Superintendent Gary Maestas will go for the ride of his life!

Dr. Gary Maestas plans to raise money for Plymouth students by riding a bicycle from Washington, DC, to Plymouth, MA! Through this incredible journey, now named "DreamRide," Dr. Maestas' goal is to raise $100,000 in donations for the Plymouth Education Foundation, the premier, non-profit organization established to support and enhance the education of the students and citizens of the Town of Plymouth.

Beginning June 6, Dr. Maestas, accompanied by a DreamRide Team comprised of students, teachers and a nurse, will bike approximately 600 miles from DC to Plymouth over a seven-day period. DreamRide plans to raise money via sponsorships.  

There are many valuable lessons to be learned from this journey.  "Sure, the goal is to raise money, specifically $100,000, but we're just as interested in setting an example for students," said Maestas. "When faced with a problem or challenge, I want students to learn to think outside the box."

For complete information on the DreamRide, including sponsorship and volunteer information, please visit www.dreamride.us or contact Mrs. Nicole Manfredi, DreamRide Director at (781) 831-0731 or nsmanfredi@aol.com.

An article about the Dream Ride was written in the Boston Globe! 

Click here to see the article in the Boston Globe! 

Scholarship Information Evening

(for parents of Seniors) 

The Local Scholarship Information Evening is on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the Plymouth North High School Auditorium from 7:00-8:30 pm. This program is for  seniors and parents of seniors from both Plymouth North and Plymouth South High Schools. Topics include: 

(1) an explanation of the local scholarship application process, and  

(2) the transition from parenting high school students to parenting college students.

The children enjoy patting Bodo after the demonstration.

Plymouth County Deputy Pat Charette speaks to the 2nd graders.

The children ask questions after the demonstration. 

Plymouth Public Schools will be offering two SAT prep courses beginning in March.  One will be for English and one for Math.  Registration can be completed at either Plymouth North or Plymouth South Guidance Offices.  The cost is $75. for one, or $125. for both courses.  Classes will be llimited to first 25 students per subject.  For further information, contact Jeremy Gobeil at jgobeil@plymouth.k12.ma.us

Congratulations to the following Plymouth South HIgh School winners in the High School Science Fair:

    1st Place - $300.00 - Caelon Smith/Fast and Furious

    4th Place - $50.00 - Timothy Elrick/Breaking Wind

    4th Place - $50.00 - Andrew Buley/Turning Up the Heat!

    5th Place - $25.00 - Timothy Faucett/Scuffing Effects on Wiffle Balls

    5th Place - $25.00 - Michael Bambrick/Sound Controlled Motion

    Honorable Mention - Brianna Fragata/Cleaning Seabirds After an Oil Spill

The following students traveled to Plymouth South Middle School to do a presentation on Anti-Bullying today in an effort to put an end to bullying in schools:

Ryan Alwardt, Lila Borriello, Lucas Cantwell, Joe Danner, Bridgette Harold, Alex Hunt, Tracey Ivan, Matt Jaros, Allie Kopp, Annie Kopp, Jake Mele, Paige Murphy, Shannon Paull, Alec Vozzella, Amelia Vozzella, and Steven Whyte.

Congratulations to all PSHS students who were on the honor roll for the second quarter.  They were featured at our honors breakfasts on Tuesday and Thursday of this week.  A special thank you to student speakers Sean Walkama and Abagail Townson.

Congratulations to our Wrestling team! We wish them luck in the Division I state individual tournament tomorrow.  The wrestling team has an impressive 303 wins in 17 years with an over 8-% winning percentage.  The wrestlers below will be competing tomorrow, Saturday at the Division I individuals-great work!

Mark Pisano, Andrew Nasuti, Kevin Fournier, Gale McGilvray, Dylan Reilly, Shane Mulligan and Todd Bazarewsky.

Congratulations to the South High girls basketball team for qualifying for state tournament play with a win over Bridgewater Raynham last night.

March is a busy month at PSHS. Please see below for a list of events:

-March 2nd - 5:00 pm - Tech Exp

-March 2nd - 7:00 pm - 8th grade orientation for parents

-March 3rd - 6:30 pm - PSHS American Idol

-March 8th - 7:00 pm - Spring Sports Meet the Coaches night - mandatory for all spring athletes

-Week of March 14th - Concussion Testing for all spring athletes - schedule will be shared on March 8th

-March 14th - Social Host Liability - Meeting for all students attending the prom and parents

-March 15th - Dodgeball Tourney

-March 16th - Mr. PSHS

-March 25th - March Madness Dance

Super Teach Television Show 

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The application is available

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Plymouth North High School News

Annual Symposium of the Mass Junior Academy of Science  PNHS Student Jessica Morgan received 1^st place at the Massachusetts State Science Fair in 2010.  Following her great performance at the State science fair, Jessica was invited to participate in the annual Symposium of the Mass Junior Academy of Science and give a 12 minute oral presentation of her research in front of a panel of 4 judges (all scientists from MIT).  Based on Jessica's oral presentation, she was selected to represent Massachusetts at the annual AJAS convention in Washington D.C.  From February 16^th through February 20^th Jessica will attend lectures by scientists, give poster presentations of her science fair project at the AAAS meeting, give an oral presentation about her research,  attend a field trip to the Smithsonian Museum, and have the opportunity to chat over breakfast with career scientists including Nobel Laureates, and program directors from NIH and NSF.  Fore more information regarding this exciting event you can visit the following website: http://www.academiesofscience.org/friends    

Jessica Morgan received 1st place! 

PNHS takes 9 out of 15 Science Fair Awards  On Tuesday, February 15^th PNHS and PSHS students gathered at Plymouth South high School for the annual Plymouth Public Schools High School Science Fair.  This year PNHS Students received 9 out of the 15 awards presented.  Sophomore Jessica Morgan received 2^nd place, Juniors Rachel Campbell and Tyler Green received 3^rd place for their team effort and Freshmen Sean Hatch, Hayley Reifeiss and Chris Webb all received 5^th place honors for their individual projects.  Also receiving Honorable Mention for their individual projects were Freshmen Colby Bott, Hannah Schulze, Catherine Simpson and Grace VanBuskirk. Please check out the PNHS School news page for more information and photo's regarding each student's specific project.  

 Rachel Campbell and Tyler Green received 3rd place! 

PNHS  SADD hopes to make students think  Under the direction of Guidance Counselor Andrea Norton the students involved with Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) held their annual "Dead Day".  This "Dead Day" is both a verbal and a visual way to convey the consequences a student can receive by making a "destructive decision".  Each period of the day starts off with a student reading a fictional scenario depicting their classmates in a situation where they make a bad choice with regards to drinking and driving, drugs, etc.   After this announcement is made the students involved in this scenario then receive makeup, bandages, etc. to depict the injuries that resulted from the "destructive decision."  Although all students are aware that "Dead Day" is fictional it is the hope of all involved that the day-long event will make students remember this day should they ever be presented with a choice that could impact the rest of their lives.   The students hoping to make a difference with this event were Kevin Edson, Holly Martz, Erika Prince, Mike Thornton, Shannon Tolles, Sam Levangie, Alex Ariagno, Sean Serrilla, Leslie Moron, Maggie Burt, Hannah Rehlander, Alyssa Flannery, Brittany Dhooge, Amy Riordan and Megan Cappola.   

PNHS Scholarship Information  The Guidance department at PNHS would like you to know that students may now pick up the applications for the Holmes and Tavernelli scholarship and the Nye Scholarship.  Please go to the guidance website to review available scholarships and deadlines.
http://www.plymouth.k12.ma.us/OurSchools/HighSchools/PlymouthNorth/Guidance/Scholarships/tabid/676/Default.aspx

Congratulations to our PNHS teams that have moved on to Tournament.
The PNHS Hockey team, Individual Wrestlers and Individual Track Competitors are all experiencing an extended season with post-season play.  The PNHS boy's Basketball team must win 3 out of their next 4 games to move on to post season.  Good Luck to all.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

MARCH 7, 2011 - March 11, 2011

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Eligibility:   Child must have reached their fifth birthday on or before

September 1, 2011.

Parents/Guardians do not need an appointment to register.

The eligible student does not have to be present during registration.

Needed for Registration:

1.  Proof of Residency (for additional information refer to http://esbpublic.plymouth.k12.ma.us) Policy 6.19

2.    Child's Original Birth Certificate

3.         Immunization Records - including Hepatitis B series and Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccination

4.    Proof of "Lead" screening

5.    Each child is required to have a physical exam prior to or during the year of entry to school.

6.    Required School Forms (for additional information refer to www.plymouth.k12.ma.us Support Services )