• We absolutely love our teachers and staffulty and hope you do too! National Teacher Appreciation Week has come to an end, but PLEASE KEEP THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK COMING and help us finish the year strong! 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! 

• We made it to our final week of testing at PSA! All students have received their emails with details. Please ensure students arrive at school on their designated testing make-up dates as next week is the last week of testing. Here is a break down of what testing we have going on next week:
  • May 27 - SC Ready Reading A Make-Up, SC Reading Reading B Make-Up, EOC Bio Make-Up
  • May 28 - AP Human Geo Make-Up, AP US History Make-Up, SC Ready Science Make-Up, SC Reading Writing Make-Up
  • May 29 - SC Ready Math Make-Up

• If your student still has a Chromebook, a Chromebook charger, a Chromebook case, any textbooks, a Yondr pouch, an athletic uniform, or any other items that needs to be returned to the school, please have those items brought up to Mr. Sweeney in the main office. These items must be checked back in, so please encourage them not to try and drop things off. 
• All Chromebooks, including students needing one for VirtualSC, are to turn in their chromebooks. They will be reissued at a later time.
• Any items not returned next week will result in a charge or replacement fee being added to your account in PowerSchool that should be settled prior to your student receiving a class schedule for next year.

• Starting next week, 8th grade parents can pay the cost for the Leveling Up event. Online payments are $7 and can be paid  here or $5 in person.  If paying in person, 8th graders can swing by Mr. Ogletree's classroom on the Heracles Hallway during middle school lunch only.  This is a closed event for 8th graders only.  Although we appreciate the willingness of parent participation, there is no foreseeable need for parents to attend.  If you wish to volunteer as a chaperone, please email Mr. Ogletree and CC: Mr. Sweeney at chris.ogletree@psaschool.org and charlie.sweeney@psaschool.org.  Game On!

• As a celebration for the end of the year, the Student Council would like to bring back an old PSA tradition, Phoenix Fest! For those that have never attended a Phoenix Fest before, it is a fair type event with games, activities, and food for all grade levels and their families to enjoy! More specific details will be given in the next Friday notes but this event will take place on Thursday, May 29, from 2:30pm - 5:30pm, so that our PSA families can participate in the fun. In order to make this happen we would love (and need) some community support.
• We are looking for donations of a variety of needs. Please click this link for more details on how you can support this event. 
• Here is our Map for the event!
• Lunch on May 29th will be provided by the Student Council during the school day and will cost $5 for a hotdog or hamburger, chips, and a drink. Any donations towards lunch (food, plateware, drinks) will help Student Council raise funds for future events! 
• If you are interested in donating, all information regarding drop off time/date, quantity of items needed, and types of items needed for lunch are in this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054CA5A82AA4FECF8-56258684-psasummer#/ 

• If your student will not be returning to Palmetto Scholars Academy next school year, we ask that you complete the official Withdrawal Form here as soon as possible. Completing this step ensures that your student's records are properly closed and allows us to offer available seats to families currently on the waitlist. If the withdrawal form is not completed and you are withdrawing, your students' records will not be released.
• Final grades will be accessible in PowerSchool at the end of the school year. If your student is transferring to another school, please note that official records and transcripts will only be sent once a completed withdrawal form has been completed and received. 
• Please ensure that your PowerSchool Parent Portal account is active and updated. This platform lets you view your student’s grades, attendance, and outstanding balances. If your mailing address has changed at any point during this school year and has not been updated in PowerSchool, please reach out to the Registrar’s Office so we can update your student's file as final report cards are mailed.
• Thank you for your attention to these important updates and for partnering with us in closing out the school year on a strong note. If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact via email at registation@psaschool.org.

• We will be serving a limited lunch menu next week:
• Tuesday, May 27th – Orange/Teriyaki Chicken
• Wednesday, May 28th – Cheeseburger with Baked Beans
• Thursday, May 29th – PB&J Bagged Lunch Only
• Friday, May 30th – NO Breakfast & NO Lunch Provided
• If you have been receiving breakfast and lunch throughout the school year, you very well may have a lunch balance.
• Please pay your balance by 9:00 AM on Thursday, May 29th to Mrs. Salyer in the Café or by logging into your LINQ account.
• Payments can be made online, with cash, or with checks made out to CCSD Food Services.

• If your student has medication in the nurse office, please come to pick it up by the end of the day FRIDAY 5/30 which is a half day so please be here by 12:00pm.  If we need to schedule a time, please contact me at 843-473-6137 or christina.stone@psaschool.org.

• Attendance / Seat Time - 
• We will be contacting students and parents with attendance updates and seat time requirements. The next seat time make up opportunity will be on May 17, 2025.
• Please be sure to get your absence excuses in as soon as possible. 

• Virtual SC
• Virtual SC Summer registration for 11th/12th grade students opened on May 19.  
• Registration opens for 9th/10th grade students on May 27.
• Students who do not have a Virtual SC account will need to create one here.  Students who already have a VSC account will simply log in and request the course they are interested in.
• Summer VSC courses are only available for credit recovery, Personal Health, Personal Finance, and PE - For any other requests, please reach out to Ms. Widener via email.
• Schedules - Rising 9th-12th grade students discussed their courses for the 25-26 school year during IGP meetings.  School Counselors will not be meeting with students before the end of the school year again.  Students may request to make a change when they get their schedule in the Fall.

• We will have a limited supply of yearbooks for sale starting on Tuesday for $65. 
• Parents, please discuss with your student that any student caught late to class or in the wrong class due to signing yearbooks will have their yearbooks confiscated until the end of the week. You have all next week during lunch to sign yearbooks.

• “Celebrating the Successful Year at Palmetto Scholars Academy”

• Please review our PSA Athletics Newsletter for updates pertaining to PSA Athletics.
• Anyone interested in game photos, please contact Ms. Johnson at cejphotography99@gmail.com. 

We are all excited to wrap up the school year and we look forward to finishing strong! We hope everyone has a great Memorial Day and long weekend! As always, to all our PSA community members, don’t forget…