Congratulations to Portsmouth West High School's 2019 October Students of the Month pictured l-r: senior Kori Conley, junior Tyler Hayslip, sophomore Abigail Winters, freshman Carson Horner.
The Washington-Nile Local School District will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, October 24. This delay includes all three building. The purpose of the delay is to extend teacher team meetings. Thank you.
College Credit Plus Students: Spring 2020 priority registration opens 10/31 for you. To cleared to register, however, you must email Deanna Roberts or schedule a time via https://calendly.com/droberts-6
Reminder: Tuesday, 10/15, PWHS is hosting a FAFSA night at 6:00 pm in PWHS library. This is to answer any questions concerning the FAFSA for seniors & parents. You can also bring the required materials and complete the FAFSA that night! Review the flyer for more information.
UCAN Night for Portsmouth West High School will be held at the home game with Minford on Friday, October 11th. Cost will be $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students. Proceeds go to the UCAN Scholarship fund for Portsmouth West Seniors.
Consider going to SSU's Major Fair Oct. 16 or Nov. 14.
Softball fundraiser! Texas Roadhouse rolls & gift cards. Orders due 11/3 & delivery date is set for the week of 11/16-23.
Rolls- $6 /dozen (8 oz cup of butter-$2)
Gift cards- $25 (free appetizer coupon/card purchase.)
Make checks payable to Portsmouth West High School Softball.
This is homecoming week! Show your school spirit and participate!
Monday - Pajama Day
Tuesday - VSCO Day
Wednesday - Cartoon Day
Thursday - Jersey Day
Friday - Homecoming Shirts/ Spirit Day
Portsmouth West Girls Basketball team is selling SENATORS over-sized sweatshirt blankets. Take it to a sporting event, wrap up at home or use it as a cover on a twin size bed (54 x 84 inches). Blanket cost is $35 and will be on sale 10/4/19 at the football game versus Waverly.
Seniors &Senior Parents: PWHS will be hosting a FAFSA Night on 10/15 @ 6:00pm.*Start and complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid with the help of financial aid experts. You need: SSN, Driver's License #, 2018 W-2s and returns, income and asset records ($$), FSA Id
Tonight's Boys Soccer game vs. New Boston (10/1) has been moved back until 7pm at New Boston stadium. Bus will leave at 5:45pm.
Tackle for the Cure shirts are now on sale for $15. "Chain" links may be purchased for .25 or 5 for $1. Our goal is to have enough ribbon links sold to surround the football field for the Oak Hill game on October 25.
All proceeds go to the local Breast Cancer Compassion Fund.
Swim team fundraisers:
*RADA knives-100% American made & mailed directly to you. No students will have contact with knives. Follow this link:
https://radafundraising.com/?rfsn=3148379.f0946a
*Scentsy: To order something from Scentsy, please follow this link:
Rigaz.Scentsy.us
PWHS Swim team car wash this Thursday from 10-2 (or later if needed). Get a shiny car and support your school! Donations accepted.
ACT has extended the registration deadline for the Oct. test😱 Register for the Oct 26 ACT test date *without late fees* thru Sep 27! The PWHS site is full, so you must choose another location as a test site.
https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html
Please review the Sept. 2019 Scioto County Health Department Flyer. The first page discusses severe respiratory illness associated with vaping. The back page titled "Teen Corner" targets teen health topics. This issue's focus is Popcorn Lung, which is linked to vaping.
Mr. Gilliland is starting a Leadership Academy every Friday beginning tomorrow, 9/20/19. Any PWHS students may attend. Meetings will take place every Friday @ 7:15 a.m. in Mr. Gilliland's room. Parents, please encourage your students to attend.
ACT registration deadline for OCT 26 test is 9/20. PWHS is a test site! http://bit.ly/2kHuaMX
Resources to review:
YouTube playlists for ACT review
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOTuAx-on8GtiFDNdfqDnw/playlists?view=1&flow=grid
Ohio Means Jobs ACT help
http://bit.ly/2lXNdTq
Volleyball info: The game at Minford originally scheduled for 9/25 will now be played on 9/23.
The game at Oak Hill originally scheduled for 10/10 will now be played on 10/9
Attention volleyball players, parents, and fans: The volleyball game originally scheduled for September 25th at Minford has been moved to September 23rd.