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Pleasant Valley Middle School
The Bears Times
Volume 4 Issue 3 Spring 2017
2017 JESTER FUN 5k RUN was a great Success!
$3025 Raised for Four Diamonds Mini-THON
The first, TO BE ANNUAL, Jester Family 5K Fun Run was beyond expectations. With
over 200 participants, over 2 dozen volunteers, local business sponsorships and a
beautiful April Day, the MS and HS campuses were alive with color, music, and fun.
“So much work went into this day behind the scenes; plotting out the course, color sta-
tions, water stations, etc. Having a smooth registration system, the organization of
our Crockpot Corral and of course having everything ready to go for our partici-
pants was carefully designed,” stated Mrs. Dekmar. “It could never have happened
without our volunteers.” Local businesses also stepped up to sponsor the Color Sta-
tions and help offset the costs of running an event like this. Thank you to Dekmar-
Trades, MHK Attorneys, Pocono Pizza Kits, West End Printing and Awards, West End
Happenings, Kinsleys, Weis, Spinellis and Juiced. Without their support, our final do-
nation would have been substantially lower. Also, a special thanks goes out to the
West End Ambulance and our PVSD Security who volunteered their time to be at our
event. MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 8, 2017 for Jester Run
II. More fun, more color and more opportunities to help us all fight childhood can-
cers. It is always FOR THE KIDS!
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BEFORE
AFTER
POWDER PUFF START
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PVMS 2016-17 OLYMPIANS!!
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PVMS PROUD!!!
On May 11, 2017 the en-
tire PVMS faculty, staff
and students lined our
hallways to applaud and
cheer our Olympians on
their way to the Special
Olympics. Signs lined the
hallway and lobby as our
Band played our athletes
out to their bus.
What a great morning!
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PVMS and PVHS 2017-18 ELECTIONS
The 2016-17 school may be coming to an end, but planning for the continued success of the
PVMS SGA for next year is in full swing.
8th to 9th grade Elections
Thursday, April 20: Distribute and explain 8th to 9th grade Election Applications, Poster Pro-
tocols and Video Campaign Speeches
Thursday April 27: Applications due/references checked (Friday April 28)
May 1: Letters of Acceptance/Poster Expectations and Restrictions are given to students.
May 5: Posters submitted and displayed
May 8-12: Campaign videos created.
May 16-17: Videos and voting takes place during American History Class
8th grade only
7th to 8th grade Elections
Tuesday, May 2: Distribute and explain 7th to 8th grade Election Applications, Poster Proto-
cols and Video Campaign Speeches
Tuesday May 9: Applications due/references checked (Wednesday May 10)
May 12: Letters of Acceptance/Poster Expectations and Restrictions are given to students.
May19: Posters submitted and displayed
May 22-26: Campaign videos created.
May 30-31: Videos and voting takes place during American History Class
7th Grade Only
2017 PASC Summer Leadership Camps
Members of our present PVMS Student Government Association will be attending the 2017
PASC Summer Leadership Camp in Reading July 23-27. It is a great step in building strong
SGAs not only at the Middle School but bridging to the HS for our leaders to meet/share,
brainstorm and build leadership skills with other officers from Middles Schools across the Com-
monwealth. All attending certainly make all of us PV Proud.
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On May 10 and 12 the 6th grade teams visited the Middle School for a tour of the
school and displays of our PVMS Clubs. SGA, NJHS and Newspaper Staff as-
sisted as Tour guides, and/or Club information table staff:
NJHS: Makayla Sprague, Kyle Dela Cruz, Jonathan Feldman, Jordan Kiley, Isa-
bella Keyes, Larissa Mulligan, and Gianna Santana
SGA: Tyler Moore, Dylan Vlasek, Madison Jackson, Lauren Smeraldo, Victoriya
Georgieva, Aidan Coyle, Gianna Moreo, Kyli Ramsay, Hannah Stanhope, and Mi-
randa Meek
Newspaper: Jaxon Havens, Emma Barrett and Tyler Mann
PVMS Club Members Welcome 6th grade to the Middle School
The Middle School Musical, Pirates of Penzance, was per-formed on May 5th at 7:00 and May 6th at 2:00 and 7:00. The play ran about an hour and 15 minutes in length with one intermission. The cast and crew are listed below. 7th grade: Olivia Altman Mia Hernandez Kaitlyn Lampke Colleen Pellington Kendyl Ramsey 8th grade: Edweana Alexis Xander Baldwin Nathan Bozeman Samantha Brooks Miranda Chiong Jeanna DiAngelis Hannah Havansky Madison Jackson Jozef Janek
Spring Musical 2017 Pirates of Penzance
Mrs. Cerbone: From Class to Class
Mrs. Cerbone is a substitute teacher for the Pleasant
Valley Middle School. She loves teaching “because I
belong in this community, and I’ve always loved
PV.” Mrs. Cerbone has children in the district and
she volunteered at the Pleasant Valley Elementary
School before becoming a substitute. Mrs. Cerbone is
very enthusiastic about her job and she loves to teach
many different subjects including Physical Educa-
tion, Art, Math, Language Arts, and World Lan-
guages. One interesting thing about Mrs. Cerbone is
that Chinese is actually her first language, but she
speaks and teaches in English with ease. This is actu-
ally very admirable, as she is constantly ready to
teach any type of class in a language that she did not
grow up learning primarily, which is no simple feat.
She stated that her favorite thing about teaching is,
“The students! And learning from seeing the students
work. I see so many positive things here.”
She is constantly showing an interest in the students’
futures in the classroom; keeping the room in control
while allowing the students to simultaneously do
work and have an enjoyable time learning.
As Mrs. Cerbone teaches, she maintains a sunny dis-
position and passion for educating many different
students. So even though she is constantly going
from class to class, her work and help is anything but
temporary.
-Jaxon Havens
Mr. Detweiler
ENRICHING Instruction
Mr. Detweiler is one of the PVMS
Enrichment Teachers, but has taught
many other subjects and at other many
schools. He has taught at Nazareth,
Pen Argyl, Bangor, Lehigh Valley
Charter School for the Arts as well as
being a Professor at Northampton
Community College. This is his fifth
year as a teacher and second year
teaching at Pleasant Valley. He cer-
tainly has a knack for Science previ-
ously having taught: Anatomy and
Physiology, Biology, Environmental
Science, Earth Science, Life Science
and Ecology. He enjoys his position as
a Gifted Teacher. “The best part of
teaching is getting to show students all
kinds of new information they have
never see before.”
-Jeanna DiAngelis
SUMMER READING For 7th graders
going to 8th grade
Mrs. Lucas, Mrs. Bori, and Mrs. Dekmar presented the
expectations for Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson to
every seventh grade homeroom during the week of
May 8. All work was explained and modeled. Addi-
tional Chains packets
will be uploaded to the
PVMS Web page and
extra hard copies are
available in the PVMS
Main Office Mon-
Thursday during the
Summer.
Completed packets are
due to your child’s 8th
grade Reading teacher
no later than Tuesday
following Labor Day.
SUMMER READING For 8th graders going to 9th grade
All 8th graders were given a tutorial by the MS librarian, Mrs. BonLore, on how to navigate the PVHS Pathfind-
er with the 300 book titles. Each 8th grade student is expected to read 2 novels and complete handwritten
double entry logs for each novel. The expected Double Entry Logs are provided on the HS Pathfinder to copy
and complete in accordance to the HS Expectations. Both novels’ Double Entry Journals are due the first day of
school. Those 8th grade students accepted into the Grade 9 Honors class have separate expectations also
found on the PVHS Pathfinder.
SUMMER READING For 6th
graders going to 7th grade
All 6th graders will have an opportunity to borrow
a Hatchet novel from the PVI library for their
Summer Reading. Information on the Loan Policy
will be discussed by Mrs. Stone, PVI librarian.
The Hatchet packet
will be distributed
to all 6th graders in
May and the packet
will be also be up-
loaded to both the
PVMS and PVI web
page. Hard copies
will be available in
the PVMS Main
Office Mon-Thurs
during the Summer.
Completed packets
are due to your child’s 8th grade Reading teacher
no later than Tuesday following Labor Day.
This year’s fundraiser for Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center was a great
success. PVMS students raised almost $500! The three top homerooms were treated to a live
animal presentation that featured reptiles, birds, and mammals.
The PVMS Ecology Club is grateful to Kathy and Eric Uhler for donating their time to bring
some of their “patients" here. We are fortunate to be able to help out this essential organiza-
tion.
Students and families are invited to attend the Center’s 2017 Open House on June 17th and
18th, at 361 Cherry Drive, Stroudsburg, PA 18360.
PVMS ECOLOGY CLUB Sponsored
COINS FOR CRITTERS 2017
Students from Mr.
West, Miss Yacovelli
and Mrs Hinton’s
classes won an as-
sembly presented by
the Pocono Wildlife
Rehabilitation and
Education Center.
These homerooms
raised the most mon-
ey in our Coins for
Critters collection.
BTW no students
were “sprayed” dur-
ing the presentation!
Reading Olympics Outcome
Mrs. Fields works hard to take care of her
many responsibilities as an Assistant Principal
on a daily basis. She explained, “I just like to be
a help wherever I'm needed.” Mrs. Fields can
find herself attending to anything from student
discipline to preparing the school for the PSSAs,
helping lunch monitors, the PTO as well as
working with teachers. She truly hopes that her
daily work positively impacts the students. Janu-
ary 12th marked the beginning of her 6th year in
this position at the middle school.
Mrs. Fields has previously worked as a
Reading Specialist at PVI and Chestnut Hill for
about 7 years. After that she went back to the
classroom in New York but despised the tough
commute so she returned to PV as a Reading
Specialist in the High School. She explained that
no part of her job is really unpleasant; just that
having to deal with students who misbehave can
be a little discouraging. Overall, Mrs. Fields
feels that PVMS is a comfortable place; she es-
pecially enjoys the warmth and sincerity in the
positive atmosphere here.
When she was in school her favorite sub-
ject was history. She enjoyed learning about the
formation of the government and the history of
the country, but believes that all subjects are
equally important. She appreciates every single
staff member as they all have a clear purpose in
preparing PV students for their lives later on.
Next year, schedules at PVMS will be
changing. There will be a new 10th period to
improve efficiency and prevent confusion. She
believes that it will benefit the students drasti-
cally. She genuinely supports the new schedule
for the upcoming school year and has great hope
for the future of this school.
-Tyler Mann
On March 28th, the PV Mid-
dle School’s Reading Olympics
team went to Easton High School
to compete. All their hard work
throughout the year was put to the
test. There were three rounds; each
consisting of twenty questions per
team. The team stole some ques-
tions and got some wrong; but
overall had a great performance.
Ariella Biney was the unani-
mously chosen spokesperson for
the team. She had committed to
reading all forty-five books, only a
few books shy of the total listed ti-
tles! She led the team with grace.
The team answered fifty-one
out of sixty questions correctly, but
unfortunately did not place. How-
ever, they represented our school
with the utmost sportsmanship and
respect. Great job to everyone who
participated. They made everyone
PV PROUD! -Emma Barrett
Ms. Fields
PVMS Assistant Principal
The PVMS Woodwind Ensemble
At PVMS, there are a va-
riety of after school activities
that give the students a chance
to show off their talents or
skills. One of these chances is
the Woodwind Ensemble. Prac-
tices are after school on Thurs-
days run by Mrs. Michaels. The
Ensemble of about 13 student-
performers hone their musical
skills and get a chance to con-
duct some of the songs. They
review the forms used for con-
ducting music with different
time signatures. The songs they performed this year were Promenade, Summertime, Over the
Rainbow, and Hedwig’s Theme. The students practiced these songs and excitedly performed
them at PV’s Academic Fair on Monday, April 24th at the High School.
This activity is not necessarily “new” as it did exist a few years ago, but there was a hiatus.
Restarted and energized, the club is full of music-loving students. Mrs. Michaels loves advis-
ing the club, “It’s cool to work with students that I’ve known since I taught them in the ele-
mentary school. I also love seeing the growth as student conductors.” A cornucopia of wood-
wind instruments are used; from flutes to alto and tenor saxophones to clarinets and bass clari-
nets; the opportunities for playing a variety of instruments is plentiful. The Pleasant Valley
Middle School Woodwind Ensemble provides an awesome opportunity for our district musi-
cians.
-Jaxon Havens
THE PVMS Jazz Band
Mr. DeVivo is the advisor of
the MS Jazz Band. Students
participate in after school les-
sons, as well as lessons set dur-
ing the school day. The mem-
bers of the 2016-17 Jazz Band
learned a variety of fun,
“jazzy” songs on the alto saxo-
phone, tenor saxophones, per-
cussion, trombone, baritone,
baritone saxophone, and per-
cussion.
The score this year included Basie-Callie the Blues, It Don’t Mean A
Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing), The Flintstones Theme, and Louie
Louie featuring drum solos in The Flintstones Theme and in Basie-Cally
the Blues. Two tenor saxophone players each had solos. One member of
the jazz band stated, “I love getting to work with bluesy-types of songs.
They have interesting rhythms and challenging notes that I’m not used to.
I enjoy the challenge found in this type of music.” The students work on
getting used to new key and time signatures, and they make advance-
ments on their overall skills as musicians. This year they performed at the
Pleasant Valley Academic Fair on Monday, April 24th at PVHS and rep-
resented the middle school with PV pride!
-Jaxon Havens
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Voices From the Halls:
8th grade- “What are some of your fears and aspirations concerning going in-
to the high school?”
Aurora Cruci: Some of my fears for my high school experience are definitely obtaining the
requisite grades to be eligible for my ideal colleges. I am also fearful that I will bite off more
than I can chew while choosing my classes and then not be able to succeed or perform to
the best of my ability. I don’t have many social fears; I am just mainly nervous about my
schoolwork.
Jack Kaye: I fear I won’t know where to go and get lost in the high school. Also, I fear that
I will be very stressed out, as high school classes are a step above middle school classes. One
of my aspirations is achieving a strong GPA that will make me a contender for the top five in
the class of 2021. Another aspiration is joining clubs and playing varsity sports for a quality
college resume.
Jaxon Havens: I don’t have any fears. I am very excited to go into the challenging classes I
plan to take and I am ready to hone my skills as a hardworking student in all of my subjects.
In addition to this, I aspire to achieve a high class rank and participate in after-school activ-
ities there such as the Spelling Bee, Debate Club, and the wonderful theatrical productions
put on by the Mulligans.
Miranda Chiong: What I fear in high school is that I won’t be good enough to get into the
college that I would like to be accepted to. I have many aspirations for my high school expe-
rience, for instance I would like to do my best so that I will get accepted into my dream
school and maybe get a scholarship. I also would like to take honors and AP classes in high
school and get into the National Honor Society.
Madison Jackson: I believe that my two main fears about high school are that I will lose the
connection to my best friend and that I’ll not make these 4 years the best for my education.
My aspirations are to do well enough to get into Penn State and find out who I am.
Hannah Stanhope: I have a few fears as I go into the high school next year. I’m worried
about little things like getting lost or being late for a class. Mostly, I am excited for the new
chapter in my life. In high school, I will be able to choose different classes that I enjoy and I
want to eventually take Honors and AP courses. As very new school year, I will strive to do
my best and make new friends.
Abby Dowling: One fear I have for high school is what will happen to my grades if I fall be-
hind in any subject I might not be able to catch up.
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Leilani Chung: I have quite a lot of aspirations for high school. I hope to see many of my
friends in high school and I also see it as an opportunity to make new friends. I can’t wait
to be in a new place and to try my hardest with a fresh start. With these hopes I also have a
few fears and worries. I am worried about the workload of the high school with so many
upperclassmen. I am also worried about having to start over, having to relearn names and
the layout of the school.
Roee Polinger: Being honest, I fear that
maybe my best might not be good enough
for high school while at the same time I
want to accomplish my plan to succeed in
life and become successful in the area or
field I desire to dedicate my time to.
Olivia Karas: A fear that I have for high
school is the first day of classes. You don’t
know what to expect the first day. Will I
have nice teachers? Will I know people in
my classes? Am I going to succeed? On
the other hand, some aspirations I have
for high school are that my teachers will
be passionate about teaching. I also hope
that I will do great in high school and get
into a great college.
Hannah Havansky: My aspirations for High School are to make new friends and meet new
people. I plan on joining a lot of clubs that will give me the chance to talk to people I might
not have talked to otherwise. I also hope that they help me get more experienced and help
lead me to the correct path for myself. I’m most afraid of getting lost of failing a class. I
plan on taking the harder classes next year like Honors English or AP History, and the last
thing I’d want is to fail one of those classes.
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On March 28th,
Pleasant Valley
Middle School’s
“lionhearts of lin-
guistics” performed
beautifully in the
Russell B. Hughes Spelling Bee Competition.
At 7:00 at the Pleasant Valley High School,
Middle-school students, Emma Barrett and
Jaxon Havens, competed with 3 other compet-
itors from PV and about 20 from other school
districts. Emma Barrett and Jaxon Havens
spelled valiantly, placing 8th and 5th. Jaxon
Havens stated, “I got through cadenza, begon-
ia, and etymology, and I just can’t believe I
got out on the word strudel! But overall, it
was a lot of fun and I hope I get to do this
when I’m in the high school.” Prizes awarded
were varying sums of money, depending on
how one placed. With sharp senses and practi-
cal minds, the two PVMS spellers’ perfor-
mance made everyone PV Proud!
-Jaxon Havens
Spelling Bee Recap
The Bear Times staff work tire-lessly all year preparing, in-terviewing, writing, editing and revising the three news-papers of each year. Bringing the PVMS news to the internet adds a lot of expectation for these 7th and 8th grade stu-dents to present the best of the MS in a timely, organized and professional manner. Their efforts have been recog-nized and complimented.
2016-17 Bears Time Staff
Jaxon Havens, Editor Emma Barrett, Assistant Editor
Greta Smith Jeanna DiAngelis
Tyler Mann Peyton Moskiewicz
Elliot Nagy
Congratulations to our 2017-18 Editor
Tyler Mann
Presenting Our Bears Times Staff
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News from the Pleasant
Valley Middle School
Main Office
Absentee Notes
All students who are absent must provide an ab-
sence note to the school within three days of the
absence. All work missed is expected to be com-
pleted in a timely fashion. If your child will be out
for an extended time, please call the main office
and work will be requested for your child from
his/her teachers. All absence issues should be di-
rected to the PVMS Attendance Secretary.
Activity Days On Activity Day Fridays, the class schedule is modified to allow students to participate in an “in-school” club of their choosing at the end of the regular school day. Students were given a list of different teacher-supported activities ranging from Aerobics to Guitar Club to a Walking or Running to a Comic Book Club and everything in between. Students were registered in one of their top 3 choices for the first semester. A new registration list was distributed in January with the Spring semester Activity Day choices.
DRESS CODE REMINDERS
Students must be in compliance with The PVSD Dress Code.
Please review the District Policy for policy specifics. Some
“Seasonal” reminders:
Shoes must have a back strap. No clogs. Sneakers must be
predominantly one dress code compliant color.
Skirts and shorts, in school approved colors, must be to the
knee. Skirts with tights must still be at the expected length.
Tights must be school approved colors.
NO HOODIES. If sweatshirts are worn inside classrooms,
they must be removed and placed in locker when that
class is over.
Colored Oxford/polo shirts are to be worn in school ap-
proved colors.
SCHOOL CALENDAR EVENTS
May 29 No School/Memorial Day
May 30 7th grade Field Day
May 31 8th grade Field Day
June 5 8th grades Academic Awards
Assembly:
June 7 8th grade Move Up Picnic
June 8 Last Day/ Early Dismissal
Marywood Math Competition RESULTS
On May 22nd, Pleasant Valley’s proud “Mathletes”
will travel to Marywood University to compete in
the annual Marywood Math Competition. Mr.West
and Mrs.Scott will accompany the students to the
competition. The students worked very hard getting
ready to compete in this regional competition.
Many steps lie within the selection process. To
start: seven students from each grade with the best
Math PSSA scores are chosen to be member of the
team. In the case of matching PSSA scores CDT
scores are looked at and the higher score is chosen.
If one student is unable to go or does not hand in the
paperwork on time the student with the next highest
score is chosen. The team is made up of a total of
14 students.
At the competition there are 3 main rounds.
The students are divided up and placed in groups
with students from other schools, and the three
round competition begins. There is a round where
students compete in the group with students from
other schools. They work together to answer ques-
tions and openly discuss what their strengths are
what questions should go to whom. Next is an indi-
vidual round. Students work by themselves with
around the same amount of questions but more
time. During the final team round occurs, team
members sit in a row and each student gets a differ-
ent question. The answer to the first person’s ques-
tion gets plugged into the next person’s question
and so on. This goes on until the answer reaches
final person. This last round is very difficult be-
cause one wrong answer within the aisle could
mean a time set back so bad that it could cause a
complete loss.
Our PVMS team are well prepared for the
journey. Aurora Cruci, an 8th grader on the team,
stated, “My favorite thing about math is that nothing
is metaphorical or inferred. Everything is black and
white and there’s always a reason for why a formula
works or something of that sort.” Another competitor,
Jaxon Havens explained, “I’m very excited. It was so
fun last year and I can’t wait to see how everyone
does!” Last year, Cody Coman, a then seventh grad-
er, did amazing and placed 3rd overall! In addition to
Cassidy Schiller did fantastic and earned 2nd place
overall.
Every student going is very excited and PV is rooting
for their success!
Competitors:
Cody Coman (8th)
Aurora Cruci (8th)
Jaxon Havens (8th)
Jack Kaye (8th)
Evan Knaak (8th)
Madison O’Neill (8th)
Cassidy Schiller (8th)
Zachary Dooner (7th)
Scott Duch (7th)
Jacob Gethen (7th)
Amanda Hayes (7th)
Daelynn Klinger (7th)
Ava Sinisko (7th)
Ian Wolff (7th)
-Jaxon Havens
FAREWELL PERSPECTIVE I will be leaving our fantastic MS newspa-
per staff at the end of this year as I am go-
ing into PVHS next year. It is on a somber
note that I leave, for I have made so many
great memories in this club. Our school’s
Newspaper Club gives everyone a chance
to see what journalism is like. There is a
warm atmosphere created by all of those
who are involved; a sense of vellichor that
really shows dedication and passion for lit-
erature.
When I first joined in 7th grade I took
two articles in the first paper, but as the
year went on not only did I step out of my
comfort zone by taking more work, but my
writing improved immensely. I performed
well in my English classes in the middle
school, and I can thank this experience for
those good grades. One can really improve
in something through practice and writing
is no different. By taking on responsibility,
going to meetings, writing articles, inter-
viewing PVMS Staff and other students, ed-
iting the works of others, and seeing all the
small mistakes and learning from them
helped me to become both a better writer,
and a hardworking student.
Throughout our meetings on Tuesdays, the en-
tire Newspaper Staff works together to bring
the paper together. When everyone does their
part, it comes together in such beauteous and
inspiring ways. It shows the writers that they
can make change through their words and
nothing filled me with more pride than seeing
the newspaper on the school’s website or hear-
ing a classmate tell me they read some of my
articles and they thought they were good.
I aspire to spread the truth and I believe the
truth is one of the most important things in this
world. We do this all to inform everyone of the
facts so they know what’s happening. A world
without a way to spread information and truth
is a world of chaos and by being in this club
over these years, I have a basic understanding
of the importance of journalism and journal-
istic standards.
In closing, although I am sad to be leaving
the Newspaper Staff and PVMS, I have
learned so much from this experience and I
will continue to develop my skills as a writer.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank the
newspaper staff and our advisor Mrs.Dekmar
for overseeing the club’s activities for both of
the years I’ve been here. Now, as I leave the
middle school, I look back on my time here
and I smile at all of the memories. And I really
appreciate this club and the way we have done
work as a team because it has helped to steer
me in the “write” direction.
-Jaxon Havens
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May there always be work for your hands to do
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
-An Irish Blessing
Farewell and Best Wishes to our PVMS retiree: our own
Mrs. Colleen Kelsey.
After 25 years of dedicated service to the community, teachers, staff and changing
Administrations, Mrs. Kelsey has been the steadfast constant at our MS.
God Speed and God Bless.
2017-18 Schedule Change
The 2017-18 Middle School year is going to be one of change. Plans are in
place to create a 10 period schedule next year with only (2) 30 minute lunches.
When a grade is not in lunch, they will have their W.I.N period which will also only be
30 minutes long. Ms. Fields expresses confidence in this change as it is meant to be
a fix for problems that we have with our current schedule. Band and Chorus will take
place during the new 10th period, so everyone can benefit for uninterrupted W.I.N. in-
struction. The new added period gives students a chance to work on homework or
projects, have time to make-up work from absences as well as use the support of
Open Library, Math Lab and ELA Lab. Overall, the 2017-18 school year schedule will
offer some excellent opportunities for all students and address some concerns that
have occurred this year.
- Tyler Mann
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