Referee Certification Received

Declan Coffey, a Sixth Grade student, at PSMS recently completed a training course to become a certified Recreational Referee for soccer teams U8-U14. Declan is also an accomplished runner and a member of our Cross Country Team. He recently competed in Plymouth's St. Patrick's Day 5K road race "Pace to the Pint." Declan finished an impressive 4th place in his age group with a time of 22 minutes and 40 seconds. Congratulations!

The Tradition Will Continue

Last week we incorrectly reported that step dancer extraordinaire, Vanessa Townsend, was an 8th grader and moving on to the high school. Actually, she is a 7th grader who is a mature and responsible young lady and a natural leader. She is active in the Student Council and the Drama Club. We are happy to report that Vanessa will be with us for one more year and we are sure she will perform her annual step dancing routine once again on March 17th!  

PCIS Teacher Wellness

For the second time this year PCIS dedicated one of its faculty meetings to teacher self care, and wellness. On March 27th PCIS teachers chose to participate in one activity from a variety offerings. Some of the activities offered were hiking, soccer, short run, long run, Zen Art, cardio sport group exercise class, body flow group exercise, Zumba, weight training with a personal trainer. This initiative is part of the schools educating traumatized students initiative.

We feel allowing teachers the opportunity to take care of themselves and do something healthy relaxing and enjoyable will help the education of our children. Great job PCIS teachers.

A special thanks goes out to the staff that ran some of the activities, Light House Fitness, Live Life Believe, and Shakin N-Groovin Zumba for donating their time to these activities. The staff at PCIS really appreciates it.

 

John F. Kennedy Make A Difference Awards

 

            "President Kennedy believed that each of us can make a difference and all of us should try." Based upon this premise, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library annually recognizes up to 100 middle school students in the state of Massachusetts for the differences they have made in their communities through service projects.

            PCIS is again proud to announce that two of our most deserving eighth grade students will be recipients at this year's award ceremony to be held at the Kennedy Library in Boston on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at 4:00 PM. Apollo House student Isabel Kierstead and Mercury House student Maxwell Tripp were nominated by teachers and Falcon Pride advisors Mrs. Judy Maccaferri and Mrs. Joanne Keizer respectively. Both of these students are integral members of PCIS's eighth grade service learning organization called Falcon Pride and have assumed leadership roles over the course of the year on numerous projects;

these include grade level Penny Wars (which the 8th grade won this year!), PCIS's annual Thanksgiving Baskets and the Marine's Toys For Tots drives, and the Jordan Hospital Club's Polar Plunge.

         Isabel Kierstead was chosen for this prestigious award because she volunteers to participate in every single Falcon Pride service activity and was this year's captain for our school's Polar Plunge Team named PCIS Falcon Power (pronounced POWAH!). This annual event benefits the Jordan Hospital Club Cancer Center, and this is the third year that Isabel has taken the plunge. This year Isabel alone secured pledges from family, neighbors, and friends to fundraise $930.00 for this wonderful cause which contributed significantly to the team's very impressive overall total of $7,500.00! Judy Maccaferri sings her praises by saying, "Isabel can be entrusted with any responsibility, and she works tirelessly for our school community on project after project while maintaining her own high academic standards. She is an excellent role model for her peers. Isabel is an effective communicator and is respected and well liked by her classmates; all of these reasons contribute to the fact that Isabel is a student leader who continues to make a positive difference in and out of school daily."

            Maxwell Tripp was selected for this honor based upon his positive attitude in school and willingness to volunteer in the community. Mrs. Keizer's nomination stated that "Max has a magical way of spreading enthusiasm amongst his classmates. He has spearheaded and volunteered numerous hours of his time to many service projects." Max successfully led a hats, mittens, and gloves drive in conjunction with Verizon for victims of Hurricane Sandy, and he is currently in the process of organizing PCIS's student team for the Greater Plymouth Relay for Life as the team co-captain. As Mrs. Keizer says, "Max's mature manner in which he gives his time to insure that these projects are successful is commendable. Whatever and wherever there may be a cause in our community, you will find Max Tripp there assisting in one way or another."

Congratulations, Max and Isabelle! We are all very proud of your accomplishments and know that you will continue to "make a difference" in your schools and in the world throughout your lives!

Patriot Ledger All - Scholastic

Congratulations to Claire O'Donnell (indoor track and field) and Jesse Bunting (basketball) for being named 2013 Patriot Ledger All - Scholastic Teams for the winter season.

Eagle 5K Run

Student Nicole Borofski, organized a 5K race for her Senior Project.

All Proceeds go to the "Chad Kierstead Memorial Foundation". There were over 120 runners.

Cafeteria News
The cafeteria will be serving breakfast in the lobby near the gym and the performing arts center starting next Monday 4/1/13.
The serving time will be 7:00-- 7:15.
We will still be serving breakfast as usual in the cafeteria.
There will be bagels, assorted breakfast sandwiches, muffins, breakfast cereal bars, pop tarts, milk, and assorted juices.

JUNIOR PROM FASHION SHOW

Thank you to everyone who attended the Junior Prom Fashion Show last Thursday.  The show was a tremendous success with over 200 people in the audience.  Ms. Dolloff and Ms. Stephens were happy and proud of the hard work, commitment and cooperation shown by all the participants and committee members.  A huge thank you to our fabulous emcees Pat Fey and Emily McDonald who did an exceptional job!!!  The entire performance was another night to remember.....Again, a sincere thank you to all of you!

Spring Drama Club Production

Auditioning for the spring drama club production is underway. Students who auditioned were asked to prepare a comedic monologue. Auditions were Tuesday, March 26th and Thursday, March 28th after school in the Performing Arts Center.

Please see Ms. Fallon in Room 340 with any questions or concerns.

"Are You Smarter Than a Teacher"

So you think you're smarter than your teacher?

Challenge a teacher to a FUN trivia contest on Thursday, April 4th after school in the Cafeteria: 2:30-5:00. Cost is $5.00.

Prizes will be awarded to the students who score the highest points!

Senior Dinner Dance Tickets
Senior Dinner Dance Tickets will be on sale Monday, April 29th through Friday, May 3rd only! Cost: $85.00 check or $ order
Permission slips for non-PN guests are available in student services now and must be returned by 5/3 to Ms. Allen.

March Madness

Student Council's annual March Madness was a success as hundreds of Plymouth North students participated in events held after school the week of March 11th. Eighteen teams entered the competition in the quest to win the March Madness Cup. Events included Kickball on Monday, Volleyball on Tuesday, Dodgeball on Wednesday, and concluded with Pizza and Trivia on Thursday. The team that does the best overall in all 4 competitions wins the cup and gets their names engraved on the trophy. This year's winner was "The Unit" - Jesse Bunting, Patrick Hicks, Jack Moore, Ryan Moskos, David Murphy, Jack Murphy, Owen Murphy, Zachary O'Reilly, and Brendan Sheehan.