Congratulations to the RAP Mini Grant recipients...Mrs. Adolf, Ms. Fox, Mrs. Elliott, and Mrs. Muolo! The grants are awarded by Perry Rotary Club's Read Around Perry (RAP) initiative to promote literacy at PCS. #PrideInTheHive
Last night, the Perry chapters of the National Junior Honor Society and National Honor Society inducted their newest members during a ceremony at PHS. Congratulations to this year's inductees:
National Honor Society - Seniors Aurora Berry, Alexander Bucknam, Cheyana Robb, and McKenna Shuskey, juniors Ethan Clester, Jaelyn Morris, and Abigail Paddock, sophomores Dominic Hurlburt and Briella Ohlson, and freshmen Kara Givens, Abygail Herring, Peyton Hudson, Hannah Hurlburt, Brady Kelly, Nellie Koronas, Dominick Prince, Kian Trimboli, Keira Weber, and Elizabeth Wright.
National Junior Honor Society - Eighth graders Logan Batzing and Karalee Womer, and seventh graders Joanna Campbell, Lucy Carpenter, Patrick Feroleto, Kennedy Gross, Laney Herrmann, Alexander McLaughlin, Peyten Nearhood, Tobias Rockcastle, Chloe Stevens, Ella Swyers, Parker Tallman, Miguel True, Mya Winter, and Isabella Zalewski. #PrideInTheHive
PCS Family Members:
All classes and recess will be indoors today. Outdoor field trips have been canceled. The District will continue to monitor the air quality index (https://www.airnow.gov/) and adjust its operations accordingly.
Respectfully,
Daryl McLaughlin
Superintendent of Schools
PCS Family Members:
Physical education classes and recess will be indoors today. Outdoor field trips have been canceled. The District will continue to monitor the air quality index (https://www.airnow.gov/) and adjust its operations accordingly.
Respectfully,
Daryl McLaughlin
Superintendent of Schools
At last week's NYS Athletic Administrators' Association Chapter 5 Dennis E. Fries Awards Luncheon, Mr. Wyant, HS Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, was able to award Trisha Rippel, Assistant Transportation Coordinator, with a Chapter 5 Appreciation Award.
As Mr. Wyant said, "I can't thank Trisha enough for her ability to coordinate transportation of our student-athletes to and from all of their athletic contests and practices. Since I have started in this position, we have added many "Sports Runs." This includes practices for our merged football and swim teams, to the addition of our riflery and indoor track programs, along with runs for our tennis and track teams who needed to go off-campus due to construction. Trisha was able to provide runs for all of these events and, if she couldn't find a driver to cover, she would take it upon herself to get our student-athletes to their destination. I appreciate the hard work and dedication Trisha has given our District." Congratulations, Trisha! #PrideInTheHive
At the annual HS Picnic on May 26, the Yearbook Club dedicated this year's edition, titled "Small Town Big Dreams," to Cheryl Hayes. She not only keeps everything running smoothly in the District Office, but she's coached countless PCS cheerleaders to success. Congratulations, Cheryl! #PrideInTheHive
Excellent job by the PCS Junior High Jazz Band, and Elementary Chorus! The two ensembles performed the National Anthem and Take Me Out to the Ballgame respectively at the home opener for the Batavia Muckdogs. Thank you Mr. Levano for directing the ensembles.
The Perry Track and FIeld teams competed at the NYS Qualifier meet in Batavia on Friday night. The top finishers from Perry were:
- Isabel Swyers won the state qualifier in the pole vault with a vault of 10'5"
- Abby Herring took 5th place in the 100m dash with a time of 12.95
- Zac Narowski finished in 7th place in the pole vault with a height of 11'6"
- Meredith Petri finished in 8th place in the 400m run with a time of 1:00.76
- Briella Ohlson finished in 9th place in the high jump with a height of 4'6"
- Isaac Evans finished in 10th place in the 800m run with a time of 2:04.56
Yesterday, our students in grades 3-6, 268 in total, attended the Buffalo Bisons School Kids Day and had a blast!!!! Thank you to Creative Food Ingredients, Inc. for donating 25 pounds of cookies for our students to snack on while taking in the game! #PrideInTheHive
With prom being this Saturday, the High School SADD Club, Officer Masci and the Perry Police Department, the PHS Counseling Department, and local law enforcement and emergency response agencies have teamed up to educate high school students, specifically juniors and seniors, about the dangers and consequences of distracted and impaired driving. Today’s activity includes a visit from the International Save a Life Tour.
With a majority of crashes being caused by drivers being distracted behind the wheel, it’s important that young adults understand that one text or a couple of seconds with their eyes off the road can have a lasting impact on many lives. As part of the Save a Life Tour, students are using hands-on distracted driving and impaired driving virtual reality simulators. #PrideInTheHive
It was hard not to tear up during this morning's Grad Walk with the Class of 2023 and our UPK graduates. We can't help it. Watching our seniors come full-circle, marching through the hallways they once ran through as children, and knowing that the UPK students they were holding hands with would one day be in their shoes, was just too much! #PrideInTheHive
We are beyond proud of Mrs. Rowley's and Ms. Duell's Odyssey of the Mind teams! Both groups placed in the top 1/3 while competing in the World Finals at Michigan State University last week! #PrideInTheHive
Section V Class B3 Track and Field Meet Results
- Abygail Herring took 2nd place in the 100m dash (12.87) and 5th in the 200m dash (27.77)
- Isabel Swyers finished in 2nd place in the pole vault (10'3")
- Meredith Petri finished in 4th place in the 400m dash (1:01.35)
- The 4x100m relay team of Isabel Swyers, Courtney Westfall, Meredith Petri and Abygail Herring finished in 2nd place with a new school record time of 52.27
- Courtney Westfall finished in 3rd place in the triple jump (30'11.5") and in 5th place in the long jump (15'1.5")
- Avery Dueppengiesser finished in 4th place in the pentathlon (2096 points)
- Briella Ohlson finished in 5th place in the pole vault (7'0")
PCS Family Members:
The access road between North Center Street and the District Office at the Senior High School will be closed from Thursday (6/1) through the following Tuesday (6/6) for capital project construction. The District will inform the community if the area opens sooner than expected.
The Floral Design class made some Memorial Day silk flower arrangements for grave stones! They are free to the community on a first come first serve basis! Pick up is in the District Office lobby, help yourself! Happy Memorial Day!
Capital Project Update
- Contractors are installing the fence posts around the new tennis/pickleball courts.
Our 7th and 8th graders are helping with the relocation and build of the new high tunnel in the Jr. High School. The Perry Garden Club generously donated $5,000 to allow some upgrades to the existing tunnel, as well as a 48-foot extension! Mrs. Woloszyn's agriculture students plan to grow vegetables, as well as flowers for the HS floral class. We're excited for the possibilities!!! #PrideInTheHive
The PCS Music Program continues it's impressive run by adding New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) awards to its list of accolades!
Mr. Levano and the Jr. High Band, along with Mr. Hirsch and the Sr. High Band, performed at the NYSSMA Major Organization Festival this week at Rush-Henrietta HS. The Sr. High Band earned a Gold (Level 3) Award, which is awarded to organizations that demonstrated an outstanding level of technical and artistic skills with minimal weaknesses. The Jr. High Band earned a Bronze (Level 2) Award for demonstrating a basic level of technical and artistic skill. We believe these NYSSMA awards are a first for PCS! Kudos to our student-musicians and conductors! #PrideInTheHive
Trap Club celebrated an incredible season last night! Levi Church was the Overall Top Shooter and Top Junior Varsity Shooter. He is also the first student to join the 25 Straight Club, which means he shot a perfect round of 25/25. Students who achieve this earn a special patch from the NYS High School Clay Target League. Logan Church was the Top Varsity Shooter. Levi, Logan, and Colton Royce will compete at the State Tournament on June 10. Congratulations to the shooters and Coaches Marti and Royce. #PrideInTheHive (Photos by Tabitha Royce)
Today, our Jr. and Sr. High band members are getting the incredible opportunity to work with Anna Mattix, a woodwind musician with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. During full band rehearsals and small group lessons, the guest is providing feedback and advice, as well as sharing her journey as a professional musician. Our Jr. and Sr. High Music and English Departments have been able to welcome resident-artists to PCS this spring thanks to Arts for Learning WNY, in partnership with Chautauqua Institute. #PrideInTheHive
