Powhatan High School welcomed students and their families Thursday for the annual Back to School Night. Families heard information about the school and could visit their teen’s classrooms to meet with teachers and ask questions. Thank you to all of the families who attended. A big shout of appreciation also goes to the organizers and the staff members who stayed to meet with families. It takes a village!
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When you miss school, you miss out on so many things! #SchoolEveryDay
Over the next few months, Powhatan County Public Schools will be spotlighting the awesome employees who joined our staff this year. Please join us in welcoming them to the PCPS family. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Take a look, it’s in a book! Powhatan High School students in the library’s Readers and Writers Club held a special Book Jeopardy event to test the students’ knowledge. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Powhatan County Public Schools has an amazing staff of IT professionals who keep thousands of devices going to help us educate our students. In honor of National IT Professionals Day, please join us in showing our appreciation to these wonderful men and women, some of whom are shown here. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan
The Powhatan Education Foundation (PEF) recently spoke at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Powhatan to talk about the organization’s efforts to support Powhatan County Public Schools. PEF President Holly Smith talked about the foundation’s Classroom Innovation Grants, which allow teachers to apply for funds to provide additional lessons and activities for their students. Former grant recipients Kirsten Bentzen (PHS), Jessica Miller (PocES), and Bilal Z. Raychouni (PMS) talked about how they used funds to provide opportunities for their students. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Beating the heat! Powhatan High School freshman had P.E. indoors on a particularly hot day to avoid getting overheated. The students were still getting plenty of movement, rotating stations every 10 minutes between spikeball, kan jam, cornhole, and basketball. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan
Over the next few months, Powhatan County Public Schools will be spotlighting the awesome employees who joined our staff this year. Please join us in welcoming them to the PCPS family. We'll start with Toni Kilpatrick, a new instructional specialist.
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The Powhatan County School Board recognized several outstanding student groups during its Sept. 12 meeting. The division is incredibly proud of these young men and women and congratulates them on their achievements. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Learning on the go! Instead of having her 10th grade English students take notes on Aristotle’s seven elements of good storytelling from a PowerPoint presentation, Mrs. Ray had them visit different stations in the hallway to get them up and moving. “Students have a tendency to learn better when they are combining multiple parts of the brain. So that includes physical movement, in addition to writing, in addition to reading, which we will be doing in a minute,” Mrs. Ray said. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan
We encourage our families to make sure students don't miss school days for anything but absolutely necessary absences. Missed instruction time can add up quickly and put students behind. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan
Getting to know you. Powhatan Middle School recently held its back to school night to allow parents and guardians a chance to meet their children’s teachers and ask questions. Coming up, all three elementary schools are scheduled to have their back to school nights at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Powhatan High School will hold its back to school night at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21.
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This morning, Powhatan High School honored the lives of those killed in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The PHS JROTC led a special flag ceremony on the high school's track, and Matthew Duty played "Taps" to honor the fallen. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan
The Powhatan County School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the Pocahontas Landmark Center, 4290 Anderson Highway, Powhatan, VA 23139. The board will hold its workshop at 5 p.m. and the regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. The meeting agendas can be found on Board Docs. Visit https://www.powhatan.k12.va.us/o/pcps/page/school-board and click on the Board Docs icon.
Now I’m free… free falling! Mrs. Barnes' AP Physics I and APC Physics classes took a hands-on approach with their free fall lab. The high school students dropped balls from the second floor balconies and then used the fall time to calculate the height of the drop. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan
Mrs. Jones’ senior AP Literature and Composition students at Powhatan High School took a fun approach to literary analysis by breaking down familiar picture books to better understand their structure.
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