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4.11.2025 Friday Letter to Families
4.11.2025 Friday Letter to Families
Congratulations to our March “Staffulty of the Month,” Ms. Miller!!! Special thanks to our business partner, Danny Ilagan for sponsoring our Staffulty of the Month Winners!
Drop Off Reminder -
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Drop off up front is one way and it is a single line in the front and middle rows, not a double line.
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Please do not pull around cars to exit once they've dropped their students off for students safety
Community Service Opportunities -
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Thank you for the amazing job and help of the many students and parents who participated in our “Spring Cleaning Community Service” opportunity! We will update families on more opportunities to serve and volunteer as they come up.
National Teacher Appreciation Week - May 5-9
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We absolutely love our teachers and hope you do too! National Teacher Appreciation Week is quickly approaching, May 5 - May 9. If you would like to send a kind word to show your appreciation for your student’s teacher or any staffulty,, please do so on our “Attitude of Gratitude” form to let us know who deserves a reminder that THEY MATTER during this week, or sooner!
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If you are interested in donating towards our Teacher Appreciation Week, please fill out this form to let us know how you, your business, church, etc, would like to sponsor a breakfast, lunch, treats, gifts or something else our teachers would love during this week of celebrating!
Board Nomination Reminder -
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The Palmetto Scholars Academy Board of Directors has elected and appointed positions to fill for terms that run through August 2027. The Nominating Committee is calling for nominees from the community to apply to serve on the Board of Directors.
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The application period will open on Friday, March 28th, with an application deadline of April 4th, 2025. Qualified candidates will then be presented to the PSA community for election in late April, and elected members will have the support of the current Board members for orientation and training through August before officially beginning their term. Please consider helping to strengthen Palmetto Scholars Academy by applying to serve on the Board of Directors at PSA Board Application.
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Questions about serving on the Board may be directed to the Nominating Committee Chair Kim Shultz at kim.shultz@psaschool.org.
Counselors’ Corner -
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Parents - Please be sure to complete the Free-Reduced Lunch Form each year, whether your student eats school lunch or not. The free-reduced lunch status allows students to qualify for testing fee waivers, college application waivers, etc. If we do not have this information on file, your student will miss out on opportunities.
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Summer Opportunity - Charleston Southern University is offering a Criminal Justice Summer camp for students 14-18 June 16-20. More information and registration can be found here.
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Seniors - Email Ms. Widener ALL of your college acceptance letters, whether you plan to attend or not. Also, email any scholarship award letters that you may have, whether from specific colleges or third party organizations. Parents, please help remind your students :)
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Graduation - Please check the graduation page of the school counseling site for more information and specific details regarding our graduation ceremony, graduation practice, senior
Middle School Dance -
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Aloha, PSA Middle School Parents! Get ready to set sail for an exciting evening at our upcoming middle school dance! The dance is Thursday, April 24th from 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM in the gym. Our Dance theme is “Moana 2.” Admission ticket entry to the dance is free, but tickets are required for admission and to ensure an accurate headcount. Students can pick up their tickets from Ms. Seignious during Middle School lunch the week of the dance. This dance is exclusively for PSA Middle School students. Please be aware that students will need to leave the school premises at the regular dismissal time and return for the dance at 4:30 PM. Adult supervision will not be provided between dismissal and the dance start time unless students are enrolled in our after-school care program. Students who do not leave campus will be charged an aftercare fee. We're looking for parent volunteers to help provide refreshments! A Google Form will be created in the near future for parents to volunteer to bring items. We're looking forward to a wave of fun with our middle schoolers! Mahalo!
Testing Updates -
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Please see the dates below for school, district, and state testing over the next few weeks. Please refrain from scheduling out-of-school appointments and functions on the days your child is testing. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Skonieczny at ivette.skonieczny@psaschool.org.
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Mark your calendars:
April 11 - Softball vs. Timberland (home - Teacher Appreciation Night)
April 14-18 - Spring Break
April 21 - Capstone Presentations
April 23 - Purple Up Day
April 24 - Middle School Dance/Movie (4:30pm - 6pm)
April 28 - Purple Star Designation Ceremony (9:30-10:30 am)
May 17 - Seat Time Recovery (9:00-4:00pm)
May 9 - Seniors' Last Day of School
May 23 - Graduation at Northwoods Baptist 3:30pm (scheduled TBD)
We hope everyone enjoys their Spring Break!. To all of our families and community members, don’t forget…
Ricky Reyes
Interim Principal
Palmetto Scholars Academy