206

Session 5 - July 14-17 Monday-Wednesday, 8AM-4PM, Thursday, 8AM-2PM, in B206

Do I need to attend every class to earn credit for Driver's Ed?

YES! You must be present at ALL classes to earn credit.

What should I bring to class?

You will need to bring a pencil, water bottle, and dinner or a snack.

What is the deadline to register?

Please see MPP for each session’s deadlines.

When do I get to practice driving?

Students must complete 30-hours of classroom learning, log 20 hours of driving time with a parent, and be comfortable behind the wheel, BEFORE driving time can be scheduled. Driving times are based on instructor and student availability and are scheduled on a first-response basis. We strive to complete driving with students within 120 days from course completion.

What does the class cost?

$450 - in-person class plus 6 hours driving, $385 - 6 hours driving ONLY Additional driving time may be scheduled for $65/hour.

What if I have additional questions?

Contact nina.hidalgo@gcpsk12.org or visit www.gcpsk12.org/Page/26555.

We have a variety of shelf-stable pantry items and some hygiene products available for families in need.

Families are welcome to come shop our CARE closet, or we can prepare bags for them. Our office is happy to have these ready for pick-up or drop-off at a family's residence or a discrete location.

Click here to request food or hygiene items.

If you would like to learn more about the CARE Closet that was started by a former PRHS family, please visit their website: https://carecloset.org/

The End Zone offers after school study space and peer tutoring. You can learn more about the End Zone on the PRHS website. The End Zone opens Monday, August 12 and will be open Monday-Thursday, 2:30-4:30pm. We also have our End Zone Weightlifting program in the Lions' Den.

Need tutoring? Use this link to sign up for tutoring in the End Zone.

Check out the homepage of the Peachtree Ridge Website for more information from the front office at www.PeachtreeRidge.org about certificates of enrollment, drivers license documents, and transcript requests.