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Monday, February 17, 2025 - PRESIDENT'S DAY - SCHOOLS CLOSED

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 1 Hour Advisory Bell Schedule

• 9th Grade Course Selection Assembly - advisory
• 10th Grade Course Selection Assembly - 1st period
• Senior Portraits Make-ups

• College Planning Night - 4:30 pm
• FAFSA Completion Night - 6:00 pm
• Home & School Meeting - 7:00 pm https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81079110294?pwd=TaeuRdh8M27Dt8CJ0cLaB1G9To5x2d.1

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 1 Hour Advisory Bell Schedule

• Fall/Winter Sports Pep Rally - 9th & 10th Grade

Thursday, February 20, 2025 -1 Hour Advisory Bell Schedule

• Fall/Winter Sports Pep Rally - 11th & 12th Grade

Friday, February 21, 2025 - 1 Hour Advisory Bell Schedule

• Honor Roll Assembly - 11th & 12th

Attend our February General Meeting (Virtual)
Tuesday, February 18, 7 - 8 p.m.
Join us at our next meeting to hear updates from Principal Thompson and the HSA. All are welcome!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81079110294?pwd=TaeuRdh8M27Dt8CJ0cLaB1G9To5x2d.1

Meeting ID: 810 7911 0294
Passcode: 683305

Support The Health & Wellness of Palumbo

Your HSA is raising funds for the health and wellbeing of the Palumbo school community. To learn more on what we are doing and how you can support this effort, please click here.

Become a Chaperone or Volunteer
Palumbo teachers and staff occasionally need chaperones for field trips and events. Volunteers also are needed throughout the year for various activities and events.

To be a chaperone and/or a volunteer, all caregivers should have their volunteer clearances on file in the Palumbo office. Click here for clearances list and please complete this form to be added to the chaperone/volunteer list. Thank you to those who have already signed up!

Stay Connected to the HSA
Questions, suggestions, or expertise to share? Email palumbogriffinshsa@gmail.com

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Academy at Palumbo Familias is our community-building initiative for Spanish-speaking families. Please email HSA Member at Large Edwin Mayorga to learn more: edwin.mayorga@gmail.com

School pictures will be taken on February 25th & 26th. Paper copies of order forms will be handed out in school this week. Payments will be given directly to the photographer on picture day.

Congratulations to the following students for being recognized with an award for artistic excellence by the Philadelphia Sketch Club and the School District of Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia in their 41st annual High School Art Show:

• Candace Jimenez-Hernandez
• Amira Scott
• Lillian Bartley
• Sophia Lin

Here is the presentation that will be shared at our Course Selection Assemblies. The course catalog is linked in the slideshow on slide # 147. Parent/Guardian approval is not required to select courses, but we do encourage families to take part in this process. All course requests must be entered by February 21, 2025.

Land Health is now recruiting high school students for our ProFESS Program this summer! STUDENTS CAN APPLY THROUGH THIS LINK. Applications are due March 30th and must include a letter of recommendation.

Our Program for Future Environmental Scientists and Stewards (ProFESS) is a free, 8-week summer program that seeks to empower high school students (8th-12th) to become future environmental scientists and stewards through hands-on, immersive environmental education.

This year, students can earn up to $400 for program participation, depending upon their overall attendance and participation. Our program is scheduled to begin June 23rd and to end August 15th. ProFESSers should anticipate committing up to 8 hrs/week (2-3 days) to ProFESS, including occasional Saturdays. We would love the opportunity to mentor your students about the natural world and to inspire them to do more good in preserving our Philly green spaces!

Please share this email with students in 8th-12th grade to notify them of this exciting opportunity!

Attached is a poster. Help to get the word out through your newsletter or post it to a public bulletin board where summer learning opportunities are listed.

To learn more about LandHealth’s mission and programs, please visit: https://www.landhealthinstitute.org

• Workforce Development and Internship Opportunities Fair: On Wednesday, 3/19 from 3:30-7:00, the Office of Postsecondary Readiness will host a Workforce Development and Internship Opportunities Fair at MLK High School (6100 Stenton Ave). The representatives and organizations present will offer a range of full-time, part-time, and summer job opportunities, both traditional and non-traditional training programs, certificate programs, work-based learning activities, and industry-specific job training programs. Registration is required HERE.
• CGCS, Bernard Harris Scholarship Program: The Council of the Great City Schools is accepting applications for the Bernard Harris Scholarship Program. Four scholarships will be awarded to two African American and two Hispanic students (two male, two female). Applicants must be currently completing their senior year of high school and be accepted for full-time enrollment at a four-year college or university to pursue a degree in STEM. The deadline to apply HERE is 3/31.
• Foster Care to College Convening: Join us virtually on 3/18 from 10-11:30 to learn about financial aid opportunities available to foster youth, about college-based support programs that help foster youth from application to graduation, and hear from a panel of college reps that will introduce their support programs. Please register HERE.

The scholarship application process is open for the Urquhart Memorial Foundation. For the past 22 years the Urquhart Memorial Foundation (UMF) has given over 1.5 million dollars to eligible students in the city of Philadelphia, who will be attending colleges or universities in the state of Pennsylvania.

Michelle Urquhart

Urquhart Memorial Foundation

http://www.urquhartmemorialfoundation.org

The AFBI Program is a FREE week-long program that teaches students about careers in accounting, finance, business, and technology. The upcoming program is scheduled to take place June 22, 2025 - June 27, 2025; however, the application deadline is February 28, 2025. During the program, students will spend the week in a college dorm room, participate in a case study, community service, mock interviews, visit various professional firms throughout the city, etc. Students will also have the opportunity to win college scholarships which will be presented at our Awards' Banquet. The program is scheduled to be held at Drexel University.

*We are encouraging all parents and guardians to sign up for the Parent & Family Portal. This allows parents/guardians to have access to valuable information about your child's education. With the portal, you are able to view grades, track test scores, see attendance, view immunization records, set communication preferences, and access report cards.

You can visit https://www.philasd.org/face/#parentportal to register. If you have any questions, please contact the Main Office.

You may use this electronic form to submit an excuse for your child's absence from school within three days of the absence. A doctors note must be provided after three consecutive days of absence. After 9 parental excuses, a doctors note will be required. Be sure to complete each section below to ensure the excuse is accepted. Written notes are also accepted in the main office. All request are subject to administrative approval.

Many families have been inquiring about purchasing Palumbo gear. Here's the link to our online store, where there's lots of selections, and personalization is available on some items. Click the picture to access the online store.