Plymouth Public Schools is now enrolling Full Day Kindergarten! 

Plymouth Public Schools accepting applications for September 2011 placement in full day, tuition-based Kindergarten.

 * Small school atmosphere

* Fully integrated technology "smart classroom"

* Staffed by certified classroom teacher

& instructional para-professionals

* Music, Art and Physical Education taught by certified professionals

* Educational field trips

* Cultural Arts programs

* Lunch program

* Before and after school childcare available through the

Old Colony YMCA Program on site (fee-based)

Application and information available at

all Plymouth Elementary Schools and Administration Building or by

Calling

508-830-4335 (Cold Spring School), 508-830-4340 (Hedge School)

Indian Brook Elementary School

As part of a Service Learning Project, Mrs. Loftus's Indian Brook fourth grade class of 26 have been pen pals with our senior friends at the Plymouth Council on Aging.  The class has been corresponding with our community seniors over the past year through letters, cards, videos and more.  A June 8th bus trip has been scheduled to bring the class to the Council on Aging facility in Cordage Park to meet their pen pals in person and join their new friends in a Zumba Dance Class, board games, and lunch prior to returning to school. What a wonderful way to bring our community together and celebrate the end of the year with our new friends from the Council!   

Conni DiLego (Director of Plymouth Elder Affairs) and Allison Payne (Activities Coordinator at COA) visited the Indian Brook students to plan the class trip to the Plymouth Council on Aging.  

Manomet Elementary News

Manomet Elementary School has the Mayflower Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, (RSVP), come to read with the students.  Eighteen volunteers arrive each week and are paired with students to foster reading and comprehension skills and encourage a love of reading.  The children benefit as well as the adult volunteers who gain a sense of accomplishment and purpose from effectively serving others. 

Manomet Elementary School celebrates the RSVP's and warmly thanks them for another year of devoted service to our school family.

Allen Hemberger reads with Kaylee Egan.

James Lawrence enjoys time reading with Ann Smith.

      Barbara Sawyde reads with Siobhan Wilson.

           Dan O'Leary works with Brandon Collins.

Betty Clough reads with Alexcia Barry and Brianna Davidson.

Third grader Sydney Letendre enjoys a book with Morie Long.

Cold Spring Elementary School

         The third graders in Cold Spring School have been very busy lately. This past week they finished short stories and poems that will be sent away and professionally bound. The students worked so hard on these, and they and their families will be able to keep and share them for many, many years!

In addition, having just finished math MCAS, the students are now turning their attention toward some fun activities! We are busy getting ready for the school writing celebration taking place on May 26 and 27^th, but are also looking forward to an exciting trip to the Museum of Science in Boston. Students will see displays depicting so many scientific concepts that they have learned this year.  They will also see an Omni show!  What a great end to a great year!

 PCIS News

Service learning projects and community service in full swing at PCIS

PCIS teachers Kate Varney and Drew Sorensen have been working with two groups of PCIS students on service learning projects, which helps students acquire positive civic identities.

            PCIS 8^th Grade Mercury students have been participating in service learning projects as part of the History curriculum's "Teaching Tolerance" unit.  "Our focal point has been immigration from both a historical and contemporary point of view," explained History teacher Kate Varney.  All projects were student generated and driven with the focus on the needs of immigrants in the Plymouth community.

 "One of the more successful projects has seen students collect backpacks, pens, pencils, paper, and other various school supplies based upon the needs of immigrants in the community."  Varney continued.  Additionally, other student driven projects includes a guide/map to Plymouth that highlights hospitals, schools, popular stores, and restaurants, a "Welcome to PCIS" video, and a photo story booklet about PCIS.

On the athletic field the PCIS softball team completed their annual community service project.  This year the members of the school's 7^th and 8^th grade team collected, organized, packaged, and shipped seven boxes of gentle used sports equipment to  a charitable organization.  The majority of the boxes were filled with old Plymouth uniforms previously worn by student-athletes of the PCIS interscholastic program. The donations are being shipped to Sports Gift, a non-profit organization in California.  Sports Gift then distributes the goods to poor nations in need of sports equipment.

PCIS Lacrosse Program On The Rise.
Boys' Lacrosse gets school's historic first victory!

The interscholastic lacrosse program at PCIS is only in its second season but already successes are mounting.  This past week the boys' team won the first game in the history of their young program, defeating Falmouth Academy 5-3.  Mercury 8^th grader Travis Hunt recorded the win in net and PCIS got goals from Ranger's Sean Murphy and Mercury's Noah Cully.  Currently the boys' team has a record of 1-3 and the lady falcons are 1-2

            Both the girls' and boys' teams have seen their participation numbers double from 2010 to 2011.  The increase in numbers can be partially credited to Plymouth Rock Lacrosse, the town's youth program which has provided a great deal of support to the school's program.  PNHS 2008 graduate Chris Freeland coaches the PCIS boys' team and the girls' team is coached by John Sawyer, a physical education teacher in Marshfield.

Plymouth South High School Students Sweep AAA Southern New England Poster/Video Contest! 

Plymouth South High School's Graphic Design and Visual Communication Department is once again excited to announce that our students swept 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the AAA Southern New England Poster/Video Contest.  Juniors:  Ashley Obin, Kelsey Price and Micaela Fornaciari were awarded 1st place and a check for $300 for their PSA video titled "Texting Isn't Cute."  Seniors Walter Cicchetti, Haley Wentworth and Dominique DeCola were awarded 2nd place and a check for $200 for their PSA video titled, "Save Your Dear Life."  Senior Amanda Bogart was awarded 3rd place and a check for $100 for her poster titled "Do you really want to drink your future away?"

On May 10th, Frances Rousseau, the Plymouth AAA Branch Manager presented checks to the students.  The students' projects have been entered into the National Competition and those results will hopefully be reported before we break for summer.

Standing left to right:  Kelsey Price, Walter Cicchetti

Sitting left to right:  Ashley Obin, Micaela Fornaciari, Amanda Bogart, Haley Wentworth

Missing from the photo:  Dominique DeCola

Plymouth South High School News

Panther TV wins All New England Award
 
For the second year in a row (in only its two-year old program) Plymouth South's Panther TV last week was given the "All New England Award" for being the Best High School Broadcast News Program in New England by the New England Scholastic Press Association at an awards ceremony at Boston University. Panther TV also won 5 of 7 individual awards given in the broadcasting area of the competition.
 
"It's truly an amazing accomplishment for these students," said Erik Walker, an English and Journalism teacher and co-teacher of Panther-TV.  Walker's crew of fourteen students produce the school's twenty-five minute news broadcast, which airs in the school, online, and on local television channels.
 
Plymouth South Principal Patricia Fry said, "The Professionalism of the Panther-TV program, due to the hard work of the staff and students, is remarkable. Their energy, work ethic, and attention to detail are a few of the reasons they are a two-time New England champion! Great job to all," Fry said.
 
Walker noted it's more than about awards, though. "I'm even more proud of all the hard work they've put in to creating a wonderful broadcast. They've not just covered typical stories, but serious stories about school life and community life," Walker said.  Some of the serious stories Panther TV has covered this year include the impact of Autism on families, a history of Cordage Park, how serious allergies impact students in a school-setting, immigration, and self-esteem awareness.
 
"Seeing the program evolve over the past year has been an incredible experience," said Daniel Sherrill, a Graphics Arts Teacher and co-teacher of Panther TV. "The students outdid themselves with each new episode. I am extremely proud to be a part of such an outstanding program," Sherrill said.
 
"It's extraordinary to have won best in New England two years in a row. I'm proud of everyone on our news team," Walter Cicchetti, a senior and the show's producer, said.
 
In addition to winning the All New England award for the second straight year, Panther TV also won five of the seven individual broadcast journalism awards given by the New England Scholastic Press Association.
 
Senior Nikki Bevans won an award for outstanding news coverage for her report on freshmen outdoor education and teambuilding.
 
Seniors Samantha Fanning, Olivia Savage, and Junior Ann DeLoid won an award for outstanding news coverage for an on-location news story they did at Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty that discussed the history of Immigration and how it still impacts America today.
 
Senior Walter Cicchetti won an award for outstanding feature story for his coverage of Thanksgiving in America's hometown.
 
Walter Cicchetti  also won an award with Haley Wentworth and Dominique DeCola  for their public service story "Save your Deer Life."
 
Amber Tanderes and Jenn Weatherhead won an award for outstanding public service campaign for an anti-bullying PSA entitled "Be a Hero."
 
Earlier in the year, Maxx Luddy and Annie DeLoid won a New England Emmy for Outstanding Sports Coverage.  Panther TV also won two honorable mention Emmy Awards for Public Service Reporting and Public Service Advertisments.
 
 
END OF THE YEAR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
SENIOR ATHLETIC AWARDS NIGHT - Sunday, May 22nd at 6:00 PM - Seniors who have participated in athletics during the 2010-2011 school year will be invited to the second annual Senior Athletic Awards Night.  Parents of seniors involved will also receive an invitation to this event.
 
CLASS DAY - Friday, Mary 27th at 8:30 AM - All seniors are invited to attend this ceremony which is in the high school gymnasium.  Achievement and service awards will be presented.  Parents/guardians and siblings of students receiving awards will be invited as well as the junior class.  Yearbooks will also be presented to seniors at this time.
 
SENIOR ACADEMIC AWARDS NIGHT - Wednesday, June 1st at 7:00 PM at PSHS.  All seniors receiving awards and local scholarships will be invited to attend.  Parents/guardians for these students are also invited.  Students:  Please wear graduation gown with appropriate dress underneath.
 
SENIOR DINNER DANCE - Thursday, June 2nd at Popponesset Inn, New Seabury, MA 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM.  Semi-formal event.
 
GRADUATION REHEARSAL - Tuesday, May 31st and Friday, June 3rd at Memorial Hall at 11:00 AM.  PLEASE NOTE REHEARSALS ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL SENIORS !!!  You must attend BOTH rehearsals.
 
GRADUATION - Saturday, June 4th at 1:30 PM at Memorial Hall.  Graduates must be at Memorial Hall by 12:00 noon.  Guests must have a ticket to attend. 

Plymouth North High School News   

PNHS film students attended The M.O.V.E. Festival and entered  the 25th annual film/video contest for South Eastern MA high school students. This was North's first year entering.

Film Teacher Sherie Harkins and her students placed in 5 of the 8 categories. North Students won first prize in two categories (Brandi Diaz for her PSA "Germs", Meredith Lane for her animation "Bittersweet"), plus Meredith won overall top scoring video. At this Festival there were approximately 80 films submitted.  

In the photo are (left to right) Cassandra Varao, Meredith Lane, Brandi Diaz, and Shawn Flanagan. The successful showing at this event is especially encouraging because many of the other schools have full time video departments and even multiple video teachers!

All students received progress reports today.

Math MCAS was completed successfully, Science MCAS will take place in June.

All Senior Obligations must be satisfied by May 26^th. All checks should be made payable to PNHS - SAF.

The "Senior Show scheduled for Thursday, May 26^th at 7:00 p.m. has been CANCELLED.

"Class Day" will be held on Friday, May 27^th at 9:00 a.m.  The "Class Day" event should end at approximately 11:00 a.m., classes will resume following the program.

The Junior Prom will be held at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston on Friday, May 27^th at 6:00 p.m.

Senior Dinner Dance will be held on Tuesday, May 31^st 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on the "Spirit of Boston". Mandatory busing is provided and will depart from Plymouth North High School at 4:45 p.m.(students must arrive by 4:30 p.m.) and return by 12:00 a.m.

Academic Convocation will be held on Thursday, June 2^nd in the PNHS Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.

Graduation rehearsals are scheduled for Tuesday, May 31^st and Thursday, June 2^nd at 8:30 a.m.

The Class of 2011 will graduate at Memorial Hall in Plymouth on Saturday, June 4^th at 9:30 a.m.

The First Annual Plymouth North Track and Field 5 K Run/Walk!

Plymouth North's First Annual PN Track and Field 5k Run/Walk will take place on May 21, 2011.  The run will be at PCIS cross country course and is scheduled to start at 9 am.  Registration begins at 8am.  The fee is 20.00 for any adult runner/walker and students pay 10.00.  Prizes from local businesses will be awarded to top finishers and students.

The focus of the run is to promote track and field. The run is intended to encourage parents, students, teachers, residents and families of Plymouth to have one day to run and walk and understand the importance of track.

 All the money raised is going to the Plymouth North Track and Field Program.  The focus of the Track and Field Team is to promote Health and Wellness. Track is for anyone that wants to feel happy about themselves and team success. Anyone can run, walk, jump, throw, be a part of a team, and gain personal success!