Notice to the Community:
On the morning of Saturday, October 29, 2022, there will be an emergency response training drill at Luray High School involving local police, fire, EMS, and public school staff. There will be an increased presence of emergency vehicles at and around the high school participating in the training drill.
Are you, or someone you know, interested in substituting in our schools? PCPS is now hiring substitute teachers, Assistants, Nurses, and Custodians. There will be several training opportunities coming soon. Apply now!
https://pagecounty.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
For more information, or if you have questions, email Mike Bell at mbell@pagecounty.k12.va.us
Luray Middle School FCCLA will be holding a food drive to help keep Beetle's Blessing Box filled for the winter. Please consider helping. They will also be collecting food on Monday, October 31, 2022, outside of Shopper's Value from 4-7 p.m. If you'd like to drop off items, all help is appreciated.
This is a reminder that tonight, Thursday, October 27, 2022, is the regularly scheduled school board meeting. The meeting will be held at the Page County School Board Office Meeting Room, at 6:30 p.m. and may be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Comments are due by 4 p.m. Thank you.
Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public
Comments: https://forms.gle/UffeLwAePqGFuKdL6
View LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live
Report Cards: First quarter report cards will be coming home with students on Thursday, October 27, 2022. PCPS will be moving toward fully electronic report cards, but this process is temporarily delayed until January of 2023.
No School for Students on Friday: This is a reminder to parents/guardians that on Friday, October 28, 2022, there will be NO School for students. This is a regularly scheduled Professional Development Day for staff.
Parent Portal: If you have not activated your parent portal account, please call your child’s school. All parents and guardians need an active parent portal account.
IMPORTANT BUS ROUTE INFORMATION:
Notice to Parents in the Luray Area:
Bus 55 will be split between 3 busses this afternoon. Expect delays on each of these busses.
Bus 63 will cover Greenfield Road and Rolling Road
Bus 50 will cover US Highway 340 Business
Bus 30 will cover Pleasant View Road, Farm View Road, Blainesville Road, Hollow Run Road and Ida Loop Road.
Thank you for for your patience. Please Share.
Important Bus Route Information:
Notice to parents in the Luray Area:
Bus 19 will be approximately 25 minutes late this afternoon.
Please share.
Today at PCPS we also celebrate Boss's Day! Thank you to all of our employees who serve in a supervising role. Your responsibilities and hard work do not go unnoticed. Our school division is lucky to have you all!
This week, October 17-21st is Bus Safety Week. During this week we'd like to thank our bus mechanics and garage staff for all they do to keep our busses running smoothly. They play a huge part in making sure our students get to and from school and extracurricular activities safely. Thank you for all you do!
Please read this update regarding the next step in the naming of an interim school board member: https://5il.co/1jcir
This is a reminder that tonight, Thursday, October 13, 2022, is the regularly scheduled school board (work session) meeting. The meeting will be held at the Page County School Board Office Meeting Room, at 5 p.m. and may be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Comments are due by 4 p.m. Thank you.
Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public
Comments: https://forms.gle/LLahkWG2Lpr4hqej7
View LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live
Important Bus Route Information:
Bus 27 in the Luray area is delayed. Students will be arriving home on different busses to their locations. we apologize for the inconvenience. Please share.
Please take a moment to read this letter from Divsion Superintendent, Dr. Antonia Fox.
https://5il.co/1j7e5
Thank you
PARENT SAFETY NIGHT
PCPS invites all parents and guardians to an informational safety night on Monday, October 17, 2022 at the Page County Technical Center. The following free services are offered to parents and guardians: Dinner, childcare and transportation. Presentations include Hidden in Plain Sight, School Safety, REVIVE! Narcan Training, and Internet Safety. Dinner starts at 5:30pm and the presentations begin at 6:00pm. More information can be found on the division homepage. We look forward to seeing you there!
We would like to thank all of our partnering businesses for making Farm to School Week 2022 a success! We also would like to send a huge thank you to Jenny Jeffries and the Nutritional Services staff for doing such a wonderful job, not just this past week, but for the job they do every day in serving our students.
Friday's lunches offered students a side of roasted sweet potatoes grown at Survivor Farm (Luray, Page County).
At Friday's lunch we will be offering roasted sweet potatoes grown at Survivor Farm (Luray, Page County) as one of our daily vegetable options.
Today, we enjoyed quarter pound Burner's Beef (Luray, Page County) burgers. Elementary students had them topped with cheddar cheese made in Dayton (Rockingham County) at Shenandoah Valley Family Farms. Middle and High students enjoyed customizing their burgers on our burger bar (options included local cheddar cheese and local greens). Tossed salads today were made with greens from Stony Run Greenhouse (Shenandoah, Page County).
Letter to PCPS Faculty, Staff, and Community Regarding the Process for the Naming of an Interim School Board Member https://5il.co/1iz04
School Board Vacancy Notificaiton https://5il.co/1iz05
Happy National Coaches Day and Athletic Directors Appreciation Day!! PCPS is fortunate to have two loyal, dedicated Athletic Directors and numerous faithful coaches. The mentorship roles that they play in our student-athletes lives is one that leaves lasting impressions and fond memories for years to come. Thank you for your time, your dedication, your loyalty, and most importantly, Thank You for investing in the children of our community.
We started our day off right today with Blueberry Overnight Oats using Purple Mountain Organics (Maryland) traditional rolled oats.
Thursday we will be serving quarter pound Burner's Beef (Luray, Page County) Burgers with cheddar cheese made in Dayton (Rockingham County). Elementary students will be offered the cheddar cheeseburger. Middle/High students can customize their burger to their liking on our Burger Bar.
Thursday is also the annual Crunch Heard 'Round the Commonwealth. All students and staff will be given an apple grown at Thornton River Orchards (Sperryville, Rappahannock County) to take a crunch and make some noise for Farm to School week. Keep a lookout for pictures from this event. #VACrunch #FarmtoSchool
